Yes, there is a youth group!
It took a few minutes…but they got there. There isn’t a community anywhere that doesn’t believe its youth is its future. They bring with them hope, excitement and the belief in a future. For those of us who are no longer youth it can’t help but touch our hearts. Especially after watching while the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) tried to dig itself out of the hole it was pushed into, by one of its departments, in what we hope was simply a mis-communication and not an attempt to put youth in their place. In a nutshell, the Six Nations’ youth group had received funding from SNEC to the tune of about $25,000 over a year ago. Monies to carry out a variety of initiatives in particular those involving the...
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Today in History
January 13 In 2004, the Quebec government reached a tentative agreement with the Kanesatake police commission to end a potentially explosive Mohawk standoff at Kanesatake reserve near Oka, Que., allowing 60 besieged officers from various native bands to leave the station. Grand Chief James Gabriel, whose house was burned down during the protest, had invited aboriginal officers from outside the reserve to crack down on crime and marijuana growing operations in the community. January 14 In 2019, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made some changes to his cabinet – moving Montreal M-P David Lametti to justice and shuffling Vancouver’s Jody Wilson-Raybould to Veterans Affairs. January 22 In 1690, the Iroquois signed a peace treaty with the British government and the Great Lakes tribes. In 2007, the multiple murder trial of Vancouver-area...
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UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY: We Need To Protect Our First Nations From Emergencies
by Xavier Kataquapit I was surprised recently when I saw my relatives in my home community of Attawapiskat First Nation on the James Bay coast were still having to fetch water from a water pumping station in the community. For most people in the community, it is the only way for them to have clean drinking water. It was very surprising to me to see, because this was the reality when I was a teenager in the community over 30 years ago. I had hoped that by now, the water systems would be fixed and properly maintained to provide clean, safe drinking water to every household but that is not the case. A more serious issue has occurred in Kashechewan First Nation, south of Attawapiskat FN on the James Bay...
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Numerous Six Nations members to be inducted into North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame
By Sam Laskaris Writer A local Stanley Cup champion and several past and current Six Nations lacrosse stars are among those who will be inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame this year. The North American hall, founded in 2022, does not have a permanent home. Instead, it lives online at the website https://www.naiahf.org/ An induction ceremony for the 2026 class is scheduled for May 30 in the Wisconsin city of Green Bay. This year’s inductees include Brandon Montour, the Six Nations member who helped the Florida Panthers win the National Hockey League’s ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup, in 2024. Montour, a 31-year-old defenceman, is now in his second season with the Seattle Kraken. He’ll be inducted into the hall via the Athlete category. A total of...
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Chiefs’ off-season moves
By Sam Laskaris Writer The brass of the Six Nations Chiefs has been busy in the past week making some moves. The Chiefs are the three-time defending national Mann Cup champions. And they will be hoping to win another Canadian title at home this September. The eventual champs of the Ontario-based Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) circuit, will host the Mann Cup series. The Western Lacrosse Association playoff winners from British Columbia will travel east to provide the opposition. Six Nations kicked off the MSL trade season this past week sending Larson Sundown to the Cobourg Kodiaks. In return the Chiefs acquired Chris Cloutier, who is currently playing pro in the National Lacrosse League with the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. Cloutier is expected to bolster the Chiefs’ firepower on offence. He’s...
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SPORTS BRIEFS: Ironmen back in action
By Sam Laskaris Writer Ironmen return to action The Six Nations Ironmen will finally return to action this Sunday following a lengthy 16-day break. The Ironmen, who are in their inaugural season of the Northern Premier Hockey League (NPHL), are on a four-game winning streak. But the Six Nations club has not played a match since it registered a 9-5 victory over the host Woodstock Lakers on Jan. 2. The Lakers will host the same Lakers this Sunday (Jan. 18) in a contest that will be held at the Six Nations Sports & Cultural Memorial Centre. The opening faceoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Thanks to their recent winning streak, the Ironmen have jumped into top spot in the North Division of the NPHL’s Metropolitan Conference. Six Nations is sporting...
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Hockey player seeks long playoff run
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Besides looking to finish his junior hockey career on a high note, Caleb Labelle is also spending time thinking about his academic and athletic futures. Labelle, a member of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, a First Nation in northern Ontario, is a defenceman with the Kam River Fighting Walleye. The Junior A club based in Thunder Bay, Ont. is one of seven entrants in the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). This circuit features six franchises from northern Ontario and the Michigan-based Ironwood Lumberjacks. The Fighting Walleye are the defending SIJHL champions. And they participated this past May at the Centennial Cup, the national Junior A tournament. The Kam River squad managed to win one of its four round-robin matches at the Canadian tourney held...
