Stopping the Flow: Line 9 organizing in context

HAUDENOSAUNEE TERRITORY (KITCHENER) – A disquieting black hue to the water, animals struggling to breathe amid toxic fumes, a boom dragged across the river's width…

A good old fashioned Indian Donut recipe

'Nu-Yah' is fast approaching and is synonymous with Indian Donuts here on Six. This is one I am settled on although I have been known…

2013 Akwesasne Year in Review

December 2012 – A federal search warrant raid on Dec. 18 on the closed Three Feathers Class II Casino resulted in the arrest of the…

Mother Nature still has her touch!

Mother Nature reminded us last weekend that she’s still the boss. Freezing rain set in last Saturday and continued throughout the night leaving hundreds of…

From the City to the Land: A Cook’s Journey

Since I started doing work at the Edge of the Woods Farm back in August, on two separate occasions a different friend at the Two…

Morning Coffee Thought: Settler Ally vs. Settler Brother/Sister

I’ve been struggling over this term “ally” for a long time now. Many “light skinned” people have approached me, wondering how to improve relations with…

New Years Resolutions

Well, it’s that time of year again. The time when some of us make our new year’s resolutions. I started thinking of the usual ones.…

Mall of America at odds with Idle No More over upcoming Round Dance

Duluth, MN - The Idle No More group is demanding an answer from the Mall of America after the group received a letter concerning their…

Christmas Message from Leonard Peltier

In this season of giving, receiving and acknowledgement of blessings, I want to acknowledge all of the people who have helped me all of these…

What new court ruling on prostitution laws mean for First Nations women

For years, women’s advocacy groups, sex trade workers and their supporters have been lobbying and fighting the government to change the laws surrounding prostitution.

Huge ice storm affects millions

A major ice storm wrapped its cold fingers around most of the northeast coast of North America Sunday, causing closures traffic snarls and disrupting electric…

Justice and Legality: The Sisters of Antigone

Canada does seem to be having persistent problems with the law. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in its Delgamuukw and Marshall decisions, in 1997…

Tis the season for decolonization of christianity

What do you know about the very First Christmas? Maybe you’ve heard the Bible story; an angel, a pregnant lady, some shepherds with donkeys and…

She never got to be called “Mommy”

I am a woman who gave birth to and raised four beautiful daughters. My husband and I are very proud of them. My name? It…

Being Thankful

The bejewelled branches of the willow tree sparkled like diamonds. All of nature’s Christmas lights shone with a special kind of twinkle and illuminated the…