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Some debts can be paid in money. Then some debts run deeper through history, through culture, through time. In Canada, one of the most...

When we say we want to understand Indigenous struggles, it often means hunting for information in dry history books or government...

There’s something powerful about a story that speaks the truth especially when that truth has been buried, ignored, or sanitized in...

When we read fiction, we expect imagination. But in Robert Sanderson’s novel The Real Events Behind the Novel Money Boss , the tale is...

The last chapter was the easiest to write. The lake is one I am very familiar with – Wildgoose Lake, in Northwestern Ontario; not far...

Photo by David M. Chambers  on Unsplash   ‘Mensen’, the owner of a district air charter company discovers that Rager has written a secret...

The Kingdom is Ottawa. It is a city I know very well; both from having attended Carleton University as an undergraduate, working for...

The Toronto Indian Affairs regional office is described the way I remember it: an agency more concerned with reorganization – whether it...

"Money Boss" is more than just a book; it's a parable of how Indian Affairs in Canada destroyed Indigenous communities and it is a call...

My mission with "Money Boss" extends beyond simply telling a story. It's about sparking a crucial dialogue regarding how government...

I'm proud to share my book, "Money Boss," with you. This true story explores my experiences working for Indian Affairs in the 1970s and...

The chapters on the catholic nun, Marie Brunelle, were easy to write. I know the Eastern Townships of Quebec very well – in particular...

Rager meets with the Windsor House band administrator, chief, and council. They agree to a number of actions to revitalize the village:...

My second blog post, "The Village", takes you to a remote fly-in Oji-Cree village named Windsor House. Through an excerpt from Part 2 of...

My historical fiction story, Money Boss, is now released to the world. This novel of a remote Indian Affairs district in 1975-1976 named...