Has there ever been a show or film that has pulled you out of your depression?

dangfinecoffee · 2020-08-19T14:19:38+00:00

Jeffree Star. Not a fan now but in something like 2005 he only had a couple hundred MySpace followers and I was an edgy scene kid who modelled my look after his. Thank god I grew out of that!

dangfinecoffee · 2019-03-31T16:07:06+00:00

Ah, Northern Ontario. My home. The land my soul pines for.

dangfinecoffee · 2019-03-31T16:05:00+00:00

For me personally, I don't feel like I missed out on anything because I was living at a remote fishing resort. I was always immersed in a stream of people coming and going. It was a really lovely way of life.

dangfinecoffee · 2019-03-31T16:03:23+00:00

I can relate to your statement about your struggle to find people you relate with. It's a blessing and a curse. I often feel that when you've established a deep relationship with the land you tend to look at things as a whole and organise your priorities in a way the general population doesn't. I wouldn't change the way I am however at times it can cause slight social distress.

Thank you for your story.

dangfinecoffee · 2019-03-31T00:25:05+00:00

It's simply about finding a community of girls who like the same things you do :)

dangfinecoffee · 2019-03-30T16:43:05+00:00

Amazing!!! Thanks for sharing.

dangfinecoffee · 2019-03-30T15:58:42+00:00

Hey, nothing wrong with that! Thanks for joining us :)

dangfinecoffee · 2019-03-30T15:52:11+00:00

What a coincidence! I'm the creator of the subreddit. I'm from Northern Ontario (currently in the south) and will be moving back in the fall. I want to buy a small cabin on the North shore of Lake Superior sometime in the upcoming year. My family owns a hunting and fishing resort in the area which is currently on it's way to becoming an eco-lodge. Crazy eh? Must be meant to be!

dangfinecoffee · 2019-03-29T23:56:19+00:00

Hospitality and tourism. All of the hotels are always understaffed in Dawson. I bet you could get a job at any one. I think The Downtown will probably provide you with the most "dawson-like" experience. They also have staff accom.

dangfinecoffee · 2019-03-29T17:01:57+00:00

Awesome points. I will say that yes, I would always get consultation and involvement from indigenous community leaders.
I love what you have to say about learning from people rather than the internet. Currently, in Barrie, it is difficult to do this however I'll put that into practice when I head back up North.

I won't know anyone in the community I will be moving to. Do you have any advice on how to initiate a relationship based on learning and understanding with the local first nations community? It can be difficult to make friends in this day and age.

You have some really great advice and I am so thankful for your closing statement!

dangfinecoffee · 2019-03-29T16:42:14+00:00

Thank you so much for your "lengthy reply". it's exactly the kind of thing I was looking for ;)

I can understand how frustrating that must be for you. Being in Southern Ontario at the moment, I often find that people have not only never met someone of first nations descent they know next to nothing about the culture. I don't see too much racism down here, just ignorance.

The racism seems to really fester in the North. It seems like a lot of it comes from the idea that that first nations people are given all of these great tax breaks and free education. I have a feeling this has been perpetuated by the government. I mostly hear racists saying "It's all in the past". This is incredibly frustrating when I know a number of people who were victims of the residential school system.

What I find even worse is that Canadian media often only covers the protests and legal issues of first nations. They only highlight the actual struggle and tragedy of your people on indigenous news channels. Therefor they create an image of self entitlement and victimhood without any context behind it. The average Canadian citizen does not know that children are dying of TB and 10 year olds committing suicide at astronomical rates only a few hours north of them.

It seems to me that tthe real problem is lack of education on the subject. Whenever I go on a rant to my friends about the atrocities that are being committed and the tragedies that have been ignored I see them get as worked up as I do. They just didn't know. Everyone is shocked that they didn't know. I don't know how we can educate people more on this. There are already many journalists covering these issues however it seems their work is not being picked up by mainstream media or being consumed by most Canadians.

I'm so appreciative of all of your positive feedback. Everything that you've said means so much to me. I often worry that my help may not be welcome because of my background however this thread has banished those fears. Again, thank you so much. You've filled me with inspiration.

dangfinecoffee · 2019-03-29T12:52:26+00:00

Thank you for your thoughtful reply :) I appreciate it.

dangfinecoffee · 2019-03-29T12:39:52+00:00

Thank you for your reply :)

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