Government consulting with remote Indigenous communities about mandatory vaccines
OTTAWA — The federal government is working on exemptions to its newly released mandatory vaccine policy for people in remote Indigenous communities, many of which…
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Community survey shows residents want options for internet service
A survey conducted by Six Nations of the Grand River on internet service provider preference in the community shows an even split between those who…
Cannabis Commission to hand out first retail license Nov. 1
The Six Nations Cannabis Commission is set to issue its first retail licensing permit on Nov. 1, with licensed cannabis stores tentatively set to open…
COVID case count declining on Six Nations
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations active COVID-19 cases are on a steady decline. Ohsweken Public Health reported 6 active cases and 1 person in the hospital…
Mohawk Nation represented on Family Feud
TORONTO — A family from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory was the featured winner of Family Feud Canada. Kimberlee Maracle and her husband — Mohawk musician David…
Employment and training facility defends COVID vaccination policy, addresses misinformation
OHSWEKEN — Grand River Employment and Training and their board GRETI, says they have made a decision to alter their COVID-19 vaccination policy to allow…
Truth and Reconciliation marked across southern Ontario
Indigenous people and allies came out in large numbers to mark the first-ever national Truth and Reconciliation at various events across Southern Ontario last week.…
‘Reconciliation demands honesty and transparency,’ says chief of B.C.
KAMLOOPS, BC — Indigenous people have had enough apologies and want action from the Catholic Church and federal government, says the chief of the Tk’emlups…
No need for federal involvement in Alberta coal mine review, First Nations say
CALGARY — Two Alberta First Nations say they’re not convinced the federal government needs to be part of an environmental review for a large thermal…
Residential school survivor proposes Indigenous museum as part of reconciliation
OTTAWA — Residential school survivor Doug George-Kanentiio appealed to the federal government Thursday to help create a permanent museum in Canada to preserve the collective…
‘Put down your sword’: Federal Court dismisses feds’ Indigenous child welfare appeals
OTTAWA — A prominent child-welfare advocate wants Canadians to ask their MPs to urge Ottawa to cease its court battles around services and compensation for…
Systemic racism that led to death of Joyce Echaquan ‘well documented’: Quebec coroner
TROIS-RIVIERES — The existence of systemic racism in the way Joyce Echaquan was treated in a Quebec hospital is undeniable, coroner Gehane Kamel said Tuesday,…
Echaquan family announces lawsuit against Quebec hospital in wake of coroner’s report
TROIS-RIVIERES — Joyce Echaquan’s family said Tuesday it would launch legal action against the hospital where she died, hours after a Quebec coroner said a…
Rodney Levi’s death was result of ‘suicide by cop,’ N.B. coroner’s inquest told
MIRAMICHI — The fatal police shooting of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick last year was a case of “suicide by cop,” a researcher who…
Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan puts names to 300 of 751 unmarked graves
COWESSESS FIRST NATION — A Saskatchewan First Nation says it has identified about 300 unmarked graves at a former Indian Residential School site. Earlier this…