Sandy, Author at The Turtle Island News

Yes, there is a youth group!

January 21, 2026 414 views

It took a few minutes…but they got there. There isn’t a community anywhere that doesn’t believe its youth is its…

Today in History

January 21, 2026 425 views

January 13 In 2004, the Quebec government reached a tentative agreement with the Kanesatake police commission to end a potentially…

UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY: We Need To Protect Our First Nations From Emergencies

January 21, 2026 511 views

by Xavier Kataquapit I was surprised recently when I saw my relatives in my home community of Attawapiskat First Nation…

Numerous Six Nations members to be inducted into North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame

January 21, 2026 325 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer A local Stanley Cup champion and several past and current Six Nations lacrosse stars are among…

Chiefs’ off-season moves

January 21, 2026 444 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 333 views

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

Hockey player seeks long playoff run

January 21, 2026 337 views

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

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

January 14, 2026 518 views

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

Six Nations member hoping acting become full-time profession

January 14, 2026 369 views

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

Police

Two make off with cash and products in armed robbery

January 14, 2026 434 views

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

Tax exemption of Kahnawa’kehró:non not being respected

January 14, 2026 403 views

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

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

January 14, 2026 328 views

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

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

January 14, 2026 396 views

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

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

January 14, 2026 403 views

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

Editorial

Safety isn’t too much to ask for

January 14, 2026 517 views

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

Today in History

January 14, 2026 274 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

What are some Secwépemc traditions celebrated in the winter?

January 14, 2026 284 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.

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MCFN Chief delivers welcome at Maple Leafs’ Indigenous Celebration Game

January 14, 2026 581 views

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