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Wednesday
11Jun

Wow...

These words really resonate. 

“Our people are humans; we aren’t tokens,” said Chief Vern Jacks, who heads the Tseycum First Nation, a tiny native tribe from northern Vancouver Island, in British Columbia.

And

 “These people we are taking here have knowledge, respect, wisdom,” he added. “We live by today’s society, but our history walks with us.”

Beautiful, exotic and even a little familiar.  I have thoughts, but the words do speak for themselves, don’t they!  Read the whole article:  After 100 Years, A Tribe’s Ancestors Head Home