Remembering loved ones at third annual dinner

OHSWEKEN – The national suicide rate for indigenous youth still remains higher than the national average and the loss felt by losing a loved one…

Northern Cree Singers aim to inspire with Grammy nomination

ALBERTA – The Northern Cree Singers were nominated for a Grammy on Monday, December 5 for the 59th Grammy Awards. This group of talented Cree…

Chief Arvol Lookinghorse Visits McMaster

Chief Arvol Lookinghorse Visits McMaster By Chezney Martin HAMILTON – In the process of what has become the largest and most diversely supported indigenous display…

ILA Hosts Over 50 Vendors

SIX NATIONS – The annual craft bazaar hosted at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena attracted hundreds over the past weekend. Legend tells that this bazaar started…

Miss Six Nations serves up free community breakfast

OHSWEKEN – Hosting a community breakfast at the Social Services Gymnasium last Saturday was exactly how Miss Six Nations Shauna Clause wanted to spend her…

Help “Stuff the Truck” with SN Fire Fighters

SIX NATIONS – Hosted within the Weken Electronics parking lot and in collaboration with the Six Nations Fire Department, the Second Annual “Stuff the Fire…

How to deal with unintentional ignorance

It wasn’t too long ago that the question, “If native americans killed each other pre-contact, why do you guys hate white people for killing you…

Traditional salve: bloodroot and its relationship to cancer

Salves and ointments have been topically and orally used by indigenous people across North and South America for time immemorial. The healing benefits can range…

Remembrance Day in Veterans Park

OHSWEKEN – J.C. Hill Elementary School took the opportunity to honour war veterans on Remembrance day last week on Friday, November 11, by marching to…

Indigenous Flash Mobs: How to

BRANTFORD – When you hear the term “flash mob” an immediate negative connotation sets in, but be assured that this is not a protest or…

Rock Your Mocs Day is fast approaching

TURTLE ISLAND – Rock Your Mocs Day has become one of the fastest growing, indigenous-wide celebrations of culture and diversity during Native American Heritage Month.…

Song and dance sharing circle at Dajoh

OHSWEKEN – Already putting the Dajoh building to task and partnering with Six Nations Ohero:kon Youth Rites of Passage and McMaster University Indigenous Studies, the…

Zombies zero in on Chiefswood

SIX NATIONS – The Third Annual Zombie Run, one of the most awaited for festivities of the season, commenced on Sunday, October 30 with runners…

Salt Baby returns to Woodland Cultural Centre

BRANTFORD – Previously premiering in Kitchener, Ont., the 90-minute theatrical presentation of Falen Johnson’s “Salt Baby” has once again graced the Woodland Cultural Centre with…

Ohero:kon at Imagine Native

TORONTO – The 17th Annual Film and Media Arts Festival began on Wednesday, October 19 until Sunday, October 23 and featured a well-awaited for short…