[Indigsol] Chaudiere updates & Lynn Gehl book club

Wed Jun 8 09:08:26 PDT 2016

In this email:
- Updates on Chaudiere Falls sacred site: June 17 walk & more
- Book club with Lynn Gehl

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SUBJECT: *Chaudiere sacred site - June 17 walk & more*

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This is an email update focused on the June 17 sacred walk led by Algonquin
Elders to honour and protect the sacred site at Chaudiere Falls.

Also included are (in order):
- other upcoming events
- recent media and links
- ways to stay in the loop
- tasks to support June 17

IT IS SACRED - JUNE 17 WALK
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Algonquin Grandmothers & Elders invite you on a walk with Indigenous
Nations, inter-faith groups, organizations & supportive Canadians to
protect our common heritage - the Algonquin Sacred Site, Akikodjiwan /
Asinabka, at the Chaudière Falls & Islands behind Parliament.

Friday June 17th:
- 10am at Victoria Island
- 11am begin walk
- Noon at Parliament Hill

Website:
http://ItIsSacred.ca
* Check out the information package PDF for full details
* Be sure to RSVP whether you are coming alone or in a group

Recent email blast from the walk organizers:
http://eepurl.com/b4opWj

Want to help support the walk?
- Check the section further below in this email for specifics
- And spread the word: forward this email and/or share the links!

UPCOMING EVENTS
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Panel: "Stop Windmill's 'Zibi' Condos on Sacred Algonquin Land"
Wednesday June 8, 7:00pm
at Ottawa Public Library main branch, 120 Metcalfe St
http://www.stopwindmill.ca/
& https://www.facebook.com/events/234648316907426

Albert Dumont on the UNDRIP and protecting the Sacred Site
Monday June 13, 7:00pm
at First United Church, 347 Richmond Rd
http://albertdumont.com/events/

Join with Algonquin Elders in the sacred walk!
Friday June 17, beginning at 10:00am
Meet on Victoria Island, 138 Middle St
http://itissacred.ca
& https://www.facebook.com/events/227969167582452/

Open monthly gathering of Free The Falls
Sunday June 19, 6:00pm
at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr
https://freethefalls.ca/events-2/

NEW MEDIA & LINKS
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June 6: Great Op-Ed in Ottawa Citizen by Maurice Switzer
"Zibi Project will show whether Indigenous people have a real say in
development"
http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/switzer-zibi-project-will-show-whether-indigenous-people-have-a-real-say-in-development

New video released!
"Asinabka National Aboriginal Centre in the heart of Canada"
https://vimeo.com/168662138 (16min)

New 'Stop Windmill' website
- with great Q&A section to clarify the issues
http://stopwindmill.ca/qa.html

May 27: Ontario Court decision on OMB rezoning appeal
"Sacred Algonquin site not protected by Ontario court ruling"
http://www.mediacoop.ca/story/sacred-algonquin-site-not-protected-ontario-court/35228

Videos of the speakers from the May 21 Pine Lodge gathering
http://dialoguewithdiversity.com/free-chaudiere-falls-islands/

WAYS TO GET IN THE LOOP
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It IS Sacred / June 17 walk:

RSVPing for the walk will get you email updates
http://www.itissacred.ca/rsvp/
- or sign up direct at the email list page
http://eepurl.com/b4oq5n
- Facebook: It Is Sacred group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1718291061762475/
- Twitter: @it_is_sacred
https://twitter.com/it_is_sacred

Freeing Chaudiere Falls & Its Islands (Free The Falls):

Sign up in email box on website for notifications of new posts
http://freethefalls.ca
- or send email asking for updates from akikpautik at gmail.com
- Facebook: Freeing Chaudiere Falls & Its Islands page
https://www.facebook.com/FREEINGCHAUDIEREFALLSand3ISLANDS
- Twitter: @falls3islands
http://twitter.com/falls3islands

Stop Windmill - Student and Labour Allies for Akikodjiwan:

Email sign-up box is midway down the website
http://stopwindmill.ca
- Facebook: Stop Windmill Coalition page
https://www.facebook.com/stopwindmill
- Twitter: #stopwindmill hashtag
https://twitter.com/hashtag/stopwindmill

