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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July 11, 2025Thirty-five years since 1990
It’s that time of year again, when we commemorate July 11, 1990, and remember, 35 years ago today (Friday) how the people stood up and said enough is enough.
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July 11, 2025What music means to me
Last week, I talked about how I have many ideas for my summer student column. Well, this week would be my relationship with music and why it has such a deep meaning to me.
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July 4, 2025An election of change?
The provisional, unofficial candidates for election list is out and some are hopeful, although many on social media were disappointed with the names - too many unqualified candidates, too many tied to weed shops, they lamented.
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July 4, 2025
Trying my hand at writing
Hello all, my name is Sha’niénhawe Diabo. I am the summer student working for The Eastern Door. Throughout the summer I will be writing articles and the Summer Student Scoop. I am going into secondary five - grade 11 - at Kuper Academy on the West Island when school starts back.
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June 27, 2025Be mindful of where you read
Every child matters, no matter where they are from, and that was on full display last week, as a three-year-old toddler went missing and the province was gripped with her harrowing story, including all of us at The Eastern Door.
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June 20, 2025Sharing our truth
Every single day is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we like to say, so why do we need a special one (June 21) to celebrate who we are, along with our accomplishments and achievements?
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June 13, 2025How safe do you feel?
We don’t know how many times we’ve written about this important issue, but it’s never a bad time to talk about things that need to be done – and things that should be tempered or avoided altogether.
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June 6, 2025Protecting our most vulnerable
When it comes to protecting our elders, you’re either actively part of some kind of ongoing work/solution, or you’re not.
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May 30, 2025All the king’s men
King Charles III opened his speech in Ottawa this week, to the House of Commons and the world, with a vapid land acknowledgement.
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May 23, 2025When games are more than just games
Our future leaders, both in sport and in life, are off to the First Nations Education Council Inter-School Games at the Universite Laval in Quebec City this week, and this is one of those times we get to pat them on the back and cheer them on!
