‘Redskins insulting, no matter intent’: Bob Costas
“Objections to names like Braves, Chiefs, Warriors and the like strike many of us as political correctness run amok. These nicknames honor rather than demean....
Magic of the fall brings dreams of skiing
By Richard Wagamese November is magic time at our house. Sometime in late October I’ve already started watching the weather forecast at our favourite ski...
Women’s work is never done
By Holly Brodhagen Recently my family was enjoying an episode of Little House on the Prairie when a comment was made by one of the...
Just one little word says it all about treaties
By Maurice Switzer Just one little word said it all. The newspaper report about some issues troubling members of the public concerning the pending Algonquin...
Sharing the land crucial to any conversations about reconciliation
By Leanne Simpson In the mid-1990s I moved to Mi’gma’gi to go to graduate school. I was expecting to learn about juvenile Atlantic salmon on...
Canada breaking ‘rule of law’ every day!
By Daniel Wilson Sometimes it helps to put things in order, in precedence and priority, in order to see them clearly. This is one of...
Canada, U.S. pay lip service to treaties
By Laura Finley Last I heard, contracts negotiated between two consenting and capable parties are supposed to be binding, with repercussions if one party violates...
Ojibway cuisine more than Kraft Dinner
By Richard Wagamese There’s something to be said for the old phrase “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” It had to...
Create our own laws or face government bully
Aanii, Boozhoo, As we welcome a new season and prepare for the winter months, I encourage Anishinabek citizens to get involved with community engagement sessions...
Putting national heroes on two-dollar bills
Contrary to what some would have you believe, there have always been good people in the world. Humans have a strange tendency to excuse sins...
In the end, we’re all foster parents
By Richard Wagamese Friends of ours are foster parents. They’ve been doing this for years and in that time they’ve positively influenced a lot of...
Ask Holly: Not in my backyard
By Holly Brodhagen I have been hearing that phrase a lot especially in the context of the proposed oil sand pipeline. No one wants to...
Government cuts: Soon, all Canadians will know how it feels to be an Indian
By Richard Wagamese First published in The Globe and Mail on June 10, 2013 Five years ago, Stephen Harper stood in the House of Commons...
It’s not just cows that are stupid
By Maurice Switzer There’s a fairly large consensus that cows are stupid. This is the normal reaction of anyone who has tried to use a...
Healthy living about balance, not just food
By Sarah Blackwell There is more to leading a healthy life than just the food you eat. Myself, partner Fred Bellefeuille, and our three children...