It is always important to learn and sometimes relearn.
So two talks and one musical gig all featuring Indigenous people.
Heather O'Watch from Saskatchewan presented.Ancestral Voices: Tending to the Fire: An Offering for Storytellers. She spoke about Kindling needed for a fire and equated to Kin in our lives.
Daniol Clair Coles in a local Speaker Series presented- Sharing Indigenous Worldview: Reflections Of metis History and Experience. Family from Selkirk Manitoba, he now lives in Cambridge Ontario. His family stories of great great grandparents and their experiences. One family member a doctor was instrumental in developing a Cowpox vaccine for Smallpox in the 1840s vaccinating many indigenous people and saving lives.
Adrian Sutherland from Northern Ontario- Attawapiskat First Nation and Cree presented along with Chris Gormley at the Richmond Centre for Performing Arts. He was in the Group Midnight Shine previously. It was his first Single tour.
What I really liked was the confidence of all three. No chips on their shoulders despite the history and life experienced in their families.
It felt good to support Indigenous people doing their art and work. Hearing their stories and music and supporting their efforts I feel is part of the Reconciliation journey.
Canadians supporting Canadians.
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