I wrote a long ass facebook status and decided to read it out loud. Talking about Oral History and Legacies as I came to know them through my own thoughts about teachings I'd received. Just recorded on my iPhone. nothing fancy.

Oral History & Legacies

On October 15th, I did a territory acknowledgment and a blessing for a Tiny House build happening at UVIC. This build is to support the Tiny House Warriors of Secwepmc.

http://tinyhousewarriors.com/
https://www.facebook.com/tinyhouseuvic/

"A group of UVic settler students and friends are putting together a build for the Tiny House Warriors! We hope to start and complete Tiny House #5 by the end of October.

The Tiny House Warriors plan to build ten tiny houses for use by Secwepemc people on the territories that they have cared for since time immemorial. By providing housing to Secwepemc families, the four-and-counting Tiny Houses are re-establishing a village site for Indigenous resurgence, collaboration, and resistance in Secwepemc Territory. From this very village site, the Tiny House Warriors have resisted the Transmountain Pipeline Expansion and the construction of an industrial “Man Camp”.

While the Tiny Homes have been instrumental to this resistance, the project was never simply about stopping the pipeline. Tiny House #5 will build critical infrastructure for Secwepemc to continue the beautiful and challenging work of Indigenous resurgence.

Want to support this meaningful project?

We need to raise $15,000 to build this Tiny House on wheels and get it from the Salish Sea to Secwepemc territories! 
Donate today at https://chuffed.org/project/tiny-house-warriors-resurgence-edition, by e-transfer to tinyhouseuvic@gmail.com (use password “resurgence”), or host a fundraiser of your own to support the project. 

Email tinyhouseuvic@gmail.com if you want to get involved, ask questions, or would like guidance with organizing a fundraiser. Follow our page at UVic Tiny House Warriors Support Team for information about volunteer opportunities.

We hope that the build and structure will be a hub of anti-colonial activity for the campus community; a space for Indigenous students to come together, for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students to collaborate, and for non-Indigenous participants to offer concrete solidarity to Indigenous nations who have been resisting colonial violence for hundreds of years. To respect and acknowledge the territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ and Lekwungen speaking peoples that this event is taking place upon, we are grateful to a W̱SÁNEĆ/Sḵx̱wu7mesh SENĆOŦEN Language and Culture Revitalist for working with us to start the event off in a good way. We’re also glad to have the support of campus clubs and advocacy groups like the Native Students Union, the Anti-Violence Project, Graduate Students of Political Science, and more!

In solidarity and with sincere appreciation,
Sarah Graham, Stacie Swain, Catherine Wallace, Rebecca Francesca, Emily Thiessen and Seb Bonet

From the Tiny House Warriors: Our Land is Home project-- 
“By building these Tiny Houses, we are asserting our collective Secwepemc responsibility and jurisdiction to our lands and waters. Each tiny house will provide housing to Secwepemc families facing a housing crisis due to deliberate colonial impoverishment. Each home will eventually be installed with off-the-grid solar power. The Tiny House Warrior movement will be the start of re-establishing village sites and asserting our authority over our unceded Territories. 
We are committed to upholding our collective and spiritual responsibility and jurisdiction to look after the land, the language and the culture of our people. The Tiny House Warriors are building something beautiful that models hope, possibility and solutions to the world. We invite anyone and everyone to join us.” Learn more at www.tinyhousewarriors.com and https://www.secwepemculecw.org.

Instagram: @tinyhouseuvic"

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