Nation Buildinig practices in an on-going colonial era
…leaning into the cultural practices and skills we have between us
... We know that First Nations ways of knowing, being and doing provide the ways for Traditional Owners to maintain healthy relationship with Country, and for Country, and these ways of being ultimately benefit the wellbeing of non-indigenous allies who seek healthy relationship to with First Nations peoples and Country.
Many of our family members work in therapeutic practices and First Nations support services. While there is a real need for mob to support mob in need of assistances, we must also be creating spaces where mob are working with and for mob and partnering with others on our own terms and conditions, in building communities grounded in culturally appropriate economic growth. This ultimately has the power to free our peoples from the cycles of disenfranchisement that keep us disempowered...