{"id":284,"date":"2015-08-18T23:52:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T23:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/newti\/?page_id=284"},"modified":"2016-02-15T19:47:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T00:47:26","slug":"about-publisher-founder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/about-publisher-founder\/","title":{"rendered":"About Publisher &#038; Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"style90\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287\" src=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lynda.jpg\" alt=\"lynda\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lynda.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lynda-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lynda-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>PUBLISHER\u00a0LYNDA POWLESS<br \/>\nTurtle Island News Publications &#8211;<br \/>\nBox 329, Ohsweken, Ontario, N0A 1M0<br \/>\nP: (519)445-0868 F:\u00a0(519) 445-0865<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:lynda@theturtleislandnews.com\">lynda@theturtleislandnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style90\">Lynda Is the owner of Turtle Island News Publications, a multimedia publishing company based on the Grand River Territory of the Six Nations, publishers of the international award winning weekly newspaper <span class=\"style94\">TURTLE ISLAND NEWS<\/span> and several magazines and has recently entered the world of book publishing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style90\">Lynda\u00a0launched the weekly newspaper almost twenty-five years ago after recognizing a need in aboriginal communities for people to be informed of what was going on in their communities. She\u00a0is one of the most experienced native journalists in Canada and has received many awards in mainstream journalism working for some of the largest newspapers and broadcasting companies in Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style90\">Among her awards and recognition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"style90\">The proud recipient of the Native American Journalists Association&#8217;s Lifetime Achievement Award for journalism.<\/li>\n<li class=\"style90\"><span class=\"style96\">Named one of 2006\u2019s\u00a0Top 100 Most Powerful Women In Canada\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"style91\">a national award presented annually by the WXN, Canada\u2019s most influential\u00a0female executive network.\u00a0<\/span><em>Ms Powless won in the Arts and Communications category. The award is given in recognition\u00a0of women who have shaped Canadian thinking and culture through the profound\u00a0impact they have made in the Arts or Communications arenas.\u00a0<\/em>The Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada are four years old and are divided into eight categories.\u00a0The Women&#8217;s Executive Network presented the awards in a gala luncheon event at Toronto convention centre. The<br \/>\nWXN is an 10,000 member networking and advocacy group based in Toronto, and Canada&#8217;s most influential female audience.<\/li>\n<li class=\"style90\">RBC Entrepreneur of the Year Award winners in the Trailblazer Category for 2005. She was one of five women chosen from across Canada. The Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards are the biggest and most prestigious\u00a0honour for women business owners across the country.<\/li>\n<li class=\"style90\">Named to the First Nations Governance Institute\u2019s Council.\u00a0Lynda is honoured to be a member of a council overseeing the first indigenous\u00a0institute dedicated to research and aiding First Nations communities as they\u00a0build their governing structures.<\/li>\n<li class=\"style90\">Honoured in 1997 to be the recipient of NAJA&#8217;s Wassaja Award, for service to native journalism, the most prestigious award available in native journalism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"style90\">Lynda lives in her home community of Six Nations of the Grand River, just outside of Hamilton, Ontario with her three sons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style90\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUBLISHER\u00a0LYNDA POWLESS Turtle Island News Publications &#8211; Box 329, Ohsweken, Ontario, N0A 1M0 P: (519)445-0868 F:\u00a0(519) 445-0865 Email: lynda@theturtleislandnews.com Lynda Is the owner of Turtle Island News Publications, a multimedia publishing company based on the Grand River Territory of the Six Nations, publishers of the international award winning weekly newspaper TURTLE ISLAND NEWS and several magazines and has recently entered the world of book publishing. 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