Reading  Rekindling the Sacred Fire  was a deeply meaningful experience for me. Chantal Fiola’s honest storytelling and thorough research illuminated how Métis and Anishinaabe spirituality are not only alive, but also resilient and adaptable. Through her work, I found new ways to understand the enduring strength of Indigenous spiritual traditions, even in the face of historical and ongoing challenges. Fiola masterfully weaves together personal stories, ceremony, and history,

For whoever needs to hear this today, come, sit with me for a while. Let us talk about the space between things, the in-between. Many people rush to choose a side, to name something as this or that, right or wrong, light or dark. But the old ones knew, and the land teaches, that much of life is lived in the space between. Think of the dawn, when night is not yet gone and day has not fully arrived. The sky is painted with colours that have no name, and the world is quiet, list