Colonialist attitudes regarding Tina Fontaine

Dear Editors, I would like to direct this letter to the many individuals in the mainstream who think that it is valid and appropriate to…

For the love of Zombies

Last weekend I witnessed something amazing – a community fundraiser for a little girl battling leukemia. It started as a random Facebook status from a…

To everything there is a season

In June of 1990 I embarked on the world of work with my diploma in hand and four rambunctious kids at home. Little did I…

Don’t be strong – just endure

When facing a mastectomy, doctors typically give patients two options: undergo breast reconstruction, or live without breasts at all. The choice is very personal. Every…

What if?

One day not too long ago I grabbed my kids from school early to get a yummy treat and sit outside in the fall sunshine.…

Cancer support group thanks donors

Dear Editors, The Miles To Go Cancer Support Group would like to thank all the people that donated food, money, prizes and/or time and to…

“Brothers we will not pick a side” – my thoughts on war and history

I’m not one to just totally believe everything that I read especially when it comes to Haudenosaunee history. Especially on the internets. (And yes I…

Some thoughts about the Cayuga Nation

Dear editors, I am writing my personal thoughts from the Cayuga Nation, in upstate New York. I was introduced to the homelands September 2007 at…

Breaking the impasse

The People of the Six Nations will know that self-determination happens before self-government. Here’s how I see some changes that should happen to break the…

An open letter to the Indigenous Peoples Movement

Dear Indigenous Peoples Movement, We need to talk about a serious issue threatening our livelihood and our collective inherit and treaty rights known as corporate…

Book review: A detective story set in the middle of an Indigenous insurgency

Demands of the Dead, By Justin Podur Reviewed by Megan Cotton-Kinch While I’ve always enjoyed a good detective novel, I’ve always felt like this genre…

TEIEHKWA’S JOURNEY

Dear editors, I would like to keep everyone informed of the health care plan developed for, and with, Teiehkwa. The following are reasons for my…

This Is What I Was Taught – Breaking Free from Lateral Violence

One of the most empowering things I was taught about when I was on my healing journey was something that professionals call Lateral Violence. This…

Understanding how BC Supreme Court ruling affects all Onkwehon:we

On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada released its reasons in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia. The decision is the first time that…

Decolonizing activism and organizing

There are so many genres of activism my head spins at the amount of rallies and protests that I have either been apart of, or…