Issue 8

Kailyn Coutts-Ramstead The wind blows through the willows,calm, and then mighty, it shows.The sky, speckled with clouds,and full of wonder; each person, I hope, knows. The water ripples with movement of air,and an eagle soars.His shadow cast on the ground below,as waves crash on the nearby shores. It is easy to forget,this is so true,just…

Christine McKay As an Indigenous woman, I have been fascinated by women’s power for creation. The idea of “Nurture=Nature” started from the concept of “Sky Woman” in the Haudenosaunee creation story. The first woman who, with her children, helped the existing animals shape the land onto Great Turtle’s back. From there, it expanded to embrace…

Darlene Wilson I was born and raised in a small, northern community built on a rock called “The Sunless City,” which originated from a strange, fictional character, Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin. The book was said to have been recovered in the boreal forest of Flin Flon, where the land is beaded with coniferous trees, and lakes…

Muses from the North continues to remain relevant since its launch in 2017. Two of our former student writers/artists were able to have their works republished by other outlets. Brie Philips (B.A.), a Métis teacher and artist, who is currently working as an elementary school teacher in Sun West School Division, Kenaston, Saskatchewan, first published…