History is made: Venezuelan Ambassador visits Six Nations
OHSWEKEN – History was made on Wednesday April 8th as over 90 community members gathered to welcome the Venezuelan Ambassador Wilmer Barrientos to the Mohawk…
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Indigenous Languages Day on Six Nations territory
OHSHWEKEN – Roughly 120 people gathered from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) for a celebration of the Indigenous…
Education on the hot seat at Council Chamber
OHSWEKEN – Six Nations Elected Council received a report on education from Michel Burrowes from the Brantford office of Aboriginal Affairs Canada, and education consultant…
Evelyn’s Fabrics carries on work of Bomberry family matriarch
OHSWEKEN – It’s been a long time coming and finally, last weekend, Evelyn’s Fabrics officially opened for business on Six Nations. This new on-reserve fabric…
Credit Unions merging in the Haldimand Norfolk
It was announced Monday at a media conference held at the Edinburgh Square in Caledonia that two fine Credit Unions serving in the Haldimand Norfolk…
Six Nations’ future scientists earn BASEF awards
SIX NATIONS – Several science fair project winners from Six Nations and area elementary schools were submitted for consideration for the BASEF annual awards, and…
Does Canada play a role in Colombia’s ‘social cleansing’?
COLOMBIA – In 2011, Canada signed the controversial Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA). It was – and is – controversial because for decades, the indigenous…
Demonstrators across the country rally in honour of Cindy Gladue
TORONTO – There is nothing about being an indigenous woman or sex worker that is inherently violent – that was one of the main messages…
Skakaraksen: One Bad Eye
(Part 1 of a 2 part series) The river spawning is so important to our people that we even have a social song for it.…
Up-and-coming filmmaker debuts her language revitalization documentary in Tyendinaga
TYENDINAGA – March 30th was the beginning of Annual Language Revitalization Week in Tyendinaga, and this year featured the premiere of Chloe Ellingson’s documentary Raising…
Venezuelan Ambassador to Canada to attend social at Mohawk Longhouse
OHSWEKEN – The newly appointed [tweetable alt=""]Venezuelan ambassador to Canada, Wilmer Barrientos will be visiting Six Nations on Wednesday evening.[/tweetable] He will arriving as part of…
Brantford Cannabis Club to hold 4/20 Rally
The Brantford Cannabis Club will be hosting the second annual Brantford 4/20 Rally on Monday, April 20, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Victoria…
Forum held to discuss “Working Draft” of proposed Tobacco Law
OHSWEKEN – On Wednesday approximately 50 Six Nations community members attended a public meeting held at Polytechnic to hear and provide feedback for the working…
Turkey Shoot at the Kanata Village
The Mohawk Workers hosted a bow and arrow Turkey Shoot at the Kanata Village in Brantford, which was well attended by archers from the area…
First Nations players loving Magic: The Gathering
Twenty-two years ago, a publishing company called Wizards of the Coast invented something completely new. It was a trading card game called Magic: The Gathering.…