Legacy of Canada’s role in atomic bomb is felt by northern Indigenous community
By Geoffrey Bird As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a little known part of the legacy…
Opinion
Opinion: More awareness needed around Missing & Murdered Indigenous Men
There are many native women’s agencies all across Canada who have been advocating for the rights of Indigenous women for decades. Each year these agencies…
Seneca leader Ely Parker penned the terms of surrender for the Civil War
In 1828, Ely Parker’s Seneca mother had a vision that the child she was carrying would grow up to be known as a peacemaker between…
Provincial governments are setting the stage for more violence against Indigenous Peoples and their lands
By Reem Bahdi, Jillian Rogin, and Sylvia McAdam Recent legal reforms in Alberta and Saskatchewan suggest both provinces could be gearing up for more violence…
The Time for Action Is Now – Building Long-Term Care in Brantford – Brant
A new funding model will change the game for the development of long-term care homes in Ontario By Will Bouma, MPP Brantford-Brant Help is on…
The Warrior Spirit of the Grand River: Chief Jake Thomas Renowned teacher and information warrior
To be a Warrior, means many things to many people. This week we look at the life of what some call, an information warrior. A…
Indigenous Race relations; police and a short history of the Residential Schools
By Doug Whitlow A native born Indigenous person by any other name (Indian; native; Eskimo; aboriginal; etc.) would still be treated just as bad by…
How racism functions and shifts during the COVID 19 pandemic
By Yasmin Jiwani, Professor of Communication Studies; Research Chair on Intersectionality, Violence and Resistance, Concordia University Imagine putting on a pair of kaleidoscope glasses: now…
Encouraging spiritual growth
As human beings, we have a tendency to get our minds stuck on a oneway track. Consumed and obsessed when equipped with a new way…
Canada created the Indian Act
Canada’s Indigenous constantly battle. They battle the pandemic, poverty, racism, targeted police attacks, different levels of government oppression and their own reserve “leadership”. Sadly Canadians…
Baby Rabbit Nests: a successful rescue
About a month ago I was raking grass in my yard right after it was cut, when I came across what appeared to be a…
Canada Day is a day to remember that Canada was made into a legal country
By Thohahoken Doxtater "If it wasn't for your people Canada would not be a nation today," said the late-Sylvannus General, last of the old time…
Why are First Nations Indigenous rising across the land?
While under the COVID 19 pandemic, Trudeau’s Liberal government has continued implementing zoom forced tactics, verbalizing policy without concrete funding and looking at legislation that…
Indigenous women take over Victoria Park in Kitchener
By Cory Bilyea KITCHENER – Two women and a girl have taken over part of Victoria Park in Kitchener, to make it known that there…
There is no reconciliation if First Nations are not allowed to live.
Rallying cries are loudening across Canada for two First Nation Indigenous deaths that have stirred talks of racism, policing and the role of local, regional…