When Cody Diabo recently learned that the bay restoration project on Kateri Tekakwitha Island was near complete, he took his family for a walk there to see its transformation from a dry, rocky shore into a marsh teeming with life. 

The island off of Kahnawà:ke, a Kanien'kéha:ka community south of Montreal, was once a small archipelago of lush, natural islands — but it became a single piece of land after sludge from the river and blasted rock was dumped onto the archipelago by construction crews building the St. Lawrence Seaway about 70 years ago. 

"For the first time coming to the island since I was a little child, I saw corn growing," Diabo, council chief responsible for the environment portfolio at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, said at a news conference Wednesday announcing the completion of the nearly decade-long project to restore water flow in the bay and naturalize its surroundings. 

"To be able to see a substance that's dear to Onkwehonwe people and Kanien'kéha people — corn — growing here, where it was essentially barren for a while … that was just a sign that we were doing something really good." [...]

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What if a Monopoly game board featured names and places relevant to Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) culture instead of Reading Railroad and Park Place? That's what Niiakohontésha Gray envisioned when creating resources in Kanien'kéha, or the Mohawk language. "Whenever I was going to school ... we had a lot of different resources but I noticed I don't really have any games or [more fun] resources that you could play," said Gray, who is from Akwesasne, on the Quebec, Ontario and New York state borders. "I know for me, it's a lot easier learning whenever it's more fun." Gray is a graduate of Ratiwennahní:rats, a two-year adult language immersion program offered by the Kanien'kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center in Kahnawà:ke, south of Montreal. After she graduated, she began teaching children at a grassroots immersion school in Ganienkeh, a settlement near Altona, N.Y. She noticed her students would always grab board games in English to play during their breaks, and wanted them to have options in their language.  She began translating and re-creating prototypes of various popular board games to reflect Kanien'kehá:ka language and culture and is now producing copies for other educators, language learners and their families. "I'm not the best speaker but I have an idea of what I want to do," she said.

That meant, instead of railroads, kids can land on kanonhséhsne —  longhouses — in Ganienkeh, Kahnawà:ke and Akwesasne. Tekiatén:ros, a matching game, uses words from a dictionary of Kanien'kéha nouns that is produced by the Kanien'kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center. Teiotién:taron River McComber, who teaches in Ganienkeh and worked with Gray before she left for a new job in her community, says it's a creative way to reinforce the curriculum that students in Ratiwennahní:rats and elsewhere learn.  McComber was also in Ratiwennahní:rats, in the cohort a year ahead of Gray. "All the schools that I've been to would love to have these things because when I was working there [we] didn't have anything quite like this," said McComber. McComber said there aren't enough language resources available beyond the classroom, especially for children and even for many grassroots schools, being creative with the curriculum falls on the teachers. "Everybody would love this to happen but nobody is kind of taking time out of their work space to do it," said McComber.  "She's doing what she can, and it's wonderful." For Gray, doing this has helped her break out of her comfort zone by having to approach former classmates and elders to help with translations. "I have to reach out to people; I have to talk to people," she said. "I have a hard time reaching out to elders ... just because I know they're real fluent and I know that I'm not…. [I] just feel like I'm going to mess up and I'm just gonna embarrass myself. But I ended up reaching out to a few of them, and talked to them and … they helped me."

do the micronations exist for you, or not

Nope. The way I choose to engage in this material means I kind of need a decent pool of cultural history to pull from. Folksongs, literature, oral history, traditional history, etc. So if I wanted to engage in cultures specific to a certain area, you would see me do the Kahnawà:ke over the Aerican Empire if I wanted to be hyperlocal to Montreal for example.

