A children's book shortlisted for a 2021 Governor General's Literary Award was written by a University of Guelph associate professor who specializes in the history of Indigenous Peoples and illustrated by an Ojibway multidisciplinary artist.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Alan Small | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 28, 2021
Billy Joe Green has had school on his mind a lot lately.
The Anishinaabe blues guitarist, who says next year he’ll be 698 years old; that’s my spiritual age, is a member of the Manitoba Indigenous Hall of fame. On Thursday, he headlines the opening night of the Manitoba Indigenous Music Weekend at the Pyramid Cabaret.
Despite all that, he says one of his pandemic projects was get this learning how to play guitar.
Manitoba Indigenous Music Weekend
July 29-Aug. 1, 8 p.m., Pyramid Cabaret
• July 29: Billy Joe Green, the Bloodshots, Rescued by Dragonflyz, the Shades of Dawn ($20 in advance at Showpass.com / $25 at the door)
While we hold the government and Catholic church responsible for atrocities carried out on Indigenous Peoples, we must hold ourselves accountable, too, Meera Estrada says.