Paramedic bell visits Ohsweken

Six Nations Paramedic Services hosted the Ontario Paramedic Memorial Bell at Veterans Park on October 8. The Paramedic Memorial Bell is touring across Ontario in…

Judge issues ultimatum to land defenders: leave McKenzie Meadows occupation or no voice in court

CAYUGA — An Ontario Superior Court Judge says people opposing a housing development in Caledonia have just a few more days to leave their occupation…

Miller to discuss racism in health care with Indigenous leaders as COVID cases rise

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he’s convening a high-level meeting with Indigenous leaders to tackle systemic racism in health care as communities…

Indigenous, minority, young Canadians less likely to view police positively: Poll

OTTAWA — Canadians have a largely favourable view of police in their communities but Indigenous people, members of visible minority groups and younger Canadians are…

Systemic racism facing Indigenous woman must be combated: former Tory leader Ambrose

OTTAWA — Combating systemic racism experienced by Indigenous women and girls requires better training and education starting in childhood, says former Opposition leader and ongoing…

‘Speak up!’ ‘Sesame Street’ tackles racism in TV special

NEW YORK —“Sesame Street” has always pressed for inclusion. Now in the wake of the national reckoning on race, it’s going further — teaching children…

Students create cards on residential school history

LONDON — A unique campaign at Fanshawe College was initiated by indigenous students to raise public awareness about residential schools. The Fanshawe College Institute of…

Funding for Addictions Treatment

OHSWEKEN — The Ontario government is expanding access to mental health and addiction services at Six Nations with an investment into day treatment for addictions…

Elected Council backs proposal for hospice

OHSWEKEN — Six Nations of the Grand River issued a resolution Tuesday night in support of the community constructing its own palliative care hospice. The…

Restoration of Old Council building underway

OHSWEKEN — A grassroots group of community members has undertaken work to restore the old council building in Ohsweken. In a presentation to the elected…

Churchill Falls dam: Labrador Innu seek restitution for flooding of ancestral land

JOHN’S, NL — The Innu Nation of Labrador has filed a lawsuit against Hydro-Quebec seeking $4 billion in compensation for the ecological and cultural damage…

Intermittent sentence law unfair to Indigenous accused from remote areas: judge

TORONTO — The difficulty Indigenous people in isolated communities have in serving jail sentences intermittently violates their equality rights, a judge has ruled. In his…

New Brunswick First Nations file lawsuit to seek declaration of Aboriginal title

FREDERICTON — Six First Nations in New Brunswick have filed a lawsuit seeking a declaration of title for their traditional lands, which include much of…

Stoney Nakoda women replace racist nickname for mountain landmark in Alberta Rockies

CANMORE, AB — Stoney Nakoda women elders have revealed a new name for a prominent landmark in the Alberta Rockies with a racist and misogynistic…

Native American historic site displays history with harvest

STANTON, ND — Darian Kath is helping Knife River Indian Villages get back to its roots. The national historic site’s acting interpretive and cultural resource…