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Cultivating Intergenerational, Intercultural and Ecological Relationships

lizjansen Sep 12, 2023 Tagged with Blackfoot, ecological relationships, intercultural relationships, Mennonites, Namaka, Russlaenders, settler colonialism, Siksika

Take three disparate cultures, each with their own history, languages, perspectives, and beliefs, bring them together …

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Ancestors

Stories Across Time and Space: Ancestral Journeys

lizjansen Jun 8, 2023

Connecting with Kin Connecting with a woman I’ve never met, but with whom I share great-grandparents …

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Ancestors, Liz's Stories

Unearthing the Stories of the Land

lizjansen Mar 15, 2023

My search to understand stories of the land has so far raised more questions than revealed …

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Ancestors, Inspiration

The Universal Law of Success: Eyes Up! Throttle On!

lizjansen Jan 6, 2023

2022 was a landmark year. After fifty-two years of riding, the time came to call it …

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Ancestors, Liz's Stories

The Grace of the Land

lizjansen Oct 5, 2022

Five years ago today, my father passed away. It was fitting that he, a farmer, a …

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Adventure, Ancestors, Culture, Liz's Stories

Back to the Books: Ukrainian Steppe to Alberta Prairies

lizjansen Sep 30, 2022

Last month I described the sensation of timelessness as I walked on rocks formed hundreds of …

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Adventure, Ancestors, Culture, Liz's Stories, Stories from the Land

Newfoundland: Keeper of Stories in Stone

lizjansen Sep 6, 2022

Known as “the Rock”, Newfoundland is world-renowned for its ancient stories in stone. To pass it …

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Ancestors, Culture, Liz's Stories, Stories from the Land

Changes in Time and Place: Swamp Wisdom One Year Later

lizjansen May 6, 2022

Swamp Wisdom 2021 One year ago, I paused my trail walk to sit at the edge …

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Adventure, Ancestor Trail, Ancestors, Culture

Weaving a New Tapestry from Reclaimed Threads

lizjansen Jul 16, 2021

I had no reason to suspect that spring day, which started out as so many others, …

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A Lifetime of Stories in the Palm of a Hand
Ancestors, Liz's Stories, Personal Growth, Power of Story

A Lifetime of Stories in the Palm of a Hand

lizjansen Feb 7, 2020

Mom’s taken to examining her hands lately. I sit and watch, observing how hands, decorated with…

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