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Leadership Conference Gives Local Youth a Voice – by Madelaine Brown & Ryan Jamula

Chances are if you are reading a publication like The Advocate and you are a young person you already are active in this community. On Friday May 25th, the Brant Young New Democrats (YNDP) will be holding its 2nd annual …

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All Aboard The Job Bus – by Marc Laferriere

Photo by Marc Laferriere "Canadians won't work those jobs. They're too {insert your preferred adjective here} for that." It's a common phrase, one I heard a lot growing up. There's

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Snowsnake: An Ogwehonweh Tradition – by Tara Froman

In its many variations, the game of snowsnake has been played for centuries in North America, from Atlantic Canada to California, New Mexico to the Northwest Territories. But

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I is for Indian: Derailing the Image – by Lorrie Gallant

As the Education Extension Officer at Woodland Cultural Centre, I receive many requests to do workshops and presentations.  The request I receive most often is can you come and

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Youth With Potential: The Seed of an Idea – by Gayle Myke

As someone who was born on the Six Nations reserve, and has spent most of their life in Brantford, I have many stories about this community to share

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A Story of My Dad – by Lorrie Gallant

Arthur Donald Anderson was born May 17th, 1925 on the Six Nations of the Grand. His mother died of tuberculosis when he was just a young boy and

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Community Gardens: Collaborate, Grow, Heal – by Jenn Hill & Marc Laferriere

For years, people in Brantford tried without success to create a large scale community garden. In those same years people from Six Nations tried as well with the same

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Ongwehon:weh – by Lorrie Gallant

The history of this country that most people know has been recorded by explorers coming to this land.  They wrote what they observed and drew images depicting the

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Culture Is Who We Are – by Lorrie Gallant

I’ve been asked, “Are you a First Nations Artist?”  I say, “No.  I’m an artist and I am First Nations!”  Everything I do contains a bit of my

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