Category: First Nations

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Hiking the Legend of Grey Owl

Andrea Cordonier

Books, First Nations, History & Heritage, Museums, Galleries & Archives, NFB, Resources & Environment, Travel & Vacation

I remember a friend saying that kids are special when they’re little, but that every age holds the promise of something new. My eldest son, D, now twelve years old, and I headed out for a seventeen kilometre roundtrip hike to Grey Owl’s cabin in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, something he wasn’t ready for… Read more
Restoration

Andrea Cordonier

Arts & Culture, Community, Featured, First Nations, History & Heritage, Not-for-Profit, Place & Space, Social & Affordable Housing

One of my favourite summer experiences took place in one of Winnipeg’s roughest neighbourhoods. On a drive around town, I spotted the most amazing mosaic mural under construction in a most unlikely location. I made an illegal left turn into an empty parking lot and jumped out with my camera in hand. I happily snapped… Read more