Report condemns Canada for water conditions on First Nations communities
TORONTO – Human Rights Watch released a 92-page report on the crisis state of drinking water in First Nations communities. Health Canada says there are…
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Grassroots organizations receive assistance with Economic Development Trust Applications
OHSWEKEN – Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development Trust hosted a grassroots application information session last Saturday designed to assist groups or organizations…
100,000 year old stone tools found in Haldimand Norfolk
By Ilse Kraemer and Jim Windle BRANTFORD – In 1983, the Anthropological Journal of Canada, published a book dedicated to the memory of the father…
Telephone scam caution
SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Police have received a number of complaints involving telephone scams. The caller claims to be a representative from the…
Mass shooting in Florida not the deadliest
The senseless shooting in Orlando Florida Sunday morning has been described by U.S. media as “the worst mass shooting in American History.” Some news outlets…
Fighting Indians not new to Trump
OKLAHOMA – Presumptive Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, was at it again this week with his references to Senator Elizabeth Warren, of Colorado, as “Pocahontas.”…
He makes you want to stand tall
By Jane Fetterly Growing up in Winnipeg’s North End, Don Amero remembers his parents being his first musical inspirations. Being talented themselves, Amero recalls, “My…
Akwesasne Mohawk Council supports establishment of mechanism for CBSA
Recently, the Government of Canada signaled that it’s looking for ways to improve transparency and increase public confidence in the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).…
Woman charged with impaired driving following crash
SIX NATIONS — A woman has been charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm after the truck she was driving hit a car head on,…
First indigenous MP in Canada dies
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde expressed condolences yesterday to the family and friends of Len Marchand, the first status Indian in Canada to be elected…
AFN Chief calls for reform in justice system
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde addressed police leaders from across Canada at a national conference Thursday, calling for a First Nations Justice System. Bellegarde said…
Brantford Police seek suspicious man outside school
Police are seeking information about a man seen possibly holding a knife, with blood on his hands outside of Ryerson Heights School in Brantford. Three…
Accident sends truck into quarry
A 26 year old man has died after a car crash sent the pickup truck he was driving into a quarry just outside Hagersville. Police…
Province passes legislation to improve trail system
New legislation has passed to sustain and improve Ontario’s trails system. The new act will protect and enhance thousands of kilometers of the province’s urban,…
Canada has not honoured treaties, says PM Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke in Winnipeg last week, and said Canada has failed for centuries to live up to the treaties it signed with…