Proud First Nations Fight Prez Brings Brantford its First Pro MMA Event
BRANTFORD – The Brantford Civic Centre will play host to Global Warriors 3, Brantford's first professional MMA event on Friday June 24. "We are proud to…
Arrests made in triple shooting, one victim has died
A shooting on the territory yesterday afternoon has killed a young man and left two people injured. One of the shooting victims, 16 year-old Ashton…
AFN calls on Canada to implement UNDRIP through legislation
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde is urging governments of all levels in Canada to work with indigenous people to implement the UN Declaration on the…
Letter to the editor: Here on Earth
By Rope Loft In the manner of speaking of our time here on Earth, I can not help but wonder as to why we as…
Community Awareness Week volleyball tournament a success
The Arrows Express earned first place at the Annual Community Living Blind Volleyball Tournament and Barbecue on May 25. More than 10 teams competed in…
Learn theatre and get paid for it?
OHSWEKEN/BRANTFORD – Learn theatre and get paid for it? Now that’s interesting and is what the Brantford Theatre Workshop is offering and are reaching out…
Community members recognized at Brantford award night
BRANTFORD – Community members Pauline Johnson, Lana Henhawk and Donte VanEvery received awards of excellence at last night’s Spring Awards Gala in Brantford. The gala,…
Biography of Pauline Johnson wins Guelph Reads 2016
GUELPH – Since making the shortlist as the possible first woman on a Canadian bank note, late Mohawk poet, writer and performer Pauline Johnson has…
10th year anniversary for SN pen pal program
SIX NATIONS – Ten years ago, right at the height of the Caledonia conflict over a piece of land Six Nations believes was never legally surrendered,…
Mohawk “Code Talkers” honoured in New York
St. Regis N.Y. – During the Second World War a special unit of the U.S. Marines was secretly mustered from Indian reserves across the country…
Trump dismisses New Mexico senator as “Pocahontas”
NEW MEXICO – The bombastic republican presidential candidate Donald Trump added yet another ethnic group to his growing list of people he has alienated by…
Fight Where you Are
Editorial by Jonathan Garlow When you think of the aftermath of the Holocaust, you can wonder how long it takes a society to heal from…
How do we heal trauma suffered by Native communities?
By Gabor Maté It is not enough that the Attawapiskat First Nation has declared a state of emergency over the epidemic of suicides and suicide…
Mu WÎyan Î’uch: Thunder Woman speaks
By Rachel A. Snow For this inaugural column, I will speak on education. If we think back to the teachings and original education systems of…
Onkwehonwe Week in Review: June 1, 2016
Mohawk College plants Three Sisters Mohawk College’s Indigenous Gathering Space, named the Hoop Dance Garden, is now the home of mounds of soil planted with…