Ambidextrous Politics

As a human I am ambidextrious, I write with my left and throw a ball with my right. When it comes to politics I am…

Complicity

Canadians are used to governments or powerful institutions acting on their behalf, since that is how these institutions were designed to operate.

HAMBURGERS NO MORE

Last week in the land of Facebook the question was asked, “What does decolonization mean to you?”. Amidst the variety of comical and thought-provoking answers…

Tools in the tool box

Social media was abuzz last week when the Supreme Court of Canada announced its unanimous ruling to extend “aboriginal title” to all ancestral lands of…

What’s in a name?

Like many Generation X’ers from Six Nations I grew up watching cartoons on Saturday mornings and learned the phrase “Yabba-dabba-doo!” from the Flintstones. It’s funny…

Reflection on the election

While the provincial election may not have affected many non-voting Onkwehon:we people on Election Day, it most certainly will. As much as it is true…

True equality between nations

KANONHSTATON - The six nations territories had another unwarranted visit from Gary Mchale making a so-called citizens arrest.

A different perspective on the Kearns’ Machine

When the settlers disembarked from the Mayflower and stumbled ashore in 1620 we gave them the benefit of the doubt that their intentions were basically…

What if….

There are an endless number of opinions out there about the welfare of the Native peoples and whether or not their concerns are valid. Anyone…

A Strong Statement

This past Wednesday busloads of Onhkwehonh:we descended upon Parliament Hill to protest the impositions of Bills C-10 and C-33 and the grossly overlooked issue of…

The Beauty of Community

There is a saying that goes “it takes a village to raise a child.” Those words ring true to us. The 26th annual Community Awareness…

Atleo, the AFN and Idle No More

The resignation of National Chief Shawn Atleo was unprecedented. Never before has a leader of the Assembly of First Nations stepped down. Stating that he…

Every once in a while

Every once in a while we encounter someone that makes us stop and think about the world around us. It’s not like listening to an…

Homeless Cats

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s wife Laureen spoke at a TIFF Gala in Toronto, to raise money for homeless cats. During the Canadian…

Fear and Control

What frightens you? For some of us the impenetrable dark of night can be unsettling. Others fear the face of a clown or committing to…