Reclaiming Indigeneity Society: 2010.11

11.30.2010

Special Thanks!

Special thanks to all our supporters for their Winter Gear to donate in Morley!!!

Leo Boutique
Liam Gordon & Family
Xavier Couchman
Alex Suthern
Phil McCutchen
Heather Lawrence
Alice & Bob Foote
Tiffany Husband & Family
Vanessa Rae
Kevin Lee
Ian Gordon

And thanks to Jennifer K. for her amazing donation to our arts project - which will help us to tell stories and find our voice through culture!

Greetings from Morley!

Thanks to Chelsee Ivan for her donation to our art card project!

Chelsee Ivan

http://www.chelseeivan.com

Born and raised in Taber, Alberta. Chelsee is a recent graduate from the Alberta College of Art + Design with a Bachelor of Design in Photography. Chelsee is currently working and living in Calgary.

11.28.2010

Winter Digs

Thanks to Leo Boutique, Liam Gordon, Alex Suthern, Phil McCutchen, Heather Lawrence, Alice & Bob Foote, Xavier Couchman, and Vanessa Rae for their donations of winter clothes!

11.27.2010

Big news!

Reclaiming Indigeneity is ready to launch!

We’re beginning programs in Morley on December 17, 2010!

More details to follow!

In the mean time, we're collecting warm winter gear. If you've got coats, mittens, hats, scarves, sweaters, and other cold weather gear that you don't need we'd be happy to pick it up and deliver it to someone in need.

stay tuned!

Greetings from Morley....

Hurray for our next artist partner! Jun Lee!

Jun K. Lee lives in Calgary, AB. He lulls in his house with his fiance and twenty children, which are all bear shaped. When not parlaying with his poems, fictions and drawings, he likes to write screenplays and music for film.

http://floristandbicycle.blogspot.com/

Greetings from Morley!

Thanks so much to Ian Gordon!

Ian Gordon 'Community Bridges' 2010

Ian Gordon is has been involved as a Community Artivist in Calgary, Alberta and Edmonton, Alberta. Ian has been striving for strengthening social advocacy with the disabled community and enhancing its interdependent relationships with the community at large through a new community initiative: Right to Love.

We are the Reclaiming Indigeneity Society

Our mission is to support sustainable development using traditional skills and values, to preserve and revive culture, and to promote the health of our communities and their people.

Our vision is to transform the arts and culture landscape in Southern Alberta to reflect the true capacity, history, and potential, of its people. At the hub of this endeavor will be a multipurpose centre and museum developed for and by the communities artists, storytellers, and traditional leaders; through this endeavor we propose to connect the Aboriginal communities with the greater Albertan, Canadian, and world context.

Why Morley?

The members of our society all have strong ties to Morley, whether we live there, love there, or grew up their, we all have an amazing amount of respect for the Stoney Nakoda peoples, and a huge spot in our hearts for their traditional lands.

We also know that the people of Morley are in need, ready for change, and willing to help (stats are for Stoney Nakoda population):

73% of the population is under 30

60% of homes are in need of major repair (compared to an average of only 17% for Alberta)

87% of Stoney Nakoda people living on their reserve speak an Aboriginal language, indicating the strength and prevalence of culture.

66% of people 15 years and older have no recognized diploma degree or certification.

38% unemployment rate.

The highest population bracket is young children, these new people need a world in which they can thrive.