How exciting would it be to rename our central square, to give it a distinctive, world-class, elegant name that describes the spirit that drives us? Edmonton, meet me in Wicihitowin Square.
Tag: Aboriginal
Martha Plus 100: thoughts on de-extinction
Well, September 1st was the 100th anniversary of the death of the last known Passenger Pigeon. I was in Toronto in June, recording live poetry videos with Jorge Antonio Vallejos, aka Black Coffee Poet. I’d learned that Mimico, a modern Toronto area placename, comes from Omiimiikaa, ‘Place of the Wild Dove’ in Ojibwemowin. Jorge mused…
This is Our Community- Happy Canada Day
Hey good people, let’s start a groundswell of commentary – why is the fact that this is an Aboriginal grandmother, with the support of her husband and community, not in the headline here? Grandmother dodges tankers on 58-km North Coast swim And why is this story not getting more play? When the media are so…
