Six Nations leaders say Robbie Robertson gave cultural centre invaluable support

TORONTO — A gesture by late musician Robbie Robertson has drawn attention to a Six Nations community’s cultural restoration project and local leaders anticipate it…

Robbie Robertson earns Life-Time Achievement Award

SIX NATIONS – Decorated guitarist and songwriter Jaime Royal “Robbie” Robertson was awarded and honoured for the community of Six Nations first Lifetime Achievement Award…

Robbie Robertson to receive Six Nations of the Grand River Lifetime Achievement Award

OHSWEKEN – A guitar player since the age of 10, Robbie Robertson was born in 1943 and holds roots in the Six Nations and Jewish…

Robbie Robertson: in his words and testimony

What current projects are you working on? Everything for me right now is revolving around the release of my book Testimony and the fact that…

Woodland Cultural Centre embarks on fundraising campaign for museum renovation

After securing funds to renovate the former Mohawk Institute residential school, the Woodland Cultural Centre now wants to embark on a campaign to raise funds…

A big year for Six Nations actor, Gary Farmer

SIX NATIONS — Gary Dale Farmer was born June 12, 1953, at the old Lady Willingdon hospital in downtown Ohsweken to Shirley (nee Fraser) and…

Media Release: Indigenous films take centre stage at Forest City Film Festival

London, ON. – London’s film festival is joining the national conversation about First Nations people and inclusion. Fresh from opening the Toronto International Film Festival,…

Concert Series highlights indigenous contributions to music

“Rumble: the Indians Who Rocked the World” is putting on a concert series bringing the songs from the film to the stage. The concert is…

Lecture series kicks off with documentary

BRANTFORD — Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World will be screened as the first of several fall events at Laurier Brantford. The series is…

Story time

By Gary Farmer It’s been a few months in between my time at Standing Rock and this evolving story. So much has changed since the…

In-Depth: RUMBLE, The Indians Who Rocked the World

In the February 1 edition of the TRT there was an article printed about Rumble: the Indians Who Rocked the World. Rumble is the documentary…

Indigenous documentary ‘Rumbles’ at Sundance Film Festival

Fearing racist backlash as an artist was common in the past and many indigenous artists hid or down-played their ancestry. So, diving into a different…

Derek Miller nominated for JUNO music award

OHSWEKEN – Rumble: A Tribute to Native Music Icons is the latest album by Derek Miller that has been nominated for a Canadian JUNO. It…

WCC to show Smithsonian exhibit on indigenous musicians in popular culture

BRANTFORD – The Woodland Cultural Centre will host a new exhibition, Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture — produced by the Smithsonian’s…

Book launch event celebrating Haudenosaunee identity

Haudenosaunee author Rick Monture will be the guest of honour at a celebration releasing his new book “We Share Our Matters: Two Centuries of Writing…