Educators Urged to Come on Board With Six Nations Anti-Bullying Task Force
Six Nations administrative staff and educators are being urged to join forces with the Six Nations Anti-Bullying Task Force to help combat bullying in schools…
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Trucks must have electronic logging devices to track driving hours
Trucks and buses that travel between Canada’s provinces and territories have been required since Jan. 1 to be equipped with electronic devices that log the number…
Six Nations Police Briefs
OHSWEKEN — Drug charges have been laid after a search of a Mohawk Road home. On January 27, 2023, Six Nations Police executed Section 11…
New build in Ohsweken puts small dent in housing crisis
There are over 400 people waiting for housing on Six Nations but a new build sponsored by Habitat for Humanity Hamilton is helping to put…
Jonathan Styres’s killer will be sentenced in April
The man who shot Jonathan Styres in the cold early morning hours of Feb. 4, 2016 will learn his fate on April 12. Peter Khill,…
Massive drug bust in Brantford results in seizure of 1.5 tonnes of cocaine
Three men are facing numerous charges after various police agencies worked together to shut down a local drug trafficking operation that resulted in the seizure…
Impaired driving charges
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Police say one person has been charged after a crash on Second Line. Officers responded to a report of a flipped…
Task force looking to improve community engagement on wide-reaching issues
A community working group has been created to improve community engagement standards and Councillor Sherri-lyn Hill-Pierce has been appointed to work with the group. The…
Grassroots group supports Mohawk language learners mental health
Feelings of guilt and shame for not being fluent in your language take a toll on the mental health and well-being of language learners across…
Hamilton explores declaring state of emergency over opioid overdoses and deaths
The City of Hamilton is exploring whether to declare a state of emergency as it grapples with an opioid crisis, with the municipality’s top doctor…
‘Hurt is still alive:’ Ontario community shocked after ‘plausible burials’ uncovered
The discovery of 171 “plausible burials” at a former residential school in northern Ontario has retraumatized the First Nation that announced the finding, its chief…
More universities reviewing honorary degrees given to Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond
VANCOUVER — Six out of 10 universities say they’re reviewing honorary degrees conferred on retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, after being asked by a group…
Survivors of residential school in Saskatchewan file proposed class action lawsuit
WHITECAP — Survivors of a residential school that housed Metis children in Saskatchewan have filed a proposed a class-action lawsuit against the federal and provincial…
First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL — The first Native American woman in space ventured out on a spacewalk Friday to prep the International Space Station for more solar…
B.C. Mounties investigate criminal claims against tribal police officer
WHISTLER — A British Columbia First Nation police service says RCMP are investigating allegations of criminal conduct involving one of its members. The Stl’atl’imx Tribal…