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Author Q&A The Courage of a Nation Chapter 8

In this chapter I speak about receiving the gift of honorary elder. The Elders honoured me that day and said that I was their voice. They said that I spoke all the things that they could not articulate in the past two days. The Elder said that if anytime he had to go to war, he would take me along, because my passion would serve as the powerful weapon that would and could bring about change in this world. The Elders Honour Me There is a sister from Africa here today We the Elders acknowledged together we pray Here as we moved into deeper aspects of sharing, behold Her powerful voice presence so bold She, this powerful sister, spoke the words we could not say Words about love, compassion, healing, and passion opened the way Truths that were blocked, taken away and caused pain Her energy, her wisdom, removed the stain Words, deeds, we so longed to express So eloquent, prophetic, truthful uttered with zest Words and truth poured from our hearts We realized as we witnessed this was the start Of relationships between Nations that lived long before Great Spirit, Mother Earth, ancestors open the door With door opened we witnessed the light coming through The ancient wisdom, the language she spoke was not new It was as the ancestors and Elders long ago said We are all connected, always protected the scriptures read Ojibway, Cree, Anishnaabe, Haisla, we are all the same We come from grandmothers and grandfathers together by name Energy moved from her to us head to feet We could feel the Spirit, the healing, the drumbeat Hearts beating together in unison now deeply connected As she shared, energy united, hope resurrected Oh, the nation she loves, she cares, she understands so deep We drank of the well of wisdom; we listened in awe, I repeat This sister from Africa, we honour and love you today As part of this group, this Nation with us she will stay The message came so clear, so timing you should hear Come here, Teresa, come to us, and let us hold you near Read more in my new book, The Courage of a Nation: Healing from Intergenerational Trauma, Addiction and Multiple Loss. Amazon: https://amazon.com/dp/0228825792 Kindle: https://amazon.com/dp/B08FRPSVY6 Indigo: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/... Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-... Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Co... Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-... Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view... Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/coura...