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Portrait of George Armstrong in a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey against a blue background.

For the Love of the Game / July/August 2021

The Paradox of Being a Leafs Fan

June 9, 2021June 15, 2021 - by Waubgeshig Rice

Generations of Indigenous fans have followed the Toronto Maple Leafs through close calls and decades of despair. Ultimately, it’s the hope that connects us

Painted portrait of Barbara Kentner. She is slightly smiling, her hair pulled back, with warm colours around her.

June 2021 / Justice

Looking for Justice, Finding Betrayal

June 1, 2021June 9, 2021 - by Eva Holland

When Brayden Bushby was charged with the death of Barbara Kentner, Indigenous communities’ faith in Canada’s legal system was put to the test

Photograph of a river in Rouge National Park

Society

Life as an Indigenous Archaeologist

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 - by Stacey Taylor

How holding an artifact is like shaking hands with my ancestors

Photo of a group of people gathered in a circle around a fire put, after sundown.

March/April 2021 / Photography

Scenes from Canada’s Housing Crisis

March 3, 2021June 14, 2021 - by Amber Bracken

As cities across the country failed their unhoused populations, one Indigenous-led camp in Edmonton offered support

Unist'ot'en Chief Doris Rosso speaks to supporters of the Unist'ot'en camp and Wet'suwet'en people as they gather around a camp fire off a logging road near Houston, B.C.

Politics

Did the Protests Work? The Wet’suwet’en Resistance One Year Later

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 - by Tyler McCreary

In the months following the pipeline protests and blockades, hereditary chiefs helped change how BC works with First Nations

A photo of a sunrise or a sunset with a slightly darkened sky and shells spelling out the words land back.

Justice / March/April 2021

Standoff at 1492 Land Back Lane

February 8, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Luke Ottenhof

How twenty-five acres of Ontario farmland have become a new front in the battle for Indigenous self-governance

World

Exploration Is a Flawed Notion

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 - by Wade Davis

Explorers need to shed their self-obsession. Discovery isn’t about setting an endurance record

The Walrus Talks

Impact: Roberta Jamieson

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 - by Roberta Jamieson

Working with our people requires work

An image of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, in a large gold frame and against a periwinkle background. Stuck onto the document is a post-it with an asterisk and the words "some conditions apply" written in red.

Justice

The Need to Protect Free Speech on First Nations Reserves

February 25, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Robert Jago

It’s unclear if the Charter applies to First Nations governments. This leaves band members extremely vulnerable

Tenille Campbell, the poet, smiles at the camera while wrapped in a shawl against a forest-green background.

October 2019 / Poetry

Thick Indigenous Women

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 - by Tenille Campbell

we are curves spilling stories / against your lips