Jenene Wooldridge didn’t see Indigenous performers or dancers in local venues when she was growing up. However watching her children perform in full regalia during the 2023 Canada Winter Games taught her that bravery is pushing through when things get hard.
The journey to ending systemic racism will be a huge and complex task that requires diligence, sensitivity and honest institutional reform, writes Jenene Wooldridge. But the real answer lies in our individual expectations of what is right and what is wrong.
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Posted: Jul 17, 2021 6:53 PM AT | Last Updated: July 17 Through COVID it has been extremely hard with not being able to gather, not being able to share our knowledge, our passion, says Julie Pellissier-Lush, a Mi kmaw writer, poet and member of Lennox Island First Nation.(Tony Davis/CBC)
A Mi kmaw writer, poet and member of Lennox Island First Nation was able to lead a public gathering in downtown Charlottetown on Saturday for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic.
Julie Pellissier-Lush led a gathering called a Mawi omi. It features Indigenous drumming, dancing and storytelling.
Pellissier-Lush says Mi kmaq on P.E.I. think of wellness in four components: mind, body, spirit and inner self.
3 Islanders make list of top-25 powerful business women in Atlantic Canada
Jenene Wooldridge is one of three Islanders to make the list of top-25 powerful business women in Atlantic Canada.
Social Sharing It’s really one thing to do the work, but to be recognized for it is another thing
Posted: Mar 14, 2021 12:59 PM AT | Last Updated: March 14 Jenene Wooldridge is the executive director of L’nuey.(Buffie Boily)