Odette Auger

Conversation with Cree playwright and novelist Tomson Highway opens in laughter. A mix of humour, philosophy, language and stories that circle outward while explaining the ideas behind his play, Rose.

East Vancouver-based Métis artist Jean Paul Langlois brings humour and family storytelling into paintings that are both playful and sharp-edged. Through brilliant saturated colours that spring from pop-culture themes and motifs, his works explore the complexity of identity through stories about his Métis and settler heritage.

The Thacker Pass mine threatens Indigenous rights at Peehee Mu’huh, a sacred Paiute and Shoshone site, sparking resistance to extraction.

The "green," progressive veneer of southern California's lithium rush disguises serious social impacts that come hand in hand with environmental risks.

Chyana Marie Sage’s memoir is a courageous reminder of how community helps us heal.

In Arizona, ‘green’ mining supporters don’t want to hear about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

After a legal setback, Apache Stronghold will keep fighting to protect their ancestral sacred lands at Oak Flat from copper mining devastation

In a unified stand, the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) and the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC), made up of the political heads of the BC Assembly of First Nations, First Nations Summit, and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, have called on

Award-winning Cree artist Michelle Thrush is bringing her play Inner Elder to the Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver. Her creation is a solo performance that weaves together personal stories of survival, imagination and healing. The Firehall, tucked into Vancouver’s East Side, is where her career began, she told Windspeaker.com

Qaqsoss Naka Wahantuhsis (Fox & the Tiny Demon) is a new animated film directed by award winning animator, director and artist Tara Audibert, who has ties to Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation) through her mother.  The film addresses issues of mental health while preserving Indigenous culture and language. It is the first animated feature film in Wolastoqey, an Algonquian language spoken by the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet/Malecite) people.

Renowned artist Kent Monkman of Fisher River Cree Nation, Man. has been named this year’s recipient of the prestigious Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, celebrating his painting, performance, film and installation art.

By Odette Auger Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Windspeaker.com A recent exhibit of colourful paintings was held in the British Columbia city of Port Alberni. The exhibit, held at the Alberni Valley Museum on Sept. 28, featured paintings created…

Photo: Agathe Bernard Photography, agathebernardstudio.com On August 26, an historic, unprecedented Sała (mourning ceremony) was held in Kwagu’ł territory, on north Vancouver Island. This is the first time, ever, that a Sała has been held to mourn…

Jesse Taylor has created the First-ory language stylus to help people learn Indigenous languages. By Odette Auger Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Windspeaker.com K'odi dłu' Taay.dala 'Yuuans, Jesse Taylor (Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw) is hoping to have…

By Odette Auger Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Windspeaker.com Miesha Louie is a mixed Secwépemc singer/guitarist, the high-powered frontwoman of the duo Miesha and The Spanks. Louie’s special brand of honest songwriting brings together…

By Odette Auger Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Windspeaker.com Multidisciplinary visual artist Michelle Sound (Cree and Métis) brings drum making, caribou hair tufting, photography, painting and beading to her art making, carving a path deeply…

Witnessing the spirit of Cedar as medicine– before the logging trucks arrive By Odette Auger Watch Read The majority of old growth Cedar forest on Vancouver Island is gone. Logging, the climate crisis and, some say, government policies are hampering…

Image By Odette Auger Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Windspeaker.com Members of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations Whalers’ Shrine Repatriation Committee travelled to New York recently in an effort to try to bring back one of the world’s…

Image From left to right: Chief Ronnie Chickite, Hereditary Chief James Quatell, MLA Michele Babchuk, Minister Jennifer Whiteside, Hereditary Chief Shawn Decaire. Photos by Odette Auger By Odette Auger Local Journalism Initiative Reporter…

By Odette Auger Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Windspeaker.com Jim Adams’ “Sky Woman” performance with Porch View Dances is a fusion of contemporary dance and Indigenous teachings. It blends dance, storytelling, and an on-site creation of a…