In part one of this two part episode Devan Williams, a proud indigenous woman of the Squamish Nation, talks with Chris about her family’s resistence & resilience in post confederaion Canada. She tells of the healing and hope that they bring in keeping cultural traditions of the Squamish nation alive. Next full doula and body based trauma treatment specialist, Amy Hoare Nassare joins the ELC murmations as our first contributer. Amy shares lessons from flowers about impermance, resilience and the container that allows fruition.

This episode was  was recorded just weeks before before the first discovery of the  umarked graves at former residential schools in Canada.  Be sure to join us for episode 6 and “Healing Traditions: Part Two” as Devan speaks about how traditional practices have come to the fore as people of the Squamish and other indigenous nations face these recent events.

TOPICS:

Interview with Devan Williams

• Shukw’um, spiritual bathing  and traditions of the Squamish Nation and how they were passed on in Devan’s family
• Residential school
• Canoe pulling
  
• The continuum of desire
  
• Desire and the femme body
  
• Scarcity, belonging and safety
  
• Reclaiming desire from a sexuality-only construct
  
• Reconnecting after COVID
  
• Desire practices

Amy Hoare Nassar, Contributor

• Lessons from Flowers

LINKS:

Amy Hoare Nassar 

www.itsyoubaby.ca

ELC Patreon Page

https://www.patreon.com/emergentliberationcollective

Aisha Edwards

https://campsite.bio/full_flight_wellness

Kaila June

https://www.kailajune.com/

Chris Morita Clancy

https://www.embodiedbiotensegrity.ca

“Icy water swims a cool trip for many in Squamish” Squamish Chief Article by Jennifer Thuncher 

https://www.squamishchief.com/in-the-community/icy-water-swims-a-cool-trip-for-many-in-squamish-3352360

She Summits

https://www.shesummits.org/post/nature-entwined

https://vimeo.com/483651712 

https://whistlerfilmfestival.com/films/film/?id=5fb5724bcdeda9003703f69f 

Truth and Reconciliations calls to action

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdf 

Indigenous Canada MOOC

https://www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada?utm_source=gg&utm_medium=sem&campaignid=13440968592&utm_campaign=12-Indigenous-Canada-Alberta-CA&utm_content=12-Indigenous-Canada-Alberta-CA&adgroupid=130160700424&device=c&keyword=university%20of%20alberta%20indigenous%20canada&matchtype=b&network=g&devicemodel=&adpostion=&creativeid=526589477720&hide_mobile_promo&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-NaJBhDsARIsAAja6dMlz4qDMWKiQnc6FdzYF2qmi0HxtGlQbquxS5QJLLoUXYFwXW0FiA4aAik2EALw_wcB