From my Facebook Post, acknowledging November 16 and the anniversary of Riel’s execution in 1885. During that year, Riel led Métis people in the Northwest Resistance, which was a stand against the Government of Canada because it was encroaching on Métis rights and way-of-life.
This November 2023 Report, prepared to share on the occasion of Elder William Commanda’s 110th birth date, 11 November, presents a mini outline of some of our key activities, accomplishments, with links that lead to more detailed discussion.
In 1953, upon your coronation, I received a royal certificate and medal, intimating an invisible yet tangible direct connection to you; I was forty years old at the time, and I was serving my community as chief appointed by acclamation.
In a world dominated by an exploding diversified population approaching 8 billion, the voices of Indigenous Peoples assume a disquieting, challenging and critical place – and insight for the future.
The 2022 William Commanda/Circle of All Nations PHOTO CALENDAR ATLAS! YES, thanks to the interest and academic analysis, primarily by Dr. Alexander Wolodtschenko, Dresden, our commemorative CAN TEACH Calendar is now presented as Memory-Semiotic-Photoatlas.
Circle of All Nations draws the year to a close with the launch of our new WEBSITE and a special acknowledgement of students who have contributed to the academic animation of the work of Grandfather William Commanda!
What a special way to end our formal academic studies and this year of unprecedented challenge. Indeed, we celebrate a Legacy for Hope!
Circle of All Nations is bringing a hectic year and a hectic decade in Academia to a close. Our major accomplishment – we have integrated all of Grandfather William Commanda’s
friends and supporters and ANIMATORS of his visionary work,[…]
A Circle of All Nations 2022 Calendar Honouring the Knowledge and Wisdom of Grandfather William Commanda created by Romola V. Thumbadoo and Emaline Saylor.
Circle of All Nations is pleased to have engaged in La Grande Marche pour la Protection des Forêts. Patrick Gravel and Jolyane Lamontangue, the primary organizers of this six week walk, participated in the annual Circle of All Nations Gatherings hosted by Elder William Commanda over many years.
