Reading Someone Else’s Mail: Government answers Chiefs about disposal of their lands
SIX NATIONS — The crush of white settlers into Southwestern Ontario in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s created confusion at best, and at worst, a golden…
Brant’s Ford, was a “whiteman reserve”
Six Nations Haldimand Tract lands were being gobbled up at an alarming pace following the death of Joseph Brant on Nov. 7th of 1807. It had…
In Memoriam: obituary of Deskaheh tells legacy of leader
On Monday, June 29, 1925 the headlines of national news reported the death of Haudenosaunee leader and Confederacy spokesperson Deskaheh Levi General. His obituary read…
The Happiest Kids on Sour Springs Road
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…
The History of Six Nations New Years traditions: what is ‘No:ia’?
In many Haudenosaunee communities, waking up early for “No:ia” (new-ya) is something that provides fuel for an age-old tradition and a pick at sweets for…
‘Both are true:’ Science, Indigenous wisdom seek common ground
The berries tasted different. The blueberries and cranberries didn't look the same either. When elders from Fort McKay near Alberta's oilsands went to their traditional…
Man charged in murder of missing teen
THUNDER BAY — Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say a 22-year-old man charged in the death of an Indigenous teen whose body was found in…
NPR airs inaccurate story about Indian Child Welfare Act
The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) issued the following statement after National Public Radio broadcast and published “Native American Adoption Law Challenged As Racially Biased”…
Kool Kidz Water takes the torch
SIX NATIONS — Owners of Kool Kidz Ice and Water Wayne, Victor and Tiffany Bomberry pose with C&S Representative Todd Monture as of January 1,…
Pair try to steal ATM
NEW CREDIT — Two men are facing criminal charges after police say they attempted to Steal an ATM machine. Police were called to the CIBC…
Let 2019 be the year of unity and inclusion for Six Nations
The people of Six Nations are diverse. I like to think of this as the “such others” written about in the “Mohawks and such others”…
The plot to assassinate Joseph Brant
An ancient document reveals a feud between Mohawk families over the Haldimand Tract lands SIX NATIONS — A number of weeks ago we published a…
Indigenous dishes in Toronto kitchens
Last Thursday, the Two Row Times took a crew to visit two contemporary and native-owned restaurants in the six to taste test the workings of…
Native Horizons loses half of facility to fire
MISSISSAUGA’S OF THE NEW CREDIT FIRST NATION — On December 14, the administrative section of the Native Horizons Treatment Centre reportedly caught fire in the…
Tantoo Cardinal soon to announce award designate
TORONTO — Renowned Métis performer from Alberta, Tantoo Cardinal won this year's Technicolor Clyde Gilmour Award from the Toronto Film Critics Association. Cardinal was presented…