Canada (Photos/Video)

CANADA
I live in Canada and frequently travelled cross-country.

Ottawa, Canada, 1976*

Ottawa, Canada, 1973*

Ottawa, Canada, 1975*

Ottawa, Canada, 1974*

Cornwall, Canada, 1977

Plaster Rock, Canada, 1978*

Ottawa, Canada, 1975

Ottawa, Canada, 1981

Toronto, Canada, 2012

North Brook, Canada, 1978*

While visiting the oldest living person in Canada, I was confronted by a man who didn't look one hundred and nine years old:
"Anybody that comes here to see me think they're coming here to see some little old man. All bent up. They think I should have a long grey beard. A rough looking fellow. Wrinkles all over my face.
A lot of them come and say, 'We expected you to be just bent over pretty near to the ground. And you're straight as a rush! We're all disappointed in you!'
What's the use of bending over when you can keep straight? You don't want to come a huntin' for Dave Trumble and look for him that way. He's not here."+

Ottawa, Canada, 1976*

Ottawa, Canada, 1973*

Kingston, Canada, 1977*

Ottawa, Canada, 1975

Vanishing First Nations

The culture and traditions of a country are to a huge part demonstrated through craftsmanship. Handicraft serves not only as a tourist attraction, it also preserves a place’s local heritage.

The gaps that persist between the social and economic conditions of First Nations or Indigenous people in Canada continue to pose challenges. Areas of particular social concern include housing, employment, education, health, justice and family and cultural growth.

Ottawa, Canada, 1975

Doug Spencer, Ottawa, 1976

Ottawa, Canada, 1975*

Ottawa, Canada, 1974*

Ottawa, Canada, 1975*

Ottawa, Canada, 1973*

Cornwall, Ontario, 1977

Ottawa, Canada, 1973*

Ottawa, Canada, 1975

Ottawa, Canada, 1977

*These photos are from Questions Kids Ask For Those Who Care To Listen and Under One Sun.
+Please see Questions Kids Ask and Under One Sun under the heading Introduction: Published Works.