A message for today, Part Two

By the late Mrs. Alma Greene SIX NATIONS – Alma Greene, Mohawk historian, elder, author and seer wrote a letter in the 1960s or ‘70s…

Six Nations Sovereignty, Part One

By the late Mrs. Alma Greene Editor’s note: This letter was given to TRT writer Jim Windle by Chief Arnold General which was written by…

Boyden an example of how the winners get to write the history

By Thohahoken The Joseph Boyden mistaken identity issue is not new. It’s been around since he published his fictional account of the Great Dispersal of…

Expansion opposed by farmers, six nations residents and environmental organizations ignored

By Ella Haley BRANTFORD – On Jan. 1, 2017  Brantford and Brant County will have completed one of the largest annexations in southern Ontario in…

Letter to the editor Premier Wynne new years resolution is to take more money out of our pockets

Is premier Wynne New Year’s resolution again is to continue to take more money out of our pockets as the cap and trade tax starts…

Staying Silent

Indigenous people have the true voices in this land. It is voices and languages that flow, like a mountain stream, gurgling like infants. It is…

Staying silent while the Oppressor Speaks

Indigenous people have the true voices in this land. It is voices and languages that flow, like a mountain stream, gurgling like infants. It is…

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…

Life in the slow lane: an old turtle’s view of the world Matriarchy can be the new patriarchy

I’m of the unqualified opinion that the acquisition of power remains the driving force behind most of our daily actions. We either revel in its…

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…

The Indian Act footprint of Indigenous Governance

Current affairs on Turtle Island or Canada show the continuing struggles of indigenous people across the land. What is the historical legacy that leads to…

‘Tis the season to be triggered

By Thohahoken There is common sense that is needed to help loved ones with their trauma. The need for understanding is especially important for loved…

Basic gear for peacekeeping: the Iroquois experience

By Doug George-Kanentiio What to do for those “Standing With Standing Rock” Our Iroquois people have decades of experience living through political and social crisis…

Breaking the impasse at Burtch

By Thohahoken The judge tells a story. “Here’s a man who got drunk, got into a quarrel with his wife, drives away and crashes his…

Thunder Woman Speaks: Indians or Sovereign First Peoples

  It has been a long struggle for the first peoples, the original peoples to gain the attention of non-native people in Canada. The European…