Resiliency Conference tackles the Road Ahead

BRANTFORD — In accordance with 30 years of service, the Ontario Native Literacy Coalition hosted the first conference of its kind titled Resiliency: Embracing the…

Six hundred welders required to meet local demand – Six Nations Polytechnic responds

BRANTFORD – Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) has been approved for funding up to a maximum of $307,295 over two years to deliver the We Are…

AFN Chief says Ottawa collecting data inaccurately will affect First Nations

OTTAWA – Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde responded to the Auditor General of Canada’s report, calling on Canada to change its approach…

Feds fail to measure social, economic gaps between First Nations, others: audit

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada is failing to measure and accurately report the social and economic gaps between First Nations people on reserves and other…

Romeo Saganash’s Indigenous rights bill passes in the House of Commons

OTTAWA — A private member’s bill aimed at ensuring Canada’s laws are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples…

NDP urges Commons to affirm support for Indigenous rights amid pipeline tension

OTTAWA —The NDP is urging the House of Commons to reaffirm its support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples _…

Six Candidates for Brantford-Brant answer 6 questions about THE SIX

An interview with Provincial MP candidates for Brant-Brantford

We had an opportunity to sit down with the candidate for Provincial MP in Brant-Brantford and asked them all 6 questions about the Six. NDP…

Vehicle from Brantford carjacking recovered on Six Nations

SIX NATIONS — In the early hours of Monday May 28, 2018, Brantford City Police were assisted by the Six Nations Police in investigating a…

Six Nations Receives Provincial Funding for Indigenous Victim Services

OHSWEKEN — The province of Ontario is investing $1.5 million over two years to create a new multiservice centre to address the needs of Indigenous…

Official launch of the Six Nations Justice Department

OHSWEKEN — The doors officially opened to the public at Six Nations’ brand new Justice Department on Friday. The new branch of Six Nations Elected…

Feds fail to measure social, economic gaps between First Nations, others: audit

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada is failing to measure and accurately report the social and economic gaps between First Nations people on reserves and other…

Health in Grassy Narrows ‘significantly worse’ than other First Nations: report

TORONTO — The physical and mental health of people living in Grassy Narrows is “significantly worse” than other First Nations since mercury was dumped into…

Ontario lawyers receive guide to Indigenous legal rights, history and culture (Indigenous-Legal-Guide)

TORONTO _ The regulatory body for Ontario’s lawyers and paralegals has released a guide to help legal professionals better understand the legal rights, history and…

Federal government spending $4.5B to buy Trans Mountain pipeline, B.C. terminal

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government plans to spend $4.5 billion to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline and all of Kinder Morgan Canada’s core assets.…