Anna Mae Aquash was a Mi’kmaq activist, born in 1945, who became a member of the American Indian Mouvement in the early 1970′s. She was murdered in 1975, and the case of her murder is still going on today, over 35 years later. From the era of Native American political activism and militancy during the early 1970s,…
Sandra Lovelace Nicholas, a Maliseet woman from New Brunswick’s Tobique Nation, has been a driving force in securing rights for Aboriginal women in Canada, and is also a wonderful example of the impact one woman can have when she sets out to correct an injustice. Sandra lost her status when she married a white man, and…
Beverly K. Jacobs (Gowehgyuseh). She is the current President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada. She was born into the Bear Clan of the Mohawk Nation on the territory of the Six Nations of the Grand River in Southern Ontario. Her traditional name, Gowehgyuseh means “She’s visiting.” Jacobs is a lawyer by profession and holds…
Arthur Miki, a sansei, has had a distinguished career as an educator and community activist. He has worked to promote improved race relations and to increase awareness of human rights issues in Canada. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Art was five years old when his parents and grandparents were forcibly removed to Manitoba in 1942 to…
Red Slam is a hiphopsoulrock fusion band whose music uplifts, self-identifies and promotes unity through Spoken, Lyricism which Arranges Meaning (SLAM). The group is comprised of young poets, songwriters, rappers, musicians, composers, and vocalists, breakers and graf artists representing diverse indigenous nation affiliations across Turtle Island and Internationally (Mohawk, Mi’kmaq, Anishinaabe, Inca, Cree, Dene)….
kemba king is an artist. healer. storyteller. she has been writing and sharing her art for over 10 years. in 2009 and 2010 she was a part of the anitafrika dub theatre playwrights-in-residence program where she wrote and co-produced the biomyth monodrama ‘where the stories are told’. during the same year, she participated and…
Sheila Watt-Cloutier. A Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Sheila Watt-Cloutier is in the business of changing public opinion into public policy. Experienced in working with global decision makers for over a decade, Watt-Cloutier offers a new model for 21st Century leadership. She treats the issues of our day — the environment, the economy, foreign policy, global health,…
Josiah Henson. Born enslaved in Maryland, Henson saw members of his family sold. Later, he served with his mother and became both a trustworthy administrator and a preacher. His role in escorting a group of enslaved persons to the farm of his owner’s brother made some question him. While in transit, they could easily have escaped…
Harriet Nahanee was a 73 year old residential school survivor, environmental activist, Pacheedaht (part of the Nuu-chah-nulth indigenous peoples of Vancouver Island) Grandmother, Elder, and Warrior. She passed away on February 24, 2007, in the manner that she lived her life, standing strong defending indigenous land and people. She was a powerful presence who was…
Hurly Meraveles believes that everybody can be an activist. “Activism is not only about doing rallies and marches or mass demonstrations,” he asserts. “It is also about one-on-one conversations and dialogues that you do every day to family, friends and strangers.” Hurly, a Filipino immigrant, educator and activist embarked on a journey across Canada by…
