Matzo Soup, Cabbage Rolls & Tourtière
BY ZSUZSI FODOR
November 22, 2050
Snuneymuxw Territory
To the one I dream of—
Thank you for making me an ancestor and for the joy of witnessing you becoming an ancestor, too.
We are now reclaiming what our ancestors couldn’t practice; living on this land in ways that honor all of creation as kin. We’ve taken to heart our visitorship to a place we were never invited to, and are caring for it fiercely.
These days, we visit the old growth trees, salmon runs, fern-covered forest floors, and berry patches; gifts possible only because we put everything we had into protecting them. If I haven’t already told you the stories about how the Wet'suwet'en protected the Wedzin Kwa, a sacred river, or how the Fairy Creek Blockade defended Ada’itsx and it's magnificent old growth trees on Pacheedaht and Ditidaht territory, just down Highway18, remind me to tell you.
I hope you never have to experience the fear and grief I remember from knowing these kin could be lost. The kin who live around us are so happy hearing the Hul'q'umi'num language again. You may not remember a time before Hul'q'umi'num was spoken as much as you hear it now. It was almost lost too. I know you’ll ask me where we came from and who our ancestors are. I have done my best to put together the pieces of the fractured puzzle handed to me.
I’m sorry that what I hand to you now is still fractured. And, I hope you can feel that we’re finding our way home to them, our ancestors, all those winter evenings we spend making matzo ball soup, cabbage rolls, and tourtière. That the smells that fill our kitchen, are the same ones that filled theirs.
All my love,
Zsuzsi
This postcard from 2050 was written by FC Collective community member Zsuzsi Fodor for our 2023 Capacity Campaign. If you enjoyed reading this, consider giving to our campaign here:
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