Above all, the food writers tell us, avoid fats, especially saturated fats. The hunter-gatherer’s diet was highly politically correct, they say, rich in polyunsaturated and…
Scientists can be almost religious about their theories. Once they get their minds made up on a hypothesis, it is hard to get them to…
There are over 300,000 Indigenous people living in Ontario, many of whom live in urban centres and First Nations communities bordering major municipalities. When municipal…
My daughter is going through a phase of being afraid to fall asleep on her own. Every night for the last few weeks she has…
I wish I was white not because I think life would be easy, but because more things would become an option. Like the option of…
Over the years there has been a plethora of cartoons and half-truths disseminated about Native Americans. They have been pictured as driving Cadillacs with oil…
Thank you, Government Leaders, for your refusal to treat Indigenous Women with respect and dignity. Don’t listen, don’t act and turn the other way. You…
Lest we forget. That is the resounding phrase that reminds us all of the horrors of war and of all those who lost their lives…
We call ourselves the people of the earth. While we are walking this earth, we look at power and what is real. We call it in…
Its sickening how quickly some individuals will hijack any public happening to jump on their bandwagon and pump up their egos. Last Wednesday, most of…
Ian Mosby, a post-doctoral researcher in the history of science at the University of Guelph, was investigating Canada’s nutrition policies during the Second World War…
What was probably the most disturbing though was the costume offerings for women. Scantily clad white women in faux leather miniskirts and bouffant hairstyles beckoning…
My Beloved People, Thanksgiving Day is gone again and Christmas is upon us. I spoke to a Longhouse woman recently. She said, “Just like Christmas,…
Dear Editor: I was disappointed to hear Stephen Harper dismiss once again the need for a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, stating…
This weekend I was a part of some extensive renovations at my father-in-law’s home. Sadly, there were no sledgehammers involved. But I did get to…