Tues 4pm Nov 27 – Ottawa Solidarity Rally with Unis’tot’en and Grassroot Wet’suwet’en

 

Ottawa Solidarity Rally with Unis’tot’en and Grassroot Wet’suwet’en

Tuesday November 27th, 2012 @ 4pm, 

Prime Minister’s Office (corner of Wellington & Elgin)

FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/497971450224037/

#nopipelines

This Tuesday, November 27th, communities from coast to coast are taking action in solidarity with the Unis’tot’en and grassroots Wet’suwet’en, to reaffirm and amplify the message that no proposed pipelines will proceed on their territories!
No to PTP! No to all pipelines on Unis’tot’en land!

On November 20th, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Toghestiy intercepted and issued an eagle feather to surveyors from the Can-Am Geomatics company who were working for Apache’s proposed natural gas Pacific Trails Pipeline (PTP). In Wet’suwet’en law, an eagle feather is used as a first and only notice of trespass. The surveyors were ordered to leave the territory and the road leading into the territory has been closed to all industry activities. The Unist’ot’en are against all pipelines slated to cross through their territories, which include Enbridge Northern Gateway, Kinder Morgans northern proposal, Pembina, Spectra, and Pacific Trails Pipelines.

The Unis’tot’en are now calling for solidarity and support actions to get the message out loud and clear to corporations, investors, and government that they have no right or jurisdiction to approve development on Unist’ot’en lands.

So this Tuesday, November 27th, on unceded Algonquin territory, join in solidarity and resistance with Unist’ot’en in front of the PMO (Wellington and Elgin). Let’s tell them that we support Unist’ot’en and grassroots Wet’suwet’en and say no to all pipelines slated for their territories!

Bring banners, signs, noisemakers to make our voices loud and clear and reaffirm our solidarity with Unis’tot’en!

Invite friends and allies and help spread the word!

Let us know asap if you can help support and organize:
email stan.kupferschmidt at gmail.com or lena at lena.ca

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For more information please see links below:

The Unist’ot’en website, including news releases, backgrounder, and videos from latest events: http://unistotencamp.wordpress.com/

BC First Nation members evict pipeline surveyors:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-first-nation-members-evict-pipeline-surveyors-set-up-road-block/article5547325/

Raising Resistance – Global Action Solidarity with Unis’tot’en: https://www.facebook.com/events/279802322123507/

Pamphlet to print and handout: http://unistotencamp.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/ptp-flyer2.pdf

Online book: Honouring Indigenous Women: Heart of Nations Vol.2

Click the book cover to download this Vol.

Following the success of Honouring Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nations Vol.1, published earlier this year, the Indigenous Peoples’ Solidarity Movement Ottawa (IPSMO) has now launched the second volume!

Sixty-two women and men from various nations contributed to this book. Indigenous women shared their lived experiences with regards to their relationships with the land, their birth mothers, families, communities, and themselves. Their Indigenous and non-Indigenous allies shared their thoughts on responsibilities to (re)build relationships with Indigenous women.

We are very grateful for the authors and artists who courageously shared their stories with us, and are honoured to publish their work. A list of our contributors is provided below.

We also would like to express our gratitude to Under One Roof Properties who generously donated us the layout by Nancy Reid from NR Grafix.

Download the book here:

• Honouring Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nations Vol.2
  117-page PDF format, free of charge
  (Right-click and ‘save as…’ to download)

We are now looking for funds to print it in preparation for our book launch and to offer our contributors paper copies of the book in early 2013. We plan to have this book available for individual purchases, in local libraries and community resource centers, and for use as part of school curricula.

If you would like to help us with distribution, please us at ipsmo@riseup.net.

To make a donation to the campaign, please click this PayPal button

or make a cheque to ‘Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa’ with ‘HIW-Vol.2′ in the memo line. Cheques can be mailed to: IPSMO, c/o OPIRG-Carleton, 326 Unicentre, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6.

The contributors featured in the book are:

