Category: Editorials

The Other Side of the Trap

It’s January, the start of the new year, and the time that marks the beginning of prime pelt season for Cree trappers. Cree beaver has always been in a class by itself, respected and known throughout the fur world for its quality. I remember many a time listening to the tallymen ... read more ››

By a Song: Ties That Bind

We were just recently blessed with a beautiful baby girl. She didn’t start out that way. She started out as morning sickness. Soon, she became a lump on her mother’s belly. Growing… We didn’t know… We didn’t know what she was, or who she was… Suddenly, a KICK. Then nothing… Waiting… ... read more ››

Give of Yourselves this Christmas

Merry Christmas to all the Cree Nations. Our first issue was fun. Never having put out a newspaper before, we found it was the kind of experience that comes along once in a lifetime. Waiting for it to come off the presses once all our work was done was truly ... read more ››

Good Neighbours

In the United States, the good neighbour policy is alive and well. At least in working-class Worchester, Massachussetts. People had mowed Adele Gaboury’s lawn, collected her mail, had her water pipes fixed and generally tried to make life comfortable for this 77 year old lady. Then they discovered that she ... read more ››