Kashechewan children with mystery rash to be evacuated

Social media was brimming with outrage after dramatic photos surfaced showing children from the Kashechewan First Nation suffering from acute skin lesions, reportedly caused by…

Trudeau slights two national indigenous organizations from ministers meeting

Several leaders, indigenous and Canadian spoke out today after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left two indigenous organizations out of the First Ministers Meeting on Climate…

AFN Chief calls for First Nations plan to address climate change

VANCOUVER – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde and other First Nations leaders and representatives met today with First Ministers in Vancouver, BC and urged the federal…

Kahnawake opposed to ‘modern treaty’ between Ottawa and Algonquins

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke sent letters to the Federal Minister of Indigenous Affairs Carolyn Bennet and to the Algonquins of Ontario strongly opposing a…

Inquest resumes on First Nations student deaths in Thunder Bay

THUNDER BAY — Proceedings for the coroner’s inquest into the deaths of 7 First Nations youth who died while attending school in Thunder Bay resumed…

First Nations have a key role in climate change action

TORONTO – Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day says that any long term initiative on Human Rights and Climate Change must not only include Indigenous participation…

The fight Canadian taxpayers paid

This week, a historic ruling came from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, finally acknowl-edging systemic discriminatory funding practices towards First Nations children by Canada’s federal…

Radio built the comedy star Ryan McMahon, Indigenous Comedian, coming to a radio & venue near you

Ryan McMahon is an Anishinabe comedian and writer from Couchiching First Nation in Treaty 3 territory. He tours all over Turtle Island and makes the…

Sixties Scoop documentary to be released later this year

Each adoptees story is unique yet has horrific similarities: being taken away from their parents as young children and placed into non-Native foster homes where…

Troubled First Nation changes its name

MASKWACIS – Hobbema, Alberta, one of Canada’s most crime-ridden and troubled First Nations formally changed its name, effective January 1st.

A good old fashioned Indian Donut recipe

'Nu-Yah' is fast approaching and is synonymous with Indian Donuts here on Six. This is one I am settled on although I have been known…