Adelle Farrely, Angela Ashawawasegai, Angela Mashford-Pringle, Arlene Bowman, Belinda Daniels, Carrie Bourassa, Catherine M. Pulkinen, Catherine McCarty, Cecelia LaPointe, Cristina Afán Lai, Dawn Karima Pettigrew, Deanna StandingCloud, Donna Roberta Della-Picca, Dvorah Coughlin, Emilie Corbiere, Eva Apuk Jij, Faith Turner, Francine Burning, Greg Macdougall, Heather Shillinglaw, Helen Knott, Janet Marie Rogers, Janine Manning, Jodie-Lynn Waddilove, Lana Whiskeyjack, Leanne Simpson, Lesley Belleau, Linda Lucero, Lisa M. Machell, Lorri Neilsen GlennLouise Vien, Lynn Gehl, Marcie Riel, Margaret Kress-White, Mariel Belanger, Mikhelle Lynn Rossmulkey, Miranda Moore, Mona-Lisa Bourque-Bearskin, Nehi Katawasisiw, Nicole McGrath, PJ Prudat, R. Saya Bobick, Raven Sinclair, Robert A. Horton, Rosie Trakostanec, Samantha Elijah, Shauneen Pete, Simone Nichol, Susan Smith Fedorko, Tamara Pokrupa-Nahanni, Tamara Starblanket Neyihaw, Teresa Rose Beaulieu, Theresa Meuse, Waaseyaa’sin Christine Sy, Yolanda Teresa Philgreen and Zainab Amadahy.

Ottawa Organization Launches New Book Collection Honouring Indigenous Women

For Immediate Release: November 22, 2012

Ottawa Organization Launches New Book Collection Honouring Indigenous Women 

Ottawa, Unceded Algonquin Territory – On November 25, 2012, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Indigenous Peoples’ Solidarity Movement Ottawa (IPSMO) will launch a new book collection Honouring Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nations Vol.2. The book will be available at http://www.ipsmo.org.

Following the success of Honouring Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nations Vol.1, published earlier this year, IPSMO launched its “Honouring Indigenous Women Campaign” and released a call for submissions for the second volume of Honouring Indigenous Women. Through this initiative, the campaign organizers aim to re-centre our understanding of society based on the experiences and perspectives of Indigenous women. They also aim to create a venue where Indigenous peoples and their allies can express themselves through writing and art.

Sixty-two women and men from various nations contributed to this volume. Indigenous women shared their experiences about their relationships with the land, their birth mothers, families, communities, and themselves. Their Indigenous and non-Indigenous allies shared their thoughts on (re)building relationships with Indigenous women.

“We are very grateful for the authors and artists who courageously shared their stories with us, and are honoured to publish their work. We also would like to express our gratitude to Under One Roof Properties who generously donated us the layout by Nancy Reid from NR Grafix. This book was made possible thanks to them,” said Pei-Ju, one of the campaign organizers.

The book is available online free of charge. IPSMO is now looking for funds to print it in early 2013. The book will be available for individual purchase, in local libraries and community resource centers, and for use as part of school curricula. If you would like to help us with distribution, please contact IPSMO at ipsmo@riseup.net. To make a donation, please visit our PayPal website or send a cheque to ‘Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa’ with ‘HIW-Vol.2′ in the memo line. Cheques can be mailed to: 326 Unicentre, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6.

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For more information on the campaign or to find Vol.1 of Honouring Indigenous Women, please visit: http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/honouring-indigenous-women-campaign/

For more information on the book, the campaign or to help with distribution, please contact Pei-Ju, Rachel or Lindsey at ipsmo@riseup.net (English or French)

Anishinaabeg Stories: Featuring Petroglyphs, Petrographs, and Wampum Belts by Lynn Gehl

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Now Available!

Are you Anishinaabeg or a settler ally and would like to learn more about the Anishinaabeg knowledge philosophy, worldview, and culture?

Are you an Algonquin Anishinaabeg and would like to learn from an Algonquin person?

Are you interested in traditional symbolic literacy, want to learn more, or want to learn through it?

Are you a visual learner and a deep thinker? If so, this book is for you.

Short Description:

The stories in this book offer the reader a greater understanding of the Anishinaabeg knowledge philosophy and way of life. To help convey the deep knowledge inherent, and to accommodate vision learners, several ancient symbols and icons have been re-created and incorporated. The stories in this book are organized as 13 short chapters, 3 crossword puzzles, and 14 visuals which include the re-creation of petroglyphs, petrographs, wampum belts, photographs, as well as digital art. A special element is a discussion and visual of the 3 wampum belts exchanged during the 1764 Treaty at Niagara. The chapter organization begins with the creation story and unfolds to include chapters on the tree nation, the sacred pipe, the clan system, debwewin (truth) journey, the treaty process, and uranium mining and nuclear fission. This book has a larger font size and is 100 pages in length. Both community members and people interested in Indigenous knowledge philosophy will find this book a valuable read. It will make a great gift item too.

