Archive for May, 2012

Running in Honour of Water this year… Peace and Dignity Journeys

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

I just found out that these people are running in honour of water this year, and they need some funding to keep the runners safe out there. www.peacenanddignityjourneys.com

They need help between Chicago and Dallas. If you can help here is the link to the page of regional organizers.

Here is a link to a page with some background  information.

Here is the link to their Donate page.

From their facebook page:

“Peace and Dignity Journeys are spiritual runs that embody the prophecy of the Eagle and Condor. This prophecy mandates that at this time all Indigenous Peoples in the Western Hemisphere shall be reunited in a spiritual way in order to heal our nations so we can begin to work towards a better future for our children and generations to come. Through the Journeys, participant runners and supporters work to accomplish this goal by helping each other reconnect to their respective spiritual practices and traditions; by helping each other relearn our role in the world as Indigenous Peoples; and by reminding each other of our responsibilities to Mother Earth, Father Sky, our communities, and ourselves.
Peace and Dignity Journeys occur every four years and start with Indigenous runners on opposite ends of the continents (Chickaloon, Alaska and Tierra del Fuego, Argentina). They run for six months through hundreds of Indigenous communities where they participate in their respective spiritual practices and traditions; spark dialogue on the issue of peace and dignity for Indigenous Peoples; model their responsibility to Mother Earth, Father Sky, communities, and themselves; and receive the community’s prayers. These prayers and conversations are then carried to proceeding communities until the runners reach the center of the hemisphere. When the runners meet at the Kuna Nation in Panama City, Panama, it will symbolize all Indigenous Peoples joining together in a spiritual way to manifest the prophecy of the Eagle and Condor.”

SCREENING: Mother Earth Water Walk 2011 documentary

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Please join us at the screening!

Filmmaker Jeff Bear from UrbanRez Productions of B.C. is flying in with the film. Mother Earth Water Walker, Nokomis Josephine Mandamin will be here.

We are very pleased that Jeff Bear is coming all the way to the Sault for this screening. During the 2011 walk, the Central Communications Post was on this campus at Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig. Many of our students participated in the water walk, and many of them, including Josephine will be graduating this June.

Everyone is welcome.

DATE: Thursday, May 24, 2012

TIME: Doors open 7pm, things get underway at 7:30pm.

PLACE: Great West Life Amphitheatre, Algoma University, 1520 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON

INFO: joanne.robertson@algomau.ca

FACEBOOK: Mother Earth Water Walk 2011 DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

There is no admission fee but donations towards the Lake Nipigon journey are welcome.

The poster is below.

Miigwech. See you there.

joanne

MEWW POSTER for SCREENING, Thursday, May 24, 2012

www.motherearthwaterwalk.com

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