A Passamaquoddy from Maine, Maggie first visited St. Mary’s—the home of her great-grandparents—when she was a teenager and immediately knew that she was home. For her, home means much more than place, it also means knowing your history and heritage. This wisdom, which her daughter Ann admires, has led Maggie to a lifelong commitment to recovering the songs, stories and cultural practices of the Wolastiqiyik. The She is Indigenous campaign is raising awareness about the strengths and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis women in Ontario and the rest of Canada.
See more at www.sheisindigenous.ca, check out @SheisIndigenous on any social platform and use the hashtag #EndViolencewithRespect to help change the narrative.
The campaign is the outcome of a series of discussions with national and provincial Indigenous advisory groups concerned and working towards reducing violence against Indigenous women and girls. The expertise and guidance they provided was to hear and share the voices of Indigenous women and to challenge the negative stereotypes that many non-Indigenous Canadians hold about Indigenous women.
The result is She is Indigenous, a strengths-based campaign that honours the everyday contributions of Indigenous women across the province and country and provides resources to educate non-Indigenous Canadians about First Nation, Inuit, and Métis history and culture.
With support from the Province of Ontario, the campaign is being led by Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (LFMO), the national organization representing Métis women, and supported by numerous national and Ontario-based Indigenous organizations.
Hear the full campaign song, "You are the Fire" by Summer Sage here:
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