Opinion
Land claims on your mind?
With the recent federal government announcement of the imminent cleanup and return of the Old Radar Site in St. Remi to Kahnawake – over 160 acres and more than $1 million in cleanup money – it got us to thinking.
Summer Student Scoop: Where I stand on artificial intelligence
By now, most people have undoubtedly heard of artificial intelligence, more commonly known as AI. Its usage has spread far and wide, but what exactly is it? AI is a computer-generated system that completes tasks that are usually done by a human being.
Class action lawsuit on tax rights?
Many issues frustrate Indigenous people, but none quite like how our taxation rights - in other words our inherent rights - are constantly flouted by businesses, “adjusted” by successive governments, and just ignored overall.
Summer Student Scoop: Putting the wow in powwow
Picture this, it’s the second weekend in July, the sun is shining, ice cream is trickling down cones, and you can feel the sweat dripping down your forehead as you walk down the bicycle path. Suddenly, you hear the beat of a drum in the distance.
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July 3, 2026#CancelCanadaDay is as relevant as ever
A lot has changed in the past five years, but then again, a lot hasn’t. On July 1, 2021, many Canada Day events were cancelled, or at least dramatically scaled back, after the Kamloops announcement confronted Canadians with the genocidal reality of the residential school system.
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July 2, 2026Column: Plugging away to 20
I used to think that 20 years was a relatively short time to call something a career, but it has now been 23 years for myself in journalism, and 18 years of owning The Eastern Door as of July 1, and let me tell you, it’s a long haul.
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June 26, 2026Dialogue? Or sovereignty sililoquy?
The Parti Quebecois, the frontrunner to win Quebec’s October election, has released its “Blue Book,” a 524-page plan for an independent Quebec, but there’s one chapter missing, and that’s the one on Indigenous relations.
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June 25, 2026
Summer Student Scoop: More than just a summer job
As Akenhnhà:ke starts to settle in and the weather begins to get warmer, many people, including students, are left wondering what will fill their upcoming months.
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June 19, 2026The media should be at public meetings
It has been nearly two years since the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), at the urging of community members, agreed to hash out a media protocol for public meetings.
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June 12, 2026Don’t take journalism for granted
Human beings have always been eager gatherers and sharers of information, but journalism as we know it today didn’t always exist, and if the conditions that support it go away, it could be lost. And that would be bad, because journalism matters.
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June 4, 2026Celebrating Indigenous history
As the country wrestles with the interim ruling of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal issued Friday - that Canada is committing genocide against Indigenous Peoples – we mark National Indigenous History Month.
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May 28, 2026The power of the peoples’ judgment
The international Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal is in Tiohtià:ke this week, probing a legacy of missing children and unmarked graves associated with residential schools.
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May 22, 2026Men must stand up against violence
Last week marked the annual Moose Hide Campaign, a fast-growing, Indigenous-led movement coming out of BC with a simple goal, to unite folks around putting an end to gender-based violence once and for all.
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May 15, 2026Racism needs to be called out
“Stop drinking, Wab.” These words were uttered in the chamber of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly to Wab Kinew, who is the only First Nations premier in the history of the country.
