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The loss of Kun’tewiktuk on Kings Road
#IndigenousPeoples #FirstNations #MiKmaq #Membertou #Kuntewiktuk #CapeBreton #KingsRoad #NovaScotia #Canada #IndigenousHistory #ForcedRelocation #Land #Colonialism #CulturalErasure #ColonialAbuse #Reconciliation
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#MembertouFirstNation connects with #Pride #CapeBreton on deeper level
'As traditional people we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' says Jeff Ward
CBC · Posted: Aug 09, 2019
"As #PrideCapeBreton winds down, some people on the #Membertou First Nation say the community's large presence in the festivities is a natural fit.
"This year, Membertou hosted the popular #DragQueenBingo event, the Membertou pedway was lit up in Pride colours, the flags at the #MembertouHeritagePark were swapped for #LGBTQ flags and there was a Membertou float in the #PrideParade.
"Jeff Ward, manager of the heritage park, said participating in Pride events is something the community connects with.
"' 'As traditional people, we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' he said, pointing to how revisions in the Indian Act in 1951 removed a ban on ceremonies.
A personal connection
"Andrea Dennis works at the heritage park. She said staff secured #TwoSpirit flags for the first time and people have been snapping them up.
"Two-spirit is a term sometimes used by #IndigenousPeople to describe #gay, #lesbian, #transgender or #NonBinary people. The flag has two feathers on top of the traditional rainbow pattern.
"Dennis said her brother, who is dead, was two-spirit. She said when he first came out, he was harassed. Her brother moved to Toronto, but he was still harassed.
"She believes things have changed for the better.
" 'His spirit is still alive in me,' said Dennis. 'Even going to a Pride parade reminds me of him, it's like he's still there.' "
Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pride-cape-breton-membertou-1.5241873#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay #CapeBretonNS #FirstNations #LGTBQRights #IndigenousRights #LGBTQNativeAmericans #HumanRights
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#MembertouFirstNation connects with #Pride #CapeBreton on deeper level
'As traditional people we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' says Jeff Ward
CBC · Posted: Aug 09, 2019
"As #PrideCapeBreton winds down, some people on the #Membertou First Nation say the community's large presence in the festivities is a natural fit.
"This year, Membertou hosted the popular #DragQueenBingo event, the Membertou pedway was lit up in Pride colours, the flags at the #MembertouHeritagePark were swapped for #LGBTQ flags and there was a Membertou float in the #PrideParade.
"Jeff Ward, manager of the heritage park, said participating in Pride events is something the community connects with.
"' 'As traditional people, we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' he said, pointing to how revisions in the Indian Act in 1951 removed a ban on ceremonies.
A personal connection
"Andrea Dennis works at the heritage park. She said staff secured #TwoSpirit flags for the first time and people have been snapping them up.
"Two-spirit is a term sometimes used by #IndigenousPeople to describe #gay, #lesbian, #transgender or #NonBinary people. The flag has two feathers on top of the traditional rainbow pattern.
"Dennis said her brother, who is dead, was two-spirit. She said when he first came out, he was harassed. Her brother moved to Toronto, but he was still harassed.
"She believes things have changed for the better.
" 'His spirit is still alive in me,' said Dennis. 'Even going to a Pride parade reminds me of him, it's like he's still there.' "
Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pride-cape-breton-membertou-1.5241873#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay #CapeBretonNS #FirstNations #LGTBQRights #IndigenousRights #LGBTQNativeAmericans #HumanRights
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#MembertouFirstNation connects with #Pride #CapeBreton on deeper level
'As traditional people we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' says Jeff Ward
CBC · Posted: Aug 09, 2019
"As #PrideCapeBreton winds down, some people on the #Membertou First Nation say the community's large presence in the festivities is a natural fit.
"This year, Membertou hosted the popular #DragQueenBingo event, the Membertou pedway was lit up in Pride colours, the flags at the #MembertouHeritagePark were swapped for #LGBTQ flags and there was a Membertou float in the #PrideParade.
"Jeff Ward, manager of the heritage park, said participating in Pride events is something the community connects with.
"' 'As traditional people, we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' he said, pointing to how revisions in the Indian Act in 1951 removed a ban on ceremonies.
A personal connection
"Andrea Dennis works at the heritage park. She said staff secured #TwoSpirit flags for the first time and people have been snapping them up.
"Two-spirit is a term sometimes used by #IndigenousPeople to describe #gay, #lesbian, #transgender or #NonBinary people. The flag has two feathers on top of the traditional rainbow pattern.
"Dennis said her brother, who is dead, was two-spirit. She said when he first came out, he was harassed. Her brother moved to Toronto, but he was still harassed.
"She believes things have changed for the better.
