Christy Smith

The resource sector must embrace Reconciliation with Indigenous PeoplesMuch of the land, the waters, and all that lived upon or in them is, or was once, under the stewardship of Indigenous Peoples. But when it comes to resource extraction, Indigenous communities have often paid the highest price, and received the least in the way of benefit. That's changing, and quickly. Today and in the future, the involvement in and views of Indigenous communities for any large-scale proposed development project are critical.In Weaving Two Worlds, Christy Smith and Michael McPhie offer insights, knowledge, and guidance from their decades of work between resources companies and Indigenous communities. Smith and McPhie offer two voices from two worlds-Indigenous and non-Indigenous-to show how the resource sector can play a meaningful role in advancing Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Using powerful case studies, personal stories, guidelines, and tools for reflection, they offer an invaluable guide for understanding decolonization and becoming an ally. You'll gain practical skills and tips on how to build meaningful, mutually productive relationships with Indigenous Peoples, from initial consultation to project planning and development.Weaving Two Worlds offers a practical roadmap to a future in which Indigenous rights are fully acknowledged, both in law and in practice. Whether Indigenous or non-Indigenous, we breathe the same air, drink the same water, and rely on the Earth to provide for our well-being. We all have an opportunity to move forward and repair the harm of biases and colonial practices, and work to realize a sustainable future that benefits all of humanity.

Fallen is the second book in this coming of age trilogy. On her second visit to her Aunt Debbie's, Jessie's first Christmas is filled with the magic of the season, but trouble comes in like a storm when her cousin Maddy's jealous scheming takes Jessie down a fallen road. Jessie finds herself at the cross roads, in love with three boys, all fighting for her heart. The boys uncover a dark secret from Jessie's past, an evil that has kept her imprisoned in it's heinous shadow. She's faced with choices. To choose would mean eternal bliss and freedom from the hell she'd leave behind, but the eternal hell left from the wake of choosing would be unbearable. The solution is even darker...

Little Jessie Nelson was expecting to grow wings and fly right out of the old oak tree and straight to heaven to be with her mother. Alone and abandoned, she was ready to find peace. But a greater plan was at work for this small ember, and the black emptiness that shadowed her small existence would soon fall away, to become a light out of the darkness.Set in their ways and too blind to see beyond their own selfish needs, the Miller boys had it all. Growing up in the world of the elite, nothing could have prepared them for the year they met Jessie. All trying to steal her heart, only fate and time would tell who would be her prince.