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Mike Montour of Six Nations spoke about the Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace while Canon Paul Wright listened at the Mohawk Chapel. (Photo by Lisa Iesse)

The Monarch’s Chaplain visits Mohawk Chapel

Ohsweken 66erz capture Women’s Arena Lacrosse League championship

AIAI releases video marking World Water Day

Bingo Doubler_IG#2315_$50,000.00_Katherine Laforme of Ohsweken

Six Nations woman wins $50,000 lottery prize

Birds weren’t flying the coop at OMSK last week, instead students had a chance to learn all about Birds of Prey. (Photo by Jim C. Powless)

OMSK students watch as Birds of Prey soar overhead

Little NHL hockey opening ceremonies with Indigenous NHL alumni players on the ice.(Photo by Sam Laskaris)

Lil’ NHL is off and skating this week

Credit First Nation Gimaa Stacey Laforme (left) received a painting of a Messi Warrior from the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton president Andrew Tyrrell at the first Treaty and Allies Celebration at Credit First Nations Sunday March 5th. (Supplied Photo)

Credit First Nation Gimaa Stacey Laforme received a painting of a Messi Warrior

Snipers’ fourth-quarter efforts prove costly

Eight arrested in decades long art fraud investigation of noted Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau works

Skye Dancers perform at the Six Nations Community Centre (Photo by Lisa Iesse)

Showcasing Six Nations at Ędwadǫtga:dǫh, We Will Have Fun

U11 team members took to the ice Sunday (Feb., 28, 2023) in a fund raiser fun game at the Six Nations arena splitting the team between Six Nations Firefighters (in blue and white uniforms) and Six Nations Police in red. (Photos by Jim C. Powless)

Getting ready for "Lil" NHL Six Nations takes to the ice

Two representatives of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Council Clayton Logan (Seneca Nation), left, and Brennen Ferguson (Tuscarora Nation), right, hold boxes containing sacred objects returned to the HCC at the Museum of Geneva, Switzerland where the Swiss are taking steps to “decolonise” artifacts on display. (Photo Supplied)

Swiss Museum returns sacred items to Haudensaunee

Local women’s lacrosse squad recognizing late Six Nations player

A sea of people made their way down Chiefswood Road through Ohsweken in cold temperatures Tuesday (Feb., 14) remembing those killed by violence in a Valentines’ Day Memorial Walk for MMIWGMB2S.. (Photo by Jim C. Powless) See story page 5.

Six Nations holds Valentines’ Memorial Walk for MMIWGMB2S

Dancers perform during the NFL football Super Bowl 57 opening night, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in Phoenix. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ross D. Franklin)

Indigenous dancers bring flair to Super Bowl pre-game festivities

Six Nations members among latest inductees into North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame

Local elementary schools’ annual basket ball tournament took to the floor Tuesday at the Dajoh gym with Six Nations Emily C. General facing off with Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation’s Lloyd S. King Elementary School. (Photo by Jim C. Powless)

Elementary schools take to the floor in annual basketball tourney

Adam Monture’s artwork will be standing tall at Hamilton Winterfest

The Six Nations Snipers never managed to get themselves on track this past Saturday, losing 16-5 against the host Whitby Steelhawks. (Photo credit George Morfidis)

Snipers thumped by host Whitby Steelhawks

Six Nations annual Bread and Cheese celebration saw a slightly smaller crowd than usual but it was back in person after two years of a door to door delivery or drive thru to keep it alive. (Photo by Bree Duwyn)

Six Nations Bread and Cheese was back

Those left behind In 2018 Six Nations mourned the loss of three community members killed in a vicious triple murder. Their families and children were left behind and showed they have not forgotten them by lighting candles at Ganohkwasra’s Red Dress Day Candlelight Vigil. (Photos by Jim C. Powless)

Six Nations marked Red Dress Day with a candlelight vigil

THE TREES HAVE ARRIVED!!!!! Turtle Island News publisher Lynda Powless and St Williams Nursery’s Gerry Birnstiel, Shipping Manager show off the pines and white cedars that will be among the trees given away Earth Day, Friday April 22 at Turtle Island News from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Don’t forget to drop by!

Turtle Island News annual Earth Day tree give-away

NO:IA from all of us at Turtle Island News

Installation of a shelter covering the entrance to a new community ice cellar. This type of underground food cache was dug into the permafrost to provide natural refrigeration and used for generations in far-north communities. Naturally cooled underground ice cellars, used in Alaska Native communities for generations, are becoming increasingly unreliable as a warming climate and other factors touch multiple facets of life in the far north. (Submitted Photo)

Failing ice cellars signal change in Alaska

Players from the PMHA Atom Rep Wolfpack celebrated the huge supply of equipment they raised for children living on First Nations in Northern Ontario. (Photo By Justin Leftbridge)

Kids Giving Kids a Chance to Play Hockey

Holiday Wishes from all of us at Turtle Island News

Jamieson Kindergarten students belt out a Christmas tune during their annual Christmas concert. Photo by Donna Duric.

