Blasé away
Lately I was accused of being blasé about certain things, making fun of them and generally not caring about issues that concern us.
Voices
ᐋ ᐄᔮᔨᐧᒫᓂᐧᐃᒡ
So long, Guhkum
About two or three months ago, I had a beautiful dream of Guhkum.
Lest we forget
Kenneth Nicholls was born July 10, 1929, and grew up during the Great Depression.
Pride in the Nation
When you, your business, your organization or your team is recognized for your work it is an exhilarating experience.
Spring delights
The geese fly by, the clouds hang low. Sweat is dripping from my brow as I wipe it for the umpteenth time
Power in unity
As a child I never understood what was going on in the wider world outside my small, isolated community.
Dying in Murder Bay
Recently I came across a podcast by the Anishinaabe comedian, writer and documentary maker Ryan McMahon, who spent a year investigating the spate of unexplained deaths of Indigenous youths in Thunder Bay for the Canadaland website
Artsy Fartsy
The stained cloth to clean up my watercolours had taken a beating again. The art teacher was complaining that the colours don’t mix.
Good news for a change
Sometimes the world seems like such an upside down and negative place. I have to dig deep to find something to be positive and hopeful about
Symbols of power
From the roof of the Nation’s building in Montreal – where we would sometimes escape for a smoke and a beer before building management took exception