by Autumn Epple A.1984.68. 18 cm × 17.5 cm. This chatelaine bag from the mid-19th century, housed currently in the collection of the National Museums Scotland, represents a fascinating cultural crossover between settler and Onkwehonwe women. Photo by Cory Willmott. (Image from the GKS, for ...
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Alan Ojiig Corbiere wins Barbara Godard Prize
from York University Every year, the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies awards the Barbara Godard Prize for the best graduate dissertation for outstanding works that advance our knowledge of Canada. For the 2019-20 academic year, the award went to M'Chigeeng historian and researcher Alan Ojiig ...
All eyes on Mi’kma’ki as Mi’kmaq fight for recognition of moderate livelihood fisheries
by Alexander Ross The past two months have seen significant violence directed toward Mi’kmaw fishers in Sipekne’katik. This has included threats, vandalism of lobster traps and boats, and even an assault against Sipekne’katik chief Michael Sack. A lobster compound in Middle West Pubnico was ...
From the GKS: An Anishinaabe Child’s Tikinaagan and Doll
by Bradley Clements An Anishinaabe child's doll and tikinaagan (cradleboard) from the 1800s, currently in the collection of the British Museum. GKS ID: 24802 (Image from the GKS, for research and community use only) September 30 is Orange Shirt Day, an event to remember the children who ...
(En)Gendering Shoreline Law
by Madeline Whetung This article examines the colonization of Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg territory by the Trent Severn Waterway. By examining legal bracketing as a process within Canadian common law alongside prevailing Nishnaabeg philosophy and legal thought, I consider how the construction of a ...