National News
‘A legacy of co-operation’: Leaders vow to protect syilx Okanagan waters across jurisdictions
By Aaron Hemens Local Journalism Initiative In a historic first, syilx Okanagan leaders and local government officials have signed a formal agreement vowing to collectively protect and advocate for siwɬkw (water) throughout the region. On Friday, representatives from 19 groups signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) at the Penticton Golf and Country Club in syilx Okanagan homelands. The signatories represent 126 elected local leaders of the recently formed Okanagan Similkameen Collaborative Leadership Table, according to the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA).…
Six Nations News
Yes! Santa Claus came to town
Yes! Santa Claus came to Six Nations and he brought Minnie & Mickey and friends! Six…
Sports News
Editorial
PretendIndians…when will it stop
From academics to entertainers and now politicians. Where will it end? And why are so many…
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
TURTLE ISLAND NEWS SPECIAL EDITION: Truth and Reconciliation…the searches go on
Survivors’ Secretariat holding hope for missing children By Austin Evans Writer One hundred children…so far. Children…
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Special Reports
Historical stereotypes challenged in reconstruction of Haudenosaunee armour
By Lisa Iesse Writer HAMILTON – A Six Nations man’s reconstruction of 400-year-old Haudenosaunee armour speaks…
Press Releases
City launches Digital Service Squad to help small businesses adopt online technologies
Brantford, ON – In partnership with the Downtown Brantford BIA, the Brantford-Brant Business Resource Enterprise Centre…
National Indigenous People's Day
Statement from Ministers Vandal, Anandasangaree, and Hajdu on the passing of Grand Chief Cathy Merrick
OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 6, 2024 – Today, Ministers Vandal, Anandasangaree, and Hajdu issued the following statement: “We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Cathy Merrick Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC). Grand Chief Merrick was a trailblazing leader, as the first female Chief of the AMC, and a cherished member of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation. On behalf of the Government of Canada, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, community of Grand Chief Merrick, and all Manitobans. Grand Chief Merrick dedicated her life…
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Covid-19
Meet the Chiefs: Delaware Nation/EELÜNAAPÉEWI LAHKÉEWIIT Chief Denise Stonefish: 90% of community vaccinated
By Victoria Gray Writer The Delaware Nation at Moraviantown has fared pretty well through the COVID-19…