Canada mishandling nuclear waste plans warn First Nations, environmental groups

 OTTAWA — First Nations leaders say they have not been properly consulted about the prospect of a nuclear waste disposal site being established northwest of…

Tribes’ request for more say in Dakota Access study denied

BISMARCK, ND — A judge has rejected the request by two American Indian tribes to be more involved in a court-ordered environmental review of the…

Judge asked to reject pipeline protester’s evidence request (US-Oil-Pipeline)

By Blake Nicholson, AP BISMARCK, ND — The government is asking a federal judge to reject a request for evidence to be returned to a…

‘It’s just like we’re forgotten people’: Indigenous evacuees waiting to go home

KAPUSKASING — Paul Edwards sits alone at a bare table and washes down scrambled eggs with coffee in the large auditorium of the civic centre…

Reviewing treatment of Inuit children in Newfoundland child welfare

ST. JOHN’S, NL — An independent review into the treatment of Inuit children and youth in Newfoundland and Labrador’s child welfare system will be led…

NLL last regular season weekend comes

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Knighhawks had a chance to fend off the New England Blackwolves in this past weekend at the Blue Cross Arena, but…

Saskatchewan farmer acquitted in death of Indigenous man guilty of gun charge

NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK — A Saskatchewan farmer acquitted in the fatal shooting of a young Indigenous man is giving up his guns and has been…

Too many black, Indigenous kids in Ontario child welfare system, report finds

TORONTO — Black and Indigenous children appear to be put into care in relatively far greater numbers than other racial groups in Ontario, according to…

B.C. threatens to sue Alberta as all sides in Trans Mountain dispute dig in

VICTORIA — All sides in the escalating dispute over the Trans Mountain expansion project appear to be digging in with the Alberta and British Columbia…

Racism of Missionaries evident in historical accounts of Haudenosaunee

First impressions of the inhabitants of what later became known as the Americas, are very interesting to read from a historical perspective. It was primarily…

Pot info meeting opens lively discussion

OHSWEKEN — Several weeks ago a public meeting was held at Yogi’s Barn where the results of extensive surveys amongst Six Nations residents about the…

Ruling that called indigenous rights “a waste of time” stayed on appeal

SIX NATIONS — An Ontario Court of Appeal judge has overturned the dismissal of a man’s indigenous rights by a Superior Court judge on a…

Townhouse village coming to Ohsweken

OHSWEKEN — Six Nations is continuing work on a road that will see 95 three-bedroom townhouses built, creating a new neighbourhood for the village of…

Mental health services for Ontario First Nations being expanded

OTTAWA — The federal and Ontario governments are putting up $5 million each to establish 19 new mental wellness teams for First Nations communities. The…

Citizenship Summit to plan for Indian Act membership changes

AKWESASNE — The Iroquois Caucus is holding a Summit on Membership and Citizenship Wednesday and Thursday in Akwesasne. The Caucus has invited members from all…