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“Two of Montour’s granddaughters write that while the ‘British monarchy’ took away his culture, he felt loyal to it.” Inside the June issue: @davidvenn_ on “Brown Tom’s Schooldays,” a residential school account by Enos T. Montour. reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2025/…
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His Cohort: A survivor’s account is finally published
David Venn reviews Enos T. Montour’s “Brown Tom’s Schooldays,” a former student’s account of his time at Mount Elgin Residential School.
We’ve got great books across the board! Read @davidvenn_ on elections (@McGillQueensUP), Caroline Noël on Angel B.H.’s “All Hookers Go to Heaven” (@invisibooks), and Emily Mernin on Kevin Lambert’s “May Our Joy Endure” (@biblioasis). reviewcanada.substack.com/p/bookworm
This week’s Bookworm reaches new heights! No. 74 features @SelenaMercuri on Sarah Moses’s “Strange Water” (@guernica_ed), @davidvenn_ on Marie Wilson’s “North of Nowhere” (@HouseofAnansi), and a poem by Jade Riordan. reviewcanada.substack.com/p/bookworm-no-…
Congratulations Singtao @singtaocanada David Venn @NunatsiaqNews Joe Volpe Mariella Policheni @FranzVeronesi @CCanadese More details at nna-ccj.ca
Hi, all. Tomorrow, July 25, @reviewcanada launches Bookworm, a newsletter that carries on the good work of the magazine—and is edited by yours truly. Sign up at reviewcanada.ca/bookworm and make Tuesdays your favourite day of the week, every week.
“I really do think that there’s a bunch of people now across Nunavut that would jump on it" if HAP program was reintroduced, says housing corporation CEO | Nunatsiaq News nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…
Lastly, Pt. 4: Could HAP return? What challenges would it need to overcome? “This HAP program gave freedom to the people,” former NWT Housing Corp. worker says. “Freedom. Freedom. Freedom.” nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…
David Nuluk built a livelihood around building homes. And some see the Homeownership Assistance Program — where people built their own homes with government-provided materials — as having that same effect. nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…
Plugging part 3 of @davidvenn_ 's series on Nunavut housing today: Building people, building homes. HAP "improved not only the quantity and quality of local housing, but also to have contributed to community pride, independence and self-esteem.” nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…
This is worth your time. In depth and thoughtful.
Pt 3: skill-building & pride You’ll learn about HAP’s secondary benefits through a case study in Fort Good Hope & meet Naujaat elder David Nuluk who built his livelihood off building homes — an opportunity hardly available for Nunavummiut today. nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…
"A lot of companies — not all — a lot of companies, though, are just driven on that bottom line ... Let’s get this job done. Let’s get out. Let’s make our money." Read part 2 of @davidvenn_'s housing series, The high cost, low return of public housing: nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…
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Our Home: The high cost, low return of public housing
‘Our Home’ is a four-part series examining the old Government of the Northwest Territories Homeownership Assistance Program and the economic and social benefits of Nunavummiut building their own...
As a child, I remember watching my dad, uncles, grandparents and others build the house I would call home. HAP changed my life. Before we got our HAP house, we couch surfed a lot.
Watch @NunatsiaqNews series looking at #Nunavut housing crisis, starting today online. #HousingCrisis
Watch for our 4-part series looking at Nunavut’s housing crisis, starting Monday online in Nunatsiaq News
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