Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel
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About Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel
Turtle Clan Member and Indigenous Human rights activist, Gabriel was well-known to the public when she was chosen by the People of the Longhouse and her community of Kanehsatà:ke to be their spokesperson during the 1990 “Oka” Crisis; to protect the Pines from the expansion of a 9 hole golf course in “Oka." For the past 22 years she has been a human rights advocate for the collective and individual rights of Indigenous peoples and has worked diligently to sensitize the public, academics, policing authorities and politicians on the history, culture and identity of Indigenous peoples.
Untethering colonial rule for Canada's 150th birthday
In order to move forward, we need to have real reconciliation accompanied by restitution, writes activist Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel.