Opinion

Yellowknife, like many municipalities across the country, has a NIMBY problem.

From the Roots Up by Tasha Spillett is the second in a series of graphic novels that delves into the lives of Indigenous women and two-spirit people living in Winnipeg. Following Surviving the City, From the Roots Up revisits Dez and Miikwan’s lives after the death of Dez’s kokum (grandmother) leaves Dez struggling to recoup in a foster home and the introduction of a transfer student leaves Miikwan with some predictable butterflies in her stomach.

The Smoker’s Corner.

Like many others, my family and I participated in the Yellowknife march to commemorate the 215 children found buried in unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. It must have been one of the largest public marches in the history of the NWT, easily approaching 1,000 people.

The very thought that Hay River may not have school buses as of the fall is, well, unthinkable.

Every once in a while it’s good to step back and think of the great things that exist in Hay River.

Where are the children buried?

If you’re snorting a white powder of any sort, it’s obvious you have some substance abuse issues and need to get some help.

Young Harry Potter is living a normal life with his aunt, uncle and cousin, but the day when a bearded giant kicks down his door and tells him he’s a wizard, this young boy’s life changes forever.

I write this piece from the perspective of a settler, a xahto or guest, in the traditional territory of the Kátł’odeeche First Nation. I also write it as a negotiator for the Kátł’odeeche First Nation (KFN) on Aboriginal and Treaty rights issues, although the opinions in this piece are my own and do not necessarily reflect KFN perspectives or positions.