The Spirit of All Nations.
The Red Hill Valley Archaeological Project is being displayed at the GREAT Atrium from now until June 27. In partnership with the Red Hill Valley Joint Stewardship board – comprised of three members each from the City of Hamilton and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy of Chiefs Council – the showcase displays a selection of archaeological artifacts from the Red Hill Valley area and is free to the public.
Tuscarora Reservation – It has been almost five months since a fatal car accident took the lives of a young Tuscarora couple, Danyle White, 29 and Brandon Rickard, 32. Now, White’s brother is trying to get custody of his sister’s two youngest children, ages 3 and 4 in a battle that is turning out to be not just a fight with the Child Protection Services but which is causing a rift among members of the Tuscarora community as well.
Six Nations community members got a chance to view a short film last Friday evening at the GREAT Theatre, which is directed by Karahkwenhawi Zoe…
It’s been almost 19 years since the fateful night at Ipperwash Provincial Park, where a stand off occurred between heavily armed members of the Ontario Provincial Police against unarmed men, women and children of Kettle and Stony Point. And now, in a much anticipated and long-awaited process, the province of Ontario has officially signed over Aazhoodena also known as Ipperwash Provincial Park, giving the land back to the Chippewas of the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation.
WINNIPEG – After seven months of research, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police released their study on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada today. Over the past seven months, the RCMP collected data and in their final report, stated they had the names of 1,181 Indigenous women and girls who were either murdered or who had disappeared in the time period from 1980-2012.
Community Awareness Week kicks off today, Wednesday and it looks like it’s off to a great start. Six Nations Community Food Bank is hosting a…
Six Nations – This past weekend the Six Nations Senior Women’s Field Lacrosse team started their season with a game in Toronto at the l’Amoreaux…
SIX NATIONS – Randy Reid, Director of Community Initiatives for the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs was met with skepticism on Monday after he attended a Committee of the Whole Meeting at Band Council and proposed an idea for Kanonstaton (the former Douglas Creek Estates).
Two anti-incinerator activists: Ella Haley who is a Professor in Environmental Studies at Athabasca University and Liz Benneian who is Manager of Partnership Programs for Oakvillegreen Conservation Association cleared their agendas last Friday to spend the day at Six Nations in an attempt to inform the community of the hazards of waste incinerators like the one on at the Six Nations Landfill Site. (Photo by Jen Mt. Pleasant)
Last week, the community of Six Nations had a rare chance to learn about the various wampum belts in a teaching done outside the Longhouse. Among interested community members were a few Confederacy Chiefs, Sub-Chiefs, Faithkeeprs and Clan Mothers. These wampum belts were made between the Haudenosaunee and various European settlers.
BEAUSOLIEL FIRST NATION/CHRISTIAN ISLAND – The skeletal remains found in an isolated area on the Beausoleil First Nation on Christian Island could possibly be that of an Owen Sound man who has been missing since November 2013 when his small airplane crashed into Georgian Bay near Wasaga Beach.
In an attempt to stop vandalism at all schools on the territory, Elected Chief Ava Hill stated,
“Public Works staff informed us that there has been a lot of vandalism at all of the schools in our community with windows being broken and alarms going off. It not only costs money to repair the broken windows but also staff time to attend the schools to figure out why alarms are going off. We will be installing cameras at the schools. We’ll be asking the police to patrol the schools on a regular basis and if we catch the perpetrators of these vandalisms, they will be punished and they will be required to pay the damages that are being caused.”
HAMILTON – A no-jury trial has begun this week for Travis Squire-Hill who stands accused of two counts of criminal negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle causing death, criminal negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, two counts of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm, failure to remain at the scene of an accident, driving while disqualified, theft of motor vehicle and breach of probation.
SIX NATIONS – Six Nations Economic Development held another information session last Thursday at the Six Nations Community Hall in regards to the Port Dover and Nanticoke Wind Projects, which was poorly attended. Less then 20 people were in attendance to listen to Community Planner, Amy Lickers talk of how the project was already operating without consulting with the Six Nations community first. “The project which is owned and operated by Capital Power has already been constructed and started in November 2013 and consists of 58 wind turbines,” stated Lickers. Despite this, those gathered didn’t seem to be concerned as to why the project was already given the green light without consultation with the Six Nations community.
OHSWEKEN – Spectators were in for a surprise at the opening of a Committee of the Whole meeting at Elected Council last week when three small children with the help of their teacher, read parts of the Thanksgiving Address to Chief and Council. Typically, local Christian Pastors are brought in to pray which opens up the general meeting.