Author’s Biography: 

Lynn Gehl is an Algonquin Anishinaabe-kwe from the Ottawa River Valley, Ontario Canada. She holds a Doctorate in Indigenous Studies, a Master of Arts in Canadian and Native Studies, an undergraduate degree in Anthropology, a diploma in Chemical Technology, and has worked in the field of environmental science for 12 years. Lynn is an outspoken critic of the Algonquin land claims and self-government process as it continues to operate through a colonial model, as well as an outspoken critic of the entitlement criteria for Indian status and First Nation citizenship. While living within the many contradictions of colonization, Lynn also advocates for the rights of Indigenous mothers and their babies as it is through Indian status registration that historic treaty rights are obtained. These rights include health care rights and education rights which mothers are in particular need of. While advocating for change in oppressive colonial law and policy is part of what she does,

Lynn is also an artist, and is interested in Indigenous knowledge (IK) systems that guide the Anishinaabeg forward to mino-pimatisiwin (the good life). In offering a contribution to the resurgence of Indigenous knowledge, Anishinaabeg Stories: Featuring Petroglyphs, Petrographs, and Wampum Belts reflects Lynn’s artwork and this latter IK interest.

To purchase this book: www.lynngehl.com $20.00 plus shipping and handling

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Click the image to download the book ad poster in PDF format.

Table of Contents

List of Art Work, Illustrations, and Photographs

CHAPTER 1 The Anishinaabe Creation Story

CHAPTER 2 The Tree Nation

CHAPTER 3 Winonah and Her Four Sons

CHAPTER 4 The Anishinaabe Clan System of Governance

CHAPTER 5 Kinoomaagewaabkong: The Teaching Rock

CHAPTER 6 The Grandmother of Sacred Pipes

CHAPTER 7 Debwewin Journey

CHAPTER 8 Mshkoziwin: The Art of Being Brave

CHAPTER 9 The Treaty Process

CHAPTER 10 Knowledge the Eagle Teaches about our Primary Constitutional Relationship

CHAPTER 11 Anishinaabe Numbers

CHAPTER 12 Anishinaabe Medicine Wheel

CHAPTER 13 Uranium Mining and Nuclear Fission

CROSSWORD PUZZLE 1 The Bald Eagle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2 Indigenous Place Names

CROSSWORD PUZZLE 3 Trees: The Second Order of Creation

Crossword Puzzle Solutions

A Word on Anishinaabemowin and Glossary

Offering an Algonquin Bibliography

VIDEOS: Our Land, Our Identity – Algonquins of Barriere Lake Fight For Survival

Michel Thusky and Jacob Wawatie speaking at the event Oct 10, 2012 at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre, Ottawa on unceded Algonquin territory.

Michel Thusky:

Jacob Wawatie:

Event hosted by: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement of Ottawa (IPSMO), MiningWatch Canada and the Friends Service Committee of Ottawa.

Gathering Knowledge Community Symposium – Oct 27

Gathering Knowledge Community Symposium

October 27, 2012   9am – 5pm
St. James Major Catholic Church Hall
Road 38 – Sharbot Lake, Ontario

Hosted by Ardoch Algonquin First Nation

Keynote Speaker– Bonita Lawrence
Author of : Fractured Homeland – Federal Recognition and Algonquin Identity in Ontario 

Books will be available for purchase

Programme Details:

9:00am Welcome – Mireille LaPointe, Robert Lovelace and Opening prayer by Elder Irene Lindsay

9:20am Panel 1: Setting the Stage for Community Well-being

• Regina Hartwick – Am I Omamawinini Enough?
• Susan Delisle – Education For and About Indigenous People that Works
• Marcie Webster- Aboriginal Early Learning Programs – A Community Approach

10:45pm Break

11:00 – Tom Pawlick, Author of The War in the Country – How the Fight to Save Rural Life Will Shape our Future

12:00 Lunch

1:00 pm – Keynote Speaker: Bonita Lawrence, Author of Fractured Homeland – Federal Recognition and Algonquin Identity in Ontario.

2:00pm Break

2:15pm Panel 2: Certain Futures

• David Welch – Protecting the Land, Uranium exploration in the Frontenacs and the lessons learned.
• Paul McCarney – Understanding land and resource decision-making on Indigenous territories as an issue of original jurisdiction
• Robert Lovelace – Re-indigenizing the Commons

3:45pm Closing Comments and Closing Prayer

Covenant Chain Link III – Oct 19-20, 2012

A different Canada… begins with respect, relationships and openness to change.

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Join us Friday evening, October 19th and all day Saturday, October 20th to learn more about Indigenous peoples’ perspectives on education and how to build respectful, positive and lasting partnerships.

Covenant Chain Link III will include movie screenings on Friday evening, guest speakers, panel discussions, workshops, spoken word performances, displays, resources, networking opportunities and more!

