I would like to begin by acknowledging that I am writing this at my kitchen table which is located on Treaty 6 territory and within the Métis Homeland, a traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous Peoples (land and kitchen table both). I acknowledge my unhoused relatives in nearby encampments who Read more…
To access the signable Google form please click here. kitatamiskâtinân nikotwâsik-tipahamâtowinihk ohci, êkwa ôta otipêyimisow-askîhk ohci We greet you all from Treaty Six territory and the Homeland of the Métis. ôta amiskwacîwâskahikanihk ohciôma kihci-kiskinwahamâtowikamik Alberta kâ-ayâk Garneau otipahaskânihk sisone sîpihk mîna pâhpâscês okayâsi-askîhkânihk Here, from Edmonton (Beaver Hills House) where Read more…
I started writing this at 5:30 a.m. because as usual I couldn’t sleep. This is going to be a nerdy language post, so feel free to disregard if you aren’t obsessed with nêhiyawêwin (Plains Cree)! If you are a fellow nêhiyawêwin nerd, please leave all the comments and thoughts you Read more…
Folks, we need to talk. I’m shut up in the house again, windows tightly closed, air-filters running, because the outside air quality is absolutely terrible. It’s “wildfire season”. Meanwhile, a neighbour is burning leaves in their back yard, apparently oblivious to the smouldering garbage smell already permeating the block. With Read more…
tânisi kiyawâw, hello everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve written about Métis identity, and since the same misconceptions keep coming up, I thought I’d spend a little time addressing them, yet again. I’ve written about Métis identity before, specifically in this piece “You’re Métis? So which of your parents Read more…