Special interlocutor ‘waiting’ for MP bill criminalizing residential school denialism

OTTAWA — Canada’s justice minister is considering options raised by the independent adviser on unmarked graves, who says Indigenous leaders want Canada to move on…

3 ways to encourage kids to be more charitable and kind this holiday season

By Hali Kil, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Simon Fraser University With the holiday season just around the corner, families and households will soon be gathering to…

Indspire and Rio Tinto renew partnership

Indspire has renewed its partnership with Rio Tinto, one of Canada’s largest mining and metals companies, to continue supporting Indigenous students and educators in a…

Indigenous gifting in and around Toronto

If you’re behind on starting or too tired to finish your holiday gift shopping, don’t stress. It’s not too late to buy for your friends…

Crown appeals Land Back Lane acquittals

Land defenders from the Land Back Lane site in Caledonia who received an absolute discharge earlier this year, will be back in court March 1…

Six Nations Acting Fire Chief on leave

Less than a week after Six Nations Elected Council announced that former Fire Chief Mike Seth had returned to his previous role under the title…

Six Nations welcomes AFN elected chief candidates

The Assembly of First Nations is choosing its new national chief next week in Ottawa and the candidates are vying for Six Nations’ support. Three…

Six Nations Food Bank desperate for help this holiday season

Usage and food costs at the Six Nations Food Bank continues to rise, to the point they’re having to turn people away. “We’re desperate,” Food…

Elected Council working with Brantford mayor to remove squatters on Glebe lands

SIX NATIONS — In a statement the Six Nations Elected Council says they will be working with the city of Brantford and Mayor Kevin Davis…

Judge orders McGill to comply with deal on unmarked grave search at former hospital

MONTREAL — A Quebec judge has ordered McGill University to comply with a deal it reached with a group of Indigenous women that outlines the…

Council and Cannabis Commission condemn cannabis giveaway at Santa Claus parade

Six Nations Elected Council and the Six Nations Cannabis Commission condemned the handing out of cannabis at the recent Six Nations Santa Claus. “I think…

Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that

NEW YORK (AP) — The financial crisis of 2008 hit Mary Kathryn Nagle differently. As a playwright and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she…

Slap in the face’: Indigenous women’s group reacts to Emmy win for Sainte Marie film

A group of Indigenous women says the International Emmy Award for a documentary about folk legend Buffy Sainte-Marie, whose First Nations ancestry has been called…

First Nations decisions on tourism on Indigenous land must be respected: minister

VANCOUVER — Canada’s new tourism minister said Indigenous rights and decision-making must be respected in how the country operates and develops its tourist industry, which…

Kansas school forced 8 year old Native American boy to cut his hair, ACLU says

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas grade school forced an 8-year-old Native American boy to cut off his hair after he grew it out for…