Kanienkehaka Land Back Language Camp

We have an abundance of fresh picked fiddleheads straight from camp!!

We are distributing them by the pound for $15 American or $20 Canadian

*All monies raised will go towards the maintenance of camp*

Our discoveries today at camp

We have 1 case left for the time being

We’ve been busy making bear grease at camp, making it accessible to those that need it.

All proceeds raised will go towards the maintenance of camp.

USES FOR BEAR GREASE

Bear Grease is a Traditional Medicine. It is known to have many uses such as,

Skin Care - Smoothes and moisturizes skin. Repairs dry, chapped, cracked skin. It relieves itch and helps heal cuts, minor burns and bug bites. It is also a great use on sunburns and swimmers itch.

Eczema- Bear Grease on eczema relieves skin irritation, itching, flaking and dryness, it aids in the healing and helps fight inflammation, helps moisturize the skin and regenerates skin cells.

Pain- Amazing pain relief also reduces stiffness and swelling. Great for arthritis, growing pains, headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel, leg and menstrual cramps, muscle stiffness, tendinitis, sore joints and pre/post exercising,

Cooking- Bear Grease can be used for any type of cooking that involves oil, including pan frying meat and oil in breads and pastries.

Hair- encourages hair growth and will grow out hair healthier and shiny. It restores hair regrowth to bald spots, and prevents baldness. Also used for removing lice.

Bear grease was also used as a waterproofing agent for leather and as an insect repellent by Onkwehonwe. As well, it was used to oil knives to prevent rusting, a moisturizer to keep drum hide flexible and vibrant and a primary use for fuel in oil burning lamps.

We’ve been busy making bear grease at camp, making it accessible to those that need it.

All proceeds raised will go towards the maintenance of camp.

USES FOR BEAR GREASE

Bear Grease is a Traditional Medicine. It is known to have many uses such as,

Skin Care - Smoothes and moisturizes skin. Repairs dry, chapped, cracked skin. It relieves itch and helps heal cuts, minor burns and bug bites. It is also a great use on sunburns and swimmers itch.

Eczema- Bear Grease on eczema relieves skin irritation, itching, flaking and dryness, it aids in the healing and helps fight inflammation, helps moisturize the skin and regenerates skin cells.

Pain- Amazing pain relief also reduces stiffness and swelling. Great for arthritis, growing pains, headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel, leg and menstrual cramps, muscle stiffness, tendinitis, sore joints and pre/post exercising,

Cooking- Bear Grease can be used for any type of cooking that involves oil, including pan frying meat and oil in breads and pastries.

Hair- encourages hair growth and will grow out hair healthier and shiny. It restores hair regrowth to bald spots, and prevents baldness. Also used for removing lice.

Bear grease was also used as a waterproofing agent for leather and as an insect repellent by Onkwehonwe. As well, it was used to oil knives to prevent rusting, a moisturizer to keep drum hide flexible and vibrant and a primary use for fuel in oil burning lamps.

Still have quite a few spots to fill before we can finally draw this beautiful piece of art.

All proceeds will go towards camp maintenance.

We are now entering our third growing season here at Kanienkehaka land back language camp, and are so close to having our schoolhouse up and running. As of right now we have a sugar shack, chicken coop and hunting/processing shanty; which would not have been possible without the continued support of our nation and Allies.

Our young people deserve more space to learn, grow and thrive out in the “wildlife sanctuary” where we maintain our connection to the natural world by continuing to conduct land based teachings and language revitalization.

As of right now we are accepting donations through PayPal and e-transfer
@ [email protected]

until we are able to update our information with GoFundMe

Building Kanienkehaka Land Back Language camp, organized by Jaclyn Hall As Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) people, we are actively reclaiming our unceaded ter… Jaclyn Hall needs your support for Building Kanienkehaka Land Back Language camp

We are taking Pre orders for Fresh organic free range chicken eggs straight from Kanienkehaka Land Back Language Camp - $3.00 a dozen

21 x 20 orignal wood burning up for grabs
For $150

Made by one of the orignal Land Back Language Camp parents -Travis Thompson

Attention Akwesasronon !!

