Community gets condensed refresher on Great Law
Every time people listen to an elder describe the Great Law, they say they learn something new. What normally takes about 11 days was briefly…
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COVID-19 Year 1 – Acknowledging the lives of those lost to the pandemic
SIX NATIONS — It has now been one full year since Six Nations of the Grand River declared a community emergency and has been battling…
Longhouse ceremonies cancelled for remainder of pandemic at Six Nations
SIX NATIONS — The hereditary clan mothers of the Six Nations community have instructed that all ceremonies may cease until the pandemic is gone. This…
COVID 19 magnified systemic discrimination against Indigenous women: Bennett
OTTAWA — COVID-19 has magnified the effects of systemic discrimination against Indigenous women in Canada, said Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett at a virtual summit…
Sports besties waiting out COVID-19
SIX NATIONS — It’s hard to find a coach who wouldn’t like a whole team of players like 14-year-old Kolbee Vanevery and 13-year-old Trinity MacDonald,…
Wayne Gretzky remembers his father, Walter, as man with ‘a heart of gold’ at funeral
BRANTFORD — Walter Gretzky's family thought the end was coming quickly in the middle of February. The father of hockey's greatest player had suffered a…
‘A legend in his own right’: Hockey world pays tribute to the late Walter Gretzky
If Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers were ever in a rut, there was only one solution. Get the Great One's dad on the phone and make…
COVID relief funds for Brant County
BRANTFORD — The Ontario Government is providing $1.2 million dollars to the City of Brantford and $434,000.00 to the County of Brant in new provincial…
Six Nations girl stabbed in Caledonia
CALEDONIA — OPP say a woman has been arrested after stabbing a girl on Argyle Street in Caledonia. On Saturday, March 6, police responded to…
Two arrested, facing drug charges
SIX NATIONS — Police say a child was found sleeping next to a computer tablet with drug residue on it during a search warrant executed…
Local restaurant cleans, reopens after staff test positive for COVID-19
OHSWEKEN — One of the most popular local restaurants is reopening and implementing additional safety measures after closing its doors over the weekend due to…
Indigenous, Black, Filipino people disproportionately affected by COVID 19: report
WINNIPEG — Manitoba has released a report showing COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Indigenous, Black and other people of colour in the province. “This is systemic…
Nova Scotia anti racism advocates call for changes to ‘racist’ justice system
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government needs to address systemic racism that has led to the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous people in its criminal…
Six Nations language commission needs permanent funding
The Six Nations Language Commission will be able to finish out the academic year, thanks to $200,000 in emergency funding from Six Nations of the…
Six Nations library has to wait for funding
The Six Nations Public Library walked away from elected council’s general finance meeting Monday not knowing when its budget for the upcoming fiscal year will…