How to celebrate spring in your Indian Car
Is it just me or was this winter absolutely gruelling? Six entire months of cloudy snow and gray skies are just too much for anyone…
Nahnda Garlow
Nahnda Garlow is former writer for the Two Row Times. Stories have been archived for continuity.
First Nations Rock at 2015 Juno Awards
The 2015 Juno Awards, which recognizes Canadian musical talent from across the country, was held in Hamilton this past weekend. Alongside the event were number…
Indigenous talent recognized at 2015 Juno Gala Dinner & Awards
The 2015 Juno Gala Dinner & Awards was packed with talent tonight, and five indigenous artists were among those recognized.
Aboriginal Album of the Year went to Tanya Tagaaq for Animism. Tagaaq was on tour and not present to receive the award.
Kanienkehaka woman seeks to make film on MMIW
Kahnawake Mohawk Kawennahere Devery Jacobs has started a kickstarter campaign online to raise $15,000 for a short film on the story of one of indigenous…
Cindy Blackstock shares evidence in the “Biggest human rights case in Canadian history”
OHSWEKEN – Dr. Cindy Blackstock was at Six Nations Polytechnic on Friday, speaking to a crowd of about 200 people on the work being done to…
Pink Feather Promise supports survivors & “living victims” of #MMIW
Just over 100 people gathered in the sunshine on Sunday outside the Aboriginal Student Centre in Brantford’s downtown core to march, drum, offer prayers and raise awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigneous Women across Canada.
Scone Dogs & Seed Beads: The Hot Wing Hurl
I don’t get manliness. While I respect it in all of its forms there are things that confuse me. Case in point: the Garlow Hot…
Mother of Six Nations girl using indigenous medicine speaks out
The following is a prepared statement read by the mother of the Six Nations girl who refused chemotherapy in favor of indigenous medicines (Ongwehonwe Onongwatri:yo).…
Family of Makayla Sault speak out about their experiences
The following is a statment shared by the parents of Makayla Sault during a forum at McMaster University. It is published here in its entirety.
Meetings in Ottawa frustrate the grieving families of MMIW
OTTAWA – A high-level and closed door Gathering on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was held in Ottawa on February 27th. The gathering,…
Doctors at McMaster warned using CAS against indigenous families a “horrific” repeat of historical trauma
A hall full of Oncologists and national press gathered to hear the parents of Makayla Sault and the mother of J.J. speak at McMaster University.
Both families were invited to read prepared statements as part of a community panel addressing the prejudice they recently faced in the healthcare system and media – and why indigenous people continue to have traumatic experiences in the healthcare system.
Sonya Sault said her daughter Makayla’s experience at McMaster Children’s Hospital was traumatizing. “Every time Makayla approached the hospital her body began shaking,” she said. “She never got over the fear she experienced when she heard her parents threatened with jail and she and her brothers threatened with apprehension.”
You CAN overcome bullying – with “the love among us”
For the first time in twenty years, this fall I went back to the school where I was bullied. As soon as I stepped into…
Six Nations science stars
The Six Nations District Science Fair was held at Emily C. General School last week. Elementary students from across the territory in Grades 6-8 who…
Six Nations teacher in running for Miss Indian World
A young woman from Six Nations is running for Miss Indian World at this year’s Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Summer John…
Six Nations mother connecting with ancestral foods for a better future
For the last seven weeks Six Nations woman Julee Green has been a participant in the Healthy Roots Indigenous Wellness Challenge. She has stopped eating…