Enbridge, a Company With Problems With Natives, Seeks Deal With Akwesasne Mohawks
Credit goes to the Mohawk leadership for trying to find a way to relieve the extraordinarily high utility rates paid by homes throughout Akwesasne. Those…
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Nature Connections
For those of you who have read my articles before, you already know by now that I write about Nature and my interactions with Her.…
Why the 1841 “surrender” is bogus.
SIX NATIONS — On Christmas Day, 1794, Superintendent General and Inspector General of Indian Affairs directed that there be specific regulations to be followed for…
A CANADIAN CONSTITUTION Part 3: A six-part interview with R. Rogers Smith examining the formation of Canada
The following is part three of a six part interview by George Barr, KING’S Council, with R. Rogers Smith sometime in the mid 1940’s and…
Opinion: Reading the stories you’ve already heard
There are two kinds of readers: those of us that are required to read by means of education or otherwise and those of us that…
Brightening the Spirit
Breaking the Silence Suicide Awareness Committee formed in 2014. We are a committee of volunteers both native and non-native. We are non-denominational. Persons of faith…
‘White Paper: The Remix’ is not authentic First Nations governance
The Federal government under Trudeau has rolled out a rights framework legislation, which can more easily be understood as the White paper of 2018. Recognition…
A CANADIAN CONSTITUTION Part 2: A six-part interview with R. Rogers Smith examining the formation of Canada
The following is an excerpt from an interview by George Barr, KING’S Council, with R. Rogers Smith sometime in the mid 1940’s and on “Ligue…
A CANADIAN CONSTITUTION
A six part interview with R. Rogers Smith examining the formation of Canada The following is an excerpt from an interview by George Barr, KING’S…
Nature Connections header: She’s Only Human
Over the past few weeks, I've been reading a book called The Secret Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. Although a bit of a clinical…
Giving honour to the late falling snow
There’s been something different about this unrelenting snow. Maybe it’s my age and I’m getting sentimental. But I just can’t get mad that it isn’t…
No level playing field for indigenous people
The Canadian government continues to move forward with genocidal legislation framed as beneficial for the original people. Canada is still attempting to rewrite the historic…
Feed a little bit
These back and forth, up and down temperatures definitely seem to be getting the best out of all of us lately. It’s almost like its…
Feed a little bit
These back and forth, up and down temperatures definitely seem to be getting the best out of all of us lately. It’s almost like its…
How racial bias likely impacted the Stanley verdict
By David M Tanovich, Professor of Law University of Windsor The acquittal of Gerald Stanley was shocking. There's no dispute that Stanley shot Colten Boushie,…