Posts by UCN

By: Colette McKay True Verbatim Transcript Colette: Tansi. My name is Colette McKay and my spirit (traditional) name is kìcikìsokowi mikisiwì iskwèw, which translates as Heavenly Eagle Woman. I am a student at the University College of the North in the Bachelor of Arts, 3-year program. This interview is for my class ANS.2150 – Legends…

By Jaydeen Lachapelle First, I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself and how I relate to the topic of youth delinquency and crime. I am from Thompson, but my familial roots are in Cross Lake First Nation. I was in foster care from the ages of 13-18, and during this time, delinquent…

The on-going COVID-19 pandemic, which took the world by surprise last winter, negatively impacted the release of the 6th issue of our journal, Muses from the North (MFTN), the second in the series of two special issues that were sponsored by UCN Seed Grant dedicated to Indigenous student writers. The University College of the North…

Painting like this can be viewed on www.jasynlucas.ca but all are sold as they sell fast.

About the Artist: Jasyn Lucas was born in 1979 in Flin Flon Manitoba. He was a product of the Sixties Scoop. He spent first few months in a foster home, and then was adopted into the Lucas Family before his first birthday. Born Jason Bighetty, his new parents would change the spelling to Jasyn Lucas.…

By Desiree Balfour While transcribing Drs. Joseph Atoyebi and Ying Kong’s interview with Jasyn Lucas, I was able to relate to Jasyn’s life’s story from the bits and pieces that I gathered. It helped me too to change my outlook in life as I get older. When I was younger, I tried University right after…

Introduction: Hello, my name is Jasyn Lucas, I live here in Thompson. I graduated here in 1997. I’ve moved to Vancouver for a couple of years, did some art school, now I’m back in Thompson. I’ve been running my own business for about 13 years as a professional artist, an Indigenous artist and painter. I’ve…

by Darrell Lathlin Our Aboriginal languages are our identities. They are the most common artifact that make our Indigenous cultures distinct. Our Cree language makes our Cree people different from other peoples. Not speaking our language will result in the death of our culture because our future generations will not be able to relate with…

by Cherish Halcrow My Kokum lives in Cross Lake (Pimicikamak Cree Nation). Before we began out interview, I explained to her that the purpose of this interview is to record her story about the legend of the loon. Interviewer: Tansi! My name is Cherish Halcrow. This is my Kokum. Interviewee: I am Kokum of Cherish.…

by Mervin Jr. Thomas It is essential for all non-Indigenous peoples who work and live on reserves to learn about the languages, traditions, and history of the Indigenous peoples, the original owners of the land. Some individuals may not understand and may ask why it is important to learn about the histories that are associated…