A sincere thank you to government leaders

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

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…

The greatest power

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…

McHale shows his colours again

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…

Meet Ian Mosby: the Man Who Exposed Canada’s Experiments on Aboriginals

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…

‘Huron Honeys?!’: Hallowe’en flavoured racism in Canada against indigenous women

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…

Thanksgiving Day is gone again and Christmas is upon us

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,…

Stephen Harper dismisses the need for a national inquiry

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…

The House We’re Building

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…

Impacts of Tsilhqot’in Part II: Federal and Provincial Laws on Aboriginal Title Land

In Part II of our seven-part series on Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, we ask and answer the following important question: can the Canadian government…

Hunting Season at Six Nations

It’s hunting season on Six Nations. Time for us good Onkwehon:we men to get out our spotlights, 4x4s, quads and blood hounds! Creep around the…

Opposing worldviews

In Michael Delisle Jr.’s email response to the article in the National Post’s column of the September 22nd edition entitled “The one place in Canada…

I write because I’m free

One of my favorite singers of all time is Mahalia Jackson. For those of you who have never heard her do yourself a favor, hop…

David Suzuki visits Six Nations on Blue Dot tour

The Confederacy Council meeting scheduled for Saturday, October 4 was cancelled due to a death, but a small crowd that included Confederacy Chiefs, Clanmothers and…

Walking With Our Sisters opened in Edmonton on October 2, 2013

It’s been one year since Walking With Our Sisters opened in Edmonton on October 2, 2013. Hard to believe it’s been only one, actually. When…