Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King. “One of the first things you pick up listening to or reading Thomas King is that he was born to tell stories. Even on the page it feels like he’s speaking a world into existence. I trust him to tell a great story which is why I stuck … Continue reading Brennan’s picks: Green Grass Running Water

Eden Robinson's 2017 novel "Son of a Trickster" has us following the trials and tribulations of high school student Jared Martin. Jared smokes and drinks too much and supplements his paper route income by selling pot cookies to his classmates but don't get it twisted, Jared is a good kid. A good kid in a … Continue reading Brennan’s Picks: The Son of a Trickster Trilogy

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. "Ricky, Lewis, Gabe and Cass, all members of the Blackfoot Tribe, childhood friends who we are introduced to as young men. It’s the final day of hunting season and the sun is on the decline. With elk nowhere to be found and the prospect of empty freezers … Continue reading Brennan’s picks: The Only Good Indians

Staff Pick Saturday! Brennan recommends: The Best of Chief Dan George by Chief Dan George and Helmut Hirnschall and Little Big Man. "Over the last couple months, I've had the good fortune to represent the library in our partnership with The Wellness Almanac to co-host a sharing circle led by the incredible Tanina Williams. Envisioned … Continue reading Brennan’s picks: The Best of Chief Dan George

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHlJ4RdhWn1/ Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson. "We are introduced to our narrator, 20-year-old Lisamarie Hill while she is in a fog of chain smoking, coffee chugging grief. The fishing boat her younger brother was working on is missing and so is he. Her shattered parents are flying out to be closer to the search leaving … Continue reading Brennan’s Picks: Monkey Beach

Have I seemed confident over that last 6 days? I haven’t felt that way. I have felt nervous and anxious putting my thoughts out into the world. Do they make sense? Or are my words a big confusing mess? Am I advocating? Or am I hurting?To know me for a short time is to learn … Continue reading Progress Not Perfection – Day 7

I have grown up in a world where I literally give no thought to my skin colour. I feel safe and comfortable in public spacesWhen I watch TV and movies I see characters who look like me and who have life experiences I can relate toI know I’ll get good health service, no matter what … Continue reading Progress not Perfection – Day 6

For the last 4 days I have used drawings I created in a series called “Progress Not Perfection” to explore: Community developmentRacial justice I have shared that I think of community development as a process of a group of people working towards a shared goal. And I’ve said racial justice is fairness for all people … Continue reading Progress Not Perfection – Day 5

This week I am using art I created in my “Progress Not Perfection” series to explore: Community developmentRacial justice Yesterday I said that community development is the process of people working towards common goals, and racial justice is fairness for all people across all social systems. I said that the connection between community development and … Continue reading Progress Not Perfection – Day 4

This week I am using art I created in my “Progress Not Perfection” art series to explore: What is community development?How does community development connect to racial justice? I understand community development to be a process where people work together toward shared goals and racial justice as fairness for all people across all social systems. … Continue reading Progress Not Perfection – Day 3