Women shut down Via rail line

TYENDINAGA – At 1:15 PM, the skies were overcast but much warmer for the women of Tyendinaga as they stood their ground about 52 feet from…

Support the Tyendinaga Arrestees!

On March 8, following a week of action demanding a national inquiry into the at least 825 missing and murdered indigenous women across Canada, warriors…

Six Nations boxer faces challenging opponent

BRANTFORD – Six Nations woman boxer and National Bronze Medalist, Cher Obediah Blasdell, faced her most challenging opponent twice this month.

G & M Sportswear

Owner and founder of G&M Sportswear, Marilyn Frank (nee VanEvery) first opened her doors in October of 1995. Located at 583 Mohawk Road, between First…

“Mohawk Nation of Grand River” in Superior Court

TORONTO – Tensions were high last week as members of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River (MNGR), formerly known as the Mohawk Workers, were at…

Mother of slain toddler to stand trial

Six Nations – The trial has finally begun for the third person charged in the murder of 2 year old Marissa Whalen, whose remains were…

What you’re not being told about wind turbines

SIX NATIONS - Six Nations Economic Development (SNED) was before Band Council once again last week to give an update on the two wind turbine…

Newfoundland Premier joins Nova Scotia in call for inquiry

NEWFOUNDLAND - Newfoundland and Labrador joined the Nova Scotia Provincial government in demanding Prime Minister Steven Harper call a national inquiry into murdered and missing…

Baffin Island Mayors oppose offshore exploration

The mayors of Nunavut's Qikiqtani (Baffin) region passed a motion opposing offshore oil and gas exploration at the 2014 Baffin Mayors’ Forum held in early…

Know your enemy

It appears that a “perfect storm” is brewing over the PM’s office on Parliament Hill as Haudenosaunee and Anishinabek organizations are pushing back against Bill…

Corn After the Harvest

This past weekend the Woodland Cultural Centre hosted a workshop on preparing corn for bread and soup at the Ohsweken community hall.

Republican-Democrats, Liberal-Conservatives…What’s the Difference?

Although I cannot embrace the rape of the planet and obscene support for the rich lords of capitalism that seems bound to Republican DNA, there…

The most sacred of all Hawai’i is facing a genocidal threat

At the Anishnabek Educational Institute on Muncey Delaware Territory I met up with a Hawiian woman named Waimakalani Iona. She described a scenario all too…

Another day to live excellently

Two years ago my husband and our kids moved in with family. In one of those moments that can only be described as “divine intervention”…

First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act Good News or a Set-up for Failure?

January 27, 2014, West Hill United got an answer from the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development to its Petition (see Two Row Times,…