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March 14, 2025Tariff ping pong
Two behemoths are duking it out, and as usual neither one is paying any mind to the Indigenous nations whose land they’re on, nor to the fact these nations don’t recognize the legitimacy of an imaginary line imposed on Turtle Island by colonial powers.
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March 7, 2025Inaction is the enemy of justice
It took years to convince authorities to conduct a search of the Prairie Green landfill, where the remains of two Indigenous women, Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, both members of the Long Plain First Nation, are believed to have been dumped after being murdered by serial killer Jeremy Skibicki.
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February 28, 2025Concert raises funds for Mohawk Mothers
Despite facing continued setbacks in court, the Mohawk Mothers have been successful in continuing to rally support from activist communities.
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February 15, 2025Budding scientists show off their work
Kahnawake Survival School (KSS)’s gymnasium was host to something a little different than an Akweks’ home game on the evening of February 5, as the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC)
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February 7, 2025Paramedic memorial to honour fallen
When Robert Bonspiel was approached by the Canadian Paramedic Memorial Foundation to sit on its board - becoming its only Indigenous member - he didn’t hesitate.
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February 7, 2025Dancing in Seminole country
Dancing is always medicine for those who enter the powwow arena, and that was particularly true at last weekend’s Seminole Powwow in Florida, where the floor was filled with red dresses, as Onkwehón:we from across Turtle Island joined together for a special dance to commemorate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).
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January 31, 2025
Concordia bridges the gap
This fall, Concordia University is hoping to make its degrees more accessible to Onkwehón:we students, with the addition of new bridging programs that aim to break down barriers to higher education.
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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, 2025Students flock to Whitebean’s course
After more than a decade spent as a university student, Wahéhshon Shiann Whitebean is getting a taste for what it’s like to be the one at the front of the classroom, after accepting a position as a course lecturer at McGill University this semester.
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December 20, 2024Diabetes wampum belt back in town
After over five years, Joe Jacobs has been reunited with the diabetes wampum belt he created back in 1997. The famed belt and leather bundle it’s carried in has been brought to over 20 First Nations since the late 90s.
