The rule of law vs. the rule of judicial discretion: the Tsilhqot’in Nation case

By the year 1897 constitutional law was settled in Canada based upon the interpretation in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of section 109…

Workers at Brant Family and Children’s Services (FACS) are deeply saddened and dismayed

Dear Editors, Workers at Brant Family and Children’s Services (FACS) are deeply saddened and dismayed as our agency shuts down on August 1, for a…

Wahta Band Council threatens to sue Mohawk residents

On July 30, 2014 the Wahta Band Council issued Wahta Mohawk Residents a 10 day "cease and desist" order with the threat to sue for…

A few cards short of a full deck

In an attempt to rule the world this weekend I somehow managed to get everything on my to-do list done. I even tackled the laundry…

“Indians” in Russia – It’s not a fairy tale!

One day as I was creeping people on Facebook I saw a breathtaking, top-notch, museum quality war shirt. It was carefully beaded in sky blue…

Palestine and the Onkwehonwe

“Palestine, that’s none of our business.” Or so some may think and say. The genocide unfolding in Palestine has been intensifying over the last five…

From the cheap seats

First off, congratulations high-fives and respect are due to the FIL World Lacrosse Championship tournament organizers for recognizing the Haudenosaunee as a distinct Nation in…

I’m so not cool…the story of the spider bite.

I was sitting at the park a few nights ago watching my kids play, when out of nowhere a little girl came racing toward the…

ONWA speaker relays dismal statistics and heartbreaking stories of broken families

Even though the roadblocks and barricades have come down, the community members of Tyendinaga are still very much interested in what the federal government plans…

The Meeting of a Nation

Earlier this year I wrote a story asking the question, ‘how does one decolonize’? Well just a few weeks ago the Oneida Nation did something…

An attitude of gratitude

This morning I woke up in one of those beautifully peaceful moments that the Creator orchestrates to demonstrate His Love for us. The sounds of…

Gratitude

I think the first time I heard what gratitude was, was when I was sitting in an AA meeting when I was about 19. I…

Multi-Cultural Food for Thought: An Ode to Canada Day.

My “Canadian Friends” were taught to value their Canadian culture and to de-value the things “Six Nay Me” values! On the flip side I was…

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS

MNN. June 29, 2014. We Indigenous sovereigns are mandated by Creation to set things in order. The government and court set up by foreign Admiralty…

Innocent until proven non-status

Last week Six Nations Elected Council made a choice – after being presented with an official complaint – to send a letter ordering a young…