Ray Cook: Calling out to visionaries and doers in Indian Country

As editor of the Opinion pages, I have a paradigm through which I view the world. Being raised by Mohawk Nationalist parents, and after cutting my teeth at Akwesasne Notes and a few other ground-breaking publications, this section’s goal is to promote, incubate and broadcast thoughts on how the world works and how we as a people can contribute to the battle of winning us a voice in the forums that affect our way of life. In the aggregate, what our contributors are promoting is Nation rebuilding.

The Op/Ed goal is to foster a productive message that leads to our break from the Colonial paradigm. Our record over the last five years has shown this new direction. As a result we have fostered and helped hone our best thinkers in conveying that message, be they Native or Indigenous Identified. New to journalism, or old crusty battle hardened fighters, like Suzan Harjo, Mike Myers, Peter d’Errico, Steve Newcomb and many, many more.

I am now calling out to the visionaries and doers in NDN country to invite you clear thinkers to help us change the paradigm through which our Peoples see the world, to feel best comfortable with sharing their thoughts and opinions and earnest debate.