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Truth and Reconciliation

Uncategorized|30 September, 2021

A beautiful Indigenous grandmother said, “Truth is the foundation of all life.” Without truth we are not free, the basis for society cannot exist and our relationship with ourselves, one another and our natural world becomes disconnected and dis-eased. Since the beginning of time, truth has been seen as the cornerstone of a just, stableRead more

Life Economy

Uncategorized|24 September, 2021

By: Sonia Molodecky A Life Economy, as many Elders have coined it, is one where we strive to maintain and enhance this natural balance of life systems throughout development. By working to enhance life, we operate from the heart-center, where natural law dictates abundance not scarcity, love not fear, unity not separation. We begin toRead more

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Our newest project is with @esrigram! We will be c Our newest project is with @esrigram! We will be collaborating with Indigenous communities around the world to build interactive web maps with ArcGIS Online, Esri's web-based mapping software. 🌎⁠ ⁠ This will allow them to share stories of their lands and understand ecosystem value and flows. 🌱⁠ ⁠ We will be sharing their stories on all of our social media platforms. Follow to stay up to date on this exciting project! ⁠ Click the link in bio to help support our mapping projects! 👆⁠ ⁠ #SupportThrivingNations #PoweredByEsri #CanMaps #ArcGIS #LandMapping #EcosystemValue
DISCOVER with @GlobalIndigenousTrust ⁠📚⁠⁠ DISCOVER with @GlobalIndigenousTrust ⁠📚⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ This week we are highlighting Indigenous Authors for Young Readers! Swipe through to read about each book. Have you read any of them? Let us know in the comments along with any recommendations! ⁠👇⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Check out @_secondstory, a publisher of diverse, inclusive, feminist books that entertain, educate, and empower. 🙌 Click the link in bio to check out their site! ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #IndigenousAuthor #IndigenousChildrensBooks #SupportSmallBusiness #SupportLocal #IndigenousBooks #YoungReaders #BookRecommendations
Self-sustainability is central to the Garifuna bel Self-sustainability is central to the Garifuna belief system, both as a collective and as a people, and is paramount to the continued cultural survival of the Garifuna.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ We are supporting the Garifuna across five countries in Central America in their Nation Re-Building efforts. 🌎⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ We are helping them rebuild localized food security and economic development opportunities with a focus on regenerative agriculture, natural healing remedies and superfood products for the healing and wellbeing of the Garifuna people and society at large. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Visit the link in bio to support our project 👆💚⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #SupportThrivingNations #GarifunaPeople #SelfSustainability #SupportIndigenous #RegenerativeAgriculture #NaturalHealing
“Go into the forest, you see the birch, maple, p “Go into the forest, you see the birch, maple, pine. Look underground and all those trees are holding hands. We as people have to do the same.” - Chief Charles Labrador of Acadia First Nation, Nova Scotia ✨🌱💕🍃🌿⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ “Only when knowledge is conditioned by respect can it be truly shared” (in Mi’kmaq: “Ta’n tujiw kjijitaqn tela’tasik kepne’ktn ketloqo kisiktpi’tasitew”) (Mi’kmawey 1997). ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ This is a guidance principle “Trees Holding Hands” from the late Mi’kmaw Spiritual Leader, Healer, and Chief Charles Labrador of Acadia First Nation, Nova Scotia.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Excerpt from the Institute of Integrative Science⁠.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #EldersCorner #SupportThrivingNations #GIDT #TreesHoldingHands #IndigenousWisdom
Check out this awesome wood carving "Mosquito" fro Check out this awesome wood carving "Mosquito" from @edzerzagallery!⁠ ⁠ Alano Edzerza is a Tahltan multimedia artist and entrepreneur based in West Vancouver, British Columbia. He has had numerous group shows and solo shows in Canada and abroad and is one of the key artists in the contemporary northwest coast art movement.⁠ ⁠ Visit his site through our link in bio 👆⁠ or check him out @edzerzagallery⁠ ⁠ #IndigenousArtists #CanadianIndigenousArt
DISCOVER with @GlobalIndigenousTrust ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ DISCOVER with @GlobalIndigenousTrust ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Katherena Vermette (she/her/hers) is a Red River Métis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the Métis Nation. She has worked in poetry, novels, children’s literature, and film. Click the link in bio to visit her site!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ She has won numerous awards including the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry, the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Swipe through to read about her various works! Have you read or seen any of them? Let us know in the comments! ⁠👇⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Interested in purchasing one of her books? Support #IndieBookStores like @anotherstorybookshop and @adfrntbooklist. Feel free to tag other great bookstores in the comments as well! 😄⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #IndigenousAuthor #IndigenousPoetry #IndigenousFilm #SupportSmallBusiness #SupportLocal #KatherenaVermette #IndigenousBooks
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