"I feel like a mama bear that’s just waking up after a long hibernation, hungry and yearning for more. " - Shayla Snowshoe
a late start but we still here
Author: teaandbannock
wâhkôhtowin & architecture – Reanna Merasty, Guest Blogger
When you experience an upmost connection to these elements, you do not want to disrupt or conquer. There is an interrelationship between the land and us: we should not see ourselves as greater than the land, and we should not have a desire or intend to dominate the land. This experience was wâhkôhtowin.
Bouncing Blueberries and Bannock Buns – Jacq Pelland, Guest Blogger
In my mind’s eye, I see a reality in which exists an explicitly Black, Indigenous and Person Of Colour (BIPOC) owned club where everyone is truly welcome and able to explore their sexuality via accessing and providing sex work in the ways that feel safest and most uplifting to their spirits.
Silent Stories – Jordana Luggi, Guest Blogger
To this day, I feel like I can express myself better through visual language rather than spoken word. And I want to show everyone what I experience when I am with Indigenous folks; pride, strength, belly laughter, cleverness, beauty, irreverent humour, resiliency, creativity, just to name a few. There is so much to offer.
Language Learning: a personal journey – Jolene McDonald, Guest Blogger
I’ll keep puttering along though, learning bit by bit. Becoming more and more of myself as I continue to regain what is rightfully mine, the language of my ancestors, the language of love pumping through my veins. One day, maybe I'll be fluent like they were.
decolonizing family + community parenting – Kelsie Marchand, Guest Blogger
In decolonizing the family, I understand now that there is no shame in raising my children together with the larger community.
Emma Hassencahl-Perley // Featured Artist
I want people to know that East Coast Indigenous artists are waking up – our visual and cultural identities are becoming stronger than ever.
looking back, 2018 // t&b collective
I asked our artists to send their fave photos and to reflect upon personal growth and art in their lives, and as always, they shared truth and wisdom and goals.
Good Medicine – Natasha Jones, Guest Blogger
We prayed, sang, drummed and rattled. We feasted, laughed, shared stories, and sat with Mother Earth. We leaned on each other’s shoulders to find comfort from any stress or sorrows we carried. We gathered with love and compassion.
The Sunset – Saige Mukash, Guest Blogger
When it’s clear skies and I know the sunset will be amazing, I try to take one photo of it, and enjoy the rest of it myself. It’s the most beautiful thing I get to witness in my days.
