Six Nations farmers need money for $5.6 million agricultural centre
The Six Nations Farmer’s Association estimates it will cost at least $5.6 million for a new agricultural resource centre to help the community with food…
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Six Nations witnesses history as total solar eclipse plunges community into darkness for two minutes
Magical is one word to describe the phenomenal total solar eclipse that blanketed the reserve in darkness in the middle of the afternoon on Monday,…
Hamilton City Council rejects HDI payment request
Hamilton City Council has voted unanimously not to give the Haudenosaunee Development Institute an extra $95,000 it asked for in return for work monitoring the…
Toronto man found guilty in Lynn VanEvery double homicide
Toronto man Malik Mbuyi has been found guilty of two counts of second degree murder at a Brantford court last week in the 2019 death…
Winnipeg MP pushes ‘Red Dress’ alert system for MMIW
A Manitoba MP is trying to create an alert system to notify the public when Indigenous women go missing — an endeavour she hopes will…
Helping build more homes, faster in Northern Ontario
With federal funding and federal leadership, the Government of Canada and several First Nations are changing how housing gets built in communities. With a greater…
First Light St. John’s Friendship Centre receives funding to support revitalization of Indigenous languages
The Government of Canada provides $567,875 for Indigenous language programming and $195,000 for audiovisual equipment and accessibility improvements ST. JOHN’S, NL, March 26, 2024 /CNW/ – For 30 years, the First Light St.…
Water for Peace
Co-operating on water creates a positive ripple effect that fosters harmony, generates prosperity and builds resilience to shared challenges. World Water Day 2024 (WWD) is…
Understanding climate change and how it’s affecting the world today (406 words, US, UK, CAN)
The term “climate change” has become part of the modern lexicon. The term “global warming” was once widely used, but the term climate change became…
Hamilton’s Aboriginal Health Centre has a new CEO
Janet Gasparelli will head up the Hamilton Aboriginal Health Centre starting April 2. Gasparelli, from Six Nations, was chosen after an extensive search process, the…
Aecon-Six Nations (A6N) Announces Transition from Joint Venture to General Partnership
Aecon and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) are now a general partnership. The announcement came Tuesday that the two, who have…
Police come up empty-handed during search of missing woman Amber Ellis on First Line Road
Police said the search for missing woman Amber Ellis at a First Line Road address is over after a heavy police presence descended on the…
Stacey Hill a trailblazing female police officer standing up for Indigenous citizens
Stacey Hill has spent 27 years making waves in a male-dominated profession, not just as a woman, but a Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe woman. And she’s…
Eight out of 168 people who had Covid vaccine on Six Nations had adverse reaction
The results of a three-year long community Covid study are in and the statistics show some surprising results. Six Nations had one of the lowest…
AFN national chief meets with PM on FN priorities
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss First Nations’ rights, priorities, and needed investments leading…