Judge who released man later charged in cop’s death weighed Indigenous background
A judge who granted bail to a man later accused of killing an Ontario Provincial Police officer noted his Indigenous background and the overrepresentation of…
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Post Roe, Native Americans face even more abortion hurdles
A few months after South Dakota banned abortion last year, April Matson drove more than nine hours to take a friend to a Colorado clinic…
Native dancers want Arizona gallery owner held on hate crime
PHOENIX (AP) — Native American dancers who were the target of a suburban Phoenix gallery owner’s racist rant as they were being filmed for Super…
Billy Two Rivers, retired Mohawk wrestler and politician, dies at 87
MONTREAL — Billy Two Rivers, a celebrated Mohawk professional wrestler who became a prominent politician and Indigenous rights advocate, has died at 87. The Mohawk…
Turpel Lafond stripped of honorary degree over claims of Indigenous heritage
REGINA — The University of Regina says it has rescinded the honorary doctor of laws degree it awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in 2003 as…
Indigenous leaders, family discuss effort to search landfill for women’s remains
WINNIPEG — A search for the remains of two Indigenous women at a landfill north of Winnipeg could begin as early as April, pending the…
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…