This piece originally appeared on Free Grassy and is reprinted with permission. 1. What was this case about? Grassy Narrows argued that Ontario has no jurisdiction over logging on their Territory due to promises made by Canada in Treaty 3 and the constitution. 2. What did the Supreme Court of Canada (SC...
Celebrate Canada Day by listening to 10 incredible voices that have been featured on the Red Man Laughing Podcast. Republished with permission from The Red Man Laughing Podcasts It’s (just about) Canada Day – Happy Birthday, ya miserable ol’ prick. You’re turning 147 this year, w...
Photo: Satellite View of Kingston-Galloway/Orton Park in Scarborough, ON Tammy Reid has lived in Scarborough for more than a decade and says the area around Kingston and Galloway streets is dangerous for Indigenous women and girls. Reid—not her real name—says she knows one Indigenous woman who was beate...
With every sweet mouthful I smiled grateful to the Creator for bringing me through this trial; grateful for the pain to be fading, grateful to be together again with my family and full of thanks for the love among us. by Nahnda Garlow Republished with permission from Two Row Times Today marks the second...
MUSKRAT’s new release picks from Indigenous authors for your summer reading list. 1. LEGACY by Waubgeshig Rice (Theytus Books) *summer 2014 Legacy is the first novel by Waubgeshig Rice, whose collection of stories— Midnight Sweatlodge—was the Gold Medal Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Awards...
Photo: Courtesy of RedBull MUSKRAT’s must-add favourites for the summer (*not ranked)! 1. CREE CONFEDERATION A regular on the Pow wow Trail since 2007, Cree Confederation kicked off the season this year with a new live recorded album from Soboba entitled Kihtawasoh Wapakwani (May 2014, Canyon Reco...
“My mom is the one who made a prayer for every jingle that we sewed on that dress. When I dance, I’m actually dancing with all of my mother’s prayers.” Republished with permission from Anishnabek News 2014 Pow Wow Guide. TORONTO — She grew up with a parent who survived the Indian Residential...
Photo: UBC Museum of Anthropology These young artists exude a certain youthful courage in their work. By that, I mean that they’ve created these works solely for the purpose of expression likely without external influences Q & A with curator Pam Brown Pam Brown has worked for the Museum of Ant...
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” -Søren Kierkegaard by Naomi Brisley Republished with permission from Indian Country Today Media Network (ICTMN) I think we can all agree that words carry incredible power and their meanings are often ti...
Harper employs spin doctors such as rogue Min. Valcourt to craft a false picture about Indigenous leadership and its relationship with Canada. This Week Minister Valcourt’s office stated that without cooperation of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) for Bill C-33, a 1.9 Billion dollar trust for First N...
