“Without Us You’d Be Homeless”, activists shame reporter

OTTAWA – A news conference was held at the National Press Gallery last Thursday following the set-up of a teepee on Parliament Hill by a…

Supportive fundraiser for Women’s World Cup Team

BRANTFORD – The Woodland Cultural Centre hosted a film screening and fundraiser on July 4 for the Haudenosaunee Nationals Women’s Team, who are vying to…

East Coast premiere of Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation

SYRACUSE – The East Coast premiere of Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation, specifically for Haudenosaunee citizens, was held in Syracuse, N.Y. on June 3.…

To spin or not to spin

From Pie Face to Hatchimals, toy trends tend to take off without warning and without much explanation — the imaginations of youth mold the toy…

Iroquois Spirit Game

Written by Chezney Martin with notes from Jayson Koblun The sports community and rest of the Turtle Island is eagerly awaiting the release of the…

Our Ways, Our Responsibilities Book Launch

BRANTFORD – The Woodland Cultural Centre opened it’s auditorium doors to family and friends that wished to enjoy the book launch for “Tsi Niyonkwariho:tens: Our…

Does anyone know what morels are?

It is said when our grandfathers, the Thunders, are first heard in the spring, they are awakening all things here on earth from the cold…

Vanishing practices: Flesh poking and skin stitching

Nearly all indigenous people from across North and South America have used tattooing as a form of adornment, beautification or even medicinal remedy for generations.…

Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation Coming Soon

The newest lacrosse documentary that will tackle politics and indigenous recognition in sports will be a piece of history as directed by Peter Sprier and…

Exhibition cancelled by indigenous protest

TORONTO – What started out as a protest against artwork appropriation in a gallery choice, has snowballed into an appropriative artist and her exhibit being…

Voices that help the plight of the Red Dress

Another day to commemorate awareness for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) has landed on Friday, May 5, as what is hoped to be a…

Up and coming First Nations artwork exhibit underway

BRANTFORD – With the renovations at the Woodland Cultural Centre still ongoing and the Walking Together exhibit closing on May 2, you might be wondering…

The food prices in Canada that you don’t know about

Canada is the last country in the world we think of when we hear words like “poverty” and “hunger-stricken”. This can be proven by the…

Tanya Tagaq pushes Eskimeaux to change name

TORONTO — Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq has convinced Brooklyn indie band Eskimeaux to swap out its name for one deemed more culturally sensitive. The…

Kayanase’s Kanohses

SIX NATIONS – If you’ve driven towards Chiefswood road on Highway 54, you might have noticed a building being built at the edge of the…