Onkwehon:we Wee in review, December 31 2014

Mohawk man asks Mrs. Flaherty to vacate ‘illegally’ occupied land Thahoketoteh, from the Mohawk Nation, wrote a letter to Mrs. Flaherty on Dec. 19 asking…

Native Americans of the 7th generation

Dear Editors, My name is Tiffany Henhawk, I am an enrolled member of Six Nations in Ontario, Canada. I am 16-years-old, a member of the…

Evolution is the Only Solution

During my experience organizing on issues surrounding systemic oppression, I have heard countless times by fellow organizers that “no one people have suffered more than…

To vote or not to vote: that is the question

There are many people who abstain from federal politics on our territory. This position of abstinence is rooted in the atrocious act of the way…

The true role of the Rotisken’rakéhte

Though the image of the camouflage clad warrior facing off with police at a barricade has been sensationalized by the mainstream media, it is actually…

Reading about the Creator’s game

The Warriors is a children’s novel by Abenaki author and storyteller Joseph Bruchac. In this contemporary story, Jake Forrest, a 12-year-old Iroquois boy, tries to…

Onkwehonwe week in review, December 17 2014

US allows marijuana sales on reserves WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US Justice Department announced on Dec. 11 that it will advise all state attorneys to…

Black lives matter

I’ve kept my mouth shut for a long time. I didn’t dare publicly acknowledge the lives and deaths of people like Kenneth Chamberlain Sr, Trayvon…

Evolution is the Only Solution

During my experience organizing on issues surrounding systemic oppression, I have heard countless times by fellow organizers that “no one people have suffered more than…

New perspectives on old traditions

I had a really great visit with a woman from my community earlier this month. She told me that she doesn’t do Christmas. “What?!” I…

My five cents worth on injustice before my morning coffee

It was a cold and peaceful morning. My alarm went off and gently beckoned me, ‘Rise and shine sweetheart! It’s 7am! Time to get up,…

Onkwehonwe week in review, December 17 2014

Elderly Aboriginal woman is forcefully taken down by RCMP officer SMITHERS, BC – A 61-year old Irene Joseph, 61, from the Wet’suwet’en nation, was forcefully knocked…

Celebrating Ongwehowe Artists

Iroquois Art, Power, and History is a richly illustrated book written by art historian and anthropology professor Neal B. Keating. He explores Haudenosaunee (Six Nations…

Neo-Nazi turned Native ally discusses white privilege in Canadian terror laws

The Two Row Times has previously printed Daniel Gallant’s personal story of transformation from being a Neo-Nazi to walking the red road, but the story…

We won’t be choked – we’re right and you know it

Now that the NYPD has literally been caught on video choking a man to death for defying the most oppressive taxation scheme in the United…