Wawmeesh Hamilton, Author at the Discourse.

Wawmeesh

Mission

As a reporter who is Indigenous, my stories have context others don’t. I give voice to Indigenous communities living with the impact of policies conceived far away.

What I'm working on

How do we begin to solve the First Nations housing crisis on reserves?

How saying ‘I’m gay’ in Heiltsuk connects this Indigenous man to his ancestors

‘That word makes me so happy,’ Steven Hall says with a smile.

By Robin Perelle, Uytae Lee and Wawmeesh Hamilton

Surrogate elders are like medics fixing the wounds of colonialism

‘I’ve been struck by how empty many Indigenous youth feel when they don’t know who they are.’

By Wawmeesh Hamilton

Elders help urban Indigenous youth connect to culture — if they can find each other

‘We aren't learning that knowledge that is supposed to be passed down,’ one teen says.

By Wawmeesh Hamilton

Indigenous language and culture survives, even in the darkest places

As Robert began to chant, the people shooting up or smoking crack around us in the alley stopped what they were doing to listen.

By Wawmeesh Hamilton

If we lose our Indigenous culture and language, ‘we lose everything’

Robert Williams overdosed on heroin a few months ago. His language, culture and family's love kept him alive and gave him hope, he says.

By Robin Perelle, Uytae Lee and Wawmeesh Hamilton

One man’s search for his Métis roots sent me on a journey, too

I listened deeply when I heard that Métis people often ‘get less than-ed or othered,’ writes Wawmeesh Hamilton.

By Wawmeesh Hamilton