The Two Row Times, an Onkwehon:we (
Onkwehonwe) flagship
publication
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of Garlow Media,
[Two Row Times Business Report (September 20, 2013)] is a free weekly news publication based in
Hagersville, Ontario
Hagersville is a community in Haldimand County, Ontario in Canada.
Location and airports
*Hagersville is approximately southwest of Hamilton, Ontario, southwest of Caledonia, Ontario, and northeast of Port Dover, Ontario.
*Hagersville's near ...
, Canada, and focusing distribution on the
Six Nations of the Grand River Territory.
Circulation of the Two Row Times is about 23,000 copies, which are distributed to all Ontario Indian Reservations.
Goals
The Two Row Times name originates from the
Two Row Wampum Treaty
The Two Row Wampum Treaty, also known as ''Guswenta'' or ''Kaswentha'' and as the Tawagonshi Agreement of 1613 or the Tawagonshi Treaty, is a mutual treaty agreement, made in 1613 between representatives of the Five Nations of the Haudenosaune ...
and is based on the principle of unity through diversity.
The publication strives to bring Native perspective news to the forefront of the global arena
["An Introduction to the Two Row Times" Video interview with Two Row Times publisher]
Content
Sections
The newspaper is organized in three sections.
# News: Includes International, National, Business, Technology, Science, Health, Sports, Education, Weather, and Obituaries.
# Opinion: Includes
Editorials,
Op-Ed
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s and
Letters to the Editor
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.
# Features: Includes Arts, Movies, Theater, Travel, Food Guide, Home & Garden, Fashion & Style, Crossword puzzle.
Online activity
Online content is available through
open access
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which began on August 14, 2013. The Two Row Times is a hybrid business model of print and web-based publishing that uses social networks such as
Facebook
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,
Twitter
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and
YouTube
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, building social media reach. Aimed to become a world voice for promoting strength, peace and righteousness, engagement of the youth and elders. Building innovative forms of multiplatform news production and distribution system to advance the interests of
Onkwehonwe people throughout
Turtle Island (North America)
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.
External links
Official siteNew newspaper to rise as Teka ceases publicationNew paper on Six NationsTwo Row Wampum Renewal Campaign
References
Weekly newspapers published in Ontario
Mass media in Brantford
First Nations newspapers
Newspapers established in 2013
2013 establishments in Ontario
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