VIDEO: REDTalks – Wisdom Keeper Series with Senator Murray Sinclair and Lee Maracle You can find it below, and other REDTalks by visiting /redtalks/. I also appreciate re-listening to my audiobook of 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Robert Joseph.Īs I mourn the recent death of author and activist Lee Maracle, I’m also revisiting the REDTalk that featured her and others sharing reflections on how the pandemic offers opportunities to reconnect with the ecology of Indigenous values and step towards living in balance with all living beings. In particular, Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg: This is Our Territory is an oral history of the Michi Saagiig Nisnaabeg recounted by by Gidigaa Migizi (Doug Williams) of Curve Lake First Nation. That list included several important (and joyful as well as challenging) resources for listening and learning in support of truth and reconciliation. Last year around this time, Sara Crouthers and I shared a “ Summer Listening List” in the GreenUP column. The goal of these federal initiatives is to take time to recognize the history, heritage, resilience, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across Canada. June is National Indigenous History Month and Tuesday, June 21st - also the summer solstice this year - is commemorated as National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Millennium Park is visible in the background.
This location now features a canoe art installation by local Anishinaabe artist Tia Cavanagh. Truth and reconciliation Jiimaan’ndewemgadnong (The Place Where the Heart of the Canoe Beats) Pocket Park at the corner of King Street and Water Street in downtown Peterborough. I’d like to share two reflections I am carrying for myself to recognize the need for both healing and also ongoing awareness for truth and history as we move forward. This seems like an important time of year for healing, for truth, and for coming together as a community.
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