COVID-19 and the Nation
You may have noticed that this issue is published in a different format. As a result of COVID-19 the plant that prints the Nation is now closed.
Voices
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This is not a drill
I was born May 22, 1995. I can’t tell you how was the weather that day, but apparently I looked funny for a couple hours.
At war with a virus
We are in a worldwide war with the coronavirus COVID-19. We are now at a critical stage in Canada.
Pandemic panic can work for you
Is that line at the local store a little long? A few fake racking coughs will see you at the front of it in no time! Just joking.
COVID-22
I peek into the pharmacy to see if anyone is working. I’m here to pick up my regular medications for the normal ailments and hoping that it’s open. It’s
An Elder who walked in two worlds
Recently, my great uncle Peter Kataquapit passed away at a seniors’ residence in Timmins, Ontario
The meaning of patience
A tentative deal to end the Wet’suwet’en blockade of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project in northern BC is in the works, but it will take a couple of weeks before it can be ratified by the members of Wet’suwet’en bands during traditional decision-making meetings called the bahlat, or potlatch in English.
A different path
I will be turning 25 in May. I’m at the age when a lot of young women are planning to start a family
The solidarity of anatomy
Lately I’ve been hearing a lot about blockades and protests against a pipeline that crosses lands that are unceded Indigenous territory.
The George Blacksmith Gang
Many in Mistissini will remember George Blacksmith from his days as principal of Mistissini’s Voyageur Memorial School – the first Cree to be a principal in Eeyou Istchee.