Sir John A. remembered despite having failed Indigenous Canadians

Tyendinaga language and cultural centre launch new animated series

Trees go missing from ceremonial community garden

Tyendinaga demonstrators facing mischief, obstructing police charges

Wet’suwet’en solidarity demonstrations take place in Kingston

Employees report layoffs at Invista plant in Kingston

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

Local youth wins Indigenous Arts and Stories contest

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

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments Canada, Canada Day, Cataraqui Cemetery, Cheif John Brant, Chief John Norton, Chrysler Farm, Commemoration Ceremony, de Salaberry, First Capital, First Nations, General Brock, Haudenosaunee, Hugh Segal, Iroquois, Kamloops, Kingston, Kingston Historical Society, Lundy's Lane, Metis, missing Indigenous children, Mohawk, Ogdensburg, Ojibwe, Ontario, residential schools, Shadowgate, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A. MacDonald, Tecumseh, The Honourable Murray Sinclair, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Wendat

The traditional yearly commemoration of the death of Sir John A Macdonald by the Kingston Historical Society (KHS) went forward Sunday, Jun 6, 2021 with obvious caveats. The event occurred in a pre-recorded Zoom presentation with the public, the first of its kind since the ceremony was cancelled last year

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January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Callie Hill, Carman Maracle, Indigenous, Indigenous language, Indigenous people, Kanyen'kehá:ka, Learning with Tsitha (LWT), Mohawk, Mohawk culture, mohawk language, Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na (TTO), Tsitha, Tyendinaga, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na (TTO), Tyendinaga’s language and cultural centre, has announced the launch of a new website, video series and character designed to educate children in the Mohawk language. With the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, TTO says they created the Learning With Tsitha (LWT) project to strengthen and

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December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments City of Kingston, community garden, Faith Unite Church, Hwy 15, Indigenous, Indigenous ceremony, Indigenous consulting, Indigenous medicine, Indigenous people, Jaylene Cardinal, Kingston, land council, Mohawk, Ojibway, Rev. Dr. Nan Hudson, theft, three things consulting, tree, tree planting, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Walking the Path of Peace T(WTPPT)

Eighteen trees appear to have been stolen from a community garden and ceremonial space on Highway 15 in Kingston. “We are deeply distressed by this sad and apparently malicious act that is frankly beyond our comprehension,” said Rev. Nan Hudson. She said the apparent theft was discovered on Sunday, Dec.

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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 Road railway crossing near Tyendinaga. A group of demonstrators has remained at the site since Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, the same day the RCMP moved in on the anti-pipeline camp

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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. The blockade was one of several demonstrations organized to take place throughout Kingston in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en and the Tyendinaga Mohawks, however, all other activities were cancelled later in the

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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 there. The exact number and duration of layoffs is unknown at this time. The Kingston plant typically employs between 550 and 600 people. Neither Invista nor the Kingston Independent Nylon

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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 of Real Peoples Media. The Tyendinaga Mohawk people and Hereditary Chiefs of Wet’suwet’en held a conference this afternoon and have released a unified statement following their meeting today. The two

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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. The contest is organized by Historica Canada and invites First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists aged six to 29 to interpret an aspect of their culture and heritage through literary

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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 and Haudenosaunee, Kingston should be a great place to learn more about Canadian Indigenous culture. And True North Aid is helping facilitate that. True North Aid, an organization dedicated to