Category: Tyendinaga

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Coverage of the developing Indigenous medical cannabis industry in Tyendinaga

Over the past year Real People’s Media has covered the growth of an Indigenous medical cannabis industry in Tyendinaga that of this writing now consists of three dispensaries openly operating within the territory. The...

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‘A bundle of arrows doesn’t break’: The formation of the Indigenous Medical Cannabis Association

  By Tom Keefer TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY  – ’The times they are a changin’. 10 or 20 years ago it would have seemed quite implausible that a group of Native growers and retailers of marijuana...

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Brian Marquis on the Indigenous Medical Cannabis Association

Brian Marquis is a Mohawk from Tyendinaga. He has been growing cannabis for over 40 years, and in this interview he speaks about his involvement in the industry and his thoughts on the formation...

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The Legacy Grows: Medical Cannabis in Tyendinaga

By Tom Keefer TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY – Business is booming at Legacy 420, Tyendinaga’s first medical cannabis dispensary. Day after day, from morning until night, the parking lot and storefront at 5965 Old Hwy...

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A hate crime in Tyendinaga – Ohaheyo’s story

On April 30th, Ohaheyo, a Kanyen’kéhaka (Mohawk) man in Tyendinaga, was the victim of a hate crime. He was beaten and “gay-bashed” by a group of half a dozen white people at a bush...

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Ron Sager, Tyendinaga Carver

Ron Sager is Wolf Clan Mohawk from Tyendinaga. Here he speaks with Real Peoples Media about his life experiences, the nature of of Onkwehon:we spirituality, and the art of carving. The interview was recorded...

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WGO 14 – Indigneous Tobacco in Tyendinaga with Andrew Martin

Kanenhariyo sits down with Andrew Martin, a business owner from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory to discuss his case and tobacco politics in the community. This recording was made on Saturday, June 27, 2015.

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New Woman’s Dance

The New Woman’s Dance as performed at the Tyendinaga social in December of 2015. Image by Brandon Lazore is dedicated to all Iroquois women.