Sentences with phrase «indigenous elders»

The court provides a forum where Indigenous elders as well as an Aboriginal Justice worker have input in the sentencing process by advising the magistrate on matters of cultural significance.

From cultural identity to love and loss, these rare songs consist of almost forgotten stories that can now shed light into the history of our Indigenous elders, families and communities.

A scoping review protocol on social participation of indigenous elders, intergenerational solidarity and their influence on individual and community wellness

Indigenous elders and environmental specialists have also been the first to warn of changes and offer viable suggestions for response strategies yet their critical messages have usually gone unheeded by dominant societies.»

The Yarning Circle was marked out in the main conference space by striking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork and floor rugs, providing a safe and welcoming space on Jagara country for Indigenous Elders and delegates at this inaugural international event.

In the event of a dispute over the custody or use of any element of an indigenous peoples» heritage, judicial and administrative bodies should be guided by the advice of indigenous elders who are recognised by the indigenous communities or peoples concerned as having specific knowledge of traditional laws.

«Further, to ensure this commission wins the respect of the Indigenous community and is able to adequately respond to its concerns, engagement of Indigenous elders and experts will be essential,» Mr Barns said.

Indigenous Elders are calling for support to help them heal their communities.

This fact is acknowledged by Indigenous elders and leaders, as well as by government...

An important form of healing is through one - on - one support, such as mentoring provided by Indigenous Elders for Indigenous women in prison or who have recently been released from prison.

The TKRP was developed from the aspirations of Indigenous Elders, to preserve and recognise traditional indigenous knowledge.

The board is composed of designates from each of the provinces and territories, as well as Indigenous elders and youth who represent the four directions: North, West, East and South.

This new wave of protests comes after ten thousand people gathered on Burnaby Mountain last week in support of Indigenous Elders and spiritual leaders who vow the $ 8.9 billion pipeline and tanker project will never be built.

I can not begin to do justice to the day and a half of presentations from Indigenous Elders, scholars, judges and lawyers and in fact, nearly a week later, I continue to absorb and process what I heard about reconciliation in the context of Indigenous law and culture, criminal justice, child protection, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Persons and more.

They represent Indigenous elders, the knowledge holders and custodians of knowledge in Aboriginal communities.

Indigenous elders from the Pacific Northwest shared this ancient form of social technology with my mentors.

Both of these measures were directed by Indigenous elders and grassroots communities.

Lake Frome, an Indigenous elder demonstrating Aboriginal weapons, a voyage around the Whitsunday Islands and Queensland's Gondwana Rainforest.

Indigenous elder, residential school survivor, and author Theodore Fontaine describes his mother's own take on the issue this way:

«The peace agreement has made our lives more difficult,» indigenous elder Hermes Pilicue told The Guardian.

The University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law has appointed the first indigenous elder in residence at a law school in Canada.

As part of this work, NoVo is deeply honored to have supported the birth and launch of Spirit Aligned, a leadership program that works to elevate the lives, voices and dreams of Indigenous elder women who are working to heal, strengthen and restore the balance of Indigenous communities.

at least one member who is a minister of religion or a person who performs a similar role in the community such as an Indigenous elder

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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted to the statement credited to elder statesman and former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen TY Danjuma, who...

A theoretical physicist and the author of a dozen previous books on subjects such as quantum reality and chaos, for the past decade Peat has immersed himself in the indigenous cultures of America and has been organising dialogues between Western scientists and Native American elders.

His personal travels have also led him to Peru where he has studied extensively with the indigenous medicine elders in the traditional healing methods of the Amazon River Basin.

Suggested learning activities include: taking students on a field trip to the local shop or bank to see real money and consumer practice in action; using the $ 50 as a stimulus, exploring the life of Indigenous entrepreneur and inventor David Unaipon; setting up a classroom economy such as a shop, showcasing learning through planning and creating a market or small enterprise; and planning, budgeting and managing an event, such as the school fete or an Elders lunch.

We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to contribute to our research and development to improve Indigenous learning.

Visitors who enter the forest are welcomed bu village elders and invited to share in the daily life of indigenous people who still practice the lifestyles and beliefs of their ancestors.

All of our experienced guides are ticketed with the Kakadu Knowledge and are often supported by our Indigenous guides who are taught the secrets of Kakadu by tribal elders.

7:45 am: Spend a half day with Willie Gordon, a Nugal - warra elder and master storyteller from Guurrbi Tours and join an Indigenous walk past an ancient birthing rock to learn more about this deeply spiritual location.

