Train derailment in Sask. Used By Premier to Call for More Oil Pipelines

Last Wednesday, September 25, a Canadian National Rail train with 17 cars carrying hazardous materials, including flammable petroleum, ethanol, and other chemicals, derailed near Landis,…

Into the Pipeline, Down the rabbit hole

BRANTFORD - On September 25th-26th, 2013 Enbridge Pipelines conducted a full-scale exercise simulating a pipeline rupture, an oil breach scenario that would see around 4,400…

Walk Against Violence brings community together in Peace

OHSWEKEN – Six Nations Walk Against Violence Participants walked through the Six Nations community from all four directions, ending at Veteran’s Park, Ohsweken for free burgers…

AFN Chief Atleo supports resource extraction – but wants respect and better terms

Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, spoke to the Vancouver Board of Trade last week, indicating a willingness to…

Canada Court Watch speaks about parental rights and CAS

OHSWEKEN, ON – Nearly a hundred people gathered at the community hall last week to hear guest lecturer Vernon Beck address parent’s right when dealing…

Six Nations urged to stand united against taxation

SIX NATIONS – There have been many calls to unity for the people of Six Nations since the original formation of League of Five Nations,…

Youth talking to Youth

OHSWEKEN – Following the Walk Against Violence through Six Nations, a video booth was set up to video tape Six Nations young people talking about any…

Band Council seeks input on Solar Energy deal

SIX NATIONS – Community Engagement Coordinator for Six Nations Economic Development, Dan Henhawk, is seeking Six Nations community involvement regarding the latest Solar Energy project being…

Car Show attracts classic machines

SIX NATIONS – The inaugural “I Found It On The Rez” swap meet and car show ran this past weekend at the Chiefswood Garage at…

Playing in the sand draws large crowds

A choir from Six Nations directed by Robin Maracle and known as Dwae Na Ga Das performed recently in Niagara Falls at the dedications of…

Vancouver’s ‘Walk for Reconciliation’ for residential schools attracts tens of thousands

On Sunday, September 22, tens of thousands of people braved the pouring rain in Vancouver on a “Walk for Reconciliation” to mark a week of…

Under pressure: Alberta to conduct hearings into Peace River pollution

After much delay, the Alberta government has finally buckled to public pressure to conduct public hearings into the pollution of the Peace River region, with…

Aboriginal Affairs critic Carolyn Bennett talks with Two Row Times

OTTAWA – The election has not yet been called, but the race is underway nonetheless. The Two Row Times conducted a telephone interview with Federal…

Lakotas face off with white supremacists in Leith, North Dakota

LEITH, North Dakota — On Sunday, September 22nd, Lakotas and Dakotas arrived in Leith, near the Standing Rock Indian Nation, to defend the town from…

“Jaywalking to jail” in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)  – a people’s organization in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) of Vancouver made up of over 2000 drug…