Opinion
Celebrating 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.
The 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.
Men 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.
Racism 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.
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February 15, 2025The need to look out for everyone
The latest Mohawk Council of Kahnawake communications move? Let’s just say it has something in common with 200 cubic metres of raw sewage.
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February 7, 2025Fighting bullying demands leadership
Pink Shirt Day is not till later this month, but bullying is the topic on people’s minds this week after a violent incident at the Kahnawake Sports Complex involving young children, who recorded and shared it.
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January 31, 2025The gulf of America
“Make Racists Afraid Again.” The anti-fascist's answer to the infamous red hat, this slogan rose to prominence in the early days of Trump’s first term, using his own words against him.
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January 24, 2025Peltier and Trump in the news
Journalism generally takes on two approaches: opinions in the form of editorials and columns, and written articles. When sitting down to write an editorial, you must take a pretty strong stance on an issue important to all.
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January 17, 2025Trudeau’s exit means little for us
The author of this editorial penned an op-ed for the Toronto Star many years ago along with Onawa K. Jacobs when Justin Trudeau was elected prime minister.
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January 10, 2025Kanesatake’s year that was
A divided Mohawk Council of Kanesatake is the norm these days, and sadly not the exception, but one chief separated himself from the pack and went too far this year, in attacking The Eastern Door to try to silence us.
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January 7, 2025The year that was in Kahnawake
Transparency was a four-letter word for the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake in 2025, and it wasn’t because they were good at being transparent.
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December 20, 2024Taking a break this holiday season
The good news is 2024 is almost over, and whether it was a pretty good one or a pretty rough one – or somewhere in between – 2025 is definitely exciting to think about, plan, and, most importantly, get done!
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December 13, 2024Our Top 5 wish list
It can be fun to make a Top 5 Christmas wish list for the entire community, but this one isn’t about chocolate and a train set, although Kahnawake should be getting money for the actual train tracks that litter the community, but we digress on that, at least for now.
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December 6, 2024The elephant in the room
We couldn’t jump right into the holidays with cheer and goodwill just yet, as the important issue of housing has popped back into the news.
