One quarter of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools have grave searches underway

In total, across Canada, 2207 unmarked graves of indigenous children have been discovered outside of Indian Residential Schools since the 1970s. A total of 479…

Six Nations Food Bank officially home in the village

It was an emotional ‘mini’ grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Mary Monture on Tuesday, May 10, as she gave a heartfelt speech thanking the…

Concrete slab falls from bridge over 403

BRANTFORD — All lanes on Highway 403 through Brantford and parts of the Wayne Gretzky Parkway were closed Monday after a huge piece of the…

Ontario offers just 15% of what was needed to search former Mohawk Institute

SIX NATIONS — The Ontario government is providing $1,300,000 to the Survivors’ Secretariat at the Six Nations of the Grand River to search for unmarked…

MMIWG2S National Day of Action and Awareness honours loved ones

Six Nations came together to honour their loved ones during the MMIWG2S National Day of Action and Awareness at Veteran’s Park last Thursday. And guests…

Cooking show wraps filming on Six Nations

It is a show that will be sure to delight, with its colourful characters and spotlight on traditional Haudenosaunee foods, but viewers will have to…

Indigenous midwife Ellen Blais inaugural recipient of Layton Indigenous Leadership Award

TORONTO — On May 11, 2022, at 1:00pm at the Native Canadian Centre, Indigenous midwife Ellen Blais will be awarded the inaugural Layton Indigenous Leadership…

Dear Victoria, why bread and why cheese?

Jace Koblun w/files from Jim Windle Six Nations is once again opening its arms to its neighbours during Community Awareness 2022; the month-long celebration of…

Memories and lore from the old Grand River Ferry

Before the Chiefswood Bridge was built, Six Nations residents used to take a ferry to cross the Grand River. And, oh, the memories and sepia-tinged…

Bread and Cheese costs increase to $100k

Six Nations of the Grand River is spending almost twice the amount of previous years to hold annual Bread and Cheese celebrations on Victoria Day…

Three arrested for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine

SIX NATIONS — Police have arrested three people from Ohsweken for dealing fentanyl and cocaine. Richard Arthur Bomberry, 35; Yvonne Blair Rosemary Styres, 32; and…

Mother’s Day has a history in political activism

NEW YORK — It turns out, the tradition of celebrating mothers has a strong history, launched by activist women of the Christian faith. The day…

Better than a bouquet: Plants for the mom in your life on Mother’s Day

If you haven’t found the mother in your life a gift yet for Mother’s Day, you’re probably going to get her a bouquet of roses…

Economic development implements living wage for employees

As the price of goods and services skyrocket and the cost of living becomes astronomically out of balance with the current minimum wage, Six Nations…

Six Nations Child & Family Services ready for Community Awareness Month

Six Nations Child & Family Services (SNCFS) is hosting a community scavenger hunt for this year’s Community Awareness Month. According to its Facebook page, SNCFS…