Tag Archives: Helen Betty Osborne

NATIVE WOMEN AND TWO-SPIRITS SPEAK OUT AGAINST VIOLENCE!!!

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

This week on blackcoffeepoet.com we brought attention to the Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada via an Opinion Editorial by Anishinaabe Kwe Christine Luza, a Letter by Cindy Bourgeois to her Transgender sisters asking them to care … Continue reading →

VLOG: SUBMIT A LETTER OR OPINION EDITORIAL TO BCP

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

This past Monday I wrote about submitting Letters and Opinion Editorials to blackcoffeepoet.com. That same day I received a beautiful letter from a loyal Calgary reader: Embracing Diversity. I encourage you to submit a Letter or Op Ed to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Black Coffee Poet, Diversity, Dr. Gene Grabiner, Embracing Diverity, Helen Betty Osborne, Letters to the Editor, Mitt Romney, Opinion Editorials, Robyn Bourgeois, The Romney Doctrine, VLOG | 1 Comment

REMEMBERING HELEN BETTY OSBORNE: A POEM BY MARILYN DUMONT

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

This week we honoured Helen Betty Osborne via an Opinion Editorial, Lest We Forget, by Cree academic Robyn Bourgeois a Thank You Letter to Helen Betty Osborne by Norway House Cree Nation resident Megan Bertasson and here we have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Helen Betty Osborne, Marilyn Dumont, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Remembering Helen Betty Osborne, Violence Against Women | 4 Comments

REMEMBERING HELEN BETTY OSBORNE: A THANK YOU LETTER FROM A YOUNG CREE WOMAN

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Nineteen-year old Cree woman Helen Betty Osborne was murdered by 4 white men November 13, 1971. Osborne’s death and case have been labelled a “conspiracy of silence”. We hounour Helen Betty Osborne this week on blackcoffeepoet.com via an Opinion Editorial, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colonialism, Conspiracy of Silence, Cree Nation, feminism, First Nations Women, genocide, Helen Betty Osborne, Indigenous Women, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Missing and Murdered Native Women, No More Silence, Norway House First Nation, Sisters In Spirit, TEDx, The Pas Manitoba, Violence Against Women | 5 Comments

REMEMBERING HELEN BETTY OSBORNE: OP ED: “LEST WE FORGET”

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Lest We Forget", Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in Manitoba, Colonialism, Conspiracy of Silence, Cree Nation, feminism, First Nations Women, genocide, Helen Betty Osborne, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Missing and Murdered First Nations Women in Canada, Missing and Murdered Native Women in Canada, No More Silence, Norway House First Nation, Opinion Editorial, Patriarchy, Remembrance Day, Robyn Bourgeois, sexism, Sisters In Spirit, The Pas Manitoba, Violence Against First Nations Women, Violence Against Women | 7 Comments

TALKING CANADA’S 800+ MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN ON INDIGENOUS WAVES RADIO

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Indigenous Waves Radio had a special show on the 800+ Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada. Native Women’s Association of Canada spoke with co-host Susan Blight and I. Listen and learn about the growing epidemic that big media covers … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2 Spirit Sisters, 800+ Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada, Black Coffee Poet, Bridget Tolley, Families of Sisters In Spirit, Helen Betty Osborne, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Indigenous Waves Radio, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada, Native Women Association of Canada, The murder of Helen Betty Osborne, Trans Women | 2 Comments

BREAKING THE SILENCE ABOUT CANADA’S 800+ MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN: INTERVIEW WITH CREE ACADEMIC AND ACTIVIST ROBYN BOURGEOIS + A PHOTO ESSAY OF THE “NO MORE SILENCE” RALLY FEB 14TH 2011 (TORONTO)

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

ALL Photos of the Rally Taken by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Feb. 14- 2011 Toronto Robyn Bourgeois (Lubicon Cree) is a Ph.D Candidate at OISE/University of Toronto. Her dissertation, “Pathways of Resistance: The Politics of Addressing Violence Against Aboriginal Women and Girls … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Conspiracy of Silence" by Lisa Priest, "No More Silence" rally February 14th 2011 (Toronto), Beaking the Silence on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada, Black Coffee Poet, Helen Betty Osborne, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview with Robyn Bourgeois, Lisa Priest, No More Silence, The Pas | 12 Comments

BREAKING THE SILENCE ABOUT CANADA’S MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN: AN INTERVIEW WITH EDEN ROBINSON AND A REVIEW OF “CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE”

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Conspiracy of Silence: The Riveting, Real-Life Account of The [Helen Betty Osborne]Pas Murder and Cover-up that Rocked the Nation Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Four white boys. One Cree girl. Four cowards. One warrior. Two white boys given immunity, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Conspiracy of Silence" by Lisa Priest, Black Coffee Poet, Helen Betty Osborne, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview with Eden Robinson, Missing and Murdered Aborinal Women in Canada, Norway House Reserve, Swampy Cree, The murder of Helen Betty Osborne, The Pas Murder, Violence Against Aboriginal Women | 14 Comments