Six Nations celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day in Ohsweken
OHSWEKEN — The weather was spectacular, as over two thousand people gathered in Ohsweken to celebrate the National Indigenous People’s Day. The festival is an…
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Police find human remains
NORFOLK COUNTY — Ontario Provincial Police say they received a report of human remains in Lake Erie near Pottahawk Point. Boaters near Pottahawk Point observed…
Elected Council fights back on claims they are trying to turn Six Nations into a municipality
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Elected Council issued a statement late last week, to correct rumours they are secretly trying to turn the reserve into a…
Giant telescope will be built on sacred Native Hawaiian peak
HONOLULU — After years of protests and legal battles, Hawaii officials announced Thursday that a massive telescope which will allow scientists to peer into the…
“Other people’s skin:” Inuit sue government over medical experiments
Five Inuit have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over medical experiments, including skin grafts, that they say were performed on them without their…
Senate panel focuses on missing, slain indigenous women
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — A key congressional committee is holding a hearing on a slate of legislation aimed at addressing the deaths and disappearances of Native…
As Parliament rises, which bills made it through — and which ones didn’t
OTTAWA — The House of Commons and Senate have risen for the summer, following several weeks of frenzied legislating as MPs hurried key pieces of…
More than 700 wildfire evacuees in Alberta can soon return to Metis community
HIGH LEVEL, AB — More than 700 people forced from a remote community in northern Alberta by wildfires will soon be allowed to go home.…
Inquiry into murdered Indigenous women loses bid for two disputed RCMP files
OTTAWA — The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women has lost a court bid for access to two RCMP files the Mounties refuse…
Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., to reinvestigate nine Indigenous deaths
TORONTO _ The deaths of at least nine Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont., will be reinvestigated after an external review found serious flaws with…
Deals on paid time off for domestic violence ‘beginning of a wave,’ says expert
OTTAWA _ Several new deals reached between the federal government and one of its biggest civil-service unions that allow paid time off for victims of…
Four injured in shooting during Raptors Parade
After four people were injured Monday in a shooting during the Toronto Raptors' NBA Championship celebration, Canadian officials urged the public to not let it…
‘What kind of leadership should Six Nations have?’ Six Nations Youth Council looking for feedback
SIX NATIONS — Six Nations Youth Council (SNYC) will be surveying guests at the Indigenous People’s Day celebration in Ohsweken on Friday — looking for…
Indigenous “Signs of Welcome” unveiled at Hamilton Health Sciences
HAMILTON — New signs honouring the Indigenous territories where Hamilton Health Service providers treat their patients were unveiled at the Ron Joyce Chidlren’s Health Centre…
Dumped containers test positive for methamphetamine
BRANTFORD — Brantford Police say liquids recovered from barrels that were illegally dumped in the city February have been identified as drug lab byproducts of…