Exciting world record to be broken in Alberta
ALBERTA — The 7 Chiefs Sportsplex will welcome 12 days, 40 players, 282 hours of hockey and 3 million dollars raised for charity all while…
Double book launch at Woodland
BRANTFORD — Bookland Press proudly presented two new titles by Six Nations authors Marie Hess and Janet Rogers. Hess will be launching Going Back Home…
Disney rumoured to remake Brother Bear
As Mulan will be hitting theatres soon, with the film adapted to new concepts to honour traditional Chinese culture, the rumour that Brother Bear has…
Local actor makes appearance in “It Chapter Two”
Kevin Allan Hess was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, and is Bear foot Onondaga of Six Nations. Kevin has been acting for just over 2…
Decoding the historic Inca Knots
A khipu, or knot-record, was a method used by the Incas and other ancient Andean cultures to keep records and communicate information. In the absence…
Gallery in Toronto opens new exhibit featuring indigenous artists
TORONTO, ON – In a press release on September 5, Onsite Gallery at OCAD University announced that they are proud to present ᐊᕙᑖᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᑦ…
Fourth lecture series soon to begin
BRANTFORD — The legacy of Indian Residential Schools and ways to advance the cause of reconciliation will be the focus of the 2019-20 annual lecture…
Hamilton police chief apologizes to LGBTQ community after radio interview
HAMILTON —The police chief in Hamilton has apologized to the LGBTQ community for comments he made on the radio that caused an uproar with the…
SNEC General Council Briefs: Dry Dance, Survivors Conference
OHSWEKEN — Big Joe Sharrow approached Six Nations Elected Council to ask to waive the rental fee at Six Nations Community Hall for a Halloween…
Updates on restoration at former Mohawk Institute residential school
OHSWEKEN — Restoration work at the former Mohawk Institute residential school is nearing completion and officials with the Woodland Cultural Centre presented details at Six…
The road to reconciliation starts with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
By Sheryl Lightfoot Canada Research Chair in Global Indigenous Rights and Politics and Associate Professor in Political Science, Public Policy and Indigenous Studies, University of…
First Nations given max compensation for Ottawa’s child welfare discrimination
OTTAWA — A Friday ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal about Canada's treatment of Indigenous children demands a full investigation of the federal Indigenous-affairs…
Review of Inuit children in care finds N.L. system lacking in cultural respect
JOHN'S, NL — An independent review of Inuit children in Newfoundland and Labrador's child protection system says the current system is “crisis-oriented'' and lacks respectful…
‘A solemn space’: first interior shots of Franklin’s HMS Terror released
It remains, despite nearly two centuries beneath the Arctic seas, amazingly shipshape. First pictures from inside the HMS Terror, part of the doomed Franklin Expedition,…
New water plant for First Nation under boil water advisories for 22 years
SHOAL LAKE — A First Nation on the Manitoba-Ontario boundary is closer to getting safe drinking water. Government officials are at Shoal Lake 40 to…