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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

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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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The Adventure diaries – Part 1: the road to Gogama

  ‘OK I’m just coming down Bay, I’ll be there in a few minutes!’ Laurie shouted into my cell.  I’d never met her before but already she’d told me she wasn’t good with directions and neither was I.  Boy was … Continue reading

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