Plant hardiness zones
Ask Kitty Hello my dear gardeners, I have had several letters asking about the numbers on a plant or seed package that detail hardiness zone,…
Healthy Roots dinner features ancestral foods
NEW CREDIT – Simple food, made great: that’s what guests can expect Chef Rich Francis to prepare at the Healthy Roots Dinner this Saturday. The…
Our Changing Relationship to Foods: Part Three
By Rick Hill, Deyohahá:ge:, Six Nations Polytechnic For the next few weeks, Rick Hill of Deyohahá:ge: gives us an overview of the origin of our…
Healthy Roots participant spotlight: Kylee Vyse
OHSWEKEN – Kylee Vyse is finding no shortage of great foods to eat while she is on the Healthy Roots challenge. Shepherd’s pie, smoked turkey…
The responsibility to hunt and fish
Indigenous people across Canada are not unfamiliar with violations against their hunting and fishing rights. In early January, Saskatchewan authorities raided a home on the…
Hunting, the Haudenosaunee way
In examining the ancient roles of the Haudenosaunee, both men and women are viewed as equal, but both are recognized as holding separate duties. Tying…
Ode to the mighty turkey
Local hunters are reporting that it was a late rut this deer (oskenón:ton) season due to the unnaturally mild winter, so now is the…
Mid-winter celebration offers evening of fun to young families
OHSWEKEN – The 8th Annual Lil Kids Count Mid-winter Celebration commenced at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena on Friday, January 22, offering an evening of fun,…
Students donate to food bank
OHSWEKEN — Three students from Pilgrim Wood Public School in Oakville Ont. made and sold Christmas cards during the holidays to raise money for charity.…
School shooting prompted by bullying
LA LOCHE SASK. ‑ Last week’s tragic shooting at La Loche Community School in northern Saskatchewan has once again put a spotlight on the psychological…
Onkwehonwe Week in Review: Week of January 27
Minister of Justice responds to call for inquiry into Gustafsen Lake standoff BURNABY, BC – Several protesters gathered outside of Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould's…
Urban elder needs support from community
TORONTO – Vern Harper, an elder and traditional healer in Toronto, needs financial help — so supporters of his are reaching out to the community…
Canadian government discriminates against FN child welfare
OTTAWA – Whether First Nations children in Canada completely understood the seriousness of the ruling made by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) yesterday or…
Canada’s knight in shining armour
Editorial by Jonathan Garlow It doesn’t take a fancy tribunal or commission to tell us Canada discriminates against indigenous people, but a recent ruling found…
The fight Canadian taxpayers paid
This week, a historic ruling came from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, finally acknowl-edging systemic discriminatory funding practices towards First Nations children by Canada’s federal…