Category Archives: Aboriginal
Take 5 News Picks: Canada talks tough to Iran but Embassy won’t aid injured protestors; Van’s Eastside housing unaffordable; Toronto strike to end in arbitration s,
My pick of today’s best national stories as broadcast on Take 5, CIUT 89.5 FM this morning Canada talks tough to Iran Prime Minister Stephen Harper is calling the Iranian authorities reaction to peaceful protests against last week’s election results … Continue reading
Filed under Aboriginal, journalism, news
Beaver trapping in Northern Ontario
Stripped of their tail, fur and legs, the six small beaver strung up side-by-side over the open fire look remarkably like the small pig carcasses commonly dissected in high school biology classes. “They’re done when the blood stops dripping,” says … Continue reading
Filed under Aboriginal, travel
pow wow @ toronto’s aboriginal festival
Hundreds of dancers from native bands stretching from British Columbia to Maine tapped out to the beat of drum today at the Canadian Aboriginal Festival. The Grand Entry for was led by her highness, Buffy Ste. Marie, (CBC archives just … Continue reading
Filed under Aboriginal, Metis, Toronto
The Adventure diaries part 3: skywater
“Try a different angle, it’s hard to see,” Alice directed from her tent as I snapped away. I was trying to capture the glistening spiders’ webs in the morning mist. Alice had noticed them as she soon she stepped out of … Continue reading
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The Adventure diaries: Part 2 – Masawajo
We awoke to a cold, misty morning on Mattagami River. I squeezed some toothpaste onto my brush and took a glass of cold well water outside to brush my teeth. The others started emerging from their tents and trailers to … Continue reading
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