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150 Days of Turtle Island

Like many Canadians, I’m of two minds when it comes to celebrating the Canada 150 because I want to be an ally to my First Nations brothers and sisters. This is my solution: 150 days of giving up my space to First Nations facts, artists, heroes and historical figures.

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Angela Misri in 150 Days of Turtle Island

Oct 14, 2017

Follow the Rock

The All-Native Basketball Tournament is more than a competition, it’s an event filled with food, culture and community.

Angela Misri in 150 Days of Turtle Island

Oct 13, 2017

Artist Spotlight: Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk

Angela Misri in 150 Days of Turtle Island

Sep 27, 2017

Language: Inuktitut, Inuttitut & Inuttut

Inuktitut is an Indigenous language spoken in the Canadian Arctic with approximately 34,000 speakers, located primarily in Nunavut and Québec.

It is called Inuttitut in Nunavik (Northern Québec), Inuttut in Nunatsiavut (Labrador) and…

Angela Misri in 150 Days of Turtle Island

Sep 19, 2017

Nations at War: TV series

Angela Misri in 150 Days of Turtle Island

Sep 19, 2017

Understanding Aboriginal Identity

This is an interesting video by BearPaw Legal about “the complex issue of self-identification.”

Angela Misri in 150 Days of Turtle Island

Sep 14, 2017

Artists to celebrate: Ali Fontaine

She’s a very talented Anishinaabe singer-songwriter from Manitoba, so if you haven’t heard Ali Fontaine’s music, this is your chance (you’re welcome).

Angela Misri in 150 Days of Turtle Island

Sep 12, 2017

Karihwanoron: Precious Things

You have to watch this video about a Mohawk immersion school founded to keep the Mohawk language and culture alive.

Angela Misri in 150 Days of Turtle Island

Aug 14, 2017

Stop polluting the land

Ideally, stop polluting ALL the land, but let’s bring some attention to First-Nations’ land that does not belong to the corporations polluting it.

Elsipogtog VS SWN Resources fracking — read more about the story here in the community’s own words…

Angela Misri in 150 Days of Turtle Island

Aug 11, 2017

Dr. Leroy Little Bear

“Canada is a ‘pretend’ Nation.” — another RedX talk that is worth a [long] watch:

Angela Misri in 150 Days of Turtle Island

Aug 9, 2017

Zoey Roy

I learned about Zoey Roy and her story through the WE organization. Roy is an amazing First Nations activist and she’s on quite a journey, some of which she shares in the video below.