Tag Archives: Anishinabe

Life’s Highway, A Collision In The Making

Posted on July 15, 2015 by South Wind

I was clipping along in my Jeep a few days ago on a straight stretch of road about 50 km east of Bancroft, Ont. when I was shaken up a bit by an unexpected experience. Let me tell you about … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Nature, Spirituality | Tagged Aboriginal, Anishinabe, Canada, ceremony, Mamawi Together, Moose, Ottawa, spirituality | 3 Comments

Healing Heartache

Posted on January 11, 2015 by South Wind

As weightless fluffy flakes of snow slowly tumble from the windless sky to form their own distinctive layer on the already snow-covered frozen earth, I find myself in deep meditation of the heart beating in my chest. I marvel at … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Spirituality | Tagged Aboriginal, Algonquin, Anishinabe, blessings, First Nation, healing, heart, heartache, Indigenous, prayer, snow, Winter | Leave a comment

Where’s the Snow?

Posted on January 3, 2015 by South Wind

Where’s the snow? What effect would a snowless winter have on the plants, birds and animals of our territory? My beekeeper friend also farms garlic. The crop won’t do well if snow doesn’t come soon, he tells me. Garlic needs … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Nature, Spirituality | Tagged Aboriginal, Algonquin, Anishinabe, climate change, First Nation, Indigenous, snow, tracks, weather, Winter, wolverine | 1 Comment

Zero Tolerance on Racism

Posted on December 14, 2014 by South Wind

An incident occurred recently which left me feeling sick at heart. I was at an event, there to offer words of encouragement and acknowledgement for people being honoured for their good work and as well to offer words of prayer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Community | Tagged Aboriginal, Algonquin, Anishinabe, chief, derogatory term, disrespect, First Nation, Indigenous, minority, respect | 5 Comments

The Chaudière Falls – a Truly Sacred Site

Posted on October 19, 2014 by South Wind

The prophecy, so I am told, speaks of a time yet to come, when human beings will find themselves at a crossroads. A choice will then need to be made. If the wrong path is chosen, destruction, mayhem and death … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Idle No More, Nature, Spirituality | Tagged Aboriginal, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Asinabka, ceremony, Chaudière Falls, Chaudière Island, Domtar, Gatineau, Kichi Sipi, Ottawa, Ottawa River, prayer, sacred, tobacco, Victoria Island, Vision, William Commanda, Windmill Development Group | Leave a comment

Free the Falls

Posted on May 26, 2014 by South Wind

I received a call a day ago from Lindsay Lambert. Lindsay is a friend of the community and a lover of the natural world. He called to notify me of a site on the City of Ottawa website (http://www.ottawa2017.ca/ideas/) where … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Idle No More, Nature, Spirituality | Tagged Aboriginal, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Asinabka, ceremony, Chaudière Falls, Chaudière Island, Domtar, Gatineau, Kichi Sipi, Ottawa, Ottawa River, prayer, sacred, tobacco, Victoria Island, William Commanda, Windmill Development Group | 4 Comments

In Defence of the Sacredness of the “Kettle of Boiling Waters”

Posted on January 6, 2014 by South Wind

I sometimes feel an ache in the centre of my heart. It is not because of blood trying to squeeze itself through arteries clogged by the over-abundance of fat in my diet that the pain shows itself! The ache … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Idle No More, Nature | Tagged Aboriginal, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Asinabka, Chaudière Falls, Chaudière Island, Domtar, Gatineau, Kichi Sipi, Mohawk, Ottawa, Ottawa River, prayer, sacred, tobacco, Victoria Island | 6 Comments

The Kettle of Boiling Waters: Chaudière Falls, Algonquin Territory

Posted on December 28, 2013 by South Wind

I recall many years ago, standing on the Chaudière Bridge in Ottawa with an elder from Pyramid Lake, Nevada. She was in the territory to share teachings of her people, the Paiute Nation. I had been delegated to assist her … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Nature, Spirituality | Tagged Aboriginal, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Asinabka, ceremony, Chaudière Falls, Chaudière Island, Domtar, Gatineau, Kichi Sipi, Ottawa, Ottawa River, prayer, sacred, tobacco, Victoria Island, William Commanda, Windmill Development Group | 17 Comments

What Spiritual Beliefs Mean to Me

Posted on November 10, 2013 by South Wind

Spirituality? Salvation, yes! And it has a great deal to do with our ability to walk on waters which would blur our vision to what is truly sacred if ever we sunk into them. Without my spiritual beliefs I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality | Tagged #IdleNoMore, alcoholism, Algonquin, Ancestors, Anishinabe, ceremony, honour, Salvation, spirituality | Leave a comment