Sacred Earth Camp – growing young leaders

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Getting ready for the Speak Out in protest of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, August 11

By Sui-Taa-Kii, Danielle Black. Re-posted from http://www.vancouver.anglican.ca.

Oki, my name is Sui-Taa-Kii, or “Rain Woman” from Treaty 7, or more respectfully, Blackfoot Territory, where we refer to ourselves as Niitsitapi, or “Original people.” I am an advocate for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and have spent the last year traveling across Turtle Island talking about intergenerational trauma and the power of creative resilience. In July, I was commissioned onto the Primate’s Youth and Elder Council, dedicated to making sure the Anglican Church of Canada abides by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. My heart and my ancestors guide me on this journey to decolonization. Continue reading “Sacred Earth Camp – growing young leaders”

How Residential School has affected me: a reflection by Sui-Taa-Kii (Danielle Black)

danielle black.jpgRe-posted from Kairos Canada

Sui-Taa-Kii (Danielle Black) is from the Siksika First Nations, which is a part of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Plains people, Treaty 7, and delivered this speech at a recent gathering “Abiding in Right Relations: Laying the Foundations”, a cross border conversation following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Continue reading “How Residential School has affected me: a reflection by Sui-Taa-Kii (Danielle Black)”