Did Indian Cookies originate from the Gaelic New Years’ Soul Cake?
There was a lot of culture sharing when settlers came to these lands. In particular with the Iroquois people. Dutch, German, Scots, and English peoples…
The Haldimand Proclamation – marking 238 years of the Promise, the Pledge and the Proclamation.
THE STORY Although the Iroquois nations had officially declared neutrality during the Seven Years War between Britain, France and Spain — and the war concluded…
Keep kids safe on Halloween
When Halloween arrives each October, most people are interested in the entertaining aspects of the holiday in addition to the abundance of sweet foods that…
Avoid these common Halloween costume dangers
Children and adults may spend weeks planning their Halloween costumes. Movie or television characters, political figures, horror icons, or everyday heroes are among the most…
Gary Farmer receives top honour from imagineNATIVE film festival
Actor, producer, director and musician Gary Farmer received the August Schellenberg Award of Excellence from the imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival in October. Farmer…
Graham Greene celebrates Canada’s Walk of Fame induction in Stratford
Legendary Canadian actor Graham Greene was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame last December and celebrated the honour in Stratford last week with friends and…
Collectors from across Canada answer after Cree boy’s hockey card collection was stolen
MANITOBA —Seven-year-old Wynston Martin from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, told his grandmother he was being bullied while waiting for the bus earlier in October, and his…
Increase in credit achievement for Six Nations students
Six Nations secondary school students showed a notable increase in credit achievement in the 2021-2022 school year. Credit accumulation increased for all grades but the…
Contamination of Grand River coming from upstream
A study measuring the quality of water in the Grand River found the majority of pollutants are coming from municipalities upstream and are concentrated around…
Hamilton asks for another year to complete cleanup of Chedoke Creek due to delays by HDI
HAMILTON — City officials say they are at an end to options of resolving a conflict with the Haudenosaunee Development Institute and its members, who…
From the FYP to IRL
TikTok Canada brought the FYP to life this week with its first-ever celebration of Small Business Month. The video-sharing app held a meet-and-greet on Oct.…
What the declining caribou populations — and total hunting ban — mean for Inuit communities in Labrador
Inuit in the Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut regions of Labrador have shared a deep and enduring connection with caribou for many generations. But more recently _…
HDI asks Ontario Court to name them rightful government, remove elected council from land claim
By Donna Duric and Nahnda Garlow Chiefs say their “citizens” are the rightful claimants, only those with matrilineal Haudenosaunee ancestry SIX NATIONS — HDI is…
Autopsy panel testifies at inquest into Indigenous men’s police custody deaths
A forensic pathologist told a coroner's inquest on Monday that a man who died from hypertensive heart disease while in Thunder Bay police custody might…
Ottawa signs agreement to find Indigenous policing solutions after mass stabbing
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. _ Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he had a heavy and difficult visit with families of those killed in a…