Author: Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson
Dr. Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson is President of the New Enlightenment Project: A Canadian Humanist Initiative. During his career he has been Director of Life Skills for the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College; Director of Health and Social Development for the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations; Director of Mental Health for Northern Saskatchewan; Coordinator of Training and Program Development for Child and Family Services, Lac La Ronge Indian Band; and president of the Kikinahk Indian and Metis Friendship Centre. His book, The Evolved Self: Mapping an understanding of who we are, was published by the University of Ottawa Press.
Is Humanism Compatible with Indigeneity?
In this essay I argue that humanism is perfectly compatible with aboriginality; however, its compatibility with “indigeneity” will depend on the meaning assigned to the word. [...]
Interview with Gregory Biniowsky
“The Left needs to re-root itself in humanism.” This was the conclusion of Gregory Biniowsky, a life-long Leftist after he returned from a 30 year sojourn in Cuba. While there, he had been a [...]
Interview with Steven Pinker
“There is a fundamental split between two mindsets… is it that society is like a diseased patient where a bunch of medical professionals try to diagnose the cause of the problems and try to [...]
Did the Canadian Government Build Schools to Murder Children?
The wrongs done at Indian Residential Schools should be acknowledged, but what we’re told by the mainstream media seems intended less to inform than to promote a particular ideology. The gov [...]
The Poster Boy of White Privilege
My friend is the poster boy for white privilege. I know this because his likeness was placed on a large billboard in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with the phrase: “I have to acknowle [...]
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