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November 10, 2017Kahnawake's annual parade honours the community's veterans
Mouchie Goodleaf and his father Buddy lay a wreath for Buddy's father Angus Paul Goodleaf, a veteran of the First World War, who was the last veteran of that conflict from Kahnawake to pass away.
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November 3, 2017Veteran looks back at service on the Korean penninsula
Robert Montour Sr. served for two years in Korea in the early 1950s and will take part in the Remembrance Day parade.
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September 15, 2017Celebrating a decade of rights at the United Nations
Wednesday afternoon’s panel discussion on the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples included Kenneth Deer, Jennifer Preston, Romeo Saganash, Marie Wilson, with moderation by APTN’s Monika Ille.
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August 31, 2017Protestors halt construction at site
When Ellen Gabriel showed up at the Collines d’Oka just outside of the Village of Oka, a non-Native development in the shadow of the famed Pines in Kanesatake, she was incensed at what she saw: another hole being dug for the foundation of a new home, despite continued calls to halt all construction.
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August 30, 2017From Concordia student to Aboriginal Student Resource Centre coordinator
Kahnawa’kehró:non Orenda Boucher-Curotte was hired as the new coordinator for Concordia University’s Aboriginal Student Resource Centre. (Courtesy Orenda Boucher-Curotte)
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August 28, 2017Montreal takes one step closer to reconciliation
Several Indigenous dignitaries were in attendance at a city council meeting on Monday evening to witness Montreal endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. (Courtesy Jules Chamberland-Lajoie)
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August 22, 2017Council voices displeasure in Quebec
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake grand chief Joe Norton spoke in front the National Assembly in Quebec City on Tuesday afternoon to send a strong message to the province about council’s displeasure with Bill 85.
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August 17, 2017Treuer: an author to push to top of the list
Prudence grabs you with its first pages and does not let up to the final tragic words David Treuer is an author one would be wise to check out.
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August 8, 2017Was it an AFN assembly or a Liberal party meeting?
By: Russell Diabo, Special to The Eastern Door The Assembly of First Nations just held its 38th Annual Assembly in Regina, Saskatchewan two weeks ago, with reportedly about 320 chiefs or proxies attending, including Mohawk Council grand chief Joseph Tokwiro Norton.
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August 3, 2017Laxer provides fascinating look into War of 1812
The last major war fought on Canadian soil which featured a rare moment of unity among indigenous peoples, a British empire determined to keep its foothold in Canada and a rising new American power.
