''Turtle Island News'' is a weekly community
newspaper
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, published in
Ohsweken,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. The ''Turtle Island News'' also covers First Nation and aboriginal issues across North America.
History
The newspaper was founded in 1994 by Lynda Powless.
The name ''Turtle Island News'' is a reference to the
Turtle Island
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.
See also
*
Tekawennake, discontinued newspaper in Ohsweken, Ontario.
*
Two Row Times
The Two Row Times, an Onkwehon:we ( Onkwehonwe) flagship publication of Garlow Media,Two Row Times Business Report (September 20, 2013) is a free weekly news publication based in Hagersville, Ontario, Canada, and focusing distribution on the Six ...
, weekly publication in Ohsweken, Ontario.
References
External links
Turtle Island News Homepage
Weekly newspapers published in Ontario
First Nations newspapers
Publications with year of establishment missing
Newspapers established in 1994
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