Robert Jago
@rjjago.bsky.social
Journalist. Entrepreneur. Kwantlen FN, Nooksack Tribe. rjago.substack.com / knowledgekeepr.ca
No proof will ever be enough for the denialists but here’s yet another example of the thing they say isn’t happening - children’s remains being returned to their families. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
After 8 decades, Alma Beaulieu, who died at an N.W.T. residential school, is home | CBC News
For generations, the family of five-year-old Alma Beaulieu didn’t know what happened when she died at St. Joseph’s Residential School in Fort Resolution, N.W.T. More than 80 years later, Alma's sister...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
No proof will ever be enough for the denialists but here’s yet another example of the thing they say isn’t happening - children’s remains being returned to their families. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Re: America, Dark Helmet said it best:
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Re: America, Dark Helmet said it best:
If you're not sure why we need Indigenous Veterans Day as a stand alone day - dig through the old newspaper archives and search for "Indian Veterans". Almost every single story is like these ones, discrimination on top of bureaucratic hell. 1
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If you're not sure why we need Indigenous Veterans Day as a stand alone day - dig through the old newspaper archives and search for "Indian Veterans". Almost every single story is like these ones, discrimination on top of bureaucratic hell. 1
A strange big poof of smoke at the Port of Vancouver - anyone know what it is?
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A strange big poof of smoke at the Port of Vancouver - anyone know what it is?
In the last week another First Nation in BC had 400+km of land returned to them. And no one has talked about it. It's obviously not about land. It's only about hate and fear mongering.
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
In the last week another First Nation in BC had 400+km of land returned to them. And no one has talked about it. It's obviously not about land. It's only about hate and fear mongering.
I recently discovered a shop on Broadway that does homemade, fresh, ramen noodles. And after trying it with a few recent recipes - OMG - I've been eating trash all this time. Instant ramen is to fresh ramen as spray cheese is to Reggiano.
November 8, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I recently discovered a shop on Broadway that does homemade, fresh, ramen noodles. And after trying it with a few recent recipes - OMG - I've been eating trash all this time. Instant ramen is to fresh ramen as spray cheese is to Reggiano.
I got up early to footnote a paper, and 30 minutes later, I’m now the world’s leading expert on the 1980s English pop band, ‘Wang Chung’.
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I got up early to footnote a paper, and 30 minutes later, I’m now the world’s leading expert on the 1980s English pop band, ‘Wang Chung’.
Meanwhile, NOT in Canada:
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Meanwhile, NOT in Canada:
I was reminded of this old article featuring a quote from Chretien talking about land claims and money...
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I was reminded of this old article featuring a quote from Chretien talking about land claims and money...
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Folks curious to compare what helped catalyze #IdleNoMore can watch free, 2-part @aptnnews.bsky.social documentary I co-created with @anishinaboy.bsky.social !
▶️ youtu.be/VHgGbW6exB4?...
▶️ youtu.be/VHgGbW6exB4?...
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Folks curious to compare what helped catalyze #IdleNoMore can watch free, 2-part @aptnnews.bsky.social documentary I co-created with @anishinaboy.bsky.social !
▶️ youtu.be/VHgGbW6exB4?...
▶️ youtu.be/VHgGbW6exB4?...
Truest post:
i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Truest post:
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-... While there are a couple hundred mentions of Indigenous people, it's all genuflection - little substantial. Look past this fiscal year, and it's all zeroes... where do they think we're going?
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-... While there are a couple hundred mentions of Indigenous people, it's all genuflection - little substantial. Look past this fiscal year, and it's all zeroes... where do they think we're going?
With the time change this is my first time at work for the crow commute. I work at BCIT, and this is where all the crows end up. Never seen it before. It is proper scary tbth. This density of crows covers the entire campus. Some making weird sounds besides the caws. V. cool.
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
With the time change this is my first time at work for the crow commute. I work at BCIT, and this is where all the crows end up. Never seen it before. It is proper scary tbth. This density of crows covers the entire campus. Some making weird sounds besides the caws. V. cool.
I waited in line today and got the new Westcoast Express (GO/EXO train) keychain fobs. They're little trains that you can tap on the machines and take the bus/train/ferry. Yet no one in my family wants one...?! madness.
November 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I waited in line today and got the new Westcoast Express (GO/EXO train) keychain fobs. They're little trains that you can tap on the machines and take the bus/train/ferry. Yet no one in my family wants one...?! madness.
Plus side it was a good game. And no one gets bragging rights when you win by a millimetre/nanosecond.
