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Tyendinaga demonstrators facing mischief, obstructing police charges

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrests, BC, blockades, Camp A, Camp B, CN Police, First Nations, Highway 49, Kingston, Mohawk, native demonstration, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), rail crossing, solidarity, Tyendinaga, Wet'suwet'en, Wyman Rd

Ten individuals are facing charges as a result of the arrests made on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 at the Wyman

Wet’suwet’en solidarity demonstrations take place in Kingston

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 4 Comments blockade, CN overpass, CN railway, demonstration, First Nations, Frontenac Paramedic Services, Gardiners Road, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston Police, Mohawk, native demonstration, Sgt. Steve Koopman, solidarity, Tyendinaga, Wet'suwet'en

Demonstrators set up a blockade at the CN overpass at Gardiners Road on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.

Employees report layoffs at Invista plant in Kingston

February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 Cris Vilela 2 Comments CN, disruption of services, Invista, layoffs, Mohawk, plant, rail, RCMP, Trudeau, Tyendinaga, Wet'suwet'en, Wyman Rd

Invista is announcing layoffs at its Kingston plant as prolonged rail disruptions have prevented delivery of supplies, according to employees

Tyendinaga Mohawks, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs lay out ‘path to peace’

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Tori Stafford 2 Comments Canada, CGL, CN, Hereditary Chiefs, Indigenous, Marc Miller, Mohawk, pipeline, RCMP, Shannonville, Tyendinaga, Via Rail, Wet'suwet'en

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller meeting with the Tyendinaga Mohawk group at the blockade just outside of Shannonville. Photo courtesy

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Local youth wins Indigenous Arts and Stories contest

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments Anishinaabe, Anishinaabemowin, Cree, Elginburg, Historica Canada, Indigenous Arts and Stories contest, Janza Giangrosso, Kingston, Mohawk, Nescia Ginagrosso, Ojibwe, poetry, The Language Nest

Eight-year-old Nescia Giangrosso of Elginburg has won the Emerging Artist (6-9) category of the Indigenous Arts and Stories contest.

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Event hopes to help people ‘understand the beauty and diversity of Indigenous culture in Canada’

March 19, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment A Taste of Indigenous Canada, Abenaki, Amanda Stolk, Anishnabee, ceremony, crafts, Cree, dance, Elders, Haia, Haudenosaunee, Hockey Cares, Indigenous Canadians, Indigenous communities, Indigenous food, Indigenous Medical Alliance, Kingston, land acknowledgement, Metis, Mohawk, Moon Time Sisters, northern communities, reconciliation, song, The Good Ally Project, True North Aid

Given its rich history, and the fact that the land this city was built on originally belonged to the Anishnabee