Book review: Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story
By Karl Hele Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story is a graphic novel based on the true story of Cross Lake First Nation Elder, Betty...
Book Review: Indianthusiasm: Indigenous Responses
Reviewed by Carrie MacKenzie Indianthusiasm: Indigenous Responses, is an intriguing book that examines Germany’s fascination with the Indigenous cultures of North America, also referred to...
Book review: This Place: 150 Years Retold
By Karl Hele Stories by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, Brandon Mitchell, Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, David A. Robertson, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Jen Storm, Richard Van...
Why a Northern sawmill and biomass power plant are key to the survival of Northern Ontario
As we reach the halfway point of Premier Ford’s mandate until the 2022 provincial election, Ontarians from across the political spectrum can agree that addressing...
Absurdity ad infinitum: Status and the Indian Act
By Karl S. Hele In 1985, the Conservative government officially ended enfranchisement with Bill C-31 and restored Indian Status to thousands of people albeit with...
‘Biboon’ full of winter words to learn
Reviewed by Alex Hebert “Biboon” by Susan Johnston is a good book for young kids to learn Anishinaabemowin. It is good for children who are already...
Opinion: Stoic: A look at Indigenous masculinity
By Keith Corbiere Tommy Orange said it best in his literary award winning 2018 novel, There There: “That dance is your prayer. So don’t rush...