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LISTENING TO THE BEAT OF OUR DRUM Copyright © 2017 Demeter Press Individual copyright to their work is retained by the authors. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. Funded by the Government of Canada Financé par la gouvernement du Canada Demeter Press 140 Holland Street West P. O. Box 13022 Bradford, on L3Z 2Y5 Tel: (905) 775-9089 Email: [email protected] Website: www.demeterpress.org Demeter Press logo based on the sculpture “Demeter” by Maria-Luise Bodirsky <www.keramik-atelier.bodirsky.de> Front cover artwork: Leah Marie Dorion, “Two Drums Become One,”2014, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 36 inches. www.leahdorion.ca eBook: tikaebooks.com Printed and Bound in Canada Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Listening to the beat of our drum : stories of indigenous parenting in contemporary society / edited by Carrie Bourassa, elder Betty McKenna, and Darlene Juschka. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-77258-106-5 (softcover) 1. Indian mothers. 2. Parenting. 3. Motherhood. I. Bourassa, Carrie A., 1973-, editor II. McKenna, Betty, 1949-, editor III. Juschka, Darlene, 1957-, editor HQ759.L57 2017 306.874’308997 C2017-902196-6 LISTENING TO THE BEAT OF OUR DRUM Indigenous Parenting in Contemporary Society edited by Carrie Bourassa, Elder Betty McKenna and Darlene Juschka demeter press For my Gramps who was my mother, my father, my rock. I miss you every day. You are always in my heart, and I take you everywhere I go. I would not be the mother that I am without you. Thank you for the lessons you taught me and continue to teach me from the Spirit World. For my husband, who is the most amazing parent to our two beautiful children. You are the most incredible role model. To my reason for being, my daughters—Victoria, La Tete Ayikis Quay (Head Frog Woman), and Lillie, Pisim Asikinak (Sun Turtle). Thank you for choosing me to be your mother. For my kookum, my mentor, Elder Betty McKenna, I can never thank you enough for the teachings and guidance you provide to me and my family. Love you always. — Carrie Bourassa To my family, who have supported me in all my endeavours. —Elder Betty McKenna Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix Foreword Blair Stonechild xi Introduction Carrie Bourassa and Darlene Juschka 1 1. Research and Indigenous Research Elder Betty McKenna 2. Indigenous Women, Reproductive Justice, and Indigenous Feminisms: A Narrative Darlene Juschka 13 3. Reclaiming Indigenous Practices in a Modern World Carrie Bourassa 46 vii muslim mothering 4. Nîso-okâwimâwak (Two Mothers) Janet Smylie and Nancy Cooper 62 5. Sacred Voice Woman’s Journey as an Indigenous Auntie Paulete Poitras 81 6. I Am a Metis Mother Tara Turner 106 7. Mother Earth, Mother Mine, Mother Me, Mother Time Elder Betty McKenna 116 About the Contributors 123 viii Acknowledgements Carrie Bourassa would like to thank Elder Betty McKenna for her prayers, guidance, and immense contributions to this book. A huge thank you, also, to Ashley Landers and Dr. Darlene Juschka for their editing assistance and the many hours they put into this project. Much love and respect to you both. Thank you to Dr. Blair Stonechild for his thoughtful contribution and guidance. ix
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