Battle between BC and Musqueam over desecration of burial site escalating
Tensions mounted this morning in Vancouver as an ongoing dispute over a burial site threatened by a condo went up a notch.
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Canada will get no warning next time we strike, says Mohawk
The Canadian government won’t get any warning the next time it faces a major strike against its economy of the scale witnessed in 2007 when Mohawks from Tyendinaga shut down rail-lines and one of Canada’s busiest highways for several hours, according to one of the Mohawks involved in the event.
First Nations youth "unrest" aimed at "own" leadership
One the eve of Tuesday’s Crown First-Nations Gathering, B.C’s Grand Chief Stewart Phillip warned of a potential youth uprising if talks didn’t go smoothly.
First Nations youth “unrest” aimed at “own” leadership
One the eve of Tuesday’s Crown First-Nations Gathering, B.C’s Grand Chief Stewart Phillip warned of a potential youth uprising if talks didn’t go smoothly.
Echoes of a long-ago guerrilla war on Nemiah Valley road
On Saturday afternoon, a Taseko Mines convoy of trucks and equipment was stopped by an RCMP cruiser on the gravel Nemiah Valley road in British Columbia’s interior.
Protests rise against planned Kanesatake mine clean up
A group of protestors gathered in downtown Montreal Monday.
New Kanesatake grand chief plans creation of council ethics watchdog
There is a new grand chief in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake, near Montreal.
Kanesatake gearing up for Aug. 20 election
Kanesatake’s band election is coming up on Aug. 20 and 18 candidates are vying for a seat around the big table.
Kanesatake warns Oka over planned mining exploration
The municipality of Oka has received a warning from Kanesatake over plans to allow a Quebec mining company to explore a dormant niobium mine on claimed Mohawk territory.