TORONTO The “collective hurt” of Indigenous and Asian people is behind a new crowdsourced mask collection with some designs featuring dragons, dynamite, and hand symbols associated with missing and murdered Indigenous women. Anyone from around the world can submit their mask designs to the NDNxAZN mask project, which pairs artists from both cultures to create art based on their pandemic experiences. “This project is about how we can raise each other’s voices and each other s issues, so people can know that it’s happening,” project’s creator Tania Larsson told CTVNews.ca during a joint video interview with other organizers.
Top 6 self care tips to help cope with an unusual holiday season
Andrea Brown, from the N.W.T. Health and Social Services Authority, and N.W.T. registered psychologist Jodi Kapicki share ways people can take care of themselves even though the holidays look a little different.
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Practice mindfulness, go out on the land and lean into your culture, suggest N.W.T. mental health experts
Posted: Dec 24, 2020 8:30 AM CT | Last Updated: December 24, 2020
Our remoteness combined with our travel limitations and our isolation protocols can leave us feeling very vulnerable during the holidays, say two mental health experts who offer tips on how to cope with the situation.(Submitted by Kristian Binder)