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…
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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…
Lawsuit between Manitoba and Indigenous agencies over child welfare practice in court
WINNIPEG — Lawyers for Indigenous child welfare agencies in Manitoba are in court today as part of an ongoing lawsuit accusing the provincial government of…
New Brunswick premier faces growing backlash to land acknowledgment policy
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is facing a growing backlash to his government's new policy on Indigenous land acknowledgments, and some of the…
Trudeau must renew commitment to reconciliation with new cabinet: Indigenous leaders
OTTAWA — Indigenous leaders and New Democrats say naming a new cabinet is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chance to restore residential school survivors' confidence in…
Ontario university sports are overwhelmingly white, report finds
University athletics in Ontario are overwhelmingly white, from student athletes to coaches to administrators, according to a new report that found rampant systemic racism in…
Task force and chief coroner investigating unmarked burial site
An unmarked burial of a youth under the age of 14 was found last year near the grounds of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School…
Six Nations former Elected Chief awarded honorary doctorate
Ava Hill, former Elected Chief and Councillor from Six Nations, has been awarded an honorary doctorate of laws by Brock University. Dr. Hill served for…
Positive COVID case closes Six Nations elementary school
SIX NATIONS — A positive COVID case at the school population at one of Six Nations elementary schools has been identified. School senior officials announced…
Positive COVID case closes Six Nations elementary school
SIX NATIONS — A positive COVID case at the school population at one of Six Nations elementary schools has been identified. School senior officials announced…
Supreme Court upholds decision for retrial in Jonathan Styres murder
“It’s not open season on trespassers,” said noted Hamilton criminal defense lawyer Dean Paquette, after the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a decision to order…
Supreme Court orders new trial in shooting death of Indigenous man
OTTAWA — An Ontario homeowner who was acquitted after shooting and killing an Indigenous man in 2016 is headed back to trial, the Supreme Court…