In early August, 1900, Thomas Speight was leading Party No. 1 of the Grand Survey of Northern Ontario. He was … More
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From firehouse to frontlines: The life and sacrifice of Bill Ryall
With each passing year, the meaning of the phrase “Lest we forget” evolves. How to remember those we never knew? … More
The Bear Island Day School, Anishnaabeg Seasonal Migrations, and Nomadic Colonialism, 1903-1951
“Robert Olajos’ award-winning article follows the fascinating story of the “Indian day-school” on Bear Island as it adapted to the Teme-Augama Anishnabai’s seasonal way of life. Through an in-depth study of the Bear Island Day School archive, Olajos crafts a subtle and powerful argument about the “nomadic colonialism” of settler societies and colonial governments in northern Canada, and its role in the destruction of the seasonal mobility of the Anishnaabeg.”