I often wonder what reconciliation means. Does it mean that non Indigenous people will finally understand what we as Indigenous people have gone through? Will they understand how first impact affected us? Will they care that it was first contact that changed our way of life. Changed our traditions and how it affected the way…

By: Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith Remembering Ni Mama: I remember the dream as though it happened yesterday. You know the one where I woke up short of breath and counting 1…2…3… in order to try and calm myself down. In the dream, I had received a call saying “Christine, I’m sorry your mom has passed away.”  In…

By: Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith When Worldviews Collide The First Nations peoples of Canada have a particular understanding of the ways in which the world came into being, and the ways they have come into being as a people. This particular knowledge is often conveyed through story/myth and legend, and it is through these venues that…

Review: “Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls” Reviewed By: Christine Miskonoodinkwe-Smith “Highway of Tears: A true story of racism, indifference and the pursuit of justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls,” is written by journalist Jessica McDiarmid and…

Wounds open And fester inside Bringing forth a pain I cannot adequately describe Wounds open And fester inside Though I know I’m not alone And there’s countless other Sixty Scoopers who feel the same My pain from yesterday Compounds with today’s And becomes fresh once more. Wounds open And fester inside Bringing forth a pain…

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By: Christine Miskonoodinkwe-Smith I walk in two worlds Despite being a racialized woman A member of a First Nations in Canada I walk In two worlds Fighting to live In the westernized world When I also have Anishnawbe worldviews I take westernized medication And listen and adhere to western knowledge and Anishnawbe knowledge When all…

Nitisanak Review: By: Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith Nitisanak is a ground breaking memoir that explores love in its many intricate and difficult ways. It explores queer love, prairie punk scenes, toxic masculinities, the feminine divine and so much more. Author, Lindsay Nixon asks “Is there really such thing as NDN love, as trauma bb love, as…