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The community packed the Oliver Smith Kaweniio Elementry school for a student interpretation of the Lion King on Tuesday May 13th. The production came together…

SIX NATIONS – Six Nations opens its arms to its neighbours this week during the annual Community Awareness Week of activities and fun. The weeklong celebration coincides with Monday’s Bread and Cheese Day, known better off-reserve as Victoria Day.

As coordinator of the Six Nations Community Awareness Committee I would like to take this opportunity to thank our community members who came out and participated to learn more about our annual events and making it a memorable one.

Community Awareness Week kicks off today, Wednesday and it looks like it’s off to a great start. Six Nations Community Food Bank is hosting a…

SIX NATIONS – There will be lots of music and fun this coming weekend at Hank’s Place as the 2014 camping season kicks off with a music festival and open stage. Family Rough Camping at Hank’s Place runs from May 17th until the end of the camping season in September.

OHSWEKEN – A few of Six Nations youth and young adults are proposing a new Youth Council for Six Nations young people this summer. The…

SIX NATIONS – Randy Reid, Director of Community Initiatives for the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs was met with skepticism on Monday after he attended a Committee of the Whole Meeting at Band Council and proposed an idea for Kanonstaton (the former Douglas Creek Estates).

Spring cleanup at the Kanonhstaton reclamation site near Caledonia happened last Saturday with people coming and going throughout the day. Several dozen black plastic bags of litter were collected and hauled away the next day. “It was great,” said organizer Cam Staats. “People came and had a good time.”

NEW CREDIT – Makayla Sault, daughter of Pastors Ken and Sonya Sault has taken a very brave and bold move to assert herself. The 11 year old, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia in January, has asked her parents to stop chemotherapy treatments and instead give her Ongwehowe Onǫhgwatri:yo: (traditional medicines)

SIX NATIONS – Amidst rumours, doubts and misunderstandings regarding John Kearns’ garbage disintegration unit at the Six Nations landfill, a Six Nations woman who has intimate knowledge of the both the unit and the process speaks out in defense of the technology.

Two anti-incinerator activists: Ella Haley who is a Professor in Environmental Studies at Athabasca University and Liz Benneian who is Manager of Partnership Programs for Oakvillegreen Conservation Association cleared their agendas last Friday to spend the day at Six Nations in an attempt to inform the community of the hazards of waste incinerators like the one on at the Six Nations Landfill Site. (Photo by Jen Mt. Pleasant)

Organizers Nicole Lebrasseur, Charlotte Jacobs and Donna Powless are inviting those from Six Nations and New Credit to come to Ottawa, this Saturday, May 10th. The bus trip to Ottawa is for a family oriented March and Picnic Rally, being billed as the “Defend our Climate, Defend our Communities Rally” and will be leaving the Iroquois Village Plaza in downtown Ohsweken, Saturday morning at 6 am. It will arrive in Ottawa for 1 pm, leave Ottawa at 8 pm, and arrive home at about 2 am. The Rally is intended to bring attention to a wide range of issues facing Onkwehon:we people across Canada, and to call for a system of direct democracy, where the people actually get to set the agenda. To reserve a seat on the bus, contact Jackie House at 905-869-0778, or Charlotte Jacobs at 905-765-3715. Bring your own food. (Photo by Jim Windle)

Last week, the community of Six Nations had a rare chance to learn about the various wampum belts in a teaching done outside the Longhouse. Among interested community members were a few Confederacy Chiefs, Sub-Chiefs, Faithkeeprs and Clan Mothers. These wampum belts were made between the Haudenosaunee and various European settlers.

KANONHSTATON – Eight years ago, Six Nations land protectors led by a group of women including Janie Jamieson and Dawn Smith reclaimed 40 hectares of land earmarked for a 600 home housing development. The development was made without consultation with Six Nations and without the authority to do so, since the land was never legally surrendered for sale.