Guest speakers include:

• Simona Arnatsiaq, Inuit rights activist and residential school survivor
• Albert Dumont, Algonquin elder, poet and storyteller
• Francine Lemay, translator, sister of Marcel Lemay, who was killed during the 1990 Oka crisis
• Lois McCallum, Métis Senator and rights advocate
• Susanna Singoorie, Inuit elder
• Joel Westheimer, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa

Where: Bronson Centre, Mac Hall, 211 Bronson Avenue, Ottawa

When: On October 19th (registration at 6:15 pm) & October 20th (registration at 8:30 am)

For more information: Contact Ed Bianchi ebianchi@kairoscanada.org / 613-235-9956 ext. 221 / http://www.kairoscanada.org

To register – only $45: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/covenantchainlink

This event is co-sponsored by: KAIROS Canada, Legacy of Hope, Ottawa Catholic School Board, Presbyterian Church in Canada, Project of Heart, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, United Church of Canada

DOWNLOADS: poster – brochure

 
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FRIDAY EVENING

• 6:15 Registration & Gathering
• 7:00 Presentation by Francine Lemay
• 8:00 Film Screenings
  - Residential School Resistance Narrative Project, a collaboration with Indigenous youth
  - Why White People are Funny

SATURDAY

• 8:30 Coffee & Gathering
• 9:00 Ceremonial Opening with elders
  Albert Dumont
  Lois McCallum
  Susanna Singoorie
• Panel Presentation
  The elders reflect on our theme:
  A different Canada…begins with respect, relationship and openness to change
  Moderator: Viola Thomas Truth & Reconciliation Commission
• HEALTH BREAK
• Focus Groups with each elder
  You are invited to join one conversation
• 12:30 LUNCH
• 1:30 Spoken Word Poetry
  Presentations by Indigenous and refugee youth
• 2:00 Presentation by Professor Joel Westheimer
  Engaging citizenship in a deeper way
• 3:00 HEALTH BREAK
• 3:15 Open Space conversation
  One way each participant will engage in building a nation marked by relationships of reconciliation and hope for the future
• 4:15 Closing

Fill the Hill on 4 Oct: Show Indigenous women are loved & valued!

The Families of Sisters in Spirit National Vigil is Thursday October 4th, 6:15pm, on Parliament Hill (Unceded Algonquin Territory).

In Canada, Indigenous women are at a greater risk of violence than non-Indigenous women. Families of Sisters in Spirit (FSIS) is a volunteer, grassroots, non-profit organization led by families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

This annual event is an opportunity for everyone to show that the epidemic of violence against Indigenous women is unacceptable and must stop. We want to Fill the Hill to show Indigenous women are loved and valued!

What you can do:

1. Join us to Fill the Hill on 4 Oct, 6:15pm – 7:15pm!
2. Share this page, and share the video about the Oct 4 Vigil: http://youtu.be/wnjuImXPn0o. If you are on Facebook, invite your friends.
3. FSIS is fundraising to bring the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women to the Hill to speak their stories. Please give generously to help support these courageous family members: http://familiesofsistersinspirit.com

Meegwetch! (Thank You!),
Families of Sisters in Spirit
- email us at: familiesofsistersinspirit@gmail.com
- connect with us on Facebook through the Families of Sisters in Spirit page

PS – If you cannot join us for the Vigil in Ottawa, please note there will be 111 Vigils across Canada, find or start one near you! www.nwac.ca/programs/2012-vigil-locations

PPS -The 34th annual Take Back the Night March will leave from the Hill immediately after the Vigil at approx. 7:30 pm.

Note: the Native Women’s Association of Canada is organizing two events prior to the 6:15pm vigil on the same day:

• Rally at Parliament Hill at 12 PM noon where Aboriginal leaders and politicians will come forward and demand action.
• At 5 PM a Community Feast is being held at St. Andrew’s Church to share a meal at 82 Kent Street. At 5:45 PM those gathered at the feast will make their way to Parliament Hill in a Candlelight March to the 6:15PM Vigil.

Families of Sisters in Spirit National Vigil – 6:15 PM, Parliament Hill:

• National Chief Shawn Atleo
• NWAC President Michele Taina Audette
• Elder Annie Smith St Georges

