Three great hunting tips from Tyendinaga
Hunting is an integral part of a collective past. No matter where you come from, your ancestors hunted and gathered to survive. Nowadays, though our…
Erica Jamieson
Tyendinaga’s water treatment plant to break ground very soon
By the end of the year 2015, Tyendinaga’s landscape on the corner of Norway Road and Ridge Road will be significantly different. Currently, it’s a…
Toxic and noxious weed growing in Tyendinaga
The highly toxic Giant Hogweed has been spotted growing in abundance in Tyendinaga. The Hogweed is located at Beach Road as it turns into Ridge Road on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. In the monthly Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (MBQ) newsletter community members have been advised to stay away from the area and more importantly stay away from the plant.
ONWA speaker relays dismal statistics and heartbreaking stories of broken families
Even though the roadblocks and barricades have come down, the community members of Tyendinaga are still very much interested in what the federal government plans on doing about the hundreds of murdered and missing First Nations women.
Racing for freedom in Akwesasne
The Akwesasne Freedom School (AFS) challenges all Haudenosaunee communities to participate in the Annual AFS Survival Race event on August 23rd. The race is $150.00…
Tyendinaga walks in the rain for the “Our Dreams Matter Too” Campaign
The rain didn’t deter any of the “Our Dreams Matter Too” participants, who walked from the Kanhiote Library on the corner of the York Rd and Airport Rd.
20 Years of Racing for the Prevention of Diabetes
The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP) hosted the 20th Annual Races for diabetes prevention on June 3rd at the Karonhianonha School in Kahnawake.
Soldier On relay stops in Tyendinaga to mixed reviews
TYENDINAGA – The Soldier On Afghanistan Relay team began their walk, run, and wheel from the Canadian Armed Forces Base in Trenton and are set to continue on to the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa with a brief stopover in Tyendinaga. The relay began May 4th and they are expected in Ottawa on the National Day of Honour, May 9th, to give the baton to the Prime Minister of Canada.
Tyendinaga gets a new Administration Office
TYENDINAGA – The Tyendinaga Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte administration office is expected to move into a new building at the end of June. According to Daniel J. Brant, the Chief Administration Officer, this move is a long time coming. Brant states, “The current building has just outlived its usefulness”.
Spear fishing a family affair
Every year, on the first nice day after the snow is gone, Jamie Kunkel, a Mohawk Bear, gets ready for spear fishing. Self-taught Jamie has been spear fishing for most of his life. Aboriginal fishing begins weeks before the regular open fishing season.
Tyendinaga hosts the 6th Annual Kanyen’keha Variety Show
TYENDINAGA – Kahnawake, Six Nations and Tyendinaga Kanyen’keha Immersion programs gathered for the 6th Annual Kanyen’keha Variety Show on Thursday April 3rd to show off their Kanyen’keha speaking abilities. Ella Boomhour (5) and Ellie Claus (9) opened the night with the Thanksgiving Address. Both girls enunciated quite skillfully and required little to no prompting.
Finding your home through a barricade
To some it may seem that barricades, blockades and Indians covered in camouflage and bandanas gets us nowhere. Although, nothing gets the attention of Canada and its’ residents quicker than a good ole Mohawk barricade. If that is the intent, which it seems to be, then kudos to those who are willing to participate. However, the attention is not the only good that comes out these blockades.
Kawenna on:we students open a Tribe Called Red
The students of Kawenna on:we Primary Mohawk Immersion were asked to open the Tribe Called Red concert held at Queen’s University in Kingston on March 19th. The students were very enthusiastic and with very little prompting they were able to recite an approximately fifteen minute Thanksgiving Opening Address entirely in Kanyen’kehà:ka (Mohawk).
OPP end Tyendinaga blockade
TYENDINAGA – Saturday morning the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) rushed demonstrators within Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory boundaries. Because the OPP does not have jurisdiction on First Nations territories it had many residents scratching their heads wondering how the OPP were able to arrest Shawn Brant, Marc Baille, Matthew Doreen and John Fox.
Candidates prepare for Dec 7th Election in Tyendinaga
Election time in Tyendinaga is always controversial. It was almost 130 years ago when the Canadian Parliament passed the Indian Advancement Act to allow the “intelligent Indians” – according to the Deputy Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs – “advancement in civilization and intelligence with a view to eventually attaining to an equality…with the white portion of the population.”