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Orange shirt day
My mind wonders when I hear orange shirt day. It brings up alot of grief for sure. ( grief of disconnect from the mother land. For example this tree. My whole life I never knew. Until this person told me. I got to experience something for the first time with my girls. Our first moment.…
Keep readingOral teachings and learning
What do you think when you hear the words “Oral Teachings!” Most people go straight in spirit and culture. But little does everyone know… Most cultures do it in their own way. Does one listen to learn? Does retelling what you learn work? There was a time where stories were used for discipline and somehow…
Keep readingLandlocked
I just want to take you to a place of understanding by the title itself. Can you imagine having one house your entire family grows up in. Like I mean we all hear about the housing situation but yet everyone doesn’t leave. If it were that easy to move out and adapt to society. When…
Keep readingWho’s your mom?
Growing up on the reserve. It’s a small country vibe, smaller than a town vibe. So everybody knows everyone cuz somehow we’re connected through blood or marriage. We watch each other’s kids grow up. Some of us are involved and some of us aren’t. A lot of uncles and aunties and grandmas and grandpas. Anyways……
Keep readingSpring
One thing in life that nature has taught me You can force time Everything happens with time With the sun and the moon How does one calculate time? When the light hits the sky When darkness arrives Morning and night A schedule for time It’s a process A work shift doesn’t even compare to earth…
Keep readingWalking into the storm
As a First Nations person, I reflect in many different ways Such as the buffalo When they see a storm coming Like the snow storm They walk head on Not seeing Just surrounded by the color white for it is a gift from God Bless the land with water as it comes in the form…
Keep readingHorse trails
School I worked at a barn not far from my reserve. The mother and daughter hung out with me a lot We would go kill deadly weeds in pastures We got to talking She told me a story about how she grew up here They had to ride their horses to school kms away. You…
Keep readingThe Bow Valley
As the Bow River flows, we can row down stream on an adventure. It is beautiful to say it’s lovely how a river connects communities. You know all the small towns and farms. That’s why Alberta’s such a beautiful place, especially the Bow Valley, my home. Not just my home but the home to many…
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