Billy the Kid Rides Again

BY TIM LASIUTA “This isn’t a western,” said Billy the Kid director, Englands’ Otto Bathhurst of his current project “This is a character study of Billy the Kid set in the West.” Bathhurst went on to explain that he wanted to tell the story of the relationship between Billy and his mother Kathleen, played by …

Trailblazer ~ Joachim Fromhold

By Tim Lasiuta   He was a leader whose keen interest and pride in his heritage led to a wealth of Aboriginal cultural and historical associations preserving Aboriginal history.   Joachim (Joe) Fromhold of the Asini Wachi Nehiyawak was born in Germany on Jan 15, 1947, to Mina and Willi Fromhold. His lineage has been …

Henry Kelsey: First in the West

        Henry Kelsey’s contribution to our nation’s history is manifold: he is regarded as the first European to see the Canadian Prairies, musk oxen, grizzly bears and the buffalo. He is credited with the first peace treaties with First Nations tribes west of York Factory. He is documented as being one of …