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Opinion
We need more than an apology from the Pope — scrap the Doctrine of Discovery
Other than an apology for residential schools, what else could the delegates request? I suggest they ask the Pope to scrap a couple of papal bulls that laid the fictional foundation for colonization, writes Taionrén:hote Dan David.
Opinion
Point of View: The Oka Crisis — looking forward after 30 years
When the razor wire came down in Kanehsatake, 78 days after the crisis began on July 11, 1990, Quebec tried to pretend it never happened, says Mohawk writer Taionrén:hote Dan David. No wonder so little has changed in the three decades since.
Point of View: Patience, please — waiting for cancer surgery during a pandemic
Five days after the Montreal General Hospital cancelled Taionrén:hote Dan David's bowel cancer surgery, he had questions that needed answers: "Why?" and "What next?"
Opinion
The media are picking scabs with coverage of latest Oka Crisis
The news media aren't interested in trying to understand why things haven't really changed for the people of Kanesatake or Oka in the past 29 years, writes Mohawk journalist Taiorenhote Dan David.
Point of View
Two photos: Different times, same outrage
"A picture is worth a thousand words." If that's true, what does this single image tell us?