Book review: Strawberries and Sweetgrass
Reviewed by Karl Hele Nadine Labelle’s Strawberries and Sweetgrass is a compelling story of a journey into culture and self while growing up. The main...
Book review: Returning to the Yakoun River
Reviewed by Alex Hebert Returning to the Yakoun River is the third book in the Sk’ad’a Stories Series by Sara Florence Davidson and Robert Davidson....
Book review: The Great Bear: Book Two of the Misewa Saga
Reviewed by Karl Hele The Great Bear: Book Two of the Misewa Saga is the second book of the Misewa Saga that expands on the...
Book review: Dancing With Our Ancestors
Reviewed by Alex Hebert Dancing With Our Ancestors is the fourth book in the Sk’ad’a stories and is a father-daughter collaboration between Robert Davidson and...
Book review: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada
Reviewed by Karl Hele Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada is a general overview of treaty-making from the 17th to the 21st centuries in...
Book review: The Serpents and Other Spiritual Beings: Ojibwe History Series, Vol. 2
Reviewed by Carrie MacKenzie The Serpents and Other Spiritual Beings: Ojibwe History Series, Vol. 2 by Bomgiizhik Isaac Murdoch is a series of short stories...
Book review: The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World
Reviewed by Karl Hele Anton Treuer’s The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World is an incredibly well-written narrative introduction into Ojibwe cultural...
Book review: Resurgence: Engaging With Indigenous Narratives and Cultural Expression In and Beyond the Classroom
Reviewed by Kelly Crawford Resurgence: Engaging With Indigenous Narratives and Cultural Expression In and Beyond the Classroom is a creative guide for educators and learners...
Book review: Solemn Words and Foundational Documents: An Annotated Discussion of Indigenous-Crown Treaties in Canada, 1752-1923
Reviewed by Karl Hele Solemn Words and Foundational Documents: An Annotated Discussion of Indigenous-Crown Treaties in Canada, 1752-1923 is a marvellous collection that provides a...
Opinion: A letter to Anishanta
Dear Anishanta: I really hope you have not gained any weight because my chimney is exactly the same width it was last Christmas. Okay, now...
Historic Robinson Huron Treaty meeting observes original Treaty protocols
By Catherine Murton Stoehr ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY— People who learn about the Robinson Huron Treaty case almost always ask some version of the same thing:...
Candy Palmater ran down a dream and made it her reality
Reviewed by Marci Becking It’s been almost a year since Candy Palmater passed into the Spirit World. It’s still hard to believe that she’s gone....
Book Review: Memory Keeper
Reviewed by Shirley Honyust Dawn Cheryl Hill is an indigenous author who dedicated her book to the memory of all of the strong, fearless women...
Book review: Our Long Struggle for Home: The Ipperwash Story
By Maurice Switzer There have been many stories written about the Ipperwash tragedy of 1995, but they all end the same way. A greenhorn premier...
Book review: What the Chickadee Knows: Poems in Anishinaabemowin and English
Reviewed by Karl Hele What the Chickadee Knows: Poems in Anishinaabemowin and English is Margaret Noodin’s second poetry collection in Anishinaabemowin and English that calls...