Brantford’s 123-year-old cold case

BRANTFORD — The biggest headline news in Brantford and region was the gruesome death of local hotel owner, James Quirk, behind what was then the…

Peltier stays in prison while insurrectionist pardoned

Once again with the change in the White House, there comes another opportunity for amnesty for Lenard Peltier, Indian Rights activist and founder of the…

The heroic life and tragic death of Elmer General

SIX NATIONS – Elmer General’s life was not long, only 27-years, but he lived every moment of it, as friends would say about the well-liked…

Goalball gives blind athletes chance to shine

BRANTFORD – For two Haudenosaunee teens, blindness may make life harder, but it doesn’t stop them from achieving their goals both academically and through sport,…

The Life, Death and Burial of John Smoke Johnson

Mohawk Chief Smoke Johnson “Sa-kay-en-qu-doh” was one of the most famous, and even infamous, of the Confederacy Chiefs of the late 1700th and early 1800th…

Haudenosaunee Men finds their stride

UTICA NY – After dropping the first two games, the Haudenosaunee Men’s Nationals knew the task at hand and were determined to get things going…

The Stanley Cup is coming to Six Nations

OHSWEKEN/BRANTFORD – Six Nations has helped make hockey history Monday night in Florida as Branden Montour, and his Florida Panthers won its first Stanley Cup…

What led up to the 1924 raid on Six Nations

November of 1924 marks a date which all Six Nations and allied nations need to remember as when Canada, with the support of Britain, assumed…

From one ring to another – “Razor“ retires

BRANTFORD—It is painfully true that time and tide wait for no man. But that only means one phase of Six Nations’ professional Middleweight boxer, Karlton…

“Rusty” Razor sharp enough for unanimous decision

BRAMPTON – It’s been almost 3 years since Six Nations’ professional boxer, Karlton “Razor” Hess stepped into the ring competitively. But despite the ring rust…

More Dr. Reports warn of health issues at residential schools

OTTAWA — On November 27th, 1920, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs received a field report from traveling Doctor, F.A. Corbett in which several serious health…

Surprise visit exposes deficiencies at Mohawk Institute

BRANTFORD – A memorandum dated March 26th, 1918, and addressed to Minister of Indian Affairs, Duncan Campbell Scott informs of a lawsuit filed by two…

TB, tainted milk and residential schools

MOHAWK VILLAGE, SIX NATIONS – It seems the abuse of indigenous children at the infamous Indian residential schools knew no bounds at all. This time,…

Ungodly Alliance – PART IV – Canada’s dirty little secret



In this, the final installment of “Ungodly Alliance”, we talk with Rev. Dr. Wendy Fletcher, who served as the Anglican Church’s, Huron Diocese historian and…

An Ungodly Alliance – PART III – known health concerns ignored

By Jim Windle In Part III of “Ungodly Alliance” we investigate more documentary evidence which was known by both the church and state on abuses…