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Ogijiita Pimatiswin Kinamatwin (OPK)
Trauma is passed on generationally, but so is resiliency, and we must focus on that. And that really keeps me going, to know that my Indigenous people have resilience and strength, and that we can rise above the oppression, the colonization, and we can look to a brighter future. We can heal as a people.
Sheryl Blacksmith
Chief Executive Officer, OPK
“Ceremonies are an essential part of who we are. And a lot of our young people are growing up in systems, growing up in care. And they might not have that relationship with their biological family, so we try to create a ceremony family.”
