Liberal candidate for Brant says government must collaborate, show respect to First Nations

OHSWEKEN – Last Thursday, Brant Liberal candidate Danielle Takacs had a day of engagement with Six Nations and New Credit, aiming to help draw wider…

Laurier Brantford holds successful Mohawk language March Break camp for youth

BRANTFORD – Brantford Laurier’s Aboriginal student support co-ordinator Bonnie Whitlow and 5 students from the Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa program at G.R.E.A.T., hosted a March Break camp for…

A look behind the startling statistics from Six Nations Police

OHSWEKEN – A common fallacy in our community is that the magnitude of crimes that occur at Six Nations must match our comparatively small population…

Idle No More and Amnesty International launch solidarity campaign with the Inuit of Clyde River

Idle No More Ontario and Amnesty International have announced a solidarity campaign, supporting the Inuit of Clyde River in their struggle against offshore seismic surveys…

Province drops charges against Darlene Necan

SAVANT LAKE, ON – Eighteen months after the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry first charged Darlene Necan for building a cabin in her family’s…

World water day overshadowed by rail accident fears

SUDBURY – Despite the wintery weather and short notice, approximately twenty-five people came out in support of protecting our water this Sunday, March 22. The…

Hippocrates Health Institute Charges Dropped

The Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida (HHI), and its director Brian Clements, have been cleared of charges from the Florida Department of Health. A letter…

Grand Chief Peters: Bill C-51 about silencing citizens, not terrorism

As Indigenous peoples we have experienced the oppression and control of Canada’s colonist government for the past 150 years. We have suffered through policies and…

How to celebrate spring in your Indian Car

Is it just me or was this winter absolutely gruelling? Six entire months of cloudy snow and gray skies are just too much for anyone…

Tyendinaga: the birthplace of the Peacemaker

It is said by some we shouldn’t say the Peacemaker’s real name because of a prophecy. The prophecy says that when our people are in…

Social networking helps provide Food for the hungry

KITCHENER – Amanda Carder, 31, is a non-Native woman born and raised in Kitchener, who works full time and is a mom to three young…

Tyendinaga Band Council wins precedent setting case

TYENDINAGA – A long-standing legal dispute between Clifford Maracle, long-time resident and business owner in Tyendinaga, and the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Mohawks of the Bay…

Roadside memorial for Little NHL player and her family killed in car accident

MAGNETAWAN – The tragedy that followed this year’s li’l NHL with the death of 13-year-old Ember Wynne of Red Rock First Nation and members of…

World Water Day celebrated on the Halidmand Tract

While every day is World Water Day for Onkwehon:we people, some settlers are also starting to wake up to their responsibilities of taking care of…

Corvairs end the Avalanche and move on to Falcons

After eliminating the Ancaster Avalanche four games to one, the next phase of the GOJHL playoffs began Wednesday night at the Haldimand Centre Arena with…