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ROGER’S ADVENTURE PART ONE 2022 Luezan Tue
Sacred ground In this blog I write about the incredible adventure my elder brother, Roger and our elder sister, Rose are taking to our traditional forest land by Lake Athabasca in Northern Saskatchewan, we call the land Luezan Tue! I admit what they are doing is incredibly brave and a bit risky. However, with risks…
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NAVIGATING DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIPS
I was raised with ten brothers and five sisters. It is fertile ground to fuel misunderstandings, particularly as we got older. Navigating relationships and avoiding pitfalls is difficult enough but in families, it can be challenging. I am blessed to have a large family. Being one of the youngest, and female, I had discovered…
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Healing and Reconciliation 2.0
Social media blew up with the images of Will Smith, a slap, and comedian Chris Rock! The Métis delegation in the Vatican City, seeking an apology from Pope Francis didn’t get nearly as many clicks. Society has different views to what is important. Children abused at the hands of the Roman Catholic Church has my…
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January 25, 2022 Update
January 25, 2022, Seventh Generation Indigenous Foundation and Training This is our first update in 2022. The team on the foundation is dedicated and experienced. Our energy is electric. Every meeting we have on the foundation builds on the excitement and enthusiasm we all share. I have been occupied with how to best acknowledge individuals…
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Seventh Generation Indigenous Training and Foundation (GIFT) gives Purpose and Hope for Future Generations
You may know or not know that our family earns our livelihood working for First Nations across Canada in the area of land claims and Treaty and Aboriginal Rights. I am committed to giving back in some way to First Nations. This foundation is key to giving back, in large part because I owe the…
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Luezan Tue called Our Name
My family were environmentalists well before the term became popularized. We are Denesuline people, from Northern Saskatchewan. We are strong, proud. Stewards, of Mother Earth. We take this responsibility seriously. In the 70’s our dad answered the call of the land, and took his older children, to our traditional hunting lands. They hadn’t been back…
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2022 striding into the new year with eyes wide open
My intention in 2022 is not about losing weight although I could stand to lose a few pounds, it is not about exercising more. I could do more of that too. My intention, my goal for 2022 is to not live small, to show up in life because my actions matter and the people in…
From the Shores of the Ottawa River 