Six Nations Hospice reveals name and timeline during Community Awareness Week
The Six Nations of the Grand River Hospice is expected to be up and running by summer 2023, according to the team of nurses spearheading…
Indigenous voters obstructed on Six Nations, federal election poll moved to Oakland
SIX NATIONS — A polling station for Monday’s federal election for Six Nations and Mississaugas of the Credit residents was moved to Oakland on Monday…
Syphilis cases rising
BRANTFORD — The Brant County Health Unit says they are seeing a steep spike in infectious syphilis cases this year. In a statement, health officials…
Chief Mark Hill says Truth and Reconciliation Day should be stat holiday
Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Chief Mark Hill says he’s disappointed in the Ontario government choosing not to make the first Truth and…
Cocaine for sale with children in home
OHSWEKEN — A 34 year old woman from Ohsweken is facing drug trafficking charges after police executed a drug search warrant at a Fourth Line…
COVID case counts continue to rise as another death reported
OHSWEKEN — Another person on the Territory has died from COVID-19. The latest loss of life was reported on Tuesday. This brings the total to…
Family dispute leads to impaired driving
OHSWEKEN — A man who was involved in a family dispute and is believed to have crashed his care while driving intoxicated is now being…
Impaired driver had three children in car
SIX NATIONS — A female has been charged with dangerous driving, impaired driving and abandoning a child after police say she was found driving while…
TRC Day a holiday for SNGR
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations of the Grand River says it will be recognizing September 30 as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. “All Six…
Three new Indigenous MPs secure ridings for NDP and Conservative parties
There are likely to be three new Indigenous members of Parliament in the House of Commons following a federal election that had a record number…
Nothing but the audacity
This week hereditary leaders put out a statement ahead of the federal election, discouraging Haudenosaunee people from voting, tying it to ‘staying inside the circle’.…
Letter to the Editor: Federal Election 2021
On Monday, September 20, 2021, a federal election was held across the country. Polling stations were set up in villages, towns, cities and municipalities —…
Orange Shirt Day… why an orange shirt?
Orange Shirt Day, also known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, is on September 30. It is a day where the children who…
Delivering on TRC recommendations 6 to 12: Education
How the Government of Canada has been responding to the TRC’s Calls to Action on education The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest class-action…
The origins of Orange Shirt Day
When Indigenous children attended residential schools, they were treated as though they didn’t matter. Almost 25 years after the last residential school closed down in…