BLJ Stables

08/20/2024

our power house is 3 months old

07/21/2024

Miss Aurora is now 10 weeks old. she is out of A Cool Intention and By TheWayTheWestWasOne

07/21/2024

the other two ladies Mea and Phoenix

07/20/2024

what a beautiful morning

07/09/2024

oops missed one lol

07/09/2024

good morning

07/02/2024

Baby Aurora

06/30/2024

Aurora is 7 weeks old yesterday

06/23/2024

Well Aurora turns 6 weeks old yesterday

06/17/2024

Lunch in the barn the bugs are crazy with all this humidity

06/16/2024

A cool dreary day here, but she can lift anyone's mood and warm your heart

06/12/2024

So awesome way to go!!!!

Tonight Indigenous Student Trustee Drake presented the Trustee Character Award to Destiny Linklater and baby Makwa. Originally from Couchiching First Nation, Destiny began her journey with Lakehead Public Schools as a student who contributed her time volunteering with lunch programs, working with kindergarten classes and attending Mino Bimaawadiziwin Youth Leadership camp as both a student and a mentor.

She continued to work with our schools after graduation, working with Shkoday to mentor Indigenous Youth and share her gifts and traditional knowledge with students. Destiny has a deep-rooted connection to her culture and exudes her pride as a fancy shawl dancer and jingle dress dancer. She plays many roles in her life, but the one role she holds sacred, is her role of “Mother”. She became a mom at 21 and is now sharing her knowledge with baby Makwa.

This Year, Destiny and baby Makwa have begun to share their traditional knowledge and gifts with the kindergarten classes of Lakehead Public Schools through Tikinagan teachings. She shares how the Tikinagan provides a space for Baby Makwa to learn about the world, engaging his five senses, while providing feelings of safety and security. This is one of the gifts of the Tikinagan. She was very proud to share the Scaredness of the Tikinagan; what they mean to us, and how it can show others how to see the world from an Indigenous perspective. She shared the connection of the Tikinagan to the land, and the importance of the connection between mom and baby, as he moves through different stages of development.

Over the past 4 months, 55 classes were visited, impacting over 1100 students. During the class visits the Tikinagan teachings were an opportunity for students and their Educators to learn more, but also for a rich learning opportunity for Destiny and baby Makwa as well.
Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge with our school communities Destiny and baby Makwa!

06/10/2024

It was hard to leave this morning

06/08/2024

Well look who's 4 weeks old today, I'm so happy watching her grow