No funding for language school after minister’s visit
Parents and community members expressed anger last week after a visit from the federal minister of indigenous services produced nothing more than a speech regarding…
Cash machine stolen from carwash
OHSWEKEN — Police say two men vandalized a local carwash and stole the automated payment machine inside. Witnesses called OPP around 4:19 a.m. on Tuesday,…
Homeless crisis in Brantford and Six Nations
Thirty-seven per cent of Brantford’s homeless population are of Indigenous ancestry. That’s in a city where only 2.4 per cent of the population identifies as…
Calling all Indigenous entrepreneurs
Indigenous entrepreneurs have until June 21 to submit their business ideas to the 2022 Pow Wow Pitch competition. The event invites Indigenous entrepreneurs from across…
Revenues down for Six Nations economic development corporation
The Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development Corp. made $23 million in 2021- down from the almost $30 million it took home in…
Tree planting at Woodland Cultural Centre
Survivors of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford took another step in their healing journey after a tree-planting ceremony on the grounds last…
One-stop prop-shop: make more plants from your plants
Even though I think it’s safe to start outdoor planting, I don’t want to be held accountable for anyone’s dead plants. I’ll hold off on…
Prison service must do more to remove barriers for Indigenous, Black offenders: AG
OTTAWA — The federal auditor general says Canada's prison service has not given offenders timely access to programs to help ease them back into society,…
Justin Trudeau offers prayer for reconciliation at National Prayer Breakfast
OTTAWA _ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a prayer of peace and spoke of moving together on the difficult path of reconciliation at Tuesday's National…
Indigenous filmmaker says he was refused entry on Cannes red carpet for his moccasins
TORONTO — A Dene filmmaker says he was “disappointed'' and “close to tears'' when security at the Cannes Film Festival blocked him from walking the…
Canada’s big banks treat Indigenous, visible minority customers unequally: watchdog
Pressure sales tactics. Ill-fitted suggestions. Misleading information. Visible minority and Indigenous customers at Canada's big banks more often received inappropriate treatment from sales staff, part…
Community Sport Fund
By TRT Staff with notes from ISWO.ca The Community Sport Fund (CSF) provided by the Indigenous Sport and Wellness (ISWO) organization is now open for…
MSL announces postponed season
ONTARIO — On May 26, Major Series Lacrosse, the senior-A box lacrosse league based in Ontario, announced that it has postponed the start of its…
Buffalo Bandits will take on the Colorado Mammoth for the NLL Cup
By TRT Staff with notes from the NLL.com PHILADELPHIA — Starting on June 4, the National Lacrosse League (NLL) will see the playoff round between…
Rebels took two wins last week
SIX NATIONS — On Friday, May 27, the Six Nations Junior B Rebels hosted the Wallaceburg Red Devils at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena for their…