Comfort Food for the Soul

It’s inevitable. The temperature goes up and down like a yo-yo for a week or two and I get sick. Exhaustion started to take over…

Opponents 16-6 in weekend wins

CALEDONIA – The Caledonia Corvairs kept their perfect season intact Sunday evening with a 4-1 win over the Jr. B Canadians in Welland. The Corvairs…

Six Nations draws Aces at Nations Cup

SIX NATIONS – Six Nations lacrosse fans were treated to a great Iroquois Nations Cup tournament series played at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Six…

CAS ousted by Band Council – Confederacy objects

SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Elected Band Council has ordered CAS off reserve by October 1st. There have been many protests and personal stories…

School District to negotiate special education services contract with the St. Regis Tribe.

The Massena Central School District recently announced that the district has been authorized to retain legal counsel to renegotiate an agreement between the district and…

Waterloo based coalition rallies against Enbridge tar sands pipeline

KITCHENER – As Waterloo regional councillors arrived for their monthly general meeting this past Wednesday, they were greeted by a rally of approximately 75 residents…

113th Annual Tyendinaga Agricultural Fair a success

TYENDINAGA – The 113th Annual Tyendinaga Agricultural Fair took place this past weekend. Although heavy rains on Saturday brought early closures and reduced numbers, the…

No, Really! It’s OK to Watch Al Jazeera America

I am amazed at the displaced loyalty to all things “American” that far too many Native people have. Whether it is getting all ”patriotic” every…

What happened to democracy?

Brantford and the Municipality of the County of Brant have been in talks for decades over a possible border adjustment and land swap that would…

Leith Mahkewa

Artist Profile Leith Mahkewa Kaneratonta: Kahnawake, QC “I didn’t even think I would get in!” exclaimed Mahkewa. The artist submitted an application to show her…

Black Ash Basket workshop at Woodland Cultural Centre a success

The Woodland Cultural Centre had its first Basket making workshop this past weekend. Nearly 15 participants went through the two day workshop with Tyendinaga basket…

Should Have Fought Harder

[symple_box color=”blue” text_align=”left” width=”100%” float=”none”] I am a terrible marksman, but I am passionate about hunting. Last year I shot a young doe and was…

Rule of Law or Rule of Lawyers?

We often hear from the righteous voices of the U.S. and Canada when looking at countries and peoples they view as inferior, that the “…

Neil Young calls Fort McMurray a “wasteland”

Wearing his signature crumpled hat and a green “Go Family Farms” T-shirt, Canadian rock legend Neil Young raised some eyebrows in Washington last week when…

Brantford – and all that Jazz

[tweetable]The 6th annual Brantford International Jazz Festival attracted thousands to Harmony Square in Brantford[/tweetable] with a long list of world-renowned jazz artists and a few to…