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Brantford Police seek public’s help in identifing suspects involved in collision with house
BRANTFORD, ONT- Brantford Police are asking the public for help in identifying two men after a vehicle drove into a Brant Avenue residence. The Brantford Police Service (BPS) were holding a traffic stop Sunday, January 18, 2026, at about 2:15 a.m., at the intersection of Brant Avenue and Dalhousie Street when they stopped a vehicle, occupied by four men, that had been travelling “well below” the speed limit and officers were attempting to confirm sobriety of the driver. BPS said during the traffic stop, the driver drove away at a very high rate of speed, fleeing the traffic stop and running a red light. Concerned for public safety, officers did not pursue the vehicle. At about 2:20 a.m., the vehicle collided into a residence at Brant Avenue and St. Paul...
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Nunavut politicians raise Greenland flag as Trump escalates annexation threat
Members of Nunavut’s legislative assembly raised Greenland’s flag Tuesday to show in solidarity with the Inuit-majority island pushing back against annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaker David Joanasie said dozens attended the afternoon flag-raising outside the legislature in downtown Iqaluit, including Premier John Main, the representative of the Danish consulate in Iqaluit and Greenlanders living in Nunavut. “It was a great crowd. People driving by were honking their horns, so it was great to hear,” Joanasie said in an interview. “With what’s going on across the Arctic, around the world (with) our neighbours in the east, we thought it was very fitting for the legislature to show our support and empathy with the people of Greenland … we are in support of their right to self-determination.” Nunavut’s Inuit...
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‘Tremendous loss’: Fire engulfs ‘multi-use’ school on Blueberry River First Nations Reserve
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca BUICK, B.C – An early-morning fire on Blueberry River First Nations (BRFN) territory has been described as a “tremendous loss for the community.” Fort St. John RMCP officers are investigating a fire which broke out around 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 17th. A press release from BRFN leadership obtained by Energeticcity.ca says the flames engulfed a school building which housed “everything from community gatherings and funerals to adult education” throughout its 30-year existence. The statement says the fire “started quickly and engulfed the entire building,” and BRFN’s community fire capacity is “insufficient to fight any fire of size due to the reservoir.” Earlier on Saturday, the Fort St. John Fire Department confirmed it did not send out units to the blaze due...
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Land claims, clarified: What does the Quw’utsun Nation title case mean for Kamloops?
By Macarena Mantilla, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Wren Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwepemc Nation, which comprises Tk’emlups and Skeetchestn, first launched a title case in 2015 in opposition to the proposed Ajax Copper-Gold project near Kamloops. Photo by Province of British Columbia In the months following the ruling in Cowichan Tribes v. Canada, which recognized Quw’utsun Nation’s Aboriginal title rights to parts of a former fishing village site in what’s now known as Richmond along the south arm of the Fraser River, many across British Columbia and particularly those in Kamloops (Tk’emlúps) have wondered: What are the implications of land claims on private property rights? Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc and the City of Kamloops shared a statement Dec. 12, 2025 providing clarity on the Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwepemc Nation’s Aboriginal title claim to...
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Live-streamed event to explore history and discoveries at Charlie Lake’s Tse’k’wa cave
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca CHARLIE LAKE, B.C. — Residents of Fort St. John can learn about the discoveries and significance a historic Indigenous cave in the North Peace has had in a live-stream showcase this week. On Thursday, January 22nd, ‘Anthropology in our Backyards’ will take place at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in Prince George and live streamed, hosted by Dr. Farid Rahemtulla and Richard Gilbert, a retired archeological professional who took part in excavations with Simon Fraser University (SFU). In Fort St. John, the stream will be played at the North Peace Museum. With a history dating back to the Ice Age, the Tse’k’wa National Historic Site – whose name translates to ‘rock house’ – will be the centrepiece of the discussion,...
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B.C. energy minister Dix says North Coast Transmission Line will boost LNG project
By Wolfgang Depner British Columbia’s Energy Minister Adrian Dix says an agreement between BC Hydro and the Nisga’a First Nation will help power a planned floating LNG terminal in northwestern B.C. across the finish line. Dix said the agreement, marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Prince George, B.C., on Tuesday, will see the North Coast Transmission Line supply up to 600 megawatts to what proponents say will be Canada’s second-largest LNG facility. Construction of the line is expected to start this summer. The Ksi Lisims LNG project planned for Nisga’a Treaty territory on Pearse Island north of Prince Rupert is a proposed 12-million-tonne-per-year, floating liquefied natural gas facility, which received environmental approvals from the provincial and federal governments in September. BC Hydro said in a statement...
