Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative
Marlene Squakin, syilx woman, and knowledge holder has been carrying the stories shared by her relations.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/Marlene Squakin July 12, 2021 - 7:00 PM nsyilxcen language speaker Marlene Squakin, who also goes by yaxma (cedar basket), says according to syilx prophecy, “truth will be revealed,” and it’s the youth who will lead the way. Yaxma, whose mother attended a residential “school,” calls recent confirmation of graves “irrefutable evidence” that’s working to “awaken the world to the genocide of Indigenous Peoples.” “Our mother tongue speakers (fluent speakers) are able to witness the resolution of generations of injustice and intergenerational trauma inflicted upon our families,” yaxma said. “Despite having endured legislated genocide, our Elders set their hearts on the swiwinumta (handsome, beautiful ones youth), who provide hope for a better future.
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Posted: Jul 03, 2021 4:19 PM CT | Last Updated: July 3
The parish priest at St. Joseph s Catherdal in Fort Smith, N.W.T. first noticed the hand prints on Friday.(Submitted by Louise Beaulieu)
Red hand prints have appeared on the front doors of the Catholic church in Fort Smith, N.W.T., but the parish s priest said someone has already come forward and apologized for the markings.
Cornelius Ngurukwem, the reverend at St. Joseph s Cathedral, told CBC News he was out cutting the grass on Friday when he first noticed the prints. I was confused, I didn t know who did such a thing, he said.