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Local resident shares personal experiences of infamous Sixties Scoop

By Brenda Sawatzky, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prairie News Network On the eve of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, students at the Niverville High School learned a little more about one of Canada’s dark historical events: the Sixties Scoop. While some saw the event as a means to assimilate the Indigenous peoples into white culture, others saw it as a form of cultural genocide. According to the Canadian department of Indigenous Affairs, somewhere around 20,000 First Nation, Métis and…

Six Nations News

Haldimand County OPP seek public’s help in locating missing man Kyle Laforme

  HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON – Haldimand County OPP are asking the public for help in locating a missing man. Haldimand County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)  investigated a report of an abandoned vehicle on Ouse Street in Cayuga September 27, 2026, at about 12:30 p.m.,. The vehicle belonged to Kyle Laforme,  35, of Hamilton, who had abandoned his vehicle. OPP, concerned for his well-being, began a missing person’s investigation immediately. The West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Haldimand Fire…

Editorial

Editorial: Mr. Prime Minister…can you hear the drums pounding…?

Is Prime Minister Mark Carney about to repeat himself. Tension is simmering between the Prime Minister…

Letters to Editor: Councillor: Six Nations Land Crisis

Editorial: Secrets are never a good idea!

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Special Reports

The Feather Report – Black & White and Red All Over

Black & White and Red All Over Photos by Carl Pascoe & Rachel A. Powless By…

The Feather Report Summer Blues

MEET THE CHIEF: Garden River Chief Andy Rickard and council work to keep community COVID-19 safe

Press Releases

City launches Digital Service Squad to help small businesses adopt online technologies

Brantford, ON – In partnership with the Downtown Brantford BIA, the Brantford-Brant Business Resource Enterprise Centre…

New First Nations Report Details Groundbreaking Dialogue around Native Stewardship of Lands, Natural Resources and Sacred Sites

Statement by Minister Wilson-Raybould on the accomplishments of 2016

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Local resident shares personal experiences of infamous Sixties Scoop

By Brenda Sawatzky, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prairie News Network On the eve of National Day…

Thomas re-elected as chief on Walpole Island

By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice Walpole Island First Nation Bkejwanong Territory Chief…

Denialism Protects the Status Quo

By Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Wakaw Recorder Each year on September 30, Canada honours…

Haldimand County OPP seek public’s help in locating missing man Kyle Laforme

  HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON – Haldimand County OPP are asking the public for help in locating…

From Conversation to Action: Indigenous Policing Summit Highlights Community-Led Approach

By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News For members of Maskwacis, attending the…

UCalgary students decry residential school denialism debate

By Sarah Palmer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, LiveWire Calgary University of Calgary students are calling on…

Presidents rarely visit Indian Country. Trump’s rally on the Choctaw Nation is the latest

By Savannah Peters, Thomas Pablo And Sarah Liese DURANT, Okla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s rally…

Orange Shirt Day founder reflects on truth and reconciliation at West Vancouver ceremony

By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News The woman responsible for the creation…

Ancient Âsowanânihk crossing reveals millennia of Indigenous use as communities seek protection

 By Aaron Walker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Archaeological evidence from an ancient North Saskatchewan River…

Languages website launches with Nakoda lessons

By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A free online teaching resource called canadianlanguages.org launched…

In Tk̓emlúps, community gathers to ‘reclaim our space’ and denounce white nationalism

By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Content warning: This article contains details about residential…

‘It doesn’t belong to me, it belongs to the Dane-Zaa.’ : Ridington Family digitally repatriates collection to Treaty 8 community

 Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — After nearly three decades of work,…

Tentative settlement in N.S. First Nation class action over non-consensual MRI scans

A tentative settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging members of a Nova…

Indigenous groups given just two months to consult on pipeline project designation

By Alessia Passafiume Indigenous communities along the route for the newly announced West Coast oil pipeline…

Driver released after collision that killed 2 First Nations elders in Delta, B.C.

Delta police say the driver involved in a collision that killed two Tsawwassen First Nation elders…

Land purchase of residential school student cemetery site will ‘preserve this memory’

By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Brandon Sun More than 900 people came out to…

Modular home factory begins production in Arviat

With a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the modular home factory officially opened Tuesday. The $75-million, 64,500-square-foot facility started…

Treaty Nations seek relief from costly disputes as watchdog Bill C-10 reaches Senate

By Aaron Walker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com For the Nisga’a Nation, holding Canada to its…

Case of Mi’kmaq fishermen accused of trying to steal lobster causes stir

By John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Daily Gleaner Many legal experts and Indigenous activists…

Health of women with diabetes may deteriorate after menopause: study

By Jean-Benoit Legault Women with Type 1 diabetes appear to be at greater risk of physical…

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