Grassy Narrows stands against resumption of logging

On April 1, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources’ (MNR) 10 year Forestry Management Plan (FMP) for the Whiskey Jack Forest comes into effect, with…

Law and Order, Mr Harper? First, Let’s Put an End to Tory Election Fraud

The Harper Government – as our Prime Minister modestly likes it to be called – has been showing its teeth during the past several years.

Corvairs one step away from the Cup

WATERLOO/CALEDONIA – The Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs went to Waterloo Sunday afternoon, confident that they were about to sweep the Siskins in Game 4 of the…

Six Nations oppose new education act

The latest version of the First Nations Education Act which is now entitled the “First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act,” was introduced in…

2014 Rebels looking for more history

WILMOT, ON – The OLA Jr. B season is still a couple of weeks away, but if the Six Nations Rebels exhibition game against the…

Smoke from disintegrator causes concerns

Last week a group of concerned community members brought their concerns to the Six Nations Landfill Site, which is where the Kearns disintegrator is located.…

Sweet onions

Of the many things I'm looking forward to this spring, ramps – also known as wild leeks – are top on my list. They are…

Mush Hole to be declared historic site by Elected Council

A representative from the Woodland Cultural Center, a few residential school survivors and their supporters went before Elected Council last week to ask them to…

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library building literacy

SIX NATIONS – A group of Six Nations residents are pursuing community and financial support to get the Dolly Parton Imagination Library started for all of…

Spear fishing a family affair

Every year, on the first nice day after the snow is gone, Jamie Kunkel, a Mohawk Bear, gets ready for spear fishing. Self-taught Jamie has…

Fear and Control

What frightens you? For some of us the impenetrable dark of night can be unsettling. Others fear the face of a clown or committing to…

An Old Warrior Has Gone Home

If the comings and goings of people can be compared to a pebble tossed into a lake and the resulting ripples that radiate infinitely, then…

Area High Schools face restructuring

SIX NATIONS – Declining high school enrollments at Hagersville Secondary, Cayuga Secondary, Dunnville Secondary and McKinnon Park Secondary, has created a problematic situation after the…

Let’s Grow a Garden Together

Last week I wrote about decolonization, specifically asking the question “How?” We got a lot of good responses to that and this week I’d like…

Who You Calling Formerly Colonized?

During the past week I have had more conversations about "decolonization" than I have had in my whole life. As I mentioned in one of…