Homage to Lieutenant Frederick Ogilvie Loft – 1861-1934
OHSWEKEN ‑ Perhaps one of the most misunderstood Six Nations heroes of the past might be Lieutenant Frederick Loft. To some he was a zealot…
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The beautiful soul of Makayla
I’ll never forget the first time I ever met Makayla Sault. She was just about five years old. It was my first time going inside…
Stop globalization, decolonize!
Dear Editor, Never in our wildest dreams did we think that we would be fighting to keep our country and this Earth intact due to…
Permaculture theories parallel Onkwehon:we ways of Thinking
SIX NATIONS – Arriving at the home of Kanenhariyo Seth Lefort for the first Atonhetsheriyo workshop on indigenous permaculture, one can smell the corn soup…
Understanding how BC Supreme Court ruling affects all Onkwehon:we
On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada released its reasons in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia. The decision is the first time that…
Decolonizing activism and organizing
There are so many genres of activism my head spins at the amount of rallies and protests that I have either been apart of, or…
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
For 200 years in ancient rome, Christianity was a rogue religion, punishable by death. Early followers of Christ spent so much time dying for their…
Corn Smut
An elder who gifted us with white corn seeds set the intention “I hope you get some smut on the corn you’ll grow.” Two weeks ago when walking through the rows of corn at the Edge of the Woods farm, much to my delight I saw this intention come to fruition. Corn smut was indeed growing on a number of the corn stalks.
Legal Snafu leaves local man in limbo
This declaration does not ask for permission to be removed from the Canadian Citizenship and Immigration registries. In fact it was an act of peaceful overture that acknowledges a state of war that exists between the Canadian government and Myself.
Let’s Grow a Garden Together
Last week I wrote about decolonization, specifically asking the question “How?” We got a lot of good responses to that and this week I’d like to share a letter sent in by a self-described “white girl” about her thoughts on Decolonization. I loved it. I’m sure you will too.
The Unwritten Rules of the Cuomo Cabal
Three years ago a couple of “Let’s Talk Native…” regulars and I made the trip to Albany to try to get some straight answers to a couple of simple questions. Matt Hill, Paul Delaronde and I met with New York State Senator George Maziarz, Republican from the 62nd Senate District of New York, to see if a State Senator could get an answer to a question that the State’s tax department refused to give us. We sat with the Senator and first queried him on his position on Native-to-Native trade and the State’s authority over our commerce and our manufactured goods.
Crowd of over 600 gathers to Honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
TORONTO – “The strawberry represents love, courage, and women”, explained Wanda Whitebird at the 9th Annual Strawberry Ceremony Honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and those who have died violent deaths by colonialism.
Tobacco: History and Health
As I place Mr. X on a breathing machine he flashes me a look from his terrified eyes. I know this look well, the desperate cry for help of a drowning man. But he is not drowning in water. He has spent a lifetime drowning in smoke and his lungs are now so shattered that his tiring, heaving shoulders are unable to bring in enough air for his next breath. I will not be able to pull him back to shore. His lungs are failing, he is dying and he knows it.
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.
OPP refuse to press charges in Hwy 6 blockade
The Ontario Provincial Police, Cayuga Detachment has issued a statement saying that they will not be pursuing charges against Six Nations people who were responsible in the shutting down of a section of Highway 6 last October.