It is so easy to get bogged down by all the problems indigenous peoples face. Poverty, suicide, addiction, disease, incarceration, homelessness, violence — where does one even begin to address these things? We can cast our nets widely, and see the big picture in all its ugly colonial horror. This Read more…
I do not come from a family that has experience with post-secondary studies and because of this I had no one to prepare me for it. Though I was very excited to be going, it meant that I was moving out of my parent’s house at age 17 and moving Read more…
Regardless of your position on Idle No More (though I’m assuming if you’re reading this blog you are probably fairly positive towards the movement), one thing that should be abundantly clear by now is just how much needs to be done to better understand the issues indigenous peoples face here Read more…
As much as I want to do a very in depth article on why ‘the natives are restless’, I just don’t have the time right now. (Faye Morning Bull has put together an excellent summary on some of the legislation you should know about available in PDF form here: Termination.) Read more…
To keep the main article on “The Stereotype of the Drunken Indian” shorter and more on focus, I’ve published this personal story separately and linked it into the main article. When I was growing up, I hated alcohol. I hated the way it smelled on the breath of adults, I Read more…