Anishinaabe Grandmother Florence Paynter of Sandy Bay First Nation, a knowledge keeper and Anishinaabe speaker, explains her important decision to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. A member of the

Anishinaabe Grandmother Florence Paynter of Sandy Bay First Nation, a knowledge keeper and Anishinaabe speaker, explains her important decision to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. A member of the National Turtle Lodge Council of Knowledge Keepers, her message is part of a series from Turtle Lodge elders and knowledge keepers discussing COVID-19, vaccines, and traditional medicine. For the English version, click here.

This is the fourth installment in the series. Previous parts feature Elder Dr. Dave Courchene (Part 1), Grandmother Mary Maytwayashing discussing her COVID experience and spirituality (Part 2), and Elder Chief Dr. Harry Bone on balancing modern and traditional medicine while encouraging vaccination (Part 3).

Anishinaabe Grandmother Florence Paynter, a Knowledge Keeper and language speaker from Sandy Bay First Nation, explains her decision to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As a member of the National

Anishinaabe Grandmother Florence Paynter, a Knowledge Keeper and language speaker from Sandy Bay First Nation, explains her decision to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As a member of the National Turtle Lodge Council of Knowledge Keepers, her message is significant.

This is Part 4 in a series from Turtle Lodge Elders and Knowledge Keepers addressing COVID-19, vaccines, and traditional medicine. Previous parts include Elder Dr. Dave Courchene (Part 1), Grandmother Mary Maytwayashing (Part 2), and Elder Chief Dr. Harry Bone (Part 3), who discuss balancing modern and traditional medicine.

A French version is also available: Cliquez ici pour la version française.

Tom 'Putuparri' Lawford's people have inhabited Western Australia's desert for over 40,000 years. They lived nomadically, sustained by sacred waterholes like Kurtal, a vital source of 'jila'

Tom 'Putuparri' Lawford's people have inhabited Western Australia's desert for over 40,000 years. They lived nomadically, sustained by sacred waterholes like Kurtal, a vital source of 'jila' (living water) and a spiritual return place.

European arrival disrupted this ancient way of life; cattle fouled waterholes, forcing Aboriginal people off their land. Many worked on cattle stations, but equal pay laws in the late 1960s led to their displacement into towns like Fitzroy Crossing.

Putuparri grew up in Fitzroy Crossing within an activist family. At ten, he joined the Noonkanbah Station picket line, fighting oil drilling on sacred land.

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro discussed HUD's role in post-disaster community rebuilding. Following Hurricane Sandy, HUD's approach evolved from simply restoring communities to their prior state, to guiding them in building resilience for the future.

Secretary Castro expressed hope that current investments and initiatives, such as Rebuild By Design and the National Disaster Resilience Competition, will establish best practices. These examples, he noted, could then be adopted by states nationwide. (Published on Mar 16, 2015)

Stingrays are bottom-dwelling creatures that prefer sandy reef environments where prey is abundant. Symbolically adopt a ray today: