Here are the gates. Beside them, an image from an older time, another purpose. Here is the gorgeous architecture. And beside it, tribute to the children brought here. Building and children face East, where the sun rises steadfast over blue mountains. Here is the message, the new mission. And here, the window of the room…
Tag: Truth and Reconciliation
Looking for Us: Adventures in Reconciling Edmonton
This summer, i was invited to be part of a great project, with a great team of women. Reconciling Edmonton, proposed by Historian Laureate Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, brought together 2 Aboriginal women – myself and Miranda Jimmy – and 2 ‘Settler’ women – Danielle, and Artist-in-Residence for the Office of the City Clerk, Jennie Vegt. Our mission:…
Skirt, The Issue: A Moment to Address the Headdress
I go out with the regalia I’ve earned – usually, a pen and book of some sort, because I’m a writer. I know that having the pen and book doesn’t make me a writer; using them does.
Washing the World: TRC Offering
To mark the release today of the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, in honour of the best in all of us: Washing the World In the dark in the bitter wind listen to a dream in which grandmothers stand shoulder to shoulder, on the rim of a hill and bend as one,…
Because We Are Human
The wind danced with us, the sky offered a stern and vigilant grey face. I walked downtown along 97th (Namao/LaMeiYu as it may yet be renamed), buckled tight into coat and boots, and braced for this grim event. Today, i joined the nationwide protests against the egregious acquittal of the man who murdered Cindy Gladue….
Wicihitowin Square: Finding the Heart of our City
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.
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