Journeying Forward: Dreaming First Nations’ Independence remains a powerful and thoughtful discussion of First Nations and self-government in Canada. Its author, Patricia Monture-Angus (September 24,…
Freedom is a beautiful Mohawk woman singing by the river. Freedom is a doe laying in the trees. Freedom is a willow seed. floating on…
As Indigenous peoples we have experienced the oppression and control of Canada’s colonist government for the past 150 years. We have suffered through policies and…
Is it just me or was this winter absolutely gruelling? Six entire months of cloudy snow and gray skies are just too much for anyone…
The Harper government’s Bill C-51, or Anti-Terrorism Act, has been in the public domain for over a month. Long enough for us to know that…
Do you know a watershed hero? They’re the individuals, families, groups and businesses that put their time and energy into improving the Grand River watershed.…
Though I have a history of arranging for the donation of motor vehicles, paid for by the union, to the Native Men’s Residence, Na-Me-Res, the…
NEW CREDIT – Former Canadian Heavy weight Champ, George Chuvalo knocked them out at the Mississaugas of the New Credit Community Hall last week. The…
Tentative settlement of billion dollar lawsuit NUNAVUT – A Nunavut land-claims group which sued Ottawa in 2006 for $1 billion, for allegedly failing to fund…
Inside the bowels of the “just-us” system of incarceration I found something out. The old people at longhouse always told me hats-sqay/you see. Ya gotter…
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…
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).…
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.
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…
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.…