Issue 8

Catherine Ross Indigenous identity is represented through its culture. Indigenous peoples have different cultures, and it is important to understand that each culture has its own values, customs, and beliefs. No matter what culture each Indigenous group has, Indigenous identity should be recognized and respected without any discrimination:Even though identity groups were not participants in…

Sandreka Kaczoroski All over the world, “there are many kinds of Aboriginal [groups] that can be defined in relation to interests in, and associations with, land” (McLean 218). Indigenous peoples have a special connection and relationship to the land. The connection between Indigenous populations and their land is physical, social, spiritual, and cultural. Their wellness…

Ian Sinclair “You must respect Land!” are the words I heard from my grandpa since I was a young boy. As an Indigenous person, I have grown up respecting the land. As a child, my grandpa would take me fishing and explain how we have to respect what we catch and not catch more than…

Nateshia Constant-Personius My dear future generationsI look out my window and I see long deliberationsExtra buildings that took concentration I am sorry you have to deal with our stupidity and ambitions.We called it progression, but it was demons on the rise.Now, you have to live with the pollution.And our lies. We didn’t know what we…

Kayla Wall This story is different from any conventional story you have read before. Most stories have a single character with long blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and a smile bright enough to light up the deepest of skies. I am a single character with multiple roles; I can be anyone you want me to…

Taryn Cook As an Indigenous person, my relationship to the land is spiritual, cultural, and traditional. Growing up in an Indigenous community teaches many people how to hunt, fish, cook, and go to ceremonies. I grew up being taught by my parents and grandparents all the survival skills for living on the land, as they…

Lance Laycock Today I decided to take my grandson to an old, secret fishing spot of our family. The same place my grandfather took me to as a kid and his grandfather did before him. Fishing at that spot is our family tradition, and it has been passed down from one generation to the next,…

Sandreka Kaczoroski Away from my landNo regrets that I’m feelingJust the hope, prayer, and desireFor strength and self-healing My Island, my homeOut of many, we are onebut how could this be when we lack brotherly love and suffer greatly because of a country misrun One love and one heartIt is the mantra we teachBut it…

Madison Gurniak Northern lights are one of the astronomical mysteries that occur in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The lights, also known as the polar lights or aurora polaris, are natural phenomena with great significance to the planet and landscape. During an episode of northern lights, shafts or curtains of colored lights are seen in…

Kelly Laybolt The gate was closed when Brent and I pulled up to the scout camp. I parked in the grass on the side of the dirt road and grabbed my cap off of the dash. It was summer, and even though we’d be under the tree canopy, I knew my bald head would still…