Bill C-10 passes third reading

OTTAWA - Bill C-10 passed a third reading in Parliament last Friday. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice Bob Dechert presented the bill saying…

The fight against Line 9 ramping up again

BURLINGTON – Non-native residents of the Burlington area blocked an access road to an Enbridge Line 9 pipeline with intentions of holding that position for…

Moving forward through understanding for our children

This past Saturday the Central Wellington district high school (C.W.D.H.S) Aboriginal Club of Fergus, in union with other groups and businesses from the surrounding area,…

Bitter custody battle and a brother’s fight to fulfill his sister’s dying wish

Tuscarora Reservation – It has been almost five months since a fatal car accident took the lives of a young Tuscarora couple, Danyle White, 29…

Grassy Narrows Youth Respond to Supreme Court Hearing

OTTAWA – The Grassy Narrows’ Trappers’ Case finally reached the Supreme Court of Canada today, after more than a decade winding its way through the…

Protest gathers on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA – On Saturday, May 10, hundreds of people gathered on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in a rally to defend indigenous communities from varied attacks…

OFIFC’s Villages Equity Corporation Signs Agreement with 2015 Pan Am & Parapan American Games

Villages Equity Corporation (VEC), an economic development organization founded by the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC), signed a license agreement on Tuesday, April…

Indigenous led tourism creates new opportunities

Environmental respect for Mother Earth provides fertile ground for Indigenous communities engaged in the business of tourism in Ontario’s North.

Soldier On relay stops in Tyendinaga to mixed reviews

TYENDINAGA – The Soldier On Afghanistan Relay team began their walk, run, and wheel from the Canadian Armed Forces Base in Trenton and are set…

So what’s the fuss with Tobacco?

Just about everyone has heard about the recent “largest tobacco bust” in North American history. There is nary a media source that is reporting all…

Wahta Men’s Fire shuts down Band Council Office

WAHTA MOHAWK TERRITORY - Members of the Wahta Men’s Fire alongside community members and elders initiated a protest in front of the Administration Office on…

Human Remains found on Christian Island could be that of missing pilot

BEAUSOLIEL FIRST NATION/CHRISTIAN ISLAND - The skeletal remains found in an isolated area on the Beausoleil First Nation on Christian Island could possibly be that…

ATLEO QUITS CORPORATE CONTROL GRID

MNN. May 3, 2014. On May 2nd Sean Atleo courageously stepped down as head of the Assembly of First Nations to return to the natural…

Assembly of First Nations national chief Shawn Atleo quits

Shawn Atleo has resigned as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations after chiefs across the country opposed his support for the federal Conservative…

The “Contraband” Raids are about PR: Interview with John Kane from “Let’s Talk Native”

The Mohawk radio personality believes that the police raids around Montreal, earlier yesterday, are more about public relations than targeting criminal organizations. He says that…