Sandy, Author at The Turtle Island News

January 21, 2026 689 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer The brass of the Six Nations Chiefs has been busy in the past week making some…

SPORTS BRIEFS: Ironmen back in action

January 21, 2026 512 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer Ironmen return to action The Six Nations Ironmen will finally return to action this Sunday following…

Sports

ticker

Hockey player seeks long playoff run

January 21, 2026 512 views

By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Besides looking to finish his junior hockey career on a high note,…

Local News

ticker

What’s coming for 2026: Troy Greene tells us growth, awards and by-election are coming

January 14, 2026 821 views

By Lynda Powless Editor With a new year comes new beginnings and Six Nations’ own seer Troy Green says it…

Local News

ticker

Six Nations member hoping acting become full-time profession

January 14, 2026 568 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer As it turned out Kevin Allan Hess was eventually able to fulfill a childhood dream of…

Local News

Police

Two make off with cash and products in armed robbery

January 14, 2026 616 views

Six Nations Police (SNP)are looking for two suspects after a Mississauga Road business was robbed Friday (Jan 9.) at about…

Local News

ticker

Tax exemption of Kahnawa’kehró:non not being respected

January 14, 2026 614 views

By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door Last spring, Ioronhiateka Delisle’s stepson needed a new pair of…

Local News

ticker

‘Wouldn’t it be cool to hear a hockey game done in Inuktitut?’

January 14, 2026 479 views

By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Pujjuut Kusugak and Robert Kabvitok say they’re feeling more confident…

Local News

ticker

Canada has too few professional archeologists, and that has economic consequences

January 14, 2026 558 views

By Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer, Kenneth Roy and Matthew Munro Canadian cultural resource management archeologists — professional consultants involved in environmental assessment…

Local News

ticker

Kashechewan First Nation evacuation plans will prioritize 500 vulnerable people: feds

January 14, 2026 589 views

By Sharif Hassan Indigenous Services Canada says the evacuation of 500 vulnerable people from a remote First Nation in northern…

Editorial

ticker

Safety isn’t too much to ask for

January 14, 2026 814 views

Not since the tobacco industry started taking off has the scale of economic opportunities hitting Indigenous communities reached the heights…

Local News

ticker

Today in History

January 14, 2026 442 views

January 8 In 1966, The Drum, the first newspaper of its kind in the Arctic, began publishing in English, Inuit…

Hoodoos in the winter at the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc reserve. Photo by Macarena Mantilla/The Wren News

Local News

ticker

What are some Secwépemc traditions celebrated in the winter?

January 14, 2026 468 views

By Macarena Mantilla, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Wren Hoodoos in the winter at the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc reserve. Photo…

MCFN chief Margaret Sault delivered the welcome at the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Indigenous Celebration Game this past Saturday. Photo by Sam Laskaris.

Sports

ticker

MCFN Chief delivers welcome at Maple Leafs’ Indigenous Celebration Game

January 14, 2026 930 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer It’s not unusual to see Margaret Sault hanging out in a hockey arena. But the recently…

Sports

ticker

SPORTS BRIEFS: Ironmen return to action

January 14, 2026 533 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer Ironmen return to action The Six Nations Ironmen will finally return to action this Sunday following…

Sports

ticker

2025 Six Nations sporting headline makers

January 14, 2026 581 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer The three-time national Mann Cup champion Six Nations Chiefs were among those profiled in the first…

Six Nations’ First Baby of 2026 is a little girl. Mom Eilaya General and dad Rory Thomas brought her home Friday, Jan. 1 to a large family waiting eagerly to meet the new family addition...See story page 3. (Photo by Jim C. Powless)

Local News

ticker

Meet Six Nations’ first baby of 2026!

January 7, 2026 1038 views

Six Nations’ First Baby of the year is a girl! By Lynda Powless Editor Meet Six Nations’ first citizen of…

Local News

ticker

Gull-Masty reflects on first months of job Indigenous leaders were wary of her taking

January 7, 2026 745 views

By Alessia Passafiume When Mandy Gull-Masty took up the role of Indigenous services minister last spring, one question loomed over…

Local News

ticker

A Year-End look at Six Nations 2025

January 7, 2026 598 views

January 1 Gilbert Seth, a retiree, and Christopher Seth won $900,000 in The Bigger Spin Instant game. January 6 KPMG…

Editorial

ticker

2026 has begun..with a closed meeting

January 7, 2026 729 views

A new year is underway with a Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) that spent an entire five minutes in an…

Breaking News

Author Archives: Sandy

Chiefs’ off-season moves

SPORTS BRIEFS: Ironmen back in action

Hockey player seeks long playoff run

What’s coming for 2026: Troy Greene tells us growth, awards and by-election are coming

Six Nations member hoping acting become full-time profession

Two make off with cash and products in armed robbery

Tax exemption of Kahnawa’kehró:non not being respected

‘Wouldn’t it be cool to hear a hockey game done in Inuktitut?’

Canada has too few professional archeologists, and that has economic consequences

Kashechewan First Nation evacuation plans will prioritize 500 vulnerable people: feds

Safety isn’t too much to ask for

Today in History

What are some Secwépemc traditions celebrated in the winter?

MCFN Chief delivers welcome at Maple Leafs’ Indigenous Celebration Game

SPORTS BRIEFS: Ironmen return to action

2025 Six Nations sporting headline makers

Meet Six Nations’ first baby of 2026!

Gull-Masty reflects on first months of job Indigenous leaders were wary of her taking

A Year-End look at Six Nations 2025

2026 has begun..with a closed meeting