The Indigenous Beat

"Touch not the poisonous firewater that turns wise men to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.

If they are serious about creating a new relationship with First Nations and Aboriginal peoples, Elijah Harper thinks Canadians need to stop relying on their elected representatives to do the job.

Libraries are usually quiet. Librarians, not necessarily so. The women who hold that position in all but two of the 48 First Nations in Ontario which even have libraries might be excused for feeling some occasional fits of frustration.

Talk about your “Indian time”! It was 16 years ago this Sept.

Everybody loves recognition. There’s nothing like having a trophy to place on your mantel or a plaque to hang on your den wall to make you feel like you’ve really accomplished something with your life.

‘Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.’ -- Albert Einstein ----- “Good morning, class. Welcome once again to Politics 101.

It is always wrong to call people by names they don’t appreciate. If it’s done in a schoolyard it’s called bullying. If it’s done in a workplace it’s called harassment. But apparently if it’s done by governments, it’s called policy.

Our little Communications team braces for who-knows-what each month with the approach of a full moon.

A lot of people want to know when someone becomes an Elder (capital “E”).

Anyone who has ever had the chore of giving their pet pooch a tomato-juice shampoo knows what skunks are. And, thanks to Madonna’s showbusiness career, I have a pretty good idea what a skank is.