The Art of Reconciliation
Challenge and Triumph is an artwork created to represent Six Nations of the Grand River at the 2015 Pan and Para Pan American Games in…
Opinion
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…
Joseph Boyden statements on indigenous roots too vague, say academics
TORONTO — Joseph Boyden's recent public statement and interviews about his indigenous roots are too vague and don't fully address the heart of the controversy…
A warning to science teachers
Science in part is about asking questions then looking for an answer with an open mind, but apparently in Ontario today some questions can get…
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…
Mid-winter Ceremonies begin
As these ceremonies are sacred to our people, I will not be describing them or speaking of their contents or purpose. Kaianerehserako:wa (guy-yan-nay-leh-say-la-go-wah) or the…
The drive to Standing Rock
I started out alone on a Friday into the darkness of an early December evening; heading due north out of Santa Fe, New Mexico, into…
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…