Ann Paul

Freelance contributor

Ann Paul is a Wolastoqey woman. Her name is Monoqan, meaning rainbow. She is a grandmother, a mother, a daughter, an auntie, a dancer, a singer and a teacher. Using her camera, she brings an Indigenous lens to stories from First Nations communities across New Brunswick.

Latest from Ann Paul

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Inside an Indigenous funeral: How a First Nation sends a member to the spirit world

Stanley Paul was born on Nov. 25, 1956. In February, he passed into the spirit world after a battle with COPD, with his loved ones singing him a travelling song as he left this earth.
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Indigenous people come from across New Brunswick for mid-winter celebration

Unlike a powwow, the mid-winter celebration is a more subdued event, creating a feeling of peace. It's a time of year when Mother Earth is sleeping and people are in a "slow mode," and since people from the community aren't outside as much, it's a good opportunity to sit together inside and talk about the future.
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This Wolastoqiyik artist almost left school because of prejudice. Now he's a master wood carver

When he was a high school student, Charlie Gaffney made a decision that would him lead him to a career — and his wife.

Ann Paul finds joy in telling Indigenous stories

Ann Paul, a Wolastoqey woman who brings an Indigenous lens to stories from First Nations communities across New Brunswick, shares her perspective in the inaugural edition of all in, a monthly CBC newsletter featuring stories and ideas that reflect all the ways we’re different on the East Coast.
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Music in a snowdome: Indigenous Songwriters Circle hits Fredericton

Judie Acquin, Quinn Bonnell, Matt Comeau and Dylan Ward are individual artists, but they perform together in what they call the Indigenous Songwriters Circle.
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St. Mary's First Nation hosts first ever New Year's Eve powwow

Ann Paul watched four generations of her community slowly revive their culture, starting with her own mother, Maggie Paul, and the New Year's Eve powwow — the first ever for the St. Mary's First Nation community — was a testament to how far they'd come. 
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See how a baby is welcomed into a First Nations community

CBC's Ann Paul joined St. Mary's First Nation for a placenta burial and spirit name-giving ceremony. Watch a video and scroll through these photos to see what she saw. 
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Inside the 'come back to life' house that helps people recover from addiction

Two years after opening, St. Mary's First Nation's healing lodge has already seen one person go from being a client to a support worker for others recovering from addiction.
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A look inside Fredericton's first Wolastoqey immersion school

You wish it, dream it, do it — that’s how Ann Paul describes Fredericton’s first Wolastoqey immersion school coming together.
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Watch: Inside an Indigenous moose hunt

Ann Paul had never been hunting before, but last weekend, she woke up at 4:30 a.m., grabbed a coffee from Tim Hortons and hit the road.