The day was April 6th, 1925 Twenty-one children were kidnapped from Indian day schools in Ohsweken and taken to the Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ontario. They spent the night in an institute cottage before being shipped 900kms away to Chapleau Residential School. The truancy officer would have had to work in conjunction with the superintendent…
Month: June 2021
…Mohawk Chiefs; it had been decided that the participants would have nothing to do with the seventh census of Canada.
Originally printed in The Globe, Toronto, Tuesday, June 23rd, 1931. SIX NATIONS INDIAN REFUSES TO REPLY TO CENSUS QUESTION. ONE OF FOUR HALED TO COURT MAINTAINS RESISTANCE TO DEMAND. OLD TREATY IS CITED. (Special Despatch to The Globe). BRANTFORD, JUNE 22ND. A lengthy hearing today in the case of four Indians of the local reserve…
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Please take a tour of our land that is currently being sold…
Over half of our population cannot reside on the territory due to inadequate space. Where do we go? Every level of government is standing by and watching as real estate agents post Onkwehonwe Land for Sale for developers to permanently dispossess and complete the assimilation process. 681 HIDDEN VALLEY Road, Kitchener, Ontario N2C2S4 $4,250,000 CAD…
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Caution: Cannabis
The two-year struggle over who “controls” the cannabis industry has escalated yet again. The announcement of “enacting” a law that was already two years old by Elected Council wasn’t received well by some community members. Further confusion over the inclusion of taxes created a clash of people and perspectives in an already strained relationship between…
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Stèrak: Chew On The Root
Walking Their Shoes
May 27th, a well-manicured Canadian facade shattered when ground-penetrating radar confirmed a suspected mass grave of 215 Onkwehonwe children. Within days the story made its way around the world; temporary memorials popped up throughout the country. Still, as these little makeshift memorials went up, several were removed quickly, including one in the small town of…
