What’s trending: July 20, 2016
Melania versus Michelle — who said it better? A video comparing a speech Donald Trump’s wife Melania made at the Republican National Convention with a…
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My father Andrew has no idea how to use a computer. In fact he doesn’t even know how to turn one on and he has no interest in learning. He really loves news though and usually watches CNN and other news networks and often times I will tell him his news is old news because I have already seen it on Facebook. Lately I have been giving him up to the minute updates from my Facebook feed or I will let him know what the internet is talking about to keep him current. Why not do an update for everyone from the Six Nations community?
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Anishnabe singer Nikki Shawana is stirring hearts online after video circulated this weekend of her first place performance in the Ann Arbour Pow Wow hand drum contest.
#NotYourTonto goes VIRAL during Oscars
A ‘Twitter Storm’, targeting the Academy Award nomination for Disney’s “The Lone Ranger” went viral on Sunday during the Oscars. The film was controversially nominated by the Academy for “Achievement in Make up & Hair Styling”.
Indigenous people are #NotYourMascot
Fans of the NFL and Indigenous people posted to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and any other medium they had using the hashtag #NotYourMascot to urge the Washington Redsk*ns to drop the racist term from the team name.
Cleveland General tells history of Plank Road
Cayuga Royanni (Chief) Deyotowehgoh (Cleveland General) of the Wolf Clan tells the history of Plank Road now known as Highway #6 of Ontario. This land was at the center of the Caledonia (Douglas Creek Estates) conflict in 2006.
Political prisoners denied basic human rights
The Elsipogtog protest against fracking seems to be over for everyone except Mi’kmaq men Aaron Francis and Germaine Jr. Breau who have been held in custody since the RCMP raid on October 17th 2013.
The difficult sayings of Nelson Mandela
The Facebook community has been remembering the Mandela the revolutionary man and anti-colonial freedom fighter this week.
UK Music Video depicts Rez life
Drum and bass artists Chase & Status have released a new album “Brand New Machine” December 4, 2013 and the music video premiere for single “Alive ft. Jacob Banks” has been received with mixed reactions.
Neil Young Honours the Treaties
Neil Young has announced that he will perform 4 benefit shows in Canada to raise money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) Legal Defense Fund.
Winnipeg Student Kicked Off Bus For Wearing Sweater – “Got Land? Thank An Indian.”
Gelsey Sumner, a female high school student in Winnipeg, says that she was kicked off a bus for wearing a sweater with the message “Got Land? Thank An Indian” on it.
Demonstrators Set Up Frack Site Outside B.C. Premier Home
Noting B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s support for fracking, demonstrators with the Vancouver Coast Salish Rising Tide group set up a mock fracking site protest outside of her home this past Sunday. The protest was quickly pulled down by authorities, but not before demonstrators made their point and images of the mock fracking site went viral.
Iconic Indie Rock Veteran Lou Reed Dies at 71
Musician Lou Reed, who was seen as a pioneer with the group “The Velvet Underground” in the late 60’s and early 70’s and who had a long solo career, passed away on Sunday at the age of 71. Social media lit up with posts from artists talking about the influence Lou Reed had on them, while fans and celebrities shared posts about how his music broke open musical boundaries and provided a voice for those on the margins.
B.C. Councillors Call Proposed Change to Reserve Policy “Scary” and a “Real Threat”
In the latest edition of “Settler Panic,” Councillors this week in Richmond, B.C. talked openly about their fears of potential changes to the Federal Reserve…
Hooded Wyoming Wolf Hunters Image Goes Viral
A photo went viral this week of a men wearing hoods while standing around an American flag and holding up the corpse of a dead…
UN Special Rapporteur encounters Idle No More revival
The United Nations has dispatched James Anya, a law professor and special human rights envoy to assess the situation of indigenous peoples within Canada. Anya…