Camp Pekiwewin Calls to Action

The first episode of the Dignity During a Pandemic honours the important work being done locally, to address fundamental human rights issues in our own backyard.

Maigan van der Giessen has a conversation with Shima Aisha Robinson (she/her) aka Dwennimmen, a poet, community organizer, and activist to name a few. Here, Maigan and Shima talked about Camp Pekiwewin, an anti-police violence, emergency relief, and prayer camp with a harm reduction approach for houseless people and those sleeping rough. Pekiwewin Camp is led by Indigenous 2 Spirit women and femme folks working in solidarity with Black, LGBTQ2S, and settler allies. 

Camp Pekiwewin’s demands can be found on their website. You can follow them on their Instagram and Twitter, and find information on how to donate to Pekiwewin, here. Linked is the CBC article on Camp Pekiwewin by Jordan Omstead.

The audio pronunciation clip of amiskwaciwâskahikan was generously provided by Mallory Yawnghwe.

Music featured is by Faves - Growth ft. Aliza J. Dubs.

Thank you to our funders, the City of Edmonton and the Family and Community Support Services program.

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