Bering Strait theory still under attack
By Jim Windle with files from AP UTAH – With all of the archaeology pointing in other directions, is it time to stop teaching people…
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Amnesty International calls for halt to Site C, dam threatens indigenous rights
VICTORIA , BC — Amnesty International is calling for a stop work order on British Columbia's $8.8 billion Site C hydroelectric dam, saying the mega…
12,300 year old fire pit found in northern Utah
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – An ancient tribal fire pit with tools, a spear tip and tobacco seeds that archaeologists say dates back 12,300…
Ontario premiere touring Northern Ontario; expected to announce health, infrastructure funding
TORONTO – Premier Kathleen Wynne will be taking her chequebook as she embarks on a northern tour amid growing political unrest in the region, including…
Driver killed near Six Nations when vehicle slams into tree
BRANTFORD, Ont. – A man is dead after a vehicle slammed into a tree overnight in Brantford, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say an officer on…
Global human rights groups watching to see how Canada will handle MMIW inquiry
OTTAWA – The number of missing or murdered indigenous women in Canada has not escaped the attention of members of the international human rights community,…
Indigenous minister gives B.C. First Nations faith in missing women inquiry
VANCOUVER – It wasn't until Canada's first aboriginal justice minister took the stage to outline a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women that…
Policing under scrutiny at inquiry into missing, murdered indigenous women
OTTAWA — Police are getting ready for a grilling at the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, even if they are not explicitly…
Five things about the inquiry set to study missing and murdered indigenous women
OTTAWA — The federal government is expected to announce Wednesday the terms of an inquiry examining the cases of missing and murdered indigenous women.…
Five commissioners to probe missing, murdered indigenous women in Canada
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced the terms of a long-awaited inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women, unveiling that it will need at…
Breaking into business
OHSWEKEN – “Tell me I’ll listen, show me I’ll see, but let me do it and I’ll remember” is something that Rachel Martin has been…
Six Nations holds a large parcel of surviving Carolinian Forests – but who cares?
SIX NATIONS – Six Nations of the Grand River reserve #40, contains the largest stand of Carolinian forest in Ontario. But does anybody care? If…
Fran’s Earthship is complete
SIX NATIONS – It’s been a whirlwind for Six Nations grandmother Fran “Flower” Doxtator over the past few weeks, while around 70 volunteers help build…
Six Nations women “Bridging the Gap” to recovery
BRANTFORD – A pilot project called Bridging the Gap has brought a holistic approach to the recovery from drug addiction. Six Nations holistic consultants Michelle…
Tourism article: bylaw update
In last week’s article Tourists always welcome on Six Nations, we mentioned that there was an old bylaw which stated that non-native individuals couldn’t be…