Mandamus is a constitutional legal instrument used to compel a public authority to perform a clear and non-discretionary duty that it has neglected or refused to carry out. It functions under the ...
In 1784, the Crown granted the Grand River lands “for the use of the Mohawk Nation and their posterity forever.” That covenant, confirmed by Canada in 1791, remains the constitutional foundation of ...
Rotiskerekete is a disputed term. Some say it means, ‘they carry the soil’. Some say it means ‘they carry the red/ochre’ or ‘they carry the bones’. Whichever translation you cling to, the reference is ...
Across Ontario, Quebec and the United States there are a total of 15 communities occupied by the Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga and Tuscarora people — aka the Haudenosaunee. In September, ...
The Haldimand Proclamation was not made for all Haudenosaunee. It was the decree that established a new homeland for pro-loyalist Iroquois. Haldimand writes that he was directed by the King, “that a ...
TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY – Two white men have been ordered to leave the community of Tyendinaga and the tear down of a Wet’suwet’en solidarity camp on Wyman Road, after it was discovered one of the ...
OHSWEKEN – A Six Nations actress known for her role on the popular TV series North of 60 has passed. Tina Louise Bomberry, Mohawk Bear Clan of Six Nations, passed this weekend. No details are ...
MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT — A local church on Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation has been finding creative ways to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic while still reaching out to serve their ...
NANTICOKE — Just one year after the Nanticoke Generating Station site was demolished, a new solar facility has opened and is fully operational. Six Nations of the Grand River has partnered with ...
The Grand Erie District School Board Indigenous Education Office released their 2023-2024 statistics at a Six Nations of the Grand River elected council meeting last week. And the statistics show the ...
Yesterday was the long-awaited opening day for Townline Variety and Clover Farm Grocery, located at 7329 Indian Line on the corner of Mohawk Road on the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. The ...
The Indigenous community in Toronto celebrated the ground breaking of a new Indigenous Hub in the city. The new Hub will help meet critical health care, spiritual, employment, training and family ...