Yep. Visited Harry potter world and drank three of these lol…
I’m not sure exactly the kind of meeting we are going to because some meetings we have been invited to before, we were supposed to just sit there and listen and not really ask any questions. Later on we’d find out it was a meeting where we were consulted.
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Chief Darrell McCallum of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation on preparing for a meeting of Canadian Chiefs and the Prime Minister of Canada. Yeah, that’s right. The government tells us they consult with Natives on national and provincial issues, but really our Chiefs were basically told to sit there and shut up. This is my government telling me how worthless my voice, as a Native Canadian, is. I seriously don’t have the words to explain how depressing knowing this is - knowing that the government invites Chiefs to the capitol to be ignored. (via lostmymojo) |
two months. not sure how many pounds down but definitely lost about a total of 20 inches around my midsection!!
I wouldn’t set out to lose weight for vanity purposes, but I am 24 years old and when I went to the hospital I found out i had high blood pressure.
I then checked into reality and made some dietary changes and started good habits like exercising 2-4 times a week.
It was hard because my job can be demanding. (politics.) but I did it! and I can say I feel a galaxy better than I did just two short months ago!
This is muskekopak (Cree) or labrador tea. This is a pretty common drink to many indigenous people in the North. I learned how to pick and prepare this stuff from my grandparents.
It grows in wetlands all over the North, and the leaves are used to make a drink high in vitamin C. It’s also a very strong diuretic, and it helps with relaxation.
It can be made with fresh leaves or dried (I prefer to dry them) and to make it, one heaping teaspoon is good for one person.
Be careful though, as there are similar looking plants that are poisonous that can be found in the same area. Muskekopak has small white flowers, where the others will have pink flowers. Muskekopak leaves also have a fuzzy underside, where the other poisonous varieties will not.
muskeg tea! There is definitely a wealth of that stuff around here. Our land is primarily swamp. When I was young, I took Cree classes and one day elders took us into the bush and taught us how to gather, prepare, build a fire and make tea with this! I miss Cree class.
