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Jul 28, 2017
Lament for Confederation
Chief Dan George, who lived from 1899 to 1981, was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, as well as a poet, actor and activist. He was born Dan Slaholt but...
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Jul 12, 2017
Lianna, Inuk
I want to start by sharing this image of Lianna. It was rushed and not the easiest lighting but I think it captures her in a really accurate way: wearing...
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Jul 11, 2017
Ruth, President
I first met Ruth at Samara Canada’s EPC: IRL Forum in April. After we shared a cab and headed to different gates at the Edmonton airport—her bound for Arviat, Nunavut,...
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Jul 10, 2017
Shaylynn, Anishinaabekwe
“My name is Shaylynn Marsden. I’m from Beausoleil First Nation, otherwise known as Christian Island or Chimnissing in the language.” When she was telling me where she was from, Shaylynn...
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Jun 13, 2017
Nta’tugwaqanminen
I stopped in an administrative building in Gesgapegiag First Nation and unexpectedly found a book titled Nta’tugwaqanminen (Our Story): Evolution of the Gespe’gewa’gi Mi’gmaq. It was published by Fernwood Press...
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Jun 6, 2017
Gilbert Sark, Drum Keeper
We reached the band office in Lennox Island, a small building overlooking the waters of Malpeque Bay. The north coast of Prince Edward Island had dipped been covered by low-hanging...
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May 26, 2017
Paul Prosper, Chief of Paqtnkek First Nation
When we reached the exit off the Trans-Canada Highway, the rain had been falling on mainland Nova Scotia for a couple hours. Vehicles spun up a 100-km/h mist of water...
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May 21, 2017
Calvin White, Mi’kmaq Elder
“His name is Calvin White,” the text from Steph said, “and he’s an Elder in the Mi’kmaq community. He does a lot of speaking and storytelling and such all over...
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