Joint statement on Memorandum of Understanding on Wet’suwet’en rights and title

SMITHERS, BC – Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, B.C. Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Scott Fraser and Federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett issued the following…

Shockwave forward Layne Smith believes team was ready to roll

St. Catharines Shockwave power forward Layne Smith felt confident that his team was on the cusp of hitting their stride. The defending ALL (Arena Lacrosse…

George Armstrong captains Toronto Maple Leafs to last Stanley Cup

Decades later, Toronto Maple Leafs fans still excitedly talk about George Armstrong’s dramatic open net goal which clinched the Stanley Cup. The scene was set…

Pitching phenom Kaleb Thomas loves the competition

Kaleb Thomas is strictly business when he steps on to the pitcher’s mound. Showing tremendous poise, this 15 -year-old frustrates hitters by throwing fastballs, knuckleballs,…

President’s Cup champs Rivermen hoping to defend title this year

As the calendar flips to May, no decision has yet to be made regarding the Ontario Senior ‘B’ lacrosse season. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic,…

New barcode entry system for all Six Nations band members, paper passes expire May 8

OHSWEKEN – Six Nations has a new way of verifying band members to enter the territory. Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill made the announcement…

Indigenous casting call for new documentary series

Starting in April of 2016, the first season of Merchants of the Wild (MOTW) was aired on APTN as a historical documentary of indigenous survival.…

Zombie film ‘Blood Quantum’ is fun, fast, and timely, says actor Michael Greyeyes

By Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press TORONTO — Zombies are often used in pop culture as a metaphor for collective fears and threats, including infectious…

Canada’s unequal health system may make remote Indigenous communities more vulnerable to the coronavirus

By Ann M Seymour, Ph.D. student, Social Work and Indigenous Peoples, Carleton University, The Canadian Press This article was originally published on The Conversation, an…

Over 10 years ago, sanitizer was withheld from flu-ravaged reserves

By Chezney Martin, with notes from The Globe and Mail Days after dozens of indigenous people of Manitoba fell severely ill with swine flu, Health…

Youth sentenced in drive-by shooting

EDMONTON — An Alberta judge sentenced a teen to 21 months for shooting a German tourist in the head on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation.…

Two new COVID-19 cases brings total to 11

OHSWEKEN — Two more people from Six Nations have tested positive for COVID-19. The new cases bring the total to 11 including 1 death, 7…

Spike in coronavirus tests, back up generator secured for pandemic care site

OHSWEKEN — A large generator capable of powering electric hospital beds and ventilators is being rented by Six Nations of the Grand River as a…

You might see blue ribbons and they’re to support frontline workers

SIX NATIONS — Signs thanking front line workers have been abundant since March, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to fluctuate throughout the world. One nurse…

First positive coronavirus case on Mississaugas of the Credit

MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT — Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation is reporting their first confirmed positive case of COVID-19. Chief Stacey Laforme made the…