Behind the scenes of the Mohawk land deal
There has been much talk, fear mongering, unrealistic anticipation and misunderstanding about an agreement proposed between King and Benton Development Corp under the name of…
Burger stand closure could open more than expected
Toronto lawyer , Katherine Hensel and co-council, Six Nations own Bev Jacobs, were in Cayuga Court last week defending Derek Sandy and Nolan Hill who…
Jamieson wins another MVP award
A trip to IKEA might be in Cody Jamieson’s future to accommodate all of the awards he has won the past two years. Jamieson, who has won back-to-back NLL Champion’s Cups and Finals MVP Awards, added the Johnny Shooter Davis Award as the Major Series Lacrosse Playoff MVP to his collection Monday night.
Nestlé pumping 265 million litres of water from Sto:lo ancestral lands every year
The world’s largest food company, Nestlé – which was listed in 2011 by the Fortune Global 500 as the top-ranking company in the world by…
Keely Walk, Run or Bike event raises thousands
OHSWEKEN – The sky above Six Nations was red and pink Saturday morning at 11 o’clock as the 2nd Annual 10K for Keely Run, Walk, or…
BMO delivers cheque for Chiefswood Museum
The Bank of Montreal’s Jason Cameron, Director of Aboriginal Banking, and Kristina Austin, commercial Account Manager, were at Chiefswood Historical Museum last week to bring a $500…
Toad has her day in court.
The sun was shining as Theresa "Toad" Jamieson emerged from the Cayuga courthouse Wednesday afternoon smiling and looking to the sky saying Nya:wah. That morning…
Scarborough’s West Hill United Church Calls on Canada to respect the treaty relationships
The First Nations Study Group at West Hill United Church in Scarborough recently launched a Petition to the House of Commons to draw attention to…
Akwesasne International Pow-Wow – September 7th and 8th, 2013
The A’nowara’ko:wa Arena in Kawehnoke (Cornwall Island), located across the St. Lawrence River from Cornwall Ontario, will be the scene of the 2013 Akwesasne International…
Canadian Border Security Agency human rights tribunal meets again for Onkwehon:we harassment investigation.
The human rights tribunal involving the CBSA Cornwall port of entry treatment of then-pregnant Akwesasne resident Teiohontathe Fallan Davis in 2005 resumed after a break…
The Two Row Times: A paper serving the dish with one spoon territory – Great Lakes Region
We have rather big goals with this newspaper project. As our title would suggest, we are producing a mass circulation newspaper for all people who respect and seek to live by the Two Row Wampum in the territory covered by the Dish with One Spoon treaty. By 2015, we intend to be distributing 100,000 copies of our paper throughout this territory every week.
Mann Cup starting Friday Chiefs shooting for glory
The Six Nations Chiefs and the Victoria Shamrocks will go head to head for the 2013 Mann Cup in a best of seven series played…
4th annual Swinefest packs ‘em in
Derek Miller’s Swinefest brought Six Nations’ music lovers together again for the fourth year in a row this past weekend. The Juno winner comes home…
Resistance
Aunty Emily took my Dad and Uncle in when they were young to work on her farm. Among other jobs, they were responsible for cleaning…
Does Facebook Make you Unhappy?
Taking a break from internet slang this week we will play a bit of catch up with internet news and information. Does Facebook Make you…