First Nations elders live in ‘third-world’ conditions as federally financed homes decay

“Walking through some of the houses in his First Nation on the remote West Coast of Vancouver Island, Les Doiron can’t help but notice the poorly constructed foundations and crumbling roofs, the single-pane windows, the flimsy doors and thin insulation — and the mould. ‘The wind goes through these places,’ the president of the Ucluelet nation says.”

Wawmeesh Hamilton – The Discourse – June 2018

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Kids of Addiction

“Before anyone knew it, the party was over. His friends must have left. He stayed behind. He was alone now. He grabbed a syringe and the blow and I imagine stumbled into the bathroom. He’d done this before. He’d bailed on the play. He injected into his right arm, an instant euphoria cleansing his guilt, the way coke does. But the euphoria must have been replaced by panic. Something was different. Something was wrong. This wasn’t just cocaine. It was cocaine and heroin.”

Trevor Jang – The Discourse – October 2017