Posted on Mar 13, 2022
In Indian Country, people are wearing Kokum scarves for solidarity with Ukraine
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Brandi Morin lives outside of Edmonton, Alberta, and she says near her Cree Nation, there’s a large Ukrainian population.
“My heart was going through turmoil for what’s going on,” Morin says.
She says it wasn’t that long ago when indigenous people had invaders at their doorstep. And they too, had to flee their land with their children.
“I just wanted to express that I’m with them in my spirit and in my heart,” Morin says. “That I care. That I love them. And that we’re thankful for them. We’re thankful for their friendships that we have with them and the relationships and the respect they’ve shown us over the years.”
Morin says the Ukrainian scarves have a name in Canada's Cree Country – kokum. It means grandma. But they come from many Slavic countries and go by many different names across the U.S.
“My heart was going through turmoil for what’s going on,” Morin says.
She says it wasn’t that long ago when indigenous people had invaders at their doorstep. And they too, had to flee their land with their children.
“I just wanted to express that I’m with them in my spirit and in my heart,” Morin says. “That I care. That I love them. And that we’re thankful for them. We’re thankful for their friendships that we have with them and the relationships and the respect they’ve shown us over the years.”
Morin says the Ukrainian scarves have a name in Canada's Cree Country – kokum. It means grandma. But they come from many Slavic countries and go by many different names across the U.S.
In Indian Country, people are wearing Kokum scarves for solidarity with Ukraine
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..."Grandmas
Across the border in the U.S., Bobbie Conner points out her great grandmother in an old framed photograph.
"Grandma Wyasus, my mom's grandma, was born at Wayam, near the Columbia River," Conner says. "Around 1853. And she escaped a Fort Dalles soldiers' raid at the age of 13 or 14 and canoed alone up the Columbia River."
Her great grandmother, always wore scarves to cover her hair."...
..."Grandmas
Across the border in the U.S., Bobbie Conner points out her great grandmother in an old framed photograph.
"Grandma Wyasus, my mom's grandma, was born at Wayam, near the Columbia River," Conner says. "Around 1853. And she escaped a Fort Dalles soldiers' raid at the age of 13 or 14 and canoed alone up the Columbia River."
Her great grandmother, always wore scarves to cover her hair."...
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