Kyleigh Farmer headed to Miss Indian World
SIX NATIONS — Six Nations member Kyleigh Farmer is travelling to Albuquerque, New Mexico this month to compete in the Miss Indian World pageant. Farmer…
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Provincial budget slashes indigenous funding in half
TORONTO — The province of Ontario and it’s new Progressive Conservative government announced it’s first budget, cutting funding for indigenous programs and services in half.…
Three boys facing murder charge after teen found dead in car in Hamilton
HAMILTON _ Three boys are facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a 17-year-old whose body was found in a car in a…
Fundraiser for SN youth headed north for tournament
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations resident Sandy Porter is headed to the Yukon to play in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships. Porter was chosen to play…
Council brief: Health Services devolution, roadwork delayed
OHSWEKEN — Indigenous Services Canada sent Ontario Regional executive Garry Best to Six Nations Elected Council to reaffirm a commitment to transfer health services to…
Tax and licensing issues standing in the way of Indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs
AKWESASNE — Lewis Mitchell, a former police chief on the Mohawk territory of Akwesasne, chuckled when asked if he thought he would have trouble finding…
Lawsuit against Nunavut RCMP claims force losing touch with Inuit
IQALUIT, Nunavut — An Inuit family whose son was shot by RCMP is suing the force over its alleged failure to staff Arctic detachments with…
McGill drops Redmen name, citing pain caused to Indigenous students
MONTREAL — McGill University is dropping the Redmen name for its men's varsity sports teams, effective immediately, the university announced Friday. Principal Suzanne Fortier said…
Supreme Court upholds residential school compensation for former student
OTTAWA — A former residential-school student is entitled to compensation for abuse at the hands of a nun, the Supreme Court of Canada says in…
Art Institute delays Native American exhibit amid concerns
CHICAGO — The Art Institute of Chicago has indefinitely postponed a major pottery exhibit weeks before it was due to open, citing concerns that the…
Man dies in Brantford’s fifth shooting of 2019
BRANTFORD — One man is dead after police say he was shot late Friday night. On April 5, 2019 at approximately 11:30pm the Brantford Police…
Six Nations vision for a world class education system
People of Six Nations want autonomous education system not run by elected council, immersed in Haudenosaunee cultural values OHSWEKEN —A core group of over 30…
Two seriously hurt in Gypsum Mine accident
HALDIMAND – Two men were seriously hurt at the Canadian Gypsum Corporation Plant on Third Line after a rock slab fell on them while working…
Six Nations and Mississaugas of the Credit partners on new solar farm
NANTICOKE — Just one year after the Nanticoke Generating Station site was demolished, a new solar facility has opened and is fully operational. Six Nations…
Six Nations dancers take top awards at Regional Competition
OHSWEKEN — Michelle Farmer’s Studio of Dance & Modelling Senior Competitive Team hit the Showstoppers Regional Dance Competition in Sandusky, Ohio this weekend. Dancers travelled…