Drumming ~

• Apachitwane Kicknosway (Tansi Cree)
• Irene C
• Tania D

Families ♥

• Bridget Tolley ~ Daughter of Gladys Tolley
• Gladys Radek ~ Aunt of Tamara Chipman
• Beverley Jacobs ~ Cousin of Tashina General
• Sue Martin ~ mother of Terri Ann Dauphinais
• Sage Hele & Colleen Hele ~ Sister of Charmaine Hele
• Cindy McLachlan and Lana Jackson ~ Sister of Lynn Jackson
• Lana Jackson ~ Sister of Lynn Jackson
• Laurie Odjick ~ Mother of Maisy Odjick
• Caroline Mathewsie ~ mother of Shannon Alexander
• Lita Blacksmith ~ Mother of Lorna Blacksmith
• Doreen Morrisseau ~ Mother of Kelly Morriseau
• Sharon Johnson ~ Sister of Sandra Kaye Johnson
• Aileen Joseph ~ Mother of Shelley Joseph
• Amy Miller ~ Mother of Denise Bourdeau: Jan 17/67-Jan.07.
• Michele Pineault ~ Mother of Stephanie Lane

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Interview with Bridget Tolley and Kristen Gilchrist of Families of Sisters in Spirit:

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A Brief History of the Marginalization of Aboriginal Women in Canada: http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/home/community-politics/marginalization-of-aboriginal-women.html

 

SPECIAL EVENT AND FUNDRAISER – Our Land Our Identity: the Algonquins of Barriere Lake

Our Land Our Identity:

The Algonquins of Barriere Lake Fight for Survival 

October 10, 2012 6 to 8 pm
Odawa Native Friendship Centre, 12 Stirling Ave. Ottawa Unceded Algonquin Territory

With Michel Thusky (Elder) and Norman Matchewan (Councilor and Youth Spokesperson)

and Music by David and Aurora Finkle and Andy Mason.

A light meal will be shared.

Sliding scale suggested donation $10 – $20

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/109267862562163/

“I am a survivor of a residential school. I don’t want that kind of life experience for my children. I want my grandchildren to have a face and a mouth that they will be proud of, not an empty face. I want them to have an identity. This is what we are fighting for.”
- Michel Thusky (from CounterPunch: Sustainable Colonialism® in the Boreal Forest)

Just a few hours up the Gatineau River from Ottawa is the Algonquin Community of Barriere Lake. Access to the forests lakes and rivers of their territory is a vital to this Algonquin community’s identity and for generations they have fought to protect it from destructive resource projects, while also finding ways to co-exist with Quebec and Canadian society. Though there have been many challenges, the language and traditions in Barriere Lake remain strong.

In 1991 the community signed a landmark and historic agreement with Canada and Quebec that should have created a process for co-management of their territory and modest revenue sharing with the community. As with many other agreements made with Indigenous peoples in Canada, Barriere Lake’s tri-lateral agreement has not been respected.

This summer, Resolute Forest Products, a logging company based in Montreal, has been clear cutting in an environmentally and culturally important area of the Barriere Lake’s territory without consultation and consent of the community. After 3 weeks of protest against the clear-cutting the community is going to court to assert their rights and jurisdiction to protect their land. They are asking for your moral and financial support! It is a difficult situation for the community since they have few financial resources.

“You know, this land is important to us, especially the people who harvest off this territory. Because right now they’re destroying a huge moose habitat, bear dens, sacred sites. They don’t care about the stuff that is out there, our medicine. And when the land is destroyed, we’re destroyed.
- Norman Matchewan (from Dominon Paper Issue #84: September/October 2012)

For background information about the Algonquins of Barriere Lake: http://www.barrierelakesolidarity.org/2008/03/resources.html and http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/barriere-lake-posts/.

SPONSORED BY: Canadian Union of Public Employees, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Indigenous People’s Solidarity Movement of Ottawa, MiningWatch Canada and the Friends Service Committee of Ottawa.

More info contact Ramsey Hart, ramsey@miningwatch.ca / 613-298-4745.

 

IPSMO Orientation Sessions (Sept 17th or 20th)

Are you interested in becoming involved with IPSMO, the Indigenous Peoples
Solidarity Movement Ottawa?

Come to one of our two upcoming Orientation Sessions, where you will learn
about what we do, how we operate, and how you might be able to be a part.

Either:

Monday Sept 17, 3-5pm
at Carleton University
GSA boardroom, Graduate Students Association, 600 Unicentre bldg

OR

Thursday Sept 20, 7-9pm
at Jack Purcell Community Centre
320 Jack Purcell Place, near corner of Elgin and Gilmour

http://www.ipsmo.org/

The Indigenous Peoples’ Solidarity Movement of Ottawa (IPSMO) is a grassroots community organization that is committed to supporting indigenous struggles for justice, decolonization and self-determination.

We started organizing in 2006 in support of the Caledonia land reclamation, and are currently most active in supporting the Barriere Lake Algonquin, and working to end violence against indigenous women and girls.

We are holding two orientation sessions for people who are or think they might be interested in organizing with us in support of indigenous resistance.