Opinion: Economic diversification – A fancy term or a path to financial freedom?
Submitted by the Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Department More often than not when we hear about economic development initiatives in our communities, we assume that...
Opinion: Some thoughts on section 87 of the Indian Act
By Alain Bartleman and James C. Hopkins Arguably, the most famous section of the Indian Act, section 87 is a source of constant confusion to Indigenous...
Opinion: Section 89 and the challenges of on-reserve business financing
By Alain Bartleman and James C. Hopkins Section 89 is a barrier to aboriginal financing. But, like many walls, it’s easier to sidestep it than...
Opinion: The exoneration of Louis Riel is long-overdue
By Peter Globensky Recent media reports have indicated a resurgent interest among Métis leaders in insisting the Canadian government right a long-standing wrong. The president...
Opinion: Political words about treaties ooze hypocrisy
*Previously published in the North Bay Nugget By Maurice Switzer For the past five years, the province of Ontario has designated the first week in...
Letter to the Editor: Looking in the mirror – political racism
When we Canadians look at the unholy mess in the US, we are gazing into the Evil Queen’s magical mirror … Mirror, mirror on the...
Opinion: Broadband internet and Economic Development
Submitted by the Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Department Do you remember the days when we were first introduced to the online information highway? Do you...
Book review: Makoons
Reviewed by Karl Hele Makoons is the fifth and the sequel to Chickadee, part of the Erdrich’s Birchbark House Series. Like the previous four novels,...
Opinion: So what if he loses? Donald Trump and the aftermath
By Peter Andre Globensky The term ‘sociopath’ is a common usage term for Antisocial Personality Disorder as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of...
Opinion: A Mad Hatter’s tea party: The Indian Act, enfranchisement and registration in the 21st Century
By Karl Hele A late July ruling by the Quebec Superior Court has removed another asterisk from section 6 of the Indian Act. Simply, the...
Book review: Kaandossiwin: How We Come to Know
Reviewed by Karl Hele Kaandossiwin: How We Come to Know is an exploration of how, as an Anishinaabekwe, author Kathleen Absolon (Minogiizhigokwe) came to know,...
Letter to the Editor: Safety in the workplace: The right to refuse oppressive work
By Justin Rhoden During a COVID-19-less summer, I sat reading in a coffee shop in the heart of downtown Toronto when a young man, seemingly...
Ipperwash Summer Series: Community plans honour longstanding connection to Aazhodena
September 6, 2020, will mark the 25th anniversary of the shooting death of unarmed protestor Anthony “Dudley” George by an Ontario Provincial Police sniper at...
Ipperwash Summer Series: Alive for a reason: Talking with Ipperwash survivors about mental health – Part 2
September 6, 2020, will mark the 25th anniversary of the shooting death of unarmed protestor Anthony “Dudley” George by an Ontario Provincial Police sniper at...
Ipperwash Summer Series: Alive for a reason: Talking with Ipperwash survivors about mental health – Part 1
September 6, 2020, will mark the 25th anniversary of the shooting death of unarmed protestor Anthony “Dudley” George by an Ontario Provincial Police sniper at...