At The Heart Of It
We’ve each been colonized & this impacts everything ~
I understand this to be the deciding factor that determines the outcomes & informs interactions between our healing Ancestors ~ Life has shaped me in such a way to share understanding about this, in heartfelt, in-depth & empowering ways ~
I hold my hands up to the Elders, Mentors & Village that raised me, to the many
Aunties & deep feeling relatives that kept me in my heart & accountable to my emotions, to the Ceremony that gave my Spirit a home ~
I was born during a time of tremendous healing with a responsibility
to the generations to come & because of this i dedicate much of my healing
journey to creating more opportunities for understanding & connection to
untangle this mess we're all in ~
I honor the place in your heart that cares deeply for the Indigenous People,
I honor the unwitnessed truths in your being that need a place to be ~
This is where we meet ~
5 Guiding Points of Clarity for
Indigenous Right Relationship Making
These are the foundational understandings upon which this awareness building work is rooted from ~ These words are directly from my heart & are a reflection of my lived-Indigenous-experience ~
It's a meeting place of what needs to be said &
what needs to be heard ~
On This Shared Path of Indigenous Right Relationship Making:
( 1 )
You belong to your Ancestors & the unending timeless
lineage of loved ones who brought you into existence
Let’s feel into what’s needed to deepen into this &
breathe life into the places where they live in you
( 2 )
You benefit from the countless sacrifices of your
Indigenous Hosts, it’s not your fault but it’s your
responsibility to learn how & show up in the impact
Let’s learn together what it means to put your
privilege to right use in recognition of this
( 3 )
We belong closer & vulnerability is earned
Let’s lean into the hard to see places & reveal the tender
truths that will bring our hearts near one another ~
( 4 )
It’s not possible to engage in meaningful change
without the risk of being uncomfortable
Let’s be curious together in the discovery of wholesome discomfort ~
( 5 )
We’ve been brought together for reasons
that are bigger than us, there are unspoken truths
living through you, awaiting your full hearted arrival
Let’s hear one another in deep & power’filled ways ~
This Indigenous Awareness Building approach i offer is for you if...
(may include but not required or expected)
You are interested in offering services to Indigenous communities
& wish to do so in a knowledgeable & respectful way
• • •
You currently work with an Indigenous based organization
& wish to create a stronger connection
• • •
You are willing to understand the hurts in your own Ancestry & the long term impact of
having been colonized & don't know how to do this or where to even start
• • •
You would like to invite the involvement of Indigenous people to your organization,
company, gathering, conference or project and wish to do so in a respectful & honoring way
• • •
You have a desire to understand more about the long term impact of colonization
• • •
You have taken courses & read books & would like a very
real life interaction with someone who’s been through it
• • •
You are willing to hear the truth of what happened & how it is today
• • •
Commonly asked questions in regards to this Indigenous Awareness Building work i offer:
How do I not be offensive?
⇨ The fears & concerns behind this question are symptoms of a bigger underlying truth ~ The very existence of this question is an indicator that life is returning to long neglected hurt places ~ Underneith this question, at it's roots, is compassion wanting a place to go ~
It is just for white people?
⇨ This is for anyone wanting to be less ignorant in relation to the underlying factors that influence the current state of relations between the First Peoples & Settler Peoples ~
⇨ This involves a lot of discussion around the influence of "white people" because this is what has contributed to the origins of how we got to be where we are now ~
( ( ( ( ( ( • • • What wants to be asked but isn't asked out loud • • • ) ) ) ) ) )
Am I going to get shamed for being ignorant?
⇨ No. The greater powers to be have done a good job at keeping people in the dark in relation to many things, including the truth about the First Peoples of this land ~
⇨ You will be in a group of people who have all experienced the impacts of this & want to change it, starting with themselves ~
Am I going to be uncomfortable?
⇨ Yes. Just like with any meaningful change, it isn’t possible to do this work & make any kind of significant progress without the risk of discomfort ~
{ { { • From This Indigenous Heart • } } }
It took a long time to get to the current state we’re in & the fact that we can be
with one another in this way is evidence of how far we’ve come.
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