Traditional Wellness Coordinator helps community members to reconnect to culture

SIX NATIONS – Cindy Martin digs out a resource from her desk that she has used for years to help people envision their personal journey.…

Six Nations mother connecting with ancestral foods for a better future

For the last seven weeks Six Nations woman Julee Green has been a participant in the Healthy Roots Indigenous Wellness Challenge. She has stopped eating…

Reflect on thanksgiving for spiritual well-being

Central to Haudenosaune tradition is the responsibility of giving thanks. Typically it is done through a prayer called the Thanksgiving address or Ganohonyo’k. These are…

New cookbook from SOADI helps to “walk the talk”

One of the results of colonization on indigenous people has been that many of our people have moved away from traditions, such as community building,…

Mohawk teacher from Tyendinaga reversing diabetes through indigenous foods

Tyendinaga Mohawk Karihwawishon Joe Brown has been participating in the Healthy Roots Indigenous Wellness Challenge for just six weeks and has already seen big changes…

“Log off and live” – Establish a no technology time in your home

Over usage of electronic media in our day-to-day lives has many people questioning the long term and potentially detrimental effects that these items have on…

The medical geology of Lyme Disease

Ebola, HIV, measles. It has become trendy to blame “superbugs” for health imbalances, and the Borrelia bacteria associated with Lyme Disease is no exception. However,…

Celebrating indigenous wellbeing in Gayogoho:no

One of the biggest challenges anyone in life faces is learning how to love yourself. Perhaps even more so for indigenous people. Historical trauma and…

Lacrosse star Johnny Powless using indigenous food to up his game

Six Nations man Johnny Powless, now a professional lacrosse player for the Vancouver Stealth has been considered a lacrosse phenomenon in sports news across all…

Undetermined child deaths and the “sickcare system”

The Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC), the Death Under Five Committee (DU5C) and the Pediatric Death Review Committee (PDRC) collectively strive to appropriately assign…

Finding the motivation to keep going

One of the biggest hurdles to sticking with any lifestyle plan is that moment when giving up looks way more fun than powering through. Say…

Keep your diet on track while traveling

One of the things you learn quickly when adopting a healthy lifestyle and diet is finding healthy indigenous food on the go is a challenge.…

A “decolonized” diet researched by University of Northern Michigan

A team from the University of Northern Michigan launched a study into the effects on the human body when consuming foods indigenous to the Great…

The troubling health effects of fluoride over-exposure

“Do ze” (pronounced “dau je”) is the only word in Cantonese that I know, but I think that saying “thank you” is always a good…

Lois Porter attests that a heart softens with age

It seems almost taboo to discuss aging, but this week, the Two Row Times is tackling that topic. Lois Porter shared a view of aging…