Wahta Band Council threatens to sue Mohawk residents

On July 30, 2014 the Wahta Band Council issued Wahta Mohawk Residents a 10 day "cease and desist" order with the threat to sue for…

Algonquins struggle against logging

BARRIER LAKE – A group of around 30 Barrier Lake Algonquin men, women and children full time are trying to stop what they call “illegal…

A few cards short of a full deck

In an attempt to rule the world this weekend I somehow managed to get everything on my to-do list done. I even tackled the laundry…

Rivermen meet James Gang for final showdown

SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Rivermen squashed the St. Catharines Saints in a three game series to advance to the OLA Sr. B final…

“Indians” in Russia – It’s not a fairy tale!

One day as I was creeping people on Facebook I saw a breathtaking, top-notch, museum quality war shirt. It was carefully beaded in sky blue…

Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation Launches Rewards Program

Starting August 1st, The Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation will be accepting nominations for the "Dare to Dream Big Rewards Program". This is a shared project between…

Local family donate hair for great cause

This past weekend, two local Six Nations men braved it out and donated their long locks in support of Angel Hair for Kids. Kevin Hess and…

Seeding the future at Kayanase

Kayanase is restoring Mother Earth, one seed at a time. The nursery and seed repository was originally birthed out of the protests and subsequent negotiations…

Made on earth

Rick Sommers, who is of Aztec descent, is known as the artist who brought and taught “barn block art paintings” to Canada from Ohio. To…

Smoke Dance competition overwhelming success

The second annual and recently named “Lyle Anderson Sr. Smoke Dance Competition” got under way last Sunday at Plank Road One Stop, just south of…

Squire-Hill trial delayed yet again

The verdict date for Travis-Squire-Hill of Ohsweken, who stands accused in the death of Gwen Martin of Six Nations and William Harris of Hagersville, was delayed…

Loving you is sometimes chard

There is a particular leafy green that always catches my girlfriend’s eye at the Farmers Market. She usually lets out an excited shriek and claps…

Palestine and the Onkwehonwe

“Palestine, that’s none of our business.” Or so some may think and say. The genocide unfolding in Palestine has been intensifying over the last five…

Hunger strike for Grassy Narrows after report hidden by Ontario government comes to light

On Monday, the Grassy Narrows (Asubpeechoseewagong) First Nation and the Chiefs of Ontario held a press conference about the province’s decision to push ahead with…

All it takes is an opportunity and hard work

PARIS – The 3-NOLANS First Nation Hockey School came to the Brant Sports Complex in Paris last week to pass on not only two generations…