Star Dancers summer camp a huge hit with participants

The Tsya:ta Nihati Tehotinonnyahkwenh / Star Dancers Summer Youth Camp wrapped up its programming with a social and free meal at Hank’s Place, the main…

Beekeeping, the sweetest hobby

Without bees, so much of the food we enjoy, from apples to avocados to broccoli, would simply not exist. That’s because these foods are dependent…

Plight of MMIW added to Haldimand/Norfolk school curriculum

A small group of agencies from Haldimand and Norfolk counties as well as people from Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation (MNCFN) and Six…

Meeting with “the people” must start somewhere

SIX NATIONS – The main disconnect between western style corporations and most Indigenous societies is that one deals with governments put in place to act…

WLU/YMCA plans to build on disputed Nathan Gage lands

A One-man delegation from Wilfrid Laurier University and a representative from the YMCA were before Six Nations Elected Council last week during a Committee of the…

The Kanonhstaton barricade is gone … kinda

KANONHSTATON/CALEDONIA — The barricade in front of the former Douglas Creek Estates site near Caledonia, has been removed … kinda. Maybe the better word would…

Rites of Passage making positive community strides

Ohero:kon, a rites of passage ceremony that originated in Akwesasne, is making its way to Six Nations, with the help of the Six Nations Ohero:kon…

Six Nations Fall Fair set to entertain young and old alike

OHSWEKEN – Organizers of the Six Nations Fall Fair are putting the finishing touches on this year’s program and are very excited about the wide-range…

WWI Warriors honoured at Woodland Cultural Museum

BRANTFORD – When hostilities broke out in August of 1014, one hundred years ago, they called it “The Great War” and believed it was to…

Is “Zero Waste” the solution to Six Nation’s garbage problem?

OHSWEKEN – Over a dozen people from Six Nations and Brantford gathered this past Saturday to hear from Dr. Connett, a renowned expert on waste…

More bodies than headstones at Mohawk Chapel

The Cultural Coordinator at the Mohawk Chapel in Brantford is trying to identify family lineage of those buried in the graveyard. With most graves being…

Survivors to decide fate of documents, judge has ruled

Imagine having children that you love so dearly and you try to do the best you can for them: provide for them, love them, comfort…

Haudenosaunee couple prepare to build earth ship

A Six Nations family are building an earth ship on the territory. Married couple Skyler and Kahsenniyo Williams, have recently broke ground in their anticipated…

Trade Collective takes up fight against Bill C-10

OHSWEKEN – Approximately 35 community members attended the first public meeting of the Haudenosaunee Trade Collective (HTC) last Wednesday evening. The HTC is an organization made…

Opposition to Kanonhstaton fence opens familiar wounds

KANONHSTATON – Despite some frantic and grossly exaggerated posts on local blogs, only a couple of families with property abutting the former Douglas Creek lands,…