Happy New Year: Stories of 2012
Here’s a look back over some of my key stories of the last year.
Tag Archives: Indigenous
My extensive reporting on aboriginal issues has been short-listed for two awards by the Canadian Association of Journalists.
From in-depth coverage of missing and murdered aboriginal women, to profiles of indigenous artists, leaders and environmental advocates, my work has been published in the Toronto Star, Windspeaker, Indian Country Today Media Network, The Tyee, THIS Magazine, and the Vancouver Observer.
Below are some samples from my aboriginal and indigenous portfolio.
Idle No More Support: Ojibwe Woman Embarks on 1,400-mile Journey to D.C.
A resident of Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa decided to take Spence’s message more than 1,400 miles, all the way to President Barack Obama in Washington D.C.
Kinnie Starr Declares Sovereignty on New Album ‘Kiss It’
Kinnie Starr has become a master at mixing worlds, transcending borders and declaring sovereignty.
Kinnie Starr to independently release new album ‘Kiss It’
Juno-winning musician and producer Alida Kinnie Starr is set to release her new album in mid-January, following an intensive Indiegogo fundraising campaign to independently fund ‘Kiss It’.
Controversial Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau Calls for National Inquiry on Missing Women, Writes Support Song
Vancouver, B.C.’s nighttime streets were wet with fresh rain as a dozen members of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) community set out on what they dubbed a walkabout tour through the poorest off-reserve area of Canada, accompanied by Indian Country Today Media Network.
Chief Theresa Spence Resolute in Hunger Strike, as Her Body Weakens
As Attawapiskat First Nation chief Theresa Spence enters her 13th day of a hunger strike protest on December 24—surviving on only medicine tea and fish broth in a tipi near Parliament Hill—supporters say her strength is ebbing, but her resolve is not.
Fracking flow under fire from Wet’suwet’en anti-pipeline blockade
The Pacific Trails Pipeline is facing a new obstacle to reaching Kitimat, B.C.’s liquid natural gas plant: land defenders camped on its right of way.
Gwaii Haanas legacy pole honours preservation, protest to save Haida Gwaii rainforest
The first monumental pole in 130 years is being raised in 2013 – and renowned carver Jaalen Edenshaw is hard at work creating a celebration of cooperation and protection.
Idle No More Sweeps Canada and Beyond as Aboriginals Say Enough Is Enough
The second wave of Idle No More protests swept across Canada on Friday December 21, with support events held across the U.S. and as far away as Europe and New Zealand, less than two weeks after the movement burst onto the political scene on December 10.
Grassy Narrows re-lights sacred fire for 10-year blockade anniversary
In 10 years, the small log cabin by Slant Lake – just off-reserve at Asubpeeschoseewagong (Grassy Narrows) First Nation in northwest Ontario – has been home to hundreds, from anti-clearcutting community members to non-Native environmental allies and warriors of other Indigenous nations.
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