Walking with the ghosts of the Oka Crisis
Twenty-Nine years after the Oka Crisis, Kanesatake is faced with an opportunity to dance with old traumas as they navigate new relations around the...
Embarrass yourself now, compete later
Encouraging healthy competition is fine, but encouraging young people to be active, try events, and not be embarrassed to go for a fun run...
The local electoral system is deeply flawed
Candidates’ night exposed something in the local Indian Act electoral system that, if left unchecked, goes against the very democracy it purports to protect.
When...
Two young women question meeting behaviour
After back-to-back meetings ended in intense confrontations and near physical altercations, two kanien'kehá:ka women reflect on what they feel causes tension in community meetings,...
Remembering the legacy of a tyrant
John A. Macdonald.
Those two words and single letter have caused quite a stir in recent months, but for Onkwehón:we, it’s old hat.
We don’t like...
Iroquois Nationals still a work in progress
The Creator's Game is more than just a sport for the Haudenosaunee, who know what it means to compete under their own flag and...
Casino project has supporters, detractors
Unanswered questions.
That’s what came out of the media’s meeting with Lee Thompson and his supporters, for his proposed new water park/hotel/casino.
The plan, according to...
Celebrating 25 years of telling your stories
What does it mean when an independent Onkwehón:we newspaper makes it to 25 years in operation?
First off, it’s important to consider this: without a...
Why Orange Shirt Day matters to everyone
This morning the community will gather to honour residential school survivors and remember the ones who never came home.
Orange Shirt Day, an initiative started...
The federal government has failed us for a far too long
There is a lot more at stake in next week’s election for Canadian prime minister than who will run the country for the next...
