Monthly Archives: February 2007

By Clint Buehler CALGARY – Joane Cardinal-Schubert credits her father with setting her on the path that would lead her to numerous awards for her art, and for her contributions as curator, writer, lecturer, poet, advocate for Native artists and … Continue reading →

By Clint Buehler For Bertha Clark Jones, contributing is not just something she does, it has always been her way of life. And that way of life and the contributions that resulted from it have now been recognized by her … Continue reading →

By Morgan O’Neal Meanwhile the Vancouver Sun recently reported that one of the women missing from the Downtown Eastside had turned up alive. Lucky for her, and her family. This report followed directly upon a long human interest story in … Continue reading →

By Morgan O’Neal As the trial of the man accused in the multiple murders and disappearances of women from the infamous Downtown Eastside of Vancouver began in New Westminter last month, attracting like flies to a corpse spectators and journalists … Continue reading →

By Morgan O’Neal There is no shortage of poetry in circulation nowadays, and one gets tired of being dragged into the internal banalities of so-called poets who assume that every word they write is worthy of the paper its written … Continue reading →

By Lloyd Dolha A senate report is recommending the establishment of an independent specific claims body with an annual budget of $250 million to address a significant backlog of specific claims among First Nations across Canada. Invoking the violent images … Continue reading →

By Morgan O’Neal On Saturday, January 27, Akina Shirt, a 13-year-old Alberta girl made history at center ice in Calgary’s Saddledome. In front of hundreds of thousands of Hockey Night in Canada viewers all across the country, the Aboriginal teenager … Continue reading →

By B.H. Bates Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it. Global warming, hot summers, no snow and an Elder recently told me we’re going to have an early spring. Wondering whether or not I can … Continue reading →

By Morgan O’Neal On Wednesday, February 14, the 16th Annual Women’s Memorial March, honoring and remembering the lives of the 29 murdered women and the 36 women still missing from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, drew hundreds of supporters to … Continue reading →