New book out by Tanya Talaga. Stuff people need to know about Canada and its history. Not for the faint of heart but necessary for this country to grow. cbc.ca/books/the-know…

I have always been a strong proponent of celebrating our strengths, but sometimes... Got an email from a teacher who's school board is telling her 'stop teaching Indian Horse and focus only on the beauty and brilliance of Indigenous Peoples.'
So 400 years of colonization is gone?

Looks like at some point in the recent past, I made ‘Staff Pick”. This calls for an extra large latte’!

There are a lot of angry people in this world.
I think we should ask them to leave.

We're giving you a sneak peek into season 3! One of our featured guest this season is: Derric Starlight the first Indigenous Jim Henson-trained puppeteer. You'll learn even more in season 3 of #GoingNativeTV 📺 Click that follow button for updates!

Checking pulse of the Indigenous community again. Was on the treadmill listening to music and the song
Kaliga came on. My mother loved this song (version by Charley Pride) and because of that, so do I. Is it still okay to listen/enjoy this silly song about a cigar store Indian?

Noticed this a few minutes ago. Not a good beginning to the day. Must not allow it to affect my driving or I’m in big trouble.

Enjoy this Going Native Season 3 outtake! 🙌 Every once and awhile, we like to push Drew out of his comfort zone 😉 This time we made him attempt stand-up comedy. 🎤I’d say, he didn’t do too bad! 😂 What do you think?👇
#APTN #APTN lumi #DrewHaydenTaylor

Today is International Book Store Day. As cliche as it may sound, book stores are like transporters in Star Trek. They never fail to send me to far off places, with exotic people, and experiencing amazing adventures.
IBS - not to be confused with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Internet buzz says Leonard Peltier is up for a parole hearing on June 10th. Over the years I've had people share conflicting opinions about the man. I know Twitter/X is not the place for a deep conversation, but I'd love to get the pulse of the Indigenous community about this.

Is Twitter/X the human equivalent of the fire hydrant for dogs?

I'm working on a new play. The bizarre thing is it all came to me in about an hour; the characters, the storyline, the number of scenes, structure, everything. For me, this is rare.
So something's got to be wrong.

Gathering of Nations 2024 begins today in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I've never been there but I hear its a hell of a pow wow. I shall put attending that on my bucket list, next to learning to skate, and writing a novel without the letter 'B' in it.
I'm a man of small dreams.

The spacecraft Voyager 1, 24 billion kilometres deep in interstellar space, is once again sending messages back to NASA. It's been travelling for 46 years.
My 2015 Kia just me cost $600 in repairs and I'm told there are more in the immediate future.
Where can I get a Voyager?

Cleaning some drawers in Curve Lake and found some crinkled money from Brazil, Dominican Republic and New Zealand. It’s ironic because as a kid I never thought I’d go anyplace interesting. It’s only worth about 11 Canadian but in terms of showing possibilities… it’s priceless.

Today is both New Kids on the Block Day and Scream Day. Putting both on the same day seems redundant, I mean one leads to the other. Thinking of starting my own band-New Elders On The Rez. The dancing style will be mostly men's fancy interspersed with occasional screams of agony

In 1989 wine merchant William Sokolin breaks a bottle of 1787 Château Margaux, possibly belonging to Thomas Jefferson, worth $500,000 at the Four Seasons restaurant in New York. Meanwhile, in the basement I find a Molson Golden stubbie from the 1970's and nobody cares.

Today is Canada Book Day!!! Okay, pop quiz. Using a variation of an old question, what three Canadian Authors would you like to sit down and chat with, while sharing a double double and a butter tart (with raisins)?

Heads up- once again I have been pontificating in the pages of the Globe and Mail. This time about teaching Indigenous theatre in high schools, and the 'Hudson's And Rex' television show. Unfortunately its behind a paywall but FYI theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-a…

It's International Mother Earth Day. Today show your favourite planet some love. Put some tobacco down. Plant a tree. Take a moment to appreciate what we have. Respect your Elders - It's 5 billion years old and hopefully, it will last another 5 billion.