Pappy Johns Band making moves in Memphis
SIX NATIONS – For the second year in a row, Six Nations blues musicians will be representing the Grand River Blues Society at the prestigious International Blues Challenge held annually in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Birthing Center celebrates first baby of the New Year
About 15 staff, family and friends gathered at The Birthing Center on Six Nations Friday afternoon to celebrate the center’s first baby of the New Year.
New Yorkers gather in anti-fracking protest
ALBANY – More than 1,000 protestors descended upon New York State’s capital of Albany on January 8th, 2014.
NYS Medical marijuana plan may be fueled by Akwesasne pot seizures
AKWESASNE – New York State is embarking upon a medical marijuana program, joining twenty other states in the U.S. already doing so.
John Kane to Address “Inherent Sovereignty” at Arizona State University
WASHINGTON – John Kane, Mohawk activist and national commentator on Native issues, will be a featured speaker at “Who Decides You’re Real? Fixing the Federal Recognition Process,” a two-day conference at Arizona State University in Tempe.
A matter of integrity: Neil Young on the tar sands and First Nations rights
TORONTO – Rock legend Neil Young made a splash at a press conference in Toronto on Sunday.
Last monolingual Chickasaw Speaker Passes Away
The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma has announced the death of Emily Johnson Dickerson, 93, who spoke only Chickasaw her entire life.
Aboriginal Persons’ Court opens for business
The Ontario Court of Justice in Brantford was packed Tuesday morning as the new Aboriginal Persons’ Court (APC) held their open ceremonies. The
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 territory,..
Troubled First Nation changes its name
MASKWACIS – Hobbema, Alberta, one of Canada’s most crime-ridden and troubled First Nations formally changed its name, effective January 1st.
Dechinta Bush University: Education in the North
Started in 2008 on traditional Dene territory (Yellowknife), at Dechinta University, students learn about self-determination and the land.
Peace bridge march draws community activists
Sub zero temperatures didn’t deter a crowd of people from marching on the Peace Bridge on Saturday afternoon to stand up for the environment.
St. Andrew’s wants Thorold Blackhawks logo changed
In a statement issued to Thorold Blackhawks owners, Ralph Sacco and Tony Gigliotti, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Thorold expressed their concerns regarding the refusal of the Blackhawks owners to change their offensive team caricature.
Federal regulation of Six Nations drinking water now in effect
SIX NATIONS – A fundamental legislative change in the regulation of Six Nations drinking water treatment and supply may have far reaching First Nations sovereignty implications.
What You Don’t Know Could Kill You: BC to Make Methadone Ten Times Stronger
In BC, methadone will get ten times stronger in just a few weeks – but most patients don’t know about it – raising the spectre of accidental overdose and death.