There’s been something different about this unrelenting snow. Maybe it’s my age and I’m getting sentimental. But I just can’t get mad that it isn’t…
Allow me to welcome you into my crisis for a moment. Today has been one of those days. I have eaten the topping off two…
Among the Haudeonsaunee of Six Nations is a long standing debate over the word “bwoot”. Bwoot, for those of you who don’t know, is the…
Someone asked on Facebook what the origin story is for the game of dingball. “This is what I was taught…” Dingball actually has a rather…
This week a Six Nations family was subjected to not one, but two instances of public humiliation when they overheard several racist remarks at a…
Last week my 7 year old brought a note home from school. It went something along the lines of ‘Your daughter has missed far too…
Creator has seen it fit to bless me with three daughters; a teenager, seven year old and an infant. Teaching them to be strong indigenous…
Every year down on Six at New Years you will hear folks greeting each other with a festive “Nu-yah! Nu-yah!”. For some it is just…
The smell of pine always reminds me of my childhood adventures being back the bush. You know that place in the back of your nostrils…
For some women pregnancy is a glorious and sacred time, shrouded in the mystery and awe of woman bringing forth human life. For other…
The property my parents live on has been in my family for a long time. My great aunt Emily’s father Wunyadeh grew cucumbers on that…
Non-band members residing on Kahnawake Mohawk territory with their band members spouses is still broiling hot. Last week another family was targeted by a group…
This week I was driving about doing some shopping with my youngest daughter and we happened upon a parade running through the north end of…
Bring up the name J.J. to most Canadians and you’d likely see adults with furrowed brows and looks of deep solemnity falling across their faces.…
My name is Nowendawih and I am under the wing of the Onondaga Beaver Clan – a natural born Haudenosaune of the Grand River Territory…