Dec
26
“Canada is a test case for a grand notion – the notion that dissimilar peoples can share lands, resources, power and dreams while respecting and sustaining their differences. The story of Canada is the story of many such peoples, trying … Continue reading
Dec
16
Today is December 16, 2012 and Chief Theresa Spence has been on a hunger strike for six days. Contrary to what some media outlets are reporting, she is not doing this only to protest Bill C-45 or even the deplorable … Continue reading
Categories: 60s scoop, Alienation, Comprehensive Claims, Cultural appropriation, Decolonisation, First Nations, Idle No More, Injustice, Inuit, Métis, Representation of natives
Tags: allies, Bill C-45, Chief Theresa Spence, colonialism, First nations, hunger strike, Idle No More, injustice, inuit, metis
Aug
02
Remember when entire families in a remote northern community were living in severely inadequate shelters in the wintertime, and the federal government reacted to this emergency quickly, and with compassion? I don’t either. What I do remember, is Prime Minister … Continue reading
Categories: Decolonisation, First Nations
Tags: Attawapiskat, Attawapiskat First Nation, battle the myths, building new relationships, Charlie Angus, Chief Theresa Spence, Federal Court decision Attawapiskat, First nations, misunderstandings, raise your voice, reconcilliation as a public process, Third Party Manager
âpihtawikosisân is Métis from the Plains Cree speaking community of Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta. She currently lives in Montreal, Quebec. Her passions are: education, Aboriginal law, the Cree language, and roller derby. She holds a BEd, an LLB and teaches indigenous youth.
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