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.
The following post resurfaced via the Facebook algorithms on October 21, 2021, and I
remembered that just a couple of weeks ago, September 17, 2021, I had listened in on a webinar
at St. Francis Xavier University hosted by Dr. L. Jane McMillan, PhD, Professor Department of
Anthropology on the Marshall Ruling and state of Fisheries in Nova Scotia.
On August 3, 2020, the 9th anniversary since the passing of Elder William Commanda, I heard for
the third time a name that sounded vaguely familiar on the radio, and finally I paid attention –
radio announcers were warning of the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaias.
Ginawaydaganuc is the word my friend North American Indigenous Elder William Commanda
used to awaken us to the fact that Everything is Related.
These difficult times we live in were foreseen by spiritual visionaries across the world. My ancestors warned us about this time and the choices we would have to make.
