Rights worth respecting
KAHNAWA:KE – The Iroquois Caucus announced today that they have signed a Declaration unanimously rejecting the Harper government’s proposed First Nations Education Act.
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A Tale of Two Cases
Last week two stories about the ongoing battle by New York State and the U.S. federal government against the Native tobacco trade hit the papers.
Ernie Louttit and the investigation into “Starlight tours”
This month and year marks the 14th anniversary of the freezing deaths of three Indigenous men, two of whose lifeless bodies were found on the outskirts of Saskatoon. One man, Darrell Night, was also dropped off, but lived to tell the story of how he was picked up by police after leaving a party.
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 me, and my Nation, and other Onkwehon:we nations.
It’s Not What You Say, It’s What You Do
Almost a year ago federal agents invaded the Kaniekeha community of Akwesasne, breaking into the Three Feathers Casino which had been closed for more than three months and charging members of the Men’s Council from the Kaianerehkowa Kanonhsesne (Longhouse). Rarahkwisere and Kaneratiio, duly appointed members of that Council, were arrested and taken into custody. Sakoietha, a third member of that Council, was charged but refused to be arraigned, opting to remain free and at-large so he could, at least covertly, tend to his child who has been battling cancer for several years.
Change the Name or End the Genocide?
To suggest there are many and far more pressing issues facing Native people than being exploited and insulted by sports teams is an obvious understatement.…
Indigenous rights record blacken Harper’s eye
In today’s information age, it is impossible to keep skeletons in the closet for long, as Prime Minister Stephen Harper is finding out.
No, Really! It’s OK to Watch Al Jazeera America
I am amazed at the displaced loyalty to all things “American” that far too many Native people have. Whether it is getting all ”patriotic” every…