COMMUNITY BASED & COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK WITH ONAMAN COLLECTIVE Youth Art Mural Project: John F. Ross Secondary School, Guelph, ON (May 2016) Anishinaabemowin Wiigwaam: Ojibway Immersion Language House (Mar & Oct 2015, Mar 2016) Words from the Land: Youth & Elders art retreat (Mar 2016) Youth Run for the Language (Oct 2015) The Painted Hand: Gathering to Feast Our Historic Alliances (Sept 2015) Reconciliation, Resurgence & Storytelling with Maria Campbell (Aug 2015) Canoe Building with Youth: Chippewas of the Thames (July / Aug 2015) Harvesting ochre & making paint (June 2015) Research with Elders on traditional knowledge and the language in Ontario & Saskatchewan (June & Aug 2015) Moosehide Tanning (April 2015) The Sacred Fisher Story: The Youth Mural Project (April 2015) Anishinaabemowin Wiigwaam: Ojibway Immersion Language House (Mar 2015) Onaman Kendaagozid: Gathering about Sacred Paint (Feb 2015) Research into traditional Indigenous tattoos and face / body ochre paint (on - going) Collaborative creation of art pieces by Isaac Murdoch and Christi Belcourt (on - going)

His paintings encapsulate the most recent stage of his style as it has evolved since 1987, three years after he «came in» from the remote desert to live in Papunya, an Indigenous settlement.4 Like other tribal elders with major ritual responsibilities, Warlimpirrnga creates «ground paintings» on the desert floor for sacred yet secret ceremonies.

[1] Land acknowledgement as adopted with gratitude from the 2016 Decolonizing Conference; as provided in turn by the Indigenous Education Network (IEN), University of Toronto, and revised by the Elders Circle (Council of Aboriginal Initiatives) on November 6, 2014.

In 2010, the Olympic tent city led by Indigenous women and elders of DEWC / POW won the immediate demand of housing all homeless residents living on the site.

Programming is developed in consultation with the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre Elders Council, comprised of Indigenous women leaders with vast knowledge, experience, and wisdom as well as a strong voice in the community.

«It's important the faculty learn from the elders themselves about what the indigenous legal traditions of people in Southwestern Ontario are,» says Waters.

This Cree jurisdictional process discussion was initiated by the Elders as they shared their deep concern for families being torn apart and the impact this had upon the functioning of the community.This «jurisdictional» discussion goes back to treaty making and promises made to Indigenous peoples by the Crown while entering into and finalizing treaty negotiations.

This week, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal heard from Elder Robert Joseph that there is a connection between residential schools and the large number of Indigenous children in child welfare.

The announcement was opened by Claudette Commanda, an elder of the Algonquin Nation and University of Ottawa professor who has dedicated her life to promoting indigenous peoples.

The Inquiry's sources of information include testimony by loved ones of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and by Indigenous women who have experienced violence; expert and institutional hearings; collaboration with Elders and knowledge - keepers; forensic examination of police records; and past and current research.

Leading up to this year's BC Elders Gathering in Duncan, the Elders group has started work on crafting regalia alongside Indigenous young women and youth.

In a demonstration led by elders of the Tsleil - Waututh, Musqueam, and Squamish First Nations, protestors marched towards an Indigenous «watch house» near Burnaby Mountain.

See the full list of awards recognising the outstanding achievements and contributions made by Indigenous artists, scholars, sportspeople, Elders and community leaders.

Examples of healing processes might include women - specific and men - specific groups; story - telling circles; cultural activities; (150) understanding the impacts of issues such as racism, colonisation and identity on Indigenous well - being; the use of mentors and / or elders to provide support to individuals; and retreats or residential - style components where participants spend a period of time going through the healing process, usually on a spiritually significant site, away from their families and communities.

At a gathering of more than 4,000 people in Musgrave Park, the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Jim Soorley, used the ritual of handing the keys of the City of Brisbane to Elder Herb Bligh to symbolise that Indigenous people are welcome in the City.

While our elders and ancestors could not have foreseen the devastation on our lands and waters, through thousands of years of conservation, land management and caring for country, Indigenous lands and waters continue to provide an important backstop to governments and industry now desperate to undo the damage caused by rapid industrial growth and consumption.

IndigenousX has supported many of these on Start some Good, with recent successes being as diverse as paying The Koori Woman for brilliant writing, the Culture is Life's Elders Report into Indigenous Self Harm & Youth Suicide.

From elders to youth, there were representatives of the whole indigenous lifespan and experience, providing testimony to the fact that we are all affected by HIV, no matter what our age.

Derby Elder Lorna Hudson (co-author of The Elders» Report into Preventing Indigenous Self - Harm and Youth Suicide) told Croakey that Barnett's warning had come out of the blue and left Indigenous communities frightened over who would be affected.