It was one of the first days of spring, and goose hunting was on everyone’s mind in Nibinamik.
Geese had been spotted flying from the south for the first time that morning. Hunters were ready, taking skidoos out on the still-frozen lake to their blinds across the water.
Meanwhile boats and canoes stood at the ready along the shoreline, waiting for the last of the ice to melt away.
At the Nibinamik school, even the students were thinking hunting. With only two days of classes left until their spring hunting break, students in all grades were getting excited to go out with their parents and grandparents to the blinds in the bush.
And when school let out, the children were right outside to play in the spring sunshine.
This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn't been to in years.




This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn't been to in years. I attended the Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow and the Matachewan First Nation...
I was happy to see my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast announce the opening of the new St Francis Xavier Parish Church on August 25....