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Abby is a third-year journalism student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. In high school, Abby delivered newspapers everyday before school and knew from an early age that journalism was the right path for her.  She grew up in St. Catharines ,…

On March 14, 2020, at the outset of a global pandemic, Canadian artist Adad Hannah took to the streets of Vancouver to record this pivotal moment in time. Over the span of a year, he created 237 video portraits of everyday people that capture our…

I am a tree I am looking for a paper eagle I am learning to write I am listening to music I am remembering jumping off a roof I used to write songs and stories I am a tree I am waiting for the sun I am running with shoes I am chasing a…

We are not like the stereotyped Hollywood Indigenous people, the ones that ride horses and shoot bows and arrows and wear headdresses. They are based on Plains First Nations; other nations are totally different. Horses came to the plains in the…

Jasna is a journalism student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. As a child, Jasna chose to play with a pen and paper before toys. She was an independent child and pursued many creative hobbies such as making crafts and putting on theatre…

I am from the Ahousat First Nation I am looking for me and my family I am learning to speak my language I am listening to songs I am remembering fishing with my grandpa I used to smell fish, fresh from the ocean I am waiting for the earth to…

I am Huu-ay-aht I am looking for food I am listening to music I am remembering my culture I used to skateboard I am hopeful I am waiting for a journey I am running on coffee I am chasing dreams I am hoping to graduate I am living a happy…

Prior to becoming a writing student at the University of Victoria in 2021, Kaitlyn attended Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia. Thompson Rivers is just two hours north of the community she grew up in: Summerland, a town of 12,…

I am Hesquiaht I am looking for Kora I am learning my culture I am listening to my language I am remembering going to the beach I used to step in puddles I am waiting for the rain I am running from the wind I am chasing the sun I am hoping…