Category: Governance

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Ganienkeh and the escape from Band Council control

AKWESASNE – Kanasaraken (aka Loran Thompson) speaks about the problems affecting his community in Akwesasne, and the problems that traditional Onkwehon:we people are facing at the hands of the colonial Band/Tribal Councils. In discussing possible ways...

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WGO 9 – The Deyodyohkwahnhasta – The People’s Wampum

ONEIDA OF THE THAMES – Episode 9 of the What’s Going On Podcast was recorded at Oneida of the Thames territory on May 6th 2015. A group of Rotiskenrakehte gathered to speak about the...

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30 Years and $33 Million

By John Kane January 21, 2014 It’s not a prison sentence. It just feels like one. And I’m sure it feels the same to many others. It’s the cost for gaining “recognition” by the...

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John Kane Addresses “Inherent Sovereignty” at Federal Recognition Conference at Arizona State University

(WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 20, 2014) – John Kane, Mohawk activist and national commentator on Native issues, was a featured speaker Thursday, Jan. 16, at “Who Decides You’re Real? Fixing the Federal Recognition Process,” a...

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Back to Our Path is not a Trip Backward

by John Kane January 14, 2014 Many of us are familiar with our expression Ohnkwe Ohnwe. It is what we use to describe ourselves as the original people of Turtle Island. The approximate translation...

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John Kane to Address “Inherent Sovereignty” at Arizona State University

January 14, 2014 WASHINGTON – John Kane, Mohawk activist and national commentator on Native issues, will be a featured speaker at “Who Decides You’re Real? Fixing the Federal Recognition Process,” a two-day conference at...

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Rule of Law or Rule of Lawyers?

by John Kane September 18, 2013 We often hear from the righteous voices of the U.S. and Canada when looking at countries and peoples they view as inferior, that the “ rule of law...

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“Servants of the People”

by John Kane September 11, 2013 Traditionally, this title was an honor bestowed on those distinguished both by willingness to serve and effectiveness in doing so. This was our concept — unique throughout the...

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Ka’nikonriyo Podcast 12 – Lifting Eachother Up – Hazel Hill On The HDI – Part 3

PART 3 OF 3. Hazel Hill joins the Ka:nikonhriyo Podcast with Kelly MacNaughton and Tom Keefer on Wednesday May 16, 2016 to talk about how she came to be involved with the Haudenosaunee Development...

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Ka’nikonriyo Podcast 8 – Operation MYGALE and the Six Nations tobacco industry

Kelly MacNaughton, a Mohawk business woman from Six Nations speaks about the implications of Operation MYGALE, and what she thinks will be next for the Tobacco Industry at Six Nations.