The Avro Arrow was almost resurrected 60 years later

OTTAWA — The cold war was getting hotter every week in the late 1950s. The western world was ramping up production of some of the…

The Warrior Spirit of the Grand River – Richard “Dick” Hill

By Jim Windle/Hazel Hill SIX NATIONS — There have been very important lives in our past that with the passing of years have set them…

Indigenous heroes past and present

SIX NATIONS — Over the generations, the people of the Five Nations, now Six Nations, have been known for their social and political insight as…

The real treasure of Oak Island

NOVA SCOTIA — Oak Island, located just off the coast of Nova Scotia, has not given up its legendary treasure of vast amounts of templar…

How USA reservations reacting to COVID-19


NAVAJO NATION — The Navajo Nation of Arizona shut down all non-Native vehicle access to their reserve lands, protecting its people against the COVID-19 pandemic.…

New gun laws under fire

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announced new gun restrictions was hailed or hated, depending on who you talk to.  Tuesday, the Liberal Bill C-71…

Few lessons learned from 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak

As the world ripples over the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is hard not to draw parallels to the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1917-18 and into…

CORONA-19 versus the 1918 Spanish Flu

It was more than 100 years ago, but looking back at the last major pandemic to encircle the globe in light of the current CORONA-19…

“Indian” Warriors of Vimy Ridge

By Jim Windle / w notes, photos and excerpts COURTESY OF authors JOHN MOSES and TIMOTHY WINEGARD AND OTHERS FRANCE — Canada will soon celebrate…

R.I.D.E. stops to increase this Christmas season

BRANT/HALDIMAND — Drivers are warned that this Christmas season the Ontario Provincial Police will be very visible with random R.I.D.E. stations set up to check…

Brantford’s past targeted more than “Indians”

Over the past 25-years or so, most of the civilized world has become more aware of the systematic racism intrinsically woven into the fabric of…

We remember “Peggy” 1918

By Jim Windle w/ notes Valour Canada At 11 a.m., Nov. 11th, 1918, the sound of thunder of cannon fire and explosions, the rat-tat-tat fire…

Future direction for Six Nations to be decided Saturday

SIX NATIONS — It’s the final run of campaigning for those who have thrown their hats in the ring, all vying to be a part…

The 1909 debate to elect or not to elect

1909 Council minutes – from handwritten document. SIX NATIONS — One man’s agitation is another man’s progression. It depends on many complicated factors at a…

The internal battle of Six Nations still exists

OHSWEKEN — In the Confederacy Council minutes of 1879, Chief George Buck made his feelings known to his fellow Chiefs regarding the internal bickering amongst…