What’s in a name?

It’s a really taboo subject to discuss out loud. If babies are born to Haudenosaune mothers with white men, they are sometimes granted a nation,…

It’s not Just the Pipe… It’s What’s in It

As this column hits the press, thousands are gathering in Washington, DC to take a stand against the Keystone XL Pipeline. During a week that…

Let’s Grow a Garden Together

Last week I wrote about decolonization, specifically asking the question “How?” We got a lot of good responses to that and this week I’d like…

Who You Calling Formerly Colonized?

During the past week I have had more conversations about "decolonization" than I have had in my whole life. As I mentioned in one of…

What’s #Trending

Anishnabe singer Nikki Shawana is stirring hearts online after video circulated this weekend of her first place performance in the Ann Arbour Pow Wow hand…

Got decolonization?

Over the years there have been many revisions to the look and feel of our ‘new’ old house. It was built in the 1850’s, and…

The Unwritten Rules of the Cuomo Cabal

Three years ago a couple of "Let's Talk Native..." regulars and I made the trip to Albany to try to get some straight answers to…

Indigenous Identity in the Corporation of Canada

Congratulations on the birth of your new baby and welcome to the corporation of Canada! Soon the corporation will be handing out all the identification…

Stirring the Ashes

One of the biggest challenges for any people is broad participation in the issues that affect everyone. And when you stop and think about it,…

Don’t Ever Point. Ever.

If you want to go for a walk on the rez you don’t get sidewalks and stoplights, just ditches and culverts. So when my daughter…

Embrace Our Sovereignty or Continue the Genocide?

"The most consistent theme in the descriptions penned about the New World was amazement at the Indians’ personal liberty, in particular their freedom from rulers…

Republican-Democrats, Liberal-Conservatives…What’s the Difference?

Although I cannot embrace the rape of the planet and obscene support for the rich lords of capitalism that seems bound to Republican DNA, there…

Another day to live excellently

Two years ago my husband and our kids moved in with family. In one of those moments that can only be described as “divine intervention”…

A major pain in the rear

This week the entire staff of the Two Row Times was nominated in the “Winter Challenge 2014”. For those of you who don’t know this…

“Sovereignty is not our Defense. It’s what we Defend!”

On my "Let's Talk Native..." radio show on Sunday, March 9, I announced my new campaign. No, I am not running for office. My campaign…