In the 1970s, Orange Shirt Day creator Phyllis Webstad was forced into a residential school. Last month, she visited the Wolastoqey immersion school in Fredericton, which stands against everything residential schools stood for.
Possesom Paul wanted to wrap up the ballet as a gift for every member of his family. That's what he told them as they gathered around his grandmother's table before the opening night of his ballet Pisuwin.
A lifetime of giving to others is what helped Maggie Paul win the Stompin' Tom Connors award. Known as a song carrier, Paul's music career began in 1974. She's put out albums that capture the traditional songs of the Passamaquoddy and Wolastoqiyik/Maliseet people.