Moment for Life run encourages self-care during pandemic

SIX NATIONS — Calls to the Six Nations Crisis Line have increased exponentially since the worldwide Covid pandemic was declared in March 2020 and Six…

COVID fourth wave driven by travel and family gatherings

The fourth wave of COVID-19 currently sweeping Six Nations is the result of travel and family gatherings among community members, according to Ohsweken Public Health.…

Bread and Cheese Day brings community together, socially-distanced

In what’s become a theme for community events in the past year and a half, Six Nations once again re-arranged plans to continue holding events…

Local foundation raises $21,500 for Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack fund

A local foundation has raised $21,500 for the Chanie Wenjack fund in a symbolic honouring of the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were found in…

Motorcycle clubs ride to raise money for Woodland Cultural Centre

Hundreds of motorcycle riders from across Ontario came together in unity with Six Nations in a ride from Brantford to Niagara on the Lake on…

First woman elected to MCFN council one of three Eagle Award recipients

MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT — Carol Tobicoe, the first woman elected to the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Elected Council, has been honoured with…

Brantford archaeological dig halted until Indigenous reps on site

The City of Brantford has halted work on an archaeological dig at the controversial Arrowdale property until representatives from Six Nations and Mississaugas of the…

Local woman at odds with neighbour over suspected cigarette factory

Six Nations Elected Council is seeking a legal opinion and mediation for a local woman at odds with her neighbour over a suspected cigarette factory…

Six Nations a hotspot for human trafficking

OHSWEKEN — Six Nations is a hotspot for human trafficking because of its proximity to the 400 series of highways and socioeconomic factors making Indigenous…

Indian Day School scam emails giving survivors false info

Six Nations Elected Council is warning that unscrupulous lawyers are sending out emails claiming they can get Indian Day School survivors more money than they…

Health alert: Benzo and Fentanyl combo drug circulating in the community

SIX NATIONS — Public Health officials are sounding the alarm after samples of a new drug combination has been found circulating in the community. The…

Call for criminal investigation into deaths of children at the Mohawk Institute

Survivors of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford called for a criminal investigation today, saying over 50 children went missing while attending the…

Six Nations moves to alert level green; bingo hall reopens

As Covid vaccination numbers rise and the community enters the loosest restrictions since the pandemic began, regular operations at the Six Nations Bingo Hall will…

Woodland Cultural Centre gets $9.4 million to renovate former residential school

Set against a backdrop of hundreds of stuffed toy bears, shoes and flowers, Amos Key Jr. Introduced himself in his traditional language. The very same…

Housing development cancelled at Land Back Lane as one-year anniversary draws near

As the one-year anniversary of the land reclamation known as Land Back Lane in Caledonia approaches, Six Nations people and allies are celebrating a victory:…