Cannabis Commission to hand out first retail license Nov. 1
The Six Nations Cannabis Commission is set to issue its first retail licensing permit on Nov. 1, with licensed cannabis stores tentatively set to open…
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Anglican minister says Catholic Church apology disappointing
In a surprising move, leaders from the Canadian Catholic Church issued a formal apology last week for its role in the abuses that took place…
Elected Council moves to add Burtch to reserve
Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council has begun the process of adding the former Burtch Correctional Facility to the reserve. Council agreed to…
Two local women bringing health care home to Six Nations
SIX NATIONS — Colleen Montour and Michelle Jonathan are working to bring health care home to Six Nations. With dreams of improving the quality of…
Six Nations Cannabis Commission welcomes executive director
A Haudenosaunee lawyer will be heading up the Six Nations Cannabis Commission. Verna George, who hails from Six Nations, will be the first executive director…
Syphilis cases rising
BRANTFORD — The Brant County Health Unit says they are seeing a steep spike in infectious syphilis cases this year. In a statement, health officials…
Chief Mark Hill says Truth and Reconciliation Day should be stat holiday
Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Chief Mark Hill says he’s disappointed in the Ontario government choosing not to make the first Truth and…
The origins of Orange Shirt Day
When Indigenous children attended residential schools, they were treated as though they didn’t matter. Almost 25 years after the last residential school closed down in…
Chief disappointed in Ford, says National Truth and Reconciliation Day should be stat holiday in Ontario
Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Chief Mark Hill says he’s disappointed in the Ontario government choosing not to make the first Truth and…
Reconciliation; pandemic; residential schools highlight of Six Nations candidates’ discussion
OHSWEKEN — As a much-hyped and controversial federal election looms near, vaccine passports appear to be a hot topic in all ridings among all candidates…
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…