Want to learn about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Whistler? Visit www.slcc.ca/ndtr This Thursday, everyone is encouraged to reflect on the intergenerational harm that residential schools have caused Indigenous families and communities, and to honour those who have been affected by this injustice. Honour them. Get to know the original people of this land by … Continue reading Free admission to the SLCC today and this weekend

Yesterday, news came down that Justice Thomas had refused to extend the injunction that prevented defenders from blocking Teal Cedar Products getting to trees at Fairy Creek, because the way the injunction was enforced by RCMP, against the defenders, was, basically, an embarrassment. It put the court's reputation at risk. More than 1100 people had … Continue reading Actually, John Horgan does need a talking to from a down-to-earth mom

https://www.instagram.com/p/CUX0-Y1JkE3/ In their post, "How to be an ally to Indigenous people and communities", shared to instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac this week, Destination Indigenous offer some ways to approach our learning and unlearning commitment, starting with showing your support by purchasing an orange shirt from an Indigenous-owned organization. (Because honestly, enough people have profited from the exploitation of … Continue reading Orange shirts and “truth and reconciliation” tees are available at Ts’zil

The Pemberton & District Public Library will be closed on Thursday September 30th, 2021 for the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.  Traditionally September 30th has been known as Orange Shirt Day. This new national day for truth and reconciliation was created to commemorate the history and ongoing trauma caused by residential schools and … Continue reading The Library would like to gift you a book

Sylvia Shanoss recently shared this to the Corridor Connections - Connecting the Sea to Sky to Indigenous Roots facebook page. The post had initially been shared several years ago by Anthony Melting Tallow, who wrote that these images are "rare examples of an illegal system that violated human rights, because of this, the Canadian Government … Continue reading Permission to leave the reserve? Denied.

https://tkemlups.ca/wp-content/uploads/Sept17_Media-Release_final.pdf https://player.vimeo.com/video/606861755?h=8693303d30 Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc calls on people worldwide to drum simultaneously for the missing children of Indian Residential Schools for the first Canadian National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, this September 30 at 2:15 pm Pacific time. After a global outpouring of interest and support for the missing children from the Kamloops Indian Residential School, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc … Continue reading Drum to honour the children. Join Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc on September 30 at 2:15 pm Pacific to drum and sing for the missing children of Indian Residential Schools

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ebOJ_lMCVvk So many generations have gone through the education system and not learned the truth of residential schools, of our collective history. So, in our own lack of awareness, how do we guide kids? Look to the people who are contributing to the wellness of our world, for guidance; who ask: how do we be … Continue reading “How do I talk to the kids?” Monique Gray Smith, author, offers a really thoughtful place to start

Veronica Woodruff from Stewardship Pemberton Society joins the Pemberton and District Public Library tonight, virtually, to talk about an exciting initiative that proposes to manage the Mt. Meager landslide debris. The ongoing erosion and transportation of the slide debris is significantly affecting the capacity of the Lillooet River. She will review the context, the restoration … Continue reading Free talk: Mount Meager Slide Debris Management, tonight 7pm

I asked the leaf whether it was frightened because it was autumn and the other leaves were falling. The leaf told me, “No. During the whole spring and summer I was completely alive. I worked hard to help nourish the tree, and now much of me is in the tree. I am not limited by … Continue reading happy first day of fall

https://www.youtube.com/embed/d2IeIdTugsY Why are we running harder and faster just to keep a roof over our heads? Why is our food being flown around the world and back again? Why is the gap between rich and poor widening to obscene levels?… Because nation states are allowing global corporations to run the show. I mean, did you know this … Continue reading Double down on local, for resilience and repair of the world