Tag Archives: Aboriginal

Free the Falls

Posted on May 26, 2014 by South Wind

I received a call a day ago from Lindsay Lambert. Lindsay is a friend of the community and a lover of the natural world. He called to notify me of a site on the City of Ottawa website (http://www.ottawa2017.ca/ideas/) where … Continue reading →

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“Honour Your Word”

Posted on April 29, 2014 by South Wind

The documentary “Honour Your Word” to me, is a call for Canada’s citizens to go on the march in defence of the sacredness Canadians claim to place on the threads which connect the hearts and souls of all the good … Continue reading →

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Standing up to the Haters

Posted on January 24, 2014 by South Wind

The ‘Big Spirit’ moon (January 15 – February 13) has shone a beam of her precious light into the dark valley of racism so it seems, with the editorial ‘Standing up to the haters’ which appeared in the Ottawa Citizen … Continue reading →

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In Defence of the Sacredness of the “Kettle of Boiling Waters”

Posted on January 6, 2014 by South Wind

  I sometimes feel an ache in the centre of my heart. It is not because of blood trying to squeeze itself through arteries clogged by the over-abundance of fat in my diet that the pain shows itself! The ache … Continue reading →

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The Kettle of Boiling Waters: Chaudière Falls, Algonquin Territory

Posted on December 28, 2013 by South Wind

I recall many years ago, standing on the Chaudière Bridge in Ottawa with an elder from Pyramid Lake, Nevada. She was in the territory to share teachings of her people, the Paiute Nation. I had been delegated to assist her … Continue reading →

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An Agenda of Hate – Michael Coren

Posted on October 27, 2013 by South Wind

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 →

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The Sweet Traits Of Our Teenage Girls

Posted on October 2, 2013 by South Wind

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 →

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Racism stinks; can’t you smell it?

Posted on September 6, 2013 by South Wind

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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A Tribute to Willie Dunn

Posted on August 13, 2013 by South Wind

The Death Wail by Albert Dumont © Take care the passions I leave behind Hold them fast, by and by May they guide you and make you stronger Remember the love, the kindness, the courage That flowed mightily through my … Continue reading →

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The Curse of Job Thieves

Posted on July 14, 2013 by South Wind

It is dawn at my camp and I have just returned from a short walk. The dew was hardly present on the grasses and the low laying plants of the forest trail, for it is an overcast sky above my … Continue reading →

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