Know who you are
People will believe what they want to believe. That’s what makes the world great. We all make our own judgments based on the evidence we…
Editorial
We need to talk with each other
Editorial by Jonathan Garlow Most experienced musicians can feel the room and tell if they are being warmly received or not. Sometimes you just gotta…
The Great Canadian Warriors
Where the Spirit Lives was released unceremoniously to an unsuspecting Canadian public in 1989 on CBC Television. Written by Keith Ross Leckie and directed by…
A few good men
You can just tell if someone grew up on Six Nations or not. There is a certain something in the accent, mannerisms and demeanour of…
Why not Earthships for remote reserves
Is it time to start thinking outside the box when it comes to easing the load from the shoulders of Onkwehonwe families living in isolation…
The survivors and heroes of living indigenous in the remote north
It didn’t matter that the February weather was -42 C. Marcus Monture got the call while he was sleeping that there was a fire at…
The Littlest Hobos
At times it seems like we are on the cutting edge of indigenous news, breaking the latest and greatest stories that affect our nations. But…
Our bones threaten them
Editorial by Jonathan Garlow In 1982, Central School in downtown Brantford was being rebuilt. As they were excavating the area they discovered a mass grave…
It’s all we have left
Frederick Haldimand made a declaration in 1784 on behalf of the King of England and there are people of Six Nations who are still carrying…
Those women fight just like men
Haudenosaunee people are matriarchal. This sentence is enough to make many that know some of our warring history tilt their heads to the side wondering…
Undefeated
My mentors get upset when I call Six Nations a reservation; they tell me it is a Territory. They are absolutely right, yet I will…
Bright lights big city
Editorial by Jonathan Garlow It was back in the early 90s when the Six Nations community started to realize they had their own economy. Businesses…
Theft is wrong
In 1983 a young Onkwehon:we man was passing through Flamborough late at night when his car ran out of gas. This was back before cell…
What would you do?
Peachtree Dental in Brantford has been getting lots of attention lately — although all the wrong kind. Some racist comments were overheard in their office…
Canada’s knight in shining armour
Editorial by Jonathan Garlow It doesn’t take a fancy tribunal or commission to tell us Canada discriminates against indigenous people, but a recent ruling found…