
Prairie Labyrinth



Setting the Poles c. 1910




When someone passes away, many aboriginal people say that they do not die, but instead “walk on.” This implies a continuation of a journey rather than an endpoint on a linear path.
Bronze statue “Santee Death Song” by Dave Buffington 1977 overlay on prairie image by hosynth from Pixabay


Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada which honours the survivors of residential schools and their families, as well as the children who never returned home.

Illustration of Chief Dan George’s mother by Helmut Hirnschall from The Best of Chief Dan George