Etymology of the word bwoot
Among the Haudeonsaunee of Six Nations is a long standing debate over the word “bwoot”. Bwoot, for those of you who don’t know, is the…
Opinion
Ontario being bought by off-shore investors
By Ella Haley After the Provincial Government created the Ontario Greenbelt in 2005, an unforeseen land-buying frenzy began just beyond its borders. Developers, land bankers…
Can anything Samuel Jarvis did be trusted?
BIOGRAPHY Former Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Samuel Peters Jarvis, who orchestrated the questionable ‘surrender’ of the Haldimand Tract, was removed from office on May 10, 1845.…
Breaking stereotypes
By Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux, Ph.D. It is with great humility that I write this short article on what has been a very difficult conversation in the…
Op Ed: Trans-Pacific Partnership is colonization by corporation
On Feb. 4, 2016, trade representatives from 12 countries gathered to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). Over 40 per cent of the global economy…
What I was taught
Someone asked on Facebook what the origin story is for the game of dingball. “This is what I was taught…” Dingball actually has a rather…
Why racist comments are a big deal
This week a Six Nations family was subjected to not one, but two instances of public humiliation when they overheard several racist remarks at a…
The responsibility to hunt and fish
Indigenous people across Canada are not unfamiliar with violations against their hunting and fishing rights. In early January, Saskatchewan authorities raided a home on the…
The fight Canadian taxpayers paid
This week, a historic ruling came from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, finally acknowl-edging systemic discriminatory funding practices towards First Nations children by Canada’s federal…
The struggle of parenting is real
Last week my 7 year old brought a note home from school. It went something along the lines of ‘Your daughter has missed far too…
Brant/Brantford may be treading on thin ice
BRANT/BRANTFORD – Transferring land around from municipality to municipality — especially on land under claim or patent — may put mayors and councillors in a…
Is HCCC prepared to govern Six Nations?
Well folks, it sounds like we might have a hot controversial summer again. According to Aaron Detlor, who is touted as the legal advisor for…
Onkwehonwe Week in Review: Week of January 13
RCMP confiscate moose meat from hunters in Pine Creek FN PINE CREEK FIRST NATION, SK – On Dec. 15, 2015, Indigenous hunters from Pine Creek…
Op ed: Woman’s 831 km journey should inspire gratitude for natural world
What is it that makes a young woman decide to run 831 kilometres along the length of one of the most notorious oil pipelines in…
When you’re too tired to be grown up
Creator has seen it fit to bless me with three daughters; a teenager, seven year old and an infant. Teaching them to be strong indigenous…