Strombo + Round Dance
Here's the videos from a very fun appearance on Strombo Tonight:
Read more...Miigwetch Chief Spence
Ahow Ogichidaakwe Theresa, nimiigwetchiwiyin. Aazhaa kigiigichiminochige. Kidaagiigiiwe noongom. Gegoo chaaniminoken. Gigaminoayaamin. Kidaagiimawadisaag kidaanisag nongom. Miigwetch ndikid. [Translation to follow] To Chief Theresa Spence, I am writing to you to tell you that when you break your fast and end your hunger strike there should be no shame in your heart. You should hold your head high, for you have done a good thing for our people. Our Anishinaabe people have a word “Ando-bawaajige”, vision quest, which refers to the ceremony where we fast in order to seek a dream. Our sister...
Read more...Canada’s future: Let’s be divided no more
The following is an op-ed column jointly authored by Dr. Lloyd Axworthy and myself. It was originally published in the Globe and Mail's print edition on January 11, 2013. One halcyon day at the University of Winnipeg last October, we stood across from each other in a bond of fellowship: one presenting the other with a sacred Anishinaabe pipe. Elders had requested this ceremony as a way to build bridges between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities. To answer the obvious first question, the pipe is loaded with tobacco. To answer the obvious second one, the pipe itself represents a communion...
Read more...Love and death
Left: My Father and Mother kiss in St Peter's square the morning of the canonization of St KateriI will never forget the last hours I spent with my father. We had already conversed about his life. We had already enjoyed the celebratory travels together. We had already passed the point of no return beyond which he might recover. Instead, we were together in his darkened bedroom, mostly silent. Occasionally, I would help him up or fetch him some water. More often, however, he slept. Here and there I would sing and tap out a traditional song on a hand drum, reminding him of the meaning. In Anishinaabe...
Read more...The Dr. Tobasonakwut Kinew Fund
I am overjoyed to announce that a fund to promote Indigenous knowledge and culture has been set up to honour my father at The University of Winnipeg. Here's the media release: WINNIPEG, MB - The University of Winnipeg today announced establishment of a $10,000 fund in honour of Dr.Tobasonakwut Kinew, an esteemed member of the UWinnipeg community in his multiple roles as elder and instructor in the Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance and Master's in Development Practice with a focus on Indigenous Development, and recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from UWinnipeg in 2011. The Dr. Tobasonakwut...
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