About us.
This is who we are. This is why we are.
Who We Are
Ojistoh, meaning “white star” or “shiny star” in Mohawk, is an Indigenous arts organisation rooted in the Six Nations of the Grand River. It is also the title of a poem written by Mohawk poetess E. Pauline Johnson included in her White Wampum collection.
We amplify voices through two houses: Ojistoh Publishing, which brings novels and poetry to the world; and Ojistoh Productions, which stages theatre, spoken word, and concerts for communities across Turtle Island.
Ojistoh released its first book, Ego of a Nation in the spring of 2020 which is a self-produced collection of poems by owner Janet Rogers. This is Janet’s 7th published collection and was published through her label as a way to introduce the new publishing house publicly which proved to be a great success considering the challenging times globally. Ojistoh Publishing has since published “Memory Keeper”, by Dawn Cheryl Hill; and "The Good Mind", by Karenna'onwe Dr. Karen Hill.
Meet January Rogers
January Rogers is a patri-lineally descended Mohawk/Tuscarora writer and media producer. She lives on her home territory of Six Nations of the Grand River where she operates OjistohPublishing and Productions.
January combines her literary talents with her passion for media making to produce audio and video poetry. Her video poem Ego of a Nation won Best Music Video at the American Indian International Film Festival 2020 and her audio work The Battle Within won Best Experimental Audio with imagineNative International Film and Media Festival 2021. She is a literary mentor with Audible’sIndigenous Writers Circle Program 2022 -25 and the Banff Centre’s Indigenous Story Sharing Residency 2019-present.
January authored a 10-episode comedy series NDNs on the Airwaves (found on the Ojistoh youtube channel) and her play Blood Sport, a comedy about the pretendian crisis in Indian Country has received numerous stage readings and was published by Turtle’s Back Publishing in 2023.
January received the Indigenous Niagara Outstanding Achievement Award in 2025 in the Performing Arts category. She is also a nominee for the 2025 Ontario Arts Council Indigenous Arts Award. An artist ever expanding, January now writes songs from her poetry and is trying her hand as a music industry helper with the Six Nations supergroup Allied Nations, which she curated and now manages.