SPEAKER, ADVISOR, THOUGHT LEADER
Hope. It’s always about hope by having a vision. I have a vision for Tsuut’ina. A future where hope exists because we address the challenges that we have faced for a long time. Bullying, lateral violence, dispossession of the oppressed, and bring about positive change. I cannot promise you any big per capita distributions because …
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I have spent a lifetime being mentored… Mentored by many people who have come across my path. From the people who are seen as fringe dwellers and outsiders with their addictions, to parents who showed all their love for children. To the great leaders of men and women. They have all taught me something about …
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Here’s a short clip from a video Sam Nammoura took of my speech at Central Library as part of Immigrants Legacy, hosted by Centre for Newcomers and Calgary Public Library. (posted on Facebook) From the Talk … wave of immigration. Someone said, “Well, the First Nations welcomed us onto the land here.” I don’t know …
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Talk to Rotary Club of Calgary I gave this talk to the Rotary Club in Calgary at the ROTARY HOUSE on September 5th, 2019. Listen or read the full speech below. Good afternoon. The formal way I introduce myself is: “Sizi Xakiji Cha Di Nidi K’azi” So what does that mean? Xakiji, means “Chief”. …
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At a glance, the chart outlines and compares: Climate Ambition Key Actions Carbon Pricing Direct Support to First Nations Sources: Liberal Party: Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (*Not their formal platform) United Conservatives: A Real Plan to Protect Our Environment Climate Target New Democratic Party: A New Deal for Climate Action and …
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Talk to the Ahmiddiyah Muslim Convention, August 24, 2019 Welcome to the sovereign land of Tsuu T’ina. I would say about 99% of you have never been on our land. We are a sovereign nation. Canada exists within all First Nations’ land. We allow that to happen. I’ve worked with, and talked with, many Muslim …
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This article by Dave Klepacki from the Springbank Community website shows what our work has done. “Why our grandchildren will thank the Tsuu T’ina Have you ever stopped to give some thought to how our grandchildren will live? I don’t mean hoping they will have a nicer washing machine for their own children’s diapers, or …
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Today’s ramblings…..I am not really fan of education as it is presented. Here is why…. When we say they “took our horses”. What it means, for those that grew up in a horse culture, it was more than literally taking a horse, relationship to the horse. They took “the power of our culture”.They “took our …
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Since the day I I became Xakiji (Chief) I have worn a cowboy hat. It has become my trademark and I am seldom seen without it. So why the hat? Quite simply, It is a symbol of leadership. Leadership has many symbols. Within our Nation there is also “long ago societies” that still exist. Societies were there to …
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