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…
Opinion
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…
Go see for yourself
Imagine your little female cousin got arrested at a party for public intoxication. The cop that arrested her and threw her in the drunk tank…
Exciting children’s books provided for First Nations’ local libraries
GoodMinds.com supports First Nations Community Libraries in several ways. One of the ways we help is by offering a selection of book titles chosen by…
Onkwehonwe Week in Review: February 11 2015
Scoop victims launch Class-action lawsuit REGINA – The Merchant Law Group, in Regina, is representing over 1,000 victims of the '60s Scoop', and served the…
02/11/15: An open letter to Stephen Harper
Good day. Allow me to introduce myself; my name is Laurel Curley and I’m from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory in southern Ontario.…
The Two Row Wampum is a history to be honored, not abused
“The Two Row Wampum opposes integration; Aboriginals are an underdeveloped stone age people; Aboriginal medicine – otherwise known as traditional quackery; Customary law is logically…
Spring will bring victory for Six Nations
Something beautiful lit up in my spirit recently and I had an a-ha moment: I am certain that this is going to be a victorious…
Residential Schools History Book Launched in Toronto
Residential Schools, With the Words and Images of Survivors, is a book documenting and honouring the history of the survivors and former students who attended…
Onkwehonwe Week in Review: February 4 2015
Cree Survivor finally finds a home PRINCE ALBERT – A Cree woman whose legs were amputated after a vicious attack last year, has finally found…