Props to my brother

Big props to my little brother Francisco. He must be a visionary. He bought me a Timberland parka for my birthday in August. That combined with my Timberland winter boots and my Thinsulated gloves have rendered me prepared beyond belief.
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Still Trekking

This morning I spoke at the first Aboriginal inner city school in North America. The youth here are proud of their culture. I was honored to take part in their morning ceremony during which they gather in a circle and sing in appreciation of every new day.
The weather report for the area is not good. The forcast indicates that the worst storm in 20 years is looming and will transpire over the next few days. I'll be travelling further north again on Thursday to Lac La Biche so it could be a bit of an adventure.

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Amazing people!

I spent Sunday evening near Saddle Lake with the Cree family of my host Tracey Collins. I can't remember the last time I was surrounded by such grace and hospitality. The importance of family was so blatantly obvious you could reach out and grab it. Tracey's father is a nationally renown fiddler and activist in the aboriginal community, her grandfather is renown for sacrificing his "treaty status" in order to build a school for his people (something he couldn't do under treaty status), her great, great, great grandfather was Big Bear, who was tricked into forfeiting his land to the settlers by a priest who told him in "trust" that the pending railroad would devaluate his land.

Here we go!

Today I begin my Aboriginal community speaking tour in Alberta.

I just landed in Edmonton and picked up my rental vehicle at Discount. It's a 4x4 GMC Envoy with OnStar. :)

For those who don't know, I'm directionally dyslexic. So the vehicle being equipped with onstar is a major plus for me.

I'll be in Edmonton for tonight then I head 3 hours north to my first destination.

Stay tuned!
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Here we go!

Today I begin my Aboriginal community speaking tour in Alberta.

I just landed in Edmonton and picked up my rental vehicle at Discount. It's a 4x4 GMC Envoy with OnStar. :)

For those who don't know, I'm directionally dyslexic. So the vehicle being equipped with onstar is a major plus for me.

I'll be in Edmonton for tonight then I head 3 hours north to my first destination.

Stay tuned!
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Leaving tomorrow!

Tomorrow, I fly to Edmonton to begin an Aboriginal community speaking tour.