[Indigsol] Hoouring Indigenous Women, & #ItEndsHere

[ipsmo at riseup.net]

1) Honouring Indigenous Women update

2) #ItEndsHere conversation



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HONOURING INDIGENOUS WOMEN

The Toronto launch of volume 2 was in February:
"The book launch was held at The Toronto Birth Centre, the new home for
Seventh Generation Midwives Toronto ... As songs were being drummed and
sung by the circle, it was announced that the first Aboriginal baby had
just been delivered by two of the Aboriginal midwives at the birthing
centre! As cheers of joy erupted throughout the room, a traditional
welcoming song was sung to welcome the newest member of the Aboriginal
community into the world. It is hard to imagine a more beautiful and
miraculous event taking place that evening, where everyone had gathered to
honour the gifts and beauty of our women and all their relations."
http://www.metisnation.org/news--media/news/mno-toronto-and-york-region-metis-council-co-sponsor-launch-of-honouring-indigenous-women-%E2%80%93-hearts-of-nations-vol-2

On March 22nd, volume 2 - along with Vera Wabegijig's new book 'wild rice
dreams' - will be launched in Peterborough, during the span of time of the
Indigenous Women's Symposium (Mar20-23) there at Trent University.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1454255978141372/?ref=5
http://www.trentu.ca/academic/nativestudies/womenssymposium.htm

Note that you can order copies of both Volumes 1 and 2 of Honouring
Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nations, at their respective webpages on The
Sound of My Heart Collective's website:
http://thesoundofmyheart.weebly.com/vol-1.html
http://thesoundofmyheart.weebly.com/vol-2.html


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#ItEndsHere

Please do be sure to check out the online conversation around the issue of
Missing and Murdered Indigneous Women, with the title #ItEndsHere, on the
Indigenous Nationhood Movement website:

http://nationsrising.org/itendshere-the-full-series/

"Over the past two weeks, we have been running a series of posts
confronting the crisis of violence against Indigenous women and girls, to
declare: #ItEndsHere. We are committed to eliminating all forms of
violence within Indigenous communities, including violence based on gender
and sexual identity and orientation. Please read and share these powerful
words."


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