Cara McKenna

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Cara McKenna

At the United Nations headquarters in “New York City,” Sierra William’s voice shook with emotion as she spoke about the toxic drug crisis in her community. “Death has been so normalized with our people — smallpox, residential schools, 60s Scoop, this has all led to trauma and tragedy in our communities,” said the Tŝilhqot’in Nation Youth ambassador. “Self care for us is doing things to connect us to our culture, to our ways of life.

Sep 26, 2024 | canadiangeographic.ca | Cara McKenna |David Stobbe |Dallin Schmidt

Every morning, Raylene Cardinal displays a different nêhiyawêwin word on the board in her classroom for her students to learn. Today, the word is nîpin — summer. It’s almost the end of the school year, and the children are preparing to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with a cultural event at the school. “I teach them how to say it [and] what the word means. It’s a new word every single day, just to build that awareness of the Cree language and who they are,” explains Cardinal.

Sep 13, 2024 | vicnews.com | Julie Chadwick |Cara McKenna

By Julie Chadwick and Cara McKenna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporters INDIGINEWS A showcase by the Snuneymuxw family design house Ay Lelum at New York Fashion Week paid tribute to their relative W. Joel Good ts'usqinuxun after the artist died suddenly. The show on Sept. 7 opened with an onstage screen that played a video of Good working on a carving with guidance from his father. "I'm old school," Good said as he carefully sanded and shaped the wood.

Aug 28, 2024 | shop.canadiangeographic.ca | Monica Kidd |Thomas Lundy |David Geselbracht |Cara McKenna

FEATURESTHE POLITICS OF WILDFree-roaming horses have existed in Alberta for hundreds of years. Some say they're a nuisance, while others believe they have their own place in the landscape. By Monica KiddPhotography by Sandy SharkeyPROTECTORS OF AQVIQTUUQThe northern tip of mainland Canada is a paradise undisturbed by mining. Residents of Taloyoak, Nunavut, are fighting to keep it that way.

Aug 8, 2024 | infotel.ca | Cara McKenna |Aaron Hemens

Image Credit: Shutterstock August 08, 2024 - 6:00 PM Regina Basil always did everything she could to protect her younger brother, Randy Lampreau. Their family grew up at Chu Chua in Simpcw First Nation and are also from Bonaparte First Nation. Basil said she and her siblings were raised harvesting medicines, learning about their culture and sharing with and helping one another. “(Randy) was never angry, always smiling, joking — you know, goofy,” she said.