Six Nations Community Food Bank
Community Awareness Week kicks off today, Wednesday and it looks like it’s off to a great start. Six Nations Community Food Bank is hosting a…
Hank’s Place camping opens with Music Fest
SIX NATIONS – There will be lots of music and fun this coming weekend at Hank’s Place as the 2014 camping season kicks off with a music festival and open stage. Family Rough Camping at Hank’s Place runs from May 17th until the end of the camping season in September.
Legs being put under SN Youth Centre idea
OHSWEKEN – A few of Six Nations youth and young adults are proposing a new Youth Council for Six Nations young people this summer. The…
Authentic classic Italian restaurant in Simcoe gets rave reviews
SIMCOE – Are you looking for a great family-friendly restaurant rich in Italian comfort food and don’t want to travel too far? Barrel Pizza & Spaghetti House in Simcoe is exactly the place to go. Owner Tom Daikos first opened its doors in 1974. After opening restaurants in Toronto, Richmond Hill and Aurora, the Daikos family located to Simcoe in 1986.
The Beauty of Community
There is a saying that goes “it takes a village to raise a child.” Those words ring true to us. The 26th annual Community Awareness Week begins on Six Nations May 14th and goes to May 27, 2014. And as another saying goes, “there is something for everyone.” Community involvement is the surest way to be a part of the lives of our neighbours and friends. If we are to shape the minds and opinions of our youth then one of the best ways to do so is to be involved in their lives. A community puts forth the norms and acceptable mores of that society which in turn are shown by example to the children of the village.
Protest gathers on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA – On Saturday, May 10, hundreds of people gathered on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in a rally to defend indigenous communities from varied attacks coming from the federal government. The day began with Kayanase giving the thanksgiving address followed by presentations by Jaqueline House who spoke about the tobacco trade and Nicole Lebrasseur who also gave a presentation critical of the way in which government policy fails to respect indigenous rights.
Fiddle me this, fiddle me that
Among the many things I love about spring are the things I find at the local market. I was fortunate to find the first fiddleheads of the season at Marche Jean Talon last week on my trip to Montreal. Fiddleheads are the furled fronds of a young fern. They have a unique texture and taste similar to asparagus.
OFIFC’s Villages Equity Corporation Signs Agreement with 2015 Pan Am & Parapan American Games
Villages Equity Corporation (VEC), an economic development organization founded by the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC), signed a license agreement on Tuesday, April 29, with the Toronto 2015 Pan Am & Parapan American Games.
Women’s Field Lacrosse kick off their season
Six Nations – This past weekend the Six Nations Senior Women’s Field Lacrosse team started their season with a game in Toronto at the l’Amoreaux…
Friday night Thunder revs up
OHSWEKEN – For the 19th summer, the sound of roaring high performance engines will be in the air as drivers from the area and beyond open the 2014 racing season, this coming Friday night, May 16th.
Regals fall under weight of Rebels offense
SIX NATIONS – Is it possible to have too good of a lacrosse team? If so, the Six Nations Rebels are guilty as charged. Many lacrosse insiders believe that at this point in the season, the Jr. B Rebels would beat most Jr. A clubs anywhere in Canada.
Creating Regulation and Reality
The Harper Government is attempting to pass legislation to control the tobacco trade on all Onhkwehonh:we Territories. That legislation is Bill C-10. The main reason, supposedly, for this internecine interference is the “supposed” misappropriation of tax dollars spent on the Native territories for Native smokes which are then not being funneled into government coffers.
Indigenous led tourism creates new opportunities
Environmental respect for Mother Earth provides fertile ground for Indigenous communities engaged in the business of tourism in Ontario’s North.
Message from the Chief of the 56th Elected Council – Six Nations of the Grand River
This year marks the 26th annual Six Nations Community Awareness Week. This year’s event is scheduled for May 14th to May 27th, 2014.
Dr. to Ojibwes, “anyone who says that traditional medicine works should be thrown in jail”
NEW CREDIT FIRST NATION – McMaster Children’s Hospital delivered a message to the Sault family Wednesday with an ultimatum; either bring their daughter Makayla back…