l glance upover the edge of brick flats and there is Orion’s belt always hunting his bow and arrow at the ready arched against the inky sky I offer a silent prayer and imagine what magic must light  the jewels in his belt beaded by some lover who wanted to  clothe their nicimos  in the… Read More

I have been drawing fish. As part of a ‘fish friday’ twitter series. Here are those I have drawn so far. Some of these (the arctic fish) will appear in my dissertation.  

I wrote this in August and posted it to my Urbane Adventurer Facebook page. I am re-sharing it here. ——- edmonton is not a blank canvas it has deeply rooted and dynamic communities–it has an urban Indigenous community in its own right. Folks like my family who trace our most immediate diasporic Métis roots, three… Read More