Six Nations closer to high-speed Internet

The high-speed Internet of the future is at Six Nations’ doorstep. On Oct. 3, the first part of a long-awaited fibre optic installation project will…

Cannabis sales sign up despite council caution

A business on Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation is advertising cannabis for sale despite a recent statement from council advising that it does not…

Chedoke Creek dredging resumes without HCCC agreement in place

Clean-up work on the sewage-polluted Chedoke Creek is expected to resume today (Wednesday) almost a month after it was paused to consult with the Haudenosaunee…

Prepare for a family day at the fair

Local fairs dot the landscape in late spring, summer and fall, offering fairgoers plenty of attractions and rides to fill warm days and evenings. Families…

James Smith Cree Nation chief to meet with federal ministers to discuss stabbings

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION — The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that was the site of a series of deadly stabbings earlier this month…

Legault sorry for saying racism against Indigenous people at hospital is ‘settled’

QUEBEC — Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault apologized on Tuesday for offending the husband of an Indigenous woman who filmed nurses mocking her as…

Alberta man found guilty in death of Metis hunters appealing conviction, sentence

EDMONTON — An Alberta man found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of two Metis hunters is appealing his conviction and sentence. Roger Bilodeau was…

Expert panel calls for Indigenous representation at Thunder Bay, Ont., police, board

An independent expert panel is calling for more Indigenous representation in top positions of the Thunder Bay Police Service and the board overseeing it, in…

Ohsweken Baptist Church donates nearly $1,000 to community food bank

Marg Elliott (left) and Leslie McDougall (centre) from the Ohsweken Baptist Church presented Many Monture, chair of the Six Nations Food Bank board of directors…

Retired dentist sworn in as councillor

Retired dentist Greg Frazer, who clinched his seat on Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council at the Sept. 3 by-election by seven votes…

Elected Council testing new political structure

Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council is studying a new governance structure that aims to improve efficiency by eliminating committee meetings and adding…

Six Nations alternative high school loses building, classes not in session

OHSWEKEN  — For 50 of Six Nations secondary school students, the first week back to school this fall is not underway. The students of NATIONS/New…

Six Nations ambassador pageant crowns

Coming up on almost 80 years, the Six Nations ambassador pageant crowned a fluent Mohawk speaker and educator as the new Miss Six Nations. Miss…

Three arrested; drugs, weapons seized near daycare

OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Police arrested and charged three people after a drug search warrant at a home in Ohsweken beside a children’s daycare at…

Hopes high for research project to improve Indigenous sports in Canada

CANADA — A new Indigenous sports research project was launched at the start of September that will look to influence Sport Canada decisions. Earlier this…