Cayuga Royanni (Chief) Deyotowehgoh (Cleveland General) of the Wolf Clan tells the history of Plank Road now known as Highway #6 of Ontario. This land…
Over the past 11 years that WBAI-FM 99.5 in New York City has been airing “First Voices Indigenous Radio” (FVIR), the show's host and executive…
The Elsipogtog protest against fracking seems to be over for everyone except Mi’kmaq men Aaron Francis and Germaine Jr. Breau who have been held in…
When someone who inspired foundational change in the community leaves us, it is very important to take the time to acknowledge such a loss. Such…
It's not a prison sentence. It just feels like one. And I’m sure it feels the same to many others. It’s the cost for gaining…
So there’s this kid I know of, well he’s not a kid actually. More of a young man. His name is Ascension. His mama and…
Many of us are familiar with our expression Ohnkwe Ohnwe. It is what we use to describe ourselves as the original people of Turtle Island.…
After reading Rhonda Maracle’s article “Survival” in last week’s paper I felt compelled to share my near-death experience.
A cold autumn morning in my first year of high school, a girl named “Ang" taught me how to smoke. Ang was fourteen, and I…
I'm sorry, but I can't resist the temptation. As we rip open a new calendar I can't help but reflect on the past year and…
When people in the community see me in the village or at a restaurant, I am often asked “so how’s the paper going?” In the…
The story of the executions in Mankato, Minnesota that would be the final chapter of the Dakota War of 1862 seems to always miss the…
Every year down on Six at New Years you will hear folks greeting each other with a festive “Nu-yah! Nu-yah!”. For some it is just…
December 2012 – A federal search warrant raid on Dec. 18 on the closed Three Feathers Class II Casino resulted in the arrest of the…
I’ve been struggling over this term “ally” for a long time now. Many “light skinned” people have approached me, wondering how to improve relations with…