Author: Onawa K. Jacobs

Onawa has 10 years of experience working with youth and adults in the fields of education and career counselling. Since 2013, she has been working as an Employment & Training Counsellor with Tewatohnhi’saktha. Her skills and interests are multi-disciplinary; also working as the Art Integration Specialist for the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre’s Expansion & Renovation Project and as an environmental columnist for The Eastern Door. She is committed to the betterment of her community on many fronts: education, labour force, economic welfare, preservation of language and culture, and the environment, and aims to be part of the helping profession for many years to come.

Keepers of the Earth: A green New Year’s resolution

by Onawa K. Jacobs - January 18, 2017June 10, 2018 097

[apss_share] It’s still very early into 2017. Many of you are still sticking to your plans of eating better, hitting the gym or maybe giving up a bad habit like smoking. But if you haven’t made a New Year’s resolution yet (or even if you have and are ready for another

Keepers of the Earth: Continuing to stand up

by Onawa K. Jacobs - December 15, 2016June 10, 2018 086

[apss_share] This past weekend’s big news about the US Army Corps of Engineers turning down the Dakota Access Pipeline permit was a great victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Nation, as well as for our local supporters, other Indigenous people and earth lovers everywhere. Celebratory #NoDAPL articles, videos and individual posts were

Keepers of the Earth: Starting the school year with waste-free lunches

Keepers of the Earth

by Onawa K. Jacobs - September 7, 2016June 10, 2018 083

[apss_share] This week saw the return to school for most Kahnawa’kehró:non students. With that means the hunt for school supplies, fresh clothes and a trendy backpack. And if you’re one of those parents who still sends your child to school with a homemade lunch, that also means a new lunch bag and

Keepers of the Earth: Properly disposing of electronics goes beyond “just recycling”

Opinion

by Onawa K. Jacobs - August 23, 2016June 10, 2018 093

[apss_share] Ever wonder what to do with your old iPod? You know, the one you shattered after dropping it on the kitchen tiles. Or where to bring that sweet Sony Discman still sitting in Ista’s basement that you can’t bear to throw in the trash? What about your last cell phone,

Keepers of the Earth: Making the switch to organic produce

Opinion

by Onawa K. Jacobs - June 6, 2016June 10, 2018 088

[apss_share] Nothing beats the welcome return of warm weather to the northeast and the accompanying selection of fresh fruits and vegetables for family get-togethers, BBQs or lunch at the office. Fresh-cut tomatoes on your burger (or veggie burger!), homemade salsa with tomatoes, onions and hot peppers, a giant strawberry spinach salad, maybe

Keepers of the Earth: Earth Day should be everyday

by Onawa K. Jacobs - April 26, 2016June 10, 2018 0204

[juiz_sps buttons="facebook, twitter, mail"] The Earth Day we know today was originally founded in 1970 by US senator Gaylord Nelson. Senator Nelson initiated this movement in order to bring greater public and political awareness to the environmental crisis that was emerging and falling upon an apathetic nation. Traditionally as Onkwehón:we people, we