I've heard some interesting language used to describe the times/the scene we're living in. I've heard it called a death cult, which rouses some primal response in me. I've heard it called "the over culture", to distinguish the systems that run the show from the marginal places where people are trying to thrive in different … Continue reading Hey guys, would you help us deconstruct the patriarchy?

To my shame, I have not yet read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Reports. Despite the fact they've been available for 7 years. Despite the fact that I edit this website, that is dedicated in essence to reconciliation. Despite the fact that I have opened the website many times, and left the tab open, meaning … Continue reading Treating the Truth and Reconciliation report as a sacred text. Shall we begin?

On CBC's Unreserved last week, Murray Sinclair told host Rosanna Deerchild that it's important that "the process of inquiry and investigation" focus on finding out how and why the children died, and then determining if any individuals or groups are responsible for their deaths. Holding people and institutions to account is important, and even though … Continue reading What can we learn from Germany?

Back in May, Brittany Andrew and I had a "conversation." United by a desire to know each other better and to share her work and advocacy for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls and 2-Spirit People, while facing the realities of life as working moms through COVID, I sent her questions, and she answered … Continue reading About Brittany Andrew, the photographer behind the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls and 2 Spirit People photo project

The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was guided by this principle: "Our Women and Girls are Sacred." This is what I see, in these images. These girls are sacred. They are precious. They are beloved. They are sovereign. They are daughters, granddaughters, sisters, nieces, cousins, friends, mothers, aunties. They are … Continue reading “Our Women and Girls are Sacred”

This one time, years ago, we headed to the Chilcotins for a mountain bike weekend. We stopped, on the way, at a little Nation-run snack shack for a break, some coffee. We ended up lingering longer than I expected, and I didn't understand why, until we were pulling away and my husband explained that the … Continue reading Feel the rage. Yesterday was National Day for Remembrance of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2-Spirit (MMIWG2S+) And they are still appallingly vulnerable.

I sat in my car in the driveway for a long time after I got home, listening to this conversation between Murray Sinclair and Rosanna Deerchild. The tenderness between them and the gravity and wisdom of Murray's words, were magnetizing. I'm loading it onto my phone now, and next time I go for a walk … Continue reading Can we turn towards reconciliation?

Learning new things is hard. (To wit: my sad slow attempts at knitting and purling.) Learning new ways of understanding the world, when that also requires adjusting your relationships, your sense of your place in things, and unpacking things you thought you knew, is hard, discomfiting and a little destabilizing. I think one thing that … Continue reading Read 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act, over four weeks, in virtual company, Thursdays 7 – 8:30

Join the Pemberton Firefighters Association at the Downtown Community Barn tomorrow, Sunday Oct 3rd 2021 for the PEMBERTON FIRE SAFETY and CHIPPER DAY - Bring your yard waste down for free disposal *FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING with real fire to extinguish! AUTO-EXTRICATION DEMO, Watch the jaws of life in action! FIRE PREVENTION INFORMATION STATIONS- sign up … Continue reading It’s Fire Safety Day, tomorrow, at the downtown Pemberton barn, 10 – 3

I am learning to knit. Because I miss my grandmother. Because it's fall and rainy and it felt right to challenge myself to learn a new skill. Because a sewing machine is a big investment, but a set of needles and a ball of yarn is easier to carry around than your iPhone and keeps … Continue reading Library offers Learn to Knit a Hat series with Molli Reynolds, Wednesdays in October