b'INDIGENOUS MOTHERHOODIn other words, child welfare systems endEven when the family moved to Ontario,The manner in which Mariea always found up perpetuating the same traumas thatMariea made sure that her kids stayeda way to engage her children with the land Indigenous people have been experiencingconnected to land-based teachings. Herwas helping them build a strong bond with for centuries by ripping children from thehusband Walter was a Professor attheir traditional Indigenous ways. Wed go bosoms of their family. If you dont knowConfederation College in Thunder Bay,to the mountain, wed go snaring rabbits what its like to be addicted to something,Ontario. Unfortunately, many people backor collecting things, says Teedly. And we then you shouldnt even be talking about it,then assumed he was a custodian, due todidnt even know that was helping us, we says Teedly passionately. Thats where ithis Indigenous heritage. But there werejust thought that was fun.stems from, from intergenerational trauma,other advantages to this job for his family. because of the mom being pregnant,Confederation College is nestled in a because of all thats been going on insidebeautiful forest. When we dropped my dad and outside.Without safe supports tooff at work, my mom would take a bunch of advocate for moms and children to bekids and we would go pick medicine, Teedly together and to help with healing, familiesfondly recalls. Shed always do something remain disconnected. with the land or tie it in with the language.Two inspirational Indigenous women: Matriarch Mariea, left, and her daughter Teedly, right28Spring/Summer 2022'