Indigenous learners received an invitation to observe and learn about the traditional tanning of a moose hide this weekend with @RosarySpence. Wow. We are so fortunate to have you working @uoftmedicine and sharing your knowledge and teachings, Rosary.
#CultureIsMedicine
In order to increase the accessibility of the program and offset opportunity costs, each student will receive a laptop (to keep!), stipend to cover internet expenses and an honorarium.
Do you know a grade 9 or 10 Indigenous student interested in the health professions?
If so, please share this info for @WCHIndigenous@uoftmedicine's summer program:
Zka’an Ni-Bmiwdoowin Gchi-Kinoomaadwinan
"Building the Fire, Walking with Medicine"
https://t.co/aATbWh4Ka3
“#OrangeShirtDay is just one day, but we live with that trauma every day.” -@RosarySpence
the work on us everyday in health care for truth and reconciliation.
Series: Red Works (in)stances
The Centre For Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (@wchindigenous) Women's College Hospital (@WCHospital); 𝗟-𝗥: Rosary Spence, Lisa Richardson, Constance Simmonds, Diane Longboat, Banakonda Bell, Cynthia White, Selena Mills
Toronto, ON
Jun.29 2020
Still hearing the drum which ties us to the heartbeat of our matriarchs after last night’s virtual opening of @uoftmedicine’s Office of Indigenous Health at @WCHospital.
🙏🏼 to those who attended for the love & to Chase, Kateri, @lindsey_fechtig
@SelenaMaeMills @RosarySpence
2/2 accomodate the investors for mining, he even attended a recent huge mining event here in Toronto. He left the boarders open for the gas and oil companies. This is why we say #shutdowncanada because we are protecting not only the land, but the people too. @JustinTrudeau
1/2 Trudeau left Canadians vulnerable when he refused to shut the boarders. All of the Canadian COVID-19 cases were from travellers abroad, now risking Canadian lives and costing billions of dollars. He should be held accountable. The only reason he left the boarders open was to
BIG tunes, as always, on tomorrow's show!
Tune in and you'll hear soul singer @sincerelyTOBimusic; ace jazz drummer @Larnell_Lewis, who's playing a free show @TorontoJazzFest Sunday; local MC @sydanieee, who's dropping a new record next month, and Indigenous singer @RosarySpence
Had my first encounter with a vegan disapproving of my support for fur. Do your dang research around mass production and sustainable practices before you preach. And watch Angry Inuk by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril.
Last year, I woke up to organize w/ my community & waitressed to make ends meet. Today, staggeringly, I woke up to this.
I believe in an America where all things are possible. Where a basic, dignified life isn’t a dream, but a norm.
That’s why I got up then,& why I get up now.
Women have been shown to be more sensitive to others' suffering, whereas, warriors celebrated for killing their opponents are almost always men. We need to see more women in leadership roles and more closely involved in education about compassion. #InternationalWomensDay
On July 14, join us for an @urbanvessel Singing River Family Workshop at @EGBrickWorks. Singer @RosarySpence will be sharing traditional and contemporary Indigenous songs celebrating water. She'll be joined by traditional grass dancer Angus Elliot. https://t.co/38BuXvU1jl
People inflict pain on others in their selfish pursuit of happiness and satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a sense of universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share.