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
Sep
03
If you don’t know the name Ryan McMahon yet, then we can’t be friends. But don’t worry! It’s the kind of thing that can be fixed! Our friendship can be saved! Now that we’ve dodged that bullet, I’d like to … Continue reading
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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