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.
Pearls of Wisdom from my Mother-in-law
After weeks of life taking over my schedule I finally found some time to clean. Together the kids and I determined to sort through old toys and purge the household of clutter.
Our “Special Month” — Almost in the Bag
So as we head into the final week of National Native American Heritage Month as proclaimed by the 44th Rahnatakaias, or as I call it, our “special month,” we get to witness another misappropriation of our culture or, at the very least, another great falsehood of American history, the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving.
Indigenous theatre celebrates Weesageechak festival
Toronto – Native Earth Performing Arts (NEPA) celebrates local Indigenous theatre with the 26th annual Weesageechak Begins to Dance festival.
Short on Patience with Shorthills Protests
The message rings loud and clear. A growing contingency of opposition is making a point to be loud and proud of their opposition to the “massacre” of deer in the Shorthills.
Why do you not vote?
I have been asked, “Cam, why do you not vote? Don’t you care about Six Nations’ future?” Well, actually, I sure do care about Six Nations’ future which is the main reason why I do not vote. This is also why I am a member in good standing of the Indian Defence League of America.
Letter to the Editors: Beware of the almighty dollar
Last Thursday I attended a meeting regarding the Erie Ave/Birkett’s Lane development dispute. If the reader is unaware of what is going on then may I suggest reading the back issues of the Two Row Times, they sum it up nicely. To say the least, I was in for a big surprise. The meeting was over before it even started. Without getting into the who’s who and who said what, I was just in shock and disbelief at what I heard and saw.
Morning Coffee Thought: Warriors, Sobriety and all that stuff
Until my involvement with ACTION and Oshkimaadziig Unity Camp, I have never been to a blockade or to a land reclamation. Does being at a blockade and or reclamation site make a warrior? Does one have to be in an armed conflict, or face to face showdown with the paramilitary to be considered one?
Ongwehowe people reject the First Nations Education Act
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawa:ke issued a statement Monday condemning the Harper Government’s proposed First Nations Education Act.
New Gladue Court to open in January
SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Polytechnic main hall was packed out on Friday as Judges, lawyers, Crown Attorneys, defence lawyers, parole officers, and others within the Canadian Courts System gathered for a very special meeting.
Community meeting opposed to new development
CALEDONIA – Band Council Lawyer Lonny Bomberry chaired a community meeting at the Six Nations Community Hall last week and got an earful from around 30 people who were clearly not in favour of a proposed new housing development planned for 107 acres located almost across the highway from Kanonhstaton, the land Six Nations people reclaimed in 2006.
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. Kane’s two-hour long talk, sharing the same name as his radio show, “Let’s Talk Native,” was long-awaited and much-anticipated by Buffalonians and bookstore patrons.
SWN awarded injunction against “protesters”
SWN was awarded an injunction earlier today preventing “protesters” from blocking thumper trucks pathways, and allowing the company to return to unceded Mikmaq territory to continue shale gas exploration.
Youth and Trauma: Remembering Wade
From that moment we spent almost every day together, laughing, sharing, and talking about anything. Together we cried about the sadness in our lives, but we also laughed about the crazy times in our individual grown up years. We got closer as the months went by and I realized he loved me and I loved him too. It was great to have someone in my life that truly cared for me.
At the summit of hypocrisy: Harper boycotts Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka citing “human rights” concerns
Prime Minister Stephen Harper may have boycotted the Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka last week, but he still managed to reach the summit of hypocrisy.