[ad_1] When Cody Diabo recently learned that the bay restoration project on Kateri Tekakwitha Island was near complete, he took his family for a walk there to see its transformation from a dry, rocky shore into a marsh teeming with life. The island off of Kahnawà:ke, a Kanien'kéha:ka community south of Montreal, was once a small archipelago of lush, natural islands — but it became a single piece of land after sludge from the river and blasted rock was dumped onto the archipelago by construction crews building the St. Lawrence Seaway about 70 years ago. "For the first time coming to the island since I was a little child, I saw corn growing," Diabo, council chief responsible for the environment portfolio at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, said at a news conference Wednesday announcing the completion of the nearly decade-long project to restore water flow in the bay and naturalize its surroundings. "To be able to see a substance that's dear to Onkwehonwe people and Kanien'kéha people — corn — growing here, where it was essentially barren for a while … that was just a sign that we were doing something really good."Cody Diabo, council chief responsible for the environment portfolio at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, says he saw corn growing on Kateri Tekakwitha Island for the first time recently, a sign of the island's newfound biodiversity. (CBC)For decades, the island was rocky and arid, save for towering grey poplars and sumac trees peppered throughout it. Now the bay, situated midway through the island, is a peaceful oasis complete with a protected nesting area for turtles and a habitat for the at-risk bank swallows migrating through the area.More than 15 years ago, the Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office (KEPO) began studying why the bay was filling with sediment and getting choked by weeds so thick that boating, swimming and fishing were nearly impossible in the small area that still ties the community to the St. Lawrence River. The seaway, inaugurated by Canada and the United States in 1959, cut off Kahnawà:ke's access to the river, replacing the natural waterway with a narrow canal for large cargo ships to bypass the rapids after which the community is named — and took with it an entire way of life. In all, the federal government expropriated 1,262 acres of Kahnawà:ke's land for the massive industrial project.'Land expropriation at its worst'Once KEPO realized the sediment buildup was caused by the seaway and agricultural runoff from the Châteauguay River, it undertook modelling to figure out how to increase water flow and invited community members to weigh in on solutions. A section of the bay was dredged to make it deeper and the Seaway Management Corporation agreed to increase flow by slightly opening its locks. Sediment had piled so high the water was only about 60 centimetres deep, according to Vladimir Koutitonsky, a physical oceanographer who worked on the modelling. "It was sad to see what had been done without thinking of the consequences for the community," Koutitonsky said.KEPO cobbled together funding, mostly from the federal government but also from other sources, such as CDPQ Infra, a subsidiary of Quebec's pension fund manager the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, which is responsible for the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) light rail project launching next week.Benjamin Green-Stacey says Kahnawà:ke's bay restoration is an example of the success of Indigenous-led land stewardship. (Verity Stevenson/CBC)The office was eventually able to purchase a boat designed to harvest aquatic plants so that it could pull up the weeds that had infested the bay, also helping to increase water flow and making the water easier to enjoy. It also created a beach on the island's eastern tip, at the request of community members who wanted to be able to swim in the water as their elders had as children.Benjamin Green-Stacey, KEPO's new director, says the construction of the seaway was one of the most traumatic events that Kahnawà:ke has experienced as a collective. "This is the result of environmental racism. This is land expropriation at its worst," Green-Stacey said. "There's this whole generation now that's grown up without access to the river and we'll never experience what it was like to have direct river access."And so to see it transformed into a more naturalized space… that can help us get back to appreciating our relationship and interconnectedness with nature and with this space, with our place, it's profound."Cole Delisle, the environmental projects co-ordinator for terrestrial habitats, said he was struck by the deafening sound of eastern chorus frogs singing one early morning this spring when he visited the bay for some field work. 'To really see our medicines coming back'Diabo, too, remarked on the cacophony of nature sounds the bay now produces. "Hearing the birds, hearing the insects and just being able to see visually how beautiful it is, this is a good day," he said. The St. Lawrence Seaway is seen on the other side of Kateri Tekakwitha Island in Kahnawà:ke. The seaway was created for large cargo ships to bypass the rapids in St. Lawrence River after which the Kanien'kéha community south of Montreal was named. (Verity Stevenson/CBC)Lynn Jacobs, the former director of KEPO, said she's already noticed how many more species have returned to the area, including bank swallows flying over the marsh "by the hundreds.""To really see our medicines coming back … it's example of what environmental stewardship can do," Jacobs said.Patrick Ragaz, KEPO's general manager of field science, who has been working on the restoration project for eight years, said some 100 pairs of bank swallows filled their new habitat just two weeks after it was built.Green-Stacey says the project is an example of how successful community-driven, Indigenous-led land stewardship can be in restoring biodiversity. In December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the federal government would invest $800 million over seven years on four Indigenous-led conservation initiatives. The KEPO director says he hopes awareness of the importance of biodiversity, aided recently by the COP15 conference held in Montreal, and reconciliation efforts in Canada will make it easier for these kinds of initiatives to get funding. Tyler Moulton, left, Cole Delisle, middle, and Carlee Kawinehta Loft, right, all work for the Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office (KEPO), which led the bay restoration project. (Verity Stevenson/CBC)While the restoration itself is completed, KEPO staff have a plan to monitor the bay and continue work on improving water flow for the next 10 years. In the coming year, they're hoping to excavate a road that was used during the seaway's construction and that is blocking some of the water's path. To Green-Stacey, though, the restoration will live well beyond a decade."It's a forever project," he said. "We're going to continue to take care of it; we're going to continue to steward it, and we're going to continue to interact with it." [ad_2] Source link

