Wawmeesh Hamilton
@Wawmeesh
Indigenous affairs reporter @CBCVancouver. @CBCRadio. Adjunct journalism prof. Also a husband, father, cyclist & southpaw pugilist.
Participating in roping and branding cattle on the Crow Reservation, in southeastern Montana was “a great way to bond with all the Indians out there, while they’re drunk at 8 a.m.” nytimes.com/2024/09/03/us/…
No @TurnItLoud (Headpins) in the PNE music lineup this year. Don’t officials know that their act is gonna make you feel like dancing?
It’s a hell of a thing when someone tells you that a story I did had a profound impact on them. youtu.be/NXMT9DBcqLA?si…
It's been 10 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its 94 calls to action. What has changed in the last decade? by @Wawmeesh Hamilton cbc.ca/player/play/vi… via @cbcnews #TRC #reconciliation
"We know our time is limited, and it would mean so much to see how much people/friends care while we are still here." -Laurie Mercer, who is fighting Multiple Myeloma. Do it today, because tomorrow's are very different to those fighting illnesses.
Waiting for the bus this morn on Pender below Main. Heard a crash in the alley, looked and saw a local denizen fell out of his wheelchair. Ran down, helped him up, made sure he was ok then ran for my bus. Took 1 step through back door & heard a crash behind me in the alley….
Most keep their stuff in closets, garages or storage. But what if you’re unhoused and sleep somewhere different every night. Where do you keep your stuff so it doesn’t get stolen or garbaged? An #Indigenous org on Vancouver’s DTES has a solution. #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZMkDLwJPj/
Retired smalltown millworker proves it's never too late after finding second career in broadcast booth for hometown jr hockey team @PortBombers @vijhlofficial @BCHockeyLeague @HamWilder vhttps://youtu.be/3xLPxNbIzmQ?si=A2dIrOP5_tzFf8T6
Congrats @CBCTheNational for winning the @RTDNA_Canada 2024 Feature News National Video Award for Inside Ukraine. Our story Deciding To Dig: Revelations From An Excavation Near A Residential School was nominated youtu.be/UE-o_sXxYKI?si… #INDIGENOUS #FirstNations #reconciliation
What would the political landscape look like today if BC United didn’t fold its tent? #cdnpolitics #BcPoli #BCVotes
On a humourous note, a video of @Canucks JT Miller imitating @TheSlyStallone characters Rocky and Rambo was hilarious. The vid played on the @rogersarena_van jumbotron during the 1st period intermission. Miller looks more like @frankstallone than Sylvester, though.
While scrolling through a museum archive I came across a pic of my mother in #residentialschool. The fact that she's not smiling tells me all I need to know about something she never spoke about, ever.
Watching a replay of #France beating Canada in men's #Basketball at #ParisOlympics2024 . LIstening to the French fans singing, it sounds like they're in a cathedral. It's quite something to hear when you are only accustomed to hearing "Na-na-na-na-hey-hey - goodbye!"