Present is the Past: Flowing into New Waters

Authors

  • Carlie Kane

Keywords:

Water, Indigenous Peoples, Storytelling, Land rights, Water rights

Abstract

My name is Carlie Kane, and I am the grand daughter of Elizabeth Terry Southwind, a matriarch from Obishikokaang [Lac Seul First Nation] on Treaty 3 territory. As an intergenerational survivor of the Indian Residential School and the Indian Day school system, re-learning my Anishinaabe identity and reconnecting with the Land and Water is part of my journey. This is my story.

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Author Biography

Carlie Kane

Carlie’s dedication to Indigenous Peoples stems through the reclamation and reconnection to her Anishinaabe culture. Carlie is an Anishinaabekwe (Anishinaabe woman) with community ties to Obishkokaang (Lac Seul First Nation). Although her familial connections were suppressed through racism and discrimination due to colonialism, ultimately her ties to culture to and community have remained resilient and strong. 

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Published

2023-08-04

How to Cite

Kane, C. (2023). Present is the Past: Flowing into New Waters. At The Forks, 2(1). Retrieved from https://ojs.lib.umanitoba.ca/index.php/forks/article/view/937

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): At The Forks

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2023 Carlie Kane

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.