Workers at Brant Family and Children’s Services (FACS) are deeply saddened and dismayed
Dear Editors, Workers at Brant Family and Children’s Services (FACS) are deeply saddened and dismayed as our agency shuts down on August 1, for a…
Letter to the Editor
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Wahta Band Council threatens to sue Mohawk residents
On July 30, 2014 the Wahta Band Council issued Wahta Mohawk Residents a 10 day “cease and desist” order with the threat to sue for alleged costs incurred as a consequence of actions to keep elected officials out of administration.
Concerns with the residency bylaw
In light of the recent article regarding the residency by-law, I wanted to make a few points and raise some serious concerns.
Unity and the future of our community
The Six Nations community is a divided community. No matter what the subject is, there’s always 1000 different opinions and views. There’s people who are way too old school and then there’s people who are culturally assimilated. Then there’s a whole wack of people that fall somewhere in between the two.
A dream for our women
I had a dream and I was asked a question. If I could not speak to another woman, what would it sound like?
Re: Community meeting to discuss garbage crisis June 11, 2014.
Let’s get one thing straight: In speaking only for myself and not the full Council I don’t mind people expressing their opinions or raising their concerns in a peaceful, respectful way but when people start demanding or threatening that’s different.
RE: Article “Foreign Agents on Six Nations Territory”
I would like to address some of the information in the letter “Foreign Agents on Six Nations Territory” that was published in the Two Row Times.
Praise for Brian Maracle
As a non-Native resident of Brantford, and first generation Canadian of Hungarian heritage who understands the importance of keeping one’s heritage and language, I was pleased to hear that Brian Maracle is continuing his Kanien’keha’:ka language classes. I was first introduced to Brian and his book “Back on the Rez” (1996), and all of the interesting stories he had to tell about coming back to Six Nations to live.
The system was never sovereign
I was taught that the meaning of the word “Onkwehon:we” is literally “the shell that holds the spirit.” Our ancestors were wise and knew that a good spirit could be found in a body that had no lineage outside of the Rotinonhsón:ni confederacy. This is why we always had the adoption process through ceremony and in accordance with the Great Law of Peace/Kaianerekó:wa. Even before European contact; as we know the Confederacy has adopted the Tuscarora Nation.
Six Nation’s garbage problem
Let’s look at reality. When it comes to disposing of our garbage I too have concern for the environment. In my opinion, and my opinion only, it seems some people’s concern for the environment is short sighted. All we have now to dispose of our garbage is a dump, just a plain old dump.
Message from the Chief of the 56th Elected Council – Six Nations of the Grand River
This year marks the 26th annual Six Nations Community Awareness Week. This year’s event is scheduled for May 14th to May 27th, 2014.
Support John Kane
Kind of an essay, but worth the read I think… As John’s funding campaign is coming to a close for this quarter, I was musing over the fact how fortunate the native community is to have someone so dedicated to their issues. I wish I could stick his spirit in a Xerox machine so I could have a copy to utilize for other issues!
For most Native communities today, tobacco is what makes the economy go around.
For most Native communities today, tobacco is what makes the economy go around. Over the last 30 years the tobacco trade has become the largest employer among Native people in our communities. The proposed Bill C-10 would destroy the economic foundation of our sovereign rights as Native people.
Stop Harper’s War on Indigenous Communities: Say NO to Bill C-10
The latest in a series of recent attacks on Indigenous peoples’ rights and sovereignty in Canada is being prepared right now by the Federal Conservative government. Bill C-10 – formally called the Tackling Contraband Tobacco Act – will criminalize the Native tobacco trade and destroy one of the few remaining economic infrastructures in indigenous communities that allows many people to remain in their ancestral territories and communities.
Brantford Injunction story
This letter is in regards to the story “Brantford injunction settlement may have sparked libel suit” in a local newspaper April 16, 2014. The story goes on to say that a libel suit may be pending against the Two Row Times, its owners and writer Jim Windle. This possible libel suit falls on the heels of Jim Windle’s story in the Two Row Times (April 9, 2014) “Brantford accepts $125,000 injunction deal.”