More than half Manitoba’s active COVID 19 cases are in First Nations population
WINNIPEG — Vaccine distribution has begun on a handful of Manitoba reserves as a task force reports that 61 per cent of the people with…
Hamilton police charge ‘Hugs Over Masks’ protest organizers in two separate events
HAMILTON — Police say they have charged two organizers of an anti-mask protest group for holding events that allegedly violated public health rules. Police say…
B.C. First Nation faces COVID 19 outbreak; community leaders issue racism warnings
VICTORIA — A First Nations community on Vancouver Island hard hit by COVID-19 is facing intolerance from some members of the surrounding community while it…
Elementary Schools to close until January 25
SIX NATIONS — Six Nations Elementary Schools will remain closed, not open to staff until January 25. This from the Director of Federal Schools, Kathleen…
Elected Chief calls Mike Harris Order of Ontario appointment “tone deaf”
Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council is calling on the province to rescind the appointment of former Premier Mike Harris to the Order…
Oneida reporting 36 COVID-19 cases in outbreak
ONEIDA NATION OF THE THAMES — Oneida Nation of the Thames has halting all community gatherings and imposed a curfew due to a massive outbreak…
COVID-19 vaccine for frontline workers
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council says frontline workers at Ohsweken’s Iroquois Lodge have started to receive the COVID-19 vaccination as…
Seven arrested, fentanyl seized
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Police say a huge haul of fentanyl, oxycodone and cocaine was uncovered during a search warrant at a home in Ohsweken.…
Land rights; pandemic response top priorities for Chief and Council this year
Land rights and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic will be the top priorities for Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council in 2021. Two…
Australia changes word in anthem to honour Indigenous people
CANBERRA, Australia —Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called “the spirit of unity'' and the country's…
Brant County to receive first vaccines while Six Nations still in-waiting as schools head toward reopening
OHSWEKEN — A planned reopening of Six Nations elementary schools is still on track for next month with no public information on when the COVID-19…
Ontario Regional Chief slams province for appointing former premier to Order of Ontario
TORONTO — Ontario’s Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald issued a scathing rebuke to the provincial government, calling on officials to hold off on awarding former Premier…
Thirty Mohawk children’s books published by Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na
TYENDINAGA — Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na has recently published 30 children’s story and colouring books in the Kanyenke’háka (Mohawk) language and is giving away 6,000 copies…
‘Grave risk:’ Advocates say inmates should get speedy access to COVID 19 vaccine
Advocates say inmates should have speedy access to the COVID-19 vaccine, given how susceptible prisons and jails have been to outbreaks and how prevalent chronic…
11 active cases of COVID 19 reported in eastern Quebec first nation
MONTREAL _ The government of the Listuguj First Nation, in eastern Quebec, says there are now 11 active cases of COVID-19 in the community. The…