OHSWEKEN, ON – Nearly a hundred people gathered at the community hall last week to hear guest lecturer Vernon Beck address parent’s right when dealing…
This morning I woke up with great anticipation of what the day might bring. Here was my plan; go to the gym, do my laundry,…
Artist Profile Lacey Hill – Oneida Nation, Wolf Clan When a person is operating in their area of gifting, they make it look easy. Such…
Artist Profile Tracy Thomas: Onondaga Nation, near Syracuse NY From the time he was a child, Tracy Thomas knew he was gifted. Despite being born…
It’s inevitable. The temperature goes up and down like a yo-yo for a week or two and I get sick. Exhaustion started to take over…
Artist Profile Leith Mahkewa Kaneratonta: Kahnawake, QC “I didn’t even think I would get in!” exclaimed Mahkewa. The artist submitted an application to show her…
The Woodland Cultural Centre had its first Basket making workshop this past weekend. Nearly 15 participants went through the two day workshop with Tyendinaga basket…
The morning of my double mastectomy the sun was shining. It was a beautiful morning and the summer sun was reflecting off the dewy grass,…
Laughter is the best medicine as they say, and seems to be the elixir of choice for many Ongwehon:we. A few years ago we were…
Aunty Emily took my Dad and Uncle in when they were young to work on her farm. Among other jobs, they were responsible for cleaning…
Haudenosaune choreographer Santee Smith wrapped up production on a documentary film of her work “Kaha:wi – The Life Cyle” this month in Toronto. “Kaha:wi was…
There is a sorrowful place in my heart this week. Last Saturday, my niece Shiyloh Hill fell from her bedroom window while playing with a…
For every day that passes by, from about mid-July to the end of August, my twelve year old daughter gives me detailed lists about what…
The year Gramma Rovina got sick, we went to longhouse. We were sitting on the bench together, my Onondaga Beaver grandmother keeping me right under…
An amazing opportunity has presented itself to me in the last few weeks. And that is, to etch out a place here in the Two…