Akwesasne woman proposes Cornwall Island Mohawk Band Council
AKWESASNE –Cornwall Island (Kawehnoke) may one day have a different political governance structure if one local political activist has her way.
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Young couples’ lives end in tragedy, leave behind 6 young children
Tuscarora Reservation: A young couple is dead following a single vehicle accident on December 30, 2013. Danyle White and Brandon Rickard leave behind 6 young children: James Huggins III, Sean Huggins, Brandon Rickard Jr., Jacob Rickard, Kobe Rickard and Janmarie Rickard
Tar-sand’s Dilbit Makes Regina Debut but Neil Young Tough Act to Follow
On Saturday January 18, 2014, in the morning after Friday’s Neil Young Honour the Treaties concert in Regina, a pumping station leak south of the city resulted in an estimated 20,000 litres of ‘heavy oil’ leaking.
Prominent Canadians Support Neil Young
Not even a full day after Neil Young’s incredibly successful “Honour the Treaties” Tour, which raised more than half a million dollars to help the Athabasca Chipewyan challenge further tar sands encroachment within their traditional homelands, a noted group of Canadian authors, musicians, and climate scientists released a letter of support to the campaign, noting “the time has come for Canada to decide if we want a future where First Nations rights and title are honoured, agreements with other countries to protect the climate are honoured, and our laws are not written by powerful oil companies.”
Dick Hill, a strong voice echoes forever
The man I will always think of as the last true Mohawk Warrior, has finally found peace. Dick Hill died early Tuesday morning.
John Kane Addresses “Inherent Sovereignty” at Federal Recognition Conference at Arizona State University
(WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 20, 2014) – John Kane, Mohawk activist and national commentator on Native issues, was a featured speaker Thursday, Jan. 16, at “Who Decides You’re Real? Fixing the Federal Recognition Process,” a two-day conference at Arizona State University in Tempe.
CLAX GAMES SCHEDULED FOR CATTARAUGUS CANCELLED
ST. CATHARINES, ON – Monday, January 20, 2014 – Due to a scheduling conflict, all Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) games scheduled to be played in Cattaraugus, New York have been cancelled.
Outbreak of H1N1 reaches Garden Hill First Nation
Approximately 30 cases of the H1N1 flu strain have been reported on the Garden Hill First Nation located 600 kilometres north of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Death of Chief’s son renews calls for suicide prevention
Neskantaga First Nation: Tragedy has hit again in the small Oji-Cree fly-in community of Neskantaga. Less then a year after the First Nation declared a state of emergency in response to a series of suicides, Dwayne Moonias, 29, son of Chief Peter Moonias took his own life last month.
Methadone treatment information session
Six Nations Health Services held a Methadone treatment information session Thursday evening at Six Nations Polytech. The information session was done through the community education component of the Connections Project which examines linkages between chronic physical and emotional pain and addictions.
Calling for Papers for the 2014 International Indigenous Health Conference
Calling for Papers for the 2014 International Indigenous Health Conference to be held at Pullman Cairns International in Cairns, Australia on 15th – 17th December 2014
11th hour move protects land from tax sale
BRANTFORD — At the 11th hour, Six Nations Elected Band Council stepped in to stop a piece of property willed to Six Nations Council by a Brantford citizen eight years ago from going on the auction block.
Violent armed robbery suspect apprehended
SIX NATIONS – A collaborative effort between the OPP, Hamilton Regional Police and Six Nations Police culminated in a brief stand-off on First Line Road near Townline Rd., Monday morning involving a violent armed robbery near Welland, which left a family of three in hospital.
GREAT to host Community Leadership Program
The Six Nations Women of the Grand River project, funded by Grand River Employment & Training will be hosting an upcoming Community Leadership Program.
Chemical disaster creates total chaos
CHARLESTON, WV: A chemical spill last Wednesday in the Elk River put the capital city of West Virginia into disaster.