This is the first May in years where I don’t feel like a hollowed out husk, incapable of spending any meaningful time with my family, much less pursuing any passions of my own. Maybe this is why, after a solid Read more
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 Read more
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) 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 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 Read more