Tyendinaga Resident Charged with Attempted Murder
A Tyendinaga resident, Jayson Scott, 39, has been charged with attempted murder after his preliminary hearing on September 26th. Scott was initially charged with 2…
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UN Special Rapporteur welcomed to Winnipeg with Jingle Dress Dance
WINNIPEG – Portage and Main, the busiest intersection in downtown Winnipeg was closed to traffic and instead rang out with jingles, drumming, whoops, and singing…
Six Nations organizes to resist taxation
OHSWEKEN – A group of citizens and business people gathered at the GREAT Theatre last Thursday to take steps towards forming a people’s committee to address the question of taxation on Six Nations Territory. They will be meeting each and every Thursday beginning at 7 pm as they discuss strategies and get updates on how to resist the Ontario and Federal government’s efforts to impose taxation on Haudenosaunee people both on and off reserve.
Corn soup: from field to bowl
SIX NATIONS – The Grade 7 class at Emily C. General School is learning the art of white corn preparation for traditional corn soup. Last…
UN Rapporteur concludes his tour of Canada
OTTAWA-UN Special Rapporteur James Anaya concluded his tour of Canada earlier today with a press conference reviewing his findings. Anaya met with federal and provincial…
Shawnee Warrior and leader honoured in Moraviantown
Thousands gathered in Moraviantown and Tecumseh’s monument to celebrate the life and sacrifice of the great Shawnee warrior and leader Tecumseh this past weekend. Tecumseh…
Peaceful Rally in Hagersville for Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
The Second Annual Never to be Forgotten Rally was held Monday evening in Hagersville. About 50 people gathered peacefully at the stoplights on Main Street…
Ontario dragged into Native Burger Stand case
BRANTFORD – The burgers and smokes are still being served up at the Plank Road, One Stop Smoke Shop on Highway #6, near Caledonia. Derek…
New Personal Services Support Worker program at Polytechnic
SIX NATIONS – Representatives from various educational program partners met at Six Nations Polytechnic to discuss, amongst other things, the new funding being made available for…
Mohawk Workers may have helped bring UN to investigate Canada
SIX NATIONS – A delegation of Mohawk Workers have been invited to Ottawa by Special Rapporteur James Anaya to discuss in greater detail matters earlier…
“FRACK OFF!” Elsipogtog First Nation announces major land reclamation in ongoing anti-fracking struggle
After months of arrests and mounting resistance against shale gas exploration in New Brunswick on Mi’kmaq territory, the anti-fracking movement upped the ante this past…
TWO ROW AT THE HAGUE
The Two Row Wampum (first made between the Haudenosaunee and the Dutch 400 years ago) as well as the United Nation Declaration on the Rights…
Walking With Our Sisters Memorial opens in Edmonton
EDMONTON – When Metis artist Christi Belcourt heard about the disappearance of a number of indigenous women in her area, she was overwhelmed with emotion.…
Full Rainbow Frames Idle No More-Toronto’s Unity in Action Gathering
TORONTO – On the 250th anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763, on October 7, the Idle No More movement took to the streets in…
Counties agree to fight contraband cigarette trafficking
Four New York county district attorneys announced an agreement to fight cigarette trafficking. The agreement was negotiated with Ohio-based R + L Carriers trucking company. St. Lawrence County, Franklin County, Chautauqua County and Suffolk County were the represented county governments.