Feds pledge $306M aid for Indigenous businesses suffering COVID 19 losses
OTTAWA — The federal government will provide $306 million in funding to help small and medium-sized Indigenous businesses suffering the economic effects of the COVID-19…
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Retailer sued for replicating indigenous art
ANCHORAGE, AK — An Alaska Native cultural organization is suing luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, saying the Dallas-based company violated copyright and American Indian arts protection…
Facebook group shares thousands of scary stories from Six Nations
SIX NATIONS — From bigfoot photos to at-home nightmares and creepy sights, the Scary Stories Six Nations Facebook Page was created by Jay Smith to…
Elected council carries on regular duties via videoconferencing
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council is carrying on with the work before them as many other governing bodies and businesses…
Beading circles have moved online
BRANTFORD — In many indigenous communities, beadwork artists often gather to work on their latest pieces in together. But the coronavirus pandemic has called for…
In History: Spanish Flu pandemic hit Mohawk Institute, Six Nations
BRANTFORD — The last time the entire world was brought to a halt was just a little more than 100-years ago when the Spanish Flu…
To: All Residents in and Visitors to of Norfolk County and Haldimand County RE: SECTION 22 ORDER – EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
A Section 22 Order, under the Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA), R.S.O. 1990, c.H.7 has been issued by Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, Medical Officer of…
Grand River PowWow canceled
SIX NATIONS — On Monday, The Grand River Champion of Champions Pow Wow Committee made the decision to announce their cancellation of the 2020 pow…
Ontario projects up to 1600 deaths, 80,000 coronavirus cases by end of April
TORONTO — Provincial medical officials say if all current safety measures are upheld — the month of April could see a mass influx of 80,000…
First Nations face governance crisis as pandemic threatens elections
OTTAWA _ The chief of an Ontario First Nation says her community is caught up in bureaucratic and “paternalistic'' voting rules that could leave it…
COVID 19 crisis distracting from flood prone First Nation’s plight: NDP
OTTAWA — New Democrats say the COVID-19 pandemic is distracting the federal and provincial governments from helping a northern-Ontario First Nation whose residents have been…
Ottawa owes less than feds calculated in First Nations child welfare case: PBO
OTTAWA — Canada’s parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa will have to pay up to $2.9 billion in compensation to First Nations children and families torn…
Group of First Nations want Supreme Court to hear appeal on Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER — A group of British Columbia First Nations is seeking to challenge the federal government's second approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project…
Continued rise of the infodemic
We are sort of, kind of, in the midst of what could be called an infodemic. The term can be traced to an article by…
Grand River PowWow cancels
SIX NATIONS — On Monday, The Grand River Champion of Champions Pow Wow Committee made the decision to announce their cancellation of the 2020 pow…