National News
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…
Six Nations News
Hamilton-HDI Chedoke Creek Clean-up dispute, city residents want someone watching
Hamilton-HDI smooth edges over Chedoke Creek Clean-up dispute, but city residents want someone watching By Lynda…
Sports News
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…
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…
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…
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…