Why the Mohawks are no longer walking the high steel
By Henry Gass. (This article was originally published by the Globe and Mail on August 23, 2013) Pete Marquis doesn’t drink on his drive home from work any more. He dreams. Night is falling...
Category: Mohawks
You are on Indian Land
A FILM BY MORT RANSEN, 1969, 36 MIN 48 S The film shows the confrontation between police and a 1969 demonstration by Mohawks of the St. Regis Reserve on the bridge between Canada and the United...
Audio and Photos from the Venezuelan Ambassador’s Visit
The Historic Visit of the Venezuelan Ambassador to the Mohawk Longhouse By Tom Keefer OHSWEKEN – One of the most significant diplomatic events of 2015 in Iroquoian country was the meeting of the Venezuelan...
LTN – The Kayenere:kowa in the Modern Context
With Matt Hill, John Kane and Paul Delaronde On this weeks episode John commemorates the anniversaries of two of the worst atrocities committed against Indigenous peoples in the US and talks about the development...
“Indian Fighting” with Terrorism Laws
Time for the U.S. to Admit What It’s Doing—“Indian Fighting” with Terrorism Laws By John Kane, Sept 4, 2013 The Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act (CCTA) and its enhanced amendments through the reauthorization of the...
WGO 3 – The Onkwehon:we relationship to tobacco with Tekarontake
Kanenhariyo, Tom Keefer and special guest Tekarontake of Kahnawake gather together in the basement to discuss the history of the Onkwehon:we relationship to tobacco. Tekarontake talks about ancient trading practices, the significance of tobacco to...
Audio from Tyendinaga Social Dance
An excellent time was had by all at the Tyendinaga social held in December of 2015. Real Peoples Media is pleased to present you with some of the social songs that were sung. All...
Ateronhyatakon’s Surprise Visit
SIX NATIONS – Ateronhyatakon joined Tehahenteh third year Mohawk immersion class in Six Nations so that the students could engage with a first language speaker. This video was filmed in the fall of 2015....
Everyday expressions in the Mohawk language
Here’s a series of helpful expressions that will help you get by in speaking Mohawk.
Returning to World Indigenous Governance
By Kanenhariyo I have a dream that our people will spread out from the reservations we call territories, and establish new communities steeped in our languages, laws, traditions and clans. I have had this...
