Tag: Sainte

14 Points about Paris’s Sainte-Chapelle

In the middle of the Seine River of northern France is found a small island with a long and important history. An early name was Lutetia; a Gallic tribe lived there for many years. Another tribe called the Parisii later moved in. They lived by farming and trade. The island was first mentioned by Jul...

A follow-along journey to Pic des Mouches (Montagne Sainte-Victoire)

Hiking is a meaningful passion of mine — a recent one as well I might add. Growing up in Katy, Texas, I was not provided many opportunities to explore nature aside from the occasional visits to small parks or the beach at Galveston Bay, roughly a few hours from where I lived. When I moved to A...

Do Native Americans Indirectly Nurture The Rise of “Pretendians”? A Buffy Sainte-Marie Commentary And Anti-Blackness in Native Communities

Two days ago, Native communities in both Canada and in the United States were shocked to learn a bombshell. According to CBC, in a long shared documentary, the iconic “Native-American” singer Buffy Sainte-Marie is supposedly a white woman who lied about her ancestry. Now 82, Buffy Sainte...