Six Nations celebrated as a safe community
OHSWEKEN — Elected Chief Ava Hill and the Six Nations Elected Council were presented with a community safety award, celebrating Six Nations of the Grand…
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HDI ordered to pay $15,500 in costs to plaintiffs in putative class action
OHSWEKEN — A Hamilton judge has ordered the defendants to pay $15,500 in costs to Bill Monture and Wilf Davey in a putative class action…
First Nations University president says he won’t seek another term
REGINA — The president of the First Nations University of Canada says he will not be seeking a second term and will step down when…
The significance of Jody Wilson Raybould invoking Indigenous ‘Big House’ laws
TORONTO — Rarely are Indigenous laws invoked on Parliament Hill, but that's exactly what happened this week when Jody Wilson-Raybould cited core values shaped by…
Liberals table ‘historic’ Indigenous child welfare bill
OTTAWA — If an Indigenous woman in labour in Winnipeg is being challenged on whether she is fit to parent her newborn, Treasury Board President…
Philpott joins Wilson Raybould in resigning from cabinet over SNC Lavalin
OTTAWA _ Treasury Board president Jane Philpott resigned Monday from the federal cabinet, saying she's lost confidence in the way the Trudeau government has dealt…
Taiaiake Alfred resigns from University of Victoria’s Indigenous Governance program
The University of Victoria’s Indigenous Governance (IGOV) program will have a new face leading the program, after the figure at its centre will no longer…
Violence in Akwesasne following cannabis dispensary raid
AKWESASNE/ST REGIS — Two raids in one month on a collectively owned cannabis dispensary on Akwesasne led members in support of the dispensary to clash…
Community Awareness Week event listing now open
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations of the Grand River will hold it’s annual Community Awareness Week this May. The yearly celebrations begin this year on on…
Beloved water protector Josephine Mandamin dies
Annishnabe elder sparked resurgence of ceremonial duty to care and pray for waterways WIKWEMIKONG FIRST NATION — Annishnabe water protector and activist Josephine Mandamin died…
GRCA board approves 2019 budget
GRAND RIVER TERRITORY — The Grand River Conservation Authority says it is planning $35 million in programming to improve the health of the Grand River…
Six Nations Police Briefs
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Police say a deceased male was found on Six Nations Wednesday evening. Residents nearby reported a suspicious vehicle located on the…
Recovered items shed light on daily life at Mohawk Institute residential school
BY: Jonnica Hill BRANTFORD — Items recovered during extensive renovations now underway at the former Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School in Brantford are revealing more…
Man found dead on Six Nations
SIX NATIONS – Police say a man was found dead on Six Nations Reserve Wednesday evening.Local residents reported a suspicious white Cadillac Escalade stopped in…
Chiefswood National Historic Site Celebrating E. Pauline Johnson’s 158th Birthday
SIX NATIONS — The Chiefswood National Historic Site’s (CNHS) Board of Trustees is hosting a fundraising event in celebration of what would have been, renowned…