this land rich with resources oil, the blood, extracted gold, the treasure, extracted diamonds, the best of all, extracted resources that fuelled the colonization of Native land resources that were sent back to the Motherland to build an empire resources that were used to enslave millions of other brown folk generation after generation…
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aanii kina wiya! hello everyone! sharing this poem that i was commissioned to write for ‘Zaagi’idiwin: Silent, Unquestionable Act of Love’ an exhition by Leanna Marshal at Wilfred Laurier University
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where were you when the world turned upside down…
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aaniin kina wiya! hello everyone! Last year, three of my poems were transformed into choral music by Mark Sirett. Next week, there will be a concert in Kingston, Ontario. If you’re in the area, swing by as it will be an incredible audible experience. When I heard the choirs last year in London, Ontario during…
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Last year, I had three of my poems commissioned by Western University’s Gloria Gassi as part of the Canadian 150 celebration. This arrangement by Mark Sirett went on to win an award, Outstanding Choral Composition award at the Choral Canada 2018 National Choral Awards. So that’s pretty cool! Here’s the recording of the choral arrangement…
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Back in 2018, I travelled with my family to a nishnaabemowin language camp on the Grand Traverse Odawa & Ojibway community located near Peshawbetown, Michigan. As we travelled across the border from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario into Michigan on the International Bridge, it was quite awesome to travel over two great lakes, Superior and Michigan.…
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