The Mohawk People Have Spoken
by Doug George-Kanentiio
On July 1 the Akwesasne community demonstrated in the most powerful way its desire to address the terrible effects residential schools have...
Palestinians are Natives
by Doug George-Kanentiio
Under the provisions of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), of which Israel is a signatory, the...
US Rep. Debra Haaland, a Pathfinder for all Natives
©by Doug George-Kanentiio
One of the great privileges in being married to Joanne Shenandoah is the opportunity to travel across the world and throughout North...
Indigenous Musicians Merit Centre Stage: We Will Not Remain Silent
by Doug George-Kanentiio
Rumble: Indians Who Rocked the World premiered on PBS two years ago, on January 19/2019. This remarkable, and long overdue, show featured...
Mohawk Numbers One to Ten and the Creation Story by Doug George-Kanentiio
Featured: Doug George-Kanentiio
Creation stories are essential to understanding all human societies since these narratives define place, origin, spirituality, psychology, social-gender relations and in some instances politics. It...
Trump Calls Soldiers Losers and Suckers
Every Political Candidate Must Condemn His Insults to the Military
By Doug George Kanentiio Akwasane Mohawk
My brother is S/Sgt Daniel William George, a retired US...
Confederacy Takes in Many Nations: We Are Many Peoples
by Doug George-Kanentiio
"I think no institutional achievement of mankind exceeds it (the Confederacy) in either wisdom or intelligence" John Collier, US Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1933-1945.
One...
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...
The Roots of Rez Life
by Doug George-Kanentiio Mohawk Akwasasne
The Laws of Burgos was enacted by Spain on December 27th, 1512 in response to the massive slaughter of hundreds...
Strawberry-the food of the Skyworld
By Doug George-Kanentiio Akwasasne Mohawk
Among the traditional Mohawks there is a special appreciation for the strawberry plant-called Niihontesha. It is a unique plant as...