In Cree, an oskâpêwis is a servant or a helper, someone who hauls in rocks for sweats, or pipes or medicines. I equate that to leadership. You're a servant or helper of people.

We focus on bringing back Indigenous languages, ceremonies, cultures, traditions - all that was lost over the past 150 years. This is how we'll generate hope - for all Canadian people.

If you want to change a mind, there's no better way than a dialogue over coffee.

My dad died when I was 17. He had heart and other problems. He was a good father, lots of love. But he was affected by it. When he died, mom picked up the reins and raised six boys all on her own.

Indigenous languages are Canada's national treasures. They are our identity. We simply have to put greater effort into rejuvenating and revitalizing them. It is key to moving forward.

We are a nation within a nation.

I experienced racism in different settings: I was followed in stores, in cars. The way you experience racism depends on how you deal with it. My memories of Goodeve are good ones.

...if we gained only one incontestable truth every ten years from each of our philosophical writers the harvest we reaped would be sufficient.

There is only two types of women in the world:1. beautiful2. very beautiful

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' For our sakes Jesus went through all the suffering we may ever have to endure, and because he cried out those words we may cry them out, too.

He’d need the woman’s help to set things right

When God created the earth, He intended that everything that has breath would enjoy relationship with the creator

Man and wife, Coupled together for the sake of strife.

I have been studying how I may compare this prison where I live unto the world; Shut up in the prison of their own consciences.

No one can doubt that there are times when an abortion is justifiable but they will become unnecessary when care is taken to prevent conception. This is the only cure for abortions.

You know you're an Arizona native when you have to look up "mass transit" in the dictionary.

I hope I am a psychotherapist's dream. I've spent enough hours in therapy.