tw talk of trichotillomania/pulling

hey for the ppl who also deal with trich/trichotillomania

if you wanna train yourself against the pulling for a month to spare your lashes/eyebrows specifically get yourself one of these fancy lash growth oils

I'd def recommend this one by Lotus+Sage as it hasn't irritated my eyes + does what i want it to do BUT the brand doesn't have a fully functional website! If you live by Kahnawà:ke tho it has a physical shop + you'd support an indigenous brand so get on that it's like 12$

MY POINT BEING this oil i got is a mix of olive/castor oils+horsetail+nettle and applying it nightly will NOT necessarily make them grow longer but it definitely does something to the roots and conditioning of the lashes so pulling them doesn't end up in breakage/them getting out as easily and the lack of result after pulling kinda conditions my brain away from the impulse

either that or treating your lashes whether the treatment works or not subconsciously calmed my impulsion to begin with

but idk i think it works for me! probably not for everyone but

It is Indigenous Veterans Day. Are you located around Tiohtià:ke (Montreal)? Here is a resource to learn about Kahnawà:ke's role in the War of 1812. @paulrombo #SocSciLEARN #ed4recLEARN https://t.co/Sn1QkfAJyP — Stacy Anne Allen (@stacyanneallen) Nov 8, 2023 via Twitter https://twitt

[ad_1] As the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches, the Montreal Alouettes are looking to foster reconciliation efforts through football by visiting their closest neighbouring First Nations community.Four players and representatives of the team were in Kahnawà:ke, south of Montreal, on Wednesday to meet community members and scrimmage with young athletes. "I think it's a great opportunity for Alouettes to get to know their neighbouring community and to inspire our youth," said Ietsénhaienhs (council chief) Jessica Lazare, who holds the heritage portfolio at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke."There's no reconciliation without the truth, without talking to us… and without really engaging and coming to our communities."Community members got to meet players Marc-Antoine Dequoy, Austin Mack, Kaion Julien-Grant and Frédéric Chagnon. They signed jerseys, hats, flags and even a shoe before bringing young athletes onto the field of the Kahnawà:ke Sports Complex for a round-robin tournament.Wide receiver Kaion Julien-Grant says he was honoured to visit Kahnawà:ke. (Ka’nhehsí:io Deer/CBC)"I feel honoured just to be here, and to be welcomed, too," said Julien-Grant, a wide receiver with the team."I'm glad we started this and hope we keep it going."Over 30 children and their families were in attendance. "It feels cool," said Nigamowin Ottereyes-Lahache, 7,  about playing with professional football players."It makes me happy."Beyond orange jerseysSeptember 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, or Orange Shirt Day. CFL teams playing Saturday will wear orange and white warm-up jerseys as a way to raise awareness of the tragedies of the residential school system and show support for survivors and their families. Mark Weightman, president and chief executive officer of the Montreal Alouettes, said the team wanted to take a step beyond just wearing orange jerseys."We felt it was a good opportunity for us to connect with some of our local Indigenous communities, to come out here and spend some time with some of the young athletes," he said.This groups of children from Kahnawà:ke learn the ins and outs of football from Alouettes wide receiver Austin Mack. (Ka’nhehsí:io Deer/CBC)The jerseys worn by the Alouettes on Saturday's game against the Ottawa Redblacks will be sold in a silent auction, with half of the proceeds donated toward offsetting costs for Kahnawà:ke youth registering for football, and the other half for Orange Shirt Day activities in the community.Curran Jacobs, one of the organizers of Orange Shirt Day activities in Kahnawà:ke, said that is an example of what reconciliation looks like.Helen Jarvis Montour (left) and Curran Jacobs are organizers of Orange Shirt Day activities in Kahnawà:ke. (Ka’nhehsí:io Deer/CBC)"The fact that this is an event that's focusing on the children, it's kind of important because it's this idea of the resilience of our communities and that we're trying to make a better future for kids," said Jacobs.Children who were at the meet and greet will be invited to attend the Alouettes' home game on Oct. 9, where they will be greeted on the field at half time and be part of the entourage who will receive proceeds from the silent auction fundraiser. [ad_2]

Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke taking Ontario to court over changes to online gaming

Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke taking Ontario to court over changes to online gaming

An Indigenous council is taking the Ontario government to court over changes made to online gaming. Source: CP24 Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke taking Ontario to court over changes to online gaming

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Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke taking Ontario government to court over online gaming

Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke taking Ontario government to court over online gaming

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) is taking iGaming Ontario and the Attorney General of Ontario to court over changes to how the province manages online gaming.  A notice of application was filed in the Ontario Superior Court on Monday, arguing that the changes are “illegal and unconstitutional.” Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP is representing MCK. None of the allegations have been proven in…

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The Kanien'kehá:ka Nation at Kahnawà:ke, the traditional seat of government for the community south of Montreal, is calling for compensation from the provincial and federal governments after an oil spill traced to the neighbouring city of Châteauguay seeped onto its territory.

The nation says Kahnawà:ke community members only became aware of the presence of fuel seepage more than a week after an industrial spill took place in early February.

Several dozen Kahnawà:ke residents and members of the nation, also known as the Longhouse, presented themselves at Châteauguay's city hall Friday morning to meet Mayor Éric Allard.

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Friday, October 14, 2022 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?:     SHANTARAM (Apple TV+) ROSALINE (Disney + Star) MARTHA GARDENS (The Roku Channel) FIXER UPPER: THE CASTLE (Magnolia Canada) 9:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (CW Feed) WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (CW Feed) HIGH SCHOOL (Premiering on October 28 on Amazon Prime Canada) THE SHOPLIFTING PACT (TBD - Lifetime Canada)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA 10 FC BARCELONA JODI JUJU STORIES LIGHTS GUNS AND ACTION (Season 2) OMG VOY A PASARMELO BIEN

CBC GEM L’ESSENCE DES SOUVENIRS TRIBAL (Season 1)

CRAVE TV BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON THE EXPENDABLES HELL OF A WEEK WITH CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD (Season 1) JENNIFER’S BODY MTV’S JERSEY SHORE FAMILY VACATION (Season 5B, Episodes 1-16) REDEEMING LOVE REPO MAN THE SECRET GARDEN (2020) SURVIVE     THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003)

DISNEY + STAR EVITA INTO THE WOODS (Sing-Along Version) ROSALINE

NETFLIX CANADA BLACK BUTTERFLIES THE CURSE OF THE BRIDGE HOLLOW EVERYTHING CALLS FOR SALVATION (Season 1) HOLY FAMILY (Season 1) MISMATCHED (Season 2) TAKE 1 (Season 1)

2022 FIFA U17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP (TSN5) 6:48am: Brazil vs. United States (TSN5) 10:18am: Germany vs. Chile

PULSE (APTN) 7:00pm: Meet Lauren Jiles, a renowned burlesque performer better known as Lou Lou la Duchesse de Rière. Hailing from Kahnawà:ke, Lou Lou celebrates and reclaims Indigenous sexuality through this empowering style of dance.

PRE-SEASON NBA BASKETBALL (TSN4) 7:00pm: Celtics vs. Raptors (SN Now) 8:00pm: Nets vs. Timberwolves (SN Now) 10:00pm: Lakers vs. Kings

CFL FOOTBALL   (TSN5) 7:00pm: Alouettes vs. Redblacks (TSN) 9:30pm: Ti-Cats vs. Stamps

NHL HOCKEY (TSN3) 8:00pm: Rangers vs. Jets

MARKETPLACE (CBC) 8:00pm

RODEO NATION (APTN) 8:00pm: PJ Fox struggles to compete after the recent death of her grandfather. Mark Big Tobacco battles nerves as he returns to compete in bareback for the first time since he shattered his collarbone. Harry Good Eagle and his team reveal the healing nature of horses.

