Totem at Royal B.C. Museum on way home to Central Coast after repatriation ceremony

VICTORIA — A totem pole taken from an Indigenous village on British Columbia’s Central Coast more than 100 years ago is on its way home…

Arts event for end of February

OHSWEKEN — A two day event performing arts festival for families will be held at the Six Nations Community Hall featuring art, dance, theatre, music…

NLL Transactions for Week 12

By TRT Staff with notes from NLL.com As Week 12 gets underway within the National Lacrosse League, transactions from Week 11 are visible with standings…

City of Guelph talking to province about bridge over Speed River

GUELPH — The City of Guelph says it has spoken to Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation about…

Community healing needed after three years of loss and Covid fallout

With a new year comes hope for new beginnings and a time to recommit to being, and doing, better. But 2023 has brought with it…

Gaming funds are saving band operations budget

Gaming funds from the Brantford Casino and Ontario First Nations Limited Partnership are saving band departments from operating in a deficit. A number of departments…

Rural indigenous people more likely to be homeless than urban indigenous populations

A staggering 83 per cent of rural homeless populations in Canada are made up of people who identify as Indigenous. That’s according to Dr. Cheryl…

Six Nations Language Summit promises to be informative

A significant number of Haudenosaunee languages have less than 100 native speakers left. And a number of dedicated language speakers and volunteers have been working…

‘Dances With Wolves’ actor charged in Canada in 2018 rape

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canadian police confirmed Tuesday they are pursuing a criminal case against a former “Dances With Wolves” actor who was arrested last…

Director of Woodland Cultural Centre appointed as CEO of Canadian Museums Association

SIX NATIONS — The Canadian Museums Association and Woodland Cultural Centre jointly announced the appointment of Janis Kahentóktha Monture as Executive Director & CEO of…

Film featuring Six Nations actress now available to all on Apple TV

Her bubbly personality and precocious reading abilities landed her a starring role in a feature film and now, anyone can watch the talented Six Nations…

Casting call opens with Netflix opportunity for Indigenous basketball players

A casting call was posted by Midthunder Casting LLC helmed by Angelique Midthunder, an Emmy-nominated member of the Casting Society of America and the Academy…

Manitoba makes progress toward monument honouring historic First Nations leader

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba legislature is one step closer to having its first monument honouring the contributions of First Nations people on the grounds of…

Ottawa spending $2M for international commission to offer advice on unmarked graves

Ottawa is spending $2 million for an international organization to provide Indigenous communities with options for identifying possible human remains buried near former residential school…

Six Nations talent recognized as Indigenous hall of fame announces 2023 class

By TRT Staff with notes from https://www.naiahf.org/team/ The North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame announced its second class of inductees on Wednesday, February 1.…