David McNabb, who teaches indigenous thought at 91ŃÇÉ«, said he doesn’t understand the fuss over the name or logo. The tomahawk, he said in the Toronto Star Feb. 27, is a tool developed by First Nations and doesn’t carry any racist connotations to it. “It’s a tool they invented based on their cultural knowledge and experience,” he said. “There is no misinterpretation with the logo or name. It’s just a basketball and the name. It’s not like the Braves or Redskins.” .
Growing up in the shadow of Blue Rodeo, you can’t blame musician Devin Cuddy for veering away from mid-tempo country rock. But instead of turning up the volume and rocking out, his method of teenage rebellion involved jazz. A serious study of jazz, in fact, at 91ŃÇÉ«. “It was as far as I could be from his musical world,” said Cuddy in the Ottawa Citizen Feb. 28, referring to his father, Jim, singer-songwriter and co-founder of the beloved Canadian roots-rockers. .