New virtual sports hall of fame open to nominations
MINNESOTA — Dan Ninham, a retired teacher living in Red Lake, Minnesota, is hoping to generate as much interest as possible in a start up…
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Missing woman from Brantford, found.
UPDATE — A 42-year-old woman reported missing last week has been found, Brantford police say. Leslie Maracle has been safely located, police say. Police thanked…
Hwy 6 bypass re-opens after social media debate
The Highway Six bypass surrounding Caledonia, which was shut down in November in solidarity with a B.C. First Nation protesting an oil pipeline, has re-opened…
Thieves make off with part of fence at Mohawk Chapel
Thieves made off with a piece of an expensive fence the historic Mohawk Chapel in Brantford installed over the summer to ward off arson threats.…
Single vehicle crash
OHSWEKEN — On December 5, 2021, at 12:19 AM, the Ontario Provincial Police London Communications Centre advised the Six Nations Police of a single motor…
Bay of Quinte Mohawks re-elect Donald Maracle for Chief
TYENDINAGA — The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte held elections on December 4 and have re-elected Chief Donald Maracle for another term. Out of…
Dictionary.com anoints allyship word of the year for 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Allyship, an old noun made new again, is Dictionary.com’s word of the year. The look up site with 70 million monthly…
Indigenous gamers advocate for representation and education
(RNS) — Marlon Weekusk, a member of the Onion Lake Cree Nation from Saskatoon, in central Canada, is known by his icon: a howling white…
Governor apologizes for Nevada’s role in Indigenous schools
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) —When it was time for Winona James to return to school, her family hid her in brush near their home in…
Manitoba premier says Orange Shirt Day may become a provincial statutory holiday
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is considering whether to make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation _ also known as Orange Shirt Day _…
Penobscots don’t want ancestors’ scalping to be whitewashed
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Most Americans know about atrocities endured by Native Americans after the arrival of European settlers: wars, disease, stolen land. But they…
Indigenous papal visit postponed to 2022 over concerns about Omicron COVID 19 variant
OTTAWA — Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors will not travel to the Vatican as planned this month to meet with Pope Francis because of…
No evidence Liberals knew appeal over residential school payments was dropped: Miller
OTTAWA — Canada’s Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister says the federal government will soon release some of the residential school records it’s been criticized for withholding to…
New retrospective explores the 50 year career of First Nations artist Robert Houle
TORONTO — The half-century long career of renowned Saulteaux and Anishinaabe artist Robert Houle is the focus of a new major retrospective at the Art…
Canadian Olympic curling uniforms designed with help of Anishinaabe artist
RED LAKE, ONT. — Last month, curling Canada revealed the jerseys Canadian curlers will be wearing when they compete at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.…