An attempt to fall in love with Edmonton, Alberta (plus added diversions)
Jun11
Jason Carter, “Boo Meets Bear” from Who is Boo.
“Who Is Boo: The Terrific Tales of One Trickster Rabbit is a children’s book that chronicles a perpetually curious rabbit who is in a continual race around the world with his and along the way, meets many animals. The title character is inspired by Nanabozho, a trickster figure in Ojibwe mythology, but the story itself is inspired from the trickster characters prevalent in all ethnicities.”
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“OOLICHAN OIL NOT ALBERTA OIL” by Roy Henry Vickers
His words on the piece, “[…]TO REMIND YOU WE ARE NOT GOING TO ALLOW OIL [PIPELINES] IN THE NORTH OR OIL TANKERS IN OUR BEAUTIFUL OCEANS.”
This is from his FB, so you can download the full-size version there.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxuwo3segv1r62tsno1_500.jpg)
“OOLICHAN OIL NOT ALBERTA OIL” by Roy Henry Vickers
His words on the piece, “[…]TO REMIND YOU WE ARE NOT GOING TO ALLOW OIL [PIPELINES] IN THE NORTH OR OIL TANKERS IN OUR BEAUTIFUL OCEANS.”
This is from his FB, so you can download the full-size version there.
Tar Sands Healing Walk 2013 (by fiercelightfilms)
The 4th Annual walk is happening July 5-6, 2013 in Fort McMurray, Alberta
Jun7
(via resistkxl)
Jun5
A pipe ceremony to pray for the repatriation of the Manitou Stone was held at the Royal Alberta Museum on March 22, 2013. The ceremony was followed by an information session where invited speakers and community members could share about their thoughts and experiences concerning the stone.
A brief history about the Manitou Stone:
The Manitou Stone is part of a meteorite that fell to earth centuries ago in the Iron Creek area near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Consisting mostly of iron, the Stone was taken to the Pakan Mission near Smoky Lake by Methodist minister Rev. George McDougall in the 1860s, then was moved to Lac Ste. Anne. In 1886, the Stone headed east to Victoria University in Cobourg, Ontario, followed by Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum. In the early 70s, Minister Horst Schmidt requested that the Stone be loaned to the Royal Alberta Museum, where it has resided since 1972. It is currently on display as part of the RAM’s Aboriginal gallery.
Today, the Manitou Stone is still considered a very sacred object in Canadian Aboriginal culture, viewed as coming from the Creator and a symbol of protection. Some draw a connection between the removal of the Stone and war between the Cree and Blackfoot Nations, the near-extinction of the buffalo, and the smallpox outbreak which ravaged the population — including two of Rev. George McDougall’s daughters.
This ceremony and information session is of utmost importance because it brought together members of both the Aboriginal community and the United Church in an effort towards healing and reconciliation.
Jun2
“Children playing on merry-go-round, Edmonton Indian Residential School, c. 1950”
(Source: thechildrenremembered.ca)
May15
Blackfoot petroglyph from the Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park / Áísínai’pi National Historic Site.
(Source: uleth.ca)
May7
Letitia Bird (Metis), Red River, Manitoba, 1858
(Source: collectionscanada.gc.ca)
May5
Residential School mural? #yeg #edmonton #trains (at Grandin/Government Centre LRT Station)
You can read all about the controversy surrounding this hideous and deeply troubling mural here (and yes, that’s Bishop Grandin, a nun holding an aboriginal child, a residential school in the background, and an aboriginal family being led away from their child and towards a train station).
Apr30
(Source: resistkxl)
Apr26
Children at Sandy Lake, Alberta, 1965.
(Source: Flickr / mennonitechurchusa-archives)
Apr17
(Source: sikssaapo-p)
Apr16
Bigstone Cree Nation March on Edmonton, 1981
(Source: contentdm.ucalgary.ca)
‘OH-TOH-KIN - Publication For/Of Native Peoples Resistance’, Vancouver, British Columbia, first issue, 1992.
Apr15
I am so happy to work on this project called Canadiana Comics: Files of Number None. This collaboration is a compilation of Canadian super heros (actual or fictional). I thought this would be a cool opportunity to dig into my Cree history and create a female super hero based on a Cree Story of the Thunder People.
Thunder Woman
Origin Story: Descendant of the Thunder People called Piyêsiw by the Cree people. Piyêsiw are immortals who live among the clouds and descend to earth during great thunderstorms. They control all thunder and lightening, restoring balance to the environment and mortals faith in their great power. From their lofty realm, they watch over the mortals and protect them from evil. Their common form is a great thunderbird, although may transform to a human shape if they choose to have mortal relationships. Relationships with mortals are rare as they do not like to meddle with the lives of humans, unless a mortal requires their protection.
Name: Thunder Woman
Civilian name: piyêsiw-iskwêw.
Home Base: The prairie skies.
