1,061 recommendations later and it still feels lonely sometimes for Indigenous families and leaders in Canada. Where are you standing when it comes to truth and reconciliation when all the orange shirts go home?

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Join me at the St John’s Library where I am creating a language nest for an hour once a week on Mondays from 6-7pm in July and August 2023!

We have to stop throwing our hands in the air and saying we don’t know what to do to prevent MMIWG2S. We know what to do. We have 231 Calls For Justice that are waiting to be implemented, with 8 that all Canadians can use to take meaningful action. Let’s get to work.

If you’ve been seeing some of the main stream conversation around Indian Residential School, it has been downright hurtful! I needed to get some of my thoughts out about some of the things that we cannot deny. For example, it is undeniable that survivors and their truths are what have brought us this far!

There are so many people who are championing Indigenous education in our classrooms and communities, take a moment before April 8th, 2022 to nominate them! Or if you are that person, you can nominate yourself too!

You know that saying “you are what you eat”? Have you ever heard it said, you are what you wear? If you haven’t before, youn have now! Check out the motivation and meaning behind some of my fashion choices, starting with the strawberry sage hoodie, designed by Kale Bonham from Indigenous owned social enterprise Red Rebel Armour!

If you are from a Northern Manitoba First Nation, and like me, always wanted to learn your language but didn’t - community leader Cameron Adams has our back. He has developed the nēhinawēwin app, available on the app store to help us revive our language - let’s get learning and let’s get speaking to one another!

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. I wanted to share some thoughts, on how urgent this situation is and how important it is for us to take action before the tragedy. Resources and links to mental health supports are included at the end.

What have I learned about community organizing from the countless knowledge keepers and grassroots initiatives in Winnipeg’s North End? I’ve learned a lot of new F words, click to learn more!