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68 An Aboriginal Leader should also be someone strong enough to ask for help when they need it, because one time or another everyone asks for help, no matter how successful or powerful you are, everyone needs help from time to time, and I just don’t want to see anyone give up, just like me. Naiomie Hanson-Akavak
Lead-HER-ship By Naomi Sayers Leadership to me is something that women have been doing for ages. I take this word and I break it down into three parts. These three parts make up the word “leadership”, or lead-HER-ship. In essence, leadership is not just a quality; rather it is a role that all women undertake. When looked at from this angle, leadership is rather essential to life because women have been doing this for ages; that is, they have been leading HER ship. The first part of this word refers to an action, namely, to lead. To lead means to guide a group of people or your own physical self in the right direction; it is to learn how to use the resources and the environment around you. To lead, then is not only to better your own life, but also to better the lives of others. This part of the word leadership is rather easy to notice. The second part of this word may not be evident, but it is implied by the parts or the sounds that make up this part of the word. This part of the word speaks specifically to women, or in other words, speaks directly to HER: lead-HER-ship. Women are the carriers of life. Even though this part of the word is not as easy to notice, I believe that it is there and that it speaks directly to women. The third part of the word can be understood in a metaphorical sense. Even though the third part of the word is “ship,” it does not literally mean ship. That is to say, women are not captains or leaders of a ship or a boat. Rather women are leaders in their own lives and the lives of others. Women provide the harmonistic balance and the gentle care that is necessary for life in this world. They provide this balance and care for themselves and for their own community. Individually, they provide a balance for their own selves by maintaining a healthy mind, body and soul so that as carriers of life, they can help raise healthy babies and ultimately healthy families. At a community level, women, specifically Aboriginal women, are central to a community’s existence. Without the lead-HER-ship of Aboriginal women, communities might not be as balanced. Thus, the third and final part of this word--lead-HER-ship--metaphorically means guiding one’s own ship. In other Naomi Sayers 69
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Table of Contents About the project
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What we have learned about Indigeno
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Sparks of leadership An Introductio
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My goal is to reach other young adu
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she accomplished! Such as, being th
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And it is because she taught me to
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By Binaeshee-Quae Couchie-Nabigon T
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Page 21 and 22: By Danielle Michelle Morrisseau You
Page 23 and 24: for just about anybody. Knowing the
Page 25 and 26: Inuk has helped inspire me to becom
Page 27 and 28: There is water under the bridge for
Page 29 and 30: When we try to speak our minds we a
Page 31 and 32: These are family, friends, colleagu
Page 33 and 34: the ‘sixties scoop,’ along with
Page 35 and 36: By Jasmine Orchid Anderson Aborigin
Page 37 and 38: misconduct. My fellow members of Th
Page 39 and 40: the old days, and slowly our leader
Page 41 and 42: By Katie Jo Rabbit It all started w
Page 43 and 44: To Heal… To sit and for the mind
Page 45 and 46: By Killa Mitchell-Atencio - Age: 21
Page 47 and 48: Her music, passion and strength res
Page 49 and 50: nature. The rain continues to beat
Page 51 and 52: young woman should be the master of
Page 53 and 54: victims of racism, sexism, and viol
Page 55 and 56: Sky Woman; A Symbol, an Inspiration
Page 57 and 58: By Mercedes Donald Aboriginal women
Page 59 and 60: By Mikayla Cartwright Even the tall
Page 61 and 62: we are, sometimes it just takes a b
Page 63 and 64: was awarded 1993 Woman of the Year
Page 65 and 66: Literature Cited Hume, Stephen. “
Page 67: I believe in myself, and more impor
Page 71 and 72: protection when it comes to the mat
Page 73 and 74: Singers. It was an enlightening exp
Page 75 and 76: War Shirt Woman: Joane Cardinal-Sch
Page 77 and 78: By Shauna Ponask Aboriginal women
Page 79 and 80: Bill C-3 is a great example of how
Page 81 and 82: allow the next born to continue and
Page 83 and 84: By Stephanie Wood Aboriginal women
Page 85 and 86: also a radiant mother. Pursuing wha
Page 87 and 88: Film: “Caught Between Worlds” D
Page 89 and 90: grandchildren what strength and det
Page 91 and 92: By Carli Harris The name of my pain
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