On to Ottawa for Onkwehon:we rights

On Tuesday, Nov. 26, five members of Scarborough’s West Hill United Church – Minister Gretta Vosper, Ruth Gill, Dorothy Hirlehey, Steve Watson, and Morlan Rees…

Al-Jazeera covers “Let’s Talk Native”

BUFFALO – On Sunday, Nov. 17, the “Let’s Talk Native… with John Kane” live radio show had some very special guests. In addition to the…

Protests against the proposed First Nations Education Act to be held Wednesday

First Nations people and ally supporters will rally around Indian Affairs offices across the province tomorrow to say no to the conservative governments proposed takeover…

Akwesasne War Chief Skaghenhate’ goes bigger after sign is vandalized

AKWESASNE – Akwesasne War Chief, Skaghenhate’, drove up to his Urban Thrift retail tobacco business on Nov 17, and saw something different. A vinyl sign…

New York communities organize against the I-81 pipeline

In May 2013, the Millennium Pipeline Company announced a proposal to construct a 60 mile-long, high-pressure pipeline that will be at least 24” in diameter…

Cliffs Cancels “Ring of Fire” Open Pit Mine

OTTAWA - Tony Clement, Conservative minister and Treasury Board President, is claiming the Ring of Fire could be the next Oil Sands.

An Evening of Truth-telling at Burning Books

Illuminating conversations were sparked Thursday at Mohawk activist John Kane’s first guest lecture at Burning Books, a radical bookstore on the West Side of Buffalo.…

Candidates prepare for Dec 7th Election in Tyendinaga

Election time in Tyendinaga is always controversial. It was almost 130 years ago when the Canadian Parliament passed the Indian Advancement Act to allow the…

SWN Seismic Testing continues

NEW BRUNSWICK - SWN Resources employees and police officers are facing more protesters, as seismic testing continues in the area. Tension is building as opponents…

Pollutants near Aamjiwnaang causing skewed sex ratios, study shows

A new study from the University of Michigan School of Public Health in collaboration with the Aamjiwnaang Environment Office confirms what many people of Aamjiwnaang…

Ontario launches “development corporation” in the Ring of Fire

Last Friday, the Ontario government announced the creation of a public corporation to oversee the development of infrastructure that will facilitate the extraction of resources…

In gaming conflict with the Oneida, Cayuga Nation gains support

The Cayuga Nation of New York has been in the news for economic development for the past few years. In 2012 the tribal government launched…

Awenda provincial park reclamation continues

TINY TOWNSHIP: A reclamation of Awenda Provincial Park is now entering its 19th month. Organizers have formed a grassroots connection with neighboring Springwater Provincial Park…

Onkwehon:we war veteran arrested at Toronto

TORONTO, ON – Social media lit up with outrage this week as video of an Onkwehon:we War Veteran, Davyn Calfchild, being arrested at a public…

Tyendinaga Youth wins the James Bartleman Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Award

Tyendinaga resident Emily Workman, 12 years old, is one of six winners of the prestigious James Bartleman Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Awards for her poem,…