Annual Cross-country meet brings brightness to a dark rainy day

The Six Nations/New Credit District cross-country meet took place October 1st in Chiefswood Park. It was a rainy and dark day, but the spirits of…

Apikiwiyak opens a dialogue about coming home

It’s never a pleasant thing, turning the lights on in a dark place to see the mess that has been building up around you. All…

Vigils, protests and education initiatives mark growing campaign for MMIW

TORONTO – From Monday, September 29 to Saturday, October 4th, the Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto (NWRCT) will introduce weeklong educational events to raise awareness…

What would playing a video game possibly teach you?

What would playing a video game possibly teach you? The answer is, probably a lot more than you would think, and it may target exactly…

Permaculture theories parallel Onkwehon:we ways of Thinking

SIX NATIONS – Arriving at the home of Kanenhariyo Seth Lefort for the first Atonhetsheriyo workshop on indigenous permaculture, one can smell the corn soup…

Voices from the controversy at Cayuga Lake

SENECA FALLS – There is a leadership conflict in the Cayuga Nation in Seneca Falls. The conflict in the past week has gotten more intense…

Jacqueline House on the Cayuga Nation standoff

CAYUGA LAKE – Tensions are rising on the shores of Cayuga Lake, NY. A large police presence was visible in the community today after a brawl…

Some thoughts about the Cayuga Nation

Dear editors, I am writing my personal thoughts from the Cayuga Nation, in upstate New York. I was introduced to the homelands September 2007 at…

Breaking the impasse

The People of the Six Nations will know that self-determination happens before self-government. Here’s how I see some changes that should happen to break the…

An open letter to the Indigenous Peoples Movement

Dear Indigenous Peoples Movement, We need to talk about a serious issue threatening our livelihood and our collective inherit and treaty rights known as corporate…

A journey to recover a hidden history

SIX NATIONS – When Gary Cooper sat down for an interview, it was initially to speak about his grandfather, veteran Lewis Wilson, a sapper for…

Book review: A detective story set in the middle of an Indigenous insurgency

Demands of the Dead, By Justin Podur Reviewed by Megan Cotton-Kinch While I’ve always enjoyed a good detective novel, I’ve always felt like this genre…

Derek Miller brightens spirits with grassroots efforts

OHSWEKEN – Last Wednesday afternoon in Veteran’s Memorial Park musician Derek Miller presented two cheques totalling over $4000 to Brightening the Spirits and Breaking The…

#Walk4Change6NAY

MEDIA RELEASE 3rd Annual Community Walk – Walk4Change6NAY Six Nations – September 8, 2014 – Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services will host our 3rd Annual…

A healthy lifestyle is a lifelong journey

TORONTO – If I were to go back in time and have a conversation with my younger self about my goals for the future, I…