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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 Chief Mark Hill, the community’s youngest elected chief at 29. Turtle Island News spoke with Elect...

Carolyn King: culture and history leads to Order of Canada January 13, 2021 413 views By Victoria Gray Writer Carolyn King wants to bring people together. So she is using her passion for educating people about Indigenous rights, culture and history to make that happen. Last week that passion was recognized when the resident of Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation was made a Member of the Order of Canada on Dec. 30. Although no ceremony has been scheduled due to COVID-19, King received a call shortly before the announcement to accept the order and was shocked the order was fo...

Letters: If I had a voice January 13, 2021 306 views In my opinion. If I had a voice, I would ask Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett what is the difference between a vote for “Absolute Surrender” and a vote for “Fee Simple”? (Indian Act Sec. 39) To me there is none. I think it was a ploy to get clear title to all our land. Is that entrapment? Then I would ask how can Indigenous Affairs Band Council Chief sign away our land under “fee Simple” (Burtch Land). There was a vote. “Fee Simple was voted down. So what legal authority did Indigenous Affairs Band Co...

Six Nations could see tighter restrictions, Ontario in State of Emergency January 13, 2021 653 views By Victoria Gray Writer The Six Nations community has remained strong and tight-knit throughout the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, but since Christmas cases have risen by 22 and new restrictions could be coming. On Tuesday, Jan. 12 Six Nations of the Grand River reported two new active cases and seven active in the community. There are about 20,000 band members with between 3-4,000 living in the community making that number account for 3.13 per cent of community mem...

Six Nations Long Term Care staff receive vaccinations January 13, 2021 454 views By Victoria Gray Writer At least one long-term care physician at Six Nations has received a COVID-19 vaccination, but a miscommunication on vaccines being given out left the Six Nations community in the dark . A family practice physician on Six Nations, who also provides care at the Iroquois Lodge Nursing Home received the first of the two-dose Pfizer vaccine on Friday at Hamilton Health Sciences. Dr. Andrea East posted a Selfie of herself on Facebook Friday, Jan., 8, 2021,and wrote, “grateful to...