My work at The Walrus revolves around researching and fact checking stories. That means highlighting facts and double sourcing them. For “The End: How We Die Now,”… Read more “Mi’kmaq Funeral rites”
Artist incorporates Indian Act into jingle dress regalia
A Wolastoqew artist has made a jingle dress adorned with shreds of the Indian Act to honour the women from her community who fought to preserve their… Read more “Artist incorporates Indian Act into jingle dress regalia”
‘Always smiling’: Tiffany Peters remembered
I was in Fredericton when I got the news Tiffany killed herself. I knew Tiff. Not well, but I grew up with the Peters family on F street.… Read more “‘Always smiling’: Tiffany Peters remembered”
Mi’kmaq couple start backyard beekeeping business
A Mi’kmaq couple has started a beekeeping business in New Brunswick hoping to help save the declining pollinators. Tayla Simon, a stay at home mother of two,… Read more “Mi’kmaq couple start backyard beekeeping business”
Mi’kmaq couple opens their own loan business at Elsipogtog First Nation
Buffy Peters and Quentin Sock say they knew people in their community who needed financial help. They hated having to track down the person and ask for… Read more “Mi’kmaq couple opens their own loan business at Elsipogtog First Nation”
Homeless Fredericton musician looking for a place to play his songs
Mike Kennedy sits on a green crate and pillow, an empty Styrofoam cup in hand, begging for change. The 60-year-old’s hands are gnarled from years living on… Read more “Homeless Fredericton musician looking for a place to play his songs”
A History of Violence
Night sinks in deep. It’s August 2009; I’m 18 years old, six-foot-nothing, and brown: half-Black, half-Mi’kmaq. I’m eight beers deep, which is nothing for Kent County, New… Read more “A History of Violence”
Invasive beetle destroying New Brunswick’s ash trees – and threatening Mi’kmaq basket making
An indiscriminate ash tree killer has been spotted in northern New Brunswick and poses a threat to the province’s entire ash population. The emerald ash borer can destroy 99… Read more “Invasive beetle destroying New Brunswick’s ash trees – and threatening Mi’kmaq basket making”
Local inventor’s off the wall invention could ease chronic pain
Curtis Kennedy’s childhood dream was lacing up his skates for an NHL team. Instead at 14 he was diagnosed with Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN), a rare form… Read more “Local inventor’s off the wall invention could ease chronic pain”
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”
