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 Northern Alberta community of Fort Chipewyan evacuated due to wildfire

FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta- A hamlet in northern Alberta has been placed under an evacuation order as a wildfire burns nearby. Residents of Fort Chipewyan, a community of about 800 people, had been told earlier in the day to be ready to leave with 15 minutes’ notice. Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Mikisew Cree First Nation, Fort Chipewyan Metis Nation and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo issued a joint evacuation order for the community. Officials say the out-of-control wildfire is about…

Editorial

When the choice isn’t really a choice…

Six Nations has an election code committee…again. It’s not a surprise. Almost every election one is…

Letter to Editor

Hamilton had a secret now says trust me…really!

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Weekly Cartoon

Special Reports

Six Nations Youth Conference told…when stars collide you get Indigenous youth

By Lisa Iesse Writer SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND – Astronomical energies collided at the Gathering…

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

The Feather Report

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…

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

Statement by Minister Wilson-Raybould on the accomplishments of 2016

World News

Cree Nation pushes for more representation at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

By Patrick Quinn  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Cree Nation played a prominent role at this year’s United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). The theme at the largest global gathering of Indigenous leaders, which began April 17, was a rights-based approach to human health, planetary and territorial health, and climate change. Cree Nation Government Justice Director Donald Nicholls has observed the advisory body’s vast progress since it first held annual meetings in 2002. “I’ve been going to the permanent forum since it first started and definitely you can…

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…

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

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