Arsonist targets church
OHSWEKEN — On Monday, July 5th, 2021, at approximately 2:08 AM, the Six Nations Police responded to a structure fire at the Johnsfield Baptist Church…
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Elected Chief will not resign from office after “unprovoked and unfounded attacks” by publisher Chief says he was victim to a targeted attack on his identity in ‘catfishing’ scheme
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill says he will not be resigning from his position and sent out a scathing rebuke to Turtle…
Housing development cancelled at Land Back Lane as one-year anniversary draws near
As the one-year anniversary of the land reclamation known as Land Back Lane in Caledonia approaches, Six Nations people and allies are celebrating a victory:…
Housing development cancelled at Land Back Lane as one-year anniversary draws near
As the one-year anniversary of the land reclamation known as Land Back Lane in Caledonia approaches, Six Nations people and allies are celebrating a victory:…
Historic unity march in Brantford honours residential school survivors
The streets of Brantford were a sea of orange on July 1, as thousands of Six Nations people and allies marched in honour of the…
Seven new suspects arrested in Brantford murder
BRANTFORD — The murders of Coby “Kareem” Carter, 22 of Hamilton, Dorothy Lynn Vanevery, 62 of Brantford and Larry Reynolds, 64 now have seven new…
White corn as sustenance and cultural reclamation
The Haudenosaunee were some of the most advanced First Nations in their agricultural techniques and practices. So it is appropriate there is corn named in…
Telling the story of New York’s Indigenous ironworkers through animated film
By: Sara Laux Allan Downey is an associate professor in the Department of History and the Indigenous Studies program. A citizen of the Dakelh Nation (Nak’azdli…
Carey Price’s wife, Angela, helps to raise over $50,000 for First Nation Education Council
In light of the horrific revelations regarding Indigenous children, many decided to spend Canada Day differently this year. Given that it should be a period…
Six Nations Elected Chief condemns newspaper for alleging he posted nude images to social media
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill sent out a scathing rebuke to Turtle Island News publisher Lynda Powless over the weekend, demanding an…
Municipal leaders move to cancel Canada Day
There will be no festivities in many cities across Canada this year on July 1, as the country grapples with the discovery of over 1,300…
Nearly 200 celebrated Six Nations Pride Ride over the weekend
Nearly 30-celsius heat didn’t slow down this year’s Six Nations Pride Ride last weekend. Almost 200 people showed up for the ride on June 27,…
New Brunswick government and First Nations chiefs to negotiate new tax agreements
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government and six Mi’kmaq First Nations have agreed to attempt to settle out of court issues related to terminated tax…
UBC faculty of medicine apologizes for harms to Indigenous Peoples
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine formally apologized Friday for its role in past and present harms to Indigenous Peoples and…
Two more Catholic churches burn in B.C.’s southern Interior, chief says
CAWSTON, BC — Mounties are investigating after they say two more Catholic churches in British Columbia’s southern Interior were destroyed in early-morning fires. RCMP say…