The origin of the name April for the month we are currently experiencing comes from the Latin Aprills which means “to open.” Considering that it is the month when the trees and flowers begin to open (or at least we can hope for this), it seems an apt name. It is also the month when... Continue Reading →
Interview with Armand Garnet Ruffo
Armand Garnet Ruffo is a scholar and poet of Ojibway heritage. He is among the second generation of contemporary Indigenous writers in Canada to begin publishing in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His work includes Opening in the Sky, Grey Owl: the Mystery of Archie Belaney, At Geronimo’s Grave, Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing Into... Continue Reading →
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