Exploring the past, present and future of Black Prairie life through the themes of Migration, Putting in Work, Black and Indigenous Relations, Politics and Resistance, and Black to the Future. Omayra is the co-creator and co-producer of CBC’s Black on the Prairies, a groundbreaking collection of articles, personal essays, audio stories, images and more. Black […]
Liz Ikiriko becomes 1st Black artist to be acquired by Dunlop Gallery for permanent collection
As a child, artist Liz Ikiriko loved peeking into the Dunlop Art Gallery on her way to the bookshelves at the Regina Public Library central branch. Spending time at the library helped shape her sense of culture. Now, the Regina-born-and-raised artist might in turn influence other young people. This month, Ikiriko became the first Black […]
Documentarian with Sask. roots works to reclaim myth of John Ware, the Black Prairie cowboy
On a hot August 2019 afternoon, Cheryl Foggo stood where her great-grandfather lived more than a hundred years ago. She felt comforted by the beauty of the vast prairie landscape in the Eldon district of Saskatchewan. “It was wonderful. It was a beautiful day.” She had come along with some 300 people for the unveiling […]
Dispatch from the Prairies: A Black journalist’s perspective on this moment
Braydon Page took a knee in front of the Saskatoon Police Service headquarters and raised his fist in the air. Almost instantly, 4,000 people behind him followed suit. They chanted in unison. “Black Lives Matter.” Read more
‘La Loche will survive this virus’: Seeds of hope in Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 epicentre
Indigenous leaders and residents of La Loche and area say the community remains resilient as it grapples with being the epicentre of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The vast majority of the province’s active cases are in and around the small, remote community, located about 600 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. Read more
Calls for culturally-specific care amidst concerns over mental health issues in black communities
Eight years after Fiyin Obayan suffered from a mental breakdown, she still remembers how terrifying it was. “It was like I was a different person. I just kind of lost sight of reality. It’s like I kind of go in and out of it,” said the 28-year-old. Away from home, Obayan was registered in a […]