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RQ Book Club! Books for the upcoming months. Join us virtually. Contact Vanessa Kennedy: redquills1@gmail.com. #redquills1 #Indigenousauthors #indigenousbooks #indigenousnarratives #allyship #IndigenousStories #AllyshipMatters #pathtoreconciliation

RQ Book Club: Robin Wall Kimmerer's, Braiding Sweetgrass. Register forms.gle/R7zqWPeQm2HC49… Indigenous narratives with an Indigenous lead to assist & support questions & perspectives of the book. #indigenousnarratives #braidingsweetgrass

RQ Book Club. Indigenous authors/narratives. Register by Aug 18/23. Next book, The Marrow Thieves by Cheri Dimaline. Email: redquills1@gmail.com. Registration link: forms.gle/JQP7CZWVHDyEPA… #redquills #indigenousauthors #indigenousnarratives #cheridimaline #themarrowthieves

RQ Online Book Club. Click on link below & register by June 16/23. Our fifth book, Unreconciled by Jesse Wente. Email: redquills1@gmail.com Reg link: forms.gle/UafdeVosXBror9… #redquills #indigenousauthors #indigenousnarratives #ReadForReconciliation #jessewente #Unreconciled

RQ Online Book Club. Click on the link below to register. Our fourth book is The Break, by Katherena Vermette. Email redquills1@gmail.com. Registration link: forms.gle/hhF2m7girBANgs… #redquills #indigenousauthors #katherenavermette #indigenousnarratives #ReadForReconciliation

Indigenous days to Commemorate! Here are a few notable days we observe and commemorate. Questions: redquils1@gmail.com #redquills #IndigenousPeoples #indigenouscanada #indigenouscalendar #Inuitpeople #Iroquois #metisnation

RQ Online Book Club. Reg by April 3/23. We are discussing Firekeeper's Daughter, by Angeline Boulley. Host: redquills1@gmail.com. *Note, provide your own book. Reg link: forms.gle/xpE3NG28syRZDa… #redquills #indigenousauthors #firekeepersdaughter #indigenousnarratives

RQ Book Club. The club is reading & discussing Indigenous authors & their narratives. Register by Mar 3/23. Five Little Indians, Michelle Good. Email, redquills1@gmail.com. Please provide your own book. forms.gle/nMzYZxhTedtFCz… #redquills #indigenousauthors #indigenousnarratives

RQ Online Book Club. Read & discuss Indigenous authors & their narratives. Dive deeper into an Indigenous novel. Link below; reg by Feb 3/23. Moon Of The Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice. redquills1@gmail.com. forms.gle/aZJ4TkbeDEtNe8… #indigenousauthors #indigenousnarratives

We celebrate Mnido Giizis-Spirit Moon (January). The first moon of Creation is Spirit Moon. It is manifested through the northern lights. Time to honour the silence & realize our place within all of Great Mystery's creatures. #redquills #mnidogiizis #spiritmoon #turtleshell

Happy Winter Solstice! The shortest day of the year, the longest night of the year. We celebrate this final long night & welcome the light. Time to connect & share stories. Mother Earth is resting before the cycle of regrowth & renewal. #wintersolstice #redquills #seasonchange

National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women. #December6th we honour the victims of the #MontrealMassacre. Learn about gender justice @whiteribbon @MoosehidePG #MMIWG2S #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #indigenouswomen #inuitwomen #metiswomen

Give yourself gifts this year, revitalize the spirit. Self-reflection, positive experiences that uplifted your spirit. Time for yourself, make your spirit happy. Self-love, your spirit needs self-love to grow & flourish. Rest to recharge, mind, body & spirit #selfcare #redquills

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Nov 16 #LouisRielDay. Louis Riel, Métis born in Boniface, MB, 1844. Activist for Métis people, culture, heritage & land. Today celebrates the Métis Nation’s rights & the role he played in negotiating Manitoba into Confederation & protecting minority language rights. #metis

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Today marks #RockYourMocs Wk (Nov 13-19/22)! An annual campaign to honour our ancestors & Indigenous people. Please participate by sharing a photo of your moccasins & adding the hashtag! Please send pic's; redquills1@gmail.com for a photo montage. #RockYourMocs #rockyourmocs2022

Lest we forget! #lestweforget2022 #RememberInNovember #rememberanceday2022

Today marks Anishinabe Zhimaaginishi Giizhugad (Indigenous Veterans Day), honouring the important contributions of Indigenous Peoples. Gaawiin Ka Nenmaasiinaanik (Lest we forget). #IndigenousVeteransDay #sacrifice #VeteransDay #lestweforget2022 #simcoecounty #CanadaRemembers

Happy International Inuit Day! How are you celebrating this special day? I am listening to my favorite Inuk singers and songwriters today. #redquills #internationalinuitday #Inuit #inuitculture #inuitsingers