Scone Dogs & Seed Beads: The Hot Wing Hurl

I don’t get manliness. While I respect it in all of its forms there are things that confuse me. Case in point: the Garlow Hot…

Mother of Six Nations girl using indigenous medicine speaks out

The following is a prepared statement read by the mother of the Six Nations girl who refused chemotherapy in favor of indigenous medicines (Ongwehonwe Onongwatri:yo).…

Family of Makayla Sault speak out about their experiences

The following is a statment shared by the parents of Makayla Sault during a forum at McMaster University. It is published here in its entirety.

Onkwehonwe Week in Review: March 4 1015

Indigenous MP comes out against Liberal support of Bill C-51 OTTAWA – Cree NDP MP Romeo Saganash is blasting the Liberals and their leader, Justin…

UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY: Fires Are All Too Common On First Nations

Life in a remote northern Aboriginal community has many difficulties. One of the greatest dangers I recall during the cold winter months was home fires.…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review: March 4 2014

Inuit rights case to be heard in Toronto TORONTO – A Federal Court challenge to offshore seismic surveys by the Inuit of Clyde River will…

MMIW the tip of an underwater volcano of violence

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper claims that an inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) is not necessary, that MMIW is a policing matter…

The importance of a good quality NILO

NILO is the jail term abbreviation for Native Inmate Liaison Officer, the go-to person when it comes to smudging, deaths in the family and other…

MMIW: Victims and families deserve more than an accused abuser as an advocate

We live in a world where 1,200 of our Indigenous daughters, mothers, sisters, aunties and friends have gone missing or been murdered since 1980. A world…

No one saw anything: remembering Bella

On July 20, 2013, Bella Laboucan-McLean fell 31 stories off the balcony of a condo tower in downtown Toronto. She had been at a small…

You CAN overcome bullying – with “the love among us”

For the first time in twenty years, this fall I went back to the school where I was bullied. As soon as I stepped into…

‘Dreaming in Indian’ defies stereotypes

Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices is a visually stunning and thought-provoking anthology featuring the work 46 First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists. Both…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review February 18 2015

TRC calls for Vatican to rescind 15th century Papal Bulls of Discovery The Truth and Reconciliation Committee of Canada, which is currently examining the impact…

Troubled times ahead with new anti-terror legislation

Just in time for an election campaign in which Stephen Harper is positioning himself as a war-time prime minister, Bill C-51 (Anti-Terrorism Act 2015) was…

MMIW the tip of an underwater volcano of violence against Indigenous women

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper claims that an inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) is not necessary, that MMIW is a policing matter…