{"id":40665,"date":"2020-02-04T09:48:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T14:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=40665"},"modified":"2020-02-04T09:48:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T14:48:33","slug":"what-do-salmon-lip-balm-and-the-future-all-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/02\/04\/what-do-salmon-lip-balm-and-the-future-all-have-in-common\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT DO SALMON, LIP BALM, AND THE FUTURE ALL HAVE IN COMMON?"},"content":{"rendered":"Aaniin! I\u2019ve had a pretty exciting week between attending the \u201cBeing Salmon, Being Human\u201d storytelling performance and First Nations House\u2019s DIY Lip Balm event, the pilot to the Sustainability Series.\r\n\r\nSince beginning university, I\u2019ve been a part of such incredible experiences by just putting myself out there. Even just for concerts, if I only know a couple of songs I\u2019ll go out and by the end of the night I\u2019m hooked on the rest of the album. It\u2019s hard being a bit introverted, but it\u2019s become a nice way to open myself to new experiences.\r\n\r\n\"cast<\/a>\r\n\r\nI\u2019ll admit that I wasn\u2019t familiar with the book which the namesake of \u201cBeing Salmon, Being Human\u201d performance, but just getting myself out there allowed me to learn so much. Dr. Martin Lee Mueller touched upon the salmon teachings of both the Sami and First Nations Peoples of Scandinavia and North America. Dr. Martin Lee Mueller was joined by Canadian dancer and storyteller Elisha MacMillan and Sami Joiker and composer Torgeir Vassvik. I find it hard to articulate the experience\u2014it was so well done, and I found myself reflecting on my place with creation. Leaving our hometowns to brave the big world in university is not unlike the incredible journey of salmon, who like all of creation, have teachings to share with us. The dangerous realities faced by salmon populations calls us to do our part and live more sustainably. The performance was followed by a panel, in which Alan Colley of Toronto Aboriginal Eco Tours joined in as they discussed our relationship to the land and the teachings within the performance. Alan Colley shared with everyone\u00a0cedar tea, wild rice, and smoked trout cream cheese and bannock, and I can't say enough how delicious it was!\r\n\r\n\"cedar<\/a>\r\n\r\nLed by Indigenous Student Life Coordinator, Kelsey Melanson, \u00a0the FNH DIY Lip Balm activity was so much fun! I\u2019m constantly trying my best to find more ways to create less waste. I really want to do my part in making sure that we still have a world to give to our future generations.\r\n\r\nDid you know store-bought lip balms contain harmful agents like: parabens, petrolatum, propylparaben, synthetic colours, chemical sunscreens, BHA and BHT, hyaluronic acid and glycerin, and ceresin. Products like various lip chaps have packaging that is too small to recycle, and ultimately end up creating more waste.\r\n

LIP BALM RECIPE<\/p>\r\n\"do<\/a>\r\n\r\nRecipe with Coconut Oil (Recommended)\r\n