My Langara Reconciliation Carving Journey: pipeline

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Saturday, March 18, 2017

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

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Where is you heart? #WaterIsLife

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Ya, it's Awesome! It's Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!!

One time when my daughter and I were going to one of her ballet exams, we had to cross the path of a marathon. I always remember we went past this one guy and he was singing to all the runners...

"Ya, it's Awesome! It's Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!!"

and when ever I am really feeling joyful, that little song pops into my head and that's what I was singing yesterday.

I was a hard day in someways but then it got awesome.

I was feeling really stressed. With the LNG being approved and fears that the Pipeline will be too I was feeling quite defeated. I have been working really hard on my blogs and painting and efforts to raise as much awareness as I can. When Christie Clark and Catherine Mckenna announced it was going ahead, it was like a punch in the stomach. I cried.

Anyways fast forward, I got to class and it's so wonderful because Justin brings food. I am very grateful for the fruit and muffins and coffee. It is really really wonderful and it really starts the day off right.

We spoke of Orange Shirt day and it's significance to remember the children who attended Residential Schools and how they were affected. We stood and held a minute of silence in remembrance.

https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/09/remember-today-is-orange-shirt-day.html

Justin told us that next week is going to be hard. To prepare ourselves because we were going to be dealing with VERY difficult material, next week we deal with issues related to Missing and Murdered women. It is going to be very hard and I am nervous. I get teary thinking about it and it triggered me I must admit. But then he read a passage from Oh the Places you'll go. That made me happy. I love Dr.Suess. Such wise wise words. This is one of my favorite videos.

Shane Pointe was there and he opened with a lovely song and then we got into groups and had discussions about Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation.

Pretty heavy topic, a lot to take in.
https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/cultural-appropriation.html

I had done my readings and some research. They shared a great video with us. I need to find it and then I will share it but now I want to tell you about the afternoon and why it was AWESOME!

OH, first I should tell you we stopped for lunch and I was melting down. I was gifted though because I have made friends in this class and one of them stayed with me and listened to me and I felt so much better. THANK YOU FRIEND!! You know who you are!!

So after lunch Aaron started to show us how to sharpen our knives but before he did it Shane showed us some very very very special tools. He told this fabulous story about them but I can't do it justice so I will just show you them. They are truly amazing.

Here they are. Shane is not a tool maker, he is a carver. He told this really great funny story of how he wanted an axe and went to a dear family member to ask for one. Maybe I can get him to tell the story again...on video...I will ask...it was really good...I loved hearing it.

The great part about the story was it taught us about cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation and I will expand on that later but I want to show you what else made the day AWESOME.

I finished my knife.

I messed up my lines so don't look at them too much..

So the image below is our first assignment. This isn't mine. I have to make something similar. I hope I can. I know I can. I have made the middle part already.

Okay, so that was my AWESOME day. It had sad and stressful moments and I was SUPER EXHAUSTED when I got home but I was SUPER HAPPY too!

I am really really excited about my future and what I can create.

Next week is going to be hard. Please send us love and light as we deal with this difficult subject but I am going to work hard this week to prepare myself.

Okay, so that's all for now. Have a great day and take care of yourself.

Sending love and light!

Tina

Related Links:
https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/the-energy-was-bigger-than-us.html
https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/aaron-nelson-moody-splashing-eagle.html
https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/dr-justin-wilson-aboriginal-studies.html
https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/what-does-reconciliation-mean-to-me.html

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Press Conference hosted by Indigenous Environmental Network

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