HDI Lawyer Aaron Detlor removed from Six Nations

OHSWEKEN – A Canadian lawyer who has negotiated millions of dollars in energy deals for Six Nations of the Grand River was evicted from the…

Deez nuts: Haudenosaunee uses of Hickory

Hickory is a traditional food source to the Haudenosaunee. European travellers who came to Iroquois Country wrote that they were actually disgusted at how many…

Homage to Lieutenant Frederick Ogilvie Loft – 1861-1934

OHSWEKEN ‑ Perhaps one of the most misunderstood Six Nations heroes of the past might be Lieutenant Frederick Loft. To some he was a zealot…

87th Annual IDLA Border Crossing a success

  NIAGARA FALLS – The 87th Annual Border Crossing Celebration commenced on Saturday July 18 at Oakes Park in Niagara Falls. As the people attempted…

The beautiful soul of Makayla

I’ll never forget the first time I ever met Makayla Sault. She was just about five years old. It was my first time going inside…

Health study reveals dietary problems

SIX NATIONS – A study conducted on the Six Nations territory has only reiterated what Haudenosaunee people have been saying since time immemorial: life is…

Innocent until proven non-status

Last week Six Nations Elected Council made a choice – after being presented with an official complaint – to send a letter ordering a young…

The Drums of War

Pow Wow season is quickly approaching and everywhere you look across Indian Country, moms and aunties are pulling out the big guns to get everyone’s…

On the RBG deer hunt

A recent Facebook page set up by animal rights activists opposed to the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) deer hunt, referred to the hunt as an…

HDI loses appeal – on the hook for $375,000

SIX NATIONS – Somebody is on the hook for $350,000 plus another $25,000 in court costs after the appeals court rejected HDI’s bid to have…

The Two Row Wampum and the Rules of Law

An agreement between the Mohawk Workers and Guswenta Holdings Incorporated (a Canadian Holdings Company) has the Kanienke:haka and the Haudenosaunee community-at-large conflicted with the recent…

Effecting Change from Within

If you have lived on Six Nations long enough, when attending community meetings, you will eventually hear someone voice this sentiment: “Our people don’t vote,…

In gaming conflict with the Oneida, Cayuga Nation gains support

The Cayuga Nation of New York has been in the news for economic development for the past few years. In 2012 the tribal government launched…

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…

Should Have Fought Harder

By Jonathan Garlow