Kudz Ze Kayah: Used To Be Caribou Country

The non-Indigenous mining company, BMC Minerals, chose to name their mining project the very thing it will compromise: Kaska caribou country. They didn’t name their project “caribou country” in English, either.

Education, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterJanuary 11, 2023sexual violence, prevention, take action, mining, land, language, sovereignty, indigenous, colonialism, reconcilliation

Until They Are All Home

“As long as us men and boys fail to respect indigenous women and girls, not because we have mothers, sisters or daughters but as human beings deserving of respect; then we share responsibility for our community’s pain.” - Ricky Mawunganidze

Education, DWS Events, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterOctober 28, 2021lgbqt, two spirit, queer, indigenous, mmiw, WWO, MMIW2SG, sisters in spirit, allies, learning, education, missing and murdered indigenous women, Georgette McLeod

Niyajè chʼonkʼą̈̀ zhìt hänjit tr’ädäl - We walk for our sisters in spirit

“These women, girls, two-spirited people were all once part of a community across this country. All these individuals were once part of a family, they were a loved one. They might have attended the same school, and they might have been a neighbour.” - Georgette McLeod

Education, DWS Events, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterOctober 19, 2021lgbqt, two spirit, queer, indigenous, mmiw, WWO, MMIW2SG, sisters in spirit, allies, learning, education, missing and murdered indigenous women, Georgette McLeod

Sisters in Spirit - Mähsį cho

The biggest thank yous to everyone who helped make Sisters in Spirit happen.

Education, DWS Events, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterOctober 7, 2021lgbqt, two spirit, queer, indigenous, mmiw, WWO, MMIW2SG, sisters in spirit, allies, learning, education, missing and murdered indigenous women

Being an Indigenous Ally

Living in Canada gives every person who is not Indigenous the responsibility of taking time to learn and unlearn.

Education, DWS Events, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterOctober 1, 2021lgbqt, two spirit, queer, indigenous, mmiw, WWO, MMIW2SG, sisters in spirit, allies, learning, education, missing and murdered indigenous women

What Does Two Spirit Mean?

“Two-Spirit is a contemporary English term to reflect gender diversity that Indigenous nations have always had. As Indigenous people, we’ve always had gender diversity and sexual diversity in our Nations before colonization existed on Turtle Island (North America). With the imposition of colonization, Christianity, residential schools and ‘the Sixties Scoop,’ a lot of those teachings of gender diversity have been lost and a lot of people are searching for their identity as Two-Spirit people and the roles and responsibilities that come with that.” - James Makokis

Education, DWS Events, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterSeptember 28, 2021lgbqt, two spirit, queer, indigenous, mmiw, WWO, MMIW2SG, sisters in spirit

What Does Two Spirit Mean?

“Two-Spirit is a contemporary English term to reflect gender diversity that Indigenous nations have always had. As Indigenous people, we’ve always had gender diversity and sexual diversity in our Nations before colonization existed on Turtle Island (North America). With the imposition of colonization, Christianity, residential schools and ‘the Sixties Scoop,’ a lot of those teachings of gender diversity have been lost and a lot of people are searching for their identity as Two-Spirit people and the roles and responsibilities that come with that.” - James Makokis

EducationDawson Women's ShelterJune 30, 2020pride month, indigenous history month, lgbqt, two spirit, queer, indigenous

DWS Links and Things #1

Roundup of useful links curated by Dawson Women’s Shelter.

Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterJanuary 6, 2020Kelly fraser, Julie Berman, solstice, indigenous, ally, family, estranged, arctic, food Comment

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