They told me to tell you....

Uploaded on Sep 17, 2011

The Elders Are Watching is a video about the environment, the teachings of the old ones. The poem written by David Bouchard was inspired by a Roy Henry Vickers painting that was given to Queen Elizabeth called, A Meeting Of Chiefs. The book was first published by Eagle Dancer

This message is just as IMPORTANT FOR JUSTIN TRUDEAU and all people as it was for Harper. Please listen carefully.






Published on Youtube May 9, 2012

Oh Great Spirit whose voice I hear in the wind
Whose breathe gives life to the world
Hear me
I come to you as one of many children´s
I´m small and weak, I need your strength and your wisdom
May I walk in beauty
May my eyes ever be hold the red and purple sunset
Make my hands respect the things that you have made
And my ears sharp to hear your voice
Make me wise, so there I may know the teachings you have for your children´s
The lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock
MAKE ME STRONG , not to be superior to my brothers and sisters
But to fight my greatest enemy My self
Make ever ready to come to you with straight eyes
So when life is as a sunset, my spirit will come to you
Without shame


http://www.royhenryvickers.com/
http://www.royhenryvickers.com/artist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Henry_Vickers

Chief Robert Joseph, Truth & Reconciliation Journey

Robert Joseph

https://www.facebook.com/ReconciliationCanada
http://reconciliationcanada.ca/category/video/ 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_(Canada)

"Chief Robert Joseph is a Hereditary Chief of the Gwawaenuk First Nation who upholds a life dedicated to bridging the differences brought about by intolerance, lack of understanding, and racism at home and abroad. "
 https://www.sfu.ca/dialogue/watch-read-discover/reconciliation-chief-robert-joseph/joseph-biography.html

Related links:
http://www.straight.com/news/residential-school-survivors-group-seeks-fill-gap-canadian-knowledge 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chief-robert-joseph-residential-school-survivor-to-receive-social-justice-award-1.3406266 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Indian_residential_school_system 



WARNING NOTE: Some information detailed on our website may stir up or trigger unpleasant feelings or thoughts. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society encourages you to take time to care for your Mental and Emotional wellbeing. Please contact “The Indian Residential School Survivors Society” toll-free 1.800.721.0066 or 24hr Crises Line 1.866.925.4419 if you require further emotional support or assistance.

http://irsss.ca/
The Indian Residential School Survivor Society (IRSSS) is a provincial organization with a twenty year history of providing services to Indian Residential School Survivors.

http://irsss.ca/resources/24-hour-crisis-line/

Indian Residential School Survivors and Family
1-866-925-4419
*Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of his or her residential school experience.
For more information on the program, please refer to the FNHA website at:
http://www.fnha.ca/about/news-and-events/news/indian-residential-school-support-program

http://irsss.ca/contact-us/

ReconciliationCanada
@Rec_Can

Revitalizing relationships among Indigenous peoples & all Canadians through dialogue. Our initiatives educate, connect communities & promote reconciliation
Vancouver, BC
reconciliationcanada.ca
https://twitter.com/Rec_Can?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/arts/secretpath/gord-downie-s-secret-path-airs-on-cbc-october-23-1.3802197

Want to catch another Gord Downie performance? Secret Path will be livestreamed on Oct 23! https://t.co/VGpCUyLjNQ

— ReconciliationCanada (@Rec_Can) October 19, 2016

 

 https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/british-columbians-want-and-deserve.html

https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/10/survivors-totem-pole-nov-5-2016.html

 

Accepted to TRC Carving Cohort - Langara

"So we were writing around Stanley Parke and this is where I recieved the wonderful news.  It was the day I received the email I was accepted to the TRC Carving Cohort at Langara.  Powerful place and such great news. I cried. I was so happy. I need this so bad. I want it so much."

https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/accepted-to-trc-carving-cohort-langara.html
https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/the-energy-was-bigger-than-us.html 
https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/carving-class-transformation-and-fun.html 

Métis Research- Elder Teachings

My Great Grandma was Metis and so I am very curious about the culture. These videos below were very enjoyable to watch. Definitely learned a few things.I appreciate this. I will be posting more info as I come across it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9tis_people_(Canada)

The Métis (/meɪˈtiː/; Canadian French: [meˈtsɪs]; Michif: [mɪˈtʃɪf]) are a specific indigenous people of North America, with their own culture and communities. While the Métis initially developed as the mixed-race descendants of early unions between First Nations people and colonial-era European settlers (usually Indigenous women and settler men), within generations (particularly in central and western Canada, but also in the Eastern parts of Canada), a distinct Métis culture developed. Since the late 20th century, the Métis people have been recognized by the government of Canada as one of the official Aboriginal peoples, with formal recognition equal to that given to the Inuit and First Nations peoples.

Aboriginal Students Health Sciences (ASHS) Elder in Residence Elize Hartley talks about various Metis medicines and cultural practices. This episode looks at the the iconic Metis Sash