Book Review: History as humour
Who knew our history could be so funny? Apparently, Thomas King did, and we may forever be indebted to him for “The Inconvenient Indian: A...
Book Review: Kids’ book for everyone
Roy Vickers has done it again. With startling vivid colours and his trademark embossed symbols worked into skies, oceans and mountain, the B.C. First Nations...
Buckwheat is not wheat!
By Sarah Blackwell Buckwheat Squares I love this recipe! It is so versatile and can be made as sweet as you want it. Buckwheat is...
Changes boost energy
By Sarah Blackwell This column will feature the journey of one Anishinaabe family – mine – as we made the transition from sickness and disease...
Farm tales: It turns out that goats are wimps
By Jennifer Ashawasegai Not all hay is created equal. That was news to me last spring when I took my young Billy to the vet....
Granny stops grader
Oklahoma grandmother Nancy Zorn, 79, was taken into police custody after locking herself to a piece of heavy machinery, effectively halting construction on TransCanada’s Keystone...
Funding cap shadows education progress
By ROJ Staff In 1996 Canada put a 2% cap on increases for funding First Nations education. The 2% cap has entrenched discriminatory funding shortages...