Canada’s attempt to shame China only places the spotlight on its treatment of Onkwehon: we. CANADA – While a Canadian House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights refused to acknowledge its acts of genocide towards Onkwehon: we who have existed on these lands for thousands of years. They had the nerve to release a…
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PDQ(Pretty Darn Quick): DOD (Doctrine of Discovery)
What is the low-down on the Doctrine of Discovery as it affects Onkwehonwe on this continent? Popular thought shows that this single document written by a less than enlightened pope gave explorers the exclusive right to rape, burn, and murder any Onkwehonwe on land uninhabited by Christians and then claim it as their own. First,…
Duncan Campbell Scott: Racial Hygienist and Poet du Jour
But who was the man behind the misunderstood Canadian genocide? DCS (Duncan Campbell Scott) is romanticized as a “man of his day” from a bygone era amongst many academics. One who couldn’t have possibly understood and been aware enough to control his passive homicidal tendencies; DCS is also not surprisingly still considered in Canadian literary…
Telling your Truths
The first breath out of a baby’s mouth is often a cry; This is our first form of communication. As we grow, our words take shape, and They begin to tell your perspective and your truths. Anyone of any age can be a storyteller; We can say what makes us sad or happy or what…
Lifting our Minds affirmations
Trust Issues with the Town Destroyer
“Indians and wolves are both beasts of prey, tho’ they differ in shape.” George Washington Aka Ko-no-to-ka-ri-ous After ushering a new President into the highest political position within the United States of America’s highest office, Onkwehon:we (original people) everywhere took notice that one of his first acts was to cancel the Keystone pipeline’s permits. A…