Woodland Cultural Museum Smoke Dance winners

EAGLES NEST — It was a celebration of indigenous culture at the Woodland Cultural Centre and Museum Saturday May 14 as children and adults from…

Onkwehonwe week in review: May 18 2016

Indigenous artists reclaiming space with Ogima Mikana project   Recently in Toronto, a billboard popped up at the intersection of Queen and Noble. It wasn’t…

Brandon Montour

Here is a sports trivia question — who scored the first home playoff goal for the San Diego Gulls of the AHL? The answer will…

Elected Chief invitation to Community Awareness Week

SIX NATIONS – Welcome to another year of Six Nations Annual Community Awareness Week. This year’s events are scheduled to take place from May 16…

Pastor’s Unity Group Donate to SNFES

SIX NATIONS – On May 8, Six Nations Fire and Emergency Services (SNFES) were presented with a donation of $1,080 from Unity Group to be…

Onkwehon:we week in Review, May 11 2016

First Nations in Alberta are helping Fort McMurray wildfire evacuees As wildfires ravage the small city of Fort McMurray, mandatory evacuations were issued. This created…

Update on Grand River oil spill

KITCHENER – The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change said that cleaning up the massive oil spill in the Grand River may take a month…

NLL playoffs begin

The NLL entered the 2016 post season Saturday with the New England Black Wolves hosting the Georgia Swarm in a 14-13 nail bitter which the…

Lawyer returns to Six Nations, tensions flare

By Jim Windle & Nahnda Garlow OHSWEKEN –  Last Tuesday HDI lawyer Aaron Detlor was unceremoniously removed from his office at the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) and…

Statement from Carolyn and MP Charlie Angus following visit to Attawapiskat

OTTAWA — On April 19, we had the opportunity to visit the Attawapiskat First Nation to meet with community leaders, members and youth to listen…

SNP receives $900,000 from Ontario Trillium Foundation to build opportunities for First Nations youth

SIX NATIONS — Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) has been approved for a Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) Grant in the amount of $900,000 over 48 months…

Canadian farm groups call to stop GMO alfalfa seed release

Canadian farm organizations representing a diversity of farmers and production systems are asking the federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, to take immediate…

Earth Day garbage clean-up crew

SIX NATIONS — Laurie A. Hill posted on the Six Nations Community Bulletin Board on her son JR’s behalf, asking if anyone would like to…

Six Nations Firefighters respond to house fire

SIX NATIONS — At 11:44 p.m. on April 17, 2016, four Six Nations Fire Stations and firefighters were dispatched for a report of a House…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review April 20 2016

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould calls for an end to the Indian Act During an emergency debate, held last Tuesday in the House of Commons in…