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Category Archives: Community
Performance Enhancing Drugs
Like many Canadians, I write poetry! The stanzas I put together are uniquely my own. My life’s experiences, along with a little bit of my heart and soul, are definitely in the most passionate and spiritual of my works. A … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Spirituality
Tagged music, Performance Enhancing Drugs, poetry, sports, Steve Earle
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Migwech Ancestors
Since snow and ice arrived, already many accidents are occurring. People are being careless and not giving the snow, ice and cold winds the respect due them. The ice does not make promises of health and safety to anyone. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Spirituality
Tagged Ancestors, cold moons, drum, fire, ice, pipe, prayer, sacred, Winter
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Tobacco Good, Cigarettes Bad
I hear volunteers are being sought to settle on Mars before 2020. “A one-way trip,” they say. Are you interested? I think I’ll pass! Bungee jumping? I’ll pass on that too! A cigarette? No thanks!!! I was a big smoker … Continue reading
Tribute to an Elder
A beautiful human being, old and wise, whose spirit grew ever stronger with each of her 92 winters of life, has passed away. Beverley Robinson – Morin – Von Baeyer was a one-of-a-kind human dynamic. I was privileged to know … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Spirituality
Tagged Beverley Robinson - Morin - Von Baeyer, Elder, tribute
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Question? Period!
The Reform Party, guised as the ‘New’ Conservative Party, held their convention in Calgary this past weekend. The delegates cheered, danced and humbled themselves before their king, just returned from the battlefield known as the ‘House of Commons’. The delegates … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Idle No More
Tagged Conservatives, far right, Harper, PM, Question Period, Stephen Harper
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An Agenda of Hate – Michael Coren
Hate monger Michael Coren dished out another hate promoting column for the Ottawa Sun newspaper on Friday October 25. I am sure Ol’ Lucifer is real proud of Ezra Levant’s little lapdog for doing so. Coren, being a Christian convert, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Idle No More
Tagged Aboriginal, anti-fracking, Elsipogtog, Ezra Levant, First Nations, hate monger, Michael Coren, Sun Media
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Fracking – Against God
I recall speaking to a man in midlife who had criss-crossed North America many times over the course of his life. On the shoulder of a highway, he would extend his right hand, fingertips pressing onto his palm, the thumb … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Idle No More, Nature, Spirituality
Tagged Albert Dumont, allies, anti-fracking, Elsipogtog, Elsipogtog First Nation, fracking, Mi’kmaq, shale, SWN Resources
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Raging? Not Me!
It shook me up a bit on the weekend to hear a woman I hardly know tell a group of people, “the North is where our friend Albert would stand because he is raging and angry.” I’m quite certain that … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Nature, Spirituality
Tagged activism, Albert Dumont, Algonquin, anger, Elsipogtog First Nation, peace, rage, residential school
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The Sweet Traits Of Our Teenage Girls
The Sweet Traits Of Our Teenage Girls dedicated to Maisy and Shannon (who disappeared in 2008) A pearl, a girl A wind that whirls Talk of love, of a dove Of God up above Teddy bears, country fairs Doing things … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Idle No More
Tagged Aboriginal, girls, Indigenous, Love, missing, murdered, protect, respect, teenage, unconditional love, violence, women
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Racism stinks; can’t you smell it?
The following is my opinion about the controversy that has erupted because Ian Campeau (of A Tribe Called Red) made a completely reasonable request that the Nepean Redskins change their racist name. I speak for no one else but myself. … Continue reading
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Tagged #IdleNoMore, A Tribe Called Red, Aboriginal, Algonquin, Ian Campeau, Indigenous, Nepean Redskins, racist, whiteskins
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