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

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