Our meeting ended well today. \u00a0The hunters continued to deliberate this morning and true to their pattern they drafted a couple of resolutions and presented them to government. \u00a0The meeting was considered a success in that it was the first time polar bear hunters came from Nunasiavut, Nunavik and Nunavut to connect and share stories and work together on their issues. \u00a0A unified statement came from the gathering which was the result of their deliberations together. \u00a0As it went yesterday, I did very little “facilitation” today except to simply hold space and observe the dynamics.<\/p>\n
I’ll have a little more to write as a result of this meeting, especially with thoughts on the preparation and planning and design that went into making this meeting work on one level, while at the same time I was able to completely let go of the plan and the process.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, here is a song I wrote out on the tundra as I was picking berries:<\/p>\n
Chorus:<\/p>\n
Blackberry crowberry growing low down
\nBlackberry crowberry growing on the ground
\nBlackberry crowberry growing low down
\nGrowing low down on the tundra<\/p>\n
Land all covered in pinks and green
\nLow bushes, low bushes picking them clean
\nAnd high in the sky on a clear northern night
\nPinks and greens in the northern lights.<\/p>\n
Chorus<\/p>\n
Koksoak River flows both ways
\nTide flowing in from Ungava Bay
\nRocks on the ridge and little larch trees
\nCrawling around on my hands and knees<\/p>\n
Chorus<\/p>\n
Bugs in the north ain’t like bugs in the south
\nBlackflies crawling in the corner of your mouth
\nSwarming your face, getting stuck in your hair,
\nBreathing in more bugs than air.<\/p>\n
Chorus<\/p>\n
You’ve been sneaking some berries I can see it on your face
\nCrowberry juice all over the place.
\nPurple stain all around your chin
\nNow get back down we gotta fill this bin<\/p>\n
Chorus<\/p>\n
Getting late in the day and our picking’s done
\nSweating like a bog in the midsummer sun
\nSettling down to some bannock and tea
\nAnd a little bit of muktuk for you and me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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