Dear Momma can you hear me ! I want to tell you, you meant the most to me! When you’d sing and dance with your pig tails! … Read more “Dear Momma”
Indigenous youth raise their voices at the United Nations
Wolastoq Grand council chief Ron Tremblay is working toward accrediting his youth confederacy council and enable them to speak at the next UN Indigenous permanent forum. This… Read more “Indigenous youth raise their voices at the United Nations”
Woodstock FN fighter Dee Logue has his sights set on UFC
Pressed up against a wall of black mats, Dee Logue wrestled another man’s shoulder out of his chin. After a five-minute round another man was pressed against… Read more “Woodstock FN fighter Dee Logue has his sights set on UFC”
Inmates learn life skills for an increasingly complex digital world
It’s back to school for some Indigenous prison inmates who are learning critical thinking skills to help them navigate an increasingly complex digital media and financial environment… Read more “Inmates learn life skills for an increasingly complex digital world”
Living for a laugh
I remember sitting tableside with my mother in the kitchen a few months ago. She had just invited another neighbour in for coffee. I sat listening to… Read more “Living for a laugh”
How did we get here?
My country men, How did we get here! I feel my heart breaking I see a country divided No longer united Our bonds torn asunder How did… Read more “How did we get here?”
A Mi’kmaq seat at the table How a struggling but defiant First Nation came to claim Aboriginal title over a third of New Brunswick
Kenneth Francis knew about the smoke billowing from the Rexton blockade in eastern New Brunswick, the RCMP cars set ablaze, elders pepper-sprayed and protesters hauled away in… Read more “A Mi’kmaq seat at the table How a struggling but defiant First Nation came to claim Aboriginal title over a third of New Brunswick”
“Out of Thin Red,” The Red Dress movement hangs over STU
Mandy Richard is bringing the REDress project to St. Thomas University, to get people talking about missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada. “If this just starts… Read more ““Out of Thin Red,” The Red Dress movement hangs over STU”
N.B. leads country in self-harming behaviour that requires hospital care
Alexandra Van Rijn was in elementary school when she started banging her head against a wall to deal with her anxiety. In her late teens, when she was inflicting… Read more “N.B. leads country in self-harming behaviour that requires hospital care”
