Monthly Archives: November 2008

By Bernie Bates The bread lines during the great depression of the 1930’s, saved many from their hunger pangs, but, what they really thirsted for was change. They too, needed a great leader to fix the wheels on the economic … Continue reading →

Posted by Douglas Glynn Midland Free Press A Mohawk environmentalist is planning to walk from Tiny Township to Queen’s Park to deliver a message to Premier Dalton McGuinty about Site 41. What McGuinty is doing, says Danny Beaton, a Mohawk … Continue reading →

By Malcolm McColl Two separate conferences dedicated to residential school healing were held October 21-24 at the Prince George Civic Centre. The Indian Residential School Survivor Society (www.irsss.ca) hosted sessions on the 21st and 22nd entitled “A Regional Gathering on … Continue reading →

By Lloyd Dolha Opposition to a proposed heap leach mine that could pollute Yukon River is growing among Yukon First Nations, as the territorial government has approved the mine’s next phase of development within their traditional lands. Western Copper Corporation, … Continue reading →

By Lloyd Dolha The province of British Columbia announced that it has authorized its provincial negotiators to include revenue sharing with First Nations on new mining projects, making British Columbia the first province in Canada to share direct revenue from … Continue reading →

By Clint Buehler EDMONTON – The Alberta government has committed more than $4 million over the next three years to assist Aboriginal communities and Metis settlements facing economic challenges as a result of the downturn in the province’s forest industry. … Continue reading →

By Lloyd Dolha A former Saskatchewan Member of Parliament who sent constituents controversial pamphlets suggesting aboriginal people shouldn’t get special treatment says he isn’t racist and that he believes in the equality of all Canadians. Jim Pankiw told the Canadian … Continue reading →

By Morgan O’Neal He was different from most cigar-store Indians of the early 1900s with their distinctly carved high cheekbones and brightly painted feather headdresses. He was short and curious-looking, with wide, thick eyebrows, a pillbox hat, and a bemused … Continue reading →

Story and photos by Danny Beaton Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation, Ontario, Canada www.dannybeaton.ca The definition of a warrior . . . there are two of them that I know of. One I heard in the longhouse when Leon was alive. … Continue reading →