by Oscar Baker | Jun 21, 2018
Curtis Kennedy’s childhood dream was lacing up his skates for an NHL team. Instead at 14 he was diagnosed with Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN), a rare form of leukemia that can affect multiple organs, including the lymph nodes and skin. Now...
by Oscar Baker | Jun 19, 2018
Strips of black ash tree are intertwined and carefully bent to make a Mi’kmaw basket and Annie Clair says each strip and basket tell the story of how Elsipogtog is held together with elder knowledge, community members and children. “The log itself has a...
by Oscar Baker | May 8, 2018
Wolastoq Grand council chief Ron Tremblay is working toward accrediting his youth confederacy council and enable them to speak at the next UN Indigenous permanent forum. This year they presented at a side session, but that didn’t remove any of the conviction. “They...
by Lisa Hrabluk | Apr 17, 2018
I’m been talking a lot lately about being audacious. It’s what we’re going to need to negotiate our way through the massive social, economic, political and ecological change we are experiencing. I am particularly interested in the development of...
by Oscar Baker | Apr 11, 2018
I’m at my mothers wake. My heart still feels shattered. I’m a shell of myself with no time to mourn, I’m still trying to make sure all the guests are taken care of. I have to make sure my elders don’t slip on the icy driveway and steps. My sogi Vina (aunt) says a...
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