Indian Affairs

Activists at Six Nations say that Crown-Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett is risking the credibility of the Trudeau government’s wide-ranging rhetoric relating to Canada’s historic alliance with Six Nations if she continues to delay the direct talks that she has

The Seneca Party won a clean sweep of November general elections this week.  As expected, current Treasurer Matt Pagels will take office as President, while current President Ricky Armstrong will serve as Treasurer.  Pagels narrowly won the party nomination for

In a pledge to construct the most diverse administration in American history, the presumptuous President-elect Joe Biden is promising to nominate at least one Native American to his cabinet and to include a slew of indigenous people in senior administration

President Donald J. Trump is promising that, upon being reelected, he will issue an Executive Order that prohibits federal police agencies — including the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms (ATF), and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

At a campaign rally on Wednesday night in Gaston, NC, President Donald Trump announced his support of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina‘s 100-year battle for federal recognition — and pledged to lobby Congress after the election to ensure that

Activists are calling on the City of Niagara Falls and the Seneca Nation of Indians to form a ‘cooperation task force’ that could circumvent Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s office and open direct Nation-to-City talks that move beyond the ongoing casino revenue

Seneca Nation Treasurer Matthew Pagels narrowly won the Seneca Party caucus nomination for President. Pagels was nearly defeated by John “Joonie” Williams, in a vote of 733 to 700. The offices of President and Treasurer rotate between the Nation’s Cattaraugus

Tribal governments and Native American businessmen are urging President Donald J. Trump to move the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) from the Department of the Interior (DOI) to the Department of State (DOS), and name Tara Sweeney — currently the

There are four local public school districts that serve large populations of Native American students living on area Indian Reservations: Gowanda, Niagara-Wheatfield, Akron, and Salamanca. Students and parents in those districts — both indigenous and non-indigenous — have been demanding

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett failed to disclose a conflict of interest to the Privy Council during treaty talks and settlement negotiations with seven Anishinaabe communities in Southern Ontario, a First Nations member alleges. John Hawke is a community member

Tribal governments, indigenous communities, and national Indian organizations are applauding yesterday’s landmark decision in McGirt vs Oklahoma, a Supreme Court case that treaty-defined boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation still remain in full force today. Through treaty, the United States

Ken Hill, the billionaire entrepreneur and tobacco mogul from the Six Nations Reserve in Southern Ontario, has extended an open invitation to Conservative Party Leadership candidates Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole to private discussions at his home on the sovereign

Some members of the Seneca Nation of Indians — including two influential elected officials — are calling on the Tribal Council to transform an underutilized six-story building in downtown Niagara Falls into a 120,000-sqft art gallery.  A portion of that

Everyone in the business community agrees: Governor Andrew Cuomo must begin to deal fairly with the Seneca Nation of Indians in order for Niagara Falls to thrive as a global destination. For too long, his hostile posture has destroyed countless opportunities for

Rumor has it that the Seneca Gaming Corporation is developing a ‘top-secret’ gaming application for home play on phones and computers during the COVID-19 outbreak, which prompted the Seneca Nation Tribal Council to shut down its casino venues — halting

OTTAWA, ON — In phone calls on Sunday, several of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s cabinet ministers urged him to reconcile with former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould — the first indigenous person to serve as Justice Minister — and invite her

The City of Niagara Falls may get a new water treatment plant as part of a broader gaming compact between the Tuscarora Nation and Governor Andrew Cuomo that would authorize a second Las Vegas-style casino in downtown Niagara Falls. Sources

Tuscarora businessman Joe Anderson is rumored to be in talks with Governor Andrew Cuomo to land a gaming compact between New York State and the Tuscarora Nation of Indians. A source who is familiar with Anderson’s thinking tells The Chronicle that Anderson