ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐠ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ (Land-based Care) Activity

During this ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐠ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ (land-based care) activity, locate yourself in ᐊᐧᑯᒥᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ (relationship) to the land while acknowledging the land is ᐁᐧᐡᑲᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᔑᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐦᑕᑭᒥᐊᐧᐠ (the ancestral lands of the Original Peoples) and that they continue to be dispossessed to the benefit of all settlers. Consider how you can ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ (care for the land) which sustains you.

“Death is becoming the norm. But as long as we have a breath we have to celebrate.” ~ Mona Stonefish

Open your senses and perceptions to touch a tree, observe a bird, smell the air, notice the movement of your breath. Allow these sensations and perceptions to become a seed for reflection, creativity, and care.