The Eighth Fire
"…the Seventh Fire will light the Eighth and final Fire, an eternal fire of peace, love, brotherhood and sisterhood."
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In this issue
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Tomson Highway’s Theology of Laughter
Tomson Highway answers a grieving history with laughter instead of solemnity.
Bodhi SrivastavaMurray Sinclair’s 3 Injustices
Murray Sinclair asks what we owe a house we didn’t build.
Bodhi SrivastavaBehind the Barricade
When the army forced the press out of Oka, Alanis Obomsawin kept filming.
Daniel CuiFallen Feathers, Unfinished Stories
For too many Indigenous students, an education means leaving home for good.
Leonette QianNo More Fallen Feathers
The deaths in Seven Fallen Feathers weren’t isolated tragedies. They’re a pattern Canada still won’t break.
Daniel CuiAccessing Transportation in Indigenous Communities
On British Columbia’s Highway of Tears, a missing bus route can cost a life.
Yvette WuReconciliation Is a Two-Way Street
What reconciliation looks like, seen through an art gallery.
Emily ChenHow Can Indigenous Self-government be Perfected?
Real reconciliation has to end in Indigenous self-determination.
Emily ChenReversed
In Richard Wagamese’s Medicine Walk, a son walks his dying father home.
Leonette QianRetracing Our Paths
Indigenous youth don’t need decriminalization. They need recovery built by their own communities.
Alex JianHow Clothing Conveys Culture
The Inuit comedy North of North shows its culture instead of explaining it.
Yvette WuReservation Dogs — A Review
Sterlin Harjo’s Reservation Dogs refuses to let grief be the whole story.
Alex Jian