MMIW the tip of an underwater volcano of violence

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper claims that an inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) is not necessary, that MMIW is a policing matter…

The importance of a good quality NILO

NILO is the jail term abbreviation for Native Inmate Liaison Officer, the go-to person when it comes to smudging, deaths in the family and other…

MMIW: Victims and families deserve more than an accused abuser as an advocate

We live in a world where 1,200 of our Indigenous daughters, mothers, sisters, aunties and friends have gone missing or been murdered since 1980. A world…

No one saw anything: remembering Bella

On July 20, 2013, Bella Laboucan-McLean fell 31 stories off the balcony of a condo tower in downtown Toronto. She had been at a small…

We are people, not your playthings: debate over Lancaster Redskins mascot heats up

LANCASTER, NY – In the summer of 2014, as conversation around the Washington DC football team’s mascot heated up, Lancaster School Board president Kenneth Graber reached…

‘Dreaming in Indian’ defies stereotypes

Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices is a visually stunning and thought-provoking anthology featuring the work 46 First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists. Both…

Traditional Wellness Coordinator helps community members to reconnect to culture

SIX NATIONS – Cindy Martin digs out a resource from her desk that she has used for years to help people envision their personal journey.…

Inuit Rights Case to be Heard in Toronto

A Federal Court challenge by the Inuit of Clyde River to offshore seismic surveys will be held in Toronto, April 20, 2015. In 2011, a…

Tobacco seizures decrease despite high profile arrests

A number of well-publicized arrests for tobacco smuggling took place in the lead up to the passage of new laws criminalizing the trafficking of contraband…

New cookbook from SOADI helps to “walk the talk”

One of the results of colonization on indigenous people has been that many of our people have moved away from traditions, such as community building,…

Troubled times ahead with new anti-terror legislation

Just in time for an election campaign in which Stephen Harper is positioning himself as a war-time prime minister, Bill C-51 (Anti-Terrorism Act 2015) was…

MMIW the tip of an underwater volcano of violence against Indigenous women

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper claims that an inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) is not necessary, that MMIW is a policing matter…

Go see for yourself

Imagine your little female cousin got arrested at a party for public intoxication. The cop that arrested her and threw her in the drunk tank…

Exciting children’s books provided for First Nations’ local libraries

GoodMinds.com supports First Nations Community Libraries in several ways. One of the ways we help is by offering a selection of book titles chosen by…

The Two Row Wampum is a history to be honored, not abused

“The Two Row Wampum opposes integration; Aboriginals are an underdeveloped stone age people; Aboriginal medicine – otherwise known as traditional quackery; Customary law is logically…