Book review: The Tree by the Woodpile
Reviewed by Alex Hebert The book, The Tree by the Woodpile, has three stories in it that all have teachings from the point of view of...
‘The time is finally here to do what we have been saying we wanted for so long,’ says Dokis citizen on Governance Agreement
By Lisa Restoule DOKIS FIRST NATION— Over the last nine years, I have worked as the Anishinabek Nation Governance Administrative Assistant. I have worked with...
Book review: Suffer the Little Children: Genocide, Indigenous Nations and the Canadian State
Reviewed by Christopher Black Tamara Starblanket’s book, Suffer the Little Children: Genocide, Indigenous Nations and the Canadian State (with a foreword by Ward Churchill and...
Book Review: Aqueduct: Colonialism, Resources, and the Histories We Remember
Reviewed by Karl Hele It is now 100 years since the opening of the completed Winnipeg aqueduct brought fresh water to a growing city through...
Opinion: Relegated to Irrelevance? The political future of Jody Wilson-Raybould
By Peter Globensky and Beverly Anne Sabourin Those among us who have not heard the name Judy Wilson-Raybould at least once over the past five...
Book review: Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg: This is Our Territory
By Karl Hele Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg: This is Our Territory is a wonderful book by Anishinaabe Elder and teacher, Gidigaa Migizi (Doug Williams) as he...
Opinion: Seeing is believing
*Warning: This article discusses sexual abuse that readers may find triggering. Reader discretion is advised.* By Beverly Sabourin and Peter Globensky The Aboriginal Peoples Television...
A message from the Superior Region Youth Representative for the Anishinabek Nation Youth Council
Niin Alexei Beauclair nindizhinikaaz. Fort William niindoja, mukwa doodem. I am 22-years-old. I have been a part of the Powwow Trail since I could first...
Opinion: Where is home? A perspective from a Sixties Scoop survivor
By Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith Aanii Christine nitiishinikaas. Peguis nitoonci. Mashkedebejiki ni totem. (Hello, my name is Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith. I am from Peguis First Nation...
6 tasks you can do to support the “6(1)a All the Way!” Campaign
Submitted by Lynn Gehl There are six tasks that you can do to support the “6(1)a All the Way!” Campaign: 1.) E-mail or telephone Prime...
Sudbury, Ontario, author releases book on Chapleau, Ontario, Residential Schools
Submitted by William McLeod William E. “Bill” McLeod has just released his 408-page book “St. John’s (Anglican) Residential Schools, Chapleau, Ontario, 1907 to 1948.” Like...
‘We lived in fear. We were not able to sleep,’ recalls Kashechewan First Nation evacuee
Submitted by Aimee Williams This is my story. I grew up in Kashechewan First Nation near James Bay in Northern Ontario, along the northern shore...
‘Lillian and Kokomis: The Spirit of Dance’ inspires to rekindle your inner shkode
Reviewed by Alex Hebert This book is about a girl named Lillian who is in foster care system. She is moved from place to place...
17 Tuesdays for 6(1)a All the Way!
By Lynn Gehl On December 12, 2017, Canada proclaimed Bill S-3, an Act to amend the Indian Act (the elimination of sex discrimination) into law....
No Justice There!
By Peter Globensky I remember him distinctly. Working in the Prime Minister’s Office during one of the national conferences on Indigenous self-government, I recall Chief...