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?

Does the SNC-Lavalin affair leave reconciliation beyond repair?

Indigenous leaders condemn Trudeau's treatment of former Justice Minister and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould.

By Wawmeesh Hamilton

Hobiyee celebrates survival and resilience

The Nisga’a lunar celebration brings together Indigenous people from across the Lower Mainland's mosaic of nations.

By Wawmeesh Hamilton

Speaking Tsimshian in the city

Joey Wesley left northern B.C. for Vancouver, but his Indigenous language never left him.

By Robin Perelle, Wawmeesh Hamilton and Uytae Lee

What Vancouver city council’s funding cut says about its commitment to reconciliation

Choosing to cut the Innovation Fund was no accident, NPA councillor reveals.

By Wawmeesh Hamilton

Vancouver’s new city council cuts key reconciliation fund in half

‘I'm actually appalled,’ says one member of the city’s Urban Indigenous Peoples’ Advisory Committee.

By Wawmeesh Hamilton

This residential school survivor is teaching a new generation to speak Ojibwe

“Wow — after getting beaten speaking my language, 65 years later, I get to teach it,” says Dorothy Eastman.

By Robin Perelle, Uytae Lee and Wawmeesh Hamilton