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Iconic activist comes to Brantford Canadian music icon, environmentalist and Indigenous rights activist, Bruce Cockburn will be playing at the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts in downtown Brantford, Ontario, Saturday evening, Feb. 15th. The Two Row Times conducted an exclusive interview with the star in advance of the date. Like Neil Young, Cockburn has been an outspoken advocate for Indigenous Rights worldwide and of the ecological disasters brought on by corporate greed. Cockburn will be in town as part of the church’s 5th annual Frosty Fest event, which will take over Brantford’s downtown Feb. 15-16-17. Exclusive interview on page 16. PM42686517

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Violent Sexual Assault "did not occur" SN Elected Chief Ava Hill's tour of duty By Nahnda Garlow BRANTFORD - Brantford Police issued a statement Monday morning stating the violent sexual assault of a 20 year old woman reported on Jan 31st, did not occur. Although clear details of what did happen in this incident were not made available to the public, an updated statement issued Monday morning says that there is no further cause of concern to the public adding, “Investigators have

approached from behind, unconscious knocked and woke up later partially clothed. Her purse and cellphone were not taken in the alleged incident. The woman was went to a nearby residence, police were phoned and she was taken the hospital for observation. Brantford City Police brought in the OPP Canine Unit to assist in the investigation. There are no pending charges and the case has been closed.

established factually through the course of this investigation that a crime did not occur.” People across the community were concerned for public safety after a woman reported she was sexually assaulted on Dalhousie Street the evening of January 31st. A statement sent previously by city police described a violent sexual assault at around midnight on Dalhousie Street between Alfred Street and Park Avenue. It stated a woman was

STAFF OTTAWA – Elected Chief Ava Hill was in Ottawa last week attending a Federal Court Hearing launched in 2010 by four large First Nations communities: Six Nations, Tyendinaga, Oneida and Wikwemikong, to the Human Rights Commission. The complaint is that as large First Nations, they are being discriminated against in respect to funding based on the Government’s Federal

funding formulas. “The Human Rights Commission originally agreed to deal with the complaint, but then reversed their decision,” says Hill. The issue is now before the Federal Court seeking a decision to send it back to the Human Rights Commission. The delegates met briefwith lawyers for a brief ing last Monday with the hearing slated for the following Tuesday. From there, Hill went to Toronto to attend

a Political Conference meeting of the Chiefs of Ontario. This gathering brings together the Ontario Regional Chief and the Grand Chiefs of Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians, the Anishinabek Nation, Grand Council Treaty 3, Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a representative for the Independent First Nations, the Mushkegowuk Tribal Council and the Six Nations and Akwesasne band councils.

Former Senator charged By Jen MtPleasant OTTAWA - Suspended Senator Patrick Brazeau along with retired Senator Mac Harb, have been formally charged by the RCMP for their alleged roles in the ‘Senate expenses scandal.’ Brazeau and Harb were being investigated on allegations of breach of trust over their housing and expense claims. Brazeau is also facing additional legal troubles including charges of assault and sexual assault against two former girlfriends. The RCMP announced the charges at a news conference Tuesday morning. RCMP Assistant Commissioner Gilles Michaud stated that the investi-

gation began in March of 2013 into housing and living expenses claims of both Brazeau and Harb. As a result, RCMP have charged both Brazeau and Harb with one count each of Breach of Trust and Fraud and both will appear in court at a later date. As part of the investigation, Michaud stated that dozens of witnesses and individuals were investigated and they also analyzed thousands of documents dating back to 2013 including bank records, financial statements and expense claims of both of the accused. The investigation alleges Brazeau swindled $50,000 and Harb, more than $230,000. It was announced

during the news conference that Harb will plead not-guilty. Harb repaid the entire amount last May, and has since retired from the Senate. He now collects a Senate pension. Senators are allowed to claim up to $22,000 in living expenses per fiscal year. This includes accommodation, meals and incidentals, when they are in Ottawa or away on parliamentary business, as long as their primary residence is more than 100 kilometres away. Brazeau claimed his primary residence was in Maniwaki, but after a thorough RCMP investigation, no evidence was found that he was actually living at that address. Brazeau’s other residence is in Ottawa.

Brazeau was appointed to Senate in December 2008 and is Algonquin of the Kitigan Zibi First Nation, near Maniwaki, Quebec.

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OPP decline to press Indigenous Conference held charges in Hwy 6 blockade at Laurier Brantford By Jen Mt. Pleasant CAYUGA - The Ontario Provincial Police, Cayuga Detachment has issued a statement saying that they will not be pursuing charges against Six Nations people who were responsible in the shutting down of a section of Highway 6 last October. Last October 17, 2013, Onkwehon:we people along with their supporters, shut down a portion of Highway 6 between 5th and 6th Line in response to the RCMP raid against protestors and supporters of the Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick who were demanding the government and oil companies stop fracking on their territory. According to a news station release, Haldimand Mayor Ken Hewitt was said to have been very upset that the OPP

were not going to pursue charges. Relations/ Media Community Service Officer for the OPP, Mark Foster told Two Row Times that, ‘these types of incidents are dealt with and evaluated on an individual basis. The role at these events for Police is public safety. The OPP respects everyone’s constitutional right to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly and will continue to work with any group to ensure the safety of everyone. In the case of the Oct 17th incident, the OPP’s Provincial Liaison Team (PLT) was in attendance and spoke with the organizers and came to a peaceful and successful conclusion.’ Mayor Haldimand Ken Hewitt is on vacation for the next couple of weeks and could not be reached for comment. However, Craig Grice who is Councillor for Ward 3 which includes Caledonia was available for comment. When

asked what his thoughts were regarding the OPP’s decision to not pursue charges stemming from the October 17, 2013 incident, Grice told Two Row Times that, “As for the OPP not filing charges for the blockade on Oct 17th, they are within their authority to do as they please. There were support protests against “fracking” (by all walks of life) across Canada that didn’t involve blocking roads. The blockade on Hwy 6 did nothing to move that agenda forward. I think we’ve all seen enough protests that have solved absolutely nothing.” Whatever the case, the OPP were on hand before the blockade went up on Highway 6 and they did come to a peaceful resolution with those involved. The message was sent that Onkwehon:we people will stand with their Mi’kmaq brothers and sisters in defense of Mother Earth.

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By Jen Mt. Pleasant BRANTFORD – The first annual Graduate Student’s Conference in Indigenous Research was held at Wilfrid Laurier University – Brantford campus, this past weekend. Sponsored by a host of campus organizations including the Aboriginal Students’ Association and the Department of Criminology, the topic of focus was: Indigeneity, Globalization, and the Law. The conference heard Indigenous research pa-

enous Struggle.’ They spoke about the high incarceration rates of Indigenous people in the prison system and made some suggestions as how to bring those numbers down. Clarke gave an example of a band in British Columbia who have decided to bring a prison onto their territory. It would be government-run, but employed by First Nations people with Elders, education and healing playing a big role. Darren Thomas, who is Seneca Nation, Bear completClan is currently complet

of identity: a spiritual grounding of Indigeneity. And with that, reconciliation is going to be an emerging process. The Conference also heard from the research of non-Indigenous graduate students including Seth Adema, whose presentation was called, ‘Never the Victim: Aboriginal Interpretations of Genocide from Canadian Prisons.’ Adema is a PhD Departcandidate in the Depart ment of History. His dissertation explores how Aboriginal activism by inmates in Canadian pris-

