Pre-Colonial Times; A Dog’s Role

A Good Dog 🐾

Dogs played important roles in our families, our communities and our nation. Dogs were treated differently in the times of our kohkums some mosoms because they had jobs to do.

Traditionally before the horses came, dogs pulled our sleds and carried our loads. They protected our camps and alerted us when others were coming. They helped us hunt and track for food.

We must never forget their significant role in our society and it’s time to restore our relationships with them. We counted on them for survival but colonialism disrupted many of our traditional ways of living that has left many of our rez dogs in survival mode.
It is their instinct to take care of us and we must always do the same for them. Dogs will always be our loyal family members and we can learn to live in a good way with them again. ❤️

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Pic courtesy of @siipistookos