Ah yes, it’s time to finally address a foundational stereotype of the drunken Indian, hopped up on the White Man’s firewater. (Actually, in Cree it’s iskotêwâpoy, which is more like “firey liquid”.) I’ve been meaning to write this article for a while, because I think that a lot of indigenous Read more…
I don’t usually create a post just to tell you to read something elsewhere, but this is incredibly important, and I think Dr. Palmater has pretty much covered all the bases on this. Please read her breakdown of the proposed First Nation Property Ownership Act that is all over the Read more…
Last year I stumbled across a blog devoted to Plains Cree, written by a linguist who I’m ashamed to admit, manages to even out-geek me in the love-of-language department. It was actually his blog that inspired me to start writing one of my own, though now mine has spiralled out Read more…
Well, quiet for me! I wanted to let everyone know that I’m in the process of transferring this blog to the newly registered www.apihtawikosisan.ca (and .com), and the logistics involved in this is what has diverted my attention lately. I’d like to pretend that I can take credit for all Read more…
Now that comments are trickling in at only 3 or 4 an hour instead of 20 or 30, I feel like I can breathe again. What a weird couple of days! Let me see. What have I learned so far about having a post go viral? Nothing prepares you for Read more…