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Opening statements begin in sex assault trial of ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse
By Jessica Hill LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors say Nathan Chasing Horse used his reputation as a Lakota medicine man to prey on Indigenous women and girls and sexually assault them, while his defense attorney said during opening statements at his trial Tuesday that the former actor is being falsely accused. Best known for portraying the character Smiles A Lot in the 1990 movie “Dances With Wolves,” Chasing Horse pleaded not guilty to 21 charges, including sexual assault and sexual assault of a minor. The trial marks the climax of a yearslong effort to prosecute Chasing Horse after he was first arrested and indicted in 2023 in a case that sent shock waves through Indian Country. “Dances With Wolves” was one of the most prominent films featuring Native Americans when...
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Manitoba Hydro looks to battle drought, debt and looming expenses
By Steve Lambert The head of Manitoba Hydro says the Crown-owned utility is facing dry conditions and low water levels as it aims to expand generating capacity and replace aging infrastructure. Hydro president and chief executive officer Allan Danroth told a legislature committee the utility has faced severe drought in three of the last four years, which leaves less water to generate electricity and reduces export sales. The utility posted a consolidated net loss of $63 million in the last fiscal year and is forecasting a loss of $464 million in the current one, which ends in March. The red ink comes at a time when Manitoba Hydro is on a multi-year, $7-billion plan to replace and upgrade aging transmission systems. It is also looking for more power generation so...
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Swedish PM says NATO won’t be blackmailed over Greenland
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will appear Wednesday with other high-profile government and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a day after the elite event produced contentious statements and economic threats arising from tensions between the U.S. and Europe. Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from 130 countries, plus an untold number of activists and observers, are expected to converge on the annual event scheduled to last through Friday for dialogue, debate and deal-making in the Alpine resort. Trump’s third visit as president comes as U.S. allies worry about his ambition to take over Greenland, while Latin America grapples with his efforts to seize Venezuela’s oil. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called Trump’s planned new tariffs on eight of its countries...
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Egyptian president says Palestinian cause remains a priority
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will appear Wednesday with other high-profile government and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a day after the elite event produced contentious statements and economic threats arising from tensions between the U.S. and Europe. Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from 130 countries, plus an untold number of activists and observers, are expected to converge on the annual event scheduled to last through Friday for dialogue, debate and deal-making in the Alpine resort. Trump’s third visit as president comes as U.S. allies worry about his ambition to take over Greenland, while Latin America grapples with his efforts to seize Venezuela’s oil. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called Trump’s planned new tariffs on eight of its countries...
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Trump lands in Switzerland after delay caused by switching aircraft
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will appear Wednesday with other high-profile government and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a day after the elite event produced contentious statements and economic threats arising from tensions between the U.S. and Europe. Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from 130 countries, plus an untold number of activists and observers, are expected to converge on the annual event scheduled to last through Friday for dialogue, debate and deal-making in the Alpine resort. Trump’s third visit as president comes as U.S. allies worry about his ambition to take over Greenland, while Latin America grapples with his efforts to seize Venezuela’s oil. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called Trump’s planned new tariffs on eight of its countries...
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Home renovation grants of up to $30,000 will soon be available for members of Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation.
By Claire McFarlane, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio The new initiative, administered by the First Nation, is designed to help homeowners in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. improve the health, safety and energy efficiency of their houses. LKFN housing administrator Stan Knight says it could also help train skilled workers in the community. When he first began working on the project, he said, one of the needs identified was a list of reliable contractors with the capacity to carry out the renovations needed. “We’re hoping that announcing the grant program would actually create interest and and have a far-reaching effect across N.W.T., to elicit bigger contractors to look at LKFN as a possible place where they can come and set up shop and be guaranteed some reliable work,” said Knight. “We’re...
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Iqaluit MLAs raise Greenland flag as U.S. President Trump escalates annexation threat
Members of Nunavut’s legislative assembly raised Greenland’s flag today in solidarity with the Inuit-majority island pushing back against annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaker David Joanasie says dozens of people attended the afternoon flag-raising event in downtown Iqaluit, including the territory’s premier, the representative of the Danish consulate in Iqaluit and Greenlanders living in Nunavut. Joanasie says Nunavut’s Inuit have close ties with Inuit who make up a large portion of Greenland’s population. Trump posted an AI-generated photo this morning that shows him in a meeting in the Oval Office with European leaders alongside a map of the Western Hemisphere that shows American flags over Greenland, Canada, Cuba and Venezuela. Trump has also threatened to impose new tariffs on eight European nations for refusing to support his Greenland...
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