Book review: Lessons of hope
You might consider Vernon Roote a lucky person. He didn’t attend residential school but he couldn’t escape the narrow colonial box in which First Nations...
Nimkii danced in his mother’s womb
By Christine Smith McFarlane TORONTO – Nimkii Osawamick is 22 years old, but the Wikwemikong performing artist says he’s been dancing longer than that. “I...
Book review: History: sad but resilient
A young Iroquois girl (Snow Falls) is kidnapped by an Elder Huron Warrior (Bird) as revenge for the killing of his family. In the process,...
Treating water like a relative
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO – Dr. Deb McGregor takes her traditional responsibilities to water very seriously. A citizen of Whitefish River First Nation, McGregor is...
New award for First Nations books
TORONTO – First Nation Communities Read, in partnership with Periodical Marketers of Canada (PMC), is establishing a significant new book award. Beginning in 2014, creators...
Sharon honoured for storytelling
Freelance writer Sharon Weatherall receives a Debwewin Citations plaque from Maurice Switzer, director of communications for the Union of Ontario Indians. Weatherall was recognized for...
Survivor kept story from daughter
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO – Krystine Abel learned about residential schools at high school, not at home from her mother Eve, who herself was a...