Voices
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The ring of forest fire
Wildfires are always a worry for those who live in Northern Ontario.
Happy Birthday
Leonard Peltier celebrated his 84th birthday on September 12, his first outside prison walls since 1976. Last January 19, just before he left office, US President Joe Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence to indefinite home arrest.
Mother Earth needs you now
I am the product of many thousands of years of evolution, as are you.
Off-reserve members can finally vote
My home community of Attawapiskat First Nation is holding a local election on August 29.
Jeronimo’s fight is for all of us
Jeronimo Kataquapit has made us all proud for his ability to live up to the title of his grassroots movement, Here We Stand – Call To Action.
‘Here We Stand’, a call to action
I’ve been filled with a renewed sense of hope for the future through the work of filmmaker Jeronimo Kataquapit, who has made it his mission to highlight the connection that the people of Attawapiskat have to the land and its waters.
And it burns, burns, burns, the Ring of Fire
The Ontario government is pushing legislation to designate the Ring of Fire as a “special economic zone”. Bill 5 would eliminate regulations for major infrastructure, mining and resource projects.
The road to recovery
As a First Nation person I have been terrorized by alcohol and drug addiction all my life. I grew up with this reality and continue to witness the effects of addictions today.
Niska Tah-mah-nah-oon (the goose hunt)
One of the last hunting trips I took with my father Marius Kataquapit was out onto our traditional lands next to the opening of the Attawapiskat River on the James Bay coast.