By Brandon MacLeod and Pam Chookomoolin Warning shots did nothing to dissuade the half-tonne charging carnivore. Two nights into a hunting trip along the Hudson Bay coast, Sam Hunter found himself face to face with a hostile, hungry polar bear. Gun cocked and one option left to save his own life, scatte...
Pictured: Evelyn Chew in a scene from Salmon Girl | Photo by Chris Randle Young Margie (played by Donna Soares) has a disregard for the river she fishes in, as evidenced by how she tosses her garbage into the water after lunch. Yet, in her wisdom, Grandmother River decides Margie is the one who will ...
Madonna Thunder Hawk and her daughter, Marcy Gilbert. | Image source: John G. Larson Warrior Women tells the story of a group of intergenerational Indigenous women led by inspiring activist, Madonna Thunder Hawk as they fight for Indigenous civil rights during pivotal moments across Indian Country. Warr...
There is a lot of literature on how to achieve your desires in life. Much of it focuses on setting S.M.A.R.T goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-based. For some folks, SMART works well. Funders and businesses like to see SMART goals in proposals and strategic plans. But many oth...
Iskwé | Image source: Lisa MacIntosh Iskwé lept on to the Canadian music scene in 2013, with with her song debut single Nobody Knows, a song about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, which put her on the map as an artist who won’t shy away from any topic on Indigenous issues. As a ...
The Soaring Eagle Camp: Justice for Indigenous Youth This past February was a tough month for Indigenous Canada as two people charged with murdering two Indigenous youth – Tina Fontaine and Colten Boushie – were acquitted of any murder charges, including manslaughter. The aftermath unveiled...
Imagine not having access to education in your community and you have to send your children hundreds of kilometres away from home to attend high school. This is what many remote northern Indigenous communities face. In the words of former Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy; “Going to high school is the...
Grey Owl, Photo: Unknown Indigenous peoples have found themselves under a constant state of siege since European contact. Land, resources, children, language, and culture- nothing has been off limits to thieving colonial hands. Now, Indigenous identity itself is the target of settler encroachment. Usurp...
JL Whitecrow and Yolanda Bonnell are both full time artists and Anishnaabe kwe from northwestern Ontario. They are also both featured in this year’s Rhubarb Festival at Buddies in Bad Times theatre this February 14th to 25th, Whitecrow with Jiisakan – installation, and Bonnell with White Girls in...