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More than 400 people gathered outside Toronto Police headquarters on Friday for a Memorial Rally for missing and murdered indigenous women. Rallies were held around the country at over a dozen locations including one held near Six Nations in Hagersville. See stories inside on PM42686517 pages 2 and 3. PHOTO BY SHAFIQULLAH AZIZ

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Gathering in honours missing and murdered women By Nicole Oliver TORONTO – “The strawberry represents love, courage, and women”, explained Wanda Whitebird at the 9th Annual Ceremony Strawberry Honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. The Toronto ceremony took place this past February 14, outside the Police Headquarters at 40 College Street. From coast to coast, other communities also came together to morn and remember beloved sisters, daughters, mothers, and grandmothers who have gone missing or have been murdered. Indigenous women are fi e to se en times more likely than other women to die as the result of violence, according to Canadian government statistics. Still officers of the colonial state, including the police, have a track record of over-persecuting and under-protecting indigenous women. In Canada, Onkwehon:we (original) peoples make up four per cent of the population, yet First Nations, Inuit and Metis women account for 32.6 per cent of the inmates in the federal prison system. Blu, the emcee of the event, shared with those gathered at College and Bay that “when my Kohkom [grandmother] was murdered – her life was taken and this took

Prayers rising for those remembered. PHOTO BY SHAFIQULLAH AZIZ something away from me, my family members, from people in my community”. When describing how healing and solutions to end the violence takes community, Blu stated, “we ask the men to help, to stand beside us, to support us as we are a community and a community involves everybody”. John Fox, father of Cheyenne Fox, led the march of over 400 community members to the 519 Church Street Community Centre. Cheyenne Fox of the Sheguiandah First Nation died at the age of 20 in April 2013 after mysteriously and

tragically falling from a 24-storey condo in Toronto. After only 8 hours, police ruled the death a suicide. John Fox has been vigilant in pressuring the police to look further into the death of his daughter. Michelle Schell, an Ojibwe woman shared “I was staying at a Native women’s shelter and I heard a story of a woman who was raped in the backyard…I later found out that this was Cheyenne Fox. The fact remains that she was harmed in a place where she was supposed to be safe. So it’s not just a question of whether she

jumped from that balcony or whether she was pushed, but I cannot help but wonder had she not left that place because obviously she did not feel safe after what happened, if things might have happened differently. Either way she may not have found herself in the position of being on that balcony”. Schell’s insight into Cheyenne’s death speaks to the continued systemic failings that indigenous women are continually subjected to by service providers and agencies setup by the Canadian government. Since last year’s ceremony, Toronto has seen the unresolved violent deaths of three indigenous women – Cheyenne Fox, Terra Gardner, and Bella Laboucan McLean. As the march carried forward to the beat of hand drums and voices raised in song, major intersections were occupied by those who came out to honor the lives lived and the loved ones of indigenous sisters no longer with us. Before partaking in a community feast prepared by the men of NaMeRes, a round dance took place at the intersection of Church and Wellesley. Schell told the Two Row Times that the Strawberry Ceremony is held in front of Toronto Police Headquarters because “to make it visible and to let people know that they have failed in so many cases and that they

just don’t seem to care”. Native hip-hop artist Young Jibwe (Cameron Monkman) of Lake Manitoba First Nation created a song featuring Robbie Madsen entitled “Come Home” to raise awareness about Missing and Murdered indigenous women of Turtle island (http://bit.ly/1gBlig7). Monkman was in attendance at the Feb 14 event in Toronto and he told the Two Row Times that “I want to show my respect to the missing and murdered women and acknowledge my cousin Unice Ophelia Crow. She was murdered in Winnipeg in August. She was 19. She was stabbed multiple times on her upper body.

I came out to shine light on that. I feel people need to know who she was. She was a great person. It’s just sad that community loses great people”. In discussing where the solutions to end the violence will come from Michelle Schell said, “I think the answers will come from the community itself; whether it’s an indigenous issue or not we have to stop relying on the government… obviously they don’t listen, obviously they don’t do anything … they keep saying there’s no money, we don’t have it, so we have to look to ourselves to organize.”

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Local Day Care May Have to Close Awareness, Attendance and Hope grows at Hagersville vigil By Jen Mt.Pleasant

SIX NATIONS – PrivateLitly owned day care, Lit tle & Littler Treasures may be forced to shut its doors within the next few months if they can’t come up with funding dollars. Owner Sarah Jayne, approached Band Council last week to ask for financial assistance. Jayne, whose day care has been open for eight years now, and services over 60 children from Six Nations and New Credit, was very emotional when speaking with the Two Row Times. She explained the hardships of running a day

er job satisfaction and will in turn entice them to stay with Little & Littler Treasures. But Jayne feels like she is hitting a dead end in her struggle to keep her day care open. Since opening 8 years ago, she has been to Council twice a year to ask for help and was told each time that there just isn’t any money in the budget to help her. She has been to GREAT to ask for help, but was directed back to Band Council. Jayne, along with 45-50 supporters showed up to Band Council last week to once again ask for help.

her doors, 60+ parents will be out of childcare. As some children live in single parent homes, some parents may be forced to quit their jobs to stay home with their children. Councilor Terry General suggested that perhaps Council should step up and approach the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs on behalf of Little & Lit Littler Treasures because, “they’ll listen to Council more then they’ll listen to community members.” Hill suggested to those present that, “we need to think of generating dollars for this community. An option is

Lil Treasures Staff Back Row L-R: Mandy King, Alison Garlow, Heidi Hill, Tina Tinebra. Front Row L-R: Susie Jayne, Sarah Jayne, Lilly Froman. Missing: Diane Nanticoke, Bailey Jayne, Terry Hill, Madi Froman. PHOTO BY JEN MT. PLEASANT

care on Six Nations with less than stellar monetary assistance. Jayne can only afford to pay her employees a mere $11 an hour while other day cares on Six Nations pay $18 an hour, which inherently results in a higher turnover rate at her day care. Jayne stated, “It’s hard to keep dedicated staff when they can make $18 somewhere else.” Jayne feels that if she can get more funding dollars, she can pay her employees higher wages which will result in high-

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Jayne has no choice but to charge parents $15 per day for one child to attend her day care while other day cares on Six Nations charge $10 per day. She also employs 13 staff. Last year, Six Nations received roughly 1.9 million dollars for childcare, which services 111 children on the territory at two day cares. Elected Council Chief Ava Hill told the standing room only crowd that there was only enough funding to support Six Nations’ two day cares and, “we’re only getting so much funding.” Hill told everyone that, “instead of fighting each other we should fight the go ernment for more funding dollars.” The funding comes through the Ministry of Education, the federal government and also the First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative which combined, totals roughly 1.9 million dollars. The money is administered through GREAT. Jayne stated her biggest concern is equity for all children. If she closes

the GRE option. We need community input. We need our own revenue instead of relying on the government for dollars. We can’t go on like that.” Hill was referring to the idea that instead of GRE paying the government millions of dollars in taxes each year, that money should go back directly into the community. But she explained that every time Council has a public meeting to discuss this, very few show up. Jayne is looking to get $294,000 a year to provide staff with the same wages as other day cares and told Council that if she can t find the dollars by April 1, she will consider closing her doors. However, she later told the Two Row Times that upon speaking with parents, she was encouraged to not give up. Jayne is very thankful for the support of the parents and encourages concerned community members to contact their district Councillors.

