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In hard times, Anishinaabe grandmothers remind of ancestral strength
Elders gathered to share teachings about love and empowerment on International Women’s Day
Trusting the medicine of my great-grandmother
The day from my childhood with my chi-nookmis (great grandmother) is vivid in my memory. We’re walking the edge of a B.C. forest near the Columbia River, surrounded by lush early summer greenery. Far from her home territory of Nippissing and Sagamok, Elizabeth sees a plant she knows is here, too. Her hand points out yarrow, its umbrella of densely packed, small white flowers atop strong stems and feathery leaves.
The resurgence of Indigenous canoes
‘The Sacred Journey exhibit is a physical example of Indigenous Peoples ability to adapt, adopt, and transform,’ says λáλíyasila Frank Brown of a new traveling exhibit just opened at the Campbell River museum.
‘In our grief, rage and love’ says mother of Wet’suwet’en man killed by Campbell River police
Jared Lowndes’ friends and family share stories during a memorial service on July 20, before marching to the Campbell River police station and crying for justice.
‘More concern for the dog than for the human’s life that was lost’
Friends and family grieve the loss of Indigenous father of two, Jay Lowndes, after he was killed by Campbell River police last week, while community parades to honour a Police Service Dog.