BIIGTIGONG LANGUAGE PROJECT: Dave Courchene on the paramount importance of language
Elder Dave Courchene II Listen to Dave Courchene II speaking on the paramount importance of language here. Phone interview (Aug. 14, 2015) – 44 min. 53 sec. You can download […]
GOOD MEDICINE MEDIA: Dave Courchene on the Turtle Lodge, Rites of Passage and Making a Path for All of Us
Dave Courchene on the Turtle Lodge, Rites of Passage and Making a Path for All of Us Click on this short clip produced by GOOD MEDICINE MEDIA. Miigwetch to Catherine […]
Manitoba Elders share a message with National Energy Board and the Public at Turtle Lodge
Message of the Elders to the National Energy Board and the Public at Turtle Lodge – November 28, 2015 Following Traditional Ceremony at Turtle Lodge Elder Nii Gaani Aki Inini […]
Celebration of Giigewigamig (KEE-GAY-GAH-MIK) – Traditional Healing Centre at Pine Falls, June 22, 2015
Sagkeeng Traditional Territory – Earlier today Community Members, Elders and Elected Leadership gathered at the Sunova Arena in Pine Falls to celebrate the new Traditional Healing Centre being constructed at […]
Reclaiming our Lives as Anishnabe People
June 21, 2015 Sagkeeng First Nation Today an event was held in Sagkeeng First Nation to honour our women who have gone missing or have been murdered.
Free Public Event – Canadian Museum of Human Rights hosts celebration of Indigenous Spirit Tour, Wed June 17 at 7 pm
Winnipeg – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will host a celebration of sharing and gratitude for the knowledge gifts of Indigenous Elders that underpin the new Mikinak-Keya Spirit […]
Nii Gaani Aki Inini Presentation at The Walrus Talks Water – Halifax, May 25, 2015
Making Peace with the Land & Putting Spirit Back Into Water By Dave Courchene (Nii Gaani Aki Inini – Leading Earth Man) Delivered At The Walrus Talks Water SPATZ THEATRE, […]
A Personal Letter from Dave Courchene (Nii Gaani Aki Inini – Leading Earth Man), February 19, 2015
LETTER FROM DAVE COURCHENE (NII GAANI AKI ININI – LEADING EARTH MAN) FEBRUARY 19, 2015 I have just received notice from the federal government that they have agreed to provide […]
Nii Gaani Aki Inini – Leading Earth Man (Dave Courchene): “We are the roots, the true leaders and voice of our homeland.”
“As the Original free and independent Peoples of this land, we have the distinction of being the roots of our homeland. This positions us with the responsibility to be the […]
The Trail of the Turtle
Editorial by Dave Courchene in Indian Country Today Media Network. “They tried to bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds – the seeds of the future that carry […]