What to know about vaping and addiction

Tobacco may not seem as popular as it once was, but the World Health Organization notes that 1.3 billion individuals across the globe can be…

Seeing histories of forced First Nations labour: the ‘Nii Ndahlohke / I Work’ art exhibition

By Mary Jane Logan McCallum, Professor of History, University of Winnipeg and Julie Rae Tucker, Head of Programs and Projects at Art Windsor Essex and…

Cepo Responds to Communication Concerns

November 14, 2023 I was appointed as Chief Electoral Officer on October 5, 2023 with a signed contract to conduct the Six Nations Elected Council…

Diabetes in cats and dogs_ What pet parents need to know

Diabetes mellitus affects scores of families, including the four-legged members of the household. According to the Merck Veterinary Manual, diabetes is a common endocrine disease…

The Distinction Between Canadian Numbered Treaties and the Haldimand Treaty of 1779

National Treaty Recognition Week, observed from November 5th to 11th, is an opportunity to delve into the significance and complexities of treaties, particularly within the…

Ontario’s scary proposal to streamline environmental permissions must be stopped

  Ontario’s proposal to “streamline” environmental permissions is a thinly veiled attempt to further privatize and/or abolish what should be public services.   Citizens are…

Haudenosaunee deserves a lacrosse team of its own at the 2028 Olympics

They call it the “medicine game,” which is a bit of a misnomer because lacrosse is more than just a game to the Haudenosaunee people.…

How to help STEM students fulfill their potential

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classes are now integral components of students’ educations. Increasingly students are drawn to STEM education, including pursuing STEM pathways…

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Exhibit features stolen Kainai children’s stories of resilience on Treaty 7 lands

In Canada, when we talk about truth and reconciliation we have a tendency to focus on the Indian residential school system (IRS). While engaging with…

Quebec’s cultural awareness training makes flawed assumptions that do not prioritize the safety of Indigenous people

By Marie-Claude Tremblay, Alex M. McComber and Georgia Limniatis   Quebec’s Minister Responsible for Relations with the First Nations and the Inuit, Ian Lafreniere, recently…

Two Row Times files motion to stay libel claim from HDI

In 1991, the HCCC publicly declared they were asserting eight points of sovereign jurisdiction over Haudenosaunee affairs: among them the jurisdiction over The Great Law…

Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project and a Six Nations Connection

By Don Lynch From the U.S. Department of Energy: “The Manhattan Project and the devastation that its successful outcome wrought are inexplicable outside the context…

Canada Day: Why renaming roads and how we tell stories matter for reconciliation

By Geo Takach, Professor of Communication and Culture, Royal Roads University The recent renaming of the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa to Kichi…

Driving library bus the start of on-rez entertainment in Ontario

Determined to come home to Six Nations this summer; was my motivation to produce a homecoming show at the Sanderson Centre in Brantford, Ontario Thursday,…

Losing hope of finding kids in plane crash, Indigenous searchers turned to a ritual: Ayahuasca

Losing hope of finding kids in plane crash, Indigenous searchers turned to a ritual: Ayahuasca   The weary Indigenous men gathered at their base camp,…