2021 marks the year that we will commemorating 150 years since the signing of Treaties 1 and 2. This is a great opportunity for our communities to talk to our children and youth about life before the treaties, the history of the Treaties and how they affect us 150 years later. Seventy treaties were signed
READ MORETreaty 2 Territory – This week I had a chance to talk with Hayden Lacquette, he was out skating with his friends enjoying his favorite sport hockey. Hayden is a 17 year old hockey player from the community of Mallard with family ties to Keeseekoowenin Ojibway Nation. Hayden just completed a shorten season with the
READ MORETreaty 2 Territory – Join us on our Treaty 2 Territory Facebook page and MTNLIVE Facebook page on Friday, March 5th, 2021 at 7:00 PM as we host Hoop Dancer Shanley Spence and Singer/Songwriter Gator Beaulieu. Miigwech to Tracy Bone and Lachelle Reanne for their performances on Friday, February 26th! Don’t forget to join us
READ MORETreaty 2 Territory – Ahaam sa dash,…aazha ningii dagoshin Russell izhi, omaa ningaabii’anong,…last post for tonight,….ni-noondeshin,…ahaam sa dash,…forgive me for writing in English Gizhe Manitou,…First Law is’ chi Anishinaabemowan daabida aaniish,…geget gosha,…nindebwe,…well,…nga zhaaganaashiim shigo,…okay then,…here goes,…schedules are set for tomorrow,..going to try out the blog thing tonight,..writing about travelling and meeting face to face,…using our
READ MOREMessage from Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Nii Gaani Aki Inini, January 26, 2021 As humanity, we continue to struggle in finding our true identity. In the belief system of Indigenous Peoples, the Knowledge Keepers remind us, “Mayaa kanane da kook ochi-chi-koon. The most important element of our nature is the spirit.” The majority of discussions taking
READ MORE“Go forth, nor bend to greed of white men’s hands, by right, by birth we Indians own these lands.” – Emily Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake, 1861–1913; Mohawk/English poet and performer), from “A Cry from an Indian Wife”. By definition, colonization occurs when a new group of people (settlers) migrates into a territory and then takes over
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