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Plus side it was a good game. And no one gets bragging rights when you win by a millimetre/nanosecond.
After 5 minutes on FB: 100% of people who refer to themselves as ‘taxpayers’ are racist dumbasses.
a box of stuffed penguins with the words change my mind written on it
ALT: a box of stuffed penguins with the words change my mind written on it
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November 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
After 5 minutes on FB: 100% of people who refer to themselves as ‘taxpayers’ are racist dumbasses.
Public service announcement: this is literally the best scalloped potato recipe I've ever used. These were unreasonably good - 3 of us ate the entire tray: www.seriouseats.com/classic-pota...
Classic Rich and Silky Potato Gratin (Scalloped Potatoes) Recipe
After rounds and rounds of testing, we've finally landed on the perfect classic potato gratin (scalloped potatoes), one that's creamy, silky, and loaded with flavor.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Public service announcement: this is literally the best scalloped potato recipe I've ever used. These were unreasonably good - 3 of us ate the entire tray: www.seriouseats.com/classic-pota...
Reposted by Robert Jago
#Homeless me binning from 10am in heavy #Vancouver rain:
1pm - 4-yr-old Helly Hansen rain jacket is breached.
2pm - dumpster-dived rain-proof overalls overcome.
3pm - at recycle depot in East Van. Feet damp in dumpster-dived Keens.
4pm - back in Fairview. Bit of me is still dry but not much! 🤣
1pm - 4-yr-old Helly Hansen rain jacket is breached.
2pm - dumpster-dived rain-proof overalls overcome.
3pm - at recycle depot in East Van. Feet damp in dumpster-dived Keens.
4pm - back in Fairview. Bit of me is still dry but not much! 🤣
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
#Homeless me binning from 10am in heavy #Vancouver rain:
1pm - 4-yr-old Helly Hansen rain jacket is breached.
2pm - dumpster-dived rain-proof overalls overcome.
3pm - at recycle depot in East Van. Feet damp in dumpster-dived Keens.
4pm - back in Fairview. Bit of me is still dry but not much! 🤣
1pm - 4-yr-old Helly Hansen rain jacket is breached.
2pm - dumpster-dived rain-proof overalls overcome.
3pm - at recycle depot in East Van. Feet damp in dumpster-dived Keens.
4pm - back in Fairview. Bit of me is still dry but not much! 🤣
Whenever someone complains about all the "free" stuff Natives get, I like to think of my favourite Kids in the Hall skit: youtu.be/aWEnqC1uPu0?...
Screw You Taxpayer
YouTube video by NancyPantsTM
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October 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Whenever someone complains about all the "free" stuff Natives get, I like to think of my favourite Kids in the Hall skit: youtu.be/aWEnqC1uPu0?...
The City of Richmond and their racist letter about Cowichan have encouraged other racists to try and stir up drama on the North Shore...
October 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
The City of Richmond and their racist letter about Cowichan have encouraged other racists to try and stir up drama on the North Shore...
NGL, in the current political climate in the US, whenever I see this guy (and I like this guy), I think: Salvador Allende.
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
NGL, in the current political climate in the US, whenever I see this guy (and I like this guy), I think: Salvador Allende.
Hey Vancouver - there are currently 10 ladybugs on my home office window. More on our other windows. Anything you guys need to tell me about?
October 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hey Vancouver - there are currently 10 ladybugs on my home office window. More on our other windows. Anything you guys need to tell me about?
Crazy pretty fall day in Montreal. Last day of 10-day trip. Ate low class Quebec faves - dep pizza, karnatzel sandwichs, wilensky’s bologna specials.
October 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Crazy pretty fall day in Montreal. Last day of 10-day trip. Ate low class Quebec faves - dep pizza, karnatzel sandwichs, wilensky’s bologna specials.
I'm in Montreal for the weekend. Stocked up on BDs (graphic novels / comics). I'm so jelly of the comic book culture in Quebec - there are way more shops, with far broader content... like... a Henri Morgantaller comic?! Makes sense here.
October 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I'm in Montreal for the weekend. Stocked up on BDs (graphic novels / comics). I'm so jelly of the comic book culture in Quebec - there are way more shops, with far broader content... like... a Henri Morgantaller comic?! Makes sense here.
Funny fact - there’s a ViaRail discount for Status Indians, and for some reason, it results in 1st class being cheaper than economy.
October 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Funny fact - there’s a ViaRail discount for Status Indians, and for some reason, it results in 1st class being cheaper than economy.