Author Archives: Rick

By Bernie Bates It won’t be vary long before the easter bunny will be coming to a WAL -MART near you. Have we forgotten the original fable of easter? Have we replaced that fabrication for a factious rabbit who magically … Continue reading →

By Richard Wagamese In the distance, across the span of lake, clouds form above the water. Here in the mountains the division between rock and sky exists more as suggestion than hard delineation and clouds on the water have become … Continue reading →

By Clint Buehler An Edmonton MP is facing a firestorm of criticism after distributing a newsletter in which he called revered Metis leader Louis Riel a villain. Conservative Edmonton East MP Peter Goldring was reacting to a proposal from the … Continue reading →

By Cam Martin The group of seven (G7) leaders met this month in Iqaluit, Nunavut. This meeting is very unique as it is the first international leaders meeting to be held in the Nunavut capital. Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq stresses … Continue reading →

Review by Morgan O’Neal Through Black Spruce is the sequel to Joseph Boyden’s award-winning bestselling first novel Three Day Road, part of a projected trilogy in which two fictional James Bay Cree families (the Birds and the Whiskeyjacks) work out … Continue reading →

By Frank Larue During his lifetime, Aboriginal painter Norval Morrisseau had to fight his own demons in order to create the masterpieces that established him as one of the genius painters of his generation. The master of Woodland Native American … Continue reading →

By Frank Larue The Stó:lo Nation is not happy with the treaty signed between the Yale First Nation and the BC Government. The core issue is salmon fishing in the Fraser Canyon. The Stó:lo have been fishing the area for … Continue reading →

By Clint Buehler Even Monica Pinette will concede that her Olympic sport—women’s modern pentathlon—has a very low profile in the Summer Olympics. But she believes it doesn’t need to be that way. And, despite that low profile, she has been … Continue reading →

By Frank Larue Everyone seemed in agreement about James Cameron’s epic masterpiece Avatar. The movie has dwarfed all films ever made with revenues of $1.5 billion. Avatar is still showing in theatres all over the world, and the publicity it … Continue reading →

By Cam Martin 2010 is turning out to be an important year to showcase First Nation cultures. The significant Aboriginal presence during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver is cause for celebration, and Native British Columbians should be very proud. This … Continue reading →