Brantford annexations, then and now
The battle over annexation of County of Brant land in Tutela Heights and the Johnson Tract into the city of Brantford rings a very familiar…
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40 booster seats, 40 safer children
SIX NATIONS – To give back to the community and to ensure the parents that received one of 40 boosters seats would have a safer…
Location of Tutelo longhouse and burial ground no mystery
BRANT – The exact location of the Tutelo Indian’s longhouse on what is now known as Tutela Heights, is well known by longtime residents of…
Whitlow looks for feedback on proposed clinic
OHSWEKEN – Now that people know a pharmacy that may dispense methadone and suboxone could be established here, the community can get together and discuss…
Oneida continues fine-tunes new joint governance model
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Winter storm headed to Southern Ontario Tuesday
A winter storm warning has been issued for most of Southern Ontario today. A deepening low pressure system will give heavy snow and blowing snow.…
Inquest resumes on First Nations student deaths in Thunder Bay
THUNDER BAY — Proceedings for the coroner’s inquest into the deaths of 7 First Nations youth who died while attending school in Thunder Bay resumed…
Provincial funding will help end violence against indigenous families
TORONTO — The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) commended the provincial government for their commitment to ending violence against Indigenous women and girls…
First Nations have a key role in climate change action
TORONTO – Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day says that any long term initiative on Human Rights and Climate Change must not only include Indigenous participation…
Haudenosaunee mark Treaty at the White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A delegation of chiefs in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy travelled to the White House in Washington, D.C. last week to honour the 222nd…
Fashion Designers apologize for insulting indigenous people
TORONTO – Canadian fashion design team DSquared2 issued an open letter apologizing to all indigenous people for using a derogatory term to promote a women’s…
Provinces agree to work on MMIW national inquiry
WINNIPEG – Provincial premieres have agreed to support and cooperate with a national inquiry into the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls…
Ontario Chief says provincial budget fails First Nations
TORONTO – Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day expressed his disappointment over the Ontario budget, saying on many fronts it failed to include First Nations communities.…
One sent to hospital in single vehicle crash
SIX NATIONS, ON –Six Nations Fire and Emergency services responded Sunday afternoon to a single vehicle motor vehicle collision near 1062 Onondaga Road in the Six…
Six Nations hip hop artist shares taboo angst in new work
With a Mohawk-Jamaican heritage and an upbringing off the reserve, Chllly Chase speaks a lot of truth about identity and our current condition as a…