Toronto City Hall votes against Line 9

TORONTO – At the last Toronto City Council meeting before the civic elections this fall, a group called Scarborough for a Bitumen Free Future scored an…

Wahta Elected Council creates “enemies list”

WAHTA – 120 days have passed since the Wahta Community Fire set up a ongoing protest camp in front of the Administration Building in the…

The search for “Good Living” from northern Ontario to Ecuador

In 2013, Darlene Necan, an Ojibwe woman of the Nation of Saugeen #258, built a cabin on her family’s trap line that she hoped would…

Mohawk man turns to crowdfunding to realize dream

We use the Internet for all sorts of things, to keep track of our friends on Facebook, to watch silly cat videos on Youtube, maybe…

Despite NEB approval of Line 9, opposition continues

The Line 9 campaign in Southern Ontario has been a movement that has used civil disobedience, education, and grassroots organizing to oppose tar sands expansion.

Ontario Changes to Methadone Program a Mistake, BC Patients Warn.

Ontario’s 40,000 methadone patients are being switched to a new formulation of methadone, a medication prescribed to treat opiate addiction. Patients in BC were switched…

Indigenous voices make themselves heard at PSF

The People’s Social Forum was held this past weekend in at the University of Ottawa on unceded Onkwehon:we land. The four-day gathering was billed as…

Three Fires Homecoming Pow Wow this weekend

The 28th annual Three Fires Homecoming Pow Wow and traditional gathering will take place this weekend from August 23rd to 24th. According to Faith Rivers,…

Line 9 Blockaders arrested near Woodstock

INNERKIP – Five protesters trying to stop work on the Line 9 pipeline project which is yards away from the Thames River near Innerkip, Ontario,…

B.C. tailings pond breach will have long-term catastrophic effects

A massive tailings pond breach in British Columbia’s interior last week will most likely have long-term devastating effects on the local environment, fish, and wildlife,…

List targets nearly 200 non-native Kahnawà:ke residents for removal from territory

KAHNAWAKE - A grassroots collective of band members has compiled a list of names and is seeking to enforce and evict those in violation of…

Algonquins struggle against logging

BARRIER LAKE – A group of around 30 Barrier Lake Algonquin men, women and children full time are trying to stop what they call “illegal…

Hunger strike for Grassy Narrows after report hidden by Ontario government comes to light

On Monday, the Grassy Narrows (Asubpeechoseewagong) First Nation and the Chiefs of Ontario held a press conference about the province’s decision to push ahead with…

Toxic and noxious weed growing in Tyendinaga

The highly toxic Giant Hogweed has been spotted growing in abundance in Tyendinaga. The Hogweed is located at Beach Road as it turns into Ridge…

Inquest into deaths of 7 Native youth delayed again

THUNDER BAY – From 2000 to 2011, seven First Nations teenagers died under similar circumstances while attending highschool in Thunder Bay, a community home to…