" 'His spirit is still alive in me,' said Dennis. 'Even going to a Pride parade reminds me of him, it's like he's still there.' "
Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pride-cape-breton-membertou-1.5241873#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay #CapeBretonNS #FirstNations #LGTBQRights #IndigenousRights #LGBTQNativeAmericans #HumanRights
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#MembertouFirstNation connects with #Pride #CapeBreton on deeper level
'As traditional people we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' says Jeff Ward
CBC · Posted: Aug 09, 2019
"As #PrideCapeBreton winds down, some people on the #Membertou First Nation say the community's large presence in the festivities is a natural fit.
"This year, Membertou hosted the popular #DragQueenBingo event, the Membertou pedway was lit up in Pride colours, the flags at the #MembertouHeritagePark were swapped for #LGBTQ flags and there was a Membertou float in the #PrideParade.
"Jeff Ward, manager of the heritage park, said participating in Pride events is something the community connects with.
"' 'As traditional people, we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' he said, pointing to how revisions in the Indian Act in 1951 removed a ban on ceremonies.
A personal connection
"Andrea Dennis works at the heritage park. She said staff secured #TwoSpirit flags for the first time and people have been snapping them up.
"Two-spirit is a term sometimes used by #IndigenousPeople to describe #gay, #lesbian, #transgender or #NonBinary people. The flag has two feathers on top of the traditional rainbow pattern.
"Dennis said her brother, who is dead, was two-spirit. She said when he first came out, he was harassed. Her brother moved to Toronto, but he was still harassed.
"She believes things have changed for the better.
" 'His spirit is still alive in me,' said Dennis. 'Even going to a Pride parade reminds me of him, it's like he's still there.' "
Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pride-cape-breton-membertou-1.5241873#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay #CapeBretonNS #FirstNations #LGTBQRights #IndigenousRights #LGBTQNativeAmericans #HumanRights
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#MembertouFirstNation connects with #Pride #CapeBreton on deeper level
'As traditional people we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' says Jeff Ward
CBC · Posted: Aug 09, 2019
"As #PrideCapeBreton winds down, some people on the #Membertou First Nation say the community's large presence in the festivities is a natural fit.
"This year, Membertou hosted the popular #DragQueenBingo event, the Membertou pedway was lit up in Pride colours, the flags at the #MembertouHeritagePark were swapped for #LGBTQ flags and there was a Membertou float in the #PrideParade.
"Jeff Ward, manager of the heritage park, said participating in Pride events is something the community connects with.
"' 'As traditional people, we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' he said, pointing to how revisions in the Indian Act in 1951 removed a ban on ceremonies.
A personal connection
"Andrea Dennis works at the heritage park. She said staff secured #TwoSpirit flags for the first time and people have been snapping them up.
"Two-spirit is a term sometimes used by #IndigenousPeople to describe #gay, #lesbian, #transgender or #NonBinary people. The flag has two feathers on top of the traditional rainbow pattern.
"Dennis said her brother, who is dead, was two-spirit. She said when he first came out, he was harassed. Her brother moved to Toronto, but he was still harassed.
"She believes things have changed for the better.
" 'His spirit is still alive in me,' said Dennis. 'Even going to a Pride parade reminds me of him, it's like he's still there.' "
Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pride-cape-breton-membertou-1.5241873#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay #CapeBretonNS #FirstNations #LGTBQRights #IndigenousRights #LGBTQNativeAmericans #HumanRights
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My maternal grandmother was Metis -- one line was #Membertou of the #MikmaqNation. A family favorite that I did NOT appreciate was grilled eels. Eeeew! (Yeah, I know. I'll eat insects, but not eels.)
Our Home and Native FoodsBy Donalee Moulton, 2011
"For Dennis, his journey of rediscovery has included taking part in a three-day culinary workshop organized by the Mi’kmaq Association for Cultural Studies, based in the #MembertouFirstNation, in #SydneyNS. Led by well-known chef #RayBear (who has a #Cree background) earlier this year, up-and-coming Aboriginal cooks came together in Halifax to learn how to prepare traditional cuisine.
" 'It was an honour to be there,' says Dennis, who applied for the program after he heard about it through a friend. 'Ray Bear is such a respected chef.'
"Bear says Dennis showed real promise as a young chef. 'He took it very seriously, wanting to learn every ounce of technique,' he says. 'I also learned a lot about traditional hunting and cooking myself. It was educational both ways.'
"This resurgence in interest in Aboriginal foods is now extending beyond local Native communities. Last year, more than 80,000 people came to the Membertou 400 celebration in Halifax [in 2010], which honoured the 400th anniversary of the baptism of the Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Mi’kmaq. A Mi’kmaq village—and meals featuring Native cuisine—were highlights of the festivities.
"A second international PowWow, or Mawio’mi, was held in Halifax this past summer and featured a five-course Mi’kmaq dinner prepared by Ray Bear, served under the stars on the Halifax Common. The traditional Mi’kmaq menu—with a few contemporary additions— included Slow-roasted Venison Loin with Celeriac Purée; Quick-seared Calamari with a Light Bone Jus Pine Aroma; and Pit-fire Boiled Saltwater Lobster with Cornbread Purée and Maple Duck Bacon.
