On April 22, Gerald Taiaiake Alfred tackles the issue of Indigenous resurgence when he comes to Concordia for the Strategic Directions speaker series, The Future of the University and the Future of ...

Protesters are shutting down railways, bridges, ports, and offices. They’ve taken to the streets in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people opposing a gas pipeline in northern B.C. It’s an ...

In this talk, Dr. Alfred illuminates First Nations struggles against the Canadian state and exposes how racism underpins and shapes Indigenous-settler relationships. He will also discuss different ...

One summer afternoon, RCMP and Vancouver police officers stopped a van on the Burrard Bridge. With guns drawn and lights flashing, they arrested the three Native men in the vehicle. It was a dramatic ...

In the wake of the disturbing Jan. 24 events at the Rapid City hockey game, people on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation were further stunned by a series of suicides by very young and beautiful ...

Kahnawà:ke Mohawk writer, researcher, and activist Taiaiake Alfred has been at the forefront of the Indigenous sovereignty movement in Canada for the past three decades. During his academic career, he ...

First Nations warriors have been front and centre at the anti-shale gas protests in Rexton in recent weeks, and earlier. The role of warriors is largely a mystery to many of those outside of ...

Gerald Taiaiake Alfred’s methods and temperament have evolved over the years as his roles have changed, but the spirit of his thinking has been consistent across his career. At a time when the ...

A $50,000 donation from the Anglican Church will go towards helping Kahnawake archive its oral history, part of a project that coordinator Gerald Taiaiake Alfred says will ensure future generations of ...