Truth and Reconciliation
We acknowledge the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron peoples, who were the original caretakers of these lands we now live, work and play on.
This land continues to be home to diverse Indigenous peoples including three First Nations communities downriver Deshkan Ziibi (Thames River/Antler River): the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Oneida Nation of the Thames and Munsee-Delaware Nation whom we recognize as contemporary stewards of the land and vital contributors towards our shared quest for climate solutions.
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The Trail of Nenaboozhoo and Other Creation Stories compiled by Isaac Murdoch and printed by Kegedonce Press in 2019.
GoodMinds.com is a leading source of Indigenous education resources for schools and libraries in North America, while promoting Indigenous authors, illustrators and translators. Located at Six Nations of the Grand River in Brantford.
Indigenous Stewardship is true Conservation: We Need to Move Beyond Eco-Colonialism
Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have stewarded the lands and waters in this place now known as Canada. Through advanced practices, grounded in Indigenous law, these ways of knowing and being have supported abundant, thriving ecosystems.
https://raventrust.com/indigenous-stewardship-is-true-conservation-we-need-to-move-beyond-eco-colonialism/
Indigenous stewardship is key to global conservation
Recognizing the role of Indigenous lands and leadership in biodiversity conservation is a great start.
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/august-2019/indigenous-stewardship-is-the-key-to-global-conservation-goals/
Land Use Planning in the Great Bear Rain forest
Coastal First Nations are working to build a conservation-based economy. One that will protect the ecological values of the Great Bear Rainforest and provide economic health for our communities
https://coastalfirstnations.ca/our-land/land-stewardship/ and https://www.indigenousguardianstoolkit.ca/communities/coastal-stewardship-network
Watch KM Productions “They Came For The Children” - bio
http://www.kmproductions.ca/id.html
Read “Canada - A Land of Milk and Honey” by Ruth Kanu
The Two Row Wampum - The first agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Europeans was recorded by the Haudenosaunee and it is called the Two Row Wampum Belt. One purple row represents a sailboat (the Europeans) and the other purple row represents a canoe (The Native Americans). Each will travel down the river of life side by side, and neither will attempt to steer the other’s vessel. The white rows symbolize peace, friendship, and forever and is the basis of agreements between Haudenosaunee nations and all other nations.
The Eagle and the Condor prophecy of the Amazon speaks of long ago when human societies split into two different paths—that of the Eagle and that of the Condor. The path of the Condor is the path of heart, of intuition, and of the feminine. The path of the Eagle is the path of the mind, of the industrial, and of the masculine.
The Eagle and Condor prophecy says that the 1490s would begin a 500-year period during during which the Eagle people would become so powerful that they would nearly drive the Condor people out of existence. This can be seen in the conquering of the Americas and the killing and oppressing of the indigenous peoples in the subsequent 500 years—up to and including today.
The prophecy says that during the next 500-year period, beginning in 1990, the potential would arise for the Eagle and the Condor to come together, to fly in the same sky, and to create a new level of consciousness for humanity. The prophecy only speaks of the potential, so it's up to humanity to activate this potential and ensure that a new consciousness is allowed to arise.