By Tim Reynolds The third annual Strawberry ceremony and Vigil for the missing/murdered aboriginal women and girls took place February 13 at Hagersville and New Credit community hall. As awareness of this issue has grown so has the attendance, which more than doubled from last year. The organizers of the event were Edebwed Ogichidaa (Val King) and Aileen Joseph. The vigil began at Main and King Street in Hagersville. People holding signs and candles circled the intersection multiple times. Honks of support from passing vehicles joined with the sounds of traditional singing and hand drumming throughout the rally. The vigil portion of the event continued onto the New Credit community hall where the strawberry ceremony was performed outside where tobacco, strawberries and cedar were burned.

There was a video presentation of “Sisters in Spirit” by one of its co-creators Wonda Jamieson. he film demonstrated the importance of women in their communities and the valuable roles they perform within them. It Onkalso pointed out that Onk wehon:we women are 17 per cent more likely to be assaulted than non-Onk non-Onkwehon:we women and 88 percent of the missing and murdered were mothers. Wonda also spoke, while pushing through tears, about her own mother’s tragedy; Cynthia Lynette Jamieson. She was of the Mohawk bear clan from Six Nations and a mother of three children. She was brutally raped, beaten & murdered in Hamilton in June 2003. She is not forgotten by those who knew and loved her. Aileen Joseph spoke, with tears, about her daughter’s murder 10 years ago and how she wished she picked her daughter up that night.

She also recited a poem she wrote in memory of Shelly with the message of 10 birthdays missed. Mrs. Joseph has done the beadwork on moccasin vamps in memory of her daughter for the Walking with our Sisters exhibit; but she has not sent them in yet because she currently has them framed as part of her healing journey. Holding up a copy of last week’s Two Row Times, she told the crowd that having her daughter Shelly’s photo on the cover has helped her on her healing journey. She also stated that the mainstream media coverage over the last 10 years has been very limited and almost non-existent on this issue. The evening ended with everyone holding hands in a circle giving thanks for all those who helped with the event and talking about how the issue of the missing and murdered women has af affected them.

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Mohawk Workers take their Legacy Consortium keeps War of plans to Band Council 1812 memory alive By Jen Mt.Pleasant Representatives of the Mohawk Workers sat down with Six Nations Elected Council last week to clear the air about who they are and what they are about. Claudine VanEvery-Albert and Bill Squire met with Council to discuss the plans and ideas of the Mohawk Workers. VanEvery-Albert began by referring to the 1969 White Paper and said, “That’s when the stage was set. We have tried every avenue to get matters resolved.” The ‘69 White Paper was a proposal made by then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chretien who was Minister of Indian Affairs at the time, that would see the abolishment of the Indian Act and the end of Canada s fiduciary relationship with “its” Indigenous peoples. This meant the termination of all treaties. Even though nothing became of it, the stage was set as to how the federal government continues to try and assimilate Native peoples and continually ignores their treaty obligations. reVanEvery-Albert ferred to a land claims case, which is currently

before the courts and how those involved seem to be ‘dragging their feet.’ This could be a possible stalling tactic of the government to either wait and see if the Natives give up in court or run out of money trying to pay expensive lawyers to get their stolen land back. As a result, VanEvery-Albert stated, “People have got together to form the Mohawk Workers group. Bill got everyone together. I have been involved since last Fall. The long and short of it is this, the Haldimand Proclamation talks about specifically the ohawk Nation and such others, to enjoy forever. All documentation leading up to the Haldimand Proclamation, everything was dealt with, with the Mohawk Nation.” The Mohawk Workers recently received a tract of land around Birketts Lane in Brantford, which is approximately 12.5 acres. The plan is to take this land out of the Ontario Land Registry system and put it in the Mohawk Land Registry. Even though it is Mohawk land, it is for the use and benefit of all audenosaunee nations, not just the Mohawk nation, said

VanEvery-Albert. To back up claim to inherent entitlement to land along the Haldimand Tract, VanEvery-Albert cited Articles 26, 27 and 28 of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Article 26 states that, “Indigenous peoples have the right to the lands, territories and resources, which they have traditionally owned, occupied or other wise used or acquired…States shall give legal recognition and protection to these lands, territories and resources. Such recognition shall be conducted with due respect to the customs, traditions and land tenure systems of the Indigenous peoples concerned.” Article 27 declares, “States shall work in conjunction with indigenous peoples via a fair, independent, impartial, open and transparent process, giving due recognition to indigenous peoples’ laws, traditions, customs and land tenure systems and that said indigenous peoples shall have the right to participate in this process.” And Article 28 states that, “indigenous peoples ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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(SNLC). He spoke of the 1812 Peace Monument, which is set to be unveiled this summer. The design team for the 1812 Peace Monument includes: Keith Jamieson, Coordinator; Rick Hill, Historical Advisor; Arnold Jacobs, Designer; Raymond Skye, Figures Designer; and Vince Bomberry, Artist. The focus of the monument will not be the war but rather, making the peace afterwards. partThe SNLC has part nered with the Confedera...CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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Remembering Geronimo By Cheyenne Williams February 17th marks the 105th anniversary of the death of Geronimo – perhaps the most famous name in North American Native history. orn oyaal ne who yawns) of the Bedonkohe Apache in Nodoyohn Canon, Arizona on June 6th 1829, Geronimo was the 4th of 8 children. He had 4 sisters and 3 brothers and lived as every Apache child lived. He was admitted into the Council of Warriors at 17 in 1846 and a year later married the woman he loved, Alope. During this time there was a shaky, at best, peace between the Apache and the Mexicans. During a trip to trade with the Mexican town known to the Apache as “Kaskiyeh” near Sonora, Mexico, Mexican troops raided the Apache camp and massacred Geronimo’s mother, wife and three small children along with most of the women and children at the camp, thus fuelling Geronimo’s aversion to the e icans and filling him with vengeance. According to ‘Geronimo’s Story of His Life’ recorded by S.M. Barrett in 1906, Geronimo rallied Cochise and the Chokonen Apache and the Nedni Apache, led by their chief, Whoa, to assist in a retaliation against the Mexican troops for Kaskiyeh. Because Geronimo had been so greatly wronged, the Apache people allowed him to lead this battle and avenge the death of his family. After luring Mexican troops out in the open and leading his people in a battle formation that found Mexican troops caught between Apache warriors, Geronimo fought mercilessly. Stripped of weapons save his knife and alongside 3 others, Geronimo found himself surrounded by Mexican soldiers and still fought on, losing his 3 comrades. Once alone, an enraged Geronimo defeated what was left of the Mexican troop and found himself alone in the battlefield with his people looking on. While still in the middle

of a bloody but victorious battle, Geronimo was named War Chief of all Apache Nations. For nearly 20 years, Geronimo and his warriors warred against Mexico. In 1863 Geronimo’s chief Mangus-Colorado was summoned to a conference to discuss a peace treaty with the United States. Peace was struck and upon returning for provisions, half of the Bedonkohe were lured into a tent with a promise of food. U.S. Soldiers attacked and slaughtered all inside including Mangus-Colorado. Following news of his death, Geronimo was named tribal chief. A year later troops raided the Bedonkohe camp taking all blankets and horses as well as destroying all homes in camp. Geronimo, who refused government rations on behalf of his people, was faced with an oncoming winter and no supplies so he relocated his people to Hot Springs to seek refuge at San Carlos Reservation with his friend, Victoria, a Chihenne chief. Once his people were in a position to return to Apache Pass they went home. After some time eluding American troops but kept on the run by daily raids and fighting eneral Crook attempted to bring Geronimo and the Bedonkohe back to San Carlos. Although distrustful Geronimo agreed to return, but during the trip back he began to become very suspicious that Crook was planning on imprisoning him again. He and his people turned back to Mexico and eluded capture by American forces for nearly ten years before Geronimo surrendered. Promised he would be

taken under government protection and his slate wiped clean, and provided with a home, farmland, along with workers, cattle, horses and tools, hesitantly Geronimo signed a treaty with General Miles in June 1886, with Miles telling him “You will not be arrested as long as I live.” A rock was placed on a blanket and the treaty was said to stand until the rock turned to dust. However, by September 1886 Geronimo was detained and moved to San Antonio, Texas for a trial, but never told of his charges. A month later he was moved to a labour camp at Fort Pickens (now Pensacola, Florida) and kept there for two years. From there he was moved to Vermont, Alabama to work for the government for fi e years still not in receipt of the farm, cattle or government protection promised to him. Geronimo lived out his days at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, he had 3 more children by 2 wives, and was featured in the World’s Fair, an experience he found strange but greatly enjoyed. Geronimo never returned to his home nor did he ever receive anything promised to him for his surrender. He died at the age of 79 in Fort Sills of pneumonia and a prisoner of war. To the Apache people Geronimo will always be an embodiment of Apache values paired with equal parts aggression and courage, but to the United States and Mexico he was a blood thirsty murderer with supernatural powers and an invulnerability to bullets, reporting that he had been shot through his arm, twice in his leg, once in the back and recei ed a flesh wound to the corner of his left eye. Geronimo possessed such a fighting spirit and such a hunger for freedom that his impact on Ongwehonweh history will never be forgotten. He will be remembered as a man that fought for his people and his freedom; a man that surrendered on his own terms.

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Divide and Conquer One of the most effective methods in warfare is to seperate the attention of your enemy between importmany but equally import ant fronts and then strike while their focus is divided. The Canadian Government has been using this strategy as a method of fighting against the ati e People of this continent. The ultimate goal of the Canadian Government is to rid itself of its “Indian problem” – ie our existence. As long as the Government can throw legislation at our People that can diminish our quality of living we will continue difto scramble in many dif ferent directions. We will stay divided. The greatest strength we have is our ability to come together in times of need. As long as we remain divided, we can be conquered. We must be indivisible to ensure the protection and future of our children. The First Nations HyEducations Act, dro-Fracking, the Tar Sands, Murdered and Missing Women, cuts to First Nations Health Care, Bill C-10, unsafe drinking water, inadequate housing; where do we look first ur concentration could easily be engaged on multiple paths. Bill C-10 is one of those acts aimed at

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tearing out the economic foundation of the Ohnkwehonh:we and putting our focus in one direction. Personal bias cannot be allowed to detract from the important contribution tobacco has made towards our renewed sense of integrity and self reliance. The tobacco trade has built an infrastructure that has allowed us independence from any source of government enslavement. The tobacco trade has created jobs for farmers, for factory workers, engineers, mechanics, retailers, wholesalers. Businesses have been built with the money from tobacco including pizza parlors flower shops beauty salons, health clubs; the list goes on. The monies radiating from the tobacco industry are the pheromones which have caught the attention of Corporate Canada. According to various studies by such agencies as The Norman Patterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA), “Contraband products represent about 15% of Canada’s tobacco market and hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit revenue, lost legal earnings and lost taxes.” Money has been at the root of all the issues for which Canada has done battle to

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Subsequent to recently stating the facts in response to unfounded criticism of the Kearns Disintegration System presently set up at the community landfill ha e said and stated from the start, this equipment has to have Garbage Fed to it Continuously so as to maintain combustion and environmental friendliness. interAdditionally, mittent firing and e tinguishing of the machine

marginalize and eradicate the Aboriginal Peoples. Money has been at the root of power the Government uses to keep the working class in debt. Control over the people that smoke, no matter the color, keeps the Canadian state wealthy and the general public poor. The Government has been using such bogus scare tactics as tying the sale of tobacco to organized crime, drugs, arms dealing and terrorism. ill C was first introduced under the precursor Bill S-16 as part of an omnibus bill that was prorogued on October of 2013. Bill C-10 amends the criminal code to include terms of imprisonment and for the offender to be held accountable for an indictable offence. The “Tackling Contraband Tobacco Act”, as it is also known, states that we cannot sell, offer for sale, distribute, transport or have in our possession for the purpose of sale, a tobacco product... How is the Canadian State legislating authority over the tobacco market on our territories he general public is grossly unaware of the illegality of the Canadian Government to enter our territories much less to enact legislation made in their House of Commons. can compromise the service life of the apparatus over the long term. Therefore I shut the system down until a resolve to this operational dilemma was found. Today I’m very pleased to say such a resolve has been found and supported by the SN Band Council. This new plan will involve bringing in Kearns International staff from our factory in Cape Breton workto support the local work ers by sharing their experience and commitment

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We are another people living in our own country. The fact that we are another country is recognized by Canada or they would never have sat down at a negotiation table with us. The “Tackling Contraband Tobacco Act” is being put in place to violate our treaties and further weaken our sovereignty. Canada is declaring war on the people, not just the Onhkwehonh:we. We are all being criminalized by a greedy and zealous Government. A Government which uses an array of ploys to divert attention from the real matters at hand. We are well within our rights to sell, offer for sale, produce, distribute, transport or have in our possession tobacco – a plant given to us by the Creator and one that we have had a sacred relationship with for thousands of years. The Canadian State endeavours to dispossess the Onkwehon:we peoples natof Turtle Island of the nat ural resources under our stewardship. We cannot allow them to divide our attention and think we are unaware. We cannot allow them to conquer us. We all must stand together. United we stand, divided we fall. to operating the facility. We are extremely pleased with the community’s desire to help us resolve the burgeoning problems at the local dump, and the revitalization of the long lasting redundancy of the former “Thermal Oxidation Building” which will be the home of the permanent system following acceptance of the disintegration science demonstrated by the loaner machine we brought to give comfort and solace to the people of this community,

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Conservative MP Phil McColeman on C-10 By Jim Windle

BR A N T/ BR A N T FOR D – Bill C-10, which would force Native cigarette businesses to pay a foreign tax on products made on reserve and sold on reserve, is part of Prime Minister Steven Harper’s sweeping new plan to crack down on so-called “contraband” tobacco. Last week, we asked Brant Conservative MP Phil McColeman what his opinion of Harpers Bill C-10 was. Here is what he had to say about the matter. TRT: hat is ill C MCCOLEMAN: This is a second iteration of a previous bill that came through the Senate in the previous Parliament and basically, the intent here is to crack down on contraband tobacco. The statistics I have read say the vast majority of contraband cigarettes is smuggled in the Cornwall area, across the St. Lawrence. So, it’s the effort the government has been taking since 2008, since I have been in parliament, to deal with the volumes and the organized crime

element as much as anything. TRT: What is considered contraband s it tobacco that doesn’t carry the proper banding, or pay taxes to Canada, according to the Canadian government MCCOLEMAN: Yes, stamping is one part of it. Obviously any manufacturer that is not a registered manufacturer is illegal. Others that pay excise tax, as GRE does, are in compliance. They are a licensed manufacturer who pays excise tax on all the products they produce. In a parallel situation, if there is a producer that doesn’t and isn’t registered legally to do that, they could be making and distributing contraband tobacco products. It also applies to raw leaf product in a sense that, if it’s not bundled and marked and registered, that is considered contraband as well. TRT: So basically, it’s just a matter of which products have paid their pound of flesh in ta es so to speak MCCOLEMAN: Yes, if it’s been produced in Cana-

da. As you know, there are legal manufacturers in Canada, GRE being one of them, but there are others who are operating without those government approvals. There are also contraband products coming in from other countries, primarily the United States, as in the case of what’s coming in across from Cornwall. If it’s not paid the excise duties, it is contraband. There is also a fair amount of product, as I understand it, arriving at our borders coming in from China. According to RCMP reports, there are now up to 105 different crime organizations heavily involved in illegal contraband distribution. (NOTE: Mohawks are one of those “organized crime” organizations on that list.) TRT: At Six Nations, there is concern that the Six Nations economy is being unfairly attacked by this taxation, which they consider illegal according to their constitution and traditional laws. With at least 1,000 families here at SN which depend at some level on the tobacco industry for a living, how does that line up with

your government’s “Action lan to create obs If that were to dry up, now you have all these people out of work and unable to support themselves. MCCOLEMAN: I think GRE represents the largest number of people employed on Six Nations in terms of a livelihood, and they are in compliance with regulations and the payment of the excise tax on tobacco. So, it’s a fairly simple process to go through the same process GRE has to become registered as a manufacturer and pay the excise tax. So those who choose not to are doing it illegally, and they should consider it. I spoke with some of the principals at GRE as they advocate and lobby in Ottawa for all Native cigarette manufacturers to pay the tax, so, those people who are employed there can continue to be employed there. TRT: Some of your PC materials say that somehow health concerns are greater with Native cigdifarettes. What is the dif ference between a Native cigarette and a taxed cigarette as far as health is

concerned There MCCOLEMAN: isn’t any. I’ve never seen efany tax to have that ef fect, other than this. It has an indirect effect. If the product is priced at a rate of attracting users, cheap, that makes it pretty accessible to anybody to use the product and start smoking. TRT: So if everyone agrees that smoking cigarettes is not good for you and is a health hazard, why not ban it completely instead of targeting Native cigarettes or using it as a giant ta grab MCCOLEMAN: That should be considered. A lot of people come to Ottawa and advocate for that. The government at the present time says no, that the distribution and the deterrents from smoking are through taxation and that’s what they have done. TRT: From a Native perspective, tobacco is historically a trade item, and as such, by treaty, should not be taxed by the Canadian government and keep its hands off their economy and their trade. MCCOLEMAN: Those are arguments that are con-

stantly made in Ottawa based on historic treaty data through treaties, on tobacco products and all sorts of issues surrounding First Nations and Aboriginal People. TRT: Those treaties were not made in Ottawa. MCCOLEMAN: But people come to Ottawa, to Aboriginal Affairs regularly and that is the premise of their argument that Canada has no right to be involved with it in the first place. nd my feeling is that Canada does have the right to be involved in it. We have put into place regulations around this and obviously it has been a big benefit to i ations where we have the largest cigarette manufacturer in Canada who believes that it is a good thing for governments to be involved in or else they wouldn’t be involved. To me, it’s a good thing. TRT: But what about the treaties ou e recognized that there is provision in the treaties for the free trade of product to continue unhindered, yet you still believe the Canadian government should be in ol ed with that MCCOLEMAN: Yes I do.

how dangerous this bill is to our sovereignty and our treaty rights under section 35 of the Canadian constitution.” The most important message he brings is that of confronting Prime Minister Steven Harper’s government with a strong, determined and united front. “Our people must support each other in our fight against this he says. “That means no matter if you are a traditional person or one who supports an elected council we must all find a way to stand together as one.” He sees the danger as much more than just against cigarettes and smoke shops, but as an attack against sovereignty rights and the right to form trade agreements, Nation to Nation, as has

been going on since long before white men first stumbled onto the shores of Turtle Island. “Fighting this bill benefits all nkwehon:we people,” he says. “We must protect our on reserve jobs within our community as well as our rights and those of our children and their children.” “It’s all about control over First Nations people,” Ford says. “They want to keep us poor and dependent on them so they can control us and keep us away from selfgo ernment. e firmly belie es that it is a fight that can be won, but it will require unity of purpose to accomplish, and the guts to try. “This will turn into a fight he warns. ut we need to put ourselves in

the best possible position to defend ourselves.” By this he means using Canada’s own laws, which spell out the rights of Onkwehon:we people, and the relationship that should exist between the two rows of the Two Row Wampum, but have been ignored or forgotten. Ford believes Harper’s single-minded arrogance can be an advantage to First Nations if it is dealt with properly and logically, using a methodical approach. “They think they have control over us,” he says. “But when we engage in our rights, we can beat them on their own laws.” He is not a big fan of the AFN, whom he believes has no right or power to represent First Nations people, and

should not be coddling up to Harper on this issue or any other that would marginalize or water down treaties, as they were understood when drawn up. More locally, Brant MP Phil McColeman has tried to use the fact that Grand River Enterprises does comply with Canadian government’s regulations and taxation as a template that all First Nations businesses should follow. But Ford refuses to get into that battle by saying, “If you can play within the government’s rules and make it work for you, that’s OK, as far as I am concerned.” Ford believes the onus is completely on the shoulders of the non-Native consumer and not the warehousing, manufacturing or selling of to-

bacco on reserve. “They want the vender to prove that their customers are tax exempt,” he says. “That is not our responsibility. If they want to set up, off reserve, and check cars, that’s their business.” In the past the OPP have tried to do this on occasion. Although it may curtail some non-Native smokers for a while, these programs are known to be expensive and unsustainable in the long run. Ford and the others are hoping to create a united defense against Harper’s attack on Onkwehon:we rights and sovereignty, and encourages anyone with questions about what Bill C-10 is and how it will affect them, to come to the Public Meeting, Saturday af afternoon at 2pm.

United Front needed against C-10 By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS - According to Steven Ford, a practicing lawyer and proud Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk) from Tyendinaga, a united front is the best defense against Prime Minister Steven Harper’s Bill C-10, criminalizing the Native tobacco trade. Ford is one of the keynote speakers booked for the Two Row Times sponsored Pubic Information Meeting on Bill C-10, being held Saturday Feb. 22nd, at 2 pm, at Six Nations Polytechnic, 2160 4th Line Road, Ohsweken Ontario. “There is great jeopardy to all First Nations and particularly Mohawk people through this bill,” says Ford. “I have been speaking wherever I can to inform our people of

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FEATURE COLUMN: LET'S TALK NATIVE WITH JOHN KANE

It’s our energy not yours Did I hear you say 10 percent of the U.S.’s energy resources are on Native lands Now wait a minute. Tell me, how do any resources on our lands get tallied up as a percentage of someone else’s resources Well, tell me you how… First, it happens through blatant theft. That’s theft pulled off through fraud and extortion...with a little religion thrown in. Then we get the same theft continuing with a penny on the dollar’s worth thrown at an impoverished people and/ or their corrupt leaders to, somehow, legitimize the theft. And then we get to where the “bought and paid for” among us wheel and deal our resources away for a fast buck with those claiming to be “tribal leaders” calling it economic development or worse; calling our resources not ours at all but rather the resources of the nation that has stolen almost everything we hold dear and essentially pledging our resources to make America proud of us. During the annual State of Indian Nations address delivered by the National Congress of American Indian’s (NCAI) President Brian Cladoosby there were repeated references to what “we as Native people” mean to the United States. He boasted about the revenue that Washington State receives from “tribes,” including his own Swinomish Tribe. And during all of this talk of our place under the skirt of America the Beautiful was the reference that 10 percent of the “Nation’s” energy resources lies within our territories. Now this isn’t just a problem of misplaced or misspoken possession, it is a problem of intent. Even as many of us draw a line in the sand, not

just tar sand, on mineral extraction and environmental degradation, we have those among us who are surrounded by lawyers, lobbyists, consultants and investors making million-dollar deals to sell off every barrel, every ton and every cubic foot of anything worth having. And the biggest factors on negative environmental impact profitability and investor interest are scale and rate. How much can be extracted and how fast f course throw in a little “no one lives there but a small number of marginalized people and a reduced requirement for real oversight” and bingo! You’ve got the next hottest thing on the reservation since... well, since bingo. This brings me to the place where I have to point out the obvious. Now, I get it about who and what these “tribal leaders” are. The federal government gives them their “recognition” and, therefore, their authority. And while their jobs may be to find a co y spot within the colonial power that uses them, mine is not. Feminist activist Nik-

ki Craft said, “The task of activism isn’t to navigate the systems of power with as much personal integrity as possible, it is to dismantle those systems.” And our task as survivors of the longest attempted genocide the world has ever seen and defenders of our future generations and protectors of our Mother is certainly not to lie down with our abusers and negotiate a comfortable spot in a system that uses e erything up for profit. Our job is not to protect the American or Canadian “Brand” or deliver “Made in Canada” or “Made in the USA” to the global market. And it is not our job to look the other way while greed rips into our lands to support “Made in China” either. If we do choose to pursue a use for these resources they should be used to produce as much value to our communities and our people as possible. Raw materials should not stripped, piped and hauled out of our lands to quench the insatiable appetites of those that would destroy the planet for profit. ur small populations and the small ar-

eas of land we still control should not only have a secure energy future but also the scale and rate required for our own needs and desires should never exceed what the environment can support. Yet for all the vast amount of energy resources boasted about by Mr. NCAI President, we have our own people freezing to death not on forced marches or out in the wilderness but in their homes. Freezing to death in the very lands that Mr. Obama and the French President chuckled over just this week as they shared funny little stories of the Louisiana Purchase and what a great deal it was while Mr. NCAI President looked on honored to be among them. So as the energy debate and the fight to block the Keystone XL Pipeline and tar sands oil rages on we need to look at those faces close to us — not

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just industry moguls. We need to shake them out of the delusion of subjugation and the lure of the American dream. We need to be a beacon of hope, not just for our own but also for the ever-increasing number of people looking to us to help break the status quo. A gas well in Seneca territory should not be filling the pipeline for the American utility companies. It should be supplying Seneca people. It should be producing heat, electricity and automotive fuel. The people should not be sucked dry by National Fuel to pay back investors funding the contamination of Seneca lands and risking the health of the people and life of the region. The same should be said for coal, oil, gravel, water and trees on every one of our territories. Selling off our land by the truckload, pipe or rail is still selling out our future

generations. And that is a system of power that needs to be dismantled. 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 BufWWKB-AM 1520 in Buf falo, 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

If I never had to wash another dish By Nahnda Garlow You know those hard times when it’s a “whatever’s-left-in-the-cupboardis-what’s-for-dinner” kind of night hat s what s cooking in my household this month. For lunch today my daughter and I shared a tin of beans warmed in the microwave. I nearly bust out and started smoke dancing through the kitchen when I found a box of lemon pudding mix hiding in the back of the cupboard. That was the va-va-voom to our Family Day weekend. Whose bright idea was it to schedule Family Day when many families are still broke from Christmas anyways I remember when my oldest daughter was small. Each week I’d make a budget and for about a hundred dollars I could feed my family for two weeks. Fast forward to 2014 and it costs me twice as much to feed us for half the amount of time. This is insane! What if I had six kids r if was a single mom ll bet m not the only one out there who feels like I am pedaling faster just to keep pace. Feeling defeated, last month I gave in and bought a lottery ticket. And not the scratchy kind either; those are worth the three bucks just for the fun of scratching off that grey stuff. No, this was one of the boring computer printed kind. The kind you buy when you’re fed up and temporarily embrace an, “I give up, this sucks.” attitude. That night as I drove home from the store I said a little prayer to God that if I won millions of dollars I would steward it well. Although my lottery ticket didn’t make me rich it got me thinking; what would I do with millions of dollars I don’t really have a list of things I would do aside from the obvious sharing it with family and paying off my student

loan. However here are some of the extravagances I would look forward to if I won the lottery. First of all, I would never dread grocery shopping again. Nothing makes a parent feel more like a loser than hauling your kid through the grocery store and having to explain to them mid-tantrum that they can’t have the sparkly Scooby treats in their lunches because they cost three times more than the ugly no-name fruit cups. FYI, explaining anything mid-tantrum is never successful.

Next, I would build a house. I wouldn’t build a large house, just something average sized where e erything is finished. o more holes in the linoleum or cold bedrooms. I would fill my house with co y furniture, plush carpets and warm blankets. My house would always smell like sweetgrass, vanilla and sage. There would be a quiet area for reading, a place where I could bead, and a TV room where I could watch ‘Young and the Restless’ without being disturbed. In the middle of the house would

be a welcoming kitchen where my family could come over and eat corn soup from perfectly sized corn soup bowls and corn soup spoons, ‘reserved’ only for corn soup eating. Pun intended. I would buy myself a dishwasher, because if I was a millionaire I would never ever want to wash a dish again… ever. In my imagination, only millionaires can afford to run dishwashers on reservation water systems. If we’re talking extravagance I would also throw away each and every pair

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Corvairs and Falcons down to the wire By Jim Windle

CALEDONIA – In a rare Monday night game in Fort Erie, the Corvairs crushed the Meteors 7-0 while outshooting them, 46-14. Cory Brown led the offence with two goals and two assists. Heading into the last week of the regular season, the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs were overtaken by the surging St. Catharines Falcons. The Corvairs had their chance to fight back their hold on first place in the Golden Horseshoe Division of the GOJHL on Friday night, in St. Catharines when the two top teams faced each other in a classic four-pointer game. But the hockey gods had something else in mind, and the Falcons came out the 4-3 winners. The Corvairs and the Fal-

cons looked like mirror images for most of the game. It was 1-1 after the

first period and after the second. Scoring for Caledonia were Jeffrey

Malott and Cody Brown, both on the powerplay. For St. Catharines it was Yanni Rallis and Mark Rogers. Cody Brown gave the Corvairs the third period lead at 5:02 with his second of the night. Then bad tempers and worse penalties exacted their toll on the Corvairs in the third. With Jordan Peacock off for roughing, Ryan Doucette tied the game at 3-3 with a powerplay goal at 8:12. Then at 12:45, Scott Dorian let something other than hockey get the best of him and was sent to the box for unsportsmanlike conduct. orty fi e seconds later, the St. Catharines Falcons were leading 4-3 with 5:30 remaining in the game. St Catharines played down the clock to hang on for the very important win to make it a foot race

ford, Whitby had a crack at the lowly Vipers the next night and defeated them 10-2, while Dundas was taking down the Welland Whalers 7-3 the same night. Chris Reberbic led the Blast with 4 goals and 3 assists, followed by Joel rpic with a goal and fi e assists and Chad Spurr with 3 goals and 2 assists. Back up goalie Curtis Dar-

ling earned the win but only had to face 14 shots to do it. Anthony Marshall played fi e minutes handling only 3 shots in that span. Brett Leggat did not dress. Friday night, the Whitby Dunlops leapfrogged into first place with a 4-3 win over the Blast at the Civic Centre in Brantford. The Dunnies took a

lead after the first minutes and added another at the half way point of the second period before Brantford got on track. Cam Sault scored on a Brantford powerplay assisted by Chris Laveille and Chris Rebernik, but Whitby’s Scott Freemen made it 4-1 with only a second remaining on the clock. Brantford mounted

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to first to the end of the regular season. Saturday Ancaster hosted the Corvairs and the Corvairs didn’t let that slip away. Although penalties still plague the team from the bench coach on out. Fortunately, Ancaster does not have a great powerplay and was only able to capitalize on one of the nine opportunities given to them. Meanwhile, the Caledonia powerplay wasn’t running all cylinders either and they were only able to cash in on one of seven extra man opportunities. But a win is a win, especially with the regular season schedule running down to its last week of action. Mitch Brown accounted for the only goal of the first period when he scored at 9:16 from Cosimo Fontana and Justin

Abraham. Ryan Lewis countered for the Avalanche at 15:46 with Jake Brown off for high-sticking. Caledonia dug deep in the third and they were rewarded with goals by Jordan Peacock at the seven-minute mark and Matt Quilty at 16:16. Connor Murphy and Kyler Nixon earned assists.

a strong rally in the third but fell one goal shy of forcing overtime. Ryan Tocher and Jeff Caister tallied for Brantford both assisted by Sault. Leveille and Mike Ruberto also assisted. Last Monday night the Blast downed Welland 9-2 in Welland. Heading into the last week of regulation play, the Blast are two points

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Demons tame Lock Monsters – put down Cyclops By Jim Windle

ST CATHARINES – One thing was for sure when the Lock Monsters of Niagara and the visiting Ohsweken Demons faced off in St Catharines, Monday afternoon, and that was that one of the two teams would suffer its first loss of the season. As it turned out it was the Lock Monsters, after the Demons took the 14-10 win. The Lock Monsters took a quick 2-0 lead, but the Demons quickly responded to tie the game at 2-2 with goals by Jason Henhawk and Blue Hill. The teams were tied at after the first uarter with Ohsweken adding goals by Chris Attwood and Josh Johnson. The Demons pulled ahead in the second quarter to lead 7-4 at the half. Jason Henhawk drew a ball out of the Niagara crease and scored to make it 5-4. Chris Attwood and Elijah Printup rounded out the second quarter scoring. In the third quarter, Cory VanEvery doubled up on the Monsters 8-4, early in the second half, and the Demons held a 10-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Torrey VanEvery barged through the Niagara defense and muscled in the Demons’ 11th goal to open the final uarter. That was quickly answered by a barrage of Niagara goals, including two quick ones by Shawn Gillies. Brad Travero squeezed one in between Henhawk’s pad and the post to bring the Lock Monsters to within one at 12-11 with 11 minutes left. Attwood Chris picked up his fourth goal

and his eighth point of the game to create a little more breathing room for the Demons. He almost made it nine points when he was given a clear path to the Niagara net with a breakaway but shot wide. Kyle Isaac put one in the empty net for the final score, and to keep the Demons’ unbeaten string alive at three games. Earlier in the week, when the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) Champion Ohsweken Demons opened their 2014 season against the Southwest Cyclops it was officially the Demons home opener. This week, it was the Cyclops home opener between the same two teams in the same building. The Cyclops will play their season out of the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena as well as the Demons this year. The results were pretty well the same in both as the Demons won 20-13. Last week they won 21-19. The Cyclops got off to a good start scoring the first two goals of the game, and led 5-2 after 15 minutes. The Demons began to come back in the second quarter and by the half were leading 9-8. By the end of the third quarter, the Demons led 14-11. VanEvery Wayne powered the Demons of offense with 4 goals and 4 assists, while Mike Burk accounted for 3 goals and 4 assists for the Cyclops. Southwest got their first win of the new season by defeating the Durham Turfdogs 12-9 in

Durham, Saturday, Feb. 15th. Durham led 2-1 after the first uarter. ogs uss oulton scored first but Cam Murphy answered late in the quarter for the Cyclops. Mark Farthing put Durham ahead as the first uarter ended. The Turfdogs’ Mack O’Brian made it 3-1 in the second frame before Kimbo Squire scored back to back goals at 5:52 and 6:33, respectively. But Durham exploded with the next 3 goals to end the half leading 6-3. It was 7-3 early in the third quarter, when Jamie Speck and Garrett Kerr trimmed the Dogs’ lead to 7-5. Durham answered with two more goals to give the Cyclops’ a 9-5 hole to dig out of. Shane Scott scored late for Southwest to enter the final minutes behind 9-6. omeone put a fire under the Cyclops bench in the fourth quarter as they drove the Turfdogs back into their cage with six unanswered goals to steal the character building road win. Mike Burk scored three fourth quarter goals and assisted on another to lead the Cyclops’ comeback. Shane Scott, Bradley Kri and Jim Purves also added goals. This coming week’s games include the Barrie Blizzard, Sunday, Feb. 23rd, at the Molson Centre. Meanwhile, the Southwest Cyclops are at the ILA to face the Durham Turfdogs at 7 pm., Saturday, Feb. 22nd.

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Atoms pound Pirates 7-0 Six Nations' last minute win By Jim Windle OHSWEKEN - The Port Dover Pirates left the Gaylord Powless Arena with a 7-0 hole in their ship Saturday after Six Nations had their way with the visitors. It didn’t start out as a walk over, with Ayden Skye accounting for the only goal of the first period, and he really had to work for it. With Skye left all alone in front and slapping at the puck, Port Do-

ver goalie Chris Stephens made the first second and third stop before it finally went in. eyara acobs and Baston Johnson assisted. Six Nations opened it up in the second scoring four times while Marlee Montour held the fort at the other end of the ice. Zach Johnson batted home a rebound to make it 2-0, with Jacobs and Owen Hill assisting. Donavan Monteforte added another, high to the

stick side a minute later, assisted by Skye, before Preston Martin, Baston Johnson and Monteforte, with his second, closed out the period with Six Nations leading 6-0. Monteforte recorded the hat trick early in the third for the final score. Also contributing with assisted were Jacey Hill, Zach Johnson (2), Monteforte, Martin, Baston Johnson.

The Six Nations Intertown Atoms left nothing to guesswork by blasting the Port Dover Pirates out of the Gaylord Powless Arena Saturday afternoon. # 14, Donavan Monteforte led the Six Nations charge with three goals and an assist. Goalie Marlee Montour earned the shutout in the Six Nations net. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

By Jim Windle OHSWEKEN - The Six Nations Intertown Novice’s scored with 58 seconds remaining to win 3-2 over the visiting Simcoe #1 team at the GPA, Saturday. Due to a mix-up in communications, the Simcoe team wasn’t even in the rink when the game was supposed to start. As players began to drift in, the Six Nations team was already warming up ready to go. With just enough play-

ers to form a full line, the game began. Marc General opened for Six Nations with a break away goal assisted by Ashton VanEvery and Ronyn Montour. Simcoe evened the score with Ben Reyes connecting with a wrist shot with one second remaining in the period. Davin MacDonald gave the lead back to Six Nations in the second period when he jammed in a rebound. Marc General and Liam

Porter assisted. Simcoe came back with Issac Blad tying it up from Alex Wildman at 2-2. Luke Jonker for Simcoe and Ashlee LaForme for Six Nations held the score even until Marc General scored his second of the game, and the game winner at with under a minute remaining. Laforme made a game saving stop on a break away by Simcoe’s Alex Wildman with 3:30 left to play.

Six Nations Novice goalie Ashlee LaForme looses sight of the puck for a moment while making a save on a breaking Simcoe player in Six Nations' 3-2 win at the GPA. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

SN Bantams go down 2-0 in series By Jim Windle

OHSWEKEN - After taking game #1 of the series by a score of 5-0, the South Bruce Mildman Monarchs came to the Gaylord Powless Arena Saturday afternoon and left with a 2-0 lead in the playoff series by outscoring Six Nations Bantam Reps 3-1. It was Game #2 of a six point series.

It was a closely played game as the 0-0 first period score would indicate. But Owen Hill put the first mark on the score sheet for Six Nations at 1:19 of the second frame with a back hander close in from Luke Jonathan and Davin Whitlow. The Monarchs tied it up when Logan Tolton put a high wrist shot over the blocker of Six Nations

goalie, Jesse Longboat. Six Nations Sam Greene went into the boards hard and had to be taken to hospital with a suspected shoulder separation. Nick Kieswetter gave the visitors the lead late in the second period, and added another in the hard hitting third period scored by Wes Diemert, unassisted.

The Six Nations Intertown Midgets defeated the Burford Coyotes, 3-2 Saturday, at the GPA. It took a late third period goal to do it, but Six Nations came out on top. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

Third period goal proves the winner By Jim Windle

The Six Nations Bantam Reps went down two games to none Saturday at the Gaylord Powless Arena. Despite playing a solid game, once the South Bruce Monarchs got a lead, they played a disciplined puck control game from that moment on to run down the third period clock. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

OHSWEKEN - The Six Nations Intertown Midgets took on the Burford Coyotes Saturday and came out with a 3-2 win at the Gaylord Powless Arena. Neither team could score in the first period but Six Nations’

Riley Jamieson broke the ice early in the second period. Ethan Adams tied it up for Burford a minute later making it a 1-1 game heading into the third period. Braydan Doxstator gave Six Nations the lead assisted by Quinn Smith

and Railey Smith, but Burford’s Ethan Adams answered again, to lock the score at 2-2. Then with 2:25 remaining, Tyler Brown played the hero by scoring the game winner assisted by Doxstator.

