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  • What six people did

    In 2013, five teenagers and one adult, members of the Cree Nation living near Hudson Bay, began a walk to Ottawa, the capital of Canada, to draw attention to broken treaties while fostering unity among the first nations. By the time they reached Ottawa, 68 days later, there were 270 walkers and they were greeted by thousands. They started in frigid January and arrived in March.

    You can read more about it in these two articles:

    https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/art-youth-resistance-and-inspiration-nishiyuu-journey

    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-journey-of-the-people

    Their winter trek has inspired youth activism and has also been credited with helping change the relationship between the Canadian tribes and the government.

    Native Americans have been using meaningful walks like this for a long time. Back in the 1970s, a group walked from California to Washington DC to draw attention to Native rights. There’s a great read about this on The Conversation’s web sit.

    https://shorturl.at/3egaZ

    I’m deeply moved by these walks, particularly for how they “restore first-hand knowledge of place” as Meaghan Weatherdon, Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, University of San Diego put it in her article for “The Conversation.”

    I also can’t help feel the echos of suffering from the Trail of Tears, the forced displacement of thousands of Native Americans from the 1830s to the 1850s as their lands were taken from them.

    I’m appreciated being inspired to look for learning opportunities by Nation American Heritage Month.

  • Deeper still

    There’s something about the routine “Alchemy,” that satisfies. Dancing it this morning before a busy feast day gets underway, I was struck by its combination of powerful and yet deeply feminine moves.

    I’ve written so much about the feelings that come up for me while dancing. Today, especially toward the end during the steps to “A Mi Madre” by Caro Luna, there was a deep sense of contentment. I’m grateful for Nia. Every day.

  • World record holder

    Celebrating Emily King, who last summer broke a world record set in 1989 in the one-foot high kick at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics last July. What she did is kind of stunning: Standing on one foot, she leaps up and kicks a sealskin ball with that same foot then lands on that same foot. The ball she kicked to set the record was 85 inches off the ground. That’s 7 feet high. Here’s a link to the video. The woman King hugs at the end is the woman who set the 1989 record. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1987916265017979

    King is Tahltan, a tribe of the Stikine River area of northern British Columbia. She won four gold medals in last summer’s event, according to the Yukon News.

    It’s been so exhilarating to look for news items regarding Native Americans this November, which is Native American Heritage Month. Since I’ve been search for interesting information and then blogging about it, the Internet has noticed and now my Facebook feed populates with lots of interesting news and videos, which is how I stumbled on King.

    To learn more about the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics:

    https://www.weio.org/