The search for “Good Living” from northern Ontario to Ecuador

In 2013, Darlene Necan, an Ojibwe woman of the Nation of Saugeen #258, built a cabin on her family’s trap line that she hoped would…

Mohawk man turns to crowdfunding to realize dream

We use the Internet for all sorts of things, to keep track of our friends on Facebook, to watch silly cat videos on Youtube, maybe…

Despite NEB approval of Line 9, opposition continues

The Line 9 campaign in Southern Ontario has been a movement that has used civil disobedience, education, and grassroots organizing to oppose tar sands expansion.

Ontario Changes to Methadone Program a Mistake, BC Patients Warn.

Ontario’s 40,000 methadone patients are being switched to a new formulation of methadone, a medication prescribed to treat opiate addiction. Patients in BC were switched…

Indigenous voices make themselves heard at PSF

The People’s Social Forum was held this past weekend in at the University of Ottawa on unceded Onkwehon:we land. The four-day gathering was billed as…

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…

Three Fires Homecoming Pow Wow this weekend

The 28th annual Three Fires Homecoming Pow Wow and traditional gathering will take place this weekend from August 23rd to 24th. According to Faith Rivers,…

Bodies pulled from Winnipeg river tell a familiar story about the plight of Indigenous people

Two bodies recently pulled from the same river were that of a First Nations man and girl. Last Sunday, Faron Hall, age unknown, and Tina…

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…