Reflections on 40 years of scraping by and thriving

Briarpatch has always been a labour of love, and I believe that’s the key reason for the magazine’s unlikely success.”

Politics based on justice, diplomacy based on love

What Indigenous diplomatic traditions can teach us

Treaties are not about the cession of land.

Calling all our superheroes

Success, sacrifice, and Indigenous education

I am often conflicted as an educator. As a Native woman, I consider the current system of education in Canada to be inherently colonial, and I hate my role in perpetuating it.

Organizing for Gaza’s land and sea

Farmers and fishers on the front lines of a one-sided ceasefire

The Union of Agricultural Work Committees is organizing Palestinian farmers and fishers to support their efforts to remain on the land.

The shittiest warrior

Album review

Comedian Ryan McMahon delivers his reflections on racism and colonialism, all perfectly punctuated with hilarious bouts of fury.