<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:05:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/first-nations/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My late friend Willie Seymour singing a traditional indigenous song - and speaking about our Sacred Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[#zappl #history #anthropology #language #history #vlog #video #firstnations #first-nations #canada #nativeindian #native-indian #hulquminum #coastsalish #coast-salish #tetla #somena #music #openmic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@somena/my-late-friend-willie-seymour-singing-a-traditional-indigenous-song-and-speaking-about-our-sacred-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@somena/my-late-friend-willie-seymour-singing-a-traditional-indigenous-song-and-speaking-about-our-sacred-culture</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 09:52:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Native stereotypes ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several years ago I went to a dinner with some friends in Vancouver, all of them Caucasian. This wasn't an issue with me or them, they new I was First Nations but it's never been a topic of conversation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/first-nations/@andrewgenaille/native-stereotypes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/first-nations/@andrewgenaille/native-stereotypes</guid><category><![CDATA[first-nations]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewgenaille]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2017 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpENy6wsnzCgcExD48XyjzopmzNrs4KhxKxS3XoCs64EGLeJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My productive day - Getting stuff done]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I woke up, showered and dressed and went to a rally at the Legislature to protest the on-going use of Fish Farms on unceded water territories of Indigenous people on the coast of British Columbia.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/journalism/@somena/my-productive-day-getting-stuff-done</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/journalism/@somena/my-productive-day-getting-stuff-done</guid><category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 03:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqCNQDJP6xmw41knjC1YwsQRXUnn4GDggmbNoWPL5KyRGcoKz2LJyHSff5Ahexqy4gg31mJiEyMJM3F2Ts9b4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government promises tighter rules after company accused of diverting $2.6M meant for First Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[#first-nations 6+Million goes missing from third party management!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/firstnations/@somena/government-promises-tighter-rules-after-company-accused-of-diverting-2-6m-meant-for-first-nation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/firstnations/@somena/government-promises-tighter-rules-after-company-accused-of-diverting-2-6m-meant-for-first-nation</guid><category><![CDATA[firstnations]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:13:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Globe and Mail reporting: BC Premier Acknowledges the Unceded Land of Indigenous People of BC]]></title><description><![CDATA["Horgan's acknowledgment of unceded Indigenous territory a milestone for B.C." Justine Hunter Victoria October 22, 2017 October 22, 2017 It is now commonplace for social activists to acknowledge]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/canada/@somena/globe-and-mail-reporting-bc-premier-acknowledges-the-unceded-land-of-indigenous-people-of-bc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/canada/@somena/globe-and-mail-reporting-bc-premier-acknowledges-the-unceded-land-of-indigenous-people-of-bc</guid><category><![CDATA[canada]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2017 02:51:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Salmon represents Wealth in Coast Salish culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we stated the tetla project we had to choose a symbol to represent Tetla. Tetla means "little money" in the Hul'qumi'num language. We hired the artist Herb Rice who gave us a choice for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/firstnations/@somena/why-salmon-represents-wealth-in-coast-salish-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/firstnations/@somena/why-salmon-represents-wealth-in-coast-salish-culture</guid><category><![CDATA[firstnations]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 05:32:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The First Cowichan Peoples - as told by the Cowichan Elders part 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Syalutsa was to spend many years living an travelling in the Cowichan Valley by himself before the next "first person" fell from the sky, his younger brother Stutsun. Even though there was a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@somena/the-first-cowichan-peoples-as-told-by-the-cowichan-elders-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@somena/the-first-cowichan-peoples-as-told-by-the-cowichan-elders-part-3</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 23:51:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89pXMRJxNm4Ak9oiMnLevNHsnC6uaYbovZUM2LaXYkLiNH4P2HUs6CJ8xBxTF8QmrQMaLqACKJPLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original History of the Cowichan Peoples as told by Cowichan Elders (part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Syalutsa fell to the warm ground of Cowichan near present-day Koksilah Ridge, his younger brother Stutsun next appeared from the heavens, landing between the two majestic peaks of Swuqus, also known]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@somena/original-history-of-the-cowichan-peoples-as-told-by-cowichan-elders-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@somena/original-history-of-the-cowichan-peoples-as-told-by-cowichan-elders-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 05:53:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9qU25ZwtB3txKiD3gnPcGkPjKLLYAhsXnyE9R1AmoPn3A31rk3xnu6A9j8f7n8dn1EnjP3NkYG3PnsazrtsctHHR5hnNKfk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[60's Scoop Survivors To Be Awarded Compensation for loss of language, culture and family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today it was announced by the Federal Government of Canada that survivors of "the 60's Scoop" would be compensated between $25,000 and $50,000 each. This payment is to settle the 16 different]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/firstnations/@somena/60-s-scoop-survivors-to-be-awarded-compensation-for-loss-of-language-culture-and-family</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/firstnations/@somena/60-s-scoop-survivors-to-be-awarded-compensation-for-loss-of-language-culture-and-family</guid><category><![CDATA[firstnations]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 04:21:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Orange shirt day]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Andrew posted this picture for orange shirt day. I'm ignoring that the shirt looks red. Orange shirt day is to recognized students that went to residential school; something both my mother and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@stefanymathias/national-orange-shirt-day-2017930t0491222z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@stefanymathias/national-orange-shirt-day-2017930t0491222z</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stefanymathias]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 07:49:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN5LNqeSV9ndGrgBnSvMt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian and the shrinks office]]></title><description><![CDATA[This one makes me laugh. Both for her reaction and his. I'll be honest, I have never had anybody actually read my mind before.... a lot have tried. But they never get it right, or come close.