Sports: a benign form of warfare

Editorial by Jim Windle The thrill of victory and agony of defeat brings out both the best and the worst in people, be they players,…

Professor tells new version of Hagersville history

SIX NATIONS – The official whitewashed history of the beginning of the village of Hagersville declares, “Upon the construction of Highway 6, known formerly as…

Indspire partners with LIFT Philanthropy Partners

Toronto – Indspire is pleased to announce its partnership with LIFT Philanthropy Partners to improve education outcomes for Indigenous youth across Canada. Indspire, an Indigenous-led…

“Mohawks on the Nile” interesting point in history

KAHNAWAKE – Britain’s colonial efforts were certainly not focused entirely on the inhabitants of the Americas in the 1880s. They had issues they were dealing…

Dakota Access Pipeline crews destroy tribal history

STANDING ROCK SIOUX NATIONS, N.D. — Just one day after informing courts on the location of sacred Lakota sites, construction crews for the Dakota Access…

Disambiguation (Indigenous Identity)

History is not only a University academic subject or “His Story”. History is awareness of self as an on going function of life that begins…

The ties that bind: part two

Mike Myers After about 60 days of the siege of Wounded Knee we received word at Crow Dog Camp that the battle may be ending…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review: September 7, 2016

Opaskwayak Cree trappers and fishers blockade highway over failed negotiations Near Gillam, Manitoba, the local Cree Fur Council and and the Opaskwayak Commercial Fishery Co-op…

Open letter to the standing Rock Sioux

On behalf of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, we wish to extend our support and stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of…

Half of Ontario Grade 6 students failed to meet provincial math standard (EQAO-Math)

TORONTO – Half of all Grade 6 students in Ontario did not meet the provincial math standard this year, continuing a steady decline in test…

Onondagas stand in solidarity with Standing Rock

NEW YORK – More than 60 people joined Onondaga Nation leaders at the shores of Onondaga Lake on the morning on September 5th to conduct…

Miracle Chiefs to host Mann Cup

SIX NATIONS – After falling behind three games to none against the powerful Peterborough Lakers, the miracle Pro-fit Six Nations Chiefs came from the brink…

CLAX suspends operations for 2017

LACROSSE – After five years of trying to make it work, the Canadian Lacrosse League or CLAX has folded citing financial reasons. The semi-pro league…

My thanks to Six Nations

I was hired by CLAX in the fall of 2014 to be the marketing manager of the Ohsweken Demons. Now that the league has suspended…

UN body says Sioux must have say in pipeline project

  The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe must have a say with regard to a $3.8 billion oil pipeline that could disturb sacred sites and impact…