My uncle Cheekanish passed away in Attawapiskat November 24 at the age of 88. Uncle Cheekanish’s English name was Leo Kataquapit. My family mourned his passing, but we also celebrated his long, full life that he filled with as much fun, happiness and goodness as he could.
I’ve been closely watching the ongoing protests in Chile.
My eight-year-old granddaughter bursts into the room declaring that it’s International Children’s Day, saying that means she is free to do what she wants.
One must wonder at what is happening with the Cree these days. Everyone talks about the Cree way of life, ensuring that it continues and protecting the land.
Halloween, Christmas and Ramadan are my favourite religious holidays because they’re weird, fun and frightening.
Attawapiskat suffered a tragic loss October 29 when Father Rodrigue Vézina, Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate, passed away in Richelieu, Quebec, aged 87 years.
The weather forecasts are ever-important to life in Canada. I did not fail to notice the mid-October, 50-centimetre snowsquall in Winnipeg, the geographic centre of North America.
On Sept 27th, half a million people were taking the streets of Montréal to march for climate alongside Greta Thundberg.
I’ve never had a social media post go viral before. However, a photo I took of the Montreal climate march on September 27 went around the world a few times
