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Taking Back the Night Six Nations and area supportrs took to Six Nations Streets Sept., 21st. Julie King, an anti-human trafficking community educator, and Kristy Porter, a sexual violence community educator both with Ganohkwasra helped lead the Take Back the Night march. (Photo by Lisa Iesse)

“Safety is our right, We claim the night,” march hits Ohsweken

Connor Church, a Metis wrestler from Winnipeg, has been named as the male winner of the national Tom Longboat Award for the second straight year.

Dragon boat racer and wrestler named as 2023 Tom Longboat Award recipients

Six Nations hit the Blue Track at Six Nations Parks and Recreation participating in the Health Departments’ annual Moment For Life Colour in recogniton of World Suicide Awareness Day Run that sent everyone away looking like a rainbow of colours. (Photo by Jim C. Powless)

Moment For Life Colour in recogniton of World Suicide Awareness Day

Six Nations Chiefs win Mann Cup

Six Nations Fall fair had a variety of events and a real show stopper was the Kids’ Day Foam Party (Photo by Jim C. Powless)

Six Nations Fall Fair is back and building

Oren Lyons and Phyllis “Yogi” Bomberry are being inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

Late Six Nations softball player to be inducted posthumously into national hall of fame

Six Nations has been trying to build not only an immersion school but a green school and is being turned down for funding and is asking why. (Photo by Jim C. Powless)

Six Nations asks why can’t they have an immersion school

The Six Nations Chiefs will meet the host New Westminster Salmonbellies in this year’s Mann Cup series. (Photo courtesy Six Nations Chiefs)

Chiefs to battle Salmonbellies for Mann Cup

Six Nations members to lead historic women’s lacrosse squad

National News

NAN Grand Chief pens Open Letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford

September 29, 2023

September 29, 2023 THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler has issued an open letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford on the eve of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Dear Premier Ford, Tomorrow is Orange Shirt Day, when we walk in honour of the children who survived the Indian Residential School System, those who never made it home, and those who are still missing. Now recognized as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation,…

Midland council vows to return water access for Truth and Reconciliation Day

September 29, 2023

Manitoba NDP says it would make Orange Shirt Day a statutory holiday if elected

September 29, 2023

‘We are sorry’: Newfoundland and Labrador makes first apology for residential schools

September 29, 2023

Residential School Survivors’ Advocate Michael Cachagee to be remembered National Day of Truth and Reconciliation at Woodland Cultural Centre

September 29, 2023
Indigenous groups stand firm with child welfare law before Supreme Court

September 29, 2023

Catholic Bishops say $30 million reconciliation fund on track to meet new deadline

September 29, 2023

Six Nations News

Local News

“Safety is our right, We claim the night,” march hits Ohsweken

September 27, 2023

SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND – Chanting “Safety is our right, We claim the night,” over…

SN Band Council elections: 2 vying for elected chief

September 27, 2023

SN Elected Council approves Community Engagement standards

September 27, 2023

The Feather Report – What makes sparrows unique?

September 27, 2023

Six Nations Land Rights Message travels Haldimand Tract

September 27, 2023
Six Nations Elected Council nominations are in with two vying for elected chief

September 23, 2023

Six Nations man facing Dangerous Driving charge

September 22, 2023

Sports News

Editorial

Ah… the election rumour mill

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With almost two weeks to go before candidates in the coming 2023 Six Nations Elected Council…

Psst… where’s the audit?

September 20, 2023

Six Nations Election coming

September 13, 2023

Editorial Cartoons

Cartoons

Weekly Cartoon

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Weekly Cartoon

September 20, 2023

Weekly cartoon

September 13, 2023

Special Reports

Display includes original and recreations of copper weapons and tools

Local News

Historical stereotypes challenged in reconstruction of Haudenosaunee armour

September 20, 2023 151

By Lisa Iesse Writer HAMILTON – A Six Nations man’s reconstruction of 400-year-old Haudenosaunee armour speaks…

The Feather Report – Black & White and Red All Over

July 19, 2023

The Feather Report Summer Blues

June 14, 2023

Press Releases

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

December 1, 2020 5981

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

What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help

September 11, 2023 152

By Sam Metz THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco, where death and injury counts continue to rise as rescue crews dig out people both alive and dead in villages that were reduced to rubble. Law enforcement and aid workers, both Moroccan and international, have arrived in the region south of Marrakech that was hardest hit by the magnitude-6.8 tremor Friday night and several aftershocks. Residents await food, water and electricity, and giant boulders now block steep mountain roads. Here’s what you need to know:…