Six Nations Elementary School hit by vehicle
OHSWEKEN-A Six Nations elementary school sustained significant damages after being hit by a vehicle in November. Six Nations Police issued a release Jan. 3 saying a vehicle hit the building at about 5 a.m,. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Police were contacted by a member of the public who said a vehicle had struck the side of the building, causing significant damages. Police attended and found a vehicle at the scene that had been abandoned. Police said as the investigation continued a male suspect was identified. As a result of the investigation, police arrested and charged Matthew Porter,18, of Ohsweken, Ontario with Mischief under $5,000. Porter is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brantford,Ontario on January 24, 2025....
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Seer says: Chaotic politics and business growth could dominate Six Nations in 2025
By Lynda Powless Editor Political chaos won’t just hit the country federally in 2025, but Six Nations could find itself mired in its own internal issues. It’s that time of the year when we indulge in the ‘what could be’ as everyone wonders what 2025 will bring. Six Nations own seer, Troy Greene said major issues in Canadian politics will dominate the beginning of 2025 resulting in the announcement that, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau steps down. “I see him stepping down not because he is forced to, but he is tired. It’s very sad. There’s a lot of sadness around him but he has decided it’s time,” he said before any announcement was made. The resignation, he said will not affect the economy. “The economy is actually going to start...
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Man facing impaired driving charges
OHSWEKEN- A 60-year-old Ohsweken man is facing impaired driving charges after police conducted a traffic stop Dec. 15, 2024. Six Nations Police were on patrol at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15th when they spotted a vehicle failed to obey a stop sign at the Fifth Line and Onondaga Road intersection. Police conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and said while speaking to the driver saw signs of impaired. The driver was issued an Approved Screening Device demand which resulted in a failed result. Police arrested and charged Alan Emarthle, 60, of Ohsweken with : Impaired Operation Alcohol per se Offence “80 plus” Disobey Stop Sign Drive Motor Vehicle – No Licence Use Plate Unauthorized for Motor Vehicle The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of...
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It’s tasty, it’s fun… it’s Chef Tawnya Brant’s Long Table Experience… a must go!
By Lynda Powless Editor Photos by Jim C. Powless There isn’t any question when Chef Tawnya Brant invites you to a meal…it’s a YES! With Season Two of One Dish One Spoon launching on APTN Jan. 7th, the ever-popular Chef Brant invited a selection of people to enjoy a wonderful dinner recently and we were fortunate enough to be included. The six-course menu was not only a feast for the eyes, but Chef Brant’s lively banter kept everyone in stitches as it unrolled to take us on her journey. The meal started with her GREETINGS of Totah’s Favourites Her Blue Corn Johnny Cake, a Scone Basket, with Strawberry Sassafras Compound Butter and Totah’s Peach Jam became a testimony to her late mother Six Nations Mohawk Seedkeeper Terrylyn Brant. As she...
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2025 and SNEC is travelling
We are off to a new year and already things are heating up . Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is resigning and along with the announcement a Liberal contender’s race is on to replace him as leader of party. With the announcement important legislation could fall by the wayside including a bill that would have made First Nations peoples clean drinking water a right not a hope. Although one would have thought it wouldn’t be necessary to have to force the Canadian government into a bill demanding a right to clean drinking water anywhere in Canada. And it appears the current Assembly of First Nation Chief who is claiming Trudeau did more for First Nations than any other prime minister is having a history eclipse. She seems to have forgotten former...
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Today in History
Jan 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. Jan 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. Jan 16 In 2024, a Jean Chrétien-era effort to soften the United Nations Indigenous language was casting a pall on the current Liberal government. Newly released Australian...
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UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY Welcome to 2025…
By Xavier Kataquapit www.underthenorthernsky.com Here we are in a new year and hoping that 2025 will be a positive experience for all of us as individuals and for our civilization on planet earth. If I did a full review of how things went over the past year it just might be a little depressing but it is good to face reality. Life continues to be difficult for Indigenous people living in remote First Nations and although in general it is getting better with important things like employment, education and respect and support from some governments, it is still a challenge for many. There are still problems with water quality, housing needs, the cost of food, easy access to health care and it might not get better with the possibility of...
