Tina Winterlik: Our #NationalCircle Action

Friday, March 17, 2017

Our #NationalCircle Action

To everyone but ESPECIALLY all youth I send love and light and hope to inspire.

Today I took my daughter to my class and it's a wonderful opportunity to use this as an example of #NationalCircle

This class is a very special class.

We call it Carving4Reconciliation but it's actual name started out as the
Aboriginal Reconciliation Carving Cohort at Langara College.

Under the very careful and wise guidance of Aaron Nelson Moody ( also known by his Squamish name Tawx’sin Yexwulla which translates to Splashing Eagle http://splashingeagle.ca/ ) we have learned to create our own knives and carve small carvings. Along the way we have learned many teachings about safety, respect, traditions, residential schools, ...it's been a journey. We have been on a canoe ride. Soon our journey together will be over.

As well we have be blessed with the presence and wisdom of Shane Pointe- Knowledge Keeper-*Elder-Wise One

Shane Pointe, Musqueam Elder - Knowledge Keeper/Elder in Residence, Vancouver School Board
If you have not heard him speak, you must. Listen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i8XL54pf0A

Justin Wilson has also been a huge part of this experience and together between, Aaron, Shane, Justin and my 18 classmates we have been on one heck of a journey. We've shared a roller coaster of emotion but good things are coming out of it. We are all growing, healing and learning from each other and a truly amazing experience is the result.

This is what we have been working on.

Now, together the class of 18 is carving 2 red cedar panels. The cedar trees used to create the panels were approx 500+ years old. I believe that in itself is sacred.

People from all walks of life coming together to be apart of this amazing journey, I believe that is sacred in it's own right too.

Carving and completing panels honoring the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and the Children of the residential schools, and the Survivors is sacred.

Check out my blogspost on my related blog.
https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2017/03/weve-started-carving-red-cedar-panels.html

Since Sept. 2016 I have learned to carve.

This is some of what I have created.

Title: Women & Children are Sacred

This isn't finished, I need to put little v-cuts in the collar area to make it look fluffy!

So I hope I inspired you on this day of the #NationalCircle.
Sending out love and light to you all!

Friday, March 17, 2017

Our #NationalCircle Action

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