How Can We Make It Better?

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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Welcome to the Sovereign Land of Tsuu T’ina

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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What our Work Has Done

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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Education

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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What is TsuuT’ina about?

Taken from a recent talk at the Forward Summit in Calgary.  The talk was accompanied by a slide show, and some of the slides are included here. “Good morning to you all here. It’s kind of like school all over, all the bad ones are sitting in the back. You guys, if you want to …

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