#restoringself Edward Valandra: Settlers working in restorative justice must undo first harm (Settler colonialism). Otherwise, speaking of restorative practice without undoing first harm raises the question of legitimacy.

Austin Owen raps “Red Power”, “My people are courageous.” Tobacco down, prayers up. #restoringself

#restoringself Stephanie Autumn, “there is no justice for Indigenous or POC”, so impossible to speak about restorative justice.

#restoringself S Autumn: how can we speak of restorative j. unless the first harm is named and dealt with (being continued harm by gov’t on First People’s). Needs to be the starting point. We will never be invisible again. Our work includes decolonizing restorative practices

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#restoringself S. Autumn: Indigenous land base shrinking every day. How do you give ownership of the land back to those who have a sacred right to care for the earth? If we don’t learn to do this the restorative movement will remain frozen.

I say: Hiy, Hiy.

#restoringself Remembering William “Billy” James Hughes, shot by police 4 days ago.

Stephanie Autumn, miigwetch for a powerful talk. #restoringself

#restoringself Panel session. Perspectives from People of Colour: Colourizing and Decolonizing Restorative Practices

#restoringself Edward Valandra: can’t assume circles are safe space for POC. If the circle includes Settlers that history and present reality has to be unpacked first to make the circle safe for POC and Indigenous.

Judy Atkinson speaking of listening through different ears. #restoringself

#restoringself Sam S: “One who does not understand their trauma finds it difficult to recognize the trauma within others.”

#restoringself Sam S:”Blamed it all on pathology when it was history.” This dynamic continues to this day in Settler responses to Indigenous, including recent Settler posts on #ColtenBoushie

#restoringself Thanks to all the other-than-humans relatives who have taught me so much about the Creation and my place within that enmeshed network of All My Relations. Marsee.

#restoringself Chris Straker: do not let restorative practices appropriate other cultural symbols. There are no eagles in Hull, so we should not be giving power to that feather. (Also does violence to the deep teachings which surround that sacred item.)