Jon Koch of Mountain View Gazette has a profile of Darcy "Dust my Broom" Jerrom:
Drawing on his experiences as a member of the Ukrainian-Indian Metis community in northern Manitoba, Jerrom has become a controversial figure, characterized by one left-wing activist as a "Right-Wing Blogging Injun".
Polite, thoughtful and well-spoken in person, he's earned a reputation in the Canadian "blogosphere" for publishing one of best written and original blogs in the country, becoming a veritable celebrity online and in the native community in the process.
[...] While Jerrom's thoughts on the U.S. election helped establish him on the internet, the Gomery Inquiry in 2005 catapulted the Manitoba-native into the upper echelon of Canadian bloggers.
Jerrom used his status as an American blogger to circumvent the media ban placed on the inquiry, posting testimony which was viewed by thousands of Canadians, with Dust My Broom receiving up to 500 hits an hour at one point.
As a result of the exposure received during the Gomery Inquiry, Jerrom came into contact with other Canadian aboriginal writers, who have since joined him as contributors on the blog.
[...] Since arriving in central Alberta, Jerrom's audience has continued to expand, and Dust My Broom has expanded along with it to keep up with the traffic.
Initially registering only 4 - 5 hits a day in 2004, the Broom now registers an average of 10,000 visitors a day.
The site's increasing popularity has prompted Jerrom to add four more writers to the blog's staff just to keep up with the demands for content, and he's also moved to a bigger server twice since the site's inception.
[...] Since arriving in central Alberta, Jerrom's audience has continued to expand, and Dust My Broom has expanded along with it to keep up with the traffic.
Initially registering only 4 - 5 hits a day in 2004, the Broom now registers an average of 10,000 visitors a day.
The site's increasing popularity has prompted Jerrom to add four more writers to the blog's staff just to keep up with the demands for content, and he's also moved to a bigger server twice since the site's inception.
(BTW assh*les, I know how to disable Javascript on my browser)