Sitting taller, standing straighter: New language degree offered at SNP

OHSWEKEN – Fran Henry sat a little bit taller on the benches at her Six Nations longhouse celebration this year when for the first time,…

Conversations in Cultural Fluency: The Two Row Wampum

OHSWEKEN – The Haudenosaunee use storytelling and the gift of oration to preserve their rich teachings and culture. The final lesson in a series of…

A modern twist on traditional ingredients at the Healthy Roots dinner

NEW CREDIT – Before the meal was served at the Healthy Roots dinner last Saturday it was important to take time and give thanks for…

Community heroes: Imagination library encourages reading

OHSWEKEN – Through hard work and determination, the likelihood of more on-reserve children becoming skilled readers at an early age just went up. Holly Frank,…

Healthy Roots dinner features ancestral foods

NEW CREDIT – Simple food, made great: that’s what guests can expect Chef Rich Francis to prepare at the Healthy Roots Dinner this Saturday. The…

Healthy Roots participant spotlight: Kylee Vyse

OHSWEKEN – Kylee Vyse is finding no shortage of great foods to eat while she is on the Healthy Roots challenge. Shepherd’s pie, smoked turkey…

Students donate to food bank

OHSWEKEN — Three students from Pilgrim Wood Public School in Oakville Ont. made and sold Christmas cards during the holidays to raise money for charity.…

Urban elder needs support from community

TORONTO – Vern Harper, an elder and traditional healer in Toronto, needs financial help — so supporters of his are reaching out to the community…

Canadian government discriminates against FN child welfare

OTTAWA – Whether First Nations children in Canada completely understood the seriousness of the ruling made by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) yesterday or…

Celebrating Makayla Sault

NEW CREDIT — A celebration of Makayla Sault’s life gave people still in mourning an opportunity to smile. On Tuesday morning, several of her friends…

Waste management plan in the works

OHSWEKEN – Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) is asking the community for input in developing what they hope will solve the community’s obvious waste management…

Public awaits TribunaPublic awaits Tribunal’s decision regarding inequities in child welfarel’s decision regarding inequities in child welfare

OTTAWA – A ruling for the case against how the Canadian government handles funding for child welfare services to First Nations children on reserves is…

Public awaits Tribunal’s decision regarding inequities in child welfare

OTTAWA – A ruling for the case against how the Canadian government handles funding for child welfare services to First Nations children on reserves is…

Traditional healer faces sexual assault charge

HAMILTON — Walter Cooke, a traditional healer who worked at a health centre in Hamilton has been charged with sexual assault. A female patient told…

Honorariums, McClung project discussed at Confederacy Council

OHSWEKEN – With the Wampum laid at 10:40 a.m., the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) officially started. On Saturday, Chief Allan McNaughton told the other…