Category Archives: Turtle Island

Khodi Dill sums it up nicely.

Posted on November 28, 2011 by âpihtawikosisân

I am working away on a series of posts I’d like to put together to help untangle the web of confusion surrounding oft-misunderstood issues such as First Nations health-care, education, housing, taxation, self-government, settlement claims and so on.  It isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Alienation, Culture, First Nations, Injustice, Turtle Island | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Our stories, our law.

Posted on October 3, 2011 by âpihtawikosisân

I’m sitting in a hotel in Fort St. John, BC wondering what to do with myself now that my flight has been delayed.  I’ve been sick for nearly two weeks now and I’m not exactly feeling up to seeing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cree, Culture, Dene, Indigenous law, Law, Treaty 8, Turtle Island | 2 Comments

Pan-Indianism, Pan-Métisism

Posted on May 2, 2011 by âpihtawikosisân

My last post was about what non-natives learn about us, and thus how we are portrayed by them. I suppose this post is about what we learn (and teach) about ourselves. Pan-Indianism If you’ve ever been to an urban ceremony, … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Métis, Medicine Wheel, Michif, Nakota Sioux, Pan-Indian, Pan-Métis, Plains Cree, Stoney, Turtle Island, Urban Aboriginal | 3 Comments