Human Rights Tribunal decision confirms non-compliance

TORONTO – Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day says last week’s Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision shines a glaring spotlight once again on a government system…

Onkwehonwe Week in Review: September 21, 2016

Winnipeg MP breaks ranks with Liberal caucus over controversial Site C project   The Justice for the Peace Caravan has recently traveled from British Columbia…

Chiefs champs again

SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Chiefs of the OLA Major Series Sr. A have won their third Mann Cup in four years, the sixth in…

New faces, same results for Corvairs

CALEDONIA ‑ The Caledonia Corvairs have returned to the ice for the 2016-17 Jr. B hockey season to begin their quest for an unprecedented fourth-straight…

Arrests of land defenders at Dakota Access Pipeline by armed officers in riot gear

STANDING ROCK SIOUX NATION, N.D. — Livestreamed video from the Dakota Access Pipeline Tuesday showed indigenous men and women being arrested by heavily armed law…

Arsonist hits another home on Six Nations

SIX NATIONS — Six Nations Firefighters say another home on the territory was hit by arson. Firefighters battled the trailer home fire early Saturday morning…

Fire at hangar sends dark smoke for miles

HAGERSVILLE — A fire at a manufacturing plant west of Hagersville sent dark plumes of smoke into the air Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out…

Throne speech missed opportunity for FN inclusion

TORONTO — Ontario’s indigenous leaders criticized the province’s throne speech yesterday, saying important issues like resource revenue sharing were not addressed. Ontario Regional Chief Isadore…

Boy flees suspicious stranger offering ride

BRANTFORD — Brantford Police are looking for more information after a young boy said he was approached by a woman in a brown van, offering…

Missing woman located

NEW CREDIT — A 30 year old New Credit woman missing since early last week has been located. Police issued a statement that Meghan Sault…

AFN expresses support for DAPL land defenders

MONTREAL — The AFN for Quebec and Labrador say they are sending support to the land defenders fighting against the Dakota Access Pipeline. A statement…

Report says northern indigenous food costs too high

OTTAWA — A new report says people living in Ontario’s remote north spend more than half their income on food. The report, from Food Secure…

Gord Downie’s new album dedicated to residential school victims

Gord Downie, enigmatic front-man for Canadian super group the Tragically Hip announced last week his new album is dedicated to Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old aboriginal…

Hamilton’s largest summer festival a big hit

  HAMILTON – From every street corner and intersection on James Street North in downtown Hamilton — it seems like the 2016 Hamilton Supercrawl was…

HDI still faces class action suit

OHSWEKEN – With lawsuits and other legal bantering flying around Six Nations about the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) and its finances, Six Nations Bill Monture…