I am Anishnaabe kwe from the Ojibwe tribe with some Scottish ancestry. I grew up in a small village in Northern Ontario right on the…
Suicide is a major problem in First Nations right across the country. As a First Nation person, I have been touched by suicide in the…
Kayanase is restoring Mother Earth, one seed at a time. The nursery and seed repository was originally birthed out of the protests and subsequent negotiations…
Losing a loved one is a journey that we all face at some point in life, and dealing with your grief following loss is always…
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “ceremony” as “a formal act or event that is a part of a social or religious occasion.” For us as First…
Growing up, I was always very active in sports and was very good at it. I played volley ball, basketball and hockey. Just as I…
Six Nation’s own Jane Burning, a healer and energy worker, will soon add best selling author to her credentials – the Seneca woman is a…
Six Nations own Jane Burning, a healer and energy worker, will soon add best selling author to her credentials - the Seneca woman is a…
Genhehneh (Summer) is here and with that comes all the wonderfully delicious fruits that grow locally in the bush. The Gayogoho:no’ (Cayuga) word for fruits…
There comes a time in life when we consider options for finding balance: physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. We strive to achieve a "Good Mind"…
As we gear up for gardening and the warmer days ahead we all need to take special care to protect our feet. Wash, dry, inspect…
An important teaching in the indigenous world is to maintain the four aspects of well-being – the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental parts of self.…
How often do we stop to ask, where does our food really come from? Over the centuries, decades and years we have ignorantly participated in…
The day I decided to take my life back was on September 01, 2010. I weighed 174 pounds. I was angry, bitter, in denial and…
In the mid 1960’s the largest age demographic in Canada was teens and young adults. This generation was the result of post WWII prosperity and…