Lil’watémclhkan Ts’ila ts7a: February is a time for remembering Today, we revisit Tat7ush' February 8 2016 column in the Whistler Question, because, February is still a time for remembering the many missing and murdered indigenous women. by Tat7ush (Theresa Peters) February is a month for remembering loved ones in different ways, especially on Valentine’s … Continue reading Coming at Valentine’s Day from a different angle: Tat7ush invites us to stay woke
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Casey Dick-Wyatt reflects on her week at the helm of the Wellness Almanac
The day before Casey Dick-Wyatt was due to take over the Wellness Almanac's instagram account, she spent singing and drumming at Riva Fisher's memorial, and then at a ceremony at Ullus to sing home the spirits of those who didn't come home from residential school. The week then opened with a mass shooting in Las … Continue reading Casey Dick-Wyatt reflects on her week at the helm of the Wellness Almanac
Column: Moving past lip service on women’s issues
I came, chubby-cheeked and reluctant, to the realisation that if I was ever going to find the seat of my own power, I had to embrace the smell of my own sweat. There are a lot of stats that link girls’ mental health, resilience and confidence with physical activity. But taking that from the abstract into … Continue reading Column: Moving past lip service on women’s issues