Teacher facing sexual assault charges
BRANTFORD — City police say a teacher from the Grand Erie District School Board is now facing two counts of sexual exploitation and two counts…
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Two local women bringing health care home to Six Nations
SIX NATIONS — Colleen Montour and Michelle Jonathan are working to bring health care home to Six Nations. With dreams of improving the quality of…
Ontario health units preparing for COVID vaccinations of kids aged five to 11
TORONTO — Ontario health units are developing plans for the vaccination of children aged five to 11 once COVID-19 shots are approved for them. Toronto…
Manslaughter charge
BRANTFORD — A 23 year old who was previously charged with aggravated assault is now facing manslaughter charges. Shortly after 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, September…
Do you consider where you get your orange shirt
When supporting human rights issues one of the first and simplest ways you can show support is through apparel and the clothes you wear. For…
Six Nations Cannabis Commission welcomes executive director
A Haudenosaunee lawyer will be heading up the Six Nations Cannabis Commission. Verna George, who hails from Six Nations, will be the first executive director…
Tim Hortons launches TRC Day campaign
SIX NATIONS — Indigenous Tim Hortons owners across the country are launching a national campaign to raise money for Indigenous organizations that support residential school…
Reckoning with the truths of unmarked graves of Indigenous children, education systems must take action
By Lisa Korteweg, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Lakehead University; Pauline Tennent, Manager, Centre for Human Rights Research, University of Manitoba, and Tesa Fiddler, Indigenous…
Delivering on TRC recommendations 87 to 91: Sports
How the Government of Canada has been responding to the TRC’s Calls to Action on sports and reconciliation The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the…
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation unveils Survivors Flag
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) unveiled a new Survivors’ Flag to mark the first official National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The…
Indigenous groups in B.C. get mental health funding for residential school survivors
VANCOUVER — Colette Trudeau learned the truth about her family’s heritage at age eight, and that’s when she began to understand that pretending to be…
Catholic bishop hopes residential school apology will improve Indigenous relations
A leader in Canada’s national assembly of Catholic bishops says he hopes an apology for the harms endured at residential schools could mark a turning…
Canadian Conference of Bishops pledge $30M for survivors of residential schools
OTTAWA — The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is pledging to fundraise $30 million for projects to help residential school survivors heal from their trauma.…
Work aims to uncover history of boarding school burial site
ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque city officials plan to use ground-penetrating radar as they research the history of a site where dozens of Native American boarding school…
Businesses, schools and cities observing National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
As the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches, Alana Hogstead has decided as a small-business owner to close up her shop in honour…