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Aanii/Hello Chelyne,
It’s already March and things are looking up! With longer days and warmer temperatures ahead, we can look forward to the beauty of Spring!
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We know that winter has been tough on many of you, especially with a second winter of COVID lockdowns and restrictions, and we’re here to remind you that we have a document with both local and regional emergency supports that we created back in December. You can find it here. As always, you are also welcome to reach out to any of us for one-on-one social support or to ask about additional community referrals.
We hope you’ll join us in our programming whenever you’re able. We'd love to see you and look forward to being able to add some in-person programming in the coming months!
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Some of the moons observed during this time are Ziissbaakdoke Giizis (Sugar Moon, Ojibwe), Mikisiwipisim (Eagle Moon, Cree), Wáhta (Maple Ceremony, Kanien'kehá:ka / Mohawk).
This month we get to enjoy some of the first signs of spring, most notably the rising sap of the maple trees. This is a time of cleansing, renewal, regeneration, and celebrating good health, happiness, and the return of fresh sustenance from the natural world.
Sugarbushing is a central seasonal practice and lifeway in many Indigenous nations in the Great Lakes region, and is deeply connected to our ceremonies, food systems, traditional economies, governance, relationship restoration practices, and gender relations and responsibilities. Many decolonization and rematriation movements include restoring traditional sugarbushing and the teachings therein.
To learn more about sugarbushing, including origin stories, reclamation work and where to purchase maple syrup from Indigenous suppliers, visit the links below:
For anyone who would like to further their Coming In readings, click below to download our Two-Spirit Showcase and Medicine of the Month. |
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