Onkwehonwe Week in Review April 20 2016

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould calls for an end to the Indian Act During an emergency debate, held last Tuesday in the House of Commons in…

Onkwehon:we Week in Review: April 6 2016

First spelling bee for First Nations kids held in Saskatchewan   On April 8, 2016, 148 Indigenous students from 21 different First Nations across Saskatchewan…

Onkwehon:we week in Review: March 30th 2016

Indigenous language immersion houses popping up across the country Onaman Collective, an arts based group, has been busy helping to rejuvenate Indigenous language through immersion…

Well it is finally here, that wonderful time to start seeds indoors

Well it is finally here, that wonderful time to start seeds indoors. I have a number of letters from folks wanting to know when to…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review: March 23

Justice Murray Sinclair accepts appointment to Canadian Senate Appointed by the Liberal government on March 18, Justice Murray Sinclair accepted his “sacred” appointment to the…

Soil is the beginning of the gardening adventure

Dear Ask Kitty, This is an unusual question to ask but it’s kind of about gardening. I am wondering if there is any way to…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review (March. 2 – March 9)

Chief confronted over medicine pouch by airport security The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority is facing controversy over two separate debacles regarding sacred items belonging…

Ethnic Cleansing; But By Who and For Who? The Farce of Blood Quantum Requirements!

There is probably no greater threat of extinction to Native peoples than the measure of those people by the irrelevant, scientifically false and prejudicial use…

Getting pumpkins ready for the garden

Dear Kitty, I want you to know we love reading your articles. We are a new gardening family and any help is appreciated. Here is…

Gettin‘er done

Allow me to welcome you into my crisis for a moment. Today has been one of those days. I have eaten the topping off two…

Getting the most from your head of lettuce

Dear Ask Kitty, I like having lettuce on my sandwiches, green salads, and even making lettuce leaf wraps. I don’t like paying three to four…

Etymology of the word bwoot

Among the Haudeonsaunee of Six Nations is a long standing debate over the word “bwoot”. Bwoot, for those of you who don’t know, is the…

What I was taught

Someone asked on Facebook what the origin story is for the game of dingball. “This is what I was taught…” Dingball actually has a rather…

“Let’s plan our garden for this coming summer!”

Dear Kitty, I caught the gardening bug this past summer and I can’t wait to have a garden again. I said to my children, “Let’s…

Why racist comments are a big deal

This week a Six Nations family was subjected to not one, but two instances of public humiliation when they overheard several racist remarks at a…