It was a month of beautiful femme moments, moments that made me thankful for the women in my life.
aunties. aunties everywhere.
Category: Home & Family
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.
motherhood emerging
Each morning, my daughter wakes up… she doesn’t cry, she just lays there and I can feel her. I feel her breathing change. I feel as she starts to reach around for me in the dark and silence.
summer memories
A night of dancing on Granville with an insta-queen and now real-life friend. We bonded over 90's hiphop and perusing a late-night sex shop. Getting lost on Burnaby mountains and shopping makeup, sipping sangria and sharing stories of men, family, and dreams. Eating tacos and getting lit at 11 AM, thick accents on point as we laughed and teared up, mourning and celebrating in the moment, like Indigenous women do. And finally, pasta and poetry shared on an adventure of lost restaurants, a decade's worth of friendship, and planning the next sleepover.
nēhiyawak language experience 2018
As a second language learner of Cree, there is so much to work through in terms of shame, anger and trauma due to the violent interruption colonization had on our languages. The camp provided a safe and nourishing environment to reconnect with the language with likeminded friends who are now family.
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.
rez baby, coming home
Raising a child off-reserve, I often think about how she is going to walk through this world. Don’t get me wrong – all of what is currently known as Canada is Indigenous land. Growing up Urban will not and does not make her less Indian. I’m raising a Dene warrior, no matter if she walks on cement or grass.
Learning & Growing – Charlene Menacho, Guest Blogger
It’s a beautiful feeling when you see your own people succeeding, sharing that light and love with everyone and knowing you aren’t alone in your struggles.
Indigenous Board Books for Toddlers
... it is important to me to find books for my daughter that she can relate to as an Indigenous/Nehiyaw Iskwew.
Children, their Sacredness, and Social Media Privacy
I know Alba is the most sacred thing in my entire world but in my effort to share and curate, I forgot to protect her sacredness.
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