National Newsticker ‘Unprecedented’: Bill Blair says military help on the way to battle Alberta wildfires, 9 First Nations under fire threat May 11, 2023 488 views By Bill Graveland THE CANADIAN PRESS Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says Canadian Forces personnel are being deployed to…
National Newsticker How colonial racism fuels Saskatchewan’s criminalization of Indigenous men May 11, 2023 525 views By Kathy Walker ,Assistant Professor , Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan and Randy Morin, Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies,…
National Newsticker Indigenous advocates call for emergency declaration on missing and murdered women May 11, 2023 781 views By Evan Loree Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Indigenous advocates are pleading for the state to treat violence against Indigenous women…
National Newsticker Federal, Nunavut governments’ Inuit employment plans not meeting promises: arbitrator May 11, 2023 479 views IQALUIT, Nunavut- An arbitrator has sided with the organization representing Nunavut Inuit, ruling that plans by the federal and territorial…
National Newsticker New constitution for Mississaugas of the Credit a `declaration’ of First Nation’s `inherent right to determine our future’ May 11, 2023 539 views By J.P. Antonacci Local Journalism Initiative Reporter When R. Stacey Laforme won his first of four elections as chief of…
National Newsticker B.C.’s Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1B per year: Indigenous report May 11, 2023 521 views By Brieanna Charlebois THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER- An Indigenous-led report into a massive wildfire nearly six years ago that…
National Newsticker Evacuee numbers fall in Alberta wildfires as firefighters brace for hot weather May 11, 2023 873 views By Ritika Dubey and Angela Amato THE CANADIAN PRESS The number of Alberta wildfire evacuees dropped Wednesday, but thousands remain…
National Newsticker Toilet paper reference to Whitecloud an insult to Indigenous people May 10, 2023 657 views By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Geraldine Shingoose still remembers the jokes and the ridicule she would often face…
Read more National Newsticker Three charged after Six Nations Police seize drugs in traffic stop May 10, 2023 1124 views OHSWEKEN, ON The Six Nations Police have charged three after conducting a traffic stop on a local taxi resulted in…
National Newsticker ‘Not on my watch’: Seamus O’Regan rejects Liberals’ disinformation resolution May 10, 2023 370 views OTTAWA- Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says the Liberal government is keen to tackle the problem of disinformation, but that will…
Read more National Newsticker Brantford Police seeking public’s help in identifying suspect in hate-motivated incident May 10, 2023 629 views BRANTFORD, ONT-The Brantford Police Service are continuing to investigate a report of a hate-motivated incident and are asking the public…
National Newsticker OPP charge driver with impaired driving May 10, 2023 893 views HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON – On Monday, May 8, 2023, at approximately 11:06 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand…
National Newsticker Inquest hears recommendations to improve mental health after Indigenous man’s death May 10, 2023 849 views An inquest into the death of an Indigenous artist who died by suicide in a Thunder Bay, Ont., jail is…
National Newsticker Cree Nation pushes for more representation at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues May 10, 2023 2309 views By Patrick Quinn Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Cree Nation played a prominent role at this year’s United Nations Permanent…
Read more Local NewsNational News Who has a say in Six Nations billion dollar land case being played out in court intervention May 10, 2023 1131 views By Lynda Powless Editor TORONTO- In an opening salvo to the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC)’s move to reject the…
Local Newsticker SNEC seeking more Jordan’s Principle funds May 10, 2023 674 views By Turtle Island News staff Six Nations Jordan’s Principle funds have increased significantly in the last few years, but Six Nations…
Local Newsticker New housing rentals coming, but no plan to help homeless May 10, 2023 700 views Housing wait lists continue to grow on Six Nations, but work on new units is underway to try to alleviate…
Read more Local Newsticker Police look for second man in early morning attempted robbery May 10, 2023 637 views OHSWEKEN, SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER- A 17-year-old Six Nations man has been arrested and police are seeking a…
Read more Local Newsticker Six Nations marked Red Dress Day with an exhibit at the Six Nations library May 10, 2023 592 views In Six Nations, in Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and all across Turtle Island family and community members face…
Read more Local Newsticker A Red Dress Day march made its way from city hall through St Catherines May 10, 2023 706 views By Lisa Iesse Writer ST. CATHERINES – “We must talk about it. We must spread awareness. We must make them…