Angello Johnson is fighting the good fight to preserve ash trees...as well as cultural expression, identity, and a way of life for Akwesasro:non. (Link in bio.) 📷 @bearclan_photography #basketmaking #culturalheritage #baskets #blackash #blackashbasket #perchmagazine #magazine #akwesasne #cornwallontario #sdgcounties #storytelling #easternontario #SouthEasternOntario #DiscoverON @akwesasnetravel @cornwalltourism @sdgtourism @mcakwesasne @saintregismohawktribe

Today, September 30, is the first #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation, a day set aside to honour the lost First Nation, Métis, and Inuit children, residential school survivors, and all the communities affected by the system in Canada. It is also Orange Shirt Day, a day that recognizes the harm residential schools did to the well-being of children. #EveryChildMatters. Survivors and Indigenous people have been telling us for generations. Whatever your understanding, it’s important to continue to learn more about the painful truths of this horrific legacy. Read the Truth and Reconciliation Report: https://bit.ly/3lPf0R6. A few ways to support reconciliation: ⦿ Challenge people who deny that the residential school system was a genocide. ⦿ Call out people who use racial slurs or anti-Indigenous rhetoric. ⦿ Write to@ericduncansdsg, our MP, to demand action for the 94 TRC Calls to Action. Write to MPP Jim McDonell to ask that the Ontario government also adopt September 30 as a provincial Day of Truth and Reconciliation. ⦿ Share and amplify the stories of Indigenous people and encourage the media to provide more opportunities for Indigenous voices. ⦿ Learn more about the ongoing impacts of the residential school system: the disproportionate number of Indigenous children in social services care, the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the prison system, the inattention toward missing and murdered Indigenous girls and women, to name a few. ⦿ Continue to show solidarity with our Mohawk neighbors: Shop Akwesasne businesses, attend events, and learn to pronounce Mohawk greetings and names. ⦿ Follow @mcakwesasne, @saintregismohawktribe, @akwesasnetravel, and @nnatc_. ⦿ Donate to the @akwesasnefreedomschool to support new generations of Mohawk language speakers. ⦿ Participate in cultural tours hosted by Akwesasne’s expert makers (virtual for now and in-person when we’re able to): https://bit.ly/2WmbPI0 ⦿ Take time—today and moving forward—to honour and reflect on the experiences of the survivors of the residential school system as well as those who never had a chance to come home.

"We Were Children —Shiiakwaksha'okon:a" We just returned from this powerful exhibit that opened today at the @nnatc_. The project, spearheaded by Tracey Thompson, features 250+moccasin vamps made by a collective of Akwesasne artists to remember those lost to the horrors of residential schools, honour those who made it home, and bring awareness to the atrocities of the past. The installation is available for public viewing until September 29 from Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. Niawen'ko:wa to all those involved. #residentialschools #allchildrenmatter #akwesasne #kawehnoke #nnatc #exhibit #vamps #wewerechildren #truthandreconciliation

There’s something really exciting about watching people dig into their passions, people like Sylviane and Emeric, owners of @fermebuttebine. Read their story (link in bio) and get to know these incredible farmers! 📷 @nicholasseguincreative #farmers #farming #agritourism #permaculture #heirloomvegetables #farmstead #bedandbreakfast #perchmagazine #magazine #cornwallontario #sdgcounties #easternontario #storytelling @cornwalltourism @sdgtourism #akwesasnetourism #discoverSDG #SouthEasternOntario #DiscoverON @ontariotravel @discoverontario

Last month, we quietly release THE LURE, our unique newsletter created by the Perch team. It's filled with good stuff including: 👉🏼 News your can use 👉🏼 Curated list local finds 👉🏼 Subscriber-only insights and opportunities Get on the mailing list by clicking on the link in our bio! #newsletter #curatedcontent #locallove #perchmagazine #magazine #storytelling #akwesasne #cornwallontario #sdgcounties #storytelling #easternontario

This is @connor.mockett. He’s a Winchester-living, radar-studying, storm-chasing kind of guy. Click the link in our bio to find out: 🌪️ How his interest in storm chasing began 🌪️ His favourite chase so far 🌪️ His tips and tricks for those interested in storm chasing 📷 Connor Mockett #stormchasing #easternontario #storm #tornadoes #weather #supercellstorms #sdgcounties #perchmagazine #magazine #storytelling #akwesasne #cornwallontario #sdgcounties #storytelling #easternontario

Come take your “footsie”! We’re at ArtWalk tonight in downtown Cornwall! #noplacelikehome #perchmagazine #cornwall #akwesasne #sdg

On this International Dog Day, it feels apt to post this adorable photo of Edie and Edna, two local influencers. Read about them by clicking on the link in our bio! 📷: @ediethepug #internationaldogday #edieandedna #pugslife #qtpugs #obsessedwithpugs #pawsomepugs #seniorpug #seniordogs #puglicious #pugsproud #pugsandkisses #613dogs #perchmagazine #magazine #akwesasne #cornwallontario #sdgcounties #storytelling #easternontario #SouthEasternOntario #DiscoverON @akwesasnetravel @cornwalltourism @sdgtourism

Turns out that curiosity doesn’t kill the cat. Instead, it fuels a career. Read the story of Kate Schwartz, a local naturalist whose passion for the natural world helps inform the Great River Rapport. 📷 @curioustephy #naturalist #research #canadianreasearch #fishcommunity #womeninresearch #fieldwork #freshwaterecology #freshwaterfish #scienceinthefield #herefishyfishy #conservation #aquaticlife #rbcfoundation #rbctechfornature #stlawrenceriver #ecosystemhealthreport #sustainability #environmentalhealth #perchmagazine #magazine #akwesasne #cornwallontario #sdgcounties #storytelling @riverinstitutec

Meet @smokinstringz, the Stick Doctor! Read his story (link in bio)! ✍️: @story_of_jori 🖌️: @jadethompsonart #lacrosse #lacrossestick #stickdoctor #perchmagazine #magazine #akwesasne #cornwallontario #sdgcounties #storytelling #easternontario #SouthEasternOntario #DiscoverON @akwesasnetravel @cornwalltourism @sdgtourism

If you missed @notthelastmonarch's workshop with the @riverinstitutec, you might want to read up on her and her work with monarch butterflies! 📷: @curioustephy #monarchbutterflies #monarchbutterfly #monarchcaterpillar #pollinators #environment #stlawrenceriver #milkweed #milkweedformonarchs #ecology #perchmagazine #magazine #akwesasne #cornwallontario #sdgcounties #storytelling

Steve DeRochie is a keen observer of nature, a wildlife conservation advocate, and a muskrat and beaver trapper. If that last part surprises you, you need to read this piece. This is Part 9 of the Great River Rapport story series. 📷 @curioustephy #ecology #trapper #trapping #muskrattrapping #beavertrapping #greatriverrapport #rbcfoundation #rbctechfornature #stlawrenceriver #ecosystemhealthreport #sustainability #environmentalhealth #perchmagazine #magazine #akwesasne #cornwallontario #sdgcounties #storytelling @riverinstitutec