I recently had a chance to hang out with two friends, Frank Deer and Kevin Lamoureux, who also host one of my favourite podcasts. They talk about a lot of Indigenous issues in general, and Indigenous education in particular. They're both very smart and pretty funny, so check it out in the iTunes store or on the web!
We had a really good chat, which they split up into two episodes. Check it out:
Part 1:
Part 2:
We discussed education, language and overhauling the Indian Act, among other things (including which kind of running shoes I prefer). They also honoured me with a Frank...
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The following was originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press on May 9, 2013.
Sean Hunte was a young man who was just starting to realize his potential: he was viewed as a youth leader, he worked at a North End drop-in centre and, even though he was only 18 years old, he had already begun helping people.
His close friend Alyssa Ziolkoski, 20, says, "Sean had a huge impact on my life and honestly I will go as far as to say that he broke me out of my shell and let me be me again."
We will not know how far Hunte could have taken these gifts. Two weeks ago he took his own life.
Ziolkoski's...
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The following column was initially published in the Winnipeg Free Press on February 28, 2013.
"We the undersigned put forth his name, to the Hockey Hall of Fame..."
Those words wove their way through the halls of the esteemed institution of hockey lore in Toronto on Feb. 23. John K. Samson, best known as the frontman for indie rockers the Weakerthans, led a group of 25 people who sang the chorus as they hand-delivered a submission addressed to Hall of Fame chairman Bill Hay.
Whose name did they put forth? That of the Riverton Rifle: Reggie Leach.
The lyrics are classic Samson: taking...
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Boozhoo ndinawemaaganag. Wabanakwut ndigo. Kwekwekipiness minawaa Ozowaabiitang ndizhinikaaz. Pizhiw ndoodem. Kaakakgiiwaatisoonigaming ndonjii. Nichiibiy midew. Ndanishinaabew. Shabashkaa'ininiwag izhinikaazowag ndinawemaaganag. Tobasonakwutiban gii-izhinkaazo ndehdehiban. Wabanakwut izhinkaazo minawaa nimishomisiban. Gii okijidaag ogowe gichi anishinaabeg. Wiinge nitaa gaa soongide'ewaad ogowe ininibanig. Gaa nibwaakaawaad minawaa. Ni gii miinigoog Anishinaabe pimadiziwin. Ndehdehiban ningii anishinaabemonotawigoog. Ogowe gichi anishinaabek ningii gikino'amawigoog Anishinaabe inaakonigewin. Gegit...
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Idle No More has created a tremendous amount of energy and passion in our community. We desire solutions. While the politicians and leaders have a role to play, the long term change we want to see must start with us, as grassroots citizens. I drafted this declaration to outline some of the principles that guide us. If you agree sign it.
It's also a good classroom exercise. Students and classes could use this as a basis to discuss what are the important values they would like to see to guide them as we move forward. Then they might like to draft their own declarations. Without further ado...
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