By Fernando Acre GUSTAFSEN LAKE – The 1995 Gustafsen Lake standoff was one of the most significant conflicts between Indigenous people and the Canadian state. Over 400 RCMP officers used helicopters, armoured personnel carriers and...
Restoring indigenous knowledge of the land By Fernando Arce TORONTO – What do we really know about Indigenous Peoples outside of movies and history books? Why do we call them “native” in the first...
AKWESASNE – Kanienkéha (Mohawk Language) student Monica Peters has recently produced a video of all the beautiful animals she sees in the forest of her home community in Kawehno:ke ko:wa, Akwesasne, Cornwall Island. Peters...
AKWESASNE – Kanasaraken (aka Loran Thompson) speaks about the problems affecting his community in Akwesasne, and the problems that traditional Onkwehon:we people are facing at the hands of the colonial Band/Tribal Councils. In discussing possible ways...
ONEIDA OF THE THAMES – Episode 9 of the What’s Going On Podcast was recorded at Oneida of the Thames territory on May 6th 2015. A group of Rotiskenrakehte gathered to speak about the...
By Tom Keefer AKWESASNE – Mohawk elder Kanasaraken (aka Loran Thompson) recently spoke to Real Peoples Media about his visit to Ecuador to see the devastation in the Amazonian rainforest caused by Chevron. Kanasaraken...
By Myeengun Henry and Stephen Svenson CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES TERRITORY – Last weekend was a busy one for Chippewas Solidarity. Saturday there was an Honouring Ceremony for Rachel Thevenard who ran the length of...
CATTARAGUS SENECA TERRITORY – This week’s episode of Let’s Talk Native with John Kane sees the incomparable Jimmy Wolf join Matt Hill, Louis Snyder and John Kane. The featured musical guest is blues Musician Jimmy...
By Fernando Arce TS’PETEN TERRITORY – A group of Indigenous nations are asking the Canadian government to lead a national inquiry into the RCMP’s violent response during the 1995 Gustafsen Lake Standoff, better known...
In this video, Alan Ojiig Corbiere discusses Wampum Belts and their direct relevance to the relationships between Indigenous peoples and Canada. Wampum Belts are living symbols of our treaty agreements and the honour of keeping...
