#ColtenBoushie will not be forgotten. His loss is felt across nations. He’s our ancestor now. - Jessica Wood
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#JusticeForColten: Why This Matters and How You Can Help
The Beauty of Indigenous Resistance Across Lands & Oceans – Tunchai Redvers, Guest Blogger
Unlike most other travellers I met, I was Indigenous, and although not Indigenous to the lands I was trekking, I could identify and relate my Indigeneity to the contexts I found myself in. These countries I visited all have long and complex histories of colonial rule, war, and trauma, which I was able to connect to and empathize with due to similar colonial history and traumas within my blood and ancestral land.
Kim Smith, Indigenous Goddess Gang // Featured Artist
This work has to be done collectively. One person could not do it all. That collective mentally is deeply embedded in indigenous teachings as is upholding our sacred responsibility from our ancestors.
from tkaronto to bkejwanong
However, I know me. I like visiting. I like driving in and throwing my stuff around and making mad plans to fill every spare second, then moving on. I can only survive so long with a million other people. I need my land. I need my trees. I need my space.
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.
on poetry and photography – Kelsie Marchand, Guest Blogger
"...all I want is for our upcoming generations to have moments peace just like that with their own songs, prayers, and ceremonies."
Sisters
My two little sisters are a blessing and a curse. I have memories of their births, though some of the details get a little confused. I remember being woken up in the middle of the night and getting carried out to our old chevy pick up truck but I don’t know if my other sister… Continue reading Sisters
Stickgames and Stories – Starleigh Grass, Guest Blogger
"On a soul level, though, when I hold these items I am filled with gratitude for the woman who made them, because to some degree I owe my existence to her basketry expertise and her ability to sell the baskets in this newly imposed system of capitalism."
t&b collective: a quick look back
It's been a learning experience, and we are so thankful to have met a lot of inspiring new and established artists along the way.
A Campbell Christmas Montage
Not too much has changed in how we celebrate Christmas nowadays. Our families have grown. Between snags and sweeties, life long partners and broken hearts, we have built up our family enough that Mom's house is now much like Grandma Boyer's house was back in the day - full of laughter and food, cousins and stories.
