steviekew

Wemindji ache.

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:47:00 -0400

Wemindji ache.

Put the students first. Loyalty, compassion, and making good on promises are so very valued. You...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400

Put the students first.

Loyalty, compassion, and making good on promises are so very valued.

You have lost sight of that.

You have let so, so many people down in your actions and behaviour.

Earth Dusk. + check this.

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:58:42 -0400

Earth Dusk.

+ check this.

I am hopeful.

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:14:15 -0400

I am hopeful.

Polar Bear and Cub in Ice - Niviaxie, 1959 Cape Dorset [auction]

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:06:38 -0400

Polar Bear and Cub in Ice - Niviaxie, 1959 Cape Dorset

[auction]

The funky bunch.

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:57:47 -0400

The funky bunch.

Pond ache.

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:49:56 -0400

Pond ache.

Beyoncé forever. Recruiting for my Beyoncé/ Destiny’s...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:06:11 -0400

Beyoncé forever.

Recruiting for my Beyoncé/ Destiny’s Child cover band.

Source: pushthemovement.

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:37:00 -0400

Source: pushthemovement.

Life on flim. / Light on flim.

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:33:00 -0400

Life on flim. / Light on flim.

All of these words (gently). Life is happening. Respect,...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:30:00 -0400

All of these words (gently).

Life is happening.

Respect, respect.

21st C - posting these via iPhone from my Hilleberg on the...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:20:00 -0400

Sunset over the bay.

Granite kitchen!

Survivor.

Hilleberg's first pitch outdoors.

Snow foreva.

New home forever.

21st C - posting these via iPhone from my Hilleberg on the cliff. Weather cleared for a perfect day of ascents, descents, and tent christening.

Don’t tell my mom I’m out here solo.

Ahh.

Doing Saturday.

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:35:00 -0400

Doing Saturday.

Doing it and living the dream. Reaching that centre balance...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:16:00 -0400

Doing it and living the dream. Reaching that centre balance again and happy to be back in it.

Things are good and things are great. Waiting only on that meat man to make an appearance and the right situations to present themselves.

HOME. To be honest I am feeling exhausted but terribly excited...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:38:00 -0400

HOME.

To be honest I am feeling exhausted but terribly excited to be heading north tomorrow having just made it home. The exhaustion will pass once I get a good cup of tea in, finish packing for a new season/ new transition back into Wemindji, and sleep.

The Arctic (and/ or, “the north”) is so terribly real and separate from life here. This adjustment was hard a year ago but seems so much harder now. It begins to hit you at the south-bound gate in Iqaluit with temporary visitors of the north carrying conversations about money and material needs as you are bound to wait in the slowly shuffling line towards invasive security searches.

Looking forward to my black spruce forest home, labrador tea, and my Cree student crew.

"The best way to think about reality, I had decided, was to get as far away from it as possible."

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:45:26 -0400

“The best way to think about reality, I had decided, was to get as far away from it as possible.”

- Haruki Murakami, The Wind-up Bird Chronicle (via frenchtwist)

March 28, 2013 1:45 PM Iqaluit, NU: We are in the thick of it. Always trying to fix problems of...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:35:00 -0400

March 28, 2013 1:45 PM Iqaluit, NU:

We are in the thick of it. Always trying to fix problems of those belonging to a different pond, to those who do not necessarily want it, to those of an entirely different existence. Everyone must fit in a box. Outliers?

Do not belong by cultural birth to a First Peoples but also can no longer easily or happily identify with those from the south. Where is my place?

Seclusion and time for thoughts is key.

South-bound we are going.

Evening in Arctic Bay

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:54:26 -0400

Evening in Arctic Bay

These are photos I took at the Idle No More rally in Wemindji,...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:44:00 -0400

These are photos I took at the Idle No More rally in Wemindji, James Bay, back in early January.

This was one of the most powerful events I have ever had the privilege to attend. One late January morning the community in Wemindji, James Bay, marched to their band office to raise their voices together to send encouragement, support, and love of the Idle No More movement. There was no media coverage. There was no major political figure. Elders, youth, members, and guests of the community prayed, spoke, and danced to remind each other not to give up hope and to continue fighting for their rights, respect, and respect of the land. The energy, dedication, and passion from the youth and old together at this movement was powerful and emotional.

The emotion and energy from the people of Wemindji on this day have helped to fuel the fire, drive, and endurance of the Journey of Nishiyuu. They are apart of the Journey of Nishiyuu. They are sisters, brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, mothers, fathers, and all friends of the walkers. The young and old of this quiet and remote community spoke up to give their support to the Idle No More movement on the day Chief Teresa Spence and First Nations’ chiefs across Canada became, in the opinion of Wemindji’s youth, a ‘divided nation’. Less than a week after James Bay’s Matthew Coon Come stepped into the House of Commons against the support of the nation he was representing, six youth and an elder guide from Whapmagoostui, Hudson Bay, came together and entered into a journey of unity and change.

The Journey of Nishiyuu reaches their intended destination tomorrow. Leaving Whapmagoostui, Hudson Bay, on January 16, 2013 and traveling by foot through the thickest of winter, the original seven young and old journeyers have increased exponentially in number and, after an incredible journey across the land, tomorrow will reach Ottawa, Ontario.

I encourage everyone to give their admiration, support, and positive energy tomorrow as First Peoples and those in support of unity, change, and a more positive future look ahead tomorrow afternoon.

The original seven. Photo by Matthew Muskash

Dusk from the ice in Arctic Bay on Friday. Cargo (including...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:38:00 -0400

Dusk from the ice in Arctic Bay on Friday.

Cargo (including skis) arrived late afternoon and we jumped at the chance to get out. Luckily we did as our plans to catch the sunrise were foiled by fog and zzz’s.

Have not had the best internet today and have been unable to upload the rest of the photos intended to go with this post. Fact of life in the north and on the road but, as always, more to come.

Unfortunately, our Baffin visit is at < six days until departure. Enjoying our time here in full and am looking forward to returning again to spring in Wemindji, James Bay.