Decolonizing Substance Use & Addiction | Len Pierre | TEDxSFU

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I am Palestinian. I stand with you and support you. Free Palestine.

[@livea3596]

Some people gravitate to Gabor Mate for insights and perspectives on people who use substances, and how to help, but by far, you are my go-to mentor on this subject. Thank you.

[@ChzNoctem]

Well said Len. Thank you for your work and your words.

[@stephenarmiger8343]

I am reading Reservation Blues. The stories brought me to wonder about mindfulness. That led me to Michael Yellowbird. That led me to decolonization. And this talk is taking me back to alcohol. I now live in Montana, being from Maryland. I frequently heard about drunken indians. Sometimes as a slur. Sometimes out of compassion. Stories about coworkers who had indian friends lost to alcoholism. I got to know some folks from the tribes as a wildland firefighter. We mostly talked about work. I volunteered as an EMT and went on fire as a medic. My tribal friends included tribal medics and others I got to know at base camp, on the fireline or in staging. I am learning from folks like you. Thanks for what you are doing.

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I love that book so much, it changed my life forever

[@lucirice]

I think the preferred term is Indigenous. Indian was the term incorrectly applied to Indigenous peoples because Columbus thought he was in India - therefore, Indian. Indian is now considered a slur towards people who are Indigenous in North America.

[@julieparker1954]

That was really an honest and beautiful response. I wish more people looked through your lens Stephen:)

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Len I see you! What a powerful talk! Thank you!

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Beautiful words. I will share this with others. ❤

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Wow, incredible insights. Kinanaskomitin

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So powerful!

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British Columbia population 5.1 million. Population growth in 2019 roughly 80,000. World Population 7.85 billion. World Population growth in 2021 9,245,000.

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Thank You I see you I hear you I learn with you In healing, health & wellness Stay Beautiful Stay Strong Many BlesSings

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Good ways learn to English language

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Excellent lecture

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Great work

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Here in Ontario not just out west

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