Sticks & Stones Might Break My Bones
When I was in eighth grade, there was a group of five girls who made my life a living hell. Every day was torture, and the emotional turmoil was unrelenting.
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I Am Ready This Year!
Okay, I admit it. Last year when our special month of November rolled around, National Native American Heritage Month, I purposely kept quiet about it until December. I sat silently all month long and sure enough – nothing. So on December 2 I wrote, “November was what? Our month? Really? Who knew?”
Winnipeg Student Kicked Off Bus For Wearing Sweater – “Got Land? Thank An Indian.”
Gelsey Sumner, a female high school student in Winnipeg, says that she was kicked off a bus for wearing a sweater with the message “Got Land? Thank An Indian” on it.
Demonstrators Set Up Frack Site Outside B.C. Premier Home
Noting B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s support for fracking, demonstrators with the Vancouver Coast Salish Rising Tide group set up a mock fracking site protest outside of her home this past Sunday. The protest was quickly pulled down by authorities, but not before demonstrators made their point and images of the mock fracking site went viral.
We are all survivors
When I was a child, there was nothing as lovely as waking up at my grandparents cottage. Imagine a little log cabin, with a little dock nestled on the water’s edge between two clear lakes.
The beds were always warm and clean. More often than not I woke up to the call of loons out on the bay. There is nothing more gentle and calming than that.
Iconic Indie Rock Veteran Lou Reed Dies at 71
Musician Lou Reed, who was seen as a pioneer with the group “The Velvet Underground” in the late 60’s and early 70’s and who had a long solo career, passed away on Sunday at the age of 71. Social media lit up with posts from artists talking about the influence Lou Reed had on them, while fans and celebrities shared posts about how his music broke open musical boundaries and provided a voice for those on the margins.
B.C. Councillors Call Proposed Change to Reserve Policy “Scary” and a “Real Threat”
In the latest edition of “Settler Panic,” Councillors this week in Richmond, B.C. talked openly about their fears of potential changes to the Federal Reserve…
The Scrooge of Halloween
Probably the spookiest experience I ever had was when I worked at the Mush Hole. I was working with a dance company. Our office was…
Two Row Time
Much has been made of the Two Row Wampum lately. The “Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign” and the launch of the “Two Row Times” are…
Hooded Wyoming Wolf Hunters Image Goes Viral
A photo went viral this week of a men wearing hoods while standing around an American flag and holding up the corpse of a dead…
We Are Not Alone
A few things are clear from the events of the past week. The first is that we are not alone. The Mi’kmaq who are standing against…
If you frack with my mother, you frack with me
This week I was glued to my computer. As I watched so far away from my Mi'kmaq relatives, my mind and heart were constantly in…
Let it remain in our minds
I have this certain friend who is my exact opposite: she is a tall, blonde white girl from Texas and I am a short, chubby…
Change the Name or End the Genocide?
To suggest there are many and far more pressing issues facing Native people than being exploited and insulted by sports teams is an obvious understatement.…
UN Special Rapporteur encounters Idle No More revival
The United Nations has dispatched James Anya, a law professor and special human rights envoy to assess the situation of indigenous peoples within Canada. Anya…