The Spirit of All Nations.
Is it happenstance that the photograph on the cover of last Wednesday’s Two Row Times features a vivid shawl woven by another corn-growing people fighting for their traditional lands . . . albeit 12,000 kilometres away?
Whilst I am not one of the concerned people, I recognize the shawl as from Nagaland, a region found on a world map in the triangle between Bangladesh, Burma, and China.
Gelsey Sumner, a female high school student in Winnipeg, says that she was kicked off a bus for wearing a sweater with the message “Got Land? Thank An Indian” on it.
Noting B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s support for fracking, demonstrators with the Vancouver Coast Salish Rising Tide group set up a mock fracking site protest outside of her home this past Sunday. The protest was quickly pulled down by authorities, but not before demonstrators made their point and images of the mock fracking site went viral.
The Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign expresses solidarity with the Mi’q Maq people who are defending their part of Turtle Island from the destructive fracking…
Musician Lou Reed, who was seen as a pioneer with the group “The Velvet Underground” in the late 60’s and early 70’s and who had a long solo career, passed away on Sunday at the age of 71. Social media lit up with posts from artists talking about the influence Lou Reed had on them, while fans and celebrities shared posts about how his music broke open musical boundaries and provided a voice for those on the margins.
In the latest edition of “Settler Panic,” Councillors this week in Richmond, B.C. talked openly about their fears of potential changes to the Federal Reserve…
The biggest elephant in Canada is still the document that just celebrated its 229th anniversary last week, sometimes known as the Haldimand Proclamation, the Haldimand Deed or the Haldimand Treaty.
Probably the spookiest experience I ever had was when I worked at the Mush Hole. I was working with a dance company. Our office was…
Much has been made of the Two Row Wampum lately. The “Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign” and the launch of the “Two Row Times” are…
A photo went viral this week of a men wearing hoods while standing around an American flag and holding up the corpse of a dead…
As an English speaking parent, I have always felt the shame when an outsider asked me what language I spoke, other than English. So when…
A few things are clear from the events of the past week. The first is that we are not alone. The Mi’kmaq who are standing against…
My name is Bill Sears, Skaghenhate’, War Chief since the 1990 Oka golf course crisis in Quebec. I was told by the women of the…
This week I was glued to my computer. As I watched so far away from my Mi'kmaq relatives, my mind and heart were constantly in…
Sometimes it helps to put things in order, in precedence and priority, in order to see them clearly. This is one of those times. With…
