Katsitiarase (Joni) Squire-Hill says when she was a young girl, she had to sneak out to play lacrosse because it wasn’t yet sanctioned by Haudenosaunee clanmothers […]
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Edith Anderson Monture of Six Nations was a woman of several firsts
Edith Anderson Monture was an ambitious and determined Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) woman from Six Nations of the Grand River who made history in several ways. Born […]
North America’s 1st treaty agreements were recorded in wampum belts
June is National Indigenous History Month. To celebrate our accomplishments CBC Indigenous is sharing stories highlighting First Nations, Inuit and Métis trailblazers in law, medicine, […]
Women in St. Catharines, Ont., part of nation-to-nation ribbon skirt exchange honouring MMIWG
Dozens of women across the Haudenosaunee Confederacy have helped sew ribbon skirts as a part of exchange between communities to honour missing and murdered Indigenous […]
Passing on the art of Kanien’kehá:ka basketry, one lesson at a time
Chelsea Phillips learned how to make traditional Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) baskets three years ago, and now is teaching others in her community. “It’s part of our […]
Why this solar eclipse has meaning for the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
During next Monday’s solar eclipse, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy will celebrate the once in a lifetime event as the anniversary of its founding. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, […]