The 8th Fire
January 1, 2012 11:54 AM   Subscribe

The CBC debut: The 8th Fire draws from an Anishinaabe prophecy that declares now is the time for Aboriginal peoples and the settler community to come together and build the '8TH Fire' of justice and harmony.

Narrated by Wab Kinew (pron: WOB ka-NOO) an acknowledged hip-hop artist and CBC radio producer/host based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Further information about the Anishinaabe prophecy:
Anishinaabe traditional beliefs
Anishinabe History
Chi-Manidoo
History Canada Online
There is also a song. And theatre.
posted by what's her name (7 comments total) 21 users marked this as a favorite
 
This is a fascinating look at cultural change.
posted by stp123 at 12:43 PM on January 1, 2012


Iwgwien, this is excellent.
posted by elsietheeel at 6:45 PM on January 1, 2012


Flagged as a unique and fantastic post! Thanks!
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 11:56 PM on January 1, 2012


Unsurprisingly, the Canadian version of race war is sooooo much less violent and more polite.
posted by rokusan at 4:25 AM on January 2, 2012


Unsurprisingly, the Canadian version of race war is sooooo much less violent and more polite.

Surprisingly, Canada is much worse than the US when it comes to honouring treaties. We have also had police shoot people dead who were trying to reclaim land taken from them from them for the World War II effort which has not yet been returned and somewhat awkwardly was sold off to possibly unsuspecting others. But then it has only been half a century....

Don't kid yourself. Canada does evil just like everyone else. They just do it while apologizing and enjoying health care.
posted by srboisvert at 6:45 AM on January 2, 2012 [4 favorites]


1970s book "Basic Call To Consciousness" is available free online. (Paperback abstract here.) It describes US and Canada strategies as seen from the viewpoint of the Hau de no sau nee, aka Iroquois Confederacy.

The third of three parts, "ECONOMIC HISTORY", sums up centuries in a few paragraphs. It predicts
We will soon see the end of an economy based on the supply of cheap oil, natural gas, and other resources, and that will greatly change the face of the world.
We have another chance to learn. Or not.
posted by Twang at 10:01 AM on January 2, 2012


In my previous life in regional economic development, I've traveled to some pretty far-out places, such as northwestern BC. Many of the towns have segregated themselves into "white" and "Indian" establishments, especially bars.
posted by KokuRyu at 7:13 PM on January 2, 2012


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