By Kenneth Jackson APTN National News January 24 2013 Ottawa - The fast may be over, but the fight continues.That was the message delivered Thursday as Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence and Elder Raymond Robinson officially ended their weeks-old fast....

Support local Anishinabek and allies’ trip to Ottawa AWARE Simcoe January 23 2013UPDATE -- For those who want to go to Ottawa, the bus will pick up in Cedar Point on Monday January 28 at 4:30 a.m., Barrie at 5:30 a.m. and Orillia at 6 a.m., returning from Ottawa the same day - drop off in Orillia /Ba...

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By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner January 17, 2013SPRINGWATER TWP. - No one was idle when the mercury dropped below minus -15 degrees Celsius in the sunshine on Nursery Road, Thursday.More than 50 people stomped their feet and shrugged in their winter coats in an effort to stay warm as they gathered ...

By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner January 16, 2013According to an ancient Midewiwin prophecy, the eighth fire has been lit.As told by the forefathers of the Anishinaabe and other First Nations, seven of eight prophecies have been fulfilled and the new awakening of the First Nations people — together ...

By Lance Holdforth Barrie Examiner January 14, 2013 SPRINGWATER TWP. - The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) won’t be able to avoid the concerns of native Canadians during an Idle No More teach-in on Thursday in Midhurst.A crowd is expected to gather at the MNR building at 2284 Nursery Rd., where F...

Union of Ontario Indians news release January 15, 2013“The best way First Nations and other Canadians can express their disappointment with federal indifference is to translate their concerns into action,” says Patrick Madahbee, Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation.“Canadians from all walks ...

CBC News Jan 14, 2013One of the originators of the Idle No More movement says she supports Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, but is concerned with how the media is portraying her as the leader of the grassroots campaign."Idle No More is the face of all indigenous people, all grassroots people," Sylv...

News release from Grassy Narrows Support January 14 2013Today the Government of Ontario begins proceedings in the Ontario Court of Appeal seeking to overturn a major legal victory for Grassy Narrows Indigenous Nation in their decade long battle for Treaty rights and against clearcut logging on their ...

Idle No More news release January 14 2013Idle No More and other groups will meet for a teach-in on issues related to Land, Food and WaterWhen: Thursday January 17- from 11 am to 1 pmWhere: Outside the Ministry of Natural Resources office, 2284 Nursery Rd. Midhurst (just north of Highway 26, opposite ...