In this section, learn about Indigenous Knowledge on solar eclipses!
Content from https://www.discovertheuniverse.ca/eclipse.
Narratives of the YouTube Video:
Total Eclipse Story, by Samantha Doxtator
Mohawk, English, French
The Hiawatha Wampum and a Solar Eclipse, by Melanie Demers
Mohawk, English, French
Tshakapesh Traps the Sun, by Laurie Rousseau-Nepton
Mikmaq, English, French
As noted on the Truth and Reconciliation website: “for Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples to coexist peacefully, a relationship must be built on understanding and respect. That understanding can be a first step to better relations on a range of issues including environmental, spiritual, societal, and justice matters.”
The link below provided by the WNNB is a great resource on what it means to become an ally and how we can best accomplish this as individuals and within our Parish. Woliwon- Thank you.
https://wnnb.wolastoqey.ca/toolkit/
The garden is the brainchild of Cecelia Brooks, a Knowledge Keeper from St. Mary’s First Nation, and her son, Anthony Brooks. "One of the things that Anthony and I talked about was the reconciliation process here in Canada, and that we truly believe that it's the grassroots people that will initiate that and carry that," said Cecelia Brooks. "We feel like some of the misunderstandings that happen are because there's not a clear understanding of our culture and our history. So that's what we do. We teach them [settlers] about the medicines ... our hope is that will aid in that reconciliation process." The Healing Garden is situated in the Fredericton Botanic Garden (Prospect Street entrance).
Glory Happening is a book of stories and prayers that remind you to take a closer look at your everyday circumstances. It is an invitation to live deeply into every moment with the expectation that something good will find you at the end of the day.
A Mi’kmaq elder, author, columnist and human rights activist wrote the history of Indigenous people of Atlantic Canada from a factual, historical, Indigenous perspective. Since the first edition was published in 1993, Daniel Paul’s ongoing research confronts the mainstream record of Canadian settler colonialism and reveals that the mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples is not confined to the past.
Rita Joe was a famous Mi’kmaq poet who celebrated her language, culture, and way of life. Born in Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia and orphaned at the age of ten. The poem tells her childhood story of losing her language while in the Shubenacadie Residential School. Her powerful words explore and celebrate the survival of Mi’kmaq culture and language despite the attempts to eradicate it. Upon her death in 2007, the Globe and Mail named her the Poet Laureate of the Mi’kmaq people. “I was only a housewife with a dream to bring laughter to the sad eyes of my people.”
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants is a 2013 nonfiction book by Potawatomi professor Robin Wall Kimmerer, about the role of Indigenous knowledge as an alternative or complementary approach to Western mainstream scientific methodologies.
Braiding Sweetgrass explores reciprocal relationships between humans and the land, with a focus on the role of plants and botany in both Native American and Western traditions. The book received largely positive reviews, appearing on several bestseller lists. Kimmerer is known for her scholarship on traditional ecological knowledge, ethnobotany, and moss ecology.