Organizers to bring Ohero:kon to Six Nations
The Six Nations Ohero:kon Community Advisory Board invited the community to an engagement session which was held at the GREAT Theatre last Wednesday. The session…
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Student anti-bullying play “Brave” gets professional help
SIX NATIONS – Internationally acclaimed dancer and choreographer Santee Smith gave of her talent and time last Thursday to help drama teacher Julia Jamieson put some last minute touches on the anti-bullying play “I Wanna See You be Brave” before Tuesday night’s performance. The play is written and performed by the Grade 4 and 5 class of I.L. Thomas School, under the guidance and direction of Julia Jamieson.
20 Years of Racing for the Prevention of Diabetes
The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP) hosted the 20th Annual Races for diabetes prevention on June 3rd at the Karonhianonha School in Kahnawake.
Six Nations food bank receives donations
OHSWEKEN – The Six Nations Food Bank was happy to receive two generous donations this week. Six Nations Economic Development & Six Nations Lands/Membership dropped…
Chiefs of Ontario Reject Bill C-10
TORONTO – The Chiefs of Ontario, meeting today at the Eaton Chelsea Hotel in Toronto, have denounced the Conservative government's Bill C-10 as a direct…
Community meeting called to discuss garbage crisis
The Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) held a community meeting on Saturday to discuss the garbage crisis at the landfill site located on 4th Line.…
Anti-Indigenous racism alive and well in Oaxaca Mexico
OAXACA – The provincial government and the tourism ministry of Oaxaca, a state in southern Mexico with an indigenous majority, has come under fire for…
McHale protest opens old wounds at Kanohstaton
KANONHSTATON – Sunday afternoon, June 8th, at about 2:19pm, well-known anti-native rights activist Gary McHale, and a group of his followers, came to the former…
Community members learn the value of independence
SIX NATIONS – Presented by Six Nations Child & Family Services and Six Nations Mental Health, Osedwataho:da or Finding Our Way is a series of presentations…
True equality between nations
KANONHSTATON – The six nations territories had another unwarranted visit from Gary Mchale making a so-called citizens arrest.
Kenora lawyer faces protest over residential school settlements
A group of protesters from the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen #258 gathered in a protest outside of Kenora based lawyer Doug Keshan’s office on Wednesday June 4th and Thursday June 5th. They were there to state their displeasure with how they say their lawyer has been handling their community’s residential school settlements. They feel as if the elders who have gone through the legal system have been poorly represented, and are being deprived of the settlement money that should be their due.
Community consensus disintegrates
OHSWEKEN – Around 50 community members gathered at the Six Nations Landfill Site last Wednesday to let John Kearns of Kearns International know that his disintegrator…
Indigenous Hawaiians seek to save Mauna Kea from desecration
Mauna Kea advocates are seeking justice in Hawaii courts. Six plaintiffs have filed a notice of appeal in circuit court challenging the board of Land and Natural Resources’ (BLNR) on the April 12th decision by Judge Greg Nakamura to grant the University of Hawaii at Hilo a permit to construct the world’s second largest telescope, the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT), atop Mauna Kea.
Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill addresses UN
NEW YORK – Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill and District #5 Councillor Darryl Hill attended the “Thirteenth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues” at the United Nations in New York City last week. Chief Hill had opportunity to speak to as many important issues specific to Six Nations, as she could squeeze into her allotted 5 minutes.
Tripp sentencing brings up constitutional questions
BRANTFORD — It has been five years since Six Nations Police arrested Six Nations resident Don Tripp and convicted of being in possession of unregistered firearms and possession of a quantity of Marijuana.