Ron McKay, Author

Long before the Norsemen and the Spanish came to the shores of North America, sixty million people lived on its soil and had been here for thousands of years. Their loyalty to the nations they created was steeped in the land's spirituality and the abundant world around them. Their rich history was spoken, told in stories, and passed from the old to the young by actions and counsel, celebrated in dance and song. So, let me take you on a journey; click the WORDPRESS link below, and it will take you to it.

Turtle Island A million years ago, Waaban (morning light) was born when the forces of the exosphere world found their way to a central spot in the troposphere just above the Beringia Landbridge connecting the co…

Today, I have a thought for you to ponder and to rest your mind upon, the sort of thought you get when a quizzical moment strikes and you chance upon a question: can I go back in time to envision a glimmer of magical enchantment?

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The Sacred Stone I once travelled back in time to kiss the sacred stone of youth.  I needed to touch it one more time.  It was far from where I stood, but after a long journey, I arrived at the place I so…

One of the first things the new Premier of Manitoba, Wab Kinew, did was to introduce a bill recognizing the Métis leader Louis Riel as the province's honorary first premier. As president of the provisional government of Assiniboia, he negotiated the terms for entering the Confederation of Canada, but who was this man recorded in our grade school history books? Who was Louis Riel? If you can lend me a moment of your time, click the WORDPRESS link below, which will take you to my blog, and I will tell you.

Who Was Louis Riel? Louis Riel is one of Canadian history’s most complicated, elusive and controversial figures.  There are conflicting reports and opinions about his life, and I have no dought they will co…

The saddest part of any news report is the one that narrates the events of armed conflicts, the irreparable damage that is inflicted on the lives of ordinary people, the number of lives that are cut short and the grieving that goes on and on. A great deal of attention is given to those inflicting the destruction; scant attention is paid to those who must suffer the harm. This month's story is a conversation between a mother and her daughter, providing a personal view of the realism of those conflicts.

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Will It Be Over Soon? We don’t live in the eyes of our childhood.  If we did, we would see things a lot clearer. This conversation is between a soft-spoken middle-aged mother who has lived most of her life in…

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Dear family ❣️

To be happy is a choice

Kudos to the artist(s)...

In honour of Mother’s Day this month, I have a dedication to every mother everywhere. Motherhood is not a title earned without difficulty or one that is taken lightly. Bless their souls, for they are the ones who show us the way. We owe them much, and we must never forget what they do for us!

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Ode to a Mother’s Love Hush, my troubled child, there are no demons here. There are no trolls beneath your bed, no wolves in the closet and no evil spirits in the shadows.  The sounds you hear are that of an old ho…

Very okay!