I don’t need the day off to reflect on what my Mom, Dad, Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters, Cousins lived through. I live with that every day. The day is for our Non-Indigenous to listen and learn, to actually believe the living Survivors. Llewellyn Jobs, Inuvialuit (Survivor of the “60s Scoop”) Sept. 30 is the first…
Join us in Wallacetown, ON at the Backus-Page House Museum, the weekend of 25 & 26 Sept. (2021) for a weekend of merchants, demonstrations, music, battle reenactments, food and frivolity (all with Provincial safety protocols in place). This is our first event since 2019, so we’re looking forward to seeing you all again! Find the…
Sept. 30 has been officially designated a “national holiday” in Canada – but this is not a “fun day off”, but a time for a day of quiet reflection or participation in a community event to remember those who were victimized by the “Residential School” system. Many died and were hidden in the ground, some…
Sometimes the younger generations need a reminder; we were all young once (and hopefully learned from our…um…”adventures”). Reaching the age of “Elder” is an accomplishment, but it doesn’t necessarily mean we’ve stopped doing things! We are (hopefully) taught to respect our Elders for their knowledge of life and – if we’re fortunate – language &…
