In The Truth About Stories, Thomas King juxtaposes two creation stories, one involving Charm, and one involving Adam and Eve, concluding this comparison by insisting that only one creation tale can be true, and that it is therefore up to the reader to decide which of the stories to believe. As Dr. Paterson suggests in […]
In his article, “A Map that Roared and an Original Atlas: Canada, Cartography, and the Narration of Nation” Matthew Sparke recalls memorable words uttered by Chief Justice Allan McEachern while presiding over a court case regarding land claims made by the Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en peoples. The Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en presented a map in court, which […]
After reading from a variety of student blogs, I have composed a cursory list of the major themes, images, emotions and so forth considered by my peers to constitute home: Home suggests familiar physical surroundings and sensory perceptions. Sights, scents, sounds. Though home is often predicated on the physically tangible, many people make note of the fact […]
Preface Chamberlain didn’t tell the right story. He told a story, or part of one, but he didn’t tell it properly. He says: My godmother who with nice irony came from a settlement in Saskatchewan called Qu’Appelle. Whatsitsname. The place I come from, the place I call home, is not so far from Qu’Appelle Valley, and there […]