NAIG Kicks Off for Three Local Athletes

NEW CREDIT – An event planned to showcase some of the sports that will be played at the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) within the…

Tim Hortons gives back

OHSWEKEN – Tim Hortons Camp Day came to Six Nations on Wednesday, May 31. The proceeds of each sale of coffee or camp bracelet went…

Students compete for spot in district track and field

SIX NATIONS – Students at Emily C. General School competed for spots in the Six Nations district track and field event last week, which takes…

The Viking and Indian Wars

TURTLE ISLAND – Norse Viking settlements have been discovered and reported, and then quickly forgotten about, several times over the past 500 years since Columbus…

CHRT says Jordan’s Principle applies to all First Nation children

OTTAWA – On May 26 the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) has again ruled that Canada has yet to comply with previous orders to implement…

EDT asks incomplete applicants to resubmit for 2018

SIX NATIONS – In February 2017, the Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development Trust (EDT) announced that $1.5 million was slated for community…

Our Sustenance Farmer’s Market kicks off with a bang

SIX NATIONS – Our Sustenance Farmer’s Market kicked off the official opening of its outdoor season earlier this month with a great turnout. The event brought…

Regional Chief Isadore Day statement: For the sake of our children and youth it’s time to put reconciliation into action

First Nation children and youth are dying senseless and needless deaths in ever increasing numbers. The latest incident was the discovery of a 14-year-old child’s…

Mohawk Village Park to turn sorrow into peace

EAGLES NEST/BRANTFORD – Restorations continue with the Mohawk Institute, a.k.a. Mush Hole, building as it transitions into a museum designed to preserve the evidence behind…

Hope for First Nations education

HAGERSVILLE – A major study released on May 30 offers hopeful recommendations for First Nations education programs in Ontario, focusing on children with special needs. The…

Woodland Cultural Centre announces First Nations Art 2017

BRANTFORD – The Woodland Cultural Centre (WCC)​, a leader in the field of First Nations museum exhibitions, artistic endeavors, research facilities and cultural programming, presented…

New STEAM high school accepting students for fall 2017

BRANTFORD – In September Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) will launch the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) Academy for students entering high school. The…

Beyond the Bell program gifts SNEC “knowledge quilt”

Children from YMCA’s Beyond the Bell program contributed to a special “knowledge quilt” gifted to Six Nations Elected Council Monday night as a means to…

SNGRDC celebrates CAW with help from community collaborators

SIX NATIONS – Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) and its sub departments, along with the assistance from their Community Collaborators Program…

Brantford Casino on the auction block

BRANTFORD – According to a Brantford Expositor article published last week, the Brantford Casino is on the chopping block. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. announced…