Urban elder needs support from community

TORONTO – Vern Harper, an elder and traditional healer in Toronto, needs financial help — so supporters of his are reaching out to the community…

Canadian government discriminates against FN child welfare

OTTAWA – Whether First Nations children in Canada completely understood the seriousness of the ruling made by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) yesterday or…

OPP establishes goon squad to deal with Contraband Tobacco

TORONTO – The OPP have launched a Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Team to deal with investigating smuggling and trafficking of contraband tobacco in the province. The…

Residents oppose land transfer

BRANT ‑ The people don’t want it. Now what? That was the clear message coming from the majority of both Brant and Brantford citizens during…

First Nations Children win historic case: Canada guilty of discrimination

OTTAWA, ON — In a landmark ruling released today, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found that the Canadian government is racially discriminating against 163,000 First…

Celebrating Makayla Sault

NEW CREDIT — A celebration of Makayla Sault’s life gave people still in mourning an opportunity to smile. On Tuesday morning, several of her friends…

Mayors faced with tough questions at land transfer information session

BRANTFORD – Brantford Mayor Chris Friel and Brant County Mayor Ron Eddy fielded some tough questions by angry citizens at a public meeting last week…

Waste management plan in the works

OHSWEKEN – Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) is asking the community for input in developing what they hope will solve the community’s obvious waste management…

Student-lead conference shines light on health issues faced by Indigenous communities

HAMILTON – A health conference held this past Saturday brought awareness to non-indigenous community members, medical and mental health students in regards to the significant…

Public awaits TribunaPublic awaits Tribunal’s decision regarding inequities in child welfarel’s decision regarding inequities in child welfare

OTTAWA – A ruling for the case against how the Canadian government handles funding for child welfare services to First Nations children on reserves is…

Public awaits Tribunal’s decision regarding inequities in child welfare

OTTAWA – A ruling for the case against how the Canadian government handles funding for child welfare services to First Nations children on reserves is…

Sentencing in 2010 deadly crash adjourned until Feb. 5th

BRANTFORD ‑ Those affected by the 2010 collision that killed two Six Nations youth and injured four others will have to wait a little longer…

Traditional healer faces sexual assault charge

HAMILTON — Walter Cooke, a traditional healer who worked at a health centre in Hamilton has been charged with sexual assault. A female patient told…

Our Changing Relationship to Foods: Part One

By Rick Hill, Deyohahá:ge:, Six Nations Polytechnic Starting today and continuing for the next few weeks, Rick Hill of Deyohahá:ge: gives us an overview of…

Brantford-Brant make deal on land transfer despite questions from Six Nations

BRANT/BRANTFORD/SIX NATIONS – The City of Brantford and the County of Brant are celebrating a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) forged between the two municipalities after…