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…
Opinion
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…
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…
The Creator doesn’t make garbage
Previously I’ve shared stories of the extreme bullying I endured in childhood while growing up down the bush. Sadly, my story is familiar to many…
Adoptees on the healing path
Thunderbird clan For Two Row Times Taking the Indian out of the Indian. Such is the kind of thing that the Children’s Aid Society did…