" 'Food is very important in Mi’kmaq culture, and in Aboriginal culture in general, as it often marks the end of a ceremony or celebration,' says Nora McCarthy-Joyce, spokesperson for the Native Council of Prince Edward Island, in Charlottetown. 'Feasting often includes #TraditionalFoods, which vary from group to group and often depend on geography and what’s available. At a feast, it is customary for a prayer to be said for the food and people, and for Elders to be served before everyone else.'
"At the heart of Mi’kmaq cuisine is the natural world: the menu and cooking methods are often dependent upon what is available in the streams and forests nearby. Chapel Island, NS, Elder, Lillian Marshall, says the Mi’kmaq were fisher-hunter-gatherers. 'Their main foods were meat, fish, wild plants and berries,' she says. 'However, since they lived in the Maritime Provinces, 90 per cent of the food consumed was from the water.'
"A particular favourite in this diet has always been eel. The special significance of eel is made evident by its prevalence at important occasions. At a traditional feast, some Elders would bring eel stew or eel soup. It was a sign of both respect and status.
" 'Eel is a delicacy,' says Mary Rose Julian, who lives in #Eskasoni, the largest Mi’kmaq community in the world. 'It is boiled as stew, baked fillet-style with lusknikn on top or without, or grilled.' "
Recipes featured in this article:
- Christmas Pudding
- Katewey Weskiteka’tasikewey (Braised Mi’kmaw Eel Pie)Read more (includes links to recipes):
https://saltscapes.com/kitchen-party/1659-our-home-and-native-foods.html#TraditionalDiets #IndigenousFood #NativeAmericanFood #MikmaqCuisine #MikmaqCulture #TraditionalFoods #IndigenousPeoplesDay #AnimalProducts
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Meanwhile, in #Canada...
From 2023: #TwoSpirit organization funded to build first transitional housing project in #HalifaxNovaScotia
Sara Gouda - CKDU - Halifax • NS | 06-04-2023
"The #WabanakiTwoSpiritAlliance has received government funding to build and manage the first two-spirit transitional housing project in Halifax.
"'It is the first housing to be built for two-spirit people, but I can tell you, it won't be the last,' said Tuma Young, two-spirit Mi'kmaw lawyer from #Membertou and co-founder of the Wabanaki Two Spirit Alliance.
"Two-spirit, a term coined back in the late 1980s, is used to describe #LGBTQ+ plus members who are #Indigenous.
"'The priority is for Two-spirit people. I'm not at liberty to say how much funding we received because the details are still being worked out. We are building a transitional home that's between six and eight units,' said Young.
"The new housing development is part of Canada's National Housing Strategy. Young said that ensuring housing is a major issue due to policy issues, jurisdictional issues, and funding issues.
"The new project will take about six months to a year to develop and operate, and Young said that the alliance is still looking for land to build its units on.
"'As the organization's other co-founder mentioned, the irony doesn't escape me that we're asking for land.'
"Young hopes they will be able to build their first transitional project for Two-spirit people in Halifax, but if no land is available, the project would be in nearby areas such as Dartmouth, Sackville, Hammonds Plains or Eastern Passage.
"'Housing is such a major issue, we're also looking at some #SeniorHousing for LGBTQ+ folks. I'm also looking towards the future of housing and how we can get housing in reserves where I know a lot of two-spirited people without access because they were never even placed on the housing allocation list,' said Young.
"Young said that housing options often go to families, while two-spirit people are often single or don't have children, and that the real culprit is not the allocation of resources but the fact that more resources are required to provide housing for all in need.
"'For example, per community, they may get about 10 houses per year, but the need is actually 400. So with those 10 houses, people have to pick a priority of who will get them. And for a lot of two-spirit people, they will never be able to be on their priority list because there'll always be somebody who will need a house more,' said Young.
"Better ways to delegate resources among the #FirstNations communities would be to collaborate with all three levels of government, to identify housing as a priority and find ways to allocate limited resources, according to Young.
"'When housing is done properly, fairly, equally, and #equitably, then everybody gets a chance at housing,' said Young."
#IndigenousPeople #IndigenousNews #Mikmaw #NovaScotia #Canada #MikmaqFirstNation #HousingForGBLTQIndigenous #HousingForAll #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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One of the few #VideoGame #developers in #CapeBreton has #TeamedUp w/the #MembertouHeritagePark in #Membertou #NovaScotia to create an #InteractiveExperience .
#GreenRobotStudios founded in 2017, is a #subsidiary of VMP Group. #VMPGroup based in #SydneyNS has worked w/ #nonprofit groups & established companies to #ShareStories of Cape Breton for almost two decades.
Their newest #endeavour is called Travel Back in Time to #Kuntewiktuk