Onkwehonwe Week in Review: Week of November 18

By Danielle Boissoneau Kahnawake Survival School stages walkout in protest of Montreal’s raw sewage dump The third largest waste facility in the world was shut…

Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day reacts to Prime Minister’s mandate letter

I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Chiefs of Ontario to commend Prime Minister Trudeau’s mandate letter to the new Minister…

Peace table project calls for greater understanding of Haudenosaunee hunting rights

Submitted content THOROLD – A group of supporters of the Haudenosaunee Right to Hunt will be gathering to counter anti-hunt protesters at Short Hills Provincial…

Sam Thomas opens the Doors to Dialogue with Reconciliation Arts Project

SIX NATIONS, ON – Six Nations Cayuga artist Samuel Thomas is a self-taught traditional Rotinonhsyón:ni raised-beadwork revivalist, with 37 years of beadwork to his name.…

Getting a garden space ready for spring

Dear Kitty, I have read a bit about getting a garden space ready for spring and wondered if you think it’s ok to use cardboard…

Rock Your Mocs Week

The 5th annual year of Rock Your Mocs will be taking place from November 8-15, in accordance to the American National Native American Heritage Month.…

Cree Rising Brings Chisisabi Hard Rock to Jukasa Studios

SIX NATIONS, ON – For over two weeks in October, Jukasa Studios was hit with some hard-rock flavor from Cree Rising, the Cree rock band…

Changing my garden’s drainage

Ask Kitty Dear Kitty, I have a question that is sort of odd. What can I do to change my garden’s draining capabilities? This summer…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review: Week of November 4, 2015

Canadian judge trumps Mohawk sovereignty with recent ruling Two Akwesasne women have been charged in separate incidents after they dropped people off in Cornwall Island…

Onkwehonwe Week In Review: Week of October 28, 2015

Kahnawake Mohawks Block Train Tracks On October 22, 2015, a group known as Kahtihon’tia:kweniyo or Protectors of the St. Lawrence River, blocked CN Rail traffic…

Rhubarb still coming

Ask Kitty Dear Kitty, I have noticed that I have a lot of rhubarb still coming. I planted it only this spring and picked about…

Growing snowdrops and dafodils

Dear Kitty, I want to grow snowdrops and daffodils in my garden near my house. When I mentioned this to a friend she thought I…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review: Week of October 21, 2015

Ballots Run Out in 2 First Nation Polling Stations On October 19, polling stations across the country opened for the final day of voting in…

“But My Kid LOVES Pocahontas!”—Halloween, ‘Indian’ Costumes & Racism

Please stop yourself this Halloween season before saying any of these things out loud. (And read this instead.) “But it’s totally flattering to your culture…

Finding unity through comedy

I’m a professional comedian. I write for a living. I scour the news, the internet, my community & pop culture for things to talk about…