Wolimahask (wool-lee-ma-husk) Sweetgrass-hair of our Earth Mother, seven generation teacher. My beautiful granddaughters learning to share their inherent love of language & the healing aroma of their braided Sweetgrass. Support local indigenous harvesters & get a braid or more🦅

Pehqinaqsiyin Toqaqiwsqehs! (back-wee-nowks-see-yinn- duh-gwowg-weow-skehss)! Welcome Back Autumn Moon! Your bounty in beauty is appreciated as our standing ones begin to boost their colourful shawls! Our sacred fires are lit to honour our promise that Every Child Matters! ‘Tahu

Piluwitahasuwawsuwakon! ( bill-loo-wee-duh-huz-zo-wow-soh-wah-gn) reconcili-action.. let’s never forget!

Nmoskeyin-(mohs-gay-yin) I am sorry with heartfelt apologies for language loss, assaults on your fishing and hunting rights, non-protection 4 our indigenous women & men, threats to our traditional food & medicines by spraying poison on our homelands! Please say it with heart!🧡🧡

Piluwitahasuwawsuwicik (bill-loo-wee-duh-huz-zo-wow-soo-wee-jig)the ones who are walking with understanding towards truth!UNB Women’s Hockey Team will be honouring residential school survivors in a Sweat Lodge Ceremony this evening as a tribute to the Orange Shirt Society!’Tahu🧡

Kci Woliwon UNB Women’s Hockey Team! ‘Kinapuwipa psiw (key-nub/wee-bah pseew)congratulations to Team UNB for showing courage attending a sweat lodge to bless their orange hockey jerseys!To honour those children who never experienced this healing ceremony!You are forever winners🧡

Ihkalane Psiw Ehpicik naka Pilsqehsisok Askomiw!(eek-ga-law-neh pseew-eh bee-jig nah-gah bill-sqeh-see-sug-us-koh-meew) let’s protect our women, girls & males forever! Appealing to justice systems to hear the voices of truth echoed by Indigenous families to erase the injustices!

Iyahsis Eci wolitasultiyeq psiw Waponuwok! ( ee-yah-ziz-edge-ee-wool-lee-duh-huzz-zolt-dee-yeg-pseew-wab-bon-nu-wogg!)OMG, we are so happy for Susan & her Holt team winning a historic moment as First Female Premier in our Wabanaki Homeland! Congratulations 🎉 Hope is here again!

To honour the passing of Murray Sinclair, I’ve put an orange shirt in my window - and I’m inviting others to do the same across the country. We owe him, and the residential school survivors he supported, a great deal for helping to put us on the path of truth and reconciliation.

Askomiw tehc Kmihqitahaman ( usk-uh-miw-dehch-kmeek-wee-duh-hah-mun) we will remember them forever! May the glow of sacred fires and the sea of red poppies shine with our gratitude for those who sacrificed for our freedoms & justice today and everyday in peace & friendship🪶🌺🫡

Masqewuloq ktokehkimkun weci askomi sakolikapuwoltiyeq!( musk-weh-oo-loog-ktuh-geck-giim-goon-wedgi-us-goh-mee-sugg-lee-gub-wolt-dee-yewg)!This birchbark canoe teaches us to stand strong together like their ancestors,(sacred birch clan)against ongoing land air & water pollution🪶

Woli Pilikotok 2025! Kci Lakutimok Wolastokuk! ( wool-lee-bill-ligg-dgg 2025! Chee-la-go-dee-mg wool-lus-dah-gook)Happy New Year 2025! A time to celebrate our sacred treaty relationship! Let us showcase genuine peace &friendship! Woliwon ITANB for a memorable Eve at Menahqesk🥳

Psuhuni Punikuwam! ( psuu-hooni—boon-igg-wum). Winter’s Healing lodge lit with love! Sending the glow of a beautiful healing light from my Tipi situated at Neqotkuk! May your hearts and spirits remain strong as we are gifted with Winters blessings! ‘Tahu Ntulnapemok!🪶💜

NTetomonosqiton Oluwikonok Kehsinsk ‘Cel Kamahcin ! Nted-mon-noss-gwi-dn oll-wig-ng. Chel Gaa-mah-chin! Celebrating my 76th birthday today with fellow Elders and Family! Reminiscing around our sacred fire and gifting our shared heart medicine that doesn’t come in bottles! LOVE💜

Ktonukot ‘Ciw Psiw Ehpicik Pemkiskahk! (Ktoh-nuu-gd chiw-ehh-bee-jig bem-gisk-gawk).Celebrate All Women Today! I feel celebrated in this photo when I was trusted to bless two little girls with their Spirit Names! Grateful to Artist Dad (Nick Paul) for capturing ceremony! 🌈🪶

Wolastoqewatuwine Askomiw ( wool-luss-took-wadd-wee-neh. Usk-goh-miw) let’s speak our inherent mother tongue Wolastoqey as long as the sun & the moon endure! Appreciating those speakers sharing our first language & all carriers learning to communicate in our treasured language🦅

Nkoseloman Kci Kikuwosson! (Guh-zell-mun kchee-gig-woss-sn) we love our Earth Mother! A lesson from our Grade four student to begin our Earth Day activities! Please share with your families to create your own various activities that will honour our commitment to save our planet!

Ankuwiposehehs ( un-goo-wee-buh-zeh-hehs) Robin, the spring messenger! Our granddaughter’s sharing their language for you today! A beautiful way to learn a new wolastoqey word! Welcome spring with learning a new word for Robin!! Sending Robins wishes for springs bounty! 🪱🌷🌼

Monuwehkane Samaqan! ( monn-whack-gone-neh zuh-mah-gwan) let’s save our water from pollution! Another teaching from one of our students.. they are depending on us to save our shared water for generations yet to come! Remember Water is sacred & not to be wasted or disrespected!

Mihqitahamane Psiw Ehpicik naka Pilsqehsisok❤️💗💕 ( mee-gwee-duh-hah-moneh-pss-eow-eh-bee-jig-nah-gah-bill-sqeh-see-zog) Let’s remember all women & girls who have been murdered & still missing! Wear red to honour them! This picture is from the beautiful late Elder Shirley Bear!