Staying Silent

Indigenous people have the true voices in this land. It is voices and languages that flow, like a mountain stream, gurgling like infants. It is…

The Indian Act footprint of Indigenous Governance

Current affairs on Turtle Island or Canada show the continuing struggles of indigenous people across the land. What is the historical legacy that leads to…

Thunder Woman Speaks: Indians or Sovereign First Peoples

  It has been a long struggle for the first peoples, the original peoples to gain the attention of non-native people in Canada. The European…

Mu WÎyan Î’uch: Thunder Woman speaks

Long ago, the original voices were raised in harmony with this land. These voices sounded over the land in prayer, in ceremony, in thankfulness and…

The Path Begins

Imagine camps along a flowing riverbed with children playing, elders and families talking, eating and laughing. Forests stand tall and proud providing shade, fuel and…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review: September 28th 2016

Indigenous nations across Turtle Island sign mutual defence treaty to protect against tarsands expansion Chiefs lined up to add their names and their nations to…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review: September 21, 2016

Winnipeg MP breaks ranks with Liberal caucus over controversial Site C project   The Justice for the Peace Caravan has recently traveled from British Columbia…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review: September 7, 2016

Opaskwayak Cree trappers and fishers blockade highway over failed negotiations Near Gillam, Manitoba, the local Cree Fur Council and and the Opaskwayak Commercial Fishery Co-op…

Onkwehonwe Week In Review: August 31, 2016

Health Canada closes nursing stations on remote Northern reserves with 2 days notice On August 23, federal officials shocked Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) with a…

Onkwehonwe week in review: August 24, 2016

Indigenous leaders from across the country praise Gord Downie’s words at tour finale The Tragically Hip’s lead singer, Gord Downie, bas been diagnosed with terminal…

Onkwehonwe week in Review: August 17, 2016

Caldwell First Nation hosts first ever pow wow on rematriated lands   Last weekend, a unique celebration happened; a powwow on land that was rematriated…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review: August 10, 2016

Mount Polley Mine shut down on second anniversary of largest industrial disaster in Canadian history The Secwepemc Women’s Warrior Society (SWWS) blockaded the entrance to…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review: August 4, 2016

Trudeau supports Site C mega project despite treaty grievances Site C is a controversial mega dam that is located on the Peace River near Fort…

Onkwehonwe Week In Review: July 27 2016

Tornado rips through Long Plain First Nation in Manitoba More than 500 evacuees from a small reserve near Portage La Prairie in Southern Manitoba have…

What’s trending: July 20, 2016

Melania versus Michelle — who said it better? A video comparing a speech Donald Trump’s wife Melania made at the Republican National Convention with a…