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,…

White Buffalo sighting brings hope for peace

MISSOURI – A sacred white buffalo has been spotted in Missouri’s Ozark Mountains, a nature reserve of around 10,000 acres. The Buffalo population is estimated…

Quotes from Sir John A. Macdonald, author of Canada’s genocide of Indigenous people

He was a serious racist, a drunk, a political bully and Canada’s first Prime Minister — Sir John A. Macdonald was all of the above.…

Collusion against Six Nations in 1923

SIX NATIONS — In 1923, Cayuga Chief Deskaheh was the official delegate representing Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, and he was creating an…

December 1922: the first raid on Six Nations

SIX NATIONS – Anyone who has any knowledge of the political history of Six Nations will have heard when the RCMP invaded Six Nations and…

30-year-old murder of Brantford Pastor solved

Charlotte County FL – After more than 30-years, the murder of former Brantford pastor has been solved. That, according to a video statement released by…

Indian massacre in 1574 still a mystery

By Jim Windle / Tuscarora Chief Elias Johnson There is a story recorded in Elias Johnson’s book ‘IROQUOIS, OR SIX NATIONS, AND HISTORY OF The…

Mohawk fingerprints on Bell’s telephone

TUTELA HEIGHTS – It would easy to know whose voice was transmitted in first recorded telephone call between Tutela Heights and Brantford’s downtown telegraph office,…