Editorial note Guest editorial / Dr. David Suzuki "Oratory : where we come from" Speech to the unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization / Dr. Arvol Looking Horse Roots and wings / Lavina White (Haida) This sacred land / Glen Douglas Witness testimony (excerpt) / Margarita Gutierrez 'Indian history through Indian eyes' / John Mohawk Wind In the sky / Al Hunter This red moon / Beth Cuthand Heart butte dance / Lori New Breast Walking both sides of an invisible border / Alootook Ipellie Put on my mask for a change / Marie Annharte Baker The story of Harry Loon / Forrest A. Funmaker Routine check / Joseph Bruchac Studies in migration / Kimberly L. Blaeser Reflections in a bus depot / Bernalda Wheeler Letter excerpt / Lenore Keeshig-Tobias Resonance in motion / A.A. Hedge Coke My voice / Russelteed Valley of the believers / Rasunah Marsden A fast growing mold bitter as shame / Monique Mojica she is reading her blanket with her hands / Sharron Proulx Lonely metaphors are story-less figures / Bill Cohen user-not-so-friendly / Micheal Paul-Martin I will go and pray / Mitchell Kakegamick Water Untitled / Maharaallbrett Lines upon the flow / Daniel David Moses Stars, tadpoles and water / Blue Heron / Jose Garza Swimming in the Cannon River / Joseph Dandurand ther terms of a sister / Annette Arkeketa I'm age / Derby Keeper Crystal Globe / Garry Gottfriedson The Ogopogo / Gerry William Those things that come to you at night / Kimberly Blaeser The Indian researcher as an interpreter of history / Leanne Howe Ice screams / Drew Hayden Taylor Reflections of your glory days / Gloria Roberds Sally stands straight stands her ground shocks the Salesians / Sally stands straight scolds the Dominicans / Dawn Karimapettigrew Nga Roimata / Trixie Te Arama Menzies Janice's Christmas / Evan Tleslaadams When a grey whale sings to a swan / Jordan Wheeler Fasting / Jim Dumont What more than dance / Marilyn Dumont Tears from the earth / Duane Marchand River in a tree / D.L. Earth Ko'olauloa / Haunani-Kay Trask earth walk talks / at allison pass / Wayne Keon Wolf warrior / Joy Harjo Bear with me / Mary Lou C. Debassige Star Nations / Odilia Galvan Rodriguez Gift of stone / Peter Blue Cloud Decisions / Barbara-Helen Hill Standing at the crossroads / Mary Lawrence Our blood remembers / Lois Red Elk My mother told me a story / Michael Fitz Jagamarra promises / Jim Logan The ruby necklace / Raven Hail Speak Sm'algyax Grandma, speak Haida Grandpa / Marcia Crosby Spirit Deer / Richard Armstrong dark forest / Randy Lundy Untitled / Crystallee Clark Mama God / Kinship is the basic principle of philosophy / Jack D. Forbes Karanga / Trixie Te Arama Menzies Ochre Lines / Jeannette ArmstrongBirchfield Fire up up up stay standing up the ground is sacred / Jeannette Armstrong Not defeated / For blankets and trinkets / Louise Halfe Protect the island / The green Chief / Armand Garnet Ruffo Masks of Oka / Martin Dunn the uranium leaking from port radium and rayrock mines is killing us... / The hope of wolves / Richard Van Camp The broken gourd / Haunani-Kay Trask Another Indigenious people across the Atlantic / Sandra Laronde Scarlet requiem / Lee Maracle 451 : 49 / Jamieson Brant City / Ray Williams Concrete city / Tracey Bonneau my red face hurts / Duncan Mercredi Cultural decolonization / Howard Adams There are no vanished tribes / Connie Fife Ode to the horse powered engine / Tiffany Midge The brother on the bridge / Paoraropata Indian talk : are you listening? / Raven Hail Beyond the convent door / Willow Barton The devil's language / Marilyn Dumont about love connections / Carol Lee Sanchez Untitled / Me again / Chris Bose Tribute Give us the stars and the moonlight / Victorialena Manyar aarEows