Drew Hayden Taylor

I cook some, do laundry, and when possible, a little writing. I repeat when necessary. Currently reside in the Chinatown section of Curve Lake First Nation.

[Drew Hayden Taylor @TheDHTaylor]

Met a friend in Mexico. Wanted to talk Can lit! Guess what his favourite book is

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@DavidFutter Another one....🤨

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One thing I hate about vacationing in other countries is when you book a day trip, you are quoted a fee in dollars.
"Canadian?" I say.
They look at me like I'm from Mars. "No, American".
"But I'm not American."
I then get a look essentially saying "that's your fault, not ours."

[Drew Hayden Taylor @TheDHTaylor]

Today in 1775, Joseph Brant goes to London to solicit more support from the government and to address past Mohawk land grievances in exchange for their participation as allies in the impending war. While there, met some punk rockers and returned home with the distinctive haircut

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Hey look, I ran into my agent down here! Formulating that net if deal.

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At the airport, a security guard looking at me said to my partner “he looks like he has money!” I reasoned it must be my look of confidence and privilege, knowing my vast fortune was built from Indigenous theatre.

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Doing some shopping in Puerto Vallarta. Ah… I’ll have a salad please.

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Today is Indigenous Veterans Day. This day recognizes more than 200 years of military service by Indigenous peoples.

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Here are the finalists for my @LAPressClub's Native Americans in the Arts & Entertainment Award. $500 cash prize! Many entries from #NativeAmerican outlets this year. Winner announced Dec 6. #journalists #Indigenous @AllianceNative

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@lingruijian Animal figures, skulls, crosses, and 3 foot torsos. Quite amazing.

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Went to a Mexican Indigenous art gallery yesterday. Amazing the combination of traditional cultural pottery, and more contemporary art, including a unique use of glass beads to create sculptures. I love traditional Art. I love contemporary art. Still working on Mime though.

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On the beach in Mexico, I overheard a guy trying to sell his Jewellery to an American, saying “that’s the thing about pure silver. It never tarnishes!” Hmmm… I guess my silver is tarnishing out of pure spite.

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This is weird I’ve spent the last week trying to contact a sizeable number of traditional storytellers with no response. Have I been black listed or more accurately red listed? This is not the story I was expecting.

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"Carney government pledges $50B over 10 years for Indigenous programs". This is great but in the back of my head I can hear some people (you know who they are) saying "Oh great! Just throwing good money after bad." Maybe that's why its my white side that demands to sign cheques.

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@kathy_h1

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Today in 1492, the Indigenous people of Cuba first introduced Columbus to the wonders of Corn. It was embraced, and then came popcorn which in turn gave birth to the movie industry. The rest was history. This is the tale told by our ancestors. Aho!

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Coming out of the Mexican airport was a trip, whether its Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun etc, accosted in the building by at least 3-4 dozen aggressive salesman selling taxis, day trips, other hotels etc. I think that is the real Montezuma’s revenge.

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On my way to Mexico, with a suitcase full of Indian tacos for discussions on Cultural appropriation. It’s a long overdo issue.

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Just had the gardener come and clean up our backyard before the winter sets in. One thing I keep noticing is that when he leaves, there always seems to be a yard of Earth missing. Wonder if it has something to do with him being White?

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@sayesayesaye But the door out has mossed over?!

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One of the reasons I became a writer is to hopefully create people/journeys far more interesting than me. Usually being a writer is the antithesis of an exciting life. Today I will spend my day typing on a computer. With breaks for food, coffee and bathrooms. I rest my case.