Voyager1 Enters the Final Frontier

Some folks may remember when the Voyager1 satellite launched in 1977 to explore the solar system. This week it was confirmed by NASA that Voyager1…

Matawa First Nations drops legal challenge to Ring of Fire project

The nine Anishinaabe communities represented by the Matawa First Nations – spread across the James Bay Treaty #9 and the Robinson Superior Treaty areas –…

Anniversary of Huron-Robinson Treaty Sees Serpent River First Nation Stage Highway Protest

This past Monday, Sep. 9, the Chi Genebek Ziibing Anishinabek of the Serpent River First Nation marked the anniversary of the Robinson-Huron Treaty by staging…

The Hodiskeagehda do not agree with the process and approach of the “Mohawk Workers”

We as the Hodiskeagehda (Men’s Fire) would like to express our grave concerns in regards to the recent events concerning the so called “Mohawk Workers”…

Joyful Noise

Laughter is the best medicine as they say, and seems to be the elixir of choice for many Ongwehon:we. A few years ago we were…

Impaled “Redskin” prop causes controversy

This controversial image is causing quite a stir on social media this week. A overzealous Philedelphia Eagles fanatic is holding a impaled head of a…

“Servants of the People”

Traditionally, this title was an honor bestowed on those distinguished both by willingness to serve and effectiveness in doing so.  This was our concept —…

Nestlé pumping 265 million litres of water from Sto:lo ancestral lands every year

The world’s largest food company, Nestlé – which was listed in 2011 by the Fortune Global 500 as the top-ranking company in the world by…

Does Facebook Make you Unhappy?

Taking a break from internet slang this week we will play a bit of catch up with internet news and information. Does Facebook Make you…

Resistance

Aunty Emily took my Dad and Uncle in when they were young to work on her farm. Among other jobs, they were responsible for cleaning…

Time for the U.S. to Admit What It’s Doing—“Indian Fighting” with Terrorism Laws

The Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act (CCTA) and its enhanced amendments through the reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act* are supposed to be tools to fight…

Report Details Sex Trafficking of Onkwehon:we Women Across Lake Superior

Last week, media outlets across in Canada widely reported on a decades-old trafficking of women and children across Lake Superior between the ports of Thunder…

Memes (pronounced ‘meems’)

There’s times when I use terms and phrases in every day speech that are commonly used online but just sound weird to say out loud…

Good “Indians”

Let’s be honest. Most people have no idea who Philip Sheridan is – or care. The infamous quote, “The only good Indian is a dead…

Shiyloh

There is a sorrowful place in my heart this week. Last Saturday, my niece Shiyloh Hill fell from her bedroom window while playing with a…