Annual Christmas Concerts in full swing

Kaleb Thomas doesn’t give up in the paint fighting for every last bucket. (Photo By Josh Giles)

Assumption makes quick work of the Thunderbirds

Six Nations Ontario Works employees From Left to Right - Jeannie Martin, Terri Farmer, Debbie General, Sam Miller, Becky Jonathan spent countless hours setting up the toys for pick-up. See page 3. (Photo by Jim C. Powless)

Santa’s helpers make sure kids smile on Christmas

Moving her way up on the team, Alissa General now takes the face-offs for the KW Rangers. (Photo By Josh Giles)

USA Canada Cup has Six Nations representation

National News

Dinner fit for a president: Friday’s menu showcases Canadian ingredients

March 24, 2023 no comments

By Sarah Ritchie THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- United States President Joe Biden is staying in Ottawa on his short trip north of the border, but the catering team from the National Arts Centre plans to take him on a cross-country culinary tour Friday evening. The president and first lady Jill Biden are set to be the guests of honour at a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau at the Canadian Aviation and Space…

Canada facing fresh U.S. pressure to agree to review cross border mining toxins

March 24, 2023

Why claim to be Indigenous when you’re not?

March 24, 2023

Historic partnership renewed at Christ Church

March 24, 2023

Emotions run high as Imperial Oil VP talks to Indigenous communities about seepage from Kearl mine

March 24, 2023
Feds give Kamloops, B.C., nation $12.5 million for healing centre

March 24, 2023

Alberta Court of Appeal hearing begins for Ontario man found guilty of manslaughter in death of Indigenous woman

March 23, 2023

Six Nations News

Local News

The Monarch’s Chaplain visits Mohawk Chapel

March 22, 2023

By Lisa Iesse Writer SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND – Canon Paul Wright said he was…

First Nations using innovative ideas to building housing

March 22, 2023

Haudenosaunee Confederacy says it is not holding up Hamilton creek clean-up

March 22, 2023

HCCC departments’ audit shows a government growing, 60 employees, nine properties

March 22, 2023

Six Nations Police investigating woman charged in Brantford’s doula case on other charges

March 22, 2023
Six Nations awaits decision on if they can apply to $8 billion drinking water settlement

March 22, 2023

OMSK students watch as Birds of Prey soar overhead

March 15, 2023

Sports News

Editorial

Accountability begins with public funds

March 22, 2023 89

Six Nations is getting its first look at a Haudenosaunee Confederacy audit in over five years.…

The Lil’ NHL is coming!!!

March 8, 2023

From a misstep on drinking water to an audit in hiding

March 1, 2023

Editorial Cartoons

Cartoons

Weekly Cartoon

March 22, 2023 63

Weekly Cartoon

March 15, 2023

Weekly Cartoon

March 8, 2023

COVID-19 News

COVID-19

Meet the Chiefs: Delaware Nation/EELÜNAAPÉEWI LAHKÉEWIIT Chief Denise Stonefish: 90% of community vaccinated

September 22, 2021

By Victoria Gray Writer The Delaware Nation at Moraviantown has fared pretty well through the COVID-19…

Six Nations rolling out new colour coded COVID-19 chart, one active case

December 2, 2020

Special Reports

HDI headquarters on Oneida Road, one of the buildings bought just off the reserve. (Turtle Island News File. Photo Jim C. Powless)

Local News

HCCC departments’ audit shows a government growing, 60 employees, nine properties

March 22, 2023 149

Haudenosaunee Development Institute audit released in court documents The HDI audit, by KPMG, $6,428,359 in revenues…

The Feather Report

March 8, 2023

The Feather Report: The Value of Observation

March 1, 2023

Press Releases

City launches Digital Service Squad to help small businesses adopt online technologies

December 1, 2020 5081

Brantford, ON – In partnership with the Downtown Brantford BIA, the Brantford-Brant Business Resource Enterprise Centre…

New First Nations Report Details Groundbreaking Dialogue around Native Stewardship of Lands, Natural Resources and Sacred Sites

April 22, 2019

Statement by Minister Wilson-Raybould on the accomplishments of 2016

December 30, 2016

World News

Turtle Island News Audio Files

The Hydro One Annual Shareholder Meeting was held on May 15, 2018.

The entire audio file can be downloaded or listened to at https://www.hydroone.com/about/corporate-information/governance/annual-shareholder-meeting-materials.

This is an excerpt from the meeting during the question and answer period where Elected Chief Ava Hill, Ron Jamieson and Matt Jamieson make comments and/or ask questions.