Authentic hickory smoked BBQ on the Grand
There is nothing like the smell of food being grilled on the barbecue to get your mouth watering. If you are a barbecue fan and…
Six Nations boxer wins championship
BRANTFORD – “I feel I am getting stronger,” says up an coming amateur boxer, Six Nations’ Cher Obediah-Blasdell after winning the United Golden Gloves Championship belt last weekend at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.
Landfill worker defends new disintegrator
SIX NATIONS – Amidst rumours, doubts and misunderstandings regarding John Kearns’ garbage disintegration unit at the Six Nations landfill, a Six Nations woman who has intimate knowledge of the both the unit and the process speaks out in defense of the technology.
Toxins from waste incineration may cause cancer, experts warn
Two anti-incinerator activists: Ella Haley who is a Professor in Environmental Studies at Athabasca University and Liz Benneian who is Manager of Partnership Programs for Oakvillegreen Conservation Association cleared their agendas last Friday to spend the day at Six Nations in an attempt to inform the community of the hazards of waste incinerators like the one on at the Six Nations Landfill Site. (Photo by Jen Mt. Pleasant)
Corvairs win Sutherland Cup
CALEDONIA – To a man, there was great relief coupled with euphoria and exhaustion when the final buzzer rang out at the Haldimand Centre Saturday night. The Corvairs had won Game #7 by a score of 3-1 over the tough St. Catharines Falcons to take the game and the Sutherland Cup.
Get on the Bus!
Organizers Nicole Lebrasseur, Charlotte Jacobs and Donna Powless are inviting those from Six Nations and New Credit to come to Ottawa, this Saturday, May 10th. The bus trip to Ottawa is for a family oriented March and Picnic Rally, being billed as the “Defend our Climate, Defend our Communities Rally” and will be leaving the Iroquois Village Plaza in downtown Ohsweken, Saturday morning at 6 am. It will arrive in Ottawa for 1 pm, leave Ottawa at 8 pm, and arrive home at about 2 am. The Rally is intended to bring attention to a wide range of issues facing Onkwehon:we people across Canada, and to call for a system of direct democracy, where the people actually get to set the agenda. To reserve a seat on the bus, contact Jackie House at 905-869-0778, or Charlotte Jacobs at 905-765-3715. Bring your own food. (Photo by Jim Windle)
Wampum Belt teachings at GREAT Theatre
Last week, the community of Six Nations had a rare chance to learn about the various wampum belts in a teaching done outside the Longhouse. Among interested community members were a few Confederacy Chiefs, Sub-Chiefs, Faithkeeprs and Clan Mothers. These wampum belts were made between the Haudenosaunee and various European settlers.
Lucky 13 for the UNPFII
On May 12, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will begin its 13th session at the United Nations in New York City. The session will run for two weeks and cover a broad range of topics.
The event is not open to the public. Only confirmed and registered NGO and IPO representatives are allowed to participate. However, as a UN accredited member of the media, I will be there, too. Yeah, that’s right. Two Row Times columnist and radio show host John Kane will be there having the conversations that may or may not be welcome.
Rebels blowing away the competition
SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Rebels – winners of the national Founders Cup for the past three years – are already threatening another assault on the league record book this Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Jr. B season.
Wahta Men’s Fire shuts down Band Council Office
WAHTA MOHAWK TERRITORY – Members of the Wahta Men’s Fire alongside community members and elders initiated a protest in front of the Administration Office on the morning of Tuesday May 6th, 2014 to voice their displeasure with the decisions of the recently elected Council. As a result, there is no access to the Wahta Mohawk Administration Office and it has been shut down indefinitely.
Our Indian Tobacco
MNN. May 6, 2014. We own Indian tobacco! “Organized Crime” is the courts, police and all of the corporations masquerading as sovereigns in our territory. They are cracking down on a business essential to our economy in this matrix they have created. This attack is a declaration of war! They are attacking our only economy to feed our children. They are ripping off the Canadian public to continue the monopoly of corporate “big tobacco” who charge $10 a pack. We only charge $5. So they attack us and call us criminals. The main object is “get rid of the f—king Mohawks!” The bankers have been trying to do this since 1609 when they sent over their agent Champlain.
Human Remains found on Christian Island could be that of missing pilot
BEAUSOLIEL FIRST NATION/CHRISTIAN ISLAND – The skeletal remains found in an isolated area on the Beausoleil First Nation on Christian Island could possibly be that of an Owen Sound man who has been missing since November 2013 when his small airplane crashed into Georgian Bay near Wasaga Beach.
ATLEO QUITS CORPORATE CONTROL GRID
MNN. May 3, 2014. On May 2nd Sean Atleo courageously stepped down as head of the Assembly of First Nations to return to the natural direction we call “tion-heh-kwen”.
Assembly of First Nations national chief Shawn Atleo quits
Shawn Atleo has resigned as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations after chiefs across the country opposed his support for the federal Conservative government’s efforts to revamp education on reserves.
The “Contraband” Raids are about PR: Interview with John Kane from “Let’s Talk Native”
The Mohawk radio personality believes that the police raids around Montreal, earlier yesterday, are more about public relations than targeting criminal organizations. He says that by criminalizing the trade and manufacturing of tobacco, the Canadian government is violating Mohawks’ rights to develop their own economies.