On this day that many people I know went hunting for their Christmas tree, Georgina Dan (who did a beautiful takeover for us back in September), joins the blog as a regular photo contributor and offers this gem, with the reminder: No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.
I recently revisited this photo, taken by Johnny Jones. I'd spent two days reading the Information note from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, about the updated potential for a big rockfall from Mt Currie. Johnny posted, "For 11 Thousand + years the Lil'wat Nation lived here in the Lil'wat7ul Valley and … Continue reading In its earliest name, Mt Currie means “slides on the mountain”
Shayla Wallace captured this image from one of the look-out points in Mount Currie. The girl made the rain look beautiful (see her amazing fall image that was recently featured on Global TV), but I think, because that 40 day stretch of soggy precip has broken, that today's image makes me particularly happy. Hello snow! Keep … Continue reading Well, hello winter. Shayla Wallace’s photo today is pure wonderland
This is a guest post written by Harriet van Wart who leads the Land and Resources Department for the Lil'wat Nation, reflecting on the first ever team takeover for the Wellness Almanac. It was inspiring to meet the team and get a glimpse at the work they do. I was really excited when Lisa invited … Continue reading When the Lil’wat Land and Resources Department took over the instagram account
Shares Victoria, "This photo was taken in Quilchena, a reserve near Merritt, my dad's hometown. I'm in love with this photo because of the color but as well as because of my love for this land. I have so many childhood memories here and it is good to be back to visit family I haven't … Continue reading Sometimes, the land speaks to you. Sometimes it sings. This photo by Victoria Saddleman is of the song.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BI2adpcj3Hb/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac In between university, camping trips, vacations, visiting family, working downtown and conferences, Kamana Bikadi managed to squeeze a week of instagramming into her schedule for us. https://www.instagram.com/p/BI7wke0D6vP/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac While she's based in Vancouver for school, we caught her on a week when her weekend was going to bring her back to Pemberton. https://www.instagram.com/p/BI-YPU7jPm7/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac I thought … Continue reading Kamana Bikadi had one week this summer that wasn’t jam-packed and she agreed to instagram for us. Here’s how it went down.
Happy Monday. Here's to the beginning of a beautiful week, with a takeover from Georgina Dan. Follow along. It's bound to be a great one. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ_Az86D_xn/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac The rest of this week, as Georgie rules the instagram account, we'll dedicate the blog to a review of the last month of takeovers - which all serve as … Continue reading Today, Georgina Dan’s takeover gets underway
Dr. Lorna Williams, "Inside a Residential School" from FNESC and FNSA on Vimeo. A year ago, Dr Lorna Williams shared her thoughts on where we were at, in our national reconciliation journey. She identified what an important role schools play. Dr Williams is a Professor Emeritus from the University of Victoria where she was Canada Research … Continue reading Lil’wat scholar Dr Lorna Williams on why schools are an important place to grow and practice reconciliation
Our instagram experiment is going strong. Thanks to Holly Joseph who took us out picking with her last week. Today, we welcome our 13th guestagrammer, Lindsay Craig. If she has cut your hair, at the Mountain Rose Parlour, which is her business, you'll probably know, she loves horses. Fair warning. This takeover will likely … Continue reading Beware: Horses. Lindsay Craig steps in to run the Wellness Almanac instagram account
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