Scan of residential school grounds begins near Port Alberni, B.C.

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — A Vancouver Island First Nation says the first phase of scanning for unmarked graves has begun on the grounds of a…

Edmonton Catholic church with Indigenous traditions prepares for Pope’s visit

EDMONTON — Cultures collide each Sunday morning at Edmonton’s Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, with sage burning alongside candles and both hymns and…

Haaland tour casts light on Native boarding school abuses

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will visit Oklahoma on Saturday for the first stop on a yearlong nationwide tour…

Senate report says government must implement rights based Indigenous fisheries

OTTAWA — A new report from the Senate is calling on the federal government to implement Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqiyik and Peskotomuhkati rights-based fisheries on Canada’s East…

FNHMA to launch “RISE Against Racism” campaign

Accessing quality health services can be a stressful experience. Anti-Indigenous racism in Canada’s health systems, such as discriminatory language in interactions with patients and negative stereotyping that…

Attempted arson

SIX NATIONS — Police say they are investigating after a business on Sixth Line reported an attempted arson at their automotive business. In a statement,…

Brantford calls on governments to settle land claim, share tax revenues with Six Nations

BRANTFORD — At the July 5 City of Brantford’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Mayor Kevin Davis put forward a motion calling for the federal…

Six Nations mourns passing of former councillor Lillian Montour

Six Nations is remembering former councillor Lillian Montour, who was heavily involved in the community throughout her life. She served on Six Nations Fair Board,…

Indigenous artists will be highlighted at this year’s Festival of Friends

The Festival of Friends, an annual celebration of music, food and fun at Hamilton’s Gage Park, is celebrating Indigenous talent for one day during its…

Pow Wow Committee addresses misinformation; “we did not get kicked out of Chiefswood Park”

OHSWEKEN — No, they were not kicked out of Chiefswood Park. This from Grand River Champion of Champions Pow Wow Committee member Charlene Bomberry Tuesday…

Land defender John Gawahowene Garlow dies

He always showed up. Wherever he was needed, wherever his people were fighting for a cause, John “Gawahowene” Garlow was there. His heart always called…

Community canoe launches today

After only one week, a breathtakingly beautiful birchbark canoe made entirely by hand by members of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation will set…

Fraud calls trouble Six Nations residents

OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Police are alerting the public about a fraud scam by someone claiming to be a Six Nations Police officer. In a…

Chief condemns “divide and conquer” tactics by provincial bureaucrats, says they are confusing municipalities, harming Six Nations

OHSWEKEN — Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Chief Mark Hill sent a letter to municipalities along the Haldimand Tract, saying the elected council…

PRESS RELEASE: GRAND BACK PROJECT IS PRESERVING HISTORY FOR POSTERITY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (July 11, 2022) ⟶ Grand Back is a website that provides online resources for Grand River Mohawk legal posterity. Here, you can…