Graduate presenters answer questions. L-R: Carolyn Leblanc, Carla Lopez, Tanya Montour, Jo-Anne Lawless, Shawntelle Clarke. PHOTO BY JEN MT.PLEASANT pers from eleven graduate students, including non-Indigenous students as well. Some of the topics included: Effects of Culturally Specific Programming on Recidivism among Aboriginal Peoples, AlterNative Perceptions: Media Portrayals of Aboriginal Persons in the Prison System, and Overcoming Duncan Campbell Scott. Two Six Nations people presented at this Conference. Tanya Montour, who is Mohawk, is in her final year of the Criminology program at Laurier Brantford. Her academic interests are, Restorative Justice and R. v. Gladue, which is currently being implemented in Brant Brantford’s Criminal Court. Tanya presented along with Shawntelle Clarke, who is Algonquin of Eagle Village First Nation. Shawntelle is also in her final year of Criminology. Montour and Clarke’s presentation was titled, ‘Neglected: An Indig-

ing his PhD in Community Psychology. His research interests are in Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous research methodologies and Indigenous governance. Darren’s presentation was called, ‘Strategies for Reconciliation.’ As part of Thomas’ research, he created a Talking Circle and filled it with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Some of the questions he asked were: “What is reconciliation? What are we currently working towards to get past the trauma of the residential school system?” Thomas believes that although we are first and second-generation residential school survivors, the trauma is still very real. He refers to it as: intergenerational, collective, historic and colonial trauma. In his research, Thomas hopes to find ways to move forward and the first step, he believes, is for Indigenous people to have or gain a grounded spiritual sense

ons and an evolving policy context led to profound developments in cultural and spiritual programs for Aboriginal inmates in Canada. The Conference took two years of planning and organizing by Indigenous graduate students, JoAnne Lawless and Carla Lopez. Lawless is a member of the Kespu’kwitk Metis Council of Nova Scotia and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Cultural Analysis and Social Theory. Lopez is of Mayan descent from El Salvador and is in her second year of the Master’s Criminology program. The hope is to make this an annual Conference at Wilfrid Laurier University. Lawless and Lopez are both expected to graduate this year and are asking those who may be interested in organizing for next year’s conference to please contact them via the Wilfrid Laurier University website.

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SERIES: THE TRUTH ABOUT NATIVE TOBACCO

The upside of Native tobacco By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – To even attempt to address the issue of the so-called “illegal” Native tobacco trade, Ontario and federal lawmakers need fundamental understanding. The most fundamental is the fact that tobacco, like fur pelts, was bartered for and traded between Nations long before the arrival of the white man. This was not haphazard, and random acts, but was well-grounded by-andlarge, through treaties and formal agreements made between the participating Nations as trade partners. This is what the indigenous economy was based upon. non-Natives When began to abuse this indigenous right by buying mainstream brand name cigarettes from Natives without paying tax, a very lucrative industry began earning tens of thousands of tax free dollars for those people willing to sell to non-Natives, off reserve. What these customers did once the car was loaded with Benson and Hedges, or Imperial tobacco products, was no longer the concern of the Native seller, who was quite within his or her right to do so according to Treaty. If the middleman was selling off reserve to non-Native people, avoiding the heavy tax portion of the price of a pack of smokes, they were the ones breaking their Canadian law and not the Native sellers. But it was easier and entrenched within colonial law, to put the blame on the Natives, assuming they were Canadian citizens under Canadian law. That is the assumption many well-educated Native business people and lawyers have been challenging for years, by weighing arbitrary laws against mutually accepted treaties between nations. But soon the tax hungry colonial governments

of Canada and the US saw Natives making money and they wanted a piece of it. It is only those who Onkwehon:we assume people to be “our Indians” rather than independent nations that think of these cigarettes and those now being manufactured on reserves, of as “illegal.” Using Six Nations of the Grand River Territory as an example, the tobacco industry has become the top on-reserve employer of Native people and it’s number one export item as they trade and share with other Nations. It is estimated that the Native tobacco trade supports more families through wages paid than any other industry. Grand River Enterprises, the largest Native manufacturer of cigarettes in North America, alone employs more than 300 in its factory on Chiefswood Road. But there are other smaller operations, an estimated 22 in all, which brings employment to hundreds more both in manufacturing and shipping but retailing as well through the great number of “smoke shacks” scattered throughout the reserve. On Highway #54 alone, between Painter Road and Middleport, there are (25) smoke shacks of all sizes and descriptions, each one employing an average of around 6-10 people, every week. That means there are about 150 family incomes being provided for on that stretch of highway alone. Add to that number the rest of the smoke huts from Sixth Line, to Townline Road and Highway #6 to Bateman Line, and that number could easily increase to 500 or more. A conservative estimate reflecting all aspects of the trade from growing, to manufacturing and distributing to security guards, and now you have an industry providing work for more than 1000 here at Six Na-

tions alone. While the Canadian government tries to trade traditional land for jobs, at the same time they are out to destroy the jobs that already exist within the Native tobacco industry by threatening forced closures and seizures of product as it is being shipped from one reserve to another. Most of those entrepreneurs who have made large sums of money are also large givers within the community, quietly offering help to individuals in need, or funding the development of Native youth through sports sponsorships or other means, and many other ways. The building of the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena without any form of government aid is an example of how some that have done well, are giving back to the community. Another high profile program known as the Dreamcatchers Fund has helped countless individuals follow their dreams. Without these donations back into the community, a lot of people would not be able to make ends meet. So how bad is it really? Some point to the low prices and easy availability of Native smokes

as the cause of encouraging underage smokers to start the habit. Others say that the unregulated manufacturing process produces cigarettes more dangerous to the public than the much more expensive regulated brand names do. Both arguments are questionable to say the least and only a red herring, to deflect attention away from the real issue. Canada doesn’t care if people are dying of cancer. If it did, it would outlaw the entire tobacco industry and not just the Native trade. As usual, one only needs to follow the money. The only real difference between Native and mainstream cigarettes are taxes. government The makes billions of dollars annually on taxes relative to mainstream cigarettes. When a developer tries to get a Native community to allow development of traditional lands the first perk on the table is jobs. But there is never any guarantee these promised jobs will ever materialize for Native kids or breadwinners.

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Bill C-10 is a Conservative Government Omnibus Bill that would effectively criminalize the Native Tobacco trade and undermine the basis of much of the recent economic growth in Native communities. Bill C-10 creates mandatory minimum jail terms for anyone found with more than 10kg of unstamped raw tobacco or more than 10,000 cigarettes; creates a new police task force to crack down on “illegal” smokes with enhanced powers to carry out no-knock “dynamic entry raids,” and is a deliberate attempt to undermine Onkwehon:we sovereignty and economic self determination. Join us for an afternoon of information and discussion about the implications of Bill C-10 and possibilities for responding to it. The following speakers will be making presentations: • Jonathan Garlow, is of Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) and Pottawotami descent. He is the founder of the Two Row Times and the owner of Garlow Print & Copy. • Stephen John Ford is of the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk Nation) in Tyendinaga Territory. He is a practising lawyer and legal academic. His area of expertise is constitutional law and criminal/quasi-criminal law. • Audrey Huntley is a storyteller, documentary filmmaker and community researcher of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry. She is the co-founder of No More Silence, a group that has been raising awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women in Toronto for the past 10 years. • Mike Leitold lives in Toronto, works as a criminal defence lawyer, and organizes with grassroots movements against imperialism, colonial oppression and police violence. Mike is an active member of the Law Union of Ontario and the Criminal Lawyers Association. • Kelly MacNaughton is Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) of the Turtle clan and a life long resident of Six Nations Territory who has been active in supporting her people and defending their rights. She owns and operates Icky’s Tobacconist and variety store and she has been involved with the tobacco trade for her entire life. For more info about the event please call 519-9005535, email tworowtimes@gmail.com or go to www. tworowtimes.com.

