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Saturday, September 24, 2016

Protection & Connection - Tsleil-Waututh Nation

I love this post I did a while back. Living here on the Burrard Inlet this is so special to imagine what it WAS like and what it could possibly be again! https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/06/tsleil-waututh-nation-canoe-connection.html

Came across this wonderful video today! So beautiful, makes me want to get a canoe.

By Ernest Ignatius Nicholas George II
"Iggy" as he is know to his friends is also known as the Hereditary Chief Sla-holt.

Maybe this is what's missing in my life...the connection to the water...I love water, I always have to live or be near water...my dad had a boat when I was little and I loved to be in or on the water.

http://twnsacredtrust.ca/
The Sacred Trust is an initiative of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. The Sacred Trust is mandated to oppose and stop the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline project. This site is officially sanctioned by Tsleil-Waututh Chief and Council. The information shared on this site is from many sources and is presented without prejudice.

Visit the Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/Tsleil-Waututh-Nation-Sacred-Trust-630937800297791/?fref=nf

Standing strong in #Ottawa against the #KinderMorgan pipeline with @TsleilWaututh @SquamishNation @Musqueam leaders pic.twitter.com/6g5AAJybYP
— Gregor Robertson (@MayorGregor) June 7, 2016

Check out this
Historic Treaty Signing- 50 First Nations Sign Treaty Against Tar Sands Pipelines.
https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/09/historic-treaty-signing-50-first.html

"Protect the Water" -Tsleil-Waututh-Portrait Project
https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/09/protect-water-tsleil-waututh-portrait.html

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Indigenous people say they share "Unprecedented Unity"

After Dakota pipeline battle, Indigenous people say they share "unprecedented unity" By Elizabeth McSheffrey in News, Energy | September 12th 2016

Rueben George of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation in B.C., and Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. protest the pipelines during the Totem Pole Journey across western North America in September 2016. Photo by Nancy Bleck.

"The struggle to stop these projects has been carved forever into their memories, but as of last Monday, it has also been carved into the journey of a wooden totem pole that travelled more than 8,000 kilometres from the Lummi Nation in Bellingham, Wash. to the heart of Treaty One territory in Winnipeg."

"The totem pole, measuring 22 feet in length, made stops along the way at various Indigenous-led movements against fossil fuel expansion in North America, with the goal of recruiting more partners in the climate change battle, and strengthening alliances between Indigenous tribes, advocacy groups, and community leaders that support the cause."

"And today, precisely one week after the conclusion of its remarkable journey, First Nations leaders in Canada say the initiative has been incredibly effective, and Indigenous people across North America are sharing "unprecedented unity" when it comes to protecting their culture, livelihood, and sovereignty. It's generating a powerful and influential force that is suddenly impacting the future of every major resource project across the continent, and beyond, Indigenous leaders say."

http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/09/12/news/after-dakota-pipeline-battle-indigenous-people-say-they-share-unprecedented-unity

The Totem Pole Journey

https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/09/totem-pole-is-home.html

Photos by Nancy Bleck

photo by Nancy Bleck

'Protect the Water -- Tsleil-Waututh Nation Portrait Project

Tsleil-Waututh 'Protect the Water' Portrait Project

Please share the images and the message!

http://twnsacredtrust.ca/

Visit the website to learn more about what the Tsleil-Waututh Nation is doing to stand against Kinder Morgan.

In collaboration with Rueben George and Phil Lane Jr.

Graphic design by Mitsy Ferrant.

Photography by Stasia Garraway.