Fees for water and sewer waived through to May 31
OHSWEKEN — SNGR Elected Council says it will waive the sanitation fees for community residents until May 31. Funding for charges to provide fresh water…
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The Three Sisters Garden: Corn, Beans and Squash
Spring is finally here, and this year some of us might be finding ourselves with a bit more time on our hands than usual. If…
National chief calls COVID 19 outbreak in Saskatchewan alarming
REGINA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says an outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's far north is alarming. Perry Bellegarde notes…
Chiefs concerned about mental health impacts of COVID 19 in their First Nations
By Teresa Wright, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — A few months before the novel coronavirus arrived in Canada, the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation at Loon…
Province defends COVID 19 checkpoints following criticism from Indigenous group
BEAUVAL — An Indigenous group in Saskatchewan is criticizing the province's management of checkpoints that are meant to protect northern communities experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19.…
IndigiNews launches to serve B.C. First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities
OKANAGAN VALLEY — A new digital platform for local news serving First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in BC was launched on Tuesday. IndigiNews is…
Nunavut’s first COVID 19 case turns out to be false positive
IQALUIT — Canada's High Arctic may still be free of the novel coronavirus. A case of COVID-19 supposedly confirmed in the remote Nunavut community of…
Joint statement on Memorandum of Understanding on Wet’suwet’en rights and title
SMITHERS, BC – Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs, B.C. Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Scott Fraser and Federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett issued the following…
New barcode entry system for all Six Nations band members, paper passes expire May 8
OHSWEKEN – Six Nations has a new way of verifying band members to enter the territory. Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill made the announcement…
Over 10 years ago, sanitizer was withheld from flu-ravaged reserves
By Chezney Martin, with notes from The Globe and Mail Days after dozens of indigenous people of Manitoba fell severely ill with swine flu, Health…
Youth sentenced in drive-by shooting
EDMONTON — An Alberta judge sentenced a teen to 21 months for shooting a German tourist in the head on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation.…
Two new COVID-19 cases brings total to 11
OHSWEKEN — Two more people from Six Nations have tested positive for COVID-19. The new cases bring the total to 11 including 1 death, 7…
Spike in coronavirus tests, back up generator secured for pandemic care site
OHSWEKEN — A large generator capable of powering electric hospital beds and ventilators is being rented by Six Nations of the Grand River as a…
You might see blue ribbons and they’re to support frontline workers
SIX NATIONS — Signs thanking front line workers have been abundant since March, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to fluctuate throughout the world. One nurse…
First positive coronavirus case on Mississaugas of the Credit
MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT — Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation is reporting their first confirmed positive case of COVID-19. Chief Stacey Laforme made the…