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Anishinabek Confederacy to Invoke Our Nationhood
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Hi Johnny, that is so cool!
I was googling, saw Diane’s photo, really like Diane since we met in 2000. How awesome. Hope many people like her and many others could make it to Bad River for the arrival of the Water, opportunity for Unity with all Nations. Wish we could contact Sami in Europe and peoples of South America. Unity for Water-Life for the next Seven Generations.
Awesome work Johnny. if you travel to Osweken they have a beautiful there ask Diane and her Helpers.
Mado
March 13, 2011 at 10:59 pm
Since the family was the core unit of our ancestors’ nation, action must begin with the families. Brothers and sisters, along with their parents need to sit down in a circle with flipcharts and engage in the same type of strategic planning that big corporations and governments do, with brainstorming and a good facilitator. Each family needs a strategic plan for how all the little nephews and neices will achieve freedom from fear and want. Once one family take the lead others will follow; pretty soon we’ll have community plans, then plans for the restoration of our nations.
The first step is to plan a “probing sequence/strategy”; basically the questions wee need to ask ourselves. I would suggest the following agenda/probing sequence.
1. Initial brainstorming: family members (FM’S)just throw out words and phrases for about twenty minutes or so. It could be single words, phrases, concepts, questions, goals, targets, whatever comes to mind when think long term success of the family.
2. “What is a family”? – FM’S define the family according to their understanding
3. “What do strong families do?”
4. “What happens to families that are not strong?”
5. “What resources do we have to make our family strong?”
6. “Where do we want our family to be in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years? 100 years?
7. “How do we get there?”
There are so many more questions that should be asked as part of the probing strategy, but this is only a teaser for a guide to rebuilding families that my student group will be developing in the coming academic year. these seven items will take at least a day to discuss, and a strong facilitator is a must.
If you want action, encourage people to learn how to facilitate structured discussions. A flip chart easel and pad can be our most powerful weapon in intellectual warfare.
I say all this the grandson of one who was probably the last true ogimakaan of the entire Anishinabe nation. From his example I learned that Anishinabe leadership is not about power or privilege; it is all about the duty to ensure that every voice is heard and considered as the future is being charted. That’s what Her Majesty’s Indian Chiefs just don’t get.
Again, the guide to rebuilding families will come in the near future. Watch out for it. Our group is the University of Winnipeg Anishinabe Student Association; our motto is “Engage, Empower, Inspire.” The name might change to reflect the diversity of the group, but the motto will stay the same.
June 11, 2011 at 12:17 am
I am also looking for others- I am Saulteaux of the Ojibwa nation a descendant of the Anishanaabae, one of my first initiatives is Non-cooperation with the capitalist empire, I you would like to correspond with me I can give you more info I have a web and a Facebook and I have given you my blogspot and if you have the time you can go though it and if you are interested maybe we can work together if you like, the blog also has liking to my other site if you wish to visit.
ok looking forward to correspond with you
Kerry Atjecoutay
July 2, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Thank you for the information that you have post on your site
Kerry Atjecoutay
July 2, 2011 at 2:07 pm
The answer is proper decolonization. Our youtube website has a list of videos you may want to see. Please got to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB7tcuWsz-E
keep up the great work!
Much love and blessings my friends
April 26, 2012 at 4:10 pm