OPINION: Finding cultural success and financial success in decolonized ways

If we measure the success of a people by its technology this current society may be the most successful society of all time. But if…

OPINION: Stopping the road is halting business on Six

In 2006 the road being blocked in Caledonia was a protective response by land defenders after OPP assaulted some of our own. We, the people…

Who is paying the cost for Argyle St.?

Shawn Brant’s head tilted to the side and his eyes welled up with tears as he said, “If we cannot protect the women, then we…

Seeking a Resolution

I don’t know about you, but when I hear people say that they’re at the blockade for the sake of sovereignty it makes me cringe.…

Two Great Laws

Back in 2012 the late Jagwadeth (Chris) Sandy wanted to bring the Great Law of Peace (Kaianerekowa) to Ohsweken. He has since passed on but…

Canadian Tire’d

Kamao Cappo, an indigenous elder, was brutally mistreated at a Canadian Tire in Regina, Saskatchewan last week. The story has since generated protests and public…

Racism Justified

It’s a drastically different world than it was a generation ago. People are waking up everywhere, mostly. There’s still racism in Canada but for the…

We need medicine

Nurses administer medicine. They do not prescribe medicine nor do they create it. A doctor makes an order and then there are people who administer…

A Connection

Editing news is mentally and physically draining enough on its own, but editing an indigenous newspaper can become downright depressing. We do our best to…

A Birthday?

Last week the community learned the director of the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) believes that the Two Row Times is the newspaper of the Elected…

GG Solidarity

For indigenous people, the only thing worse than being called immigrants by the Governor General is supposed friends on Facebook agreeing with him. “We’re a…

Nation to Nation

  The Haudenosaunee have never had a government, anyone who tells you so does not understand what the word “govern” means and how our society…

Burtch Dilemma

We asked young adult readers about their opinions on the Burtch land controversy and a lot of them told us they did not know what…

Alive and Well

Canadians are probably tired of hearing about the horror of residential schools and are getting uncomfortable. Everytime you turn on the news now there are…

Mohawk Geese

Starting right now, whenever you see a goose call it a Mohawk Goose, or maybe a Cayuga Goose — anything but a Canadian Goose. These…