This Is What I Was Taught – Breaking Free from Lateral Violence

One of the most empowering things I was taught about when I was on my healing journey was something that professionals call Lateral Violence. This…

Decolonizing activism and organizing

There are so many genres of activism my head spins at the amount of rallies and protests that I have either been apart of, or…

The Creator doesn’t make garbage

Previously I’ve shared stories of the extreme bullying I endured in childhood while growing up down the bush. Sadly, my story is familiar to many…

‘Hook’ing in public – History of ‘the Hook’

Perhaps it is because of the power of social media connecting Haudenosaune people beyond territorial gaps, but it seems to me that ‘the hook’ has…

Late summer down the bush

I had a memory earlier this week of my Gramma Rovina. It was just a short little snippet of her sitting at the table chopping…

Taking time to truly grieve; letting her go

This week my computer died. It was a total accident, courtesy of a cup of misplaced Gatorade. Nonetheless all of my stories, files, and photos…

A few cards short of a full deck

In an attempt to rule the world this weekend I somehow managed to get everything on my to-do list done. I even tackled the laundry…

“Indians” in Russia – It’s not a fairy tale!

One day as I was creeping people on Facebook I saw a breathtaking, top-notch, museum quality war shirt. It was carefully beaded in sky blue…

I’m so not cool…the story of the spider bite.

I was sitting at the park a few nights ago watching my kids play, when out of nowhere a little girl came racing toward the…

The Meeting of a Nation

Earlier this year I wrote a story asking the question, ‘how does one decolonize’? Well just a few weeks ago the Oneida Nation did something…

An attitude of gratitude

This morning I woke up in one of those beautifully peaceful moments that the Creator orchestrates to demonstrate His Love for us. The sounds of…

Gratitude

I think the first time I heard what gratitude was, was when I was sitting in an AA meeting when I was about 19. I…

Multi-Cultural Food for Thought: An Ode to Canada Day.

My “Canadian Friends” were taught to value their Canadian culture and to de-value the things “Six Nay Me” values! On the flip side I was…

Innocent until proven non-status

Last week Six Nations Elected Council made a choice – after being presented with an official complaint – to send a letter ordering a young…

The best strawberries I ever had…

As I listened to the water pouring into the bath, a million emotions began pouring out of me as well. I expected that the first…