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@andrewgenaille/indian-and-the-shrinks-office-2017921t103014344z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@andrewgenaille/indian-and-the-shrinks-office-2017921t103014344z</guid><category><![CDATA[comics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewgenaille]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 17:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN2mcdcVdNTgUJybpVAYE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Native and the shrink]]></title><description><![CDATA[I used to spend a lot of time in the shrinks waiting room. And I have had this conversation.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@andrewgenaille/native-and-the-shrink-2017920t23724996z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@andrewgenaille/native-and-the-shrink-2017920t23724996z</guid><category><![CDATA[comics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewgenaille]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 06:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMdEwYQXhejWZM7C3BZNN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraiser for law case]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm in the middle of a court case and need funds for lawyers. My friend Heather dared me to keep putting out that if a post (this post now) hits 500 bucks (on the liquid side?) I have to shave my face]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fundraiser/@andrewgenaille/fundraiser-for-law-case-2017919t225936380z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fundraiser/@andrewgenaille/fundraiser-for-law-case-2017919t225936380z</guid><category><![CDATA[fundraiser]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewgenaille]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwFcQAnY1PYaXKGwU6vz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My rain dance]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@andrewgenaille/my-rain-dance-2017914t135510467z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@andrewgenaille/my-rain-dance-2017914t135510467z</guid><category><![CDATA[comics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewgenaille]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:55:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMdgnGKBPQv7RM7ZpsFrN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fish carving]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@andrewgenaille/fish-carving-2017913t16514570z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@andrewgenaille/fish-carving-2017913t16514570z</guid><category><![CDATA[comics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewgenaille]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 23:51:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN1NjiRDjrxNkMCrh7FRp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vancouver Sun : Fraud Nepotism Corruption Rife on Indian Reserves (1999 article)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian women say fraud, nepotism rife on reserves Vancouver Sun Tuesday, April 13, 1999 Byline: Dianne Rinehart Recent accusations of electoral fraud and nepotism against the chief of the tiny Scowlitz]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/firstnations/@somena/vancouver-sun-fraud-nepotism-corruption-rife-on-indian-reserves-1999-article</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/firstnations/@somena/vancouver-sun-fraud-nepotism-corruption-rife-on-indian-reserves-1999-article</guid><category><![CDATA[firstnations]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 05:47:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nations (Native Indians) Unveils Barter Currency - When Tetla was first started, this was some of the media attention we got]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judith Lavoie / Times Colonist April 16, 2013 09:46 PM Meaghan Champion intends to reform the monetary system. Not an easy ambition, she admits, as she thumbs through a pile of Tetlas, the currency she]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tetla/@somena/first-nations-native-indians-unveils-barter-currency-when-tetla-was-first-started-this-was-some-of-the-media-attention-we-got</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tetla/@somena/first-nations-native-indians-unveils-barter-currency-when-tetla-was-first-started-this-was-some-of-the-media-attention-we-got</guid><category><![CDATA[tetla]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 05:41:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqDpF4sDx8AdF6Mnd4e1vQJDsGc75n2J4AfYVHyTH3gR1XSE5uScBNpPEXzQWw64DEocCcGLU9qZrY3XptaYN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the times I was featured in the National Post Newspaper in Canada (re Aboriginal Rights)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria cleaner says she has First Nations right to put up advertising posters Victoria is built on unceded aboriginal territory and First Nations should have the right to put up advertising posters without]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/firstnations/@somena/one-of-the-times-i-was-featured-in-the-national-post-newspaper-in-canada-re-aboriginal-rights</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/firstnations/@somena/one-of-the-times-i-was-featured-in-the-national-post-newspaper-in-canada-re-aboriginal-rights</guid><category><![CDATA[firstnations]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 05:35:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2cf59k3oLervcULkqfZ6tpWKRNon1xp5pUcJGwpiZDtDSh419emMsAyatBeifmz5Ntb6ZvQ9BFChSXaTVmfHdjYS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jan 1, 2001 - The day I was in the New York Times " Canada's Tribal Women Fight Corruption"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women Seek Accountability in Tribal Governments New York Times: Jan 1, 2000 CANADA: Women Seek Accountability in Tribal Governments Against a winter prairie backdrop of bare trees, honking Canada geese,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/firstnations/@somena/jan-1-2001-the-day-i-was-in-the-new-york-times-canada-s-tribal-women-fight-corruption</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/firstnations/@somena/jan-1-2001-the-day-i-was-in-the-new-york-times-canada-s-tribal-women-fight-corruption</guid><category><![CDATA[firstnations]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 05:27:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nations Politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political cartoon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@andrewgenaille/first-nations-politics-2017912t12283877z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@andrewgenaille/first-nations-politics-2017912t12283877z</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewgenaille]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:28:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN2m7o1vAkBKTKkBG3hoU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>