We are currently working on clearing the road to camp, and are in need of a chainsaw to clear the road. We only need to remove one more tree and we will be able to access the camp by vehicle, where we have animals that need to be taken care of. As of right now, we are only able to drive to the edge of the wildlife sanctuary, from there it takes approximately 1 hour to walk to camp.

If we are able to borrow someone’s chainsaw for this small job, it would be greatly appreciated.

It’s going On 2 years (August 31st), we’ve been occupying land outside the bounderies of the reservation but within our unceded traditional territory, to run a land based language camp for our young people.

We wouldn’t have been able to do it without all of the support we have received along the way, as we don’t receive any government funding or grants, we are simply grassroots and intend on keeping it that way.

Any and all Donations are appreciated.

We have some amazing works of art and traditional crafts up for grabs, so far.

Kanienkehaka Land Back Language Camp Fundraising Initiative

Help support our young people working on the land, by purchasing a spot in one of our upcoming spin the wheel raffles, and try your luck at winning unique one of kind pieces, created by local artists from Akwesasne.

We will be conducting fundraisers throughout the summer months to help with expenses and compensation for our young people who will be completing the work necessary to keep our language and culture camp running smoothly; such as maintenance, land scaping, gardening, farming and caretaking.

~The first piece we will be raffling off, is an original “No Borders” painting by Kaylynn Adams, valued at $140; measuring at 10 by 14, this piece of art is framed and ready to be displayed. ~

There are 20 spots available, at $20 dollars a spot.

You can pay by e- transfer or PayPal at [email protected]

Once all the spots are filled, we will spin the wheel and one lucky winner will take home the prize.

Please make a note that the money sent is for this specific fundraiser- by sending a private message to our camp page, with the name you would like listed below.

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Had a few unwelcome guests at camp today, while our young people were busy with their land based teachings.

Grand chief of the Mohawk Band Council of Akwesasne’s monthly report.

Having discussions with the provincial and municipal government about our camp, and then 4 days later we are served with a court summons threatening to charge us under the Canadian customs act 🤔

Coincidence?

Just a few notes from MCA’s grand chief and compliance officers in 2020/21; which have recently been brought forward in court as evidence against our camp.

This is what reconciliation looks like…

What a difference one year makes…..

Our young people are witnessing climate change in front of their eyes. The land and wildlife around the Salmon river, which runs from Adirondack mountains and through “Lac Saint Francis Wildlife Sanctuary”- where our camp is located- is clearly being impacted.

For over 9 months, our families and allies have taken on the important task of preserving a way of life that has sustained our people for generations.

For over 9 months we have continuously worked on building a space where our people are free to be Onkwehonwe, the original people of this land, and begin to integrate a way of life, that has been talked about for far too long.

We understand that education is one of the most important building blocks for our youth, and the information that is being fed to our children is just as important as the food they eat.

Not only have we provided a space to teach our youth, it also acts as a learning space for parents and grandparents.

There is no shame in learning your language along side your child. As, we are all very aware of the impacts of residential school stripping us of our way of life, the 60’s scoop disconnecting our people from our lands (which continues to this day, inside the foster care system), and recently the rise of resource extraction and industry destroying our land and water; making our homes close to uninhabitable, if it were not for the assistance of cholornated waterlines, grocery stores, natural gas and oil to name a few.

We cannot change the past, all we can do is move forward with the next seven generations in mind. Leaving the land better than when we came.

Building Kanienkehaka Land Back Language camp, organized by Jaclyn Hall As Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) people, we are actively reclaiming our unceaded ter… Jaclyn Hall needs your support for Building Kanienkehaka Land Back Language camp

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/reclaiming-land-language

Why a family set up a language camp on traditional Akwesasne territory Jaclyn Hall spent eight months building a camp to foster Kanien’kéha (Mohawk language) and culture-based learning. But Dundee township's municipal council calls it an 'illegal occupation.'