Turtle Island News

TURTLE ISLAND NEWS is Canada's only national native weekly newspaper, published every week at the Grand River Territory of the Six Nations in southern Ontario, complimented by our growing online version, the only national native news online-daily of its kind in Canada.

We are a politically independent media and publishing company owned and operated by Aboriginal People.

Turtle Island News is the concept of publisher Lynda Powless with 30 years of experience working in mainstream media from the CBC to national newspapers. In 1994 Lynda decided to apply those skills and experience in her home community of Six Nations by launching a weekly newspaper in the basement of her home. That newspaper was closely followed by launching of Turtle Island News online at a time when even dailies weren't focusing on, online potential.

Both the newspaper and online edition have grown to reaching a readership and audience of over 100,000 and is now Canada's most respected national native news outlet with a continuous growing national and international market share.

Lynda, herself is one of Canada's most celebrated native journalists with numerous journalism awards from her more than 30 years working for daily newspapers across Ontario and New York, the CBC, and other mainstream media.