August 2012
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July 2012
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When there is thunder and lightning I just want to be in my bed snuggled with someone special and drinking a cup of tea.
“They were miyumpimaatisiiu (living well) because they lived in the Indian way,...”
– Excerpt from ‘Being Alive Well’ Health and Politics of Cree Well-Being.
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Hunting: from a First Nations perspective
“To the animal which has given its life that humans may live, the hunter can only offer respect for its soul, proper use of its body, and sharing the gift of food with others. This incommensurability creates enduring obligation, which is expressed by participation in the wider network of gift giving, which eventually leads back to the rebirth of animals and renewed receipts of animal gifts;...
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Indigenous Is By Anishinaabekwe
Indigenous is not a skin color, Indigenous is not my nose, Indigenous is not my eye color, Indigenous is not my lips, Indigenous is not romanticizing ancient teachings, To appropriate, To disseminate, To cut to pieces, And abbreviate in a research document, Indigenous is removing layers of shame from your ancestors trail, Indigenous is stepping up to the plate, Healing and creating a new way for...
I left my 9-5 job so that I didn’t have to conform to 9-5 ideals and that I could be free to work and to play as I please. Yet for the past month I have been desperately trying to adhere to a 9-5 schedule miserably.
Today I realized that I am just going to work when I am most functional (usually in the late afternoon and early evening) and not work when I am feeling exhausted and my body...
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“There’s a distinct lack of white collar Native American literature despite...”
– Sherman Alexie
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My heart gets heavy when I think people don’t want to understand Indigenous ways.
Yet that is what is presented to me. I haven’t learned how to deal, how to heal.
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“The loss of language diversity diminishes our ability to adapt because it...”
– Professor H. Russell Bernard in ‘Cultural Survival Quarterly’
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“Those who know how to play can easily leap over the adversaries of life. And one...”
– Igluilik saying.
“Best Toronto Date”
– While I’ve been taken to some of the best restaurants in the city and had some extravagant dates before, my favourite date by far was one of the cheapest.
It was a first date and I met him at the Harbourfront. I was presently surprised when he was dressed well in a dress shirt and pants and...
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Random late night thoughts:
Girls, you are worth more than you think. If you are young and beautiful you have a beautiful future ahead of you aside of being someone’s arm candy for the night, or for life.
Explore your interests, your passions and find what motivates you. Keep striving toward those goals and ensure that no man impedes you from making these goals happen.
Millionaire, billionaire, celebrity, model, or...
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P/T Policy Analyst, Aboriginal Midwifery
Policy Analyst, Aboriginal Midwifery
The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) is seeking a Policy Analyst, Aboriginal Midwifery during an exciting period of growth, challenge and opportunity for midwifery in Ontario. The AOM is committed to the expansion of midwifery and to supporting Aboriginal midwives, both those working under the regulated model and Aboriginal midwives working under the...
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WatchThere needs to be more Native youth like this girl. Awareness and creating change is hip.
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“The more we learn to operate in the world based on trust in our intuition, the...”
– Shakti Gawain
ATTN: Canadian non-profits in need of renovations...
Are you a grassroots project or a non-profit organization, big or small that is doing good in the world? Do you have budget restraints holding up that expansion? Or is your funding just shy of that face-lift you know will get you that much closer to realizing your mission?
Enter Rescue Renos, the upcoming TV series that helps you get you there.
Rescue Renos, is looking for renovation and...
WHEN I FIND CONFLICTING INFO ON WHETHER SOMETHING...
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“I hope one day I can figure out how to love the way that you love me.”
– Paige (Rachel McAdams) in The Vow
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“There is the risk you cannot afford to take, [and] there is there is the risk...”
– Peter Drucker
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“Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more...”
– Margaret Young
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