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Water plant opens but costs continue to rise By Jim Windle

SIX NATIONS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The new $41 million water treatment plant was declared up and ready back in November just in time to give then Chief Bill Montour something to run up on the flag pole just before the elections.

It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough to put him over the top however and Ava Hill became the new Chief by a very thin margin. This past Friday, the official Grand Opening took place with members of the new council present to cut the ribbon. But now that it is

both unofficially and of officially open, without a significant amount of money to build needed infrastructure, where is the water going to go? Outgoing Chief Montour estimated that it would cost more than $100 million to service the entire reserve.

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Although the new plant is fully functional, the ad hoc water treatment committee is still recommending changes and add-ons that the committee believes would bring the plant to full efficiency for years to come. The original budget for the installation of maintenance management equipment was $75,000 but council decided to cut that estimate to $57,020 and compromise a bit on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cadillacâ&#x20AC;? system and settle for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chevyâ&#x20AC;? instead. Now the committee is suggesting they go back to the original system. About half of the added cost would come from a contingency fund set aside for the project and the other half would be paid from the budget itself. Also, a new electrical hoist has been recommended to replace the cheaper manual system that has already been installed. According to project manager Michael Murray, the present hoist has proven itself not up to the capacity of the electrical hoist and is already maxing out. Another $77,698 is needed to replace it. A maintenance contract with SELOG Norlock Inc to maintain the facility for three years is another $23,250. That money will also come from the contingency fund. Other smaller additions will also be added

on as well. District Two Councillor Councillor Carl Hill was not surprised at all by the last minute changes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We passed all those recommendations. We kinda had to,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe it was a surprise to some, but not to me. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the contingency fund was there for.â&#x20AC;? Elected Chief Ava Hill explained the current situation regarding next steps for the new plant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The water from the new plant will go through the existing lines which include the Village of Ohsweken where we have the housing subdivisions,

along with many offices and businesses,â&#x20AC;? says Hill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will also go to the system at Public Works where many community members get water to truck to their homes. There are currently 600 hook ups with 30 percent commercial and 70 percent residential. There are 500 truck fill cards. It is estimated that approximately 8000 people will be serviced. In order to get pipelines through the whole reserve, the current estimate is 120 million dollars. The decision on where the piping should go first has not yet been made.â&#x20AC;?

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EDITORIAL

Tackling Bill C-10 The majority of Native people are unaware of the seriously flawed document called Bill C-10 making its way through parliament currently. The Federal Government introduced Bill C-10 in Parliament through Justice Minister Peter MacKay on November 5, 2013. The Bill was then discussed at the Parliamentary Committee on Justice and Human Rights on December 3,5,10 and 12, 2013. The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Criminal Code to include a section on the possession and trafficking of contraband tobacco. Contraband tobacco is being defined as any tobacco product that does not comply with the relevant federal and provincial statutes. Importing, stamping, marking, manufacturing, distribut-

ing and paying duties and taxes on such product are all regulated by statute. To further this definition of contraband tobacco, the RCMP considers contraband tobacco to include product to be sold on First Nations’ reserves that has been diverted to the wider market. At present, there are no specific offences relating to “contraband tobacco” found in the Criminal Code of Canada. The application of this Bill would completely demolish the economic foundation of our sovereign rights as Haudenosaunee people. The Government of Canada once again played the card of presenting a life changing piece of legislation at the beginning of an important holiday. The fact that this proposed

Letter to the Editors On the McKenzie Meadows Deal

She:kon, my name is Kawao:wene and I am a concerned Cayuga of the Hotineshonni.

I don’t know where else to write concerning the Mohawk/Guswenta story to straighten a few things out about the McKenzie meadows development. The story seems to imply that a full agreement was accepted regarding the Meadows and it was not. Only ideas and temporary agreements were made. All that was about was to ask and gain ideas on whether people wanted an offer or how an offer like this should be dealt with. All “ideas” or “pre-agreements” that were started were totally

stopped at council when all doings of the offer were dropped from the council fire when we decided to walk away from further talks after the last public meeting. Band Council tried to take over the Meadows offer and misguided it into money. I was at Six Nation’s monthly territory council (Onondaga Longhouse) when any and all involvement with the Meadows offer was removed from Council Fire due to the fact that people seemed to be saying no and band council was trying to take the lead on a land offer they have no say over. This is why band council should be silenced when concerning our old hunting grounds of the Grand Riv-

law is entirely racist in its targeting of our people should not be lost. Canada has decided to tackle what they consider to be a problem because they cannot profit from the Ohnkwenhonh:we developing our economy on a marketable commodity not subject to their system of taxation. Included in this barrage of nonsense is the language the government uses to describe what they know to be perfect perfectly legal practices among the Onhkwehohn:we. Ef Efforts being made by the government to associate the practice of cigarette selling with criminal organizations is also asinine. Non-Natives are able to sell tobacco products without the government trying to tie their businesses to organized crime.

The Onhkwehonh:we sells tobacco product and suddenly criminal organizations are being associated with tobacco. The deliberate misdirection of the Canadian Government plays nicely into their agenda of marginalizing us and the further destruction of our culture. The Two Row Times is hosting a public information session on Bill C-10 and the underlying ramifications of its imposition upon Onkwehon:we at 2pm on February 22nd, 2014 at the Six Nations Polytechnic (2160 4th Line, Ohsweken). If you wish to understand the danger Bill C-10 represents to all of us, please come and be involved. We are now at the crossroads where life will change for all of us.

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Send your letters to tworowtimes@gmail.com. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. The opinions expressed in the letters or submitted opinion pieces are not necessarily that of the Two Row Times. er or any land.

It has been a long day at council today but I felt I had to try and shine some light on the steps taken to reach out to the people and clear the air. People imply that HDI has all the say, but it remains the case that people have and will always have say. Plus, if these lands are our old hunting lands long before any treaty then how can one nation claim they have title to hunting grounds that belonged to all the nations long before any settlers were here? Should it stay all our land or Mohawk and such others land? I prefer Hotineshonni land, and I am a little worried, since I read that the Meadows guy wants to run to others after being

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told no. And I do worry when I read that the band council wants to look for other ways to steal Six Nations land. Skeauno, Kawao:wene

Lady Willingdon not Wellington Dear Editors,

This past week, I have been reading some Facebook posts as well as Nahnda Garlow's article about the late Isabel Jacobs. In all instances, the name of the hospital has been incorrect. I have been reading the Lady Wellington, Lady Wellingdon everything but its proper name The Lady Willingdon Hospital.

The sun will still come out tomorrow (or the snow will fall), but I am a stickler for our history being correct, especially in a medium such as yours, which goes all over the country and beyond. A brief history lesson: back in the 1920's, then Governor General Viscount Willingdon and his wife were touring the reserve. During that visit, Lady Willingdon took ill and there was no facility in which to treat her. She was taken to Brantford.

Some time later, a gift of money was sent for the express purpose of building a hospital at Six Nations. That hospital was opened on October 16, 1927. The Six Nations had requested to name

the facility after the benefactress of the monetary gift. It was agreed and was named the Lady Willingdon Hospital. I have also heard it called the "first" hospital, which is incorrect. The first was the old tent hospital... but that is another story.

