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Harry Snowboy: Confessions of a Modern Medicine Man

Posted on January 15, 2011February 5, 2011 by Martha Troian

At eight years old, he says he was chosen by bimhachiiwhasoo, the Life Giver, to bring healing and to help others. Harry Snowboy, a medicine man from the Cree Nation of Chisasibi in northern Quebec, has done something few others in his position have. He’s written a book about his life, and perhaps most interestingly, […]

Doin’ the Oka Shuffle

Posted on August 10, 2010August 11, 2010 by Dan David

You’ve probably heard via the news media that “Oka is heating up again.” That there are “rising tensions with Mohawks on the 20th anniversary of the Oka Crisis.” Maybe you’ve heard that “Mohawks are angry with a developer” who wants to build on land he says he bought, fair and square, but that the Mohawks […]

Québec’s “Niqab” Bill and YOU

Posted on March 25, 2010April 1, 2010 by Dan David

Could Quebec’s controversial “niqab” law be used to undermine Indigenous ceremonies?