Tag Archives: Indigenous

Mark Your Calendar: “Fake News at Fort Edmonton” presented March 28, 2026 in St. Albert.

Tom presents on the Northwest Resistance in St. ALbert on March 28, 2026.

MixedMedia Pt 7: The Convenient Indian Ancestor

Part 7 of an exploration of mixed descent persons in pop culture. What do Rambo, Tonto, Chakotay, and Sokka have in common?

MixedMedia Pt 6: Living Your Culture Quietly

Part 6 of an exploration of mixed descent persons in pop culture. How does Forge compare with Danielle Moonstar? And what is Pow-wow Smith’s final fate?

MixedMedia Pt 5: A Volatile Mixture

Part 5 of an exploration of mixed descent persons in pop culture. What do Clara Bow, John Wayne, and Namor have in common?

MixedMedia Pt 4: Adoption / Appropriation

Part 4 of an exploration of mixed descent persons in pop culture. How are Speedy, Kevin Costner, Jake Sully, and Daniel Day Lewis connected?

MixedMedia Pt 3: Family Divisions

Part 3 of an exploration of mixed descent persons in pop culture. A deep dive into Hawk, Son of Tomahawk from DC Comics.

MixedMedia Pt 2: An Undiminished Identity

Part 2 of an exploration of mixed descent persons in pop culture.

Clio’s Armada: Gli Gli and the Kalinago (Carib) Canoe Tradition

Tom Long, 2024 Dugout canoes continue to fascinate me, as do Indigenous voyages of reconnection. Thus the 1990s journey of the Gli Gli, an Indigenous gommier canoe, in the Caribbean caught my attention. Gli Gli was the brainchild of two artists, one of whom was Kalinago and the other a white Virgin Islander, and theContinue reading “Clio’s Armada: Gli Gli and the Kalinago (Carib) Canoe Tradition”

Dearest Mother: Appendix 3 – Mrs. Scheer and the Browns.

Eliza becomes involved in a marital dispute between the famous “Kootenai” Brown and his wife Cheepaythaquakasoon (Isabella). This was always one of my Dad’s favourite stories. The following comes from Marie Rose (Delorme) Smith’s “Eight Years on the Plains: Installment XI” in Canadian Cattlemen October 1949. Marie Rose was a Métis plainswoman from the DelormeContinue reading “Dearest Mother: Appendix 3 – Mrs. Scheer and the Browns.”