Manitoba Tories pledge millions for First Nations run drug treatment centre

WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives are promising millions in capital funding to go toward the development of a new First Nations-operated addiction centre if re-elected…

Mohawk Mothers seek halt to excavation amid former Montreal hospital grave search

MONTREAL — A group of Indigenous women were in Quebec Superior Court trying to stop drilling and excavation at the former site of a hospital…

Six Nations Cannabis Commission condemns robbery

The Six Nations Cannabis Commission is calling out banks for refusing to provide bank accounts to Six Nations cannabis retailers after one of their member…

Mohawk Village Memorial Park Fundraiser brings in over $10,000

Hundreds of community members walked and raised funds for the Mohawk Village Memorial Park at the blue track in Ohsweken on Saturday. Mohawk Institute Residential…

How to help student-athletes balance academics and athletics

The rigours of academia demand every student’s utmost devotion. For some, the challenges in the classroom are accompanied by the thrill of competition on the…

Medicines from the Land showcases at Toronto Queer Market

Hunter Cascagnette and Beze Gray were at the Toronto Queer Market last weekend representing their small business in-between drag queen and drag king performances at…

What Canadians need to know about West Nile virus, a mosquito borne infection that can be life threatening

During the late summer of 1999, New York City recorded an unusual number of cases of encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). At the same time,…

Climate protest at Times Square during UN Summit

NEW YORK CITY — On the morning of Tuesday, September 19th, Indigenous peoples on the frontlines of the climate crisis on Turtle Island took over…

PRESS RELEASE: Mohawk University Announces Two Groundbreaking Initiatives

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TSI’KANATA:HERE, [SEPTEMBER 15, 2023] — Mohawk University, a learning organization dedicated to advancing the rights and well-being of the Mohawk Nation of…

Supporters of Leonard Peltier hold rally, urging clemency

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of activists and Indigenous leaders rallied outside the White House on Tuesday to support Leonard Peltier on the imprisoned activist’s 79th birthday,…

Little Native Hockey League chooses Markham

GREATER TORONTO AREA — In July, the Little Native Hockey League (“LNHL”) announced that Markham has been selected as the host city for the LNHL…

Man charged with child sexual exploitation

BRANTFORD — A Brantford man is facing charges in a child sexual exploitation investigation. OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit and Brantford Police Service, in conjunction…

Ontario launches New Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund

The Ontario government said it is taking action to support Indigenous communities in the province by launching the $7.1 million Indian Residential School Community Engagement…

Six Nations woman Phyllis Bomberry honoured posthumously in Canadian Sports Hall of Fameo

(With files from the orderofsport.ca) Phyllis Bomberry was a trailblazing softball player and is now being honoured in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame for…

Walking and running to raise funds Mohawk Village Memorial Park

They were just children when they were forced to attend a school far away from home and the only life and family they ever knew.…