June 2010
64 posts
“Aww man, the pilot’s over already???!”
– Siku Allooloo
Nina Poca: MIIIISS YOU GUYS !!!!!!
Melaw Nakehk'o: you don't even know..!
Melaw Nakehk’o Dechinta Ah hey ho…
“Dechinta: Bush University. Blachford Lake Lodge, Denendeh. The float plane...”
– Melaw Nakehk’o
“In and out of the lake. On to writing like I know what I’m doing…”
– Melaw Nakehk’o
“Received my first official certificate for 35hr workshop!!! Thats pretty cool!...”
– Nina Larsson
“Two more sleeps, so much to do… and such a big lake yet to explore…”
– Melaw Nakehk’o
“Just a few more days left in Dechinta and still so much going on, health course,...”
– Nina Larsson
“We had it all and muktuk on abo day!”
– Melaw Nakehk’o
“Celebrating on the rock with my good peoples was good. On to healthy community...”
– Melaw Nakehk’o
“Back from bush life, aka with Denise, John B Zoe, Maro, Jane, just talking about...”
– Nina Larsson
Tania Larsson: Is missing everyone at Dechinta, I hope everyone had a good night sleep in the Tipi, and got my care package!
Nina Poca: LOOOOVE YOU !! !THANK U SOOO MUCH and the kids loooved it ♥♥♥♥♥ MISS U
George K Bailey: Haha Yeah we had a great time, hope you're having a swell time as well!
Siku Allooloo: yeah we miss you too Tania! thanks so much for the care package :) you're the sweetest!!
Erin Freeland Ballantyne: we be missing you...
Dëneze Nakehk'o: looking for some drymeat and bannock to fuel Abo Day...
Erin Freeland Ballantyne: you should be out here... geese. duck. dry meat. caribou. bush chicken. muktuk. bannock and john b. zoe.
Dëneze Nakehk'o: Uh Erin - I like to listening to JBZ, don't know about eating...
“Should be back in the Yellowknife tonight, I had an amazing time at Dechinta,...”
– Tania Larsson
“Next days in a Tipi with all our peeps….”
– Nina Larsson
“Only one night left at Dechinta, even though there is so much more to learn...”
– Tania Larsson
WatchStudent Discussion Series
Nina Larsson interviewed by Siku Allooloo
Camera and Editing by Amos Scott
Produced by the Native Communications Society of the NWT for Dechinta Bush University
“I love the constant influx of awesomeness and people coming into our Dechinta...”
– Siku Allooloo
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Workshop Outcomes:
George K Bailey: really wants to start a small business now!
Nina Poca: DO IT !!!
George K Bailey: I want to start a business that encourages the Tlicho people to embrace their culture while earning some money :D
“Twisted the moose hide this way and that. The process is long and hard, grateful...”
– Melaw Nakehk’o
George K Bailey is thinking about the future.
“It took three university students and a german engineer to figure out how to...”
– Mason Mantla
“We paddled for 45 min to set up a teepee then we realised that we forgot the...”
– Mason Mantla
“My Beautiful Gwich’in Grandma would be sooo proud of me coz i did an...”
– Nina Larsson
“Well, others can have a crack at it too. Applications are being accepted for the...”
– Moses Hernandez
“Going to give a hard try at fleshing today, moosehide tanning is pretty...”
– Tania Larsson
“Hopefully going to smoke some moosehide.”
– George Bailey
“I’m having such a great time, I taught Coco and Maslyn how to make...”
– Tania Larsson
“Writer, moosehide tanner, leader, poet, student, business worker, interviewer,...”
– Nina Larsson
“Canoeing is off the hizzy!”
– George Bailey
“Its AWESOME, truly AMAZING.
DECOLONIZE FOLKS, that’s where its at!”
– Moses Hernandez
WatchStudent Discussion Series
Melaw Nakehk’o interviewed by Nina Larsson
Camera and Editing by Amos Scott
Produced by the Native Communications Society of the NWT for Dechinta Bush University
“I am cramming all night, apparently I was supposed to have a book read by...”
– Mason Mantla
“Wake up genetic memory, I need you this week.”
– Melaw Nakehk’o
“Such an awesome busy weekend, starting moosehide tanning at 7 am tomorow!!! So...”
– Tania Larsson
“Creative writing with Richard Van Camp.”
– Melaw Antoine
Dechinta Film Festival
Mahsi Cho to all the filmmakers who shared films during Richard Van Camp’s writing from the land workshop at Dechinta tonight. Epic power, bravery and beauty….’strong medicine’. Our first of many more Dechinta Film Festivals. Zoe Ballentyne’s ‘The Garden’ in Mohawk Helen Haig Brown’s ‘The Cave in T’silhqot’in’ (screened...
Melaw Nakehk'o: The Dechinta film festival was amazing. Mahsi to the wonderful filmmakers/writers/actors/composers.
Siku Allooloo: Yes Thank You Thank Youuuu!! They were absolutely phenomenal!
Nina Larsson: Creative writing with Richard Van Camp, Jenny and Keavey... so exited for Monday's Moosehide Tanning !!! ♥ Dechinta !! and go Ghana !
Marie Claire: I like how you slip some soccer in your status still.
Dëneze Nakehk'o: I'm jealous...
Nina Larsson: ahah I would be jealous too !!!
“Hanging out with Richard Van Camp, writing an honour song for my Gretzky...”
– George Bailey
WatchStudent Discussion Series:
Siku Allooloo interviewed by Moses Hernandez
Camera and Editing by Amos Scott
Produced by the Native Communications Society of the NWT for Dechinta Bush University
“Our leaders who made history have done their share of work, now it is time for...”
– Nina Larsson
“Drawing connections from the past to the future and imagining the lives we may...”
– Melaw Antoine
Dechinta - First days
The course has only officially begun a couple of days ago, and already many of the personal or academic related questions that have been stuck bouncing around in my head regarding the future of northern governance is made clearer. Being a student on the land with elders and academics is the future (decolonization) of education.
Moses Hernandez
