They will never be forgotten
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Indigenous stories told with humour
There is one area that doesn’t get much attention in the writing world. Indigenous short stories are generally stories that teach lessons with humour. The stories are made up and passed along so others can share them.
I’ve loved newspapers since I was a boy
When Ken died in February, we had an outpouring of messages from readers, with many telling us how much his columns meant to them.
Having Marilyn for a roommate doesn’t make me crazy
When Ken died in February, we had an outpouring of messages from readers, with many telling us how much his columns meant to them. In light of that, we thought we would go back through our files and re-publish some of his columns. Ken would be flattered by the kind words readers expressed. We miss...
Strength comes in many forms
When Ken died in February, we had an outpouring of messages from readers, with many telling us how much his columns meant to them. In light of that, we thought we would go back through our files and re-publish some of his columns. Ken would be flattered by the kind words readers expressed. We miss...
I believe in the legend of Opimbataw
When Ken died in February, we had an outpouring of messages from readers, with many telling us how much his columns meantto them. In light of that, we thought we would go back through our files and re-publish some of his columns. Ken would be flattered by thekind words readers expressed. We miss him as...
People stepped up in 2020
If there is one thing I learned last year, it is how people stepped up to take on a challenge, even if it cost them harm or even death. For the past decade, I have been fighting two deadly diseases — Crohn’s and intestinal cancer. I am winning my battle and was coming along until...
Merry Christmas from the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Standing on the high banks of the lake is a giant cross that stands more than 12 feet high. Buried underneath it are 40 children who succumbed to a smallpox epidemic that swept through my community in the 1930s. The children were from an Indian residential school that once stood close to where the cross...
We have to look after each other more than ever
Another year is almost gone, and it’s been unlike any other. Good riddance, 2020. The pandemic has turned the lives of so many people upside down. Businesses are closing and people are struggling to feed their families. My heart goes out to the families that have lost loved ones. It is such a lonely way...
They will never be forgotten
It stands on the high banks of the lake. The cenotaph has a dozen names on a brass plate — 11 men and one woman. These are people from the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation who gave the ultimate sacrifice during times of war. One of the names on the plate is Albert Noskye, one of...