Tis the season for decolonization of christianity

What do you know about the very First Christmas? Maybe you’ve heard the Bible story; an angel, a pregnant lady, some shepherds with donkeys and…

She never got to be called “Mommy”

I am a woman who gave birth to and raised four beautiful daughters. My husband and I are very proud of them. My name? It…

Being Thankful

The bejewelled branches of the willow tree sparkled like diamonds. All of nature’s Christmas lights shone with a special kind of twinkle and illuminated the…

Surviving the holidays

This time of the year is supposed to be joyful and merry. Commercial ads in the media show us the happy family: all sitting together…

Garbage disintegrator inventor fields councilors’ questions

OHSWEKEN - John Kearns, the Scottish inventor of the Kearns garbage disintegrator now located at the Six Nations landfill, was at Council last Tuesday to…

Local grassroots youth group question Enbridge pipeline

NEW CREDIT - Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc (Enbridge) sent representatives to the New Credit Community Centre, Wednesday, to answer questions regarding the proposed Line 11…

Pope Francis: A Gimmick or a Game Changer?

We are hearing much about this new Pope and his radical support for the poor, but the truth is there will remain a gaping hole…

Justice for Levi

On June 24, 2009, Levi Schaeffer, 30 years old, was fatally shot by an Ontario Provincial Police officer. Since then, Levi’s mother, Ruth has been…

Pay It Forward 2014

Do you know someone who is in great need of help right now? During the month of January the Two Row Times and the Everlasting…

Justice Denied to Children Tortured at St. Anne’s Residential School

Between 1936 and 1984, the St. Anne’s Residential School near James Bay, Ontario was run under the authority of the Catholic Church. For decades, victims…

Artist Profile: Skawennati – Kahnawake Mohawk

In our generation, Mohawk artist Skawennati has arguably been the most instrumental Haudenosaunee person bringing an Indigenous perspective to the forefront of multimedia and popular…

Dancing as the full moon rises

My neck and back were stiff after dancing the night away to the blues/jazz rhythms of Freightrain & Friends, Table Top Three, and the Dosyo:we;h…

GREAT’s gift to community

Each year the staff of Grand River Employment And Training (GREAT) and the Ongwehoweh Skills and Trades Training Centre (OSTTC) participate in a voluntary Dress…

Brant may tell Brantford “no” to Johnson Tract transfer

OHSWEKEN – The Municipality of the County of Brant is tired of being treated like Brantford’s quaint country cousin, and has stood up to the…