Contending with death. It creeps up. The finality I expected is not final at all. We see you in the mall, shopping for Christmas gifts. Standing in line with us for coffee. When I curl up in the quilt you made, I forget that you passed away beneath one just like it, only a few… Read More
John A MacDonald: Son of Glasgow, Father of Genocide – a Métis woman’s reflection
Originally posted on A Thousand Flowers:
Glasgow City Chambers flew the Canadian flag over the weekend Guest Post by @ZoeSTodd Yesterday, Canada and Scotland both rejoiced at the 200th birthday of John A. MacDonald (I refuse to apply the honorific ‘Sir’). A jaunty conference on his legacy, funded in part by the Canadian High Commission in…
New year: more scholars to check out
I could probably post Indigenous scholars for you to check out every week, and still not have time to cover all the amazing, ground-breaking work that Indigenous thinkers are producing inside and outside the academy. I’ll keep trying. I’m going to try to post three scholars a week, when I have the time. It’s 2015.… Read More
