Government launches survey seeking input on MMIW inquiry

OTTAWA – The public will now have a say in how the Liberal government will design the inquiry into the missing and murdered Indigenous women…

National MMIW inquiry begins

THUNDER BAY ‑ After years of wrangling with an unsympathetic government, newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has officially begun the promised National Inquiry into…

Roman sword found at Oak Island

NOVA SCOTIA ‑ A Roman shipwreck dating 1000 years before Columbus, was found just off of Oak Island in Nova Scotia recently, which could change…

Local volunteer Alex Martin builds essential skills at Six Nations Community Food Bank

OHSWEKEN – If you ask people what their dream job is, you may be hard-pressed to find someone as excited about working in a grocery…

Suicide prevention discussed at Rekindling Our Fires dinner

OHSWEKEN – Laurie A. Hill says that suicide is a desperate act by someone in great pain who feels they have no other options –…

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business Names Award Recipients

TORONTO – When Whitecap Dakota First Nation Chief Darcy Bear was elected in 1991, his community was facing many hurdles, including a major financial debt and a 70 per…

Who represents me, asks Mohawk man

BRANTFORD – A member of the Kanienkehaka (Mohawk Nation), living within the city of Brantford has begun a neighbourhood association. On its agenda is clearing…

Child welfare group seeks to heal families

OHSWEKEN — O Gwadeni:deo is committed to help the community re-establish its role of protecting their own children. “We want to find alternative ways within…

GREAT gives back to community with food bank donation

Staff from the Grand River Employment and Training agency (GREAT) raised and gave almost $1 800 to the Six Nations Community Food Bank. On Tuesday,…

Men’s Fire seek injunction on McClung development

SIX NATIONS – Tired of waiting for the Elected Council or the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) to do anything more than send letters expressing their…

OI Leasing Group employees on the hook for thousands

EAGLES NEST/BRANTFORD ‑ Court efforts to protect tax exemption for status Indians working for the OI Group (Native Leasing Services and OI Employee Leasing Inc.)…

Remembering Our Loved Ones Dinner held to comfort grieved community members

OHSWEKEN – Brightening the Spirit, Breaking the Silence Suicide Awareness Group held their Second Annual Remembering Our Loved Ones Dinner on Monday, December 21 within…

Six Nations Police donation to Christmas Baskets

OHSWEKEN – Constable Terry O’Hallaran, Acting Sergeant Richard Martin, CSO Constable Janna Miller and Chief of Police Glenn Lickers are seen here helping out at…

Hundreds show up for Jamieson toy bingo

OHSWEKEN – Following six other Six Nations elementary schools, Jamieson Elementary School held their year-end toy bingo at the Six Nations Bingo Hall on Saturday,…

Federal government ends compliance measures outlined in First Nations Financial Transparency Act

OTTAWA – Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett has announced that the federal government is putting a stop to controversial compliance measures laid…