Gerald Taiaiake Alfred

is an author, educator and activist who is committed to Indigenous peoples' dignity, freedom and nationhood.

Taiaiake was born in Montreal in 1964 and was raised on the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory. Except for service in the US Marine Corps during the 1980s, he lived in Kahnawake until 1996, when he moved to the west coast.

Educated at Concordia and Cornell, Taiaiake has lectured at universities and colleges in Canada, the United States, England and Australia, and has served as an advisor on land and governance issues for his own and many other Indigenous governments and organizations. ...Read Entire Bio

Tetewarihwáthe'te [Kanienkeha] a Mohawk word meaning "Let's all make the matters brighter and more clear."