it was never going to be okay (FNCR 2021) Smudging Here Lawrence would join with

Here Lawrence would join with hundreds of other First Nations children and enter the world of church-run residential schools

Paula-Jean Prudat (born in Meadow Lake

Betty was abducted and brutally murdered by four young men

Students quickly grasp the messages behind this traditional story - have patience

Lawson speaks with pride and celebration as she writes about a reporter's interview with world champion hoop dancer Lisa Odjig

it was never going to be okay (FNCR 2021) Smudging Here Lawrence would join withit was never going to be okay by jaye simpson, a Two Spirit Oji Cree person of the Buffalo Clan with roots in Sapotaweyak and Skownan Cree Nation, is a collection of poetry and prose exploring the intimacies of understanding intergenerational trauma, Indigeneity and queerness, while addressing urban Indigenous diaspora and breaking down the limitations of sexual understanding as a trans woman. As a way to move from the linear timeline of healing and