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Reflections from the Wellness Gathering

The following reflections were shared during the Wellness Gathering. They are presented here as client-supplied project content, without individual attribution.

Wellness Gathering

  • A wooden bowl with dice pieces, counting sticks, and a small leather pouch arranged for the Mi’kmaq dice and bowl game during the Wellness Gathering.
  • Handmade yellow leather pouches with drawstring cords from medicine-pouch making at the Wellness Gathering.

Photographs from the Wellness Gathering

Wellness Gathering

Six reflections

  1. We should encourage others in their talents and raise them up so that they succeed and we can benefit from each other - and our future will be beautiful.

  2. Be the woman who does not break the storms, who turns pain into opportunity and a faint voice into an echo that changes reality. Let your steps stand and prove determination creates miracles, and that justice is not granted but is claimed through work and courage.

  3. Always talk & share your story. There is a person somewhere who has faced the same situation. She can tell you how she succeeded and make you see that you are not alone.

  4. Women maintain harmony in our families. We are the source of life and I believe that behind every man who succeeds in his work lies a wonderful woman who made his development possible. I believe we should always smile at life for being women.

  5. I hope that in the future, all of the women of the world feel safe.

  6. It's important to collaborate in support of organizations for women.

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