By Andria Spindel, CEO CAEF (Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation)…
Near the front of the 50,000 Canadian Jews and allies who participated in the Walk With Israel 5km on June 9th were representatives of the recently founded Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem, who arrived from New Zealand, Edmonton, Thunder Bay and Sault St Marie.
Coming directly from an international summit of Indigenous Leaders in Seattle, the co-founders, Dr. Sheree Trotter and Hon. Alfred Ngaro, accompanied by their spouses, and Grand Chief Harvey Yesno, and Ms. Kathy Skov made more than a strong impression.
They were a statement of the truth about Jewish Indigeneity, about love for the Jewish people, about our shared values, shared historical experiences of dispossession, alienation, isolation and attempts at annihilation of our respective cultures.
Hundreds of people expressed their appreciation to the delegation for standing tall for Israel, and with pride of purpose declaring the truth.
Read the full article on the Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem’s website here.
Read some more articles from the Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem here:
- https://www.indigenousembassy.org/articles/first-nations-celebrate-the-indigenous-embassy-jerusalem
- https://www.indigenousembassy.org/articles/first-nations-of-america-welcome-indigenous-embassy-jerusalem
- https://www.indigenousembassy.org/articles/grand-chief-lynda-prince-speaks-out-on-vancouver-attack
