Tag Archives: Ottawa

Asinabka: Impossible To Buy!

Posted on March 28, 2016 by South Wind

Waterfowl and fish know where the most sacred places are on a river. The breath of the river rises at such a place. The healing song it sends forth through its rising mist is heard spiritually by all things residing … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Idle No More, Spirituality | Tagged Akikodjiwan, Albert Island, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Asinabka, Chaudière Falls, Chaudière Island, condos, Justin Trudeau, OMB, Ottawa, Petition, Reconciliation, Reconciliation River, sacred land, sacred waters, unceded, Victoria Island, Westeinde, Windmill Development Group, Zibi | 1 Comment

The Circle, Power and Healing

Posted on November 15, 2015 by South Wind

If you agree it is a good idea, then please come to take your place in the circle next Saturday, November 21st at 10 a.m. The circle will take place in the park across from North River Road and Prince … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Idle No More, Nature, Spirituality | Tagged Akikodjiwan, Albert Island, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Asinabka, Chaudière Falls, Chaudière Island, condos, Justin Trudeau, OMB, Ottawa, Petition, Reconciliation, Reconciliation River, sacred land, sacred waters, unceded, Victoria Island, Windmill Development Group, Zibi | Leave a comment

Spirit of Asinabka

Posted on November 15, 2015 by South Wind

After a friendly discussion with Romola, I will, hence of this day, when speaking of our most sacred site on the Grand River of the Anishinabe Kichesipirini Nation (Algonquin), refer to said place as Asinabka. It is a word which … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Nature, Spirituality | Tagged Akikodjiwan, Albert Island, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Asinabka, Chaudière Falls, Chaudière Island, condos, Justin Trudeau, OMB, Ottawa, Petition, Reconciliation, Reconciliation River, sacred land, sacred waters, unceded, Victoria Island, Westeinde, Windmill Development Group, Zibi | 3 Comments

Zibi Condo Sales – A Clarification

Posted on November 9, 2015 by South Wind

I want to clarify here and now to readers of my blog that I do not feel I was badly treated by anyone last Saturday, November 7, while participating in a protest at the Zibi condo sales site. Jeff Westeinde … Continue reading →

Zibi Condo Sales – An Objection

Posted on November 8, 2015 by South Wind

It was important for me, as an Algonquin, to stand yesterday (Nov. 7) with the good people who object to the planned destruction of Asinabka (Akikodjiwan), our ancient sacred space, at the ‘Zibi’ sales site (3 Eddy Street, Gatineau, Québec). … Continue reading →

Asinabka (Akikodjiwan)

Posted on November 2, 2015 by South Wind

If at the end of it all, condos 12 storeys high do get erected at Asinabka (Chaudière Falls and its Islands), it will be a great setback to plans honourable people have made in bringing a sensible and lasting process … Continue reading →

Once Upon A Time

Posted on October 21, 2015 by South Wind

Once upon a time there lived an emperor who believed himself heaven sent by God to look after the needs of the richest and most powerful men of the land. The emperor’s castle had many rooms, all of them filled … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Idle No More, Nature, Spirituality | Tagged Akikodjiwan, Albert Island, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Arboretum Festival, Asinabka, Chaudière Falls, Chaudière Island, condos, Justin Trudeau, OMB, Ottawa, Petition, Reconciliation, Reconciliation River, sacred land, sacred waters, Stephen Harper, unceded, Victoria Island, Westeinde, Windmill Development Group | 5 Comments

Arboretum Festival Panel

Posted on August 24, 2015 by South Wind

I learned stuff this past weekend at the Arboretum Festival’s UNCEDED OTTAWA Panel (on 22 August), but I can’t wrap my head around where some of it makes any sense. This territory, the never surrendered ancestral lands of the Algonquin … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Idle No More, Nature, Spirituality | Tagged Akikodjiwan, Albert Island, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Arboretum Festival, Asinabka, Chaudière Falls, Chaudière Island, condos, OMB, Ottawa, sacred land, sacred waters, unceded, Victoria Island, Westeinde, Windmill Development Group | 7 Comments

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

Reconciliation: Pleasant Park School

Posted on June 15, 2015 by South Wind

Reconciliation – that’s what June 10th at Pleasant Park Elementary School was truly all about. The First Peoples have had a rough ride of it in this country for quite a while. We only began reclaiming our spirituality in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Nature, Spirituality | Tagged Aboriginal, Canada, ceremony, Mamawi Together, Ottawa, Pleasant Park School, sacred, seasons, teachings, TRC, Truth and Reconciliation Commission | Leave a comment