Category Archives: Indigenous

Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Art Challenge

Today, all day, is the Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Art Challenge (details below). So there is plenty of time for you to submit your entry. Following is my submission. The map has photos of some of the water protector events I’ve participated … Continue reading

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COVID-19, SHIFT and FCNL

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create havoc all over the world. Its significant stresses expose the cracks in our societies worldwide that have been growing for decades, centuries. Like cracks in glass that suddenly shatter with the faintest touch. Economies … Continue reading

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Wet’suwet’en Solidary Art Challenge

You probably know of my interest in the struggles of the Wet’suwet’en peoples in British Columbia, as they have tried to stop the construction of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline through their unceded territory. Many of you know of … Continue reading

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Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Week of Action

As Coastal Gas Link continues to work without consent, and bring in workers from around the country to vulnerable Northern communities we need to keep up the pressure to get CGL and RCMP off the Yintah! Shout out to @AbolishIceSF … Continue reading

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Brutally Honest

I’m going to try to give myself permission to be brutally honest about what I believe about Easter and other religious stories. I often don’t know what I’ll be writing about until I sit before this laptop, center myself and … Continue reading

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Indigenous Women on the Frontlines

REGISTER HERE At this moment, Indigenous communities are experiencing the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, while also facing ongoing fossil fuel extraction and pipeline struggles. Across North America, Turtle Island, tribes, as well as communities of color, are at higher … Continue reading

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Colonization 2020

#StandWithMashpee: Trump administration revokes tribe’s reservation status. Aƞpétu wašté (Good day)! I hope you are staying well, and I want you to know that we’re praying for all our relations impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. One benefit of sheltering … Continue reading

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Educate yourself

This morning I was getting frustrated as I tried to discern what I might write about. There are so many things going on now like the coronavirus and its consequences. About the fossil fuel industry and the stimulus package. About … Continue reading

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Using our truth against their guns. We walk softly.

Yesterday I was blessed to attend a Zoom meeting to hear people talk about what is going on now in the Wet’suwet’en territories and their calls for solidarity. We White settlers are being asked to spread awareness in solidarity because … Continue reading

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First Nation-Farmer Unity Website Just Opened

Readers of this blog are familiar with me sharing my experiences on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March. Participating on the March was one of the most significant things I’ve done in my life for a number of reasons, which … Continue reading

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