Lest we forget
n the Cree language we have no word for “war.” Instead, we call it “Mah-shi-keh-win,” which translates to “fighting”.
Voices
ᐋ ᐄᔮᔨᐧᒫᓂᐧᐃᒡ
Shellfish, or selfish?
To me, there’s nothing more Mi’kmaq than lobster.
Peace, brother!
November 11 is a good day to remember, lest we forget, the lives that were sacrificed for our freedom.
The JBNQA turns 45
On November 11, 1975, the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement was signed between the Cree of Eeyou Istchee, the Inuit of Nunavik, and the governments of Quebec and Canada
Broken treaties
Even though the whole planet is on hold because of Covid-19, racism does not take a break.
To go or not to go?
To go or not to go, that is the question these days.
What’s new?
In the past couple of months nothing has really changed for Indigenous people.
Oo-nee-kamik – the place outside
Sitting outside listening to the birds, I can hear a squirrel or chipmunk scrambling around a few feet away in a tree.
Getting burnt
Looking at today’s situation – the news, the drama, the ranting and outpourings of people without a shoulder to cry on – it seems that (human) life is screaming for attention for its woes and worries.
The times they aren’t a-changing
By now most of you will have either seen or heard of the video portraying Joyce Echaquan’s last moments in a Joliette hospital.