Caledonia Thunder rolls over Six Nations Midgets 5-2
OHSWEKEN – The Caledonia Midget Thunder defeated Six Nations Midget Reps by the score of 5-2 at the Gaylord Powless Sunday afternoon. There was some…
Akwesasne land disputes result in criminal charge dismissal
AKWESASNE–Amanda Herne of Akwesasne was charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) in September 2012. She had been involved in an accident on St. Regis Road…
The little matter of the Haldimand Deed
The biggest elephant in Canada is still the document that just celebrated its 229th anniversary last week, sometimes known as the Haldimand Proclamation, the Haldimand Deed or the Haldimand Treaty.
The Scrooge of Halloween
Probably the spookiest experience I ever had was when I worked at the Mush Hole. I was working with a dance company. Our office was…
Elsipogtog Mi’kmaq Nation brings thanks to Six Nations
SIX NATIONS – John Simon and Paul Milliea, members of the Elsipogtog Mi'kmaq Nation of New Brunswick, were in Six Nations last Saturday to thank…
SN students participate in Halloween for Hunger
SIX NATIONS – Students at all Six Nations schools will be participating in “Halloween for Hunger” this year. Halloween for Hunger is a program begun…
Gina Thomas conducted a one-woman protest at Oneida Business Park
Gina Thomas conducted a one-woman protest at Oneida Business Park on Fourth Line Rd, against her former employer, NPAABM Niagara Peninsula, Area Aboriginal Management Board.…
Haudenosaunee history front and centre in Germany
BERLIN, GERMANY – Germany’s fascination with the Haudenosaunee people, and all North American Indigenous cultures, was once again made evident as the Federal Republic of Germany opened an exhibit of Iroquoian art, historical artifacts and information called, “On the Trails of the Iroquois.” The exhibit will run for the month of November and is expected to draw tens of thousands of museum visitors.
Hooded Wyoming Wolf Hunters Image Goes Viral
A photo went viral this week of a men wearing hoods while standing around an American flag and holding up the corpse of a dead…
Two Row Time
Much has been made of the Two Row Wampum lately. The “Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign” and the launch of the “Two Row Times” are…
Ontario’s shale-gas: The next ‘fracking’ frontier?
With the consciousness of people in Canada taken up a notch on the issue of “fracking” by the Mi’kmaq-led resistance in New Brunswick, it’s only a matter of time before people’s sights and struggles shift to the next major shale-gas frontier: Ontario. The US Energy Information Administration estimated in 2013 that there were 573 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas in Canada.
First Nations Education Act ‘colonial’, says Madahbee
After decades of under-funding to First Nations schools – with high dropout rates and an epidemic of youth suicide that can’t be disassociated with the…
Shorthanded Bantams lose 4-1 to Caledonia
OHSWEKEN – The Caledonia Thunder rolled into Six Nations this past Sunday afternoon in all minor rep divisions including the Bantam Southern Counties. The Six…
Language revitalization in Tyendinaga More Than Learning a Second Language
As an English speaking parent, I have always felt the shame when an outsider asked me what language I spoke, other than English. So when…
Yeráhstha Ayenónhstate Ne Kanyen’kéha
Ákta yà:ya’k niyohserá:ke tsi náhe tayontáhsawen Onkwehonwehnéha ayontéweyenhste ne Alyssa General. Ohséhton tóka’ni Megan yontatena’tónhkwa ne ronatenróshon. 2008 shiyohserò:ten Alberta na’tontá:yen. Eh wa’tyontstikáhwha ayetshén:ri ne…