MID-LOVE CRISIS (W Network) 8:00pm: On the eve of turning 50, Mindy Quinn finds herself doing the most unexpected thing: rekindling a romance that ended 30 years ago.

STORIES FROM THE LAND (APTN) 8:30pm: Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung is a sacred burial mound site in northwestern Ontario; part of a land claim in the 1980s and '90s, it's now a source of cultural pride among youth and elders in the community.

THE PASSIONATE EYE (CBC) 9:00pm: The Real Mo Farah

TRANSPLANT (CTV) 9:00pm: Bash finds himself at odds with his direct supervisor while they treat a couple of skydivers with a unique relationship; Mags speaks out against her supervising doctor; a mistake comes back to bite Theo.

SURVIVE (Crave) 9:00pm:  Jane and Paul are the only survivors of a plane crash that isolates them on a remote snow-covered mountain. They will have to find a way to get back to society, while Jane struggles with her own personal demons and Paul tries to keep her safe.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME (Magnolia Canada) 9:30pm (SERIES PREMIERE):  Maddie Moate explores three unique and innovative homes in England, and meets the owners who are challenging the way we see home; she visits a pioneering plant-based house, a shape-shifting self-build and a historic watermill turned dwelling.

STEPHEN COLBERT PRESENTS TOONING OUT THE NEWS (CTV Comedy) 10:30pm:  A cast of animated characters, led by anchor James Smartwood, parody top news stories and interview real-world guests, newsmakers and analysts.

CRIME BEAT (Global) 10:00pm: When former beauty queen Alexandra Pesic is gunned down in a brazen daylight shooting on a midsummer evening in 1992, a quiet community in a suburb of Vancouver, B.C. is stunned; evidence of a contract killing is found motivated by greed and hate.

Watch the American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 now: https://youtu.be/bWiW4Rp8vF0?feature=shared

The American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 broadcast recording is now available on ecoAmerica's YouTube channel for viewers to be inspired by active climate leaders. Watch to find out which finalist received the $50,000 grand prize! Hosted by Vanessa Hauc and featuring Bill McKibben and Katharine Hayhoe!

KRUGER ENERGY AND KAHNAWÀ:KE SUSTAINABLE ENERGIES CELEBRATE DEDICATION OF DES CULTURES WIND FARM IN MONTÉRÉGIE, QUÉBEC

KRUGER ENERGY AND KAHNAWÀ:KE SUSTAINABLE ENERGIES CELEBRATE DEDICATION OF DES CULTURES WIND FARM IN MONTÉRÉGIE, QUÉBEC

KRUGER ENERGY AND KAHNAWÀ:KE SUSTAINABLE ENERGIES CELEBRATE DEDICATION OF DES CULTURES WIND FARM IN MONTÉRÉGIE, QUÉBEC SAINT-RÉMI, QC, Jun 27, 2022 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) — The project’s six wind turbines have been operational since the beginning of the year in Saint-Rémi and Saint-Michel Kruger Energy and Kahnawà:ke Sustainable Energies today celebrated the dedication of the Des…

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30 years since the Kahnawà:ke Uprising (Oka Crisis in bougie press) Watch Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

