Your very own Elder

I once made a comment where I referred to "My Elder taught me this." And someone said, "Holy ever special, you got your own Elder?"…

Maracle Man’s serves up mouth-watering menu

It is said that most restaurants have a very slim chance of making it past their first year of operation. Nine out of ten restaurants…

Indigenous Hawaiians seek to save Mauna Kea from desecration

Mauna Kea advocates are seeking justice in Hawaii courts. Six plaintiffs have filed a notice of appeal in circuit court challenging the board of Land…

A different perspective on the Kearns’ Machine

When the settlers disembarked from the Mayflower and stumbled ashore in 1620 we gave them the benefit of the doubt that their intentions were basically…

Suburban Sidewalks to Field Rows

Growing up in the suburban wasteland of Mississauga my connection to farm life was limited to class trips and the odd family visit to a…

Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill addresses UN

NEW YORK – Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill and District #5 Councillor Darryl Hill attended the “Thirteenth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous…

Tripp sentencing brings up constitutional questions

BRANTFORD — It has been five years since Six Nations Police arrested Six Nations resident Don Tripp and convicted of being in possession of unregistered…

Mentors and role models invest in youth in Moraviantown

BUCKTOWN – Mentors and role models from a wide range of sports and the arts brought their personal stories of triumph over adversity, as well…

Indigenous communities throughout world fight oil giant Chevron

TORONTO – On May 21, 2014 demonstrators in over a dozen countries held actions and rallies to denounce Chevron's disastrous environmental record, marking the first…

Arrows Express almost robbed

SIX NATIONS — Sunday night there was almost a robbery at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena as the first place, 6-0 Six Nations Arrows Express were…

Bill C-10 passes third reading

OTTAWA - Bill C-10 passed a third reading in Parliament last Friday. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice Bob Dechert presented the bill saying…

3-Peat!!! Knighthawks win third-straight Champion’s Cup title

With one last Matt Vinc save at the buzzer, the Rochester Knighthawks made National Lacrosse League history by winning their third-straight Champion's Cup title. The…

Rebels Nation, Rebels Dynasty

SIX NATIONS – Is it safe to call the Six Nations Rebels a Jr. B lacrosse dynasty? Other teams in the loop have had successful…

Mainstream Media racist attack on Makayla Sault case just to sell newspapers

We in the indigenous world are so familiar with mainstream media ‘Spam’-flavoured framing on stories dealing with indigenous matters, that for the most part we…

The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave

There is little question that what the white man found when he washed up on our shores was a free and fearless people. But rather…