If a community is defined by its festivals and events, what do these say about us? A few dates to pop into your calendar: Lil'wat Nation Open Rodeo, May 21, 22, 23 Pemberton Closet Clean out Fundraiser, May 28 Pemberton Arts Council's Mountain MUSE Festival, June 25-26 Slow Food Cycle, August 21
Timesdrifting away with allher yesterdays. An old girlleft wondering how the young girlin her, is doing now ? Is she playingwith the sunlight tucked inby the moonlight. Onlytime will tell of her silentwishing wells. And theshooting star prays that got lostin the milky way. Kúkwstum̓ckacw / Thank you for reading.
Last year, Amanda Walker and I had a chat, the kind of chat that sends sparks of ideas flying left right and centre. I didn't realize at the time that she was a spark-collector. That she was the kind of person who gathered up sparks and kindling and tucked them into sheltered places and turned … Continue reading Ts’zil sign installed on the Friendship Trail invites us to re-approach “familiar” landmarks
Today is my maternal grandmother's birthday. I am amazed by the science that says I was somehow, once, in her body, because a woman's ovaries when she is a fetus actually also contain the future eggs of their daughters. (WHAT? HOW???) Did you know that your Grandmother carried part of you inside her womb? But … Continue reading A short poem that is a reminder that you are made of many others
I know what my love language is. Actually, I've just reconsidered. I always assumed it was words, because words are my thing, but I think it might be gifts. Are we allowed to change languages mid-life? Recently, this crossed my field and it felt important, and worth sharing. The Routes of Safety is a tool … Continue reading Nothing can happen unless we start with safety
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cda7wlLrCK0/ So, Mike Douglas went to Ottawa. The "Godfather of Freeskiing" has recently been leveraging his influence in the snow-obsessed world, co-founding Protect Our Winters chapter, and advocating for climate change to be taken seriously. Recently, POW Canada went to Ottawa on their first big federal advocacy mission, and I appreciated reading Mike's take-aways... Sometimes … Continue reading How might we influence change? Face to face versus angry Facebook comments
I am feeling the divisiveness and fragmentation of the world in a big way right now, like, my centre isn't centred enough to stay steady and consider all the possibilities... So, I thought to offer some pieces of inspiration over the next few days, that might stitch together to form a kind of wisdom quilt. … Continue reading Start with gratitude – a week of surfacing inspiration from wise people
The Canadian Launch of the United Nations Decade of Indigenous Languages was a collaborative event hosted by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, and the Canada Council for the Arts, that was held on April 22 2022. Indigenous peoples and their languages, having evolved through conversations with the land over millennia, are … Continue reading Dr Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams opens the Decade for Indigenous Languages
The highs, the lows & all the way arounds. Riding so highshe canbarely see the ground. To the too highs, too lows & too many times around. Hiding in the lowshe'sno where to be found. Kúkwstum̓ckacw / Thank you for reading.
The gap between buying seeds and growing a successful garden can feel like a chasm... It's like all the old-timey knowledge we need to reclaim. Here's to the medicine of getting your hands in the dirt - a remedy for overwhelm, whether the seed planting instructions caused said overwhelm, or not.
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