The history of the other ‘Indian Schools’ in Brantford started by the New England Company

BRANTFORD – The Mohawk Institute was not the only school for teaching Six Nations children. In fact, history shows there were at least four, all…

Rutherford Falls, the truth served up with a lot of laughs

It seems almost like boom time for American Indian actors these days, and it couldn’t happen at a better time. The year-long battle against the…

New series ‘Exterminate All the Brutes’ examining the roots of white supremacy

If you have ever wondered about how white supremacy took its roots and continues to blossom racism to this day, there is a new HBO…

A big year for Six Nations actor, Gary Farmer

SIX NATIONS — Gary Dale Farmer was born June 12, 1953, at the old Lady Willingdon hospital in downtown Ohsweken to Shirley (nee Fraser) and…

Gary Farmer and the Resident Alien

VANCOUVER – Veteran Six Nations’ actor, Gary Farmer, has a new gig. In his latest television series, “Resident Alien” Farmer plays the part of the…

The government wanted to ignore, hide Haldimand awarding land to the Mohawks

Almost 15 years have passed since a Canadian judge ruled in Brantford court against Six Nations land protecters, the Elected Council and the hereditary chiefs.…

Jim Thorpe – greatest athlete of all-time

It would be an injustice in this space not to turn attention towards not only the finest Indigenous baseball player ever to play the game,…

1862 – Six Nations refuses municipal governance

SIX NATIONS — Many today think the constitutional battle to recognize the sovereignty of the Six Nations Confederacy government versus the municipal style of governance…

When Canada was a Republic

By general standards, Canada is still a very young country, not having its own Charter or Rights and Freedoms and Canadian Constitution until 1982 with…

A closer look at Hall of Fame pitcher – “Chief” Bender

Last week we looked at only a few Native Americans who broke the “Red Barrier” in Baseball in the 1890’s and early 1900s. There are…

Sports besties waiting out COVID-19

SIX NATIONS — It’s hard to find a coach who wouldn’t like a whole team of players like 14-year-old Kolbee Vanevery and 13-year-old Trinity MacDonald,…

Lou Sockalexis: The original Cleveland “Indian”

The first Indigenous player to break baseball’s “Red Barrier” was Louis Sockalexis, a 25-year-old member of the Penobscot Nation of Maine. He learned the game…

Blue Jays debut for 2021

TORONTO – The 2021 edition of the Toronto Blue Jays debuted a lot of new faces and some favourites from last season this past weekend.…

Buffalo Sabres can’t buy a goal

BUFFALO — The Buffalo Sabres are doing everything but scoring as of late and there seems to be no end to the slide they are…

Leafs love February

TORONTO – To say the Toronto Maple Leafs are hot, is like saying Ghost Peppers are “kinda spicy”. February was very kind to the Leafs,…