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Cedar

in Culture and Ceremonies, Everyday Wellness

Today we will explore our grandmother medicine commonly called Cedar or “giishik” in my Anishinaabe language. This beautiful being is often referred to as a grandmother and all of her body is medicinal in a wide variety of ways. She comes in many varieties but...

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Food for Wellness

in Cooking, Everyday Wellness, Nutrition

As Indigenous Peoples, we have a number of cultural teachings to lean on to educate ourselves on how to properly care for and nourish our bodies. Indigenous people and communities have cultivated, shared and passed down thousands of years of food knowledge, from generation to...

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Getting Girls in Sport

in Everyday Wellness, Physical Wellness

ISWO truly believes that sport has the power to changes lives and understands the important and vital role women and girls play within Indigenous communities. We challenge you to encourage all the females in your life to participate in some type of sport and support...

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Things to Try While Social Distancing

in Everyday Wellness

At this point, some people have spent almost two-full weeks practicing social distancing and self-isolating in their homes. Families of all backgrounds and situations, are having to spend time inside with their loved ones and to make sure you're not experiencing cabin fever, ISWO wanted to share a...

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