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RiverWolves register lopsided victory over Bears
By Sam Laskaris Writer Jamie Dubrick doesn’t think his Arena Lacrosse League (ALL) squad should be judged by the early portions of its season. Dubrick, the head coach of the Paris RiverWolves, believes a better indication of what his squad is all about was witnessed on Sunday. The RiverWolves are one of three ALL clubs that play their home contests at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (ILA) in Six Nations. The RiverWolves had started off their current campaign by losing three straight games. For starters Dubrick’s charges were downed 20-12 by the defending league champion Whitby Steelhawks in their season opener back on Dec. 15. The RiverWolves then lost a pair of squeakers, both by one goal. They were edged 12-11 by the Peterborough Timbermen on Dec. 21. And then the...
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Junior lacrosse teams join forces to stage local training camp
By Sam Laskaris Writer It was an experiment that seemed to work. The Six Nations Junior Lacrosse Training Camp was held Jan. 3-4 at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. It marked the first time that Six Nations’ three junior teams that participate in the Ontario Lacrosse Association had staged a combined pre-season camp. The two-day event attracted players that are hoping to suit up for one of the three clubs during the 2025 season. There was no registration fee to attend the camp but those who were interested in attending did have to sign up in advance. Players that did not suit up for one of the three local clubs last season also needed a permission form from the team that they did represent last year in order to take part...
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Local students attend Toronto Raptors’ Indigenous Heritage Game
By Sam Laskaris Writer Youth from the Mississaugas of Credit First Nation had a rather memorable experience on Monday. That’s because 36 local students were guests of the Toronto Raptors as they hosted their third annual Indigenous Heritage Game. The majority of the students who attended the contest at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena are from Lloyd S. King Elementary School. The MCFN contingent also consisted of four staff members, including principal Matt King, and seven parents. King said the Raptors’ organization had staged a basketball clinic at his school last month. Those who attended the clinic were then invited to be the team’s guests for their Indigenous Heritage Game. The Milwaukee Bucks provided the opposition for Monday’s contest. The visitors prevailed, downing the host Raptors 128-104. Even though the host Toronto...
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Inuit training Inuit at Arviat’s hamlet garage
The Hamlet of Arviat is one of the leading Kivalliq communities when it comes to training staff members from within. Hamlet mechanic Daniel Kablutsiak said it’s a major bonus for local guys to have the chance to become certified mechanics. He said the mechanics and their apprentices carry a big load with the Arviat fleet. “They demonstrate leadership and many of the locals look up to them,” said Kablutsiak. “As we speak, we have one journeyman mechanic here and he’s also our water/sewage foreman. “Both of our heavy-duty mechanics have been here for over 20 years now. We also have two apprentices on staff and some helpers.” Kablutsiak said everyone at the garage puts in a full day and realizes the importance of their contributions to the hamlet. He said...
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Police seeking information in relation to two deaths ruled homicides
RCMP Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit (NEN MCU) is seeking information in relation to two deaths that have been ruled as homicides in Colchester County over the holidays. On December 19, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Truro Police Service (TPS) received information that a 27-year-old Truro man and a 25-year-old Pictou Landing First Nation man attended hospital with serious injuries consistent with stab wounds. From the information gathered, investigators believe that the victims were assaulted by a person or persons in Colchester County. At this time, officers do not believe the incident was random. Two days later, on December 21, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Colchester County District RCMP and EHS responded to a report of a male in medical distress at a home on Vincent Drive in Upper Onslow. The 25-year-old...
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Ontario First Nations to negotiate child welfare reforms with Ottawa
Canadian Press-First Nations in Ontario are charting their own path with the federal government to reform the child welfare system weeks after critics said the deal reached last July was too weak to accept. The news comes one day after an embattled federal government sent the Assembly of First Nations a letter marked “confidential and settlement privileged” informing that they are not permitted to renegotiate reforms on a national level, despite calls from chiefs at two assemblies for Canada to do just that. “Canada is not currently in a position to engage in any negotiations beyond those with (Chiefs of Ontario) and (Nishnawbe Aski Nation),” the letter from Paul Vickery, legal agent and counsel for the Department of Justice Canada wrote to the Assembly’s lawyers. Assembly of First Nations National...
