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I think it is very important that we speak out and support others in speaking out. We will not be silenced,
Marika Swan, Tla-o-qui-aht
Feature Stories
Your Talent Tree by Brandon Edwards
“Your Talent Tree”
I have a Belief, Metaphor?
that every talent, skill or capability
is a tree, we all start out with enough seeds to get somewhere
somewhere successful, somewhere with meaning
Olympic coverage
Here is a short list of some of the coverage I have been following
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http://olympicresistance.net/
The Olympic Resistance Network (ORN) is based in Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories and exists as a space to coordinate anti-2010 Olympics efforts. In doing so, we act in solidarity with other communities across the province – particularly Indigenous communities who have been defending their land even before the onslaught of the Olympics.
http://2010.mediacoop.ca/
A wide range of anti-olympic protest coverage
Comments on the Olympics by Amber Simpson
My name is Amber Simpson, I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and raised on the Vancouver Eastside. I am half Cree (Pelican Rapids, Manitoba) and half Ojibway from the Salteaux Nation (Mallard, Manitoba). I am a student in the Digital Graphic Design course at Vancouver Community College Downtown Campus.
Not to be too negative about the Olympics but with all the aboriginal themes that are being put up for the events, I am a bit suspect. Why NOW do they show pride in the fact that we are a valuable part of the Canadian culture?
Ancestral Lineages deny Canada’s claim to land ownership between the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
‘Vancouver, B.C. Canada’ - February 11, 2010
This is an official notice that the Olympic Games are illegally occupying and policing un-surrendered St’at’imc Native Land. Proper consultation has never taken place between the invaders, the International Olympic Committee and the people of our communities. As long as there is destruction on our traditional land, we will confront all requests to invest in or develop on our Mother Earth. All land is sacred. Our territory runs far and deep into the mountains here and beyond. It does not stop at the borders of the reservations created by the racist Canadian and American systems.
In Loving Memory of Butterfly Woman
We at Redwire would like to offer our prayers for Vera Manuel and her family. Vera was featured on Redwire’s first spoken word CD, ” Our Voice is Our Weapon, Our Bullets the Truth.” We honour this amazing woman, her strength inspired us with her reading on that CD, may her words and her voice continue to inspire many generations. Thank you Vera for all you offered this world, for your commitment to justice and your inspiration for change.
In Loving Memory of Butterfly Woman
Kulilu Palki – Vera Manuel
Remembering Vera
Thursday, February 11, 2010
7-10 PM
Simon Baker Room
Aboriginal Friendship Room
1607 E. Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC
V5L 1S7
All My Relations
