“Servants of the People”
Traditionally, this title was an honor bestowed on those distinguished both by willingness to serve and effectiveness in doing so. This was our concept —…
New Coastal First Nations Campaign Takes Aim at Bear Trophy Hunting
Coastal First Nations, an alliance of Wuikinuxv, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Nuxalk, Gitga’at, Metlakatla, Old Massett, Skidegate, and the Council of the Haida Nation issued a ban…
Treaty 3 Grassroots Citizens Coalition leads “Toonie Walk for Loonie Justice”
The Treaty 3 Grassroots Citizens Coalition, joined by off-reserve members of the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen no.258, are walking to demand accountability from First Nations…
New Credit creating its own Matrimonial Real Property law
The Mississauga’s of the New Credit are seeking input from their members to design and codify a binding Matrimonial Real Property bylaw for that community. In a…
New Tonto biography remembers Jay Silverheals
The same week the new Lone Ranger film, featuring Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp was released in the theatres, a new biography on Jay Silverheels…
Two Row Renewal event coming to the Grand River
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Two Row Wampum Treaty struck between the Haudenosaunee and Dutch visitors in 1613. To commemorate that agreement…
Behind the scenes of the Mohawk land deal
There has been much talk, fear mongering, unrealistic anticipation and misunderstanding about an agreement proposed between King and Benton Development Corp under the name of…
Burger stand closure could open more than expected
Toronto lawyer , Katherine Hensel and co-council, Six Nations own Bev Jacobs, were in Cayuga Court last week defending Derek Sandy and Nolan Hill who…
Jamieson wins another MVP award
A trip to IKEA might be in Cody Jamieson’s future to accommodate all of the awards he has won the past two years. Jamieson, who has won back-to-back NLL Champion’s Cups and Finals MVP Awards, added the Johnny Shooter Davis Award as the Major Series Lacrosse Playoff MVP to his collection Monday night.
Nestlé pumping 265 million litres of water from Sto:lo ancestral lands every year
The world’s largest food company, Nestlé – which was listed in 2011 by the Fortune Global 500 as the top-ranking company in the world by…
Keely Walk, Run or Bike event raises thousands
OHSWEKEN – The sky above Six Nations was red and pink Saturday morning at 11 o’clock as the 2nd Annual 10K for Keely Run, Walk, or…
BMO delivers cheque for Chiefswood Museum
The Bank of Montreal’s Jason Cameron, Director of Aboriginal Banking, and Kristina Austin, commercial Account Manager, were at Chiefswood Historical Museum last week to bring a $500…
Toad has her day in court.
The sun was shining as Theresa “Toad” Jamieson emerged from the Cayuga courthouse Wednesday afternoon smiling and looking to the sky saying Nya:wah. That morning…
Scarborough’s West Hill United Church Calls on Canada to respect the treaty relationships
The First Nations Study Group at West Hill United Church in Scarborough recently launched a Petition to the House of Commons to draw attention to…
Akwesasne International Pow-Wow – September 7th and 8th, 2013
The A’nowara’ko:wa Arena in Kawehnoke (Cornwall Island), located across the St. Lawrence River from Cornwall Ontario, will be the scene of the 2013 Akwesasne International…