Issue 6

Article 6 – Women in the Seven Sacred Teachings

Jasyn’s Voice in the Teaching of Respect: My spirit name is Standing Buffalo Man. The image of buffalo is incredibly powerful for me; I wish to have Moose or Caribou…

Article 5 – Animals and Landscapes in The North

​ The Last Light is not a traditional painting with aboriginal teachings or legend except for the northern lights being the ancestors. It is one of the series of images…

Article 4 – Feature Artist: Jasyn Lucas

Jasyn Lucas: A Proud Member of the UCN Communities in Thompson As a member of the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, Jasyn Lucas has chosen to spend most of his time…

Article 3 – Response to Basil Johnston’s Essay “Is That All There Is?”

By Alexandra Hart As early as 1991, Basil H. Johnston published a piece about Indian Studies with the title, “Is That All There is?” The piece was published in An…

Article 2 – The Rattle: An Interview

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…

Article 1 – A Thompson Youth’s Perspective on Youth Deliquency and Crime

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,…

Words from the Editors

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…