Opinion
Dialogue? 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.
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.
The 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.
Don’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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January 18, 2017Keepers of the Earth: A green New Year’s resolution
It’s still very early into 2017. Many of you are still sticking to your plans of eating better, hitting the gym or maybe giving up a bad habit like smoking.
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December 15, 2016
Keepers of the Earth: Continuing to stand up
This past weekend’s big news about the US Army Corps of Engineers turning down the Dakota Access Pipeline permit was a great victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Nation, as well as for our local supporters, other Indigenous people and earth lovers everywhere.
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September 30, 2016Why 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 a few years ago in BC and based on a story from residential school survivor Phyllis Jack-Webstad, is as important a day as any other.
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August 23, 2016
Keepers of the Earth: Properly disposing of electronics goes beyond “just recycling”
Ever wonder what to do with your old iPod? You know, the one you shattered after dropping it on the kitchen tiles.
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July 1, 2016Summer student scoop: Happy Canada Day? A complicated experiment
This is Peter Phillips - he's The Eastern Door's 2016 summer student. (Jessica Deer, The Easter Door) Today is Canada Day and the country turns 149 years old.
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June 6, 2016Keepers of the Earth: Making the switch to organic produce
Nothing beats the welcome return of warm weather to the northeast and the accompanying selection of fresh fruits and vegetables for family get-togethers, BBQs or lunch at the office.
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May 25, 2016Skátne Ionkwatehiahróntie' - An invisible relic of oppression
By: Megan Kanerahtenha:wi Whyte, The Eastern Door Within the constructs of my own memory, the stone wall that traces the parking lot of Kateri School and along the north end of the land along the St. Lawrence River acted as a symbol of my community experience and served as a backdrop to my growth as a person.
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April 26, 2016
Keepers of the Earth: Earth Day should be everyday
The Earth Day we know today was originally founded in 1970 by US senator Gaylord Nelson. Senator Nelson initiated this movement in order to bring greater public and political awareness to the environmental crisis that was emerging and falling upon an apathetic nation.
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March 18, 2016Dialogue is important
Contrary to my assumption that every person who dresses in a stereotypical “Pocahottie” and “Indian Warrior” costume is a small-minded bigot, it turns out some aren’t all that bad.
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October 16, 2015Stop the Pocahotties
A western-themed party organized by the owner of Montreal Alouettes’ football team last week sparked controversy after photos posted to Instagram revealed a few guests wearing stereotypical “Pocahottie” and “Indian Warrior” Halloween costumes.
