Last week Six Nations Elected Council made a choice – after being presented with an official complaint – to send a letter ordering a young non-status man off the territory. There are many facets to this dispute; including details about what happened between the evicted and the family who lodged the complaint. My condolences to both parties. Your pain is evident and I’m very sorry you have had to walk through this.
As I listened to the water pouring into the bath, a million emotions began pouring out of me as well. I expected that the first time I saw my chest I would have some sort of emotional breakdown. Oddly enough it was the exact opposite. Seeing my own reflection and facing my truth, perhaps for the first time in my entire life there in my messy bathroom – I felt triumphant.
Want to start learning more about our indigenous medicines but don’t know what to look for? Find these ten common plants in any yard throughout Haudenosaunee Territory and bring decolonization to your medicine cabinet.
This rigorous training inspired Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Santee Smith, who has award winning career as a dancer/choreographer to look at incorporating Pow Wow Style and bringing into personal fitness. This weekend Smith, who also has a degree in Kinesiology, is hosting Six Nations first Pow Wow Boot Camp with Kaha:wi Dance Theatre.
SIX NATIONS – The Haudenosaune Confederacy Council, the authentic governing body of the Six Nations people, released an official statement yesterday on Bill C-10, saying…
About a year ago I was filling up my truck with gas in Ohsweken. When I went inside the store to pay, there sitting on the counter was the most adorable newborn Ongwehowe baby girl. She had black fuzzy hair, dark eyes, beautiful brown skin and the tiniest pink lips. Mama was proudly showing her off to friends around the village in what I can only assume was her first day out since giving birth.
Toronto, ON (June 10, 2014) — The Chiefs of Ontario are calling the latest Conservative bill a direct attack on the livelihood of First Nations people.
OTTAWA – Bill C-10 passed a third reading in Parliament last Friday. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice Bob Dechert presented the bill saying “organized crime” was central to “contraband” cigarettes.
We in the indigenous world are so familiar with mainstream media ‘Spam’-flavoured framing on stories dealing with indigenous matters, that for the most part we don’t even take mainstream news seriously anymore. How often are indigenous truths spun out of control from the work of a network journalist? When was the last time network news covered an indigenous story and you walked away going, Wow! What an accurate portrayal of what is going on with my people’?
I can’t speak for what went on Down Below, but on the Upper End of Six Nay during the Eighties it was quite traditional for kids to team up at someone’s house with a gang of other 8-13 year olds and walk around in a pack until it started to get dark.
This is a statement of support for Makayla Sault, her family, and the community that surrounds
her. It is of great concern to the Indigenous Studies Program at McMaster University to learn
that Makayla’s decision to self-determine the course of her treatment is being not only
dismissed because of her age, but also devalued by health care professionals because it is rooted
in Indigenous Knowledge. We are deeply troubled to hear that Makayla’s parents have faced
intimidation and threats of intervention for their choice to respect the agency of their child, and
that these choices have become criminalized. Makayla’s choice to seek out traditional medicine
is protected through the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(UNDRIP), and should be supported and honoured. It is entirely inappropriate that her decision
has been dismissed, devalued, and characterized as irrelevant and unimportant.
As I sit, peacefully reflecting on the last week, I am enjoying the most perfect bowl of cornsoup. My children are resting peacefully in the living room eating the soup I made. My husband is away working but I will keep this soup warm until he comes home. Love is definitely in the air in my indigenous home.
NEW CREDIT – Andrew Koster, Executive Director of the Children’s Aid Society of Brant, stated that CAS will not be investigating further, files have been…
Fewer things are more distinctly Six Nations than Bread and Cheese Day. For those of you who don’t have a clue what I am talking about, allow me to explain.
Tweets and shout outs are running rampant on Social Media today, cheering on Chef Rich Francis as he heads into the finale of Top Chef Canada as one of the three remaining contestants competing for the title of Canada’s ‘Top Chef’.
“When I first started out to do this I never wanted to reinvent the wheel,” said Francis at his home on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. “This is just me expressing my perspective on how I see our food. It’s my story; take it or leave it. The people who do appreciate it see where I’m coming from.”