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Green light for $450M Goose Harbour Wind Farm
By Alec Bruce Local Journalism Initiative MULGRAVE — Backed by a $224-million loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) this week, Port Hawkesbury Paper Wind Ltd. (PHPW) has officially approved its Goose Harbour Lake Wind Farm in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG). “The project is now fully financed and a final investment decision has been made,” PHPW Director Nigel Cave told The Journal at the federal funding announcement in Mulgrave on Jan 6. “The total project costs are in the neighbourhood of $450 million.” The CIB loan will enable PHPW to build and install 24 Nordex cold-climate turbines on a 43-hectare plot of provincial Crown land. These turbines will generate up to 168 megawatts of energy, supplying roughly 60 per cent of the power needs for PHPW’s...
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Two people charged with negligence in death of nine-month-old baby: police
-Canadian Press-Ontario Provincial Police say two people have been charged in the death of an infant on Saugeen First Nation nearly two years ago. Police say emergency crews responded to a report of an unresponsive infant at a home on the First Nation on March 26, 2023. They say a nine-month-old baby was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. OPP say a 33-year-old from Saugeen Shores and a 28-year-old from Saugeen First Nation have each been charged with criminal negligence causing death. Police say both suspects have been held in custody pending a bail hearing on Tuesday. Police are asking anyone with information on the case to contact Grey Bruce OPP. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 7, 2025. ...
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Six stories of political intrigue to follow in Haldimand-Norfolk in 2025
By J.P. Antonacci Local Journalism Initiative The political scene in Haldimand and Norfolk got a little wild during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the new year promises plenty of intrigue. Here are six political situations along Lake Erie’s northern shore to keep an eye on as the calendar flips to 2025. Brady versus Martin for MPP A political showdown is looming in Haldimand-Norfolk as the next provincial election will feature incumbent independent MPP Bobbi Ann Brady squaring off against Conservative challenger Amy Martin, currently the mayor of Norfolk County. The two have been feuding for months in an increasingly public manner as Brady complained about being sidelined from meetings with Conservative ministers visiting the riding, and from the county’s delegations with the province at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference....
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First Nations teen is now top goaltender for King Rebellion
By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Though he was a member of one of the top Junior A squads in Canada, Tre Altiman was looking for a change of scenery. And that’s why Altiman, a member of Walpole Island First Nation in southwestern Ontario, is now stopping pucks with the King Rebellion, who compete in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). Altiman, who turned 19 in November, had started the 2024-25 campaign with the OJHL’s Leamington Flyers. He appeared in 15 games for the Flyers, posting an impressive record of 11-3-1 and a sparkling 1.72 goals-against average. Altiman though was not entirely thrilled he was playing second fiddle to Flyers’ goaltender Marcus Vandenberg, a 20-year-old who had suited up for three different squads in the higher-calibre Ontario Hockey League...
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Ontario First Nations to negotiate child welfare reforms with Ottawa
-CP-First Nations in Ontario are charting their own path with the federal government to reform the child welfare system weeks after critics said the deal reached last July was too weak to accept. The Chiefs of Ontario, the Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the federal government say the reforms outlined in a draft child welfare agreement are “historic and transformative.” They say they’ll work together to reach a final agreement within the existing provisions. That agreement, worth $47.8 billion over 10 years, was ordered by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. It was struck down by the Assembly of First Nations in October when chiefs voted for a new negotiating team and what they called a more inclusive agreement with Ottawa. First Nations leaders in Ontario, who helped to negotiate the deal...
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Norfolk OPP Seeing Public’s Help In Suspicious Fires
NORFOLK COUNTY, ON – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Crime Unit investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in connection with a series of suspicious fires. Norfolk County OPP and Fire responded to fire on Windham Road in Delhi Norfolk County at about3:29 a.m. on Monday, January 6, 2025, involving an unoccupied structure. No injuries were reported and the fire has been deemed as suspicious and under investigation by the Norfolk County OPP Crime Unit. Between Tuesday, November 12, and Friday, December 27, 2024, Norfolk County OPP, the Norfolk County Fire Department and Norfolk County Paramedic Services, all responded to multiple structure fires across the county, all of which have also been investigated as suspicious. OPP said the following dates, times, and locations are of particular note: Tuesday, November 12,...
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