This is the way of Onkwehonwe; we didn’t have last names… So instead, we have clans that we are born into. We understand that these clans bind us as family, and for women, it is our sisterhood.
Month: July 2021
Mayor is Grateful for his refund and continues to support his friends in Ohsweken
1492 Land Back Lane Update: As you all know, the developer has begun the process of refunding deposits to those poor homeowners who have been cheated of their dream. This is not them abandoning the site, as we still believe that they hold legal title to the lands in dispute. This is a respectful decision…
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Kanyen:keha Word of the day
An Old Mohawk Perspective on Prisons and Penalty
In the government you call civilized, the happiness of the people is constantly sacrificed to the splendour of the empire. Hence your code of criminal and civil laws have their origin; hence your dungeons and prisons. I will not enlarge on an idea so singular in civilized life, and perhaps disagreeable to you, and you…
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Economic Reconciliation or Economic Retaliation?
Story by Real Peoples Media What’s behind the Crown’s unilateral takeover of Bridging Finance, the largest Indigenous-led investment management firm in Canada? TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY – David Sharpe is a Tyendinaga Mohawk who’s been in the mainstream media quite a lot recently. Sharpe, who lives on the Territory, was the head of Bridging Finance and is…
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Kanyen:keha Word of the day
We will be doing our part with boosting the Kanyenkeha revitalization efforts by posting simple words and sharing a few helpful tips to get you started. Tip 1: Have contact with the language through youtube videos or listening to fluent speakers. It helps with correct pronunciation and builds vocabulary. Nya:wen
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Honour Your Treaties Canada
Ronnonkwe’towá’nens?
A newspaper article reports peculiar findings; some 200 skeletal remains found neatly stacked about 6 ft deep on the banks of the Grand River; the piece was original printed in 1871. Delaware nation members were to have set up their villages in what is now referred to as South Cayuga. The size and manner of…
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Suspect in vandalism at Mohawk Institute sought by police
We Didn’t Start the Fires.
Several church fires seem to be a point of contention amongst the differing nations, with some calling for them to burn. In contrast, others would much rather see the buildings be turned into homes or deconstructed for other projects. While even still, those who have adopted these religions would like them to be left alone….
