Indigenous Knowledge Keepers host Ceremony of Relationship at Pinawa Nuclear Site
L to R: Jesse Courchene (Sagkeeng Anicinabe Nation), Norbert Hardisty (Hollow Water First Nation), T-Dre Player (Sagkeeng), Ray Stevenson (Peguis Cree Nation), and Cody Courchene (Sagkeeng) sing ceremonial songs on the traditional drum at a ceremony at the Pinawa nuclear site on September 13. PINAWA, MANITOBA — More and more, Indigenous knowledge keepers and some […]
Dr. Dave Courchene Presentation – Ceremony of Relationship at Pinawa Nuclear Site
Nii Gaani Aki Inini – Leading Earth Man (Dr. Dave Courchene) Presentation Ceremony of Relationship At Pinawa Nuclear Site Friday, September 13, 2019 As the Original People of our homeland, this ceremony that we did here today is to acknowledge our relationship with the land. We honour her forces of ensuring balance. It is also […]
Indigenous Values on Climate Change – Dave Courchene, September 2019
INDIGENOUS VALUES ON CLIMATE CHANGE Presented by Nii Gaani Aki Inini (Leading Earth Man) – Dave Courchene Anishinabe Nation, Eagle Clan at the One Basin One Governance (Water is Sacred) Conference Victoria Inn, Winnipeg September 18, 2019 It is said in the lodges of our people that we have reached a tipping point. Earth changes […]
THE TURTLE LODGE: Sustainable Self-Determination in Practice (Cameron, Courchene, Ijaz and Mauro, 2019)
Published in AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 15 (1), 2019 Authors: Laura Cameron, Dave Courchene, Sabina Ijaz, Ian Mauro This article was First Published February 8, 2019 in AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples. Research Article Link to AlterNative article: https://doi.org/10.1177/1177180119828075 Print version: Turtle-Lodge-self-determination-in-practice.pdf Published in AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous […]
Courchene appeals for compassion at national FASD symposium
Nii Gaani Aki Inini (Dave Courchene) shared the following Opening Remarks at the National Symposium on FASD that took place at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights from February 6-7, 2019: “We live in a world today, continuing to witness the suffering of so many. As humanity, we have not progressed in reflecting empathy and […]
Youth from Four Manitoba First Nations Learn “Games, Songs and Medicines That Keep us Healthy” at Turtle Lodge
AN INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GIIGEWIGAMIG FIRST NATION HEALTH AUTHORITY, TURTLE LODGE AND NANAANDAWEWIGAMIG (FNHSSM: FIRST NATION HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECRETARIAT) From January 18 to 20, Giigewigamig First Nation Health Authority, Turtle Lodge and Nanaandawewigamig (FNHSSM: First Nation Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba) partnered to host a youth gathering on “Games, […]
Zuguswediwin “Lifting the Pipe” Declaration of Commitment of the Original Nations and Peoples of Great Turtle Island
Elders across North and South America ceremonially ratify Zuguswediwin “Lifting the Pipe” Declaration of Commitment of the Original Nations and Peoples of Great Turtle Island, and select Turtle Lodge as their “House of Knowledge” July 26, 2018 TURTLE LODGE, Sagkeeng First Nation, Anishinabe Territory – Respected Traditional Elders from Nations across Great Turtle Island (North […]
3 Young men humble themselves for a vision for the people
Earlier this week, three young men answered the call made by Elders from six Manitoba First Nations. Their mission – to fast for four days at the sacred site of Manitou Api to seek direction on a way forward, on behalf of the people, from the Spirit and the land. This mission also represented the […]