Thank you for your time and I hope that at some time, you will include something in your paper which will inform your readership of the actual name of the old hospital. Wilma Green

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FEATURE COLUMN: LET'S TALK NATIVE WITH JOHN KANE

Latent vs. Blatant Racism I am never quite sure if there is a real difference. “Latent” is defined as not visible or dormant. Well, to those of us who feel the effects of this sentiment, almost nothing is missed or ‘not visible.’ Even the dormant talk in their sleep. There is probably a third category that is simply ignorance. Of course, all racism is borne out of ignorance and when ignorance continues to feed racism, it is deplorable and condemnable. But the ignorance I am talking about is almost innocent. It is not meant as an insult or to be demeaning but is, rather, a function of not knowing or being oblivious to embracing racist ideas or practices with no ill intent. That being said, someone who is not racist certainly can do and

say racist things. The dif difference is that when it is pointed out, they can see it, recognize it and make the proper adjustments. The defining point for the latent racist is when they are called out on it. Now this goes beyond the guy who says, “What do you mean? I have a black friend” or “What do you mean? I like Indians.” To me, there is almost a unique category of racism that pertains to Native peoples. As I mentioned, by and large most non-Native people are oblivious to us. The words ‘Indian’ and ‘Native American’ invoke visions of Pilgrims or cowboys and Indians from the movies. We aren’t viewed as a threat or to have any impact on them whatsoever. But among this vast population non-Native an underlying racist attitude has been quietly, but

no less insidiously, planted. The trick to all this, in my opinion, is raising awareness without pushing them over the racist cliff. We see this with the mascot issue and any time we stand together. When the dominant culture around us feels threatened even with the idea of losing something as meaningless as a team logo, that line gets drawn. An Edmonton newspaper had to shut down its Facebook page in the midst of the Idle No More movement because of the ugly and overwhelming level of hate that erupted there. Every mainstream print, TV/radio and online media outlet that addresses the mascot issue and uses a forum for comments has at least half the comments filled with insult and hate. And depending on their political

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leaning, a whole lot more than half. This isn’t even a real issue in and of itself; it is merely a demonstration and a symbol of the unique racism held toward Native people. It is tough to judge the real level of this racism. Clearly, many remain silent on the issues and in doing so are complicit in fostering this sentiment. The loudest and most well funded voices will always get heard above the silent majority but I can’t help wonder where that silent majority really falls on this. It’s great to hear people say that they never realized how offensive an expression or an image is and to be genuinely regretful for having been a part of promoting such things. I truly believe most people do not harbor ill will toward Native peoples, but plenty certainly do. Many of those filling up social media with hate speech are not the latent racist variety awakened from their dormant state but are simply the blatant racists, happy in their ignorance and wearing it proudly around their necks. These aren’t just the guys or gals who struggle with generationally embedded racism; no, these are the ones on a mission to recruit more racists and advance social tensions and even violence. Michele Tittler and her attack on a 13

year-old Native girl wearing a “Got Land?” hoodie to school comes to mind. But it isn’t just the lunatic fringe at home with their computers on the Internet that concerns me. There are also guys like Frank Parlato, the owner of the Niagara Falls Reporter, a small newspaper in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Every week, this little man publishes his racist views targeted specifically at the Seneca. He makes his case with lies and half-truths and actually suggests that the non-Native people of Niagara Falls are living under apartheid to the Seneca people. While he and his views may be insignificant, the fact that he generates enough ad revenue to print 20,000 copies weekly of this nonsense begs the question as to how widely held these racist views are and how effectively is he spreading them. I believe it is our job as Native people in the media, as few as we may be, to enlighten people and provide the information to those willing to receive it. I, for one, feel well received by the non-Native community as I share my thoughts and views. I don’t think promoting Native sovereignty, autonomy and distinction is the same thing as promoting racial tension or hostility. There are vast arrays of beliefs, religions philosophies, and behaviors that I do

not embrace, some right within my own communities, but I feel no need to attack those that subscribe to these different views or condemn them unless they truly intend to do harm and use those views for justification or cause. As strong and animated as my own rhetoric may become, it will never be my intent to promote hate or violence or to express my freedom at the expense of others. For those harboring blatant racism, I hope much of it is generational and will die with them. And the latent racist, well, let’s just hope they continue to sleep it off. – John Karhiio Kane, Mohawk, a national expert commentator on Native American issues, hosts two weekly radio programs — “Let’s Talk Native…with John Kane,” ESPN Sports Radio WWKB-AM 1520 in Buffalo, N.Y., Sundays, 9-11 p.m. EST and “First Voices Indigenous Radio,” WBAIFM 99.5 in New York City, Thursdays, 9-10 a.m. EST. John is a frequent guest on WGRZ-TV’s (NBC/Buffalo) “2 Sides” and “The Capitol Pressroom with Susan Arbetter” in Albany. John’s “Native Pride” blog can be found at www.letstalknativepride.blogspot .com. He also has a very active “Let’s Talk Native...with John Kane” group page on Facebook.

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FEATURE COLUMN: SCONEDOGS & SEED BEADS

Kahnawake Youth Forum - Video Contest Kahnawake has taken admirable action and unity of thought against the proposed First Nations Education Act, and the youth have been a very vocal component to that. I spoke with the Interim President Kanhehsiio Deer about the Kahnawake Youth Forum, and a very cool video contest they are holding, open to indigenous youth everywhere. TRT: We saw how the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) passed a band council resolution in December not to enforce the proposed First Nations Education Act. Is that how the youth got involved?

Kanhehsiio Deer: Throughout November & December there was an Education Working Group created that has reps from

the MCK, the Education Center, the longhouse, etc. They were really good at getting the information out to the community. A lot of youth also approached us about their concerns with the FNEA. In addition to writing a position paper against the act, we’re in the process of making a creative video and had the idea to hold a video contest to inspire other youth to make their own videos expressing their thoughts on the Act and its possible implications. TRT: The Chiefs of Ontario just held a Youth Forum on Six Nations and some of the information gathered from that will help form a Youth Council in our community. Sadly, we have lost too many youth to drug and alcohol related accidents and more recently to suicide. Is that an issue in Kahnawake as well? Kanhehsiio

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cohol & drug abuse are certainly issues in Kahnawake. As is just general apathy among not just youth, but the general public. TRT: What do you mean when you say apathy?

Kanhehsiio Deer: Just not caring about whatever “the issue” is whether it be politics, social issues etc. Or, not being at a level yet where they are willing to do something about it (i.e., coming to a KYF event to raise awareness about the violence against indigenous women, or AIDS/ HIV, the FNEA, etc. TRT: Do you feel that use of social media/video can help squash that apathy?

Kanhehsiio Deer: Yes! Last year, we had a call for art submissions around the theme of what Idle No More means to them, it was very successful. Our cultural appropriation sticker campaign, which incorporated social media

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was very successful. Now, we’re trying video as a medium.

Our role as the executive committee is to provide youth with opportunities, but to also provide a venue for them to express themselves. As youth, that doesn’t necessarily mean expressing your opinion via speech at a meeting. It can be through social media, it can be through art, or video. Even our workshops are usually done in a fun away. We have guest speakers, but we don’t want youth to just feel like they’re being talked at in a lecture-setting at school. We always incorporate interactive elements. Our secretary, Megan Whyte goes to Concordia for Art Education, so she’s also incorporatreally good at incorporat ing art activities too. TRT: So, let’s talk about this video contest. What are the details and how can someone enter?

