It’s American Music, but Where are the Natives?
by Doug-George Kanentiio
The music of America was rightfully indigenous for thousands of years prior to the arrival of the immigrants from the east. Not only drums and flutes by the power of the human...
Natives Have the Highest Rate of Death by Cops
by Doug George-Kanentiio Akwesasne Mohawk
I, along with millions of others, watched the trial of Derek Chauvin, 45, charged in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the killing of George Floyd, 46, on May 25, 2020. Numerous...
No Signs of Natives in Utica: Why Not?
By Doug George-Kanentiio
A casual exploration of the city of Utica and its immediate suburbs reveals glimpses of its history; from the former State Asylum to the Grace Church, the Union Station and the Conklin...
Trump Shows Ignorance About Code Talkers and Their Nations
By: Doug George-Kanentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk
On November 27 US President Donald Trump demonstrated his ignorance and insensitivity towards Native people when he welcomed the Navajo Code Talkers to the White House in Washington, DC.Meant to...
The Life of a Great Mohawk
By Doug George-Kanentiio
Some would say he was a great Mohawk; world class athlete, fearless high steel worker, an expert fisherman, master carpenter and highly skilled craftsman with a rich command of his native language...
Who Endures? Iroquois Stories, Survival In Rough Times-By Doug George-Kanentiio-Akasasne Mohawk Bear Clan
By: Doug George-Kanentiio
There once was a man who lived in fear about the future. He foresaw a time when there would be hunger and poverty when the climate would be one of long cold...
Why I did not go to meet the Pope: a Mohawk Perspective
By Doug George-Kanentiio | Columnist
Our group, the Akwesasronon Shonatatakeronon, were not involved in the planning of the visit by Pope Francis. I was concerned that our concerns would be ignored or filtered through others...
The Haudenosaunee Ceremony of Midwinter
By: Doug George-Kanentiio, Akwasasne Mohawk
One of the most important gatherings among the People of the Longhouse is the annual ritual of thanksgiving, renewal, and repentance called Midwinter.
Among the People of the Flint (the Mohawks),...
Why Wear Orange?
by Doug George-Kanentiio
Akwesasne Mohawk Mohawk Institute Survivor No. 4-8-2-738
People ask why the residential-boarding school survivors, their respective families and supporters wear orange. This began in 2013 when Phyllis Jack-Webstad of the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem...