Tim Hortons raises thousands for Everlasting Tree School
SIX NATIONS — The annual Smile Cookie campaign at Tim Hortons made a sizeable donation to the Everlasting Tree School this week. A total of…
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New website makes national forum for two spirit youth
A new website has been launched this week, giving two-spirited youth a place of belonging on the world wide web. The 2 Spirits in Motion…
Ontario to release death registrations of 1,800 Indigenous children
Ontario is in the process of releasing death records of approximately 1,800 Indigenous children to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Releasing death records…
‘You cannot just raise the flags and replace it with nothing’: AFN national chief
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says there needs to be another symbolic gesture made to recognize the genocide of…
PM says Indigenous talks may offer ‘solution’ so Canada can honour war dead
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is confident a “solution” will be reached to allow Canada to honour its war dead on Remembrance…
B.C. First Nation seeks ‘real action,’ urges conditions for papal visit to Canada
KAMLOOPS — Leaders of a British Columbia First Nation say it would be “deeply meaningful” to welcome Pope Francis to their territory during a visit…
Compensation for Indigenous children removed from homes not justice, says AFN chief
Talks set to start Monday between Indigenous leaders and the federal government about a possible settlement over court-ordered compensation to First Nations children could signal…
Delivering on TRC recommendations for Language and Culture Deck: How Government says it has been responding to TRC’s Calls to Actions
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history, began in 2007. One of the elements of the agreement was the…
Gord Downie LEGACY event returns to Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Press Release Some shows aim to entertain. Some are designed to engage. LEGACY: In Support of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund is that…
Blue pumpkins on Halloween to raise awareness around autism spectrum disorders
Halloween — a time-old tradition of dressing up and going do-to-door in your neighbourhood asking for candy and treats, or staying in and handing out…
Staying safe this Halloween
With mummies, skeletons, and vampires descending on neighbourhoods across Canada this weekend for the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic spooked the world, it’s time…
Mohawk elder receives award for participating in 2019 historical book
Six Nations Mohawk elder Janice Longboat made international history in 2019 for being selected to write a submission in part of the world’s first 3D…
Mohawks celebrate 237th anniversary of the Haldimand Proclamation
As Six Nations grapples with two ongoing land reclamations in Caledonia and Brantford, the significance of the 1784 Haldimand Proclamation has become more apparent. The…
Ontario lifts capacity limits where proof of vaccination is required
TORONTO — Municipal leaders and business owners in Ontario welcomed the lifting of capacity limits for facilities requiring proof of COVID-19 immunization on Monday, but…
Chretien says he never heard of abuse at residential schools during time as minister
MONTREAL — Former prime minister Jean Chretien says the abuse of Indigenous children that took place in Canadian residential schools while he was minister of…