{"id":213,"date":"2021-08-30T14:10:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T18:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/intheirmoccasins\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=213"},"modified":"2022-06-05T00:40:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T04:40:10","slug":"ceremony","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/intheirmoccasins\/chapter\/ceremony\/","title":{"raw":"Renewal and Return: Reverse Poem","rendered":"Renewal and Return: Reverse Poem"},"content":{"raw":"<h3><\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">My life is a ceremony<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">was a false narrative I internalized. In reality,<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">my identity is chained to shame.<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">The truth I honor is,<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Colonial construct will always be superior.<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0Today, I refuse to accept the statement:<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Kinship carries power.<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Because I strongly believe,<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">reconnection is impossible.<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">So, I say a prayer for those who think<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">healing can change perspectives.<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">It took some time to recognize<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">stereotypes hold power over my future.<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">it is okay to give up the belief<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Things will change.<\/h3>\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0now, read line by line, bottom to top<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Poem written by Montana Paypompee<\/p>\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/intheirmoccasins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2021\/08\/IMG_6259_jpg-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Braiding hair\" width=\"233\" height=\"311\" class=\" wp-image-469 aligncenter\" \/>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_471\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"229\"]<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/intheirmoccasins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2021\/08\/Kayas-artwork-1-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"Drawn image of people hugging with floral images and the text Kinship Carries Power\" width=\"229\" height=\"328\" class=\" wp-image-471\" \/> Kinship Carries Power by Kaya Joan[\/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">My life is a ceremony<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">was a false narrative I internalized. In reality,<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">my identity is chained to shame.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">The truth I honor is,<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Colonial construct will always be superior.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0Today, I refuse to accept the statement:<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Kinship carries power.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Because I strongly believe,<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">reconnection is impossible.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">So, I say a prayer for those who think<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">healing can change perspectives.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">It took some time to recognize<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">stereotypes hold power over my future.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">it is okay to give up the belief<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Things will change.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0now, read line by line, bottom to top<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Poem written by Montana Paypompee<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/intheirmoccasins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2021\/08\/IMG_6259_jpg-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Braiding hair\" width=\"233\" height=\"311\" class=\"wp-image-469 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/intheirmoccasins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2021\/08\/IMG_6259_jpg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/intheirmoccasins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2021\/08\/IMG_6259_jpg-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/intheirmoccasins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2021\/08\/IMG_6259_jpg-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/intheirmoccasins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2021\/08\/IMG_6259_jpg-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, 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