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Landlocked

I just want to take you to a place of understanding by the title itself. Can you imagine having one house your entire family grows up in. Like I mean we all hear about the housing situation but yet everyone doesn’t leave. If it were that easy to move out and adapt to society. When…

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The Raven

I was going through some things in life in the past. I came across an elder from another nation. He shared a story about a Raven. The elder asked me if I heard about the raven being white ? I said no. Then the elder asked me “do you want to know? ” I said…

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Who’s your mom?

Growing up on the reserve. It’s a small country vibe, smaller than a town vibe. So everybody knows everyone cuz somehow we’re connected through blood or marriage. We watch each other’s kids grow up. Some of us are involved and some of us aren’t. A lot of uncles and aunties and grandmas and grandpas. Anyways……

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Spring

One thing in life that nature has taught me You can force time Everything happens with time With the sun and the moon How does one calculate time? When the light hits the sky When darkness arrives Morning and night A schedule for time It’s a process A work shift doesn’t even compare to earth…

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Walking into the storm

As a First Nations person, I reflect in many different ways Such as the buffalo When they see a storm coming Like the snow storm They walk head on Not seeing Just surrounded by the color white for it is a gift from God Bless the land with water as it comes in the form…

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Horse trails

School I worked at a barn not far from my reserve. The mother and daughter hung out with me a lot We would go kill deadly weeds in pastures We got to talking She told me a story about how she grew up here They had to ride their horses to school kms away. You…

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The Bow Valley

As the Bow River flows, we can row down stream on an adventure. It is beautiful to say it’s lovely how a river connects communities. You know all the small towns and farms. That’s why Alberta’s such a beautiful place, especially the Bow Valley, my home. Not just my home but the home to many…

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December frosty

As I was shopping in December. I noticed the trees. They looked like someone decorated them with fake snow. It didn’t snow much but it was cold out and foggy out. You can tell which way the wind was blowing because of the frost on the tree. There was a thick frost on one side…

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