Idle No More Offers Up Meaningful-Co-Existence, Happiness, and Human Survival. “The state is invisible; it must be personified before it can be seen, symbolized before it can be loved, imagined before it can be conceived” Department of Canadian Heritage[1] What is your title [2] to the land that is know...
It’s a grim reality and a difficult book to read. At least it will be for many Native peoples. For Canadians, The Orenda is a colonial scribe and moral alibi. I wanted to like Joseph Boyden’s The Orenda. I’ve been a fan of Boyden’s work. Three Day Road, Born With a Tooth and Through Black ...
Melina Laboucan-Massimo, member of the Lubicon Cree First Nation, discusses the impacts of the Tar Sands project on her family and her traditional territories. Melina shares about the significance of the land for her and the roots of her strength and knowledge. Melina points out that the Tar Sands is a...
Aboriginal women are the real threat to the status quo and pose the greatest threat to the male dominated power structures in Canadian society. I’ve seen many commentaries on the Idle No More protest movement in the media and on blog posts, but have not personally seen any from the perspective of a Firs...
Toghestiy exposes the complex and varied extraction interests attempting to impose resource development projects in Wet’suwet’en territory; projects that are environmentally destructive and colonial-controlled. WET’SUWET’EN YINTAH—Despite having the majority of their homelands an...
Chef Kai showcases a simple spring inspired salad 15-minute prep time Baby Lola Rosa Baby romaine Heirloom carrots Heirloom tomatoes Pimento pepper Golden beat Yellow pepper Beach mushrooms Fresh confetti flowers Baby pea tendrils Fresh thyme Fleur du sel Butter Vinaigrette 2 tablespoons extra virgin ol...
Non-Indigenous history is an invention of dominant society, written to exclude Indigenous values and view while claiming to be an objective and accurate portrayal of the chronology of events, when in reality it is a tool of domination. But what a strange phenomenon that the very strange phenomenon of th...
Richard Van Camp’s ‘The Lesser Blessed’ originally published in 1996 is now a major motion picture. 1. The Lesser Blessed was originally published in 1996. At the time, did you have any idea how far this book would go? Honestly? I had no idea where the novel would end up. I was so prou...
