Supreme Court dismisses Indigenous appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline approval

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a new appeal from British Columbia First Nations over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The…

Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change

WASHINGTON — More than a dozen Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league…

CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos plan to talk to Inuit communities about team name

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos “will ramp up” their engagement with Inuit communities to evaluate their views on the CFL team’s name. The Eskimos made…

Canada created the Indian Act

Canada’s Indigenous constantly battle. They battle the pandemic, poverty, racism, targeted police attacks, different levels of government oppression and their own reserve “leadership”. Sadly Canadians…

Legal battle concludes for journalist charged after covering Labrador protest

JOHN’S, N.L. — A criminal mischief charge has been dismissed against a journalist who was covering an Indigenous-led occupation at the Muskrat Falls worksite in…

New Mexico tribe transforms old casino into movie studio

TESUQUE PUEBLO, N.M. — A small northern New Mexico Native American tribe has opened a movie studio in a former casino that it hopes will…

Elected Council, Cannabis Commission condemn illegal cannabis activity

OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Elected Council and the community’s cannabis regulator issued a stern caution to community members Tuesday not to engage in illegal cannabis…

Six Nations to close landfill, open new transfer station

OHSWEKEN — Work is now underway to close the Six Nations Landfill Site for good and transition trash collection at the new Transfer Station. SNGR…

‘No celebrations’: Indigenous communities, leaders share Canada Day frustrations

VANCOUVER — Jess Housty can’t remember the last time Canada Day was celebrated in the Heiltsuk Nation. Housty lives in the coastal B.C. town of…

Film stars Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds support Indigenous women’s program

ANTIGONISH, N.S. — Movie stars Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are donating $200,000 to an institute at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia to…

15th Anniversary for Kaha:wi Dance Theatre

OHSWEKEN – Kaha:wi Dance Theatre is celebrating it’s 15th Anniversary this year. Founded in June 2005 by renowned artist Santee Smith, KDT has become one of…

Man pulled from burning vehicle

OHSWEKEN — Two people were injured in a collision Friday morning, with one man being pulled from a burning vehicle by local residents who hear…

Community moves into Phase 2 of reopening; more local events cancelled

OHSWEKEN — Six Nations has transitioned into a return to business and newly implemented safety measures this week. Even so, several more community events are…

Three arrested, charged with drug trafficking

OHSWEKEN —Six Nations Police say three people are facing drug charges after a search warrant was executed on First Line. Officers arrested two males who…

Indigenous Women’s Advisory Council to address violence in communities

TORONTO — The Ontario government announced members of a new Indigenous Women’s Advisory Council on June 21. The Council includes First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and…