If you've ever wondered what would happen if Michael the city boy went out on the land and was asked to trap and skin his own food - this is your moment! Check out episode 6 of APTN's Michif Country to see what happens when I visited the Michif community of St. Laurent MB.

How do we organize the awesomest event in our community? Over the years I have learned about something I’m calling the 5 C’s. It includes clarity, consistency, creativity, compassion and coordination. Have a look and please feel free to share with me any other C’s that have helped you organize things in the community!

Orange Shirt Day is going to be very different this year for many reasons. For me it has to do with the holiday, the actions that (I hope) non Indigenous people will be taking and the systems change that will result from it. What are you doing to make a difference?

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. I wanted to share some thoughts, on how urgent this situation is and how important it is for us to take action before the tragedy. Resources and links to mental health supports are included at the end.

There once was a little kid who talked too much…what happened to that little kid when they grew up? What happens when someone loves stories and speaking from a young age? Spoiler alert: that little kid was me!

What if instead of going back to normal or back to before - we re-imagined tomorrow with justice and equity informing our built environment? Jay Pitter, Community Foundations of Canada & a group of revolutionary thinkers help to inform this report and an equitable placemaking lens that everyone can use.

Everyday, aunties, cousins and relatives from every corner of our community are achieving, overcoming and winning. But the positive accomplishments rarely make headlines. We all need to work hard to change this and I have some ideas that could possibly make it so!

Check out the culmination of this nearly 2 year innovation research project! I personally want to thank HTFC Winnipeg (Zoe, Adam, Tim) for being our legal entity and all of the youth and families affected by child welfare who informed this road map. There are also nearly 100 organizations to thank, and volunteers from many prototyping groups we are indebted to!

I wrote this poem out of frustration, anger and sadness. Another mass grave was discovered and many people will talk about the tragedy. I continue to believe that if you want to do something productive, support and protect children today.

Darryl Buck is excited to release his 2nd full length album of round dance songs with a modern twist called Pray For Me with collaborations from Wilfred Buck, to Hellnback and Lisa Muswagon and more! I'm honoured to have collaborated on one of the tracks called “Wakotawin”, listen to the new album and tell us what you think.