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...