Ashley Sanipass connects most with the beading she did of two nuzzling bears — one of 12 pieces that represent the months of the Mi’kmaw calendar. In English, the month would… Read more “Artist shows meaning of Mi’kmaw months with beaded calendar”
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Birchbark canoe building course aims to keep knowledge rooted in communities
A trio of Mi’kmaw apprentices are learning the skills to build a birchbark canoe from two master builders. The course is eight weeks long and the group is… Read more “Birchbark canoe building course aims to keep knowledge rooted in communities”
Ji’kmaqn-making workshop teaches youth traditional Mi’kmaw sounds
Metepenagiag Mi’kmaq Nation in New Brunswick may soon hear more rhythmic tapping after community members attended a workshop on how to make a ji’kmaqn, a traditional Mi’kmaw instrument. A ji’kmaqn is an instrument… Read more “Ji’kmaqn-making workshop teaches youth traditional Mi’kmaw sounds”
Wolastoqiyik communities will get three sisters plants in a bag to reintroduce traditional food
On a bright sunny day, battling a swarm of black flies, six Indigenous women met 19 kilometres north of Fredericton to begin potting the three sisters plants… Read more “Wolastoqiyik communities will get three sisters plants in a bag to reintroduce traditional food”
L’nu artist begins beaded portrait series with elders and traditional medicines
One of the smallest Mi’kmaw communities in New Brunswick hosts a dynamic father-daughter duo. Ashley and Christopher Sanipass help ground youth culturally in their Indian Island community,… Read more “L’nu artist begins beaded portrait series with elders and traditional medicines “
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”
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”
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”
Oscar Baker III 