Not too many said that we have been on this land for several millennia. Their answers were in the hundreds and echoed the history texts in front of them. I used to ask students how far back Mushkegowuk history goes. This need for constant vigilance makes everyone move all the time and that’s good for the physical health. You have to be aware of the river current, identify the shallow areas, anticipate rapids and work with the wind. Management of a large raft, measuring 60 feet by 16 feet, has many teachings. As the Ipod batteries run out the youth begin to hear, see and feel the varied expressions of the natural environment. Today I take youth on a three-hundred kilometre Rafting Excursion to fight the effects of Nature Deficit Syndrome. Now let’s all create wonderful things books, plays, movies, art. As we become aware that bad things still happen to many other tribes black, white, yellow and red, we can focus on the resilience of humanity. Our confidence and hope is on the rebound. There are many ingredients that can be ingested to bring back those feelings we had during childhood self-loathing, isolation and feelings of inadequacy that prevents the survivor from moving forward.Īs we recover the drum, the sweat-lodge, shaking-tent and ancestry feast ceremonies (to name a few) as well as sing our songs and dance the many expressions of honour, we recover a lost pride in ourselves. It is true that one of the effects of residential school incarceration, at a formative age, is that it minimizes an adjusted adulthood. It carries me through many obstacles I face, knowing that I am on this world for a reason.
That piece of knowledge has always been significant for me. I was brought into the world by four senior women of the village my grandmothers.
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