As we celebrate the 2017 summer solstice, let’s flash back to last year’s solstice, when Dragonfly appeared in a CBC radio documentary reminding folks in Toronto about the city’s Indigenous history. Back then, Metro Morning host Matt Galloway introduced the piece with a note that “Toronto was once part of the vast Ojibwe nation.” We […]
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CBC Radio One Appearance
Suzanne - Jun 21, 2017 - Best Practices, decolonized, education funding models, history, media bias, power and privilege, reconciliation, urban/off-reserve - Comments Off on CBC Radio One Appearance
Dragonfly in the Media
Suzanne Methot wrote a guest column for Canadian Geographic magazine’s July/August 2013 issue, entitled “Reclamation Project.” The back-page article focuses on how Aboriginal people connect to and inhabit urban spaces – and how Aboriginal peoples and all Canadians share a common story of resilience and renewal that is embodied in our landscape. To read the […]
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Amanda Berry, the Media, and Her Mother
Suzanne - May 22, 2013 - media bias, power and privilege, urban/off-reserve - Comments Off on Amanda Berry, the Media, and Her Mother
By now, you’ve heard about Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight, the three Cleveland, Ohio, women rescued this month after years in captivity. What you haven’t heard is that Amanda Berry is Native American. According to the Native Women’s Association of Canada, there are currently 582 Aboriginal women missing across Canada – and that […]
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The Urban Aboriginal Reality
Suzanne - Jan 15, 2013 - decolonized, history, Mother Earth, urban/off-reserve - Comments Off on The Urban Aboriginal Reality
A few weeks ago, The Globe and Mail published a story about the housing crisis on the Attawapiskat First Nation, with the headline “Why Don’t They Just Leave?” When Dragonfly saw the title, we heaved a sigh and rolled our eyes at the media’s persistent boneheadedness. Truth is, “they” have already left. The majority of […]
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