Letter: Unsanctioned deals signed by HDI
Dear Editor, The following letter is about HDI and the current on-going events resulting from the unsanctioned deals signed by HDI, in particular, the Samsung…
Opinion
Moms: They’re worth it
SIX NATIONS – Do something different this Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is a day where people take a few moments to thank their mother’s for…
An outsiders perspective
Thank you Jonathan for inviting everyone to have a voice and be heard. I am a settler to these lands having been brought here by…
Is it time to reinvent the HDI?
Six NATIONS – It was 10 years ago that lawyer Aaron Detlor began his involvement with the affairs of Six Nations, first as an advisor…
Letter to the Editor: Ken Hill re: “Precedent feared in cigarette tycoon Ken Hill child support battle.”
Dear Editor, As a lifelong community member of Six Nations and as a local business owner I was disappointed and dismayed by the content, tone…
Fallout after the leaking of the “Panama papers”
Contribution by Marc With the political fallout after the leaking of the "Panama papers", in the UK, Prime Minster David Cameron received much criticism from…
No one chooses to be homeless
By Jen Mt. Pleasant Four weeks ago, I was hired by Brantford Native Housing as the Aboriginal Engagement Co-ordinator. Essentially, I was hired to help…
Onkwehonwe Week in Review April 20 2016
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould calls for an end to the Indian Act During an emergency debate, held last Tuesday in the House of Commons in…
Panama Papers
With the political fallout after the leaking of the "Panama papers", in the UK, Prime Minster David Cameron received much criticism from the media for…
“Suicide is genocide”: INAC takeovers rock the Canadian landscape
In response to the spate of suicides in Attawapiskat this past week, Indigenous activists, alongside activists from Black Lives Matter, took over the Indigenous and…
Remembering Caledonia: Our Next Step Forward
By Kahehti:io, aka Little Hiawatha, Rotiskaré:wake My time at Kanohnstaton was spent on various tasks aside from merely placing my body on the land to…
Onkwehon:we Week in Review: April 6 2016
First spelling bee for First Nations kids held in Saskatchewan On April 8, 2016, 148 Indigenous students from 21 different First Nations across Saskatchewan…
Re: Nine people dead in a house fire in Pikangikum First Nation.
Dear Editor, Today I read a horrible news headline which none of us should ever have to read. Nine people dead in a house fire…
Emergency planning for Onkwehonwe communities: The answer is in the knowledge we possess
By Thohahoken OHSWEKEN — The time for talking and philosophizing is over. We're being distracted from what we are facing. It is now time to…
Canadians obligated to support indigenous languages
By Amos Keye Jr. and Dr. Carrie Dyck In Canada’s Indian Residential School system, the 53 Indigenous languages spoken in Canada were suppressed, even demonized,…