Unearthing Secrets, Gathering Truths Military History Fish River Cree and Peguis

Fish River Cree and Peguis First Nation

The powwow grounds

When an unthinkable loss occurs

Examining the inquiries and inquests reveals disturbing cases of First Nations men and women on reserve and in urban areas who receive grossly inadequate care at medical institutions as well as brutal and inhumane treatment at the hands of police and prison officials

Using sentencing judgements and judges’ responses

Unearthing Secrets, Gathering Truths Military History Fish River Cree and PeguisUnearthing Secrets Gathering Truths is the first book of poetry by Jules Arita Koostachin, Attawapiskat First Nation member. This work is divided into four parts: InNiNeWak (Human Beings), WiKwam (Home), MiTeWin (Dreams) and IsKweWak (Cree Womyn). The poems reflect life, voice, spirit world, mothers, freedom, truth and love seen through the eyes of an Indigenous woman. Through the process of the poems, which were a twenty year journey, she finds the