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"Celebrating the diversity of Six Nations"

Publication
Two Row Times (Six Nations of the Grand River, ON), 22 Apr 2015
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Celebrating the diversity of Six Nations
TRT Staff

Who belongs? It's a question that comes up from time to time in every community and at the Two Row Times, we felt it was a discussion well worth having. Here at Six Nations, our culture is vast, beautiful and varied. We have artists, academics, tradespeople, athletes, chefs, farmers, entrepreneurs, environmentalists, activists and more. We have six different languages from six different, fascinating nations. There are families lovingly made up from a medley of different cultures. There are families where tradition runs strong and true. And then there are our children ­ each with something precious and valuable to offer, no matter where they come from.

For the past few weeks, the Two Row Times, with support from The Dreamcatcher Foundation, has collaborated with different community members to ask the question: Who belongs?

We wanted to see what community looks like to people from all different walks of life - all ages, genders, backgrounds, professions and perspectives were consulted. We titled the project "Unity in Diversity" to hopefully encourage the idea that it is our differences that makes us strong, not weak. We are excited to present this work to our readers for the next five weeks in the Two Row Times. We hope that "Unity in Diversity" will spark a discussion that our readers can participate in - whether it's in their homes, workplaces, schools, in our paper or online.

We want to hear from you - share a photo of your favourite quote or inspirational message on diversity and tag us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram (@tworowtimes) for a chance to win $250 cash. We will draw every Wednesday for the duration of the campaign and reward randomly selected participants for sharing their message with us.

Who belongs? To us, it's everyone. Each and every member of our community is needed to make it authentically Six Nations. We celebrate our diversity, our home and our people - not one homogeneous group, but a beautiful mosaic.


Media Type
Text
Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Publisher
Two Row Times
Place of Publication
Six Nations of the Grand River, ON
Date of Publication
22 Apr 2015
Subject(s)
Corporate Name(s)
Two Row Times ; The Dreamcatcher Fund.
Local identifier
SNPL004700v00d
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.06681 Longitude: -80.11635
Creative Commons licence
Attribution-NonCommercial [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Copyright Date
2015
Copyright Holder
Two Row Times
Contact
Six Nations Public Library
Email:info@snpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
1679 Chiefswood Rd
PO Box 149
Ohsweken, ON N0A 1M0
519-445-2954
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