By Cory Bilyea KITCHENER – The O:se Kenhionhata:tie occupation camp at Victoria Park has entered its third week and they have faced the good, the…
By Doug Whitlow A native born Indigenous person by any other name (Indian; native; Eskimo; aboriginal; etc.) would still be treated just as bad by…
By Yasmin Jiwani, Professor of Communication Studies; Research Chair on Intersectionality, Violence and Resistance, Concordia University Imagine putting on a pair of kaleidoscope glasses: now…
By Cory Bilyea KITCHENER – The All-Nations flag has been raised at the O:se Kenhionhata:tie camp as a small group of Indigenous People “gather in…
By Thohahoken Doxtater “If it wasn’t for your people Canada would not be a nation today,” said the late-Sylvannus General, last of the old time…
By Cory Bilyea KITCHENER – Two women and a girl have taken over part of Victoria Park in Kitchener, to make it known that there…
The Senecas, members of the Iroquois Confederacy, fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution. Red Jacket, also known as Sagoyewatha, was…
By Doug Whitlow I’ve been feeling a bit nostalgic of late and one could assume other people are as well as we have all been…
By Cory Bilyea National Indigenous People’s Month is looking a lot different this year. Every June, Indigenous and non-Indigenous people observe National Indigenous History Month,…
We stand on the precipice of change. We are looking down an untravelled path that will lead us from the darkness of hate and racism…
TORONTO — Child-care centres in Ontario will be allowed to reopen Friday with a long list of restrictions in place, including on the number of…
By Scott Smith with Paul Isaac One might be given to think that Brant County, historical home of Tyendinaga (more commonly known as legendary Mohawk…
By Teresa Wright, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — With reports of a sharp rise in violence against Indigenous women as COVID-19 restrictions keep families stuck…
Spring is finally here, and this year some of us might be finding ourselves with a bit more time on our hands than usual. If…
By Teresa Wright, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — A few months before the novel coronavirus arrived in Canada, the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation at Loon…