We advocate, support and protect our Turtle relatives living within some city parks in Tkaronto while embracing all of our kin!
We are an Indigenous guided stewardship program using a two-eyed seeing approach that is supported by Indigenous Elders and community members, Msit No'kmaq and the Indigenous Land Stewardship Circle.
We are very grateful to our Mama Snapping Turtle relative who inspired this whole project while laying her eggs on June 8, 2021 in High Park.
Mishiikenh Gizhaasowin
Mishiikenh Gizhaasowin
We are grateful to Henry Pitawanakwat, for translating Turtle Protectors into Anishinaabemowin, “Mishiikenh Gizhaasowin“. Mishiikenh is the name of Snapping turtle and it is also used to refer to turtles. Gizhaasowin is referencing the fierce protectiveness simular to a Mama bear has when protecting her cubs.
Thank you to Grandmother Vivian Recollet for all of her support, conducting ceremonies and guiding the program in a good way.
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“As people, we have an individual and collective responsibility to be in a good relationship with Mother Earth,
just as well as being in a good relationship
with ourselves and each other.”
— Carolynne Crawley.
