Concerns growing over Thorold Blackhawks logo
Over the last several years a number of different sports teams using stereotypical imagery of Indigenous people as their logos and mascots have been generating a lot of negative media attention.
Jen MtPleasant
Tuscarora Nation. Honours BA Criminology, Class of 2013. Advocate for missing and murdered ogwehoweh men and women. @JenMtPleasant
Dancing as the full moon rises
My neck and back were stiff after dancing the night away to the blues/jazz rhythms of Freightrain & Friends, Table Top Three, and the Dosyo:we;h Singers last Thursday at the Full Moon Rising concert in Buffalo NY.
Grand River sweeter than ever
A recent study released by Environment Canada and the University of Waterloo has found various levels of artificial sweeteners in the Grand River. In some areas, scientists found higher concentrations than those reported anywhere else in the world.
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation Band Elections
Despite frigid temperatures and a severe snowstorm that was in effect for most of the day Saturday, voters of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation (MNCFN) still made their way to the New Credit Council House to fill out their ballots. Polls were open from nine o’clock in the morning until eight o’clock at night.
Santa comes to Iroquois Lodge
Santa came a little early this year for the 50 residents that make up Iroquois Lodge. Santa’s workshop was in full swing at the Lodge Thursday afternoon
Neil Young ‘Honor the Treaties’ concert tour
Last August, Canadian-born rock-n-roll legend Neil Young along with actress Darryl Hannah hit the road in Young’s ethanol-fueled ’59 Lincoln.
Database tracks missing & murdered women
From 2005-2010, the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) were funded by the federal government to compile research for a database on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
Letter to the Editors: Beware of the almighty dollar
Last Thursday I attended a meeting regarding the Erie Ave/Birkett’s Lane development dispute. If the reader is unaware of what is going on then may I suggest reading the back issues of the Two Row Times, they sum it up nicely. To say the least, I was in for a big surprise. The meeting was over before it even started. Without getting into the who’s who and who said what, I was just in shock and disbelief at what I heard and saw.
Patrick Brazeau and violence against Indigenous women
Senator Patrick Brazeau, 38, who is being investigated by the RCMP over allegations of breach of trust over his housing and expense claims, and faces additional legal troubles including assault and sexual assault, is now making allegations that his “political downfall” with the Prime Minister’s Office started a year ago when he began to question the government as to why it hadn’t called a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, according to CBC News.
This comment made by suspended Senator Brazeau has been unsettling to certain members of the First Nations community, especially those who have been fighting for the rights of Indigenous women and who have been advocating for a National Inquiry for years.