The craft of knitting Cowichan sweaters is handed down through the generations in First Nations families on Vancouver Island, BC.
Having to sell the sweaters at wholesale prices to shops that mark up the retail cost by hundreds of dollars has led to an initiative called Knit With Purpose to deal direct with buyers and give knitters a fair wage for their time and expertise.
Via Magabala Books, an Australian Indigenous publisher:
"The 2023 Australian Indigenous Coffee Creative Grants are closing soon!
A grant for First Nation storytellers, writers, illustrators and artists"
I'm looking for literature on the relationship between concepts of 'sustainability' and 'sustainable development' and local practices in the Global South and/or indigenous communities in the Global North (e.g. First Nations).
Specifically, I'd like to know how 'sustainability' is defined; what forms of knowledge are privileged; and how local practices are described by outsiders (& vice versa).
The possibly by far most unexpected find in my search for new names to add to our list of new articles for the #Bywgraffiadur is probably the Reverend Peter Jones, or by his birth name KahkewAquonaby. He was born in 1831 to a Mississauga Ojibwe woman and a Welsh father. Following his conversion to Methodism, he became a missionary, preaching in Ojibwe and English.
Three Feathers is a powerful graphic novel about restorative justice and traditional native ways. I loved the simple, but powerful message , as well as the transformative growth of the characters.