WRITING
I have written for CBC Nova Scotia, CBC Indigenous, The StarMetro Halifax, and Mi’kmaw Maliseet Nation News.
Road trip with my kokum: A family history of residential school and resilience
An article and radio documentary I wrote about Lorna Standingready - my grandmother, my kokum. From the rez, to residential school, to the city. This is a story very few members of our family have ever known about. | CBC Unreserved
Human rights officer urges N.S. to expand Indian status tax exemptions
Lisa Robinson, who is Mi'kmaw, says Nova Scotia should adopt off-reserve exemption similar to Ontario | CBC Nova Scotia
Researcher proposes study on how residential school trauma may have affected genes
The latest on Amy Bombay’s research on how intergenerational trauma may be passed on through “epigenetics”. | CBC Indigenous
The eclectic mix of Indigenous identities and urban living in K’jipuktuk
How Indigenous people express, define, and interpret their identity is fluid. The role their Indigenous identity plays in their lives is moulded by numerous variables, none the same as the last. | The StarMetro Halifax (contribution to week long series “Indigenous in Halifax”)
Young Mi’kmaq business owners part of $1-billion strong Atlantic Indigenous economy
Young Mi’kmaq business owners in Halifax are part of a thriving Indigenous business community in Atlantic Canada that’s expected to double over the next decade. | The StarMetro Halifax (contribution to week long series “Indigenous in Halifax”)