Book review: The Bee Mother
Reviewed by Alex Hebert The Bee Mother by Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) and illustrated by Natasha Donovan is a beautiful book about the life...
Book review: The Honourable John Norquay: Indigenous Premier, Canadian Statesman
Reviewed by Karl Hele Gerald Friesen’s The Honourable John Norquay: Indigenous Premier, Canadian Statesman is a well researched exploration of Norquay’s contribution to Manitoba and the...
Book review: ‘A Child of the Indian Race’: A Story of Return
Reviewed by Karl Hele “A Child of the Indian Race”: A Story of Return is Sandy White Hawk’s compelling, powerful, and spiritual journey as an...
Book review: The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage
Reviewed by Alex Hebert I may be a little biased, but how can anyone not like a book where the main character’s name is Alex?...
Book review: Warriors & Nations: Voices from the Original Peoples
Reviewed by Karl Hele Jean Miso’s Warriors & Nations: Voices from the Original Peoples is a powerful collection of stories from Indigenous veterans across Canada ranging...
Book review: Numbered Treaties A to Z
Reviewed by Alex Hebert At first look at the book Numbered Treaties A to Z, I was impressed with the eye-catching illustrations. By introducing information...
Letter to the Editor: Find a way to restore wholistic health
Addendum to a keynote by Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux One year ago, I was asked to do a keynote for the Chiefs of Ontario Health Conference. I...
Nenookaasi Mawadishiwe: Hummingbird Visits is a great book for language learners
Reviewed by Alex Hebert It’s surprising what you can learn by being observant in your own back yard. Author and illustrator Erin Leary watched hummingbirds...
Book review: ‘We Need Everyone’ challenges children to find their gift
Reviewed by Alex Hebert The world needs everyone to participate in their way with their special gift. This is what makes the world work. We...
Book review: The Wild Horses of The Chilcotin: Their History and Future
Reviewed by Carrie MacKenzie The Wild Horses of The Chilcotin: Their History and Future by Wayne McCrory is a non-fiction book that outlines two decades...
Book review: The Seven Nations of Canada, 1660-1860
Reviewed by Karl Hele Jean-Pierre Sawaya’s The Seven Nations of Canada is a well-researched examination of the Quebec’s domiciled nations. Originally published in 1998 in...
Book review: The Seven Generations and the Seven Grandfather Teachings
Reviewed by Karl Hele James Vukelich’s The Seven Generations and the Seven Grandfather Teachings is a marvellous discussion of some of the fundamentals of Anishinaabeg...
Book review: The Sky Watched: Poems of Ojibwe Lives
Reviewed by Karl Hele Linda LeGarde Grover’s The Sky Watched: Poems of Ojibwe Lives is a moving collection of poems that reflects the Anishinaabeg of...
Book review: The Portal Keeper: The Misewa Saga, Book 4
Reviewed by Karl Hele David A. Robertson’s latest book in the Misewa Saga, The Portal Keeper, continues to expand the world of Aski and the...
Book review: Aki-wayn-zih: A Person as Worthy as the Earth
Reviewed by Karl Hele In Aki-wayn-zih: A Person as Worthy as the Earth, Baxter deftly weaves together a complex argument that is immensely readable and...