Andean ‘Inti Raymi’ ceremonial event honours the sun and mother earth

The Inti Raymi is a ceremonial event celebrated in the South American Andean mountains that honours of the summer solstice, the longest day of the…

Anti-Indigenous racism alive and well in Oaxaca Mexico

OAXACA – The provincial government and the tourism ministry of Oaxaca, a state in southern Mexico with an indigenous majority, has come under fire for…

Indigenous Rights Defenders from Colombia Visit Canada

TORONTO – Amnesty International Canada concluded a successful visit of two indigenous rights defenders from Colombia, María Patricia Tobón Yagarí and Federico Guzmán Duque, with…

Chevron’s Dirty hand in Ecuador

This past Saturday February 1st, the Two Row Society hosted a meeting to learn about the pollution that Chevron has left in Ecuador and the…

Former First Nation chief warned not to visit Iran

A Canadian aboriginal leader says Western media’s undeserved “dehumanization and demonization” of Iranians has such affected people’s attitude towards Iran that we were cautioned against…

Zapatista’s celebrate 20 year anniversary

On January 1st, the Governments of Canada, US and Mexico marked the 20th anniversary of the passing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Legal Ruling Allows Rain Forest Indigenous to Pursue Chevron in Canada

As the Unist'ot'en continue their protracted battle against Chevron and other companies in resistance to the Pacific Trails Pipeline in northern B.C. over unceded Wet’suwet’en…

Native American actor Charlie Hill, 62, has lost battle with lymphoma

Two Row Times has confirmed that Haudenosaune/Cree actor Charlie Hill passed away early Monday morning following a lengthy illness. He was 62 years old.

Lost Tribe wants to share Wisdom

More than 20 years ago, British documentary film maker Alan Ereira began researching for a film about a lost city in the rain forests of…

Hawaii’s Big Island Puts Ban on GMOs

HAWAII - Last week, Mayor of Hawaii’s Big Island, Bill Kenoi, signed into law bill 113, which bans new GM crops from being grown.

Nelson Mandela dead at 95

Nelson Mandela stands as one of the most powerful symbolic figures of the past century, embodying notions of freedom, peace, racial reconciliation and the struggle…

At the summit of hypocrisy: Harper boycotts Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka citing “human rights” concerns

Prime Minister Stephen Harper may have boycotted the Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka last week, but he still managed to reach the summit of hypocrisy.

Netherlands celebrate ties with Iroquois

THE HAGUE – On a slow rhythm a procession of Moluccans moves towards the Tree of Peace in Wijkpark Transvaal in The Hague. They participate…

Day of the Dead – How Halloween is celebrated elsewhere

On Halloween this Thursday children will dress as little ghosts and goblins and travel from home to home with the threat of a trick being…

Haudenosaunee history front and centre in Germany

BERLIN, GERMANY – Germany’s fascination with the Haudenosaunee people, and all North American Indigenous cultures, was once again made evident as the Federal Republic of…