Grassroots Initiatives Honor Missing and Murdered Women

“We will come together again in Toronto this February 14th for the 9th year in a row. We stand together on this day to show…

Elderly couple bullied into signing away their land

QUINTE WEST – It all started back in August 2012 when Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) went out in search of new land to…

Kahnawake youth say no to FNEA

KAHNAWAKE – Over 500 people joined Kahnawake’s youth and their supporters for a rally on Kahnawake Territory on Tuesday, to show their opposition to the…

Youth employment strategy in rural Ontario

The Rural Ontario Institute will host a forum on February 11 in Brantford, which will explore the challenges and solutions to overcome rural youth unemployment.

Man missing almost a year, still no answers

AKWESASNE – Timothy Benedict-Leaf, 19, was last seen at his mother’s house on Cornwall Island almost one year ago and no one has seen or…

New Gladue Court off to a slow start

he Ontario Court of Justice’s new ‘Aboriginal’ Persons’ Court (also known as Gladue Court), got off to a slow start last Thursday.

Akwesasne woman proposes Cornwall Island Mohawk Band Council

AKWESASNE –Cornwall Island (Kawehnoke) may one day have a different political governance structure if one local political activist has her way.

Young couples’ lives end in tragedy, leave behind 6 young children

Tuscarora Reservation: A young couple is dead following a single vehicle accident on December 30, 2013. Danyle White and Brandon Rickard leave behind 6 young…

Outbreak of H1N1 reaches Garden Hill First Nation

Approximately 30 cases of the H1N1 flu strain have been reported on the Garden Hill First Nation located 600 kilometres north of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Death of Chief’s son renews calls for suicide prevention

Neskantaga First Nation: Tragedy has hit again in the small Oji-Cree fly-in community of Neskantaga. Less then a year after the First Nation declared a…

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.

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.

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.