Mohawk Chapel to become first Indigenous chapel with Royal Coat of Arms
Her Majesty’s Royal Chapel of the Mohawks in Brantford will become the first Indigenous chapel to feature a royal Coat of Arms with a large…
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Ontario works payments not keeping up with inflation; more Six Nations people living in trailers
Six Nations Ontario Works says they’re noticing more and more community members living in trailers as inflation continues to climb yet social assistance payments remain…
Thirteen local organizations make shortlist for 2024 EcDev Trust disbursements
Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development Trust is giving away $816,245 this year with twelve local organizations shortlisted for the funding. There are…
St. Catharines to host Minto Cup 2025
CATHARINES — On Monday, February 12, it was announced that the St. Catharines Athletics were selected as host for the 2025 Minto Cup, Canada’s National…
City of Cambridge refused to consult with Six Nations on Broccolini project
After a stubborn start with the city of Cambridge refusing to engage with Six Nations, the Broccolini Old Mill project is now moving forward with…
Applications for Audible Indigenous Writers’ Circle are open
Applications for this year’s Audible Indigenous Writers’ Circle program are now open. The 2024 program marks the fourth year it has been taking place. “In…
Impassable winter roads create ‘dire’ situation for Ontario First Nations
Impassable winter roads are delaying vital shipments and threatening the safety of First Nations across northern Ontario, leaders warned as they pressed the provincial and…
Métis Nations, federal ministers sit for a bilateral mechanism meeting to hash out relationship, priorities
By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Updated with clarification on the co-development principles. Legislation may be the only way to ensure that a…
Psychology of eating and exercise
Anyone can learn the technical aspects of healthful eating and exercising, but the psychology of food and exercise remains one of the biggest barriers to…
Indigenous artists nominated for Juno Awards
TORONTO — The 2024 Juno Award nominations were announced with 19 Indigenous artists in the running. Three Indigenous artists are nominated for Contemporary Roots Album…
Six Nations woman named one of 45 new Justices of the Peace in Ontario
Claudine Longboat-White is one of 45 new Justices of the Peace announced by the province of Ontario last week. The Six Nations woman was appointed…
Indspire announces 2024 Indspire Awards recipients
Indspire’s annual celebration, The Indspire Awards, honours the achievements and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada and takes place on April…
Two dead, three injured after house fire on Weenusk First Nation in northern Ontario
The leader of an organization representing 49 First Nations says he is mourning after two people died in a house fire in a remote northern…
Two Native American boys died at a boarding school in the 1890s. Now, the tribe wants them home
By Jim Salter When two Native American boys from Nebraska died after being taken to a notorious boarding school hundreds of miles away in…
National chief calls on Ottawa to resume policing talks after mass stabbing inquest
By Kelly Geraldine Malone The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says a coroner’s inquest into a mass killing in Saskatchewan shows…