Referendum – to participate or no?

Participation in the referendum on January 10, 2015 at Six Nations Polytechnic accepts the Band Council’s authority to govern over the moral and ethical affairs,…

Community members will decide

Dear Editors, In the interest of being transparent the Six Nations Elected Council would like to address the upcoming Alcohol Referendum scheduled for January 17th,…

The fever that we call colonialism is breaking after burning hot for 500 years

Dear editors, As we seen recently on television, the hostilities between the USA and Cuba have dramatically softened. Over 50 years of sanctions followed a…

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…

What if Six Nations never existed?

Although I am born and raised a Six Nations rez girl, my matrilineal ancestry is not Haudenosaune but British. My parents settled onto Six Nations…

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…