Kanhehsiio Deer: We’re holding the video contest to any indigenous youth aged 15-30. The only other criteria is that the video revolves around the issue of the FNEA & its implications. So for example, there’s no focus on language and culture. A video can be about the importance of learning your language and culture. Videos can be as straight forward or as abstract and creative as youth want;

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Corvairs earn six points this week Norwood Vipers get Blasted 16-2

By Jim Windle

CALEDONIA – In front of a large crowd at the Haldimand Centre Arena in Caledonia, the Caledonia Corvairs suffered a 4-3 overtime loss against the second place St. Catharines Falcons, Saturday night. It may have been a precursor to the final playoff matchup as the second place Falcons and the first place Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs clashed in GOJHL Jr. B action. Realistically, the Falcons are the only team that could overtake the Corvairs for the coveted first place finish in regular season. After a very busy week that saw the Corvairs play 4 games in 5 days, three of them on the road, the Corvairs still hold the top spot with 80 points (39-1-2) with St. Kitts in second with 77 points (38-4-1) and less than a month remaining in the 2013-2014 regular season schedule. After Caledonia jumped into a 3-0 lead in the first period with goals by Matt Quilty, Kyler Nixon, and Cody Brown, the Falcons took advantage of the battle worn Corvairs who began taking tell-tail “tired” penalties. Jeff Malott was given a slashing call at 14:38 which Aaron Taylor made the Corvairs pay for with a goal at 15:45. The Falcons had a half step on Caledonia in a fast skating and close checking game. When Ryan Blunt was beaten along the sideboards, he reached back

Cam Sault picked up a goal and three assists in the Brantford Blast's 16-2 trouncing of the Norwood Vipers at the Brantford Civic Centre Friday night. FILE PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs' #27, Jamie Forsland, defends against the St. Catharines Falcons in front of Colin Furlong in Saturday night's 4-3 OT loss in Caledonia. The Corvairs are still in first place as the 2014 regular Jr. B season begins to draw to a close with less than a month remaining before playoffs. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE and tripped his man who may have gone into the Caledonia zone with a full head of steam, at 6:21. It didn’t take the Falcons long to cash in. At 6:48, Brennan Feasey scored for St. Catharines’ second powerplay goal of the game. Then, with Spencer Gourlay off for a very marginal slashing call, the Falcons’ powerplay unit notched its third consecutive extra man marker at 15:31 with Yanni Rallis doing the honours. Caledonia caught a break late in the period when Ryan Stayner was whistled for checking from behind and the subsequent game misconduct that goes with it. But the Corvairs powerplay sputtered and the period ended in a 3-3 tie. The teams battled back and forth for the final 20 minutes and, although they stayed out of the penalty box, the Corvairs could not muster another goal on Falcons’

Knick Dawe. Colin Furlong held his ground as well for the scoreless third period, sending the game into a five-minute overtime period. The Falcons took the extra point at 4:37 with Mark Rogers’ unassisted goal. All in all, the Corvairs earned six of eight possible points this week and, more importantly, held the Falcons to only a single point. The Corvairs’ busy schedule began Tuesday, January 28th, when the Corvairs shuffled off to Buffalo and handed the Royals a 10-2 shellacking before leaving. Curtis D’Ortenzio got the nod in goal from head coach Mike Bullard to record the win, and Connor Murphy led the offence with three goals and a pair of assists. Seven Corvairs earned multiple points including Cody Brown and Matt Quilty (1G,3A), Kyler Nixon (1G,1A), Spencer Gourlay (1G,1A), Jordan

Peacock (2A) and Connor Patton (2A). They had a much tougher game Thursday night against the Thorold Black Hawks, but pulled out a 4-3, OT win thanks to a huge third period comeback. They were down 3-0 going into the third, but rallied with two goals by Matt Quilty and a late tying goal by Brier Jonathan to send the game to OT. Spencer Gourlay only took 1:28 to earn the win. Friday night the ProFit Corvairs won a 3-2 squeaker in Niagara Falls despite outshooting the Canucks 51-27. AP goaltender Ian Sylves got the start in the Caledonia net earning his first Jr. B win. This week’s games include a Thursday, Feb. 6th, rematch against the third place Blackhawks in Thorold at 7 p.m. before returning home Saturday Feb. 8th, to host the Port Colborne Pirates for a 7:30 start.

By Jim Windle BRANTFORD - If there had been any concerns about the offensive output of the Brantford Blast as of late, those concerns were put to rest Friday night at the Brantford and District Civic Centre. The Blast sliced and diced the visiting Norwood Vipers, 16-2, but remain in second place behind the late surging Dundas Real McCoys who will be hosting this year’s Allan Cup tournament. The Blast are two points behind the McCoys after playing an identical 18 games with five games remaining in the regular season. The Vipers may have stoked up the Blast by scoring the first goal of the game at 2:16, but that would be the only time the Norwood bench would get a chance to feel good about themselves as the awakened giants rose to thoroughly humiliate the Vipers the rest of the night. By the time the final buzzer mercifully ended the dissection of the Vipers, 16 Blast players had

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added points to their personal statistics and most of the visiting Norwood fans went home early. Leading the point parade was John Jankus with a seven point night (1G, 6A), Chad Spurr (3G,3A), Joel Prpic (3G,2A), and Six Nations/New Credit’s Cam Sault with a goal and three assists. The battle for first place continues this Friday night when the Dundas recentReal McCoys with recent ly retired NHL’er Matthew Baraby in the lineup, invade the Brantford and District Civic Centre for a 7:30 start.

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CLAX PROFESSIONAL LACROSSE UPDATE

By Jim Windle The Niagara Lock Monsters capped off a doubleheader weekend with a second straight win on Sunday. After topping the Barrie Blizzard 16-8 on Saturday afternoon, they showed no signs of fatigue defeating the Durham Turfdogs 14-4. Andrew Potter led the Lock Monsters on of offence with a 6 point performance with two goals

and four assists. Meanwhile, between the pipes, Connor Danko shut out the Turfdogs throughout the entire third quarter and allowed only a single goal in the fourth, sealing the Niagara victory. The first quarter opened up with back-toback goals from Niagara, with one from rookie Tyler Carvalho and the other from Andrew Potter. Durham’s Dylan Goddard would get one by Danko

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to end the first with a score of 2-1. Into the second, the Turfdogs would put in a pair of goals, scored by Nick Diachenko and Goddard to take the lead for the first time. Niagara would answer with a goal of their own by Sean Gillies, which would end the first half all tied up at 3. The Niagara Lock Monsters would take the lead back just 33 seconds into the second half with

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a goal from Captain Brad Favero. Favero’s goal was the first of nine for Niagara in the third quarter alone. Danko had a flawless third quarter for the second straight game as Durham was unable to capitalize on anything throughout the quarter. The Turfdogs would end their drought in the fourth with a goal from Scott Defrancesco. But, Niagara would counter with goals by Jordan Daradick and Andy Tober. alongside Defrancesco Dylan Goddard led all Turdogs with two points each in the game. Week #2 sees Durham host the Barrie Blizzard on Saturday, February 8 at 2 p.m. at the GM Centre. That evening, the Ohsweken Demons open the season against the SouthWest Cyclops at Iroquois Lacrosse Arena beginning at 8 p.m. On Sunday, February 9, Niagara travels to Barrie to take on the Blizzard at 2 p.m. at the Barrie Molson Centre.

