Economic development implements living wage for employees
As the price of goods and services skyrocket and the cost of living becomes astronomically out of balance with the current minimum wage, Six Nations…
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Six Nations Child & Family Services ready for Community Awareness Month
Six Nations Child & Family Services (SNCFS) is hosting a community scavenger hunt for this year’s Community Awareness Month. According to its Facebook page, SNCFS…
Six Nations letting down its women, says young Haudenosaunee woman
After an explosion of violent crime on the territory during the pandemic, and a recent, horrifying assault on a young Six Nations woman that left…
DJ Shub and Snotty Nose Rez Kids join list of JUNO performers
The Canadian Academy of Arts and Sciences and CBC announced the complete list of performers and presenters set to take to the 2022 JUNO Awards…
GRFF celebrates Indigenous filmmakers
The Grand River Film Festival (GRFF) will feature work by Indigenous filmmakers from across the country as part of its 2022 festival. This year there…
Aboriginal Health Centre receives $10 million in funding
De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre announced in April it received a provincial government investment of $10 million for its redevelopment. According to…
First Nations share priorities on housing, health supports with Ontario party leaders
Housing, mental health and addictions and community-based services were among the priorities First Nations chiefs shared with leaders of Ontario's Liberal, New Democrat and Green…
Indigenous women more likely to face violence if they were a child in care: report
Front-line workers are calling for more support for Indigenous families after a Statistics Canada analysis found First Nations, Inuit and Metis women are more likely…
Indigenous leaders say safe drinking water settlement with federal gov’t is unfair
OTTAWA — The federal government has set aside about $1.5 billion to compensate Indigenous people who have been without clean drinking water, the result of…
Manitoba launches new guidelines to incorporate Indigenous knowledge in classrooms
WINNIPEG — Educators in Manitoba looking for ways to bring in Indigenous languages, cultures and identities into their teaching practices have a new guide. The…
Inuit organization develops shared plan with Mounties to improve relationship
The national organization representing Inuit has developed a plan with Mounties to help improve their relationship. Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, said his…
B.C. provides First Nations with $74 million grant to make up for lost gaming revenue
VANCOUVER — British Columbia First Nations that have been affected by the pandemic and last year's wildfires and flooding will receive $74 million in grant…
Government data suggests First Nations hit more often with CERB repayment letters
OTTAWA — Canada's environment commissioner says the country's carbon pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not hard enough on…
Native American artist, chief, Oklahoma lawmaker Haney dies
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Enoch Kelly Haney, a Native American artist, Seminole Nation chief and Oklahoma state lawmaker, has died at age 81. Haney's death…
First Nation ‘shocked’ by B.C.’s decision not to amend case based on new policy
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for a B.C. First Nation challenging the province in a land rights trial says the government's decision not to adjust the…