Six Nations Elected Council receives transfer for Burtch
SIX NATIONS – It’s been a long time coming, but by the end of March the 381 acres along the Cockshutt Road known as the…
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The Remarkable Life of Levi “Deskaheh” General: friends and foes
SIX NATIONS – The Remarkable Life of Levi General began in 1872. He was stood up as a royaner (hereditary chief) of the Cayuga nation under the…
Cracking egg myths in time for Easter
Easter eggs are the centrepieces of many family traditions come Easter Sunday. Easter eggs symbolize fertility and rebirth to some, but many people also associate…
Northern fire fighters celebrated at graduation
SIX NATIONS – In partnership with the Ontario Native Fire Fighter Society and Indigenous Northern Affairs Canada, the Six Nations Fire and Emergency Services Department…
Improve the survival of the trees planted this spring
Here are a few tips to give the trees you plant this spring the best chance of survival. Every year the landowners of the Grand…
$225,000 OTF grant supports the expansion of a major event
LONDON – Carolinian Canada Coalition hosted the event, Go Wild Grow Wild. The biggest biodiversity expo in southern Ontario, now in its third year, was held…
“Indian” Warriors of Vimy Ridge
FRANCE – Last week Canada celebrated the victory and honoured brave Canadians who fought and died taking Vimy Ridge in France during the First World…
Where does the Easter Bunny come from?
SIX NATIONS – Easter is a Christian holiday that acknowledges the death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Oddly enough—the Bible makes no mention of…
Algonquin Grandmothers file challenge over land development and title rights
PIKWAKANAGAN – A group of Algonquin Elders (Grandmothers of Pikwakanagan), filed an action on March 2, 2017 in the Superior Court of Ontario challenging the…
NAIG preps underway at Six Nations
SIX NATIONS – The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) are coming soon and there is a lot yet to do. NAIG Chief Executive Officer Marcia…
Sen. Lynn Beyak says ‘silent majority’ supports her on residential schools
OTTAWA — Conservative Sen. Lynn Beyak says her party's decision to sanction her for comments about Canada's residential school history amounts to a threat to…
Settlement reached in class action over alleged abuse at school for the blind
TORONTO — A class-action lawsuit involving allegations of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at an Ontario boarding school for the blind has been settled out…
Confederacy Chiefs unknowingly made shareholders in Canadian corporation
SIX NATIONS – A leave for a class-action lawsuit filed against the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) by William Monture and Wilfred Davey is back in…
Logan Staats nominated for three IMAs
SIX NATIONS – Goodbye Goldia by Logan Staats has received three award nominations at the Indigenous Music Awards in Winnipeg, M.B. The already award-winning album…
Fifteen Dogs winner of Canada Reads 2017
The winner of this year’s Canada Reads “battle of the books” competition goes to writer and rapper, Humble the Poet, for his efforts defending the…