Opinion: Culture shock
By Kristin Grant In my youth I was fortunate enough to have lived in Europe for several months. As First Nations I was viewed as...
Let’s see a line in the sand for off-reserve taxation
By Maurice Switzer My grandfather, Moses Marsden, left Alderville Indian Reserve #37 in 1920 because he saw no future there for himself or his growing...
Letter to the Editor: ‘Terminology: What we call ourselves matters’
Letter responding to article “Terminology: What we call ourselves matters” posted Jan. 9, 2018 I was reading the article in the Anishinabek News “Terminology: What...
Terminology: What we call ourselves, matters
By Laura Barrios SAULT STE. MARIE, ON—Earlier this fall, the Governance Working Group met in Sault Ste. Marie, to discuss the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement....
Maybe Leafs need another ‘Chief’
By Maurice Switzer I have a confession to make – I am a Toronto Maple Leafs fan. That admission may not be as tough to...
Anishinaabay Inngohnigaywin
By Eli Baxter Anishinaabay Innagohnigaywin Indian Act Anishinaabay Innagohnigaywin kaween geeabachichigaatayzinoon. Anishinaabay Law was not used. Weenawa peewatayg ogeeozhitoonawaa. They, the visitors, are the ones...
Column: Brown water better than none at all
By Maurice Switzer Remember that scene from the movie “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” where all the goggled government guys wearing white hazmat (hazardous material) suits burst...
OPINION – CBC to Palmater: Say thank you
By Catherine Murton Stoehr Justice advocates face a dilemma when talking to the press. They can play nice and live to represent another day; a...
Opinion: Beating Up on Racism!
By Peter Globensky and Beverly Sabourin Despite his numerous failures both as a business man and now as the President of the Divided States of...
OPINION: Ontario’s history of tampering and re-tampering with birth registration documents
By Lynn Gehl, Ph.D. When state officials interfere with the process of recording a child’s birth, through standard operational procedures of administration, policy, and legislation,...
Open letter: Kawartha group disappointed with Monsef’s voting position on Bill S-3
August 28, 2017 From: Kawartha Truth and Reconciliation Support Group www.kawarthatruthandreconciliation.ca Re: Minister of Status of Women Maryam Monsef’s position on Bill S-3 An...
Opinion: Escaping Despair – the tragedy of Indigenous youth suicide
By Peter Andre Globensky Out of sight, out of mind! Four more tragic suicides have struck in northern Ontario remote First Nations communities – the...
‘I am hopeful for Canada 200’ says Art Jacko on Canada’s next milestone birthday
Submitted by Art Jacko They say its Canada’s 150 birthday this weekend. Below are two statements made by First Nation leaders, first at Canada 100...
OPINION – Canada 150: Coming Home
By Catherine Murton Stoehr Canada 150: Coming Home – previously published in Origins – Ohio State University One hundred and fifty years ago, this July...
Opinion: Do we need a First Nation language law for our communities?
By Fred Bellefeuille In the 1970’s, there was significant anxiety about the steady decline of the use of the French language in Quebec, especially in...