Changing to Biweekly!
Michael Moses
City Councillor for Williams Lake. President for Canadian Mental Health Association - Cariboo Chilcotin. Bringing Action to Advocacy. Check out my webpage for more!
I am going to change from posting weekly to biweekly. Rather than skipping this week's, I will give a short newsletter today and a full one next week. I will need this change so that I can release my new projects, which I'll keep you updated on.
Indigenous and Allies are all welcome!
Let's get to it.
??Hero of the Week: Jody Wilson-Raybould
Jody Wilson-Raybould PC OBC KC, also known by her initials JWR and by her Kwak’wala name Puglaas, is a Canadian lawyer, author, and former politician who served as a member of Parliament for the British Columbia riding of Vancouver Granville from 2015 to 2021. Throughout her work, Jody has navigated complex challenges with strength, determination and an unwavering commitment to justice.
She has written three bestselling books, the political memoir “Indian” in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power, which was a finalist for The Writers’ Trust Balsillie Prize for Public Policy and the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing; From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada; and, her most recent, True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force For Change.?
"It wholly remains within our power to speak up,?and in speaking up, to help our system of government and our country continue to get better ...?both individually and collectively. That's why I've shared what I've learned. And I'm going to continue to do that." Jody Wilson-Raybould
??Music of the Week: Andrew Balfour
Andrew Balfour is a Cree composer and conductor from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is the artistic director of the vocal ensemble Dead of Winter. Balfour was nominated for the 2023 The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences/The JUNO Awards Classical Album of the Year for Nagamo, recorded with musica intima vocal ensemble.
music intima and Andrew Balfour came together to create NAGAMO - a radical re-imagining of history through a concert and recording.
Of course, you can hear one of the songs on our Spotify playlist, IndigiBeats 365, where we add a song by Indigenous artists daily! This last week, we added songs by Tanya Tagaq, Susan Aglukark, and Marcel Gagnon. Leave us a comment on what artists you'd like to see highlighted on the playlist and in this section!
??3 Posts from this Week:
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“Indigenous partners across the country are carrying out projects that are not only good for the environment, but also provide reliable and affordable energy for their communities. They are retrofitting community buildings, carrying out renewable energy projects, and providing low?carbon home heating. Today’s announcement is a step to further advance Indigenous climate leadership and achieving Canada’s emissions reduction targets.” – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
??From Michael:
Our change to biweekly will allow me to take on a few more projects shortly, including podcasts and another newsletter.
Updates will be released on my website. There will be some major updates there soon, so make sure to sign up for the newsletter there too:
Feel free to connect with me, directly here on LinkedIn!
We also have a group; please join us at Canadian Indigenous and Allies | Groups | LinkedIn
and one on FB too: Canadian Indigenous and Allies | Groups | Facebook
If you're reading this right now, I truly hope this Indigenous content can provide some light into your week.
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Director of Indigenous Initiatives, OEC Group of Companies
8 个月Very proud of my cousin JWR ??????
Assisting in your navigation of non-tidal, tidal, shore, and offshore, real property rights through government.
8 个月Jody Wilson Raybould is an authentic Canadian hero who, in the long standing common law tradition of the office of the Attorney General, faced, challenged and stared down unacceptable behavior of the Crown; then walked away with dignity.
Two Spirited Cultural Ambassador, DEI Strategist, Indigenous Advisor at K'waahlgahlda
8 个月Oh wonderful! I do blogs every two weeks and sometimes I find that a challenge! Great decision! Awesome to see all these positive shifts and changes!
Summer '24: available for weekend 90's Style Retro-Tech Support and Modern Day Roaring 20's Legal Assistance.
8 个月this sounds good, i'm excited!
CEO First Journey Consulting Ltd. / First Journey Catalyst Media, Managing Partner / Sesyí te Secwepemc!
8 个月The legacy of Jody Wilson-Raybould, or Puglaas, as a beacon of integrity and change in Canadian politics, is a narrative deeply enriched by her family roots. Her father, Bill Wilson, himself a formidable figure in First Nations leadership and Canadian politics, resides at Deep Creek, near my hometown of Williams Lake. I'll never forget my first meeting with Bill in the late 90's. Bill's influence on Jody's remarkable journey, underscored by her relentless pursuit of justice and her compelling contributions to literature on truth and reconciliation, reminds us of the powerful impact of familial legacy and local ties. It should be a point of pride for our community, knowing that the roots of such influential Canadian personalities are intertwined with our local narrative.