[Kanenhariyo introduces the Ambassador of Venezuela to the sweet taste of maple sap.] By Tom Keefer The Venezuelan Ambassador comes to Tyendinaga TYENDINAGA – On Friday March 11th, 2016, His Excellency Wilmer Omar Barrientos...
By Sakej Ward SECWEPEMC TERRITORY – We just returned from Wolverine’s funeral. The Secwepemc communities and families did an amazing job with the funeral ceremonies. They took such good care of the guests, feasting them,...
By Tom Keefer TYENDINAGA – Tim Barnhart is a man who wants to leave a legacy. The 56-year-old Mohawk man from Tyendinaga is working on a plan to bring medical marijuana to the masses....
by Erica Commanda March 25, 2016, Muskrat Magazine “They follow me. They threaten to kill me – to kidnap me. They threaten my family. That is what we face,” said Berta Cáceres (Lenca) when...
(Secwepemc Elder William Jones “Wolverine” Ignace died Tuesday in his home. He was 84. Photo courtesy of Ts’Peten Defenders) @JorgeBarrera APTN National News SECWEPEMC TERRITORY – Secwepemc Elder William Jones “Wolverine” Ignace, who gained international...
Originally published in Rabble Blogs, March 15 2016. By Fernando Arce TORONTO – Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the constituent office of the Ministry of International Trade in Toronto on March 11 to condemn...
[Artwork credit: “Clan Mothers” by Stan Natchez.] By Tom Keefer One of the most important things that I have learned in spending the last 10 years working with Onkwehon:we people is the significance of...
AKWESASNE – Kanasaraken speaks to Real Peoples Media about how the Mohawk people have traditionally handled relations with representatives from other countries and how they go about picking representatives to communicate with those other...
AKWESASNE – Kanasaraken speaks with John Kane and Matt Hill from the Let’s Talk Native studio in Cattaraugus about the condolence ceremony developed by Hiawatha and the Peacemaker. The condolence ceremony was essential in...
GANIENKEH – This video takes you behind the scenes in the Mohawk community of Ganienkeh. Ganienkeh was established as an “Independent Indian Republic” in the 1970s and operates according to cooperative economic principles and...
