Haldimand Proclamation A Mohawk Perspective
In light of the recent death of Mohawk activist, Bill Squire representing the Mohawk Workers, we thought it would be fitting to offer this posthumous…
Letters
Time to take addiction seriously
In a series of stories in national and local newspapers we learn that fentanyl, one of the most potent opioids, is being manufactured and sold…
Re: An open letter from Cayuga Chief Sam General, Dec. 21, 2016
In reading Cayuga Chief Sam General’s letter about his supposed “dehorning” and what led up to it is disappointing for two reasons. Firstly, there is…
Letter: Sam General
December 19, 2016 To whom it may concern: It has been brought to my attention by my Clan Family and other concerned Haudenosaunee people of…
Open letter to the standing Rock Sioux
On behalf of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, we wish to extend our support and stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of…
My thanks to Six Nations
I was hired by CLAX in the fall of 2014 to be the marketing manager of the Ohsweken Demons. Now that the league has suspended…
History repeating itself
Canada’s food guide has become a tool in the propaganda mill that is voiced here and abroad as to the benefits “Aboriginals” receive from Canada…
Common sense for Band Council reform
OHSWEKEN – Six Nations Band Council can represent all people who are members of 13 Six Nations bands so why not use that structure? There…
An Open Letter to the Secretary of the HCCC and all HCCC Chiefs and Clanmothers and to the people of the Deyo dyo gwanhasta Circle Wampum who are left without a voice
Please be Aware that the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council, its Lawyer Aaron Detlor and their department the Haudenosaunee Development Institute do not have the full…
Crafting Decision Making at Confederacy Council
The Great Law is a Law of Peace, not money. Our obligation is to respect and protect the Earth, not sell its gifts off to…
Letter to the editor: Ronald C. Hill
Ronald C. Hill is meeting to Six Nations elected Council on Monday August 8 at 9 a.m. to talk about recent discussions related to Hydro…
HDI: Where is the money?
Back in February of 2006, the Haudenosaunee people could not have been stronger. We had people from the West, the East, the North, the South,…
Hydro One and First Nations
Dear editor, Premier Kathleen Wynne sells Hydro One stocks at a loss to First Nations — the share value is $26.10, but Wynne sells them for…
Letter to the editor from Juanita Parent
I have been “home” since 2002. I was not raised in the Longhouse and only learned of our traditional ways when I came home as…
Op-Ed: Chiefs Council
The Longhouse was called and some people drove many miles to attend only to find Allan McNaughton never bothered to show up, much as he…