The Recession: Partnership with First Nations would supercharge the economy
By Isadore Day, Wiindawtegowinini, Ontario Regional Chief It’s official. Canada is in a recession. The cold hard truth is First Nations have been in economic...
Don’t vote: It just encourages them!
By Beverly Sabourin and Peter Globensky At election time we chide ourselves for not following through with an idea we once had of mass producing...
Letter to the Editor – Remembering Ipperwash
Great Read, I just returned from “the beach”. That is what we called it as we packed up the car to head 2 1/2 hours...
Innergex renewable energy and their goal – ‘Human Aspect’ – Part 3 of 3
In today’s society, politicians are not listening to the people and have stripped away the municipality and citizen’s rights of what goes on in their...
Teach our children well
By Suzanne Keeptwo You may have attended residential school. You may have been “educated” to work as a domestic or labourer. You may have struggled...
Sounds of a native trumpet
By Richard Wagamese I have always loved the sound of a trumpet. When I was small a brass band came to the church I attended...
Whiteskin owner angry after Blackskin judge cancels Redskin trademark
By Maurice Switzer For 83 years there has been a professional football team that chooses to name itself after the perceived colour of Native American...
Punctuation of the heart
By Richard Wagamese I work with words. As a writer and a storyteller words are my basic equipment. Since I got my first paid job...
Gaining cultural insights while planning a wedding
I recently got engaged at the end of May and have slowly started the gargantuan task of planning a wedding. My fiancé and I aren’t...
Letter to the Editor: Tell HRTO and Hockey Canada, We Are Not Your Mascot!
by Brad Gallant. I have taken the City of Mississauga to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario over their financial and moral support of 5...
Will federal election result in reconciliation or colonialism-as-usual?
By Catherine Murton Stoehr and Maurice Switzer On Oct. 19 Canadians will elect a new federal government, and on that day they will decide whether...
Open Letter to the Memengweshi Council re: their Windmill Development Partnership
The mandate of the Memengweshi Council is “to ensure the integrity and appropriateness of the Zibi development” but so many other Algonquin, First Nations, and...
The water bill is long overdue
By Beverly Sabourin and Peter Globensky The small First Nations community of Shoal Lake #40 is located in a lake of the same name just...
Open letter to the Premier of Ontario
July 14, 2015 Hon. Kathleen Wynne Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 Dear Premier Wynne: I am writing in advance...
Letter to the editor: Opposition to Bill C-51
I am adamantly opposed to the Conservative government’s Bill C- 51. It undermines the foundations of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms – and what...