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Candidate for Six Nations’ council seen on video aiding in the brutal beating of a critic

November 2, 2019

Crystal Monture, a candidate for Six Nations’ administrative council, is seen on video footage aiding in the violent beating of a woman outside of a community meeting in February. She is seen actively preventing others from helping the victim, as

Six Nations’ elections are being corrupted by Tribal administrators

October 31, 2019

Brenda Johnson, a widely respected social worker and community organizer from Ohsweken, ON, about 90 minutes south of Toronto, is being barred from running in the Six Nations Reserve’s elections. She was denied ballot access on transparently frivolous grounds by

Will Mark Hill keep his pledge to reject Ken Hill’s financial support in Six Nations election?

July 25, 2019

Six Nations Elected Councillor Mark Hill plans to run for Chairman of the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) later this year. Early this year, when news of Councillor Hill’s candidacy for Chairman broke, it ignited a community conversation about privilege and influence

Federal agent charged with criminal assault against an Indigenous woman from Six Nations

July 18, 2019

The longtime administrator of the Six Nations Reserve, the most populous First Nations community in Canada, was charged with the criminal assault of an indigenous woman from Ohsweken, ON, following a Superior Court hearing in Brantford yesterday. Canadians from coast

Hydro One injunction sparks political unrest at Six Nations, as corruption allegations emerge against Reserve official

July 9, 2019

Sovereign immunity is a tenant of international law that says that the rulers of one State cannot be pursued by the Courts of another State for criminal or civil prosecution. It stems from the notion in English common law that

Haudenosaunee retake Six Nations Council House, may dismiss Reserve officials

June 10, 2019

Observers of indigenous politics are calling it the next ‘Standing Rock‘ — and protest camps are expected to grow all summer long — during a Parliamentary election year, to boot. On May 28th, citizens of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy barricaded the Six Nations

Political schism at Six Nations nuetralizes Chief Ava Hill’s influence

January 19, 2019

To understand the outrage that is being directed at Chief Ava Hill, who leads the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC), you must first understand the deep and profound political schism that has long defined the Six Nations community’s politics. The

Jamieson family may field a candidate for Six Nations’ Chief, but banking connections raise worries

January 5, 2019

OHSWEKEN, ON — Ron Jamieson is an enrolled member of the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve and is currently a partner with the financial services intermediary First Canadian Property Investments Ltd., which he co-owns with two non-Aboriginal partners: Derek

Mark Hill plans to run for Six Nations’ Chief, with powerful backing

December 27, 2018

Six Nations’ Councilman Mark Hill is planning to run for Chief of the Grand River Reserve in Ohsweken, ON, the largest First Nations community in Canada. Hill is the nephew of businessman Kenny Hill, a co-founder of Grand River Enterprises,

A new mayor in Niagara Falls is likely to partner with local Indian Tribes

November 11, 2019

Niagara Falls’ new Mayor-elect Bob Restaino is “very open” to new public partnerships with the Seneca Nation of Indians, and a half-dozen other local tribal communities, believing that a collaborative posture will accelerate new development projects both on- and off-sovereign territory, a

Trudeau operatives have been hounding Mark Zuckerberg to censor a US-based newspaper

October 20, 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and senior figures in his government — including Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould — and several of his principal political operatives have been hounding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg with appeals to censor a newspaper this week.

Toronto Star interviews Buffalo Chronicle publisher

October 17, 2019

Marco Chown Oved, an investigative reporter with The Toronto Star, posed several questions to Matthew Ricchiazzi, the publisher of The Buffalo Chronicle, this week. Those responses are published here unedited and in their entirety. Where did The Buffalo Chronicle come from? I founded The

Federal spending on foreign abortions increased to $700m, infuriating Canada’s indigenous people

September 3, 2019

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced earlier this summer that his government would spend more than $700 million a year to fund abortions overseas, Canada’s indigenous people were stunned. Now, that shock is beginning to turn into anger and outrage.

Mark Hill responds to The Chronicle’s early reports of Chief candidacy

December 30, 2018

Dear Buffalo Chronicle News, For starters I’d like to wish you and your team a Merry Christmas and Happy Nu;ya! May your year be filled with much prosperity, transparency and accountability. I find it very unfair and disturbing that you

Ontario judge riles an Indian community, as Rez Fox fleeces a revered civic leader

January 2, 2018

OHSWEKEN, ON — An Ontario Superior court judge has rejected the argument of one of the Six Nations’ most prolific businessmen and civic leaders. Ken Hill, co-owner of Grand River Enterprises, the manufacturer of Seneca brand cigarettes, asserts that Haudenosaunee

Ricchiazzi wants a cooperative relationship with the Cuomo administration

March 13, 2017

Matthew Ricchiazzi, who leads the investment group that plans to launch a new Niagara Gorge Ferry attraction, has told Artvoice that he would prefer to have a cooperative relationship with New York State, and Maid of the Mist operator Jim Glynn. Ricchiazzi is Haudenosaunne

Will Obama Administration recognize Haudenosaunee right of return?

October 10, 2015

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy established the oldest still existent constitutional democracy in the world. It was founded in 1142 at Onondaga Lake, what would be the capitol of the polity for over 650 years. The alliance of 50 chiefs — appointed by

Cuomo’s medical marijuana law designed for kickbacks, say operatives

June 12, 2015

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s medical marijuana law — which passed the state legislature last year — is being characterized by local political operatives as “designed for kickbacks.” The law authorizes only a handful of permits statewide — presumably to extort big campaign

Will Bishops Malone and Pridgen partner to preserve historic churches?

January 2, 2018

The Catholic Dioceses of Buffalo has been in decline for six decades. It was once a mighty institution and the cornerstone of so many of Buffalo’s ethnic communities. The Dioceses’ ornate churches struggle with dwindling congregations and increasing maintenance and

Pay to play culture at city hall could be Mayor Brown’s undoing

April 24, 2017

It may be true that donors contributed to Mayor Byron Brown out of an earnest desire for good governance, and it may be true that Brown gave no heed to whether a company or individual donated to his reelection campaigns