Every September 30, orange shirts appear across the country. We wear them to honour Survivors of residential schools, to remember the children who never returned home and to recognize the families and communities who continue to live with the impacts of the residential school system. Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and […]
Hosting Wisdom in Action: Elders Leading Change at the Six Nations Community Hall was a truly meaningful and memorable experience. Over two days, community members gathered on Six Nations of the Grand River to learn, create and share in a space filled with culture, laughter and connection. We were honoured to begin with an opening […]
Delegates from Abya Yala (Colombia) and Turtle Island (Alberta) will gather in Edmonton to share how they defend women, communities and the environment from the impacts of Canadian resource extraction while advancing Indigenous-led pathways to climate justice and sustainable peace. (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – Indigenous women leaders, peacebuilders […]
The final direction of the Medicine Wheel, we turn to the North — a place of wisdom, reflection, gratitude and the teachings that come from a life well lived. The North is often associated with winter, Elders, knowledge, experience and the mental self. It is a direction that reminds us to slow down, listen carefully […]
As we continue around the Medicine Wheel, we now move into the West Direction, a place of introspection, healing, endings, transformation and the deep inward journey. The West is connected to adulthood, autumn and the emotional and physical challenges that shape us throughout life. It is the direction of reflection, where we begin looking inward […]