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A Vision For 7 Generations
I am Desuline, Dene, supporting the creation of a land-based Cultural Healing camp on my family’s traditional lands, In Northern Saskatchewan along Lake Athabasca. In the late sixties my family, under threat of jail, moved us into the small hamlet of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, because that is where the Indian residential school was. In 1974, Chief […]
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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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WHAT DOES THE COSMOS HAVE TO DO WITH OUR CHOICES?
As it turns out, possibly more than we realize. Astrology that looks at your birth time, and where you were born, is called astrocartography. I was recently introduced to the subject by my daughter who is a clinical herbalist with a broad interest in many things to do with nature. The placements of the planets […]
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Inner Peace is in You
Discover Inner Peace 2022 March 13 It was after reading a friend’s Facebook page post it prompted me to write this blog post. Paul is a mediator and his words helped me focus on this piece. Thank you for your wisdom, Paul. Inner peace comes from a relationship that is based on acceptance, intimacy, and […]
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Trauma Warning deals with residential school: another horrific discovery 2022
IRSSS Toll-Free Line: 1-800-721-0066 24hr National Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419 KUU-US Crisis Line: 1-800-588-8717 Tsow-Tun-Le Lum: 1-888-403-3123 The discovery of 215 unmarked graves in Kamloops residential school last year created an outrage briefly. Until the news cycle ended in early 2021, society reacted quickly to the horror but then the attention faded away, just as quickly. […]
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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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