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For the first time in internet infrastructure, Google will be deploying an undersea cable that will connect Canada to Asia.

BC’s mining laws are ‘outdated’ and ‘colonial’ and violate DRIPA, says council.

Former day school buildings still used A release says the buildings on the reserve are linked to two former day schools: Six Mile Creek and the Irish Creek School. One of the sites is still used for students, a second houses the band office, and a third is a congregation centre for elders. The nations letter says the community built the structures after being faced with an "impossible choice" between sending its children away to suffer abuse at residential schools in Kamloops or Cranbrook, or...

Six Nations Police: no basis to Elected Chief Mark Hill claim May 19, 2021 656 views By Lynda Powless Editor Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill’s claim one of his underaged cousin’s ate a “gummy” obtained from a local cannabis shop may not be true, according to a Six Nations Police report. Six Nations Police Chief Darren Montour said the incident in February involving a minor was not a relative of the Elected Chief’s and no criminal charges were laid. He said Six Natio...

The Haldimand Tract was granted to Six Nations of the Grand River in 1784 for allying with the British during the American Revolution. It covers roughly 384,451 hectares along Ontarios Grand River and includes municipalities such as Waterloo, Brantford and Caledonia. The HCCC said developers must stop any ongoing or planned projects and work with the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI), which it set up to deal with land issues. Hill noted Six Nations has a "major land claims case"...

Trimmed down Six Nations Elected Council, travel drop means cost savings April 28, 2021 300 views Six Nations Band Council is made up of one full time Chief and 9 part-time councillors . Councillors are elected at large population of 27,000 with both on and off reserve voting in 2020. The 2020 year is a transition year after elections were held. The totals will show both the current council and previous council members totals. Totals – Elected Chief & Councillor honouraria $643...

A worldwide pandemic, unruly council and arson hit Elected Chief Mark Hill’s first year in office January 13, 2021 645 views By Lynda Powless Editor A community divided, underfunded programs coupled with environmental and land issues, a struggling business economy  and you have Six Nations, Canada’s most populated First Nations community.. Major issues for any political leader but add a worldwide pandemic and you have entered the first year of office for Six Nations Elected ...

Posted: Jan 07, 2021 12:31 PM ET | Last Updated: January 7 Former Ontario premier Mike Harris, shown in February 2006, has been nominated for the Order of Ontario, the provinces highest honour. ((Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)) Six Nations of the Grand Rivers elected council is joining calls for the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario to rescind the appointment of former Premier Mike Harris to the provinces highest honour. Its a move in solidarity with other First Nations expressing outrage at his appo...