Feb 13th #ShutDownCanada protest gains momentum
The Two Row Times recently caught up with some of the organizers of the February 13th nation wide day of action to #ShutDownCanada. Momentum for…
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#ShutDownCanada planned for Feb 13 reaches the thousands/masses
On February 13th 2015, thousands of people plan to partake in a variety of direct actions and demonstrations to “shut down Canada”. Over 3700 people…
US Gov’t legalizes marijuana on Native reservations
ROBESON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA – Indigenous leaders are treading carefully around a new U.S. Justice Department memorandum instructing all US Attorney offices to allow the…
Assembly of First Nations to vote in next National Chief
This month, the Assembly of First Nations 2014 Election for the Office of the National Chief will take place on December 10th in Winnipeg during…
Rinelle Harper’s strength inspires, renews calls for a national inquiry
“Strength” is the word that comes to mind when one considers what 16-year-old Rinelle Harper survived Friday, November 7th in Winnipeg. Harper, who is from…
Residency, identity and the Great Peace
The community of Kahnawake has increasingly been in the news due to a conflict over a 1981 Band Council policy banning couples in mixed marriages…
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake being sued for evictions of non-native residents
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake announced on Friday that it was served with a lawsuit regarding on-going and pending mass evictions from the territory of non-native residents.
Ts’ka7 warriors “deactivate” Imperial Metals bridge
RUDDOCK CREEK – On August 14, Secwepemc Ts’ka7 Warriors handed Imperial Metals an eviction notice and told them to abandon their Ruddock Creek mining operation…
Christopher Columbus day renamed as “Day of Indigenous Resistance”
This past Sunday, instead of celebrating Christopher Columbus' non-discovery of the continent in 1492 and the beginning of its so called "civilization," some Latin American…
Look out, C-10 passes through Senate
OTTAWA – The controversial Bill C-10, which has potential to negatively impact the economy of many First Nations communities, passed third reading Thursday morning. The…
Indigenous reps unanimously oppose Bill C-10 at Senate meetings
OTTAWA – The Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Senate of Canada gathered on September 18th, 24th and 25th to discuss Bill C-10, which…
Prominent Canadians launch new partnership initiative
OTTAWA – A group of highly influential and distinguished Canadians from a broad cross section of the political and corporate elite have come together to…
#AMINEXT? New campaigns highlight struggle for MMIW
It is depressingly numbing every time another name of a missing and murdered Onkwehon:we woman is spotlighted in the media. But as the number of…
Bodies pulled from Winnipeg river tell a familiar story about the plight of Indigenous people
Two bodies recently pulled from the same river were that of a First Nations man and girl. Last Sunday, Faron Hall, age unknown, and Tina…
Chief Hill’s report on the AFN assembly in Halifax
HALIFAX — The agenda was a full one at the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting, which began Wednesday in Halifax. Ghislain Picard, regional chief…