Asinabka vision / Circle Of All Nations:

Request to receive periodic emails (quarterly/other occasions) from
circleofallnations at sympatico.ca
- Website with document archive:
http://asinabka.com
- Facebook: William Commanda Legacy - Asinabka page
https://www.facebook.com/William-Commanda-Legacy-Asinabka-701369829887220
- Facebook: Circle Of All Nations page
https://www.facebook.com/circleofallnations

WAYS TO SUPPORT JUNE 17
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1) Volunteer with the June 17 organizers on advance outreach
- Personally contact & follow-up with local groups and organizations to
invite them and their members to be part of the walk

2) Help poster/flyer to promote the walk
- Printable PDF links below, or ask for a bundle of copies so you can hand
out flyers or do a poster run

3) Help make signs, banners and other preparations for the walk

4) Help during the walk

TO VOLUNTEER in any of these ways, please email:
andree at productionscazabon.com & pamelaschreiner at gmail.com
or call Pamela 613-232-6880 and leave a msg for a call back

June 17 walk coordinator contact:
Andrée Cazabon at andree at productionscazabon.com

LINKS TO PDF FILES
- Printable posters and flyers you can use:

* Vision for Akikodjiwan - Folded, doublesided pamphlet
(ie Support the demands of the Algonquin chiefs)
http://www.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/chaudiere-fullpg-ds-fold.pdf

* June 17 poster - simple version
http://www.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/june17-poster-simple.pdf

* June 17 poster - detailed version
http://www.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/june17-poster-detailed.pdf

* June 17 half-pg flyer/poster, with QR codes
http://www.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/june17-halfpg-cut.pdf

* June 17 & other websites - quarter-pg flyers, doublesided
http://www.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/june17-quarterpg-ds-cut.pdf

TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD:
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* *BOOK CLUB WITH LYNN GEHL* *

A two-part book club event in Ottawa with Algonquin Anishinaabekwe Dr. Lynn
Gehl

* BOOK *

The Truth that Wampum Tells: My Debwewin on the Algonquin Land Claims
Process

* CONTACT INFORMATION *

Please join this facebook group for all the details:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1710906362490528/

Or if you are not on facebook, contact Lynn by email at: lynngehl at gmail.com

* REQUIREMENT *

A requirement of participation is purchasing the book in advance from Lynn
and a commitment to read it. The book is $23.00.

* MEETING TIMES *

The first meeting will be Monday June 20th at 7:00 pm and the second
meeting Monday June 27th at 7:00 pm. It is suggested that chapters 1
through 3 be read for the first meeting and chapters 4 and 5 as well as the
timeline be read by the second meeting.

* BOOK DESCRIPTION - FROM LYNN *

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Treaty at Niagara, The
Truth that Wampum Tells offers readers a first-ever insider and Indigenous
analysis of the contemporary land claims process in Canada.

Incorporating an analysis of traditional symbolic literacy known as wampum
diplomacy, I argue that despite Canada’s constitutional beginnings, first
codified in the 1763 Royal Proclamation and ratified during the 1764 Treaty
at Niagara, Canada continues to deny the Algonquin Anishinaabeg their right
to land and resources, their right to live as a sovereign nation and
consequently their ability to live mino-pimadiziwin (the good life).

In this book I move beyond Western scholarly approaches rooted in the
historical archive, academic literature, and the interview method. Rather,
in this work I offer an analysis through Debwewin Journey methodology which
is a wholistic Anishinaabeg way of knowing that incorporate both mind
knowledge and heart knowledge and that produce one’s debwewin (personal
truth).

Chi-Miigwetch (Thank you),
Dr. Lynn Gehl, Ph.D.
Gii-Zhigaate-Mnidoo-Kwe, Mekina Ndoo-dem
Contact: lynngehl at gmail.com - www.lynngehl.com

* ALSO *

Lynn has a new blog post up on her website about the sacredness of the
Chaudiere Falls site:
http://www.lynngehl.com/black-face-blogging/chaudiere-falls-creators-sacred-pipe

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On stolen Algonquin land
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