Canadian farm groups call to stop GMO alfalfa seed release
Canadian farm organizations representing a diversity of farmers and production systems are asking the federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, to take immediate…
Fallout after the leaking of the “Panama papers”
Contribution by Marc With the political fallout after the leaking of the "Panama papers", in the UK, Prime Minster David Cameron received much criticism from…
HDI Lawyer Aaron Detlor removed from Six Nations
OHSWEKEN – A Canadian lawyer who has negotiated millions of dollars in energy deals for Six Nations of the Grand River was evicted from the…
Indigenous play competes at 70 year old theatre competition
BARRIE — Ziigwen Mixemong is a Grade 12 student at Eastview Secondary School in Barrie, Ont. who is shedding light on missing and murdered Indigenous…
When to start working up the soil in my garden
Dear Kitty This question is kind of simple but I don't know when to start working up the soil in my garden. Every time the…
An interview with Royáner Arnie General
SIX NATIONS — A few years ago, when Onondaga Beaver Clan Royáner Arnie General’s health began to fail him, this reporter had opportunity to record…
Community Hero: Dory Henhawk
SIX NATIONS — Sometimes it’s your own desire to succeed in life that motivates you, and other times its the encouragement and love of a…
Earth Day garbage clean-up crew
SIX NATIONS — Laurie A. Hill posted on the Six Nations Community Bulletin Board on her son JR’s behalf, asking if anyone would like to…
Walking in her ancestors’ moccasins
OHSWEKEN — Living autonomously, food sustainability, and food sovereignty are three things that could change how the younger generations here think about providing for themselves.…
Six Nations Firefighters respond to house fire
SIX NATIONS — At 11:44 p.m. on April 17, 2016, four Six Nations Fire Stations and firefighters were dispatched for a report of a House…
Bob Rae joins Save the Evidence Campaign
BRANTFORD — The past has shown us that history books are not always right; Hon. Robert K. Rae toured Canada’s first Residential School earlier this…
Looking at medical cannibus in a different light
In 2013, Canada enacted the historic Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR), becoming the first country in the world to support the development of a…
A few good men
You can just tell if someone grew up on Six Nations or not. There is a certain something in the accent, mannerisms and demeanour of…
No one chooses to be homeless
By Jen Mt. Pleasant Four weeks ago, I was hired by Brantford Native Housing as the Aboriginal Engagement Co-ordinator. Essentially, I was hired to help…
Onkwehonwe Week in Review April 20 2016
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould calls for an end to the Indian Act During an emergency debate, held last Tuesday in the House of Commons in…