The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations PB Syilx/Okanagan Inspiring and uplifting

Inspiring and uplifting

and translated by Aarin Dokum

This volume chronicles some of the stories heard at the Inquiry to illustrate the Dene worldview

is the central focus of the book with examples such as the Peepeekisis people claim

The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations PB Syilx/Okanagan Inspiring and upliftingThirty years ago, in Wabanaki territory a region encompassing the state of Maine and the Canadian Maritimes a group of Native and non Native individuals came together to explore some of the most pressing questions at the heart of Truth and Healing efforts in the United States and Canada. Themes emerge, such as the mutual benefits that can be achieved by coming together; what meeting in a Talking Circle, surrounded by ceremony, taught the participants;