Author Archives: South Wind

Police Brutality Against First Nations

Posted on June 15, 2020 by South Wind

In my entire life, and I am not a young man, I have never seen an SQ (Sûreté du Québec) police officer who was not white. From my years growing up in Pontiac County to my present day life at … Continue reading →

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The Tree of my Mind’s Eye

Posted on May 4, 2020 by South Wind

When I was young (it seems to me, not all that long ago) I imagined in a barren field, a leafless tree. It looked lonely and desolate like a forgotten teaching, rhyme nor purpose now non-existent, a death of sorts, … Continue reading →

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Spring – Let us honour it, regardless of COVID-19

Posted on April 12, 2020 by South Wind

It is a spring like no other I have lived through in my almost 70 years of life. A virus (COVID-19) is travelling like a poisonous fog into our villages, towns and cities. It seems that unless we are careful … Continue reading →

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Humour can still be found: even during a Pandemic

Posted on March 30, 2020 by South Wind

Dropped into a corner store today to purchase ‘The Citizen’ and was immensely impressed to see that the shop owner had hired a local to wipe things down in his little store. The employee held a cloth in one hand, … Continue reading →

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The Coronavirus, Let’s be Sensible and Compassionate

Posted on March 18, 2020 by South Wind

The Spanish Flu of 1918 killed over 50 million people throughout the world’s populations. How horrific it must have been for good people back then, who watched helplessly, as a dearly loved relative, especially children, died of the flu. When … Continue reading →

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Memories

Posted on March 8, 2020 by South Wind

There are memories that haunt me, I see them in my distant past and wish they had never occurred. I Wish I Could ForgetI recall that as an innocent 6-year-old boy, hearing white people shout, “Go back to where you … Continue reading →

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A Request to the Freezing Moon

Posted on December 29, 2019 by South Wind

A fire was lit, bringing spiritual warmth and physical comfort to the people standing close to its welcoming flame. Tobacco from an honourable hand was offered to its coals and the fire, at that time, became sacred. The spirits of … Continue reading →

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A Hawk Comes to Feast

Posted on December 9, 2019 by South Wind

In Ottawa on December 7, after helping out with some union work, I slowly and solemnly made my way to North River Road park to put some tobacco down beside a white birch tree. I did so to shed some … Continue reading →

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Autumn Teachings

Posted on September 25, 2019 by South Wind

Of the four seasons, autumn is the one you should closely examine if you wish to discover soul searching teachings, most of which touch on the emotional health of human beings. Beauty and grandness are at the forefront of the … Continue reading →

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Anglican Apology: For Spiritual Harm the Church caused the Indigenous Peoples

Posted on July 22, 2019 by South Wind

“Our purpose as human beings,” I was told years ago by an old man of Cree ancestry, “is not to try to understand who or what Creator is, but rather, it is to heap daily praise on the abundance Creator … Continue reading →

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