SouthWest Cyclops Announce 2014 Roster The SouthWest Cyclops announced the roster for their inaugural CLax season today. The Cyclops are the the product of a relocation of the Brampton Inferno, who will be playing all of their home games at Iroquois La-

crosse Arena with hopes they will find a new home in Southwestern Ontario for the 2015 season. Head Coach and GM Jeremy Tallevi’s squad made a number of moves in the offseason to bolster an already strong lineup both offensively and defensively. Leading the team this year is 2013 Brampton Inferno leading scorer Ryan Campbell who compiled 54 points last season. He will have plenty of offensive support from Edmonton Rush prospect Mike Burke, former Durham Turfdog sniper Shane Scott, veteran Kim Squire, and UWO/Senior B Sarnia Beaver product Kyle Childerhose. Rounding out the Cyclops line up are recent 2013 Entry Draft picks Blair Goss (Orangeville Northmen), Jimmy Purves (Buffalo Bandits & Rochester Knighthawks), Jordan Dance (Orangeville Northmen), Patrick McCrory (UWO Mustangs), Jordi Jones-Smith (UWO Mustangs), and Jack Crans (UWO Mustangs & Six Nations Rebels). SouthWest Cyclops Head Coach/GM Jeremy Tallevi said, “We have a solid mix of players who will play a fast-paced and exciting brand of lacrosse. I know we can play with any team in the league, and we are going to give Cyclops fans a lot to cheer about this season.”

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which consists of 13 returnees from last year’s team, along with 15 from the Creator’s Cup Champion Iroquois Ironmen. There will be no shortage of talent for the Demon’s this year who will showcase 3 Top 10 scorers from 2013 in Wayne VanEvery, Chris Attwood and Roger Vyse. Demons Head Coach Randy Chrysler said, “It was a very tough decision this season as there is a lot of talent here. But, it comes down to talent, plus attitude and dedication, and I believe we have the ability to be Creator’s Cup Champions this year.” The 2014 Ohsweken Demons Roster includes, Ken Aaron, Chris Attwood, Craig Attwood, Mike Attwood, Lloyd Chrysler, Shane Francis, Joe Hall, goalie Jake Henhawk, Jason Henhawk, Blue Hill, Eli Hill, Kedoh Hill, Marty Hill, Stu Hill, Travis Hill, Kyle Isaacs, Brenner Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, ERli John, Josh Johnson, Isaiah Kicknosway, Jake Lazore, Joe Maracle, Kraig Maracle, Ian Martin, Stu Martin, Tom Montour, Dewey Porter, Murray Porter, Quinn Powless, Elijah Printup, Torrey VanEvery, Wayne VanEvery, and Roger Vyse.

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Tuscarora Chef competes in Top Chef Canada By Nahnda Garlow A Six Nations man has been selected to compete on Food Network Canada’s hit series, Top Chef Canada. Chef Rich Francis, Tuscarora and Gwich'in, was selected along with 13 others from across the country to bring their skills and ingenuity into the Food Network studio kitchen and compete for a cash prize of $100,000 and the title of being Canada’s Top Chef. Francis is the first ever Onkwehon:we contestant on Top Chef Canada. Top Chef Canada, executive producer John Brunton said in a statement, ”Season four is our most extreme season yet! The kitchen heats up as our dynamic and elite chefs are put through culinary paces and chal-

lenges like never before. We can't wait for Canada to see what we've cooked up." This season, a star studded panel of judges and tasters includes Toronto Raptors forward Amir Johnson; Chopped Canada host Dean McDermott and wife Tori Spelling; Chopped Canada judges Chuck Hughes, Lynn Crawford, Roger Mooking and Susur Lee; Chef David Chang of Momofuku fame; Zane Caplansky (Donut Showdown); Food Network host Bob Blumer (World's Weirdest Restaurants); Duff Goldman (Ace of Cakes); and Top Chef Canada season 3 winner and runner up Matthew Stowe and Danny Smiles. Season four of Top Chef Canada will debut March 10 at 9pm on Food Net Network Canada.

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After another successful year of funding projects to the estimated amount of $625,000.00 for 2013, the Six Nations Community Development Trust (SNCDT) is pleased to present the list of 2014 approved projects. For this current review period we received 27 applicants requesting over $2.6M which far exceeds the advertised amount available for distribution. We are looking forward to working with all the 2014 projects and to another successful year. 2014 Project Name 1

