Letter to the Editor: First Nations could make water from air
Aanii(n). Bagosendamaan(h) gimino-(a)yaa. I’ve recently seen two items on line which made me think that these examples of cutting-edge technology could significantly help First Nations...
‘What kind of Indian are you?’
By Richard Wagamese When I was small an adopted cousin once asked me, “What kind of Indian are you?” Back then the question shocked me....
Public safety should be really simple
By Maurice Switzer It’s so much easier to keep things simple. So please don’t talk to me about diluted bitumen having a viscosity of 201...
Grits or Tories: Who’s worse?
By Karl Hele Who’s better for First Peoples – Liberals or Conservatives? With the recent raft of unilateral legislation affecting First Nations– including several proposed...
First Nations education bill fails the test
By Daniel Wilson Politics is a messy business, so it is helpful to have clarity now and then. Certainly, partisan posturing often can muddy the...
Letter to the editor: Mother died before payout deadline
The government, churches and the Assembly of First Nations decided on a timeline (for residential school claims) so future inheritance claims could not be filed. ...
Macdonald, Mowat scorned treaty ‘chains’
By Dr. David Shanahan This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Treaty of Niagara, one of the most important agreements in Canadian history, and...