Economy? We Don’t Need No Stinking Economy!

I haven't weighed in much on Canada's Bill C-10 issues but in the overall scheme of things it is no different than any of the…

The Bolivarian Revolution Deserves Our Support

In 2005 I travelled to Venezuela to participate in the World Festival of Youth and Students. I remember marching with youth from all over the…

Real truth vs. the mainstream media

The issue of fair and objective news coverage of Onkwehonwe issues in the mainstream media has always been a subject of controversy throughout Turtle Island.…

The Drums of War

Pow Wow season is quickly approaching and everywhere you look across Indian Country, moms and aunties are pulling out the big guns to get everyone’s…

Remove the Dust for our Survival

I really like the expression, (Remove the Dust.) Its most basic meaning evokes the image of sweeping away the dust accumulated over years of neglect…

Clarification from John Kearns

Subsequent to recently stating the facts in response to unfounded criticism of the Kearns Disintegration System presently set up at the community landfill, I have…

If I never had to wash another dish

You know those hard times when it’s a “whatever’s-left-in-the-cupboard-is-what’s-for-dinner” kind of night? That’s what’s cooking in my household this month. For lunch today my daughter…

It’s our Energy, not yours

Now wait a minute. Tell me, how do any resources on our lands get tallied up as a percentage of someone else's resources?

Canada’s Indian Problem

I offer this information to assist people in formulating their perspective on an issue that has been lost in recent acts by persons and agents…

A Tale of Two Cases

Last week two stories about the ongoing battle by New York State and the U.S. federal government against the Native tobacco trade hit the papers.

My True Rez Shoes

The year I had my mastectomy I treated myself and bought a pair of Rez Hoofs. These hand painted boots are made by a couple…

Latent Racism and Blatant Racism

I am never quite sure if there is a real difference. "Latent" is defined as not visible or dormant. Well, to those of us who…

Indigenous people are #NotYourMascot

Fans of the NFL and Indigenous people posted to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and any other medium they had using the hashtag #NotYourMascot to urge the…

Kawayo’t – Her name means Resting Canoe

No matter where you go in Haudenosaune territory, somewhere along the path is the art of Arnold Jacobs. His murals decorate buildings everywhere, and his…

Community Living Gift Shop gets revamped

Ronatahskats, the Community Living Gift Shop on Chiefswood Road has been renovated, and is moving forward in a new adventure, building a social enterprise where…