Indigenous Issues

Iroquois elder and global indigenous leader Oren Lyons describes the authentic origins of the U.S. Constitution in the ancient Iroquois “Great League of Peac...

Conversations in Cultural Fluency Lecture Series #4Guest speakers for this conversation include Jamie Jacobs & Jock Hill.Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Ce...

Conversations in Cultural Fluency Lecture Series #3Guest speakers for this conversation include Jane Mt Pleasant, Kitty R Lynn & Chandra Maracle.Deyohahá:ge:...

Conversations in Cultural Fluency Lecture Series #2Guest speakers for this conversation include Dan Longboat, Neil Patterson Jr., & Sheri LongboatDeyohahá:ge...

The Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk people) are the Keepers of the Eastern Door of the Haudenosaunee – The People of the Longhouse. Settlers call them the Iroquois. The six nations of the Hauden…

Adopted September 6, 2019 “I firmly believe that the philosophy of my ancestors lines up quite tidily with the philosophy of communism. I make no apology for my principles.” — Lee Maracle “Socialism is for the people. If you’re afraid of socialism, you’re afraid of yourself.” — Fred Hampton Introduction

Three Treaty 9 First Nations chiefs say they will challenge a proposed Ontario law to implement "special economic zones" to speed up development, if passed.

Mark Carney unveiled his first cabinet as elected prime minister on Tuesday.For more on the cabinet appointments, APTN News spoke with Cody Groat, a Mohawk a...

In Winnipeg, members of the Indigenous community gathered to draw attention to missing and murdered Indigenous men and boys.They are calling on Indigenous le...

In Canada, researchers were inspired by the Blackfoot story of the Human Spiderweb to create a collective practice for 300 people.

Grassy Narrows First Nation Welcome To Asupbeeschoseewagong Anishabek A Nation of Ojibway with traditional roots in Northwestern Ontario celebrating and preserving traditions in Indigenous culture and living. Read More Rooted in Culture, United in Strength Grassy Narrows First Nation is grounded in the wisdom of our Elders, language, and traditions. Our strength comes from unity

Chiefs from Treaty 6, 7 and 8 gathered in Edmonton for an emergency meeting where they were blunt in their criticism of Premier Danielle Smith

Ignoring Indigenous nations and rights as Canada enters a new economic chapter would shred Canada’s reputation, much as ignoring the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement shreds America’s. Ignoring us is contrary to the last decade of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation work and is a risk to both the legitimacy of political elites and the profitability of Canadian industries.

Aboriginal peoples have consistently responded to and actively resisted against unilateral, top-down imposition of government policies that impact their rights and title. We have grouped together several key examples of these actions and initiatives in this section entitled Community and Politics. In order to aid your understanding of these topics, we also recommend visiting our […]

Is it time to form a national Indigenous political party? Again?

Carney told a final leaders election forum "we need to get back to the table." It is the first time the AFN organized the leaders forums.

Twenty years after Amnesty International released its first report on missing and murdered Indigenous women...

From yintahaccess.com : The Attorney General agreed to intervene and pursue criminal contempt charges against everyone arrested November 18th at Gidimt’en Checkpoint village site, including legal observers. He will decide on the remaining 10, including Sleydo’, on July 7th The criminalization of Indigenous land defenders goes against our inherent rights and title. The decision to pursue criminal contempt for those at Coyote Camp will be announced on July 7th, including charges against Sleydo’ and nine others. In previous cases the Attorney General cited it would not be in the public interest. We will always uphold Wet’suwet’en law and responsibility. Call/Email the Attorney General, David Eby and tell him to refuse intervention! AG.Minister@gov.bc.ca, 250-387-1866 Defend the Land Defenders! Next court date July 7th! --------------------------- You can use the form to the right to send an email to David Eby. There is automatic text, written by Land Defenders - you are able to customize it.

Toolkit: Sound the Alarm for Wet’suwet’en This toolkit is for grassroots activists wishing to take part in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en and pressure key decision makers to #KilltheDrill Key reminders for Sound the Alarm for Wet'suwet'en Pick your target Hold your action Take photos and p...