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Six Nations Elected Council approved $27 million to build language schools in a closed meeting
OHSWEKEN, ON – Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) has approved spending $27 million to build the longed for Kawenní:io/Gawení:yo Elementary and Secondary School (KG). SNEC approved the $27 million expenditure in a closed Political Liaison meeting Monday, May 26th 2025 . Turtle Island News has learned that $6 million of the $27 million is coming from Six Nations Social Services’ Jordan’s Principle funding and the remaining $21 million from the community’s Ontario First Nations Ltd., Partnership funding received from the…
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Cannabis Grow-Op petition demands Six Nations Cannabis Commission shuts down massive operation
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Can you smell it yet…
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Historical stereotypes challenged in reconstruction of Haudenosaunee armour
By Lisa Iesse Writer HAMILTON – A Six Nations man’s reconstruction of 400-year-old Haudenosaunee armour speaks…
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City launches Digital Service Squad to help small businesses adopt online technologies
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Six Nations Elected Council approved $27 million to build language schools in a closed meeting
OHSWEKEN, ON – Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) has approved spending $27 million to build the…
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By Susan Montoya Bryan A federal appeals court has sided with Native American tribes in their…
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First Nations high school students explore career paths at event
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Still no charges in Robert Pickton prison death, almost one year after fatal assault
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