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FNT2T Partners to create Mamawii Park

@FNT2T First Nations Treaty 2 Territory Partners to Create Mamawii Park   This large collaborative project will see the construction of an all-seasons activity park in the center of Dauphin featuring a strong Indigenous presence. Set for a phase 1 tender soon, this newly developed project will support Reconciliation Efforts.  The space with will

August 15, 2022

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Earth Lodge submits a Life Long Learning Structural Readiness Proposal to Indigenous Services Canada

Treaty 2 Territory-   The Earth Lodge Team, in collaboration, with the Lead Keeper, have submitted a detailed project grant proposal which would see FNT2T Life Long Learning Circle embark on the engagement, collaboration and development work with Local Nations needed to begin the awareness and implementation of a LLL Education Structure as outlined in

July 26, 2022

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First Nations Worldviews vs Western Worldviews

Treat 2 Territory- A worldview can pertain to an individual, group, or society. Overall, a worldview is a set of beliefs and values that are honoured and withheld by a number of people. A worldview includes how the person or group interacts with the world around them, including land, animals, and people. Every person and …

July 19, 2022

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The Earth Lodge

Treaty 2 Territory – The Earth Lodge is based on the Anishinaabek Traditional Lodge (Long Lodge Ceremony).  Its structure and all that flows from it is based upon the natural laws of creation.  For example: traditional forms of government, social frameworks, ways of learning, communication, language, our relationship with the land, medicine,

May 5, 2022

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THE ANISHINAABEK MEDICINE WHEEL

Treaty 2 Territory – Numbers have always played a significant part in traditional Aboriginal life. Many aspects are seen in terms of four. The Sacred Mystery, the source of all creation, reveals itself as the Powers of the Four Directions and these four powers provide the organizing principle for everything that exists in the world: …

April 26, 2022

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NIBI – THE LIFE BLOOD OF MOTHER EARTH

Treaty 2 Territory- The Anishinaabek (Ojibwe) believe the earth to be their mother and therefore the waters to be the blood that runs in her veins. From the great oceans to the underground wellsprings, the waters provide life to all living things on Mother Earth. In the springtime, the waters gush as Mother Earth cleans …

March 30, 2022

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Spring Equinox – A Time for Change, Growth and Renewal

Sunday, March 20, 2022 Treaty 2 Territory – The equinoxes mark the changing of Earth’s orientation and are significant to our yearly calendar – along with the moons, days, and solstices. The equinoxes occur when the earth reaches a position where the sun crosses the equator. For us in the Northern Hemisphere, the March equinox …

March 28, 2022

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MOOSE HIDE CAMPAIGN: Standing Up Against Violence Towards Women & Children

Treaty 2 Territory- May 12th is Moose Hide Campaign day. The inspiration for the campaign came to co-founders Paul Lacerte and his daughter Raven in 2011 when they were hunting together on their traditional Carrier territory. They were close to the Highway of Tears in northern British Columbia, where so many women, particularly Indigenous women, …

March 24, 2022

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Government of First Nations in Treaty Territory Honour Grandmother, Mary Maytwayashing

Treaty 1 Territory – The Turtle Lodge in Sagkeeng First Nation was built in fulfillment of a vision received by Elder Dr. Dave Courchene Jr. many years ago; these visions not only connect our Anishinaabe people with the Great Spirit, and the land. The Turtle Lodge in physical terms, also brings people together from all …

November 10, 2021

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