I wish I wasn’t White
Dear Editor, These are my personal feelings, which came to heart after I read [Gitz Crazyboy’s] “I Wish I Was White.” I sometimes wish I…
Opinion
Confrontation brewing over First Nations Financial Transparency Act
On October 27, Thunderchild First Nation in Saskatchewan received a threatening letter from Aboriginal Affairs. It warns of serious consequences if actions are not taken…
A quiet and snow-covered gift
One of my favorite visualizations of the Rez is how quiet it gets in the winter. Close your eyes for a minute and dream it.…
The Indigenous experience in the world wars
When the Spirits Dance: A Cree Boy’s Search for the Meaning of War by award-winning authors Larry Loyie and Constance Brissenden is a children's non-fiction…
Crystal Miller talks about hitting rock bottom and climbing her way back up
Anybody who has ever been in a leadership role will attest to this: you have to be prepared to fail a few times along the…
Walking the Red Road
Six years ago, I was 155 pounds, living on the streets, drunk, high and doing what I had to survive or escape the pain I…
When non-native people are afraid of the rez…
When I was in high school I became friends with this Iranian kid named Pej. He was first generation Canadian. His parents fled Iran because of religious persecution and somehow they ended up in Brantford. I was the first real native person he’d ever met from Six Nations.
Guts and grease: the original diet of the Onkwehon:we
Above all, the food writers tell us, avoid fats, especially saturated fats. The hunter-gatherer’s diet was highly politically correct, they say, rich in polyunsaturated and…
Straight talk about the Bering Straight
Scientists can be almost religious about their theories. Once they get their minds made up on a hypothesis, it is hard to get them to…
Open letter to newly elected municipal leaders and all municipalities in Ontario
There are over 300,000 Indigenous people living in Ontario, many of whom live in urban centres and First Nations communities bordering major municipalities. When municipal…
Overcoming lateral violence through love
My daughter is going through a phase of being afraid to fall asleep on her own. Every night for the last few weeks she has…
I Wish I Was White
I wish I was white not because I think life would be easy, but because more things would become an option. Like the option of…
Overcoming the stereotypes of Native American culture
Over the years there has been a plethora of cartoons and half-truths disseminated about Native Americans. They have been pictured as driving Cadillacs with oil…
A sincere thank you to government leaders
Thank you, Government Leaders, for your refusal to treat Indigenous Women with respect and dignity. Don’t listen, don’t act and turn the other way. You…
Lest We Forget
Lest we forget. That is the resounding phrase that reminds us all of the horrors of war and of all those who lost their lives…