Indigenous Changemakers - Online Community Resource to Share Indigenous Knowledge across Borders

Thelawofpeace.org has launched an online resource intended to provide a way to share the knowledge of changemakers directly from community to community, across nation-state borders. At the heart of this resource are interviews with individuals - both Indigenous and non-Indigenous  - who speak about the non-violent actions they have taken to effect change concerning an issue they care about. The other key resources in this website are links to online articles and information that give context and systemic background to the issues raised in the interviews. This is equally important as the interviews themselves as it situates the issues raised in very personal interviews, to larger issues facing many people.

It is hoped that as this resource grows, it will allow people in communities in different geographic locations to access the voices of Indigenous community members who may have faced similar issues and offer their own strategies for effecting change. It is an effort to recognize the significant knowledge that exists respecting Indigenous issues, and to expand the capacity for direct community-to-community influence.

The interviews are not heavily edited, and each interviewee reviews and provides consent to thelawofpeace.org to post the interview on the website. We intend to eventually add audio and/or video to the resource.

Please check out our website!

www.indigenouschangemakers.info

Omushkegowuk Walkers

A post after a long while!

Yesterday I had a purely serendipitous moment when I happened to be at the end point of the over-1700 kilometer trek of the Omushkegowuk Walkers who left Attawapiskat in January to raise awareness of treaty rights. It was a very touching sight to see so many people commit to a peaceful action to bring attention to Indigenous rights issues. Here are some photos.

Walkers as they arrive on Wellington Street in front of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa after an over 1700 km walk