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Many who were once rich have become poor; that house belongs to them. Day by day, it bears the scratches of hard times. Sand falls from the walls, sparrows dig the broken floor with their claws and flap their wings in the dust, and in the Chandimandap, pigeons gather like the scattered clouds of a storm.

Written by Rabindranath Tagore (tried to translate)

Was pleasantly surprised to see the BBC giving an Indigenous woman more words in this story.

"On one of these annual 186-mile (300km) journeys, Ms Kabloona's grandmother went into labour and gave birth to her father in a tent along the way.

"Two days later, she got up and carried on walking," Ms Kabloona said.

"She did that in every single one of her pregnancies, traversed our land, because that is our way of life and always has been."”

"Show respect to the land and the people who have kept it pristine for your adventures."

#Canada #North #Inuit #Indigenous #BaffinIsland #UK
bbc.com/news/articles/c4g375ke

Camilla Hempleman-Adams wearing a black snow suit, black gloves, red hat and black coat with a thick fluffy hood lining. In the background you can see snowy mountains and glaciers and a soft blue sky.
www.bbc.comCamilla Hempleman-Adams faces Inuit backlash for 'privilege and ignorance'Camilla Hempleman-Adams has apologised for offence caused to the Inuit community on Baffin Island.