I am an Indigenous writer / journalist originally from Attawapiskat FN. I am a Kattawapiskak Ininew (a Mushkego Cree) and a member of Attawapiskat FN which is on the James Bay coast in northern Ontario.
Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ)
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On another ride because the weather bumped up to a tropical +15 today. Took a ride to northern Quebec with a stop at Palmarolle, where the river ice is still breaking up. #motorcycle #bmwmotorrad #indigenous
Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ)
"I think reconciliation goes deeper,” said Elder Verna McGregor. “It includes our people, what was done to Indigenous people, but also what we as humans have done to other nations, which is the fish nation, the animal nation, the ones that fly, the ones that crawl, and all of creation, really."
Strange how life works out. I'm sitting in the sun by the water and I just met a young Indigenous man who said he just left prison. He greeted me warmly, said he was trying to lead a good life. I gave him ceremonial tobacco and he put it down while saying a prayer.