Six Nations mourns deaths of elders at Iroquois Lodge due to Covid-19
Three elders at Iroquois Lodge have died due to Covid-19 as the community's death toll from the virus now reaches 23. On Feb. 9, Ohsweken…
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Six Nations and Kahnawake sign gaming agreement
Six Nations and Mohawk community Kahnaweke are teaming up to address collective concerns on the gaming industry, which both communities view as an industry they…
Lake Erie electricity project could bring Six Nations $45 million
Six Nations is contemplating becoming a part owner in a massive underwater energy project between Canada and the United States that could see $45 million…
New Director for MCBC
MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT FIRST NATIONS — MCFN announced a new director of the Mississaugas of the Credit Business Corporation on Monday. Maurice Byron was…
Quebec Court of Appeal upholds majority of federal Indigenous child welfare law
MONTREAL — The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld the majority of a federal law that gives Indigenous governments more control over child welfare. In…
Mississauga to fly Every Child Matters flag permanently
MISSISSAUGA — A city in the GTA will officially raise the Every Child Matters flag this year and will keep it there on a permanent…
Robbery suspect
SIX NATIONS — Police are asking for assistance from the public to identify a male involved in an armed robbery. On January 26th, 2022, at…
Native American statue’s placement in Atlanta reconsidered
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta's leaders are rethinking plans to install a statue representing a Native American man lauded as a “co-founder of Georgia'' following a…
Indigenous and Black federal inmates see more use of force: correctional investigator
OTTAWA — Indigenous and Black federal inmates in Canada experience more use of force than any other racial group, the country's correctional investigator reported on…
Dropping First Nations COVID 19 infections brings hope Omicron wave has passed
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says the number of COVID-19 infections in First Nations communities has begun to decline, bringing hope that the…
‘Should be an alarm bell’: Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations
Monias Fiddler says time is moving slowly for the Sandy Lake First Nation as the community feels the immense weight from the loss of three…
First Nation says 54 potential graves at former Saskatchewan residential schools
KEESEEKOOSE FIRST NATION — A First Nation in eastern Saskatchewan says it has found 54 potential graves believed to hold the remains of children who…
House fire that killed young siblings shows need for housing support: chief
WINNIPEG — The leader of a northern Indigenous community in Manitoba says the death of three young siblings in a house fire has shattered the…
Restorative justice to be used in resolving charges in Nova Scotia lobster pound riot
YARMOUTH, N.S. — Restorative justice is being used to help resolve a case involving 25 people accused of ransacking a Nova Scotia lobster pound at…
Mexico’s indigenous Purepecha tear down statues of Spaniards
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Activists from Mexico's Purepecha people used axes and sledgehammers Monday to knock down statues of their ancestors being forced to haul…