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Arts Council (Six Nations) – Children’s Creative Workshop - “The Red Barn” – Workshop costs For over 40 years the purpose of The Children’s Creative Workshop remains the same – to teach youth of Six Nations how to make various native crafts. The workshop endeavors to pass on to our youth the knowledge and skills involved in making Native crafts to instill pride in their culture and heritage. 18 different workshops are offered over a 2 week (July 14-25, 2014) period to children 9 – 14. All participants are pre-registered and there is room for over 100 students. Dwadewayęhsta⁷ Gayogo̲ho:nǫ⁷ (We are all learning Cayuga) – Audio Editor/Transcriber Dwadewayęhsta⁷ Gayogo̲ho:nǫ⁷values our Cayuga language and are dedicated to preserving it. They strive to create Cayuga language speakers and inspire them to become lifelong learners. Their aim is to increase the pride and use of Cayuga language in the Six Nations Community. This project will continue to employ one-person full time to edit audio recording, transcribe the recordings by writing in the Cayuga language, create useable and teachable documents and disseminate these documents to the schools, organizations and community. Forest Theatre Pageant – Renovations to the Pageant Grounds The Six Nations Forest Theatre Pageant (SNFTP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of First Nation history and culture through presentation of live theatre. The SNFTP also strives to create an understanding between non-natives and natives, to inspire all who participate and attend the pageant. The renovations are needed to rejuvenate our grounds and make an environment safe for all visitors during our plays. Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services – Alternative Learning Program – Classroom Counsellor & Program Expenses Ganohkwasra will continue to provide the holistic Education Healing Strategy that weaves Standardize Education with Haudenosaunee Culture/Traditions as well as Violence Prevention Techniques to deliver a unique educational program that fits the needs of children/youth immobilized by Family Violence and Abuse at Six Nations. Ganohkwasra will continue to provide the Alternative Learning Program in the “My Home on Turtle Island” Youth Lodge. Grand River Champion of Champions Pow Wow 2014 – Advertising & 1st Place prizes The Grand River Champion of Champions Pow Wow hosts an Aboriginal Multicultural event held annually on the 4 th weekend of July on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory to promote our rich arts heritage by showcasing our pride in music, dance, arts and crafts. Dancers throughout North America are invited to Six Nations to compete for prize money in various dance categories. All dancers & singers travel to powwows at their own expense with the hopes of winning in their respective category. The general public attendance is estimated at approximately 6,000+. The Grand River Champion of Champions Pow Wow will be using the funding for advertising to enable a further reach to outside communities to come to Six Nations and enjoy the festivities and to offset the cost of 1st place prizes for each category. Iroquois Lodge – Handi-Bus This project will upgrade the current 20 year old Handi-Bus which is outdated and unable to accommodate the newer version of wheelchairs. A new Handi-Bus will meet safety and operational standards for the Government of Canada Transportation. The new upgrade will improve the quality of life of all residents. Language Commission (Six Nations) – Stipends The Six Nations Language Commission’s mission is to coordinate and facilitate the revitalization of all Haudenosaunee languages in our territory. With the goal that in the future all Haudenosaunee languages will be living languages and chosen as the ordinary means of communication for everyday use. Minor Lacrosse (Six Nations) – Floor Time Six Nations Minor Lacrosse Association is a Haudenosaunee non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Haundenosaunee culture and values through the game of lacrosse, which are reflected in our operational procedures and decision making. Nations Uniting Sharing Centre – Restoring Traditional Culture – Partial Admin Salary & Office Expenses The Nations Uniting mission is to offer culture rich programming to facilitate the establishment of Right Relations within our community, and surrounding areas. We are reaching out to others to join us in educating and learning our culture. The areas we are reaching with our program range from 6 to 90 years of age. Our projects will help us to discover who we are as Haundenosaunee people now and for generations to come. Ohsweken Baptist Church – Offset Front Door Replacement The Ohsweken Baptist Church mission is to reach and teach the community and the world with the Gospel of Christ and to show love and caring to all who are in need. The entrance doors are no longer functioning properly and must be replaced and upgraded. A new entrance is needed for safety issues on the building and to provide energy savings. Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa – Mohawk Adult Immersion – Program Coordinator Salary Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa’s mission is to revive and strengthen the Mohawk language at Grand River the way it used to be when our grandparents were young. Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa offers first and second year Mohawk Adult Immersion programs and continues to develop a written and audio package of all the speeches, procedures and protocols conducted during the ceremonial calendar of the longhouse and at traditional onkwehonwe funeral rituals. Police (Six Nations) – Ball Hockey Rink – Scoreboard & Bleachers The Six Nations Police will provide a safe and fun league of evening ball hockey for children and youth. They will coordinate with schools and agencies to promote physical fitness. They will utilize the ball hockey rink to host PALS after school once per month, summer camp and Friday night drop-in. Polytechnic (Six Nations) – Six Nations Homework Support Program – Tutor Fees The Homework Support Program has a mandate to provide Six Nations students in grades 5 – 12, ongoing support and tutoring for all subject areas, to complete each year in elementary and secondary school. Qualified teachers that work with and know the expectations of the Ontario curriculum provide support and tutoring and therefore can ensure students’ needs are addressed. The mission of Homework Support is to provide education support for all students, to provide capacity for learners to continue in skilled trades, college, and university programs; building and support community capacity at the same time. The Homework Support Program is offered Monday through Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Polytechnic (Six Nations) – Language and Culture Enhancement Project – Archival/Back up Systems & Partial Salary This project will digitize language and indigenous knowledge resources that form part of a significant archival development project. Activities include the purchase of additional archival equipment necessary to meet electronic storage and back up needs, and to expand the current capacity of language translation. The project will increase data storage capacity without degradation of the total computing system, expand community access to language resources, and extend part-time employment opportunities for language translators at Six Nations. SONICS CKRZ 100.3 FM – Board Training SONICS will train, educate and develop a board of directors who will serve the station and the community in a professional and informed manner. SONICS will also expand its compliment of board members to five and add an Advisory Board. The Everlasting Tree School – 2014 ETS Program Development – Admin Resource Salary The vision of Skaronhese’ko:wa Tsyohterakentko:wa Tsi Yontaweya’tahkwa - The Everlasting Tree School is to provide a holistic Waldorf education rooted in Kanyen’keha (Mohawk Language), and Onkwehonweneha (Haudenosaunee way of life) with the children at the centre of everything we do. Two Rivers Community Development Centre – Break into Business – 2 Student Wages & Travel The Objectives of the Break into Business camp is to, provide young people with fun and exciting introduction to the work of entrepreneurship, enable campers to actually start, run and close down a business for a day & encourage campers to use their imaginations and “think outside the box” The Break into Business Camp teaches campers about entrepreneurship through a variety of games and activities and they have the opportunity to run their own “Business for a Day”. Woodland Cultural Centre – All Weather Grounds-Keeping and Maintenance – Utility Tractor The Woodland Cultural Centre is a First Nations educational and cultural center. It was established in 1972 to protect, promote, interpret and present the history, language, intellect and cultural heritage of the Anishinaabe and Onkwehon:we. The WCC project will equip the Centre with the equipment to upkeep the Centre’s grounds year round and provide lifting jobs during delivery. Woodland Cultural Centre Museum – Electrical Assessment The Woodland Cultural Centre is a First Nations educational and cultural center. It was established in 1972 to protect, promote, interpret and present the history, language, intellect and cultural heritage of the Anishinaabe and Onkwehon:we. The WCC museum and galleries will be undergoing an electrical engineering assessment to better inform them of what changes are required. TOTAL 2014 Funding to be Distributed

We can be contacted at 905-765-1236 or email sntrust@sninternet.com

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12,000.00

35,000.00

37,000.00

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22,000.00

75,000.00

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35,000.00

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45,000.00

10,000.00

50,000.00

5,000.00

42,000.00

15,000.00

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Two Row Times talks with Bruce Cockburn By Jim Windle

The Two Row Times was fortunate enough to have an exclusive telephone interview with Bruce Cockburn from his home in San Francisco. Cockburn just got back from an extended tour of dates to rest up and visit with his family before heading out on the road again on a new string of dates including a stop at the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts in Brantford, February 15th. The Canadian troubadour was born May 27th, 1945, in Ottawa, Ontario. At age 14, he picked up a guitar and began his life’s journey of mastering both his instrument and his craft as one of the most important songwriters of our age. Since those early formative years, he has amassed an astounding 32 Juno Nominations of which he has won 11. Cockburn has also earned a list of awards too long to mention and has appeared on Saturday Night Live, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday celebration among many other high profile events. But, Cockburn is not just a very successful singer songwriter. He is also one of the world’s more outspoken celebrity humanitarians, environmental and Native Rights activists today. Cockburn grew up in the hippy movement of the 1960’s and cut his musical teeth, and his social and political awareness on the so-called, “protest” bands and singer/songwriters of the era, which still seems to drive his creativity today, albeit in a deeper and at times more intense way. TRT asked him if he feels any different from those days when racial equality and the Vietnam War were the topics of the new radical youth movement known as the ‘New Left’. “I hope I have changed some,” he said about those early days. “In some ways we are always changing. In other ways we don’t change because we carry so much baggage with us when we

The Two Row Times conducted an exclusive interview with Canadian music legend Bruce Cockburn. He performs on Saturday, February 15th, at the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, in downtown Brantford. Limited seating is still available at press time. PHOTO BY KEVIN KELLY go into anything. We hope that with life experience, and people we meet, we manage to change our perspective on what people are dealing with. I think it certainly happens to me and happens to everybody, unless they need some help or are impaired in some way. When we start out in life we feel like we are the centre of everything and we gradually have to unlearn our centrality. To some extent, time has softened me too,” he admits. “I’m more capable in recognizing other points of view than I was.” But his social and environmental awareness actually began some years earlier. “My parents, especially my father – although he wasn’t inclined to be what we call an activist today – was very aware of the world around him. I guess I was encouraged by example to be aware of what’s going on around me which gave me a bent towards social justice.” He also points to one in particular, Elsie Beachant, his Grade 3 teacher, as being important to his own political curiosity and appreciation and openness to other points of view.

