Tag Archives: human rights

A Call for Action: Rally for Marlene Carter on 11 February

Marlene Carter, a First Nations woman (Cree, Onion Lake, SK) is still being held in seclusion at the Brockville Mental Health Centre Forensic Treatment Unit after being confined there in the autumn of last year. Why is Marlene in seclusion … Continue reading

Posted in Community, Idle No More | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Chief Theresa Spence – They Call Her a Terrorist

The Indigenous Peoples of this land are the first of Canada’s founding nations. As Aboriginals we are fortunate that Kichi Manido (God) saw fit to place us here and to trust in us that we would forever be “keepers of … Continue reading

Posted in Chief Spence | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Have an Honourable New Year

Happiness – who in their right mind does not want it? Chief Theresa Spence certainly does. She is willing to absorb a lot of pain and misery, to the point of placing her life at risk so prolonged happiness could … Continue reading

Posted in Spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments