If you can’t bite; don’t growl!
Thoughts of an elderly Mohawk man Sometime in the 1960's, Little Jimmy Dickens sang a song about a man who chased and caught a pretty…
Opinion
Statues, Churches and other delusions
By Terri Brown Statues toppled and churches burned is the news of the week. I listen with awe and amazement. As I search my being…
Get the facts, there is no tax.
The move to regulate cannabis on the territory is important work. As I mentioned in my video statement to the community, along with Elected Chief…
Canada is quietly fighting against residential school survivors in court
First Nation Indigenous across the land are enraged. For years the original peoples have been saying that their humanity was crushed under the auspices of…
How and when Canada created National Indigenous Peoples Day
National Indigenous Peoples Day is taking place on Monday, June 21. National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day recognizing and celebrating the cultures and contributions…
Why is Pride Month celebrated in June?
Pride Month takes place for the entire month of June and is dedicated to 2SLGBTQIA+ voices, the celebration of LGBTQ culture and support of those…
As an Indigenous doctor, I see the legacy of residential schools and ongoing racism in today’s health care
By Marcia Anderson, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba “We didn't know what he was on.'' That's what the emergency room physician…
BIPOC or IBPOC? LGBTQ or LGBTQ2S+? Who decides which terms we should use?
By Jila Ghomeshi It does not take a degree to notice that the names for groups of people sharing a common skin colour, ethnicity, gender…
Early colonizer elite families and how they benefitted from the oppression of Six Nations
In BC, the first residential school ever constructed was the St. Euguene Mission school. This building was designed by Canadian architect Allan Keefer in 1911.…
Q & A on pronoun allyship
By: Jace Koblun Addressing a person with their pronouns is important when interacting with them, especially today when more people are learning about themselves and…
Running is for everybody – how to get started
Over a year ago, I would’ve never imagined myself being able to run from Hamilton to Brantford in close to three and a half hours.…
Policing and evicting people living in encampments will not solve homelessness in Canada
By Amie Tsang, Dalla Lana Fellow, University of Toronto Research conservatively estimates that 35,000 Canadians experience homelessness on any given night, with an average of…
Styrofoam igloos: A 1950s cure for the Inuit housing crisis
By Scott Dumonceaux, Canada Research Chair in the Study of the Canadian North Postdoctoral Fellow, School for the Study of Canada, Trent University The COVID-19…
What is at the core of the Indian problem in Canada?
Canada will produce reports and official sounding decrees that point to Canada’s continued efforts to manage and assist First Nations peoples in this country. Canada…
Seneca leader Red Jacket defended indigenous religious rights, upheld diversity
In his time, Red Jacket was a critical mediator in relations between the emerging United States of America and the Seneca. He personified the Haudenosaunee…