Brazeau and Harb formally charged with fraud
Suspended Senator Patrick Brazeau along with retired Senator Mac Harb, have been formally charged by the RCMP today for their alleged roles in the ‘Senate expenses scandal.’
Jen MtPleasant
Tuscarora Nation. Honours BA Criminology, Class of 2013. Advocate for missing and murdered ogwehoweh men and women. @JenMtPleasant
Ganohkwasra supports One Billion Rising
The statistics are shocking. There are 7 billion people on this planet. Half of them are women. One third of these women will be raped or beaten in their lifetime. And according to the One Billion Rising website, on February 14, “over one billion people will rise, release, and dance to demand justice for all survivors of gender violence, and call for an end to the rampant impunity that prevails globally.”
Ernie Louttit and the investigation into “Starlight tours”
This month and year marks the 14th anniversary of the freezing deaths of three Indigenous men, two of whose lifeless bodies were found on the outskirts of Saskatoon. One man, Darrell Night, was also dropped off, but lived to tell the story of how he was picked up by police after leaving a party.
Community play looking to fill roles
The Six Nations Forest Theatre Pageant is starting to gear up for another community play which is going into its 66th year and is held in August of each year.
Elderly couple bullied into signing away their land
QUINTE WEST – It all started back in August 2012 when Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) went out in search of new land to build a new Headquarters for their Joint Task Force 2 which is the military’s elite Special Forces Unit.
Kahnawake youth say no to FNEA
KAHNAWAKE – Over 500 people joined Kahnawake’s youth and their supporters for a rally on Kahnawake Territory on Tuesday, to show their opposition to the federal government’s proposed First Nations Education Act. Protestors gave out informational flyers to passing motorists, many of whom honked in support.
Future of Six Nations Central Fire Station remains uncertain
Although the Six Nations Station #1 Fire Hall was condemned due to mold back in June 2013, the fire department officially moved out about two weeks ago.
Sixties Scoop documentary to be released later this year
Each adoptees story is unique yet has horrific similarities: being taken away from their parents as young children and placed into non-Native foster homes where they suffered: sexual, physical and emotional abuse, beatings, and had absolutely no contact with their Native ways of life.
Youth employment strategy in rural Ontario
The Rural Ontario Institute will host a forum on February 11 in Brantford, which will explore the challenges and solutions to overcome rural youth unemployment.
Man missing almost a year, still no answers
AKWESASNE – Timothy Benedict-Leaf, 19, was last seen at his mother’s house on Cornwall Island almost one year ago and no one has seen or heard from him since.
New Gladue Court off to a slow start
he Ontario Court of Justice’s new ‘Aboriginal’ Persons’ Court (also known as Gladue Court), got off to a slow start last Thursday.
Young couples’ lives end in tragedy, leave behind 6 young children
Tuscarora Reservation: A young couple is dead following a single vehicle accident on December 30, 2013. Danyle White and Brandon Rickard leave behind 6 young children: James Huggins III, Sean Huggins, Brandon Rickard Jr., Jacob Rickard, Kobe Rickard and Janmarie Rickard
Outbreak of H1N1 reaches Garden Hill First Nation
Approximately 30 cases of the H1N1 flu strain have been reported on the Garden Hill First Nation located 600 kilometres north of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Death of Chief’s son renews calls for suicide prevention
Neskantaga First Nation: Tragedy has hit again in the small Oji-Cree fly-in community of Neskantaga. Less then a year after the First Nation declared a state of emergency in response to a series of suicides, Dwayne Moonias, 29, son of Chief Peter Moonias took his own life last month.
Methadone treatment information session
Six Nations Health Services held a Methadone treatment information session Thursday evening at Six Nations Polytech. The information session was done through the community education component of the Connections Project which examines linkages between chronic physical and emotional pain and addictions.