I have a dream that one day in our traditional territories coming generations will scarcely recall the time when sacred agreements of partnership and brotherhood faltered.
Turtle Island
An Anishinaabe dream for the future
Forty-seven years ago, a great American civil rights leader took the stage at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in what has come to be remembered as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of the United States.
Citing the Emancipation Proclamation, a statement which served as a great beacon of hope for millions facing enslavement and flames of withering injustice, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. announced to 200,000 civil rights supporters, advocates, and allies sharing in the same strive for justice and purpose that although the United States had issued African-Americans a blank cheque of equality and freedom, the true spirit of the society was, in fact, not bankrupt of liberty and integrity, but instead stocked of opportunity.
Great Lakes need great friends: Maude Barlow final stop on the Great Lakes tour
May 30 2012 - 6:30pm
May 30 2012 - 9:00pm
Location
Aeolian Hall
795 Dundas St.
London, ON Canada
42° 59' 26.4408" N, 81° 13' 29.4996" W
See map: Google Maps
The final stop on the Great Lakes Tour!
Great Lakes Need Great Friends
Protecting The Great Lakes Forever
8 CITY TOUR – MAY 2012
Join Maude Barlow and other guests to celebrate the Great Lakes – a common heritage that belongs to the Earth, other species and future generations as well as our own. Hear how we can collectively protect them from private interests and government complacency and restore more democratic control over them. Public events. Admission is FREE (donations encouraged). Arrive early as seating is limited.
'Traditional' law creates waves across Turtle Island
The situation of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) asking 26 non-Natives to leave the community based on so-called "traditional" law has been making waves of discussion, debate, and dialogue for and against this measure across Turtle Island. Our three Mohawk communities (Kahnawake, Kanasatake, and Akwesasne where I'm from) are fairly close together so this is an issue that has particularly hit home for me -- amongst other members of our closely-knit communities.
Supporting Indigenous Struggles in Canada: Starting the Journey
Sep 16 2009 - 6:30pm
Sep 16 2009 - 9:00pm
Location
Centre for Social Innovation, 4th floor
215 Spadina Ave. between Queen and Dundas.
Toronto, ON Canada
43° 40' 12.8388" N, 79° 23' 12.318" W
See map: Google Maps
Why this workshop:
Contact name:
Corvin Russell
Contact email:
Oka Crisis
The Oka Crisis was a standoff between the Mohawk Nation of Kanesatake and Canadian security forces that began on July 11, 1990, after the Mohawk Warrior society reclaimed a burial ground from developers in the town of Oka, Quebec.
Haldimand Tract
The Haldimand Tract is a strip of land that runs the length of the Grand River that is 10km deep on each side. It was granted to the Six Nations Confederacy in recognition of their loyalty to the British Crown during the American Revolution. The Haldimand Tract is central to the ongoing land claims struggle of the Six Nations with the surrounding settler communities, provincial and federal governments.
History
