Category: Governance

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Uncompelled Justice: Why David Sharpe’s Abuse of Process and Charter Challenge Demands Canada’s Attention

The power of a state to compel testimony is among its most coercive tools. That power, when misused, threatens not only the rights of the individual but the constitutional foundations of our justice system. In the case of David Sharpe, a First Nations economic leader and former CEO of Bridging Finance Inc., the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) crossed a critical legal line—and may have changed the law retroactively to cover it up.

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What we know about the unprecedented raids on Mohawk cannabis farms in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

It has been difficult to separate fact from fiction in the recent police raids on cannabis farms in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. The following is a timeline that Real People’s Media has put together to make sense of the events.  

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Predatory Pricing leads to the cheapest fuel in Ontario, and hard times for Mohawk businesses

How the economic practices of a former employee of the Auditor General of Canada are harming the private sector in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Editorial note: Real People’s Media has been approached by several business...

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Raid of Lutselk’e cultural camp a “sickening” example of Northwest Territories racism

Calls for apology and accountability are met with deafening silence by the Government of the Northwest Territories By Chief James Marlowe, Lutselk’e Dene First Nation  Lutselk’e Dene First Nation is a community in the...

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Why the Robinson Huron Treaty Annuities belong to the People

By Tim Ladouceur The Robinson Huron Treaty was signed in 1850. The Chiefs and Principal Men of the Tribes were responsible for the accepting and signing of the Treaty. The Chiefs alone could not...

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Chief Del Riley discusses inherent rights with Peter Owl and Jane Picotte of Sagamok First Nation

On March 29th, 2023, Chief Del Riley had a discussion with members of Sagamok First Nation to talk about their opposition to what appears to be the selling out of their rights by the Indian Act Band Council.

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Webinar: How to resist economic genocide?

Join an interactive webinar with speakers including: Ken Hughes Sr. Spokesperson for Mississaugas of the Credit Medicine Wheel, Tyendinaga Mohawk War Chief Kanenhariyo, and Hereditary Crane Clan Chief Delbert Riley on Monday, April 4th at 7pm.

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Press Release: Likht’samisyu Clan Enforces Coastal Gaslink Eviction, Decommissions Heavy Equipment

Upon CGL’s failure to remove equipment from Likht’samisyu land, Chief Dsta’hyl seized and decommissioned a Coastal Gaslink excavator.
Following the decommissioning of the excavator, Coastal Gaslink complied with the Hereditary Chiefs’ eviction notice within the Parrot Lake area and removed all remaining heavy equipment.

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Kanenhariyo’s message to the International Community about Canada’s violation of Indigenous Rights

On September 27th, 2021, Kanenhariyo made a presentation at a panel discussion on the violation of Indigenous People’s Human Rights in Canada, the USA and Australia. The event was organized by the permanent diplomatic missions of the Republic of Belarus, the People’s Republic of China, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as a side event during the 48th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the situation of Indigenous peoples.

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“This vote is wrong in every way: All of it is in breach of our treaty”

The “Partial Settlement Agreement” vote that the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Band Council is holding is a violation of the terms of the Simcoe Deed and a scheme to trick Mohawk people into giving up their land to Canada.