Who You Callin’ Cultured? The arts are viewed as a “frill” by many in Alberta. Which isn’t to say we have no culture of our own. But how do we begin to encourage something that makes us so uneasy?
A native boy’s death in Edmonton goes way beyond just another piece of news. It poses questions about life in a place of poverty and social injustice…in Indian Country.
When I moved to Calgary in 1993, my knowledge of the West was limited despite my father’s prairie heritage. I knew that Calgary was a boomtown, the host of the 1988 Winter Olympics and, from my [...]
