Key witness testifies at coroner’s inquest into the 2011 death of Robert Clause

The coroner’s inquest into the March 4, 2011 overdose death of Robert Howard Clause, of Six Nations, commenced Monday, October 27th, 2014 in Brantford at…

Testing on Kearns machine begins  

SIX NATIONS – Is the Kearns disintegrator right for Six Nations? The proof will soon be in the pudding, as they say. Air emissions quality…

Brantford Labour caring and sharing

BRANTFORD – With many residents of Brantford struggling to put food on the table for their families, affiliates of the Brantford and District Labour Council…

Series on Effective Leadership at Six Nations

It is said that organizations have their own culture. Walking into Ganohkwasra’s men’s programming section to interview Executive Director Sandra Montour, one can feel that…

Ontario Minister visits Onondaga Longhouse

SIX NATIONS – Armed with marching orders from Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, Ontario Aboriginal Affairs Minister David Zimmer came to the Onondaga Longhouse at Six…

Residency, identity and the Great Peace

The community of Kahnawake has increasingly been in the news due to a conflict over a 1981 Band Council policy banning couples in mixed marriages…

Straight talk about the Bering Straight

Scientists can be almost religious about their theories. Once they get their minds made up on a hypothesis, it is hard to get them to…

Growing with Garlic

Planting garlic this fall represents an important milestone in my journey to reconnect with the land and those I’m sharing the journey with. Garlic was…

Open letter to newly elected municipal leaders and all municipalities in Ontario

There are over 300,000 Indigenous people living in Ontario, many of whom live in urban centres and First Nations communities bordering major municipalities. When municipal…

We don’t wear costumes, we wear regalia

TORONTO – On Saturday, October 25th Tsong De Kwe (Cathy Calfchild) and some friends in Toronto were window shopping leisurely downtown. The group decided to…

Furniture drive for Mishkeegogamang First Nation

MISHKEEGOGAMANG – Mishkeegogamang First Nation is an Ojibwa nation located 500km north of Thunder Bay. Like other northern communities, Mishkeegogamang faces traumatizing poverty, despite billions…

Corvairs fights their way to first

CALEDONIA – The Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs had a very busy and productive weekend, winning three games in three nights vaulting them into first place in…

Six Nations Royal Reds win U19 Iroquois Nations Cup

In somewhat of a departure from the typical recruiting event for this time of year, the 2014 Haudenosaunee U-19 Nations Cup took place at the…

“Bean’s Bantams” score impressive come-from-behind win

OHSWEKEN – Six Nations Midgets started slow, but finished strong Sunday with a 5-2 win over the Glanbrook Rangers at the Gaylord Powless Arena. After…

Most faithful allies remembered

SIX NATIONS – Contributions made by Onkwehon:we (Native) men and women to honour the Two Row Wampum and Silver Covenant Chain treaties with Great Britain…