Today’s blog post is a reflection on what I have learned from my experience co-creating “Waabgon Mother Earth Song” with Hayley Williamson and the children and educators at Waabgon Gamig First Nation School. This is the second part in a two-part series, the first of which is about the creative process we undertook to writeContinue reading ““Waabgon Mother Earth Song” – Part Two: The Earth is Happy Because We Love the Earth”
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Sweet Tree / Bel arbre
I share with you today the song “Sweet Tree” (“Bel arbre” in French). This song captures the excitement of this time of year, when the days get longer, the sun gets stronger, and the Maple trees are magical. This song is intended to spark curiosity, and encourage children to look closely at the Maple treesContinue reading “Sweet Tree / Bel arbre”
Lullaby for Tree/ Une berceuse pour l’arbre
The long winter is just starting to settle in, and in the land I live in, the land of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Huron-Wendat, and the First Peoples of the Williams Treaties, we have received two good snow falls recently. It hasn’t been snow that will stay; it’s almost as if the land is tossingContinue reading “Lullaby for Tree/ Une berceuse pour l’arbre”
Land Heart Song 