Alberta – Laurie D. Graham

August 8, 2016December 2, 2016

Alberta, Alberta

I hadn’t been home in seven months—the longest stretch in a while. (There were readings in Edmonton and Calgary—click the links for photos. There was also a family wedding.) And I was thirsty the whole time for the things of my home. There’s a huge amount of large-scale construction—earth-moving, road-building—in and around the place I … Continue reading Alberta, Alberta

August 4, 2012December 2, 2016

Frog Lake, Alberta

“In one sense, Frog Lake is a simple event of a proud people pushed down into poverty and into starvation. As a warrior, you’re not thinking ahead very far, but at the same time you are responsible for feeding your people. So, you can understand what drove them. But at the same time you cannot … Continue reading Frog Lake, Alberta