Indigenous Mindfulness and Grounding Activities

• In 2024, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) published a series of spoken word poetry from various Indigenous artists for Indigenous History Month. View the playlist here.
• Spiritual Readings & Poems for Families and Survivors of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

VIDEO – Audrey Logan on Gardening and Planting

Audrey Logan is a Nēhiyāwiskwēw (Plains Cree woman) from Northern Alberta. Audrey supports Indigenous food sovereignty and security through the West Broadway community garden, where she shares her knowledge with the community.

Length: One hour and four minutes.

VIDEO – Dené Sinclair on Crafting

Dené Sinclair is an Ojibwe-Anishinaabekwe who grew up in Selkirk (St. Peters Band) and is a member of Peguis First Nation. She has worked and traveled around the world, but finds her true happiness today is at home in her craft room, creating.

Length: One hour and 3 minutes.

Indigenous Craft Tutorials

• Making A Medicine Bag | The Silver Moccasin
• Sewing a Medicine Bag with Auntie Amber | Sask Culture
• Ribbon Skirt Tutorial | Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre Inc.
• Traditional Moccasin Making Tutorial with Amy McPherson | Northwest Metis Council

VIDEO – Wilfred Buck on Star Stories

Wilfred Buck is a science specialist from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation. Wilfred travels all over the world with his portable planetarium sharing his knowledge of acakosak – the stars.

Length: One hour

• Article – Atchakosuk: Ininewuk Stories of the Stars

VIDEO – Etuaptmumk: Two-Eyed Seeing | Rebecca Thomas | TEDxNSCCWaterfront

Spoken word artist Rebecca Thomas explains the Two-Eyed Seeing approach. Coming from an Indigenous background whose family has been greatly impacted by residential schools, Ms. Thomas has come to recognize the lack of prominence given to First Nations perspectives within the history of Halifax.

Length: 14:22 minutes