No funding for language school after minister’s visit
Parents and community members expressed anger last week after a visit from the federal minister of indigenous services produced nothing more than a speech regarding…
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Cash machine stolen from carwash
OHSWEKEN — Police say two men vandalized a local carwash and stole the automated payment machine inside. Witnesses called OPP around 4:19 a.m. on Tuesday,…
Homeless crisis in Brantford and Six Nations
Thirty-seven per cent of Brantford’s homeless population are of Indigenous ancestry. That’s in a city where only 2.4 per cent of the population identifies as…
Calling all Indigenous entrepreneurs
Indigenous entrepreneurs have until June 21 to submit their business ideas to the 2022 Pow Wow Pitch competition. The event invites Indigenous entrepreneurs from across…
Revenues down for Six Nations economic development corporation
The Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development Corp. made $23 million in 2021- down from the almost $30 million it took home in…
Tree planting at Woodland Cultural Centre
Survivors of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford took another step in their healing journey after a tree-planting ceremony on the grounds last…
Prison service must do more to remove barriers for Indigenous, Black offenders: AG
OTTAWA — The federal auditor general says Canada's prison service has not given offenders timely access to programs to help ease them back into society,…
Justin Trudeau offers prayer for reconciliation at National Prayer Breakfast
OTTAWA _ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a prayer of peace and spoke of moving together on the difficult path of reconciliation at Tuesday's National…
Indigenous filmmaker says he was refused entry on Cannes red carpet for his moccasins
TORONTO — A Dene filmmaker says he was “disappointed'' and “close to tears'' when security at the Cannes Film Festival blocked him from walking the…
Canada’s big banks treat Indigenous, visible minority customers unequally: watchdog
Pressure sales tactics. Ill-fitted suggestions. Misleading information. Visible minority and Indigenous customers at Canada's big banks more often received inappropriate treatment from sales staff, part…
The magical habitat of Chiefswood Park
As the ancient waters of the Grand River whispered past Chiefswood Park on a warm and sunny spring afternoon last Thursday, the grasses, plants, and…
Language commission asks for community input
The Six Nations Language Commission is asking the community for input on what it would like to see more of from the organization. A booth…
Partnership announced in $12 million Six Nations fibre optic project
Fibre optic internet is coming closer to being a reality on Six Nations after First Nations Cable announced a partnership with major players in the…
Bread and Cheese brings back old friends and traditions
For the first time since the pandemic was declared in 2020, Six Nations was back together again in one of the largest and most beloved…
Residential school survivors didn’t want to ‘wear’ decision to raise flag: documents
OTTAWA — Documents show some residential school survivors told Ottawa they didn't want to “wear'' a decision to raise the Canadian flag, as the government…