“She used the classroom at least once a week to read clippings from the newspaper and talk about them,” he recalls. “One day, somebody brought in a clipping that talked about demonstrations by student ‘radicals’ in Turkey,” he remembers. “Somebody asked, what’s a radical, and nobody knew the answer. She said a radical is someone who thinks things need to be changed and is willing to get out on the street and make a public statement about that.” He recalls his class reading about the U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy trials during the Communist witch-hunt of the late 1950’s. “She was talking about Pete Seeger and what a hero he was,” Cockburn recalls. He has since had the opportunity to meet and play on the same venue as Seeger more than a few times, the latest time being the “Free Leonard Peltier” concert in New York a couple of years ago when Seeger was still performing into his 90’s. Seeger died in New York City, January 27th, only days before we spoke with Cockburn. “He was a powerful force for good in this

world,” he says. Cockburn says he can’t really point to anything in particular that started him singing about and speaking out on issues of concern and against the unfairness of racism and corporatism, but rather, he says all of those seeds cast throughout his life, even at a very young age, fell on fertile ground. Cockburn has had his finger on the pulse of the world for a very long time, and that includes Aboriginal Rights and Treaty Rights for North, Central and South American Indigenous peoples. “I started to become aware of Native issues when I started touring out west,” says Cockburn. “Growing up in Ottawa, if I knew any Native people, I didn’t know they were Natives.” Like most non-Native kids in Canada, he grew up recognizing both the positive imagery of Native life, like campfires and an affinity for nature, as well as the negative Hollywood stereotypes. “Out west, I started to meet some Aboriginal people and got pretty friendly with a couple of

them,” he says. They started telling the singer about things that were foreign to most Canadian’s image of a Native’s place in society. Through these relationships, Cockburn also began to learn about the real history of Canada, which he and his generation had not heard of before. “I was getting acquainted with individuals who had lived the experience that opened up my eyes about that,” Cockburn says. “And once you got your eyes opened, you start seeing it everywhere.” As one might expect, Cockburn is very supportive of Neil Young’s recent “Honour the Treaties Tour,” which focused on both the ecological disaster of the Alberta tar sands, and the protection of the Native people living downstream from the site whose rights have been bulldozed away for the love of money. “I think, good on him,” says Cockburn about Young. “It’s good that he is drawing people’s attention to that issue, and in particular, to the whole question

of Aboriginal people in North American society. I think the urgent stuff is all around the treaties and around large Native urban centres. And there are issues around that too, like poverty and substance abuse.” As far as he is concerned, “one cannot give these issues too much attention.” “If you are a person with any kind of moral concern and you care about what happens to your fellows, then you have to take a position on that,” he challenges. “And there is only one position to take. They say that people need the jobs. That’s colonial thinking. It’s like saying, well let’s take all the ivory out of the Congo because we can. Jobs are not justification for what they are doing to the land and the Aboriginal people on it.” In our conversation, we told Cockburn about the Great Law of the Haudenosaunee, and the wisdom found within it. He showed definite interest in finding out more and said he would look it up on line and do some reading about it.

Indigenous talent nominated for Juno Awards By Nahnda Garlow TORONTO - The Juno Award nominations were announced at a press conference Tuesday morning. Nominations for Aboriginal Album of the Year are: Keep a Fire

- Amanda Rheaume, Small Town Stories - Desiree Doiron, Surrender - George Leach, Burn Me Down - Inez Jasper, Road Renditions - Nathan Cunningham. A Tribe Called Red, the phenomenal electronic trio, burst a hole

through the margin and received two nominations; Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Electronic Album of the Year.

The awards will air on CTV March 30, 2014. Congratulations to our onkwehon:we nominees!

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Maina stars Roseanne Supernault, and Ipellie Ootoova. PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN KAPERAA

Inuk and Innu Love Story coming to theatres this spring By Nahnda Garlow Six Nations actor Graham Greene stars in a new film to be released this spring. “Maina”, directed by Canadian filmmaker Michel Poulette, is an action/adventure/ love story taking place in pre-contact Labrador and Nunavut. Based on the novel by Dominique Demers, an Innu clan, called “Nearly Wolves” get an unexpected visit from a clan of Inuk called “Men from the Land of Ice”. The two meet peacefully, but as tension grows, a battle ensues and the Inuk capture a young Innu boy, Nipki and take him north. Maina has made a vow to Nipki’s dying mother to raise her son. When the boy is captured, Maina goes on a rescue mission to retrieve him. However it is unsuccessful and Maina is captured and taken hostage by one of

the clan leaders, Natak. It is while she is captive in the north that Maina and Natak fall in love. The film uses both Inuktitut and Innu dialects with English subtitles. This adds to the feel of the film as both clans struggle to understand the cultural differences between them. Maina has a star studded cast of indigenous talent. Greene (Dances with Wolves, The Green Mile, Twilight) plays Mishtenapeu, an Innu chief and father to lead character Maina, played by Roseanne Supernault (Blackstone, Rhymes for Young Ghouls). It also features Tantoo Cardinal (Blackstone, North of 60) as Tekahera, a medicine woman and Maina’s mother. Ipellie Ootoova plays Inuk leader Natak who falls in love with Maina. Eric Schweig (Blackstone, Last of the Mohicans) also plays in

the film as Quujuuq, one of Natak’s friends. Though the film has not seen it’s theatrical release yet, it has received raving reviews at film festivals around the world. It has also seen a slew of nominations, taking the Best Film award at the American Indian Film Festival last fall, and Best Actress Awards for both Supernault and Cardinal. The Canadian Film Industry as taken notice as well; Maina is nominated by the Canadian Academy for six awards this spring including Best Motion Picture, Art Direction, Costume Design, Cinematography, Makeup and Original Score. Maina is coming to theatres March 21, 2014. For more information and to see the trailer head to www.tworowtimes.com

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Indigenous people are #NotYourMascot By Nahnda Garlow Fans of the NFL and Indigenous people posted to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and any other medium they had using the hashtag #NotYourMascot to urge the Washington Redsk*ns to drop the racist term from the team name. The National Congress of American Indians produced a commercial to raise awareness, but the organization did not have enough money to

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you are inspired to take on the world, but you may want to focus on smaller goals this week. Finishing a long-lingering work project is a viable option. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, something does not seem to be falling into place. Take stock of things at home and at work to see if you can crack this nut. A little more investigation many be necessary. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 You may be offered a professional opportunity this week that is too good to pass up, Gemini. Despite this great offer, do your best to stay focused on work for the next several days.

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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Exercise caution and do not jump to any conclusions at work, Cancer. While you may know what your boss expects from you, it is better to wait to hear what he or she has to say.

31. Blue eyed cat 32. Alliance between nations 35. Headquarters 36. Container weight adjustments 38. Chadic language Bura-_____ 40. Tributary of the Seine 41. Length x width 42. A small dent 43. Distribute 44. A gratuity 45. Possessed 46. Overgarment 47. A doctrine

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LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you can envision exciting adventures ahead, and those times will be here before you know it. Channel your enthusiasm so you can get a head start on planning your adventure.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you have a desire to be different from everyone else this week. It’s good to be original, but don’t stray too far off the beaten path or you may find yourself lost.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, a friend may shock you by doing something really outrageous. You do not know what to make of this change in personality, but do your best to take it in stride. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, work figures to put a lot on your plate in the coming week. You can handle everything that comes your way, so long as you keep your cool and continue to work hard.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 You may be tempted to sneak off and play hooky from work, Sagittarius. Just make sure you handle all of your obligations first. Now is not the best time to kick up your heels. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you have so much to do now that your mind may be in a complete jumble. Others will come at you with questions, but take a deep breath and answer them one at a time. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Change is not the best idea right now, Aquarius. It is much better to stick with the status quo for a little while longer. Then you will have enough stability to make a change. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, you have many new ideas about how to get rich quick, but you will probably want to find more sensible ways to earn a living.

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