Cultural bullying at NRL work shutdown not beneficial to anyone

Broken down to its core, bullying is unfair treatment. Negative, unfair treatment. In some instances, perpetrators will invent a false rumour about their victim in…

Language teacher Ima Johnson passes

Peacefully at home, Tekahkhwa Ima Jean Johnson began her journey back to the Creator surrounded by family and friends last Saturday. Her life spanned from…

We can’t wait for permission

Last week Six Nations held a community meeting to give details on the research and vision for the future of education at Six Nations. The…

Rescinding memorial title of Gaylord Powless Arena not a good idea

At Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting a delegation of residents and their supporters approached Six Nations Elected Council, asking them to rescind a memorial…

Is the Elected Council turning Six Nations into a municipality?

In 2018, a list of the most popular indigenous personalities on Twitter was published by opencanada.org. The list, dubbed ‘Twitterati: the Indigenous Voices edition’, named…

Opinion: SN Cannabis Law quietly passes and community members didn’t know

The Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) put out a statement last week, confirming that the Six Nations Cannabis Law was passed by the council on…

Why funding sensitivity training is fundamental

In 2017, researchers at Claremont University found that roughly half of the indigenous people that are killed by police or died in police custody between…

Overcoming lateral violence and loving Six Nations

Last week I received my quarterly SOCAN payment of $3.72 for I’m A Lucky One — a song I wrote and produced in 2002. Although…

Finding common ground a priority

The political landscape at Six Nations right now can be likened to the aftermath of a wild genocide tornado. There are casualties, there is chaos…

No response from HCCC

Last month men claiming to represent the interests of the people of Six Nations along with ex-HDI lawyer, now possibly reinstated HDI lawyer Aaron Detlor…

How old languages hold new keys to wisdom

After listening to a contingency of men speak about the Old Great Law of Peace that was practiced before the Handsome Lake Religion was adopted…

How the Jesuits put men in charge of America

The first step towards decolonization for Indigenous people is to rediscover what things were like for us prior to 1491. Believe it or not, we…

Is Justin Trudeau sinister or fake?

It is only two weeks into 2019 and there is renewed vigour to Canada’s attacks on indigenous people. First, land defenders in BC supporting and…

Fear and rhetoric kick off elections at Six Nations

As we head into 2019, we head into an election year — and unfortunately Six Nations is not immune to the onslaught of dirty politics.…

Let 2019 be the year of unity and inclusion for Six Nations

The people of Six Nations are diverse. I like to think of this as the “such others” written about in the “Mohawks and such others”…