Thank you again everyone. This video has been shared or viewed in New Zealand, Croatia, California, Oregon, Ontario, Alaska, Alberta, Manitoba, Maine, Yukon, Saskatchewan, Wisconsin, and all over BC. It is a message that needs to be shared. We need to stop silencing our women and children. We need to give voice to the many who have been silenced. We need to hold our leaders accountable. You either need to give way to the people who actually want healing and change or become the leaders we need. Chiefs who have been convicted of such crimes should be stripped of their titles. People who continue to silence the victims and protect the perpetrators should be held accountable for their actions. Perpetrators and your supporters you cannot hide behind your traditional name, or in church...we will speak our truth. We will be heard! ***(all I wanted to do was mourn my beautiful Grandmother Hazel Victoria Hill as she was buried November 7th. She was a huge influence in my life and every aboriginal personal knows the importance of their grandparents. I wanted my extended family to know I was not going to be bullied into acquiescing once again. I will forever miss my grandmother. Rest in peace Granny. I love you)*** This video resonates with so many as it is sadly a shared experience. Dont talk about chiefs like that. Dont make trouble. Dont drag our names through the mud. Quit seeking negative attention. Hes a minister now, dont make trouble. Nobody needs your drama. Get over it! You cant change the past. Sound familiar? For years I was told to keep quiet. My sister Gerri and I were the only ones in our family who spoke out. We spoke our truth with the support of our mother Frances Brown, and our immediate family. On Friday with shaking hands and my heart feeling like it was going to beat through my chest I shared my story with this video. I readied myself for the vitriol and venom to spew. I braced myself for the backlash. Ive got nothing but encouragement and acknowledgement for my courage and strength to speak my truth. I have a great deal of trouble accepting compliments because my abuse made me feel like I wasnt worth anything, my life wasnt important, and nobody cared. I challenged myself to accept the praise, encouragement and love. I was a puddle on the floor. Hate I can take. Love and encouragement I am still working on. Ive been in therapy for 20 plus years. I battled thoughts of suicide my whole life because the message a toddler gets when nobody stands and protects them is, you are not worth the trouble to protect. I am one of the fortunate ones. I spoke my truth with the full support of my family, my dad, my husband, my children and many, many dear friends. Fred Wilson you are an amazing partner. I am incredibly grateful for you and everything youve brought into my life. Danielle Wilson, you give me strength. You are the reason I started therapy as I didnt want the pain of my past to affect who you were and will become. Christian Wilson-Brown and Jacobi Wilson-Brown you are the first of many generations to be raised to become healthy strong men. Femke van Delft, Kathy Ouwehand, Amanda Wade, Daisy Clayton, Jeanette Sutherland, and my therapist, Sarah, who encouraged me to use my voice. I am forever grateful for the many kind souls who have crossed my path in this journey. This video now reaches 6000 views and 200 plus shares. We need to keep speaking our truth. I told my husband on Saturday that this was the first time I could say I felt strong and beautiful! Rest in Peace Hazel Hill. Rest in Peace Frances Brown. Rest in Peace Gerri Brown If you are one of the many who have been silenced please seek help and keep speaking your truth. Believe that you are strong and worthy. Lets protect our women and children. Lets break the cycle. helpguide.org/articles/abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect.htm I wish you healing. #Nolongersilent
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 23:55:09 +0000
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