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Mississaugas of Credit First Nation’s annual Pow Wow drew a crowd, come rain or sunshine, at “The Grove” pow wow grounds. (Photos by Jim C. Powless)

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Rain didn’t stop the Mississauguas of the Credit First Nations’ Three Fires Homecoming Powwow and Traditional Gathering

August 26, 2026 77 views

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Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis and Six Nations Elected Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill signed a MOU over future land development at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa (Supplied Photo)

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Six Nations/Brantford lands MOU raises community ire

August 26, 2026 91 views

By Lynda Powless Editor After facing a storm of community anger Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) is trying to cool…

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Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council says agreement belittles Haudenosaunee lands and treaty value

August 26, 2026 83 views

By Lynda Powless Editor The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) says a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Brantford and Six…

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Gihekdagye Friendship Centre Opens Permanent Facility

August 26, 2026 88 views

By Alex Murray Writer It’s been a “torturous” process, but Gihekdagye Friendship Centre finally has a permanent facility in downtown…

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Today in History

August 26, 2026 87 views

Aug 23 In 1691, First Nations people in Saskatchewan allowed explorer Henry Kelsey to become the first white man to…

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Six Nations Language Commission gets $1 million in funding from Six Nations Elected Council

August 26, 2026 103 views

The Six Nations Language Commission (SNLC) will receive $1,096,400 in funding for the 2026–27 fiscal year after Six Nations Elected…

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Six Nations Elected Council Briefs: Six Nations Fair gets funding

August 26, 2026 101 views

Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) has approved four amendments to its Comprehensive Funding Agreement with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), providing…

A crowd packed the Six Nations community hall to hear details of the coming land rights court battle. (Photos by Alex Murray)

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Lawyers Call On Six Nations community to participate in Haldimand Treaty land rights court action

August 19, 2026 432 views

Estimated at between$13.9 billion and $8.7 trillion, Six Nations massive land claim about to hit the courts Lawyers are stressing…

Ah.... when the music just moves you! A member of the drum group jumped up and let the music move him while the crowd was surprised and delighted in his fun at Woodland Cultural Centre’s annual Smoke Dance Competition Saturday, August 15th. (Photo by Jim C. Powless. More page 5)

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Woodland Cultural Centre’s annual Smoke Dance competition heats up the crowd

August 19, 2026 336 views

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The Indigenous-led downtown Toronto development is being planned for 15 Denison Avenue replacing a public parking lot. (Supplied Photo)

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New Housing development aimed at reducing Toronto’s Indigenous housing crisis

August 19, 2026 507 views

By Alex Murray Writer A new 100-unit, Indigenous-led supportive housing development that could help de-escalate the Indigenous housing crisis in…

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Today in History

August 19, 2026 364 views

Aug 16 In 2018, Natan Obed, 42, was re-elected leader of Canada’s 60,000 Inuit. Obed said he planned to make…

(Photo provided by Joseph Kataquapit) The Kattawapiskak Keekehwin Gathering committee are a dedicated group of volunteer community members who worked throughout the year to organize the 2026 event which was held from August 2 to 8, 2026. In back L-R are: Linda Kataquapit, Anna Keboke, Flora Iahtail, Lydia Linklater, Fiona Spence, Markiesha Sutherland, RoseAnne Sutherland and Jenny Hookimaw. In front L-R are: Xavier Rose, Joseph (Joojep) Kataquapit and Christopher Kataquapit.

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UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY: Kattawapiskak Keekehwin Gathering 2026

August 19, 2026 436 views

By Xavier Kataquapit Attawapiskat First Nation wrapped up another successful Kattawapiskak Keekehwin Gathering for the community. The week-long event was…

Canada’s $20 million commitment to support 2026-27 residential school survivors isn’t providing any new money just repeating the same program says Survivor’s Secratariat...See story page 3

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“Bait And Switch”: New Provincial Residential School Survivor Funding Is Not What It Seems

August 12, 2026 629 views

By Alex Murray Writer The Ontario government announced a $7 million investment on August 5 to fund initiatives aimed at…

Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation, a small, remote Ojibwa community located in northwestern Ontario, about 250 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont., on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)

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Lawyer: Federal Recognition Crucial For Namaygoosisagagun Rebuilding Efforts the Answer

August 12, 2026 685 views

By Alex Murray Writer After the entire community was razed by wildfire, Namaygoosisagagun First Nation now needs to rebuild. And…

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Brantford Native Housing helping urban First Nations register for membership

August 12, 2026 598 views

By Lynda Powless Editor BRANTFORD, ONT-Brantford Native Housing will soon begin helping First Nations people in the city apply for,…

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Brantford-Brant South MP Larry Brock To Step Down Next Month

August 12, 2026 635 views

By Alex Murray Writer There is yet another federal by-election on the horizon as Brantford-Brant South-Six Nations Conservative MP Larry…

Brantford Police Chief Jason Saunders, Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner and Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma outside the former Brantford Jail. (Photos by Alex Murray)

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Ontario looking to re-open Brantford Jail

August 12, 2026 527 views

By Alex Murray Writer BRANTFORD-Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner was in Brantford on August 6 to tout the PC government’s…

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Today in History

August 12, 2026 7510 views

Aug 9 In 2018, the family of an Indigenous man shot to death on a Saskatchewan farm in August 2016…

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Okanagan Indian Band ‘getting stronger everyday’ amid devastating wildfire

August 6, 2026 377 views

By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Although a devastating wildfire continues to leave hundreds without access to their…

Six Nations Fire and Emergency Services showed the community how to beat the heat with splash day fun at the community grounds. (See Photo Essay by Jim C. Powless)

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Six Nations Firefighters beat the heat with Sunset Splash

August 5, 2026 603 views

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