REVIEW: ‘Runaway Dreams: Poems by Richard Wagamese’
A review of the first poetry collection by Ojibway author Richard Wagamese.
Sisters in spirit? NWAC hit by division, funding crunch
For the past six years, families who have lost a loved one have been brought together from across the country at special, commemorative events by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC). Known as ‘Family Gatherings,’ they’re an opportunity to honour a missing or murdered Aboriginal female family member, to ‘give voice’ to their story […]
A Leap of Faith: Trust and the Relationship with Government
Renewing the relationship between First Nations and Ottawa and a discussion on retiring the Indian Act.
The Missing and Murdered: A Week of Domestic and International (In)Action
A horrific but too often ignored situation in Canada received some very high profile attention this past month. The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) and the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) announced that the United Nations will be conducting an inquiry into the hundreds of murders and disappearances of Aboriginal women and […]
Aboriginal Journalists Assemble!
Ho-leh, the Canadian media world is getting browner and browner these days. Or so it seems to me. From print to radio to television to the world wide interweb, a new Indigenous face or voice practically emerges every few weeks. To my mind, that is an indisputably good thing for all concerned, not least, for […]
