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March 27, 2018. Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory – Stacy Huff is calm but powerful in her role as spokesperson for the Indigenous Cannabis Cup. She’s well grounded in the powers and uses of cannabis passed on to her from her parents and grandparents. For years, cannabis has been one of several…
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Smoke Signals Radio Speaks with Stacy Huff
March 16, 2018
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You’re listening to Smoke Signals Radio, a Smoke Signals Media Production.
I’m datejie green
Today I’m speaking with Stacy Huff of Akwesasne Mohawk Territory. Stacy is a midwife trained in the healing powers of cannabis and other plant based traditional medicines. She’s also a grandmother and an activist with deep roots in land and water protection.
I’m meeting Stacy in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, where she and her children are visiting relations. She is here also as co-organizer of the Indigenous Cannabis Cup coming up from May 18-21.
Stacy starts me off with a tour of the Cup grounds. It’s a beautiful winters day. The sun is high and bright, and the wind is powerful. Stacy tells me, “This North Wind, is known as “Kadaswat,” ever playful, sometimes vicious.” She says she’s grateful that today is a playful day, that Kadaswat must be excited about the topic of healing!
We retreat inside to get out of the cold and talk about indigenous cannabis.
– MEDIA ADVISORY – Indigenous Elders Speak Out on Cannabis Rights Monday, January 26, 2018. Ohsweken (Six Nations) – On Tuesday, March 27th, three indigenous elders will discuss, “Cannabis and the Onkwehon:we.” The open, public meeting invites all on the territory and wider public to discuss the Onkwehon:we relationship to…
By APTN’s InFocus and reporter Melissa Ridgen. Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba has made a major investment in cannabis and Chief Christian Sinclair says it is already paying off. The community invested $3 million in National Access Cannabis. The company was recently one of the successful candidates Manitoba selected to…
Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba has made a major investment in cannabis and Chief Christian Sinclair says it is already paying off. The community invested $3 million in National Access Cannabis.
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