A Sovereign Path Forward
Band councils, lands reserved for Indians, and to end the Indian act By Chief Del Riley & Tom Keefer with Karen Commandant The PDF version of this document is available for download here. Comments...
Category: Canada
Orange: A poem by Dr. Sally Brant
Orange By Dr. Sally Brant, Music by Cael Brant Remember meThe fallen we Stolen from our land Forced, rallied Bound, stripped Numbered, tallied Renamed Body shamed Don’t be you They said and said Your hair Your skinYour tongue All of you,...
Kanenhariyo’s message to the International Community about Canada’s violation of Indigenous Rights
On September 27th, 2021, Kanenhariyo made a presentation at a panel discussion on the violation of Indigenous People’s Human Rights in Canada, the USA and Australia. The event was organized by the permanent diplomatic missions of the Republic of Belarus, the People’s Republic of China, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as a side event during the 48th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the situation of Indigenous peoples.
Is Onkwehon:we health related to our lands?
The land is just as essential and fundamental to health as is the cultural identity of the people who have lived upon it since time immemorial.
When these 200 treasonous lobster fishermen are behind bars for a decade, who will ply the waters of Digby?
A group of as many as 200 white people are suspected of participating in a series of violent, racist raids which saw buildings besieged, property damaged, commodities destroyed and (as of last night) at...
MMIWG Testimony for Melissa Maureen Nicholson by Kanenhariyo Seth Lefort
Livestreamed video, April 8th, 2018. Testimony for Melissa Maureen Nicholson, beloved daughter of the late Kenneth and Genevieve Nicholson by Kanenhariyo.
New petition calls on the federal government to honour the treaties with Indigenous peoples
SCARBOROUGH – As Canada nears its 150th birthday, not every community in the country has equal cause to celebrate. For that reason, a United Church congregation in Scarborough has launched a petition calling on the...
Ateronhiata:kon (Francis Boots) and Kanasaraken (Loran Thompson) speaking in Hamilton and Toronto
The May 21 and May 22 long weekend was marked by two successful events organized by Real People’s Media in Hamilton and Toronto. Kanien’kehá:ka elders Ateronhiata:kon (Francis Boots) and Kanasaraken (Loran Thompson) gave talks on the...
How Canada set up Aboriginal treaties to keep First Nations down
The following is excerpted from “Canada’s Colonial Constitution,” an essay by John Borrows, published in The Right Relationship: Reimagining the Implementation of Historical Treaties. The book, from University of Toronto press, comprises scholarly essays on...
‘Status Indians’ face threat of extinction
By Nicholas Keung | Toronto Star | Sun., May 10, 2009 Many First Nations communities will die out within a few generations, in terms of registered Indians. Because of intermarriage, some communities will see their last...
