I don’t want to make a long statement. It is necessary to amplify other voices at this time. But I cannot remain silent either.<\/p>\n\n
Looking at my Facebook feed when I woke up, one publication caught my attention, that of author Kim Th\u00fay :<\/p>\n\n [post translated]<\/em> This is so true. We have so much to learn.<\/p>\n\n All we’ve been able to do so far is hear. Hearing the violent and racist comments made to Joyce Echaquan in the video she made from her hospital bed just before she died. If only we knew how to listen as well. It would allow us to see the systemic racism, injustice and brutality of public services towards Indigenous peoples and racialized communities.<\/p>\n\n Today I wish that each and every one of us will be allies and stand in solidarity with Ms. Echaquan’s family and Indigenous peoples in their struggle for justice and rights.<\/p>\n\n Their right to care, to dignity, to life.<\/p>\n\n Join the gathering <\/strong><\/a>in Montreal for Joyce Echaquan on <\/strong>October 3 Learn more<\/a> on how to be an ally<\/strong> in the AFNQL’s Action Plan against Systemic Racism and Discrimination<\/span>. On Tuesday evening, I decided to watch the video broadcast made by Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Atikamekw woman, shortly before she died in tragic and unacceptable circumstances at the Joliette hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":43372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_og_title":"","p4_og_description":"","p4_og_image":"","p4_og_image_id":"","p4_seo_canonical_url":"","p4_campaign_name":"not set","p4_local_project":"not set","p4_basket_name":"not set","p4_department":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[29],"p4-page-type":[16],"class_list":["post-43380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live-sustainably","tag-indigenous","p4-page-type-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43380"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71021,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43380\/revisions\/71021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43380"},{"taxonomy":"p4-page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p4-page-type?post=43380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The total registered population of the three Atikamekw Bands was 7,747 in 2016.\u00a0<\/em>
Months of the year in Atikamekw:<\/em>
Ken\u00f4sitc Pisimw \u2013 January: Longest [Winter] Moon
Akokatcic Pisimw \u2013 February: Groundhog Emerges Moon
Nikikw Pisimw \u2013 March: Otter Moon
K\u00e2 W\u00e2sikatotc Pisimw \u2013 April: Reflects on the Ice Moon
W\u00e2pikon Pisimw \u2013 May: Flower Moon
Otehimin Pisimw \u2013 June: Strawberry Moon
Mikomin Pisimw \u2013 July: Raspberry Moon
Ot\u00e2tokon Pisimw \u2013 August: [Bird] Fledges Moon
K\u00e2k\u00f4ne Pisimw \u2013 September: Porcupine Mates Moon
Namekosi Pisimw \u2013 October: Trout [Spawns] Moon
Atikamekw Pisimw \u2013 November: Whitefish [Spawns] Moon
P\u00eetcipip\u00f4n Pisimw \u2013 December: Winter Arrives Moon<\/em>
It is said that “it is by observing the partridge, one of the rare birds to walk on snow, that the Amerindians had the idea of making snowshoes which allowed them to do the same.\u201d<\/em>
https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Attikameks<\/a>
I have so much to learn, so much to love…<\/em>
photo from https:\/\/propagandadesign.com\/fr\/projets\/atikamekw<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2020\/09\/c8dfcfee-120404378_10220626062098906_7282715792995808070_n.jpg\")
(Please respect the current standards of physical distancing)
Click here<\/strong><\/a> to make a donation to Joyce Echaquan’s family.<\/p>\n\n
Here are some examples of actions we can take collectively:
– Read<\/strong> Myths and Realities about Indigenous Peoples<\/strong><\/a>.
– Follow the news<\/strong> by subscribing [on social media] to Indigenous organizations such as the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL)<\/a>, Quebec Native Women<\/a> (QNW), the First Nations Youth Network Quebec-Labrador<\/a>, and other First Nations organizations in Quebec by searching the Internet.
– Share positive media content<\/strong> on First Nations in social networks.
– Talk to your family members, friends and loved ones<\/strong> about the importance of bringing Quebecers and First Nations closer together in order to improve our relations in all territories and regions.
– Send a letter to Premier Legault and your local elected officials<\/strong> to let them know your desire to improve relations with the local First Nations population.
– Valorize the economic contribution of First Nations<\/strong> in the Quebec economy, particularly in the regions.
– Promote collaborations<\/strong> between youth and schools<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"