[ad_1] Louisa-Pearl Einish-Shecanapish cried tears of joy as she huddled with six other firefighters on Saturday during the award ceremony for the Quebec Aboriginal Firefighters Competition in Listuguj, over 500 kilometers northeast of Quebec City.The team of seven women from the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach came in second, just behind Kahnawà:ke firefighters, after competing in the obstacle and fitness event."That's still a win for us. It felt like first place," said Einish-Shecanapish."It was a lot of emotions, because for me it's a very good, new experience to do something like this," she said. "Especially for my kids: They can look up to me and see that their mom is really doing something positive."From left to right, Marina Uniam, Melissa Peastitue, Louisa-Pearl Einish-Shecanapish, Shania Mameamskum, Esther Elizabeth Tooma, Priscilla Sandy and Joyce Einish pictured at the compeition. In front are the team's coaches, Andy John Dominique and Billy Moffat. (Submitted by Louisa-Pearl Einish-Shecanapish)Fellow firefighter Esther Elizabeth Tooma says the team was nervous heading into Saturday's competition as they were the only all-female team. Although their expectations weren't too high, Tooma says her son was there to watch her team be named runner-up."He's 11 years old and he was so proud during that competition," said Tooma."I started training last year," said Tooma. "Anything is possible. To achieve what you want in life and if your world is falling apart, you can still keep going."As part of their training, the team of women was put through exercises and courses over the past 2.5 months. (Submitted by Louisa-Pearl Einish-Shecanapish)Being only female team 'was intimidating at first'Last weekend marked the team's second time being the only all-women team at the competition."It was very intimidating at first," said firefighter Shania Mameamskum.At last year's competition, she says they placed fourth out of seven teams. She hopes their participation in this event can inspire others."They were very proud, especially my mom and my dad," said Mameamskum.Einish-Shecanapish joined the fire service two years ago following in the footsteps of a respected female firefighter in town who, as the only firefighter on call, led the response to a fire at an abandoned daycare building years ago."To me, when I saw that, it felt so empowering as a woman, you know. That's my story. That's when I thought, 'I'm gonna join in the future. I just have to wait for my moment,'" said Einish-Shecanapish.The seven women travelled to Listuguj for the competition. (Submitted by Louisa-Pearl Einish-Shecanapish)When she was recruited two years ago, there were only two women on the service.This year was a particularly sweet moment for Einish-Shecanapish, who is still in training and working toward her certification alongside the other women. She had to miss last year's competition due to the death of a family member."I was at my brother's funeral and some of the girls asked me why I wasn't joining the firefighter competition. I told them 'I'm going through a rough time, but I will be there next year,' which is this year," said Einish-Shecanapish.LISTEN | All-female firefighter team are runners-up at firefighters competition: Breakaway8:36All-female firefighter team from the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach come home with a medal from the Quebec Aboriginal Firefighters CompetitionA team of seven firefighters from the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach took home second place at a firefighter competition last weekend. CBC's Rachel Watts spoke with a firefighter who was part of the only all-women team at the competition hoping to inspire others.Team trained for more than 2 monthsThe women started training with coaches Billy Moffet and Andy John Dominique two-and-a-half months ago, four days a week in preparation — flipping tires, running and preparing hoses while dressed in their gear."It was very intense the first weeks," said Einish-Shecanapish."A few weeks before we left the competition, it was every day. Even on a hot, hot day, we would have to wear our bunker gear. All the women were sweating."The gear felt particularly heavy and hot during some of the training days, said Louisa-Pearl Einish-Shecanapish. (Submitted by Louisa-Pearl Einish-Shecanapish)'Hopefully I get to see another all woman team next year'The day of the competition, Einish-Shecanapish says they completed various obstacle courses. At one point, she says her team nearly lost control of one of the hoses, but kept going."Some of the guys came up to us and [said] 'That's really good what you did. And, like, you guys didn't quit,'" said Einish-Shecanapish."That's because they saw some other teams in the past where they messed up and they just called it quits."When the team returned home late Monday, she says they were greeted by their kids, parents and families."Everybody had a message from their family of how proud they were of us. And we cried and were so happy," said Einish-Shecanapish.The women were welcomed back home by family and friends who were proud of their accomplishment at the competition. (Submitted by Louisa-Pearl Einish-Shecanapish)What makes Einish-Shecanapish even prouder is how many more women participated this year. She says last year the other teams were composed of only male firefighters."I told my team that you guys probably inspired the women to join the competition, which is very honourable … It's beautiful to see that," said Einish-Shecanapish."Hopefully I get to see another all-woman team next year." [ad_2] Source link

"The Laws and the Land is an account of colonial harm. It is an unprecedented look at the dispossession and oppression of the People of Kahnawà:ke by slowly taking their lands away. This book is a must-read for our People but also for all Indigenous peoples who have been dispossessed by the settler governments, churches, and unscrupulous individuals. And it also shows the perseverance and survival of a Mohawk community."