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Oscar Baker III

Oscar Baker III

Mi’kmaw and Black journalist.Winner of the David Adams-Richards award for non-fiction writing for the story, “The Violent Ones.” oscarbakeriii@gmail.com twitter: @oggycane4lyfe

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    We’koqma’q First Nation hosts fast pitch tourney

    WE’KOQMA’Q — We’koqma’q First Nation is on its own healing journey. The Mi’kmaq community of about 1,200 residents has been plagued by the effects of residential schools,… Read more “We’koqma’q First Nation hosts fast pitch tourney”

    September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 by oscarbakeriii

    Membertou man says outpouring of support was touching

    MEMBERTOU, N.S. — Shane Paul is no longer tenting outside the Membertou band office, in fact the 44-year-old says within 24 hours he had an offer of a… Read more “Membertou man says outpouring of support was touching”

    August 14, 2020 by oscarbakeriii

    A story of resilience: Decision to take son off of life support still haunts Membertou First Nation father

    MEMBERTOU, N.S. — Daniel Joseph Paul is still haunted by the decision to take his seven-year-old son off life support in 1997. “I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t rest,… Read more “A story of resilience: Decision to take son off of life support still haunts Membertou First Nation father”

    August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by oscarbakeriii

    Eskasoni’s Barry Paul Bernard: A boxing family

    Barry Paul Bernard was fighting with his brothers when his parents grew sick of it. So his father, Noel J. Bernard, bought him and his brother red… Read more “Eskasoni’s Barry Paul Bernard: A boxing family”

    April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 by oscarbakeriii

    Mi’kmaw grandmothers share culture

    A group of Mi’kmaw grandmothers is sharing its cultural knowledge and traditional stories in Membertou First Nation this week in hopes of preserving them before they’re lost.… Read more “Mi’kmaw grandmothers share culture”

    March 10, 2020June 27, 2020 by oscarbakeriii

    Mi’kmaq Funeral rites

    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”

    June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 by oscarbakeriii

    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”

    February 1, 2019 by oscarbakeriii

    ‘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”

    December 17, 2018 by oscarbakeriii

    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”

    July 31, 2018 by oscarbakeriii

    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”

    December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 by oscarbakeriii

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