Mush Hole Project brings in a crowd
BRANTFORD – The much anticipated launch of the three-day exhibition of the Mush Hole Project took place over the past weekend from September 16 to…
Friend questions police investigation after missing woman found dead in B.C.
A family friend of a Saskatchewan woman found dead in a forested area of British Columbia hopes a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous…
RCMP charge First Nation co manager with defrauding federal program of $1.2M
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — RCMP say a Thunder Bay, Ont., man is facing charges after more than $1.2 million was fraudulently obtained for a remote…
Notification after the fact is the new public consultation
Doug Whitlow Sometime ago, the Canadian government declared that all Aboriginal communities/First Nations had to be properly consulted prior to any development occurring on or…
Wampum to follow
An Editorial by Jonathan Garlow In centuries and millennium past, our people developed a system of honour and an international agreement of the sacred. It…
The horn of the serpent
Tad McCallum A unique political institution developed in colonial North America. The Covenant Chain was an alliance or federation between British America, then principally New…
Akwesasne Mohawks expelled from the Mushhole and other bad memories
By Doug George-Kanentiio I was a student at the Mohawk Institute (a.k.a. the "Mushhole" for its unique brand of watery porridge) in Brantford, Ont. from…
Human Rights Tribunal decision confirms non-compliance
TORONTO – Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day says last week’s Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision shines a glaring spotlight once again on a government system…
Onkwehonwe Week in Review: September 21, 2016
Winnipeg MP breaks ranks with Liberal caucus over controversial Site C project The Justice for the Peace Caravan has recently traveled from British Columbia…
Chiefs champs again
SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Chiefs of the OLA Major Series Sr. A have won their third Mann Cup in four years, the sixth in…
New faces, same results for Corvairs
CALEDONIA ‑ The Caledonia Corvairs have returned to the ice for the 2016-17 Jr. B hockey season to begin their quest for an unprecedented fourth-straight…
Arrests of land defenders at Dakota Access Pipeline by armed officers in riot gear
STANDING ROCK SIOUX NATION, N.D. — Livestreamed video from the Dakota Access Pipeline Tuesday showed indigenous men and women being arrested by heavily armed law…
Arsonist hits another home on Six Nations
SIX NATIONS — Six Nations Firefighters say another home on the territory was hit by arson. Firefighters battled the trailer home fire early Saturday morning…
Fire at hangar sends dark smoke for miles
HAGERSVILLE — A fire at a manufacturing plant west of Hagersville sent dark plumes of smoke into the air Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out…
Throne speech missed opportunity for FN inclusion
TORONTO — Ontario’s indigenous leaders criticized the province’s throne speech yesterday, saying important issues like resource revenue sharing were not addressed. Ontario Regional Chief Isadore…