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Grassy Narrows Youth Respond to Supreme Court Hearing

OTTAWA – The Grassy Narrows’ Trappers’ Case finally reached the Supreme Court of Canada today, after more than a decade winding its way through the system. Lawyers representing Grassy Narrows First Nation, the Canadian Ministry of Natural Resources, Attorney Generals’ Offices, Resolute Forest Products and Goldcorp, as well as nearly a dozen other First Nations, argued about the Treaty rights of Anishinabe people in Treaty 3 territory, which will have a major impact on the future of resource extraction industries operating in Indigenous territories throughout Ontario and across the country. It will likely be some time before there is a ruling.

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Business

Authentic classic Italian restaurant in Simcoe gets rave reviews

SIMCOE – Are you looking for a great family-friendly restaurant rich in Italian comfort food and don’t want to travel too far? Barrel Pizza & Spaghetti House in Simcoe is exactly the place to go. Owner Tom Daikos first opened its doors in 1974. After opening restaurants in Toronto, Richmond Hill and Aurora, the Daikos family located to Simcoe in 1986.

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Local News

13th Annual Grand River Environmental Festival!

BRANTFORD – Our event is family oriented and the incredible BBQ put on by the Sherwood Restaurant & Catering and live entertainment by Black Mink,Dylan Balicki, Geoff Hackborn and Logan Staats are both great ways to encourage community participation, show our appreciation to thevolunteers and bring fun to the event.

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Opinion

Our Indian Tobacco

MNN. May 6, 2014. We own Indian tobacco! “Organized Crime” is the courts, police and all of the corporations masquerading as sovereigns in our territory. They are cracking down on a business essential to our economy in this matrix they have created. This attack is a declaration of war! They are attacking our only economy to feed our children. They are ripping off the Canadian public to continue the monopoly of corporate “big tobacco” who charge $10 a pack. We only charge $5. So they attack us and call us criminals. The main object is “get rid of the f—king Mohawks!” The bankers have been trying to do this since 1609 when they sent over their agent Champlain.

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Business

Homemade burgers grilled to perfection

There is nothing more savoury then a homemade burger that is grilled to perfection. That’s exactly what you can expect at Burger Barn, located on the Six Nations Reserve. Open seven days a week, Burger Barn has a wide variety of food choices on their menu. Dine-in or take-out, you won’t be let down.

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Local News

Coalition to Stop Bill C-10 marches forward

On Sunday April 27, 2014 the Coalition to Stop Bill C-10 held a successful meeting with some 40 people from about a dozen different organizations in attendance. The group was evenly made up of both native and non-native people and communities and businesses from Moraviantown, Six Nations, Toronto, Fort Erie and elsewhere were represented.

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tobacco

Coalition created to fight Bill C-10

TORONTO – A coalition has been formed against the Harper Government’s Bill C-10 (an act to criminalize Native tobacco). The coalition is currently comprised of a variety of groups which have long taken positions in support of indigenous rights and sovereignty. Signatories to a statement released on the http://billc10.ca/ website include the Law Union of Ontario, No One Is Illegal – Toronto, the BASICS Community News Organization, the Two Row Society, and the First Nations Solidarity Working Group of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3903.

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Business

Mountains of black gold

SIX NATIONS – There are few remaining non-chemical natural farmers left on Six Nations. Stan Martin is one of them. Martin has been operating his family farm on Six Nations for the past 20 years.

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