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Mohawk Workers article continued from page 4 have the right to redress, by means that can include restitution or, when this is not possible, just, fair and equitable compensation for the lands…which they have traditionally owned or otherwise occupied or used, and which ha e been confiscated taken, occupied, used or damaged without their free, prior and informed consent.” Canada was visited last year by a delegation from the United Nations. fter first refusing the delegation to come to Canada and after much global pressure, the federal go ernment finally granted them access to visit Canada last year to allegations investigate that Canada was mistreating indigenous peoples. In 2007, Stephen Harper went before the United Nations in New York and voted against the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a historic declaration that Canada helped develop many years ago. Canada was one of only four countries to oppose it while 143 countries around the world were in favor of it. At the time, Leo Cheverie, Vice President for Diversity of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, stated that, “Canada condemns other countries about their human rights violations, but the Federal government continues to violate Aboriginal peoples’ human rights. The hypocrisy is staggering!” VanEvery-Albert said that the Mohawk Workers are looking forward to a strong working relationship with Six Nations

Elected Council. Bill Squire explained that after years of trying to get land back unsuccessfully, ‘we got nothing to lose.’ Squire explained that the federal government has plans to privatize all reserves in Canada and said, ‘So what does that mean t means we’re done as Indian people!’ Squire said everyone should be concerned about it and somebody’s got to do something about it. Six Traditionally, Nations Lands and Resource take their land claims matter through the courts which is a very slow process and works at a snails pace. A single land claim can take years, if not decades to go through the courts, costing millions of dollars and most of the time, Six Nations gets the short end of the stick. Squire stated that when you take that route and go through the court system under the authority of a band council, that means you are trying to get it back under the Indian Act. But when you do this, according to the Indian Act, you don’t have any entitlement in the first place because under the Indian Act, all land is Crown land. It belongs to the federal government. According to Squire, the Mohawk nation has an inherent right to the land along the Haldimand Tract, under the Haldimand Deed and that land was never given away or sold. It was acquired under illegitimate means which is why Squire formed his group, to come up with a peaceful solution to either get the

land back, or get other lands in compensation for the land that was stolen or taken by other means, in a peaceful way. Va n E ver y-A lb er t used the term retrocede, which is the process of ‘giving us back our land.’ She said, “Peace is of utmost importance, just as important as the land.” She also made it clear that getting land back is the ultimate goal of the Mohawk Workers, not money as compensation. Director of Six Nations Lands and Resource, Lonny Bomberry stated, “Other developers are so desperate to develop that they are willing to give land to the Mohawks,” hinting that this may see a positive outcome. Phil Monture, Six Nations expert in lands research said, “The ultimate goal is to have underlying title, eventually. This will be an interesting trial balloon. I’m interested to see where it goes.” A few Council members also seemed to favor the plans and ideas of the Mohawk Workers and voiced their thoughts as well. Melba Thomas told VanEvery-Albert and Squire that upon speaking with a member of the Confederacy Council, she was told that the Mohawks are starting to take responsibility because they are responsible for the land. Councilor Helen Miller told VanEvery-Albert and Squire that it was an ‘intriguing idea.’ Elected Chief Hill concluded the meeting by reiterating that it is important for everyone in the community to start working together.

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Legacy Consortium article continued from page 4 cy as well as Band Council and Six Nations Veterans Association to develop the 1812 Peace Monument. It will honour the warriors along with their families who were affected by this war. It will also serve as a reminder to Canada, of audenosaunee influence and help in the creation of Canada and to the ongoing commitment to treaty relationships with the Crown. The monument acknowledges: the women, the Peace Chief’s of the Confederacy, the Warriors and the Clan Mothers. Figures of each will be displayed around the monument. Also displayed will Teyoninhokarawen be, (John Norton), who was an adopted Mohawk and instigated the Grand River Warriors into action, and Dekarihokenh, (John Brant), who was the son of Joseph Brant. Brant and Norton led warriors to stop the American attack at the Battle of Queenston Heights. The focus of the SNLC is the War of 1812, including the people who participated in both the war and the peace building that restored the Great Law of

Peace afterwards. Their research also includes Wampum Belts and Treaties and the overall history of the Six Nations. Their mandate is to provide for more creativity, collaboration and coordination of community activities to perpetuate our understanding of Haudenosaunee history. The SNLC is currently working on a few projects, including: The Legacy of the Council House Experiential Education Program. The Indian Council House in Niagara served as a place for meetings and diplomacy for over 25 years. The SNLC have partnered with Parks Canada to develop two experiential education programs that will allow them to continue to share the messages of the Council House. War of 1812 Curriculum. This project is part of the commemoration of the legacy of the Haudenosaunee in the War of 1812. The lessons were written in partnership with local historians and other certified educators working within Six Nations District Schools. It is formatted for elementary and secondary cur-

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riculum and will draw attention to the significant contributions made by the Haudenosaunee in the shaping and development of the relationship between Canada and the United States. The Medallion is another project, which commemorates the Peace, which the Haudenosaunee secured following the War of 1812 and features artwork by Rick Hill. One side of the medallion shows a Chief wearing his Gustowa and holding the Covenant Chain Wampum Belt. On the reverse is an image of a War Club and the Pledge of the Crown Wampum Belt. The belt was given to the Six Nations following the War of 1812 with the understanding that the Haudenosaunee would never be forced to change their customs. Another project is the Archival Collection, which is digitized and can be found at Six Nations Public Library. The collection represents valuable material and is a research tool and contains accurate information of Haudenosaunee history and can be accessed by anyone.

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Cockburn’s spiritual side By Jim Windle

BRANTFORD - The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts is located right across from Harmony Square, in downtown Brantford. Freedom House Church used both venues to present their fifth annual rosty est Winter Carnival, which was well attended despite the cold weather. But then again, its called Frosty Fest for a reason. Saturday night, Bruce Cockburn thrilled a full house at the Sanderson with an amazing journey through decades of commercial hits, new songs and hard hitting social commentary on the environment and on Native Rights, which have been his calling card since bursting onto the music scene in the 1970’s. Even with Mayor Chris Friel, MP Phil McColeman and MPP Dave Levac in the audience, Cockburn did not shy away from some of his hardest hitting political lyrics with songs like, “They Call it Democracy,” and “Stolen Land.” Although solo, his masterful guitar work and personable manner fit well with the wonderful acoustics of the Sanderson Centre. Pastors Brian Beattie and Dave “Captain Kindness” Carrol, along with promoter Phil Gillies col-

laborated to find not ust any name act to headline the three-day event, but someone they could resonate with. “As a church, Freedom House wants to be involved with all spheres of society,” says founding pastor Brian Beattie. “We were looking for someone with similar philosophical connections as us and Bruce was on top of our list.” As the second part of our exclusive interview with Cockburn, we focused on Cockburn’s spiritual side and he was open and, as expected, painfully honest about it. “The earliest I started thinking about it (spirituality) was in High School,” Cockburn told Two Row Times. “I started reading the Beat Generation stuff, went on the road and I started reading existentialist philosophers, because I thought it was cool.” Through that, he was drawn towards the occult and spent some time studying Tarot. But none of that could satisfy his insatiable hunger for the truth. It wasn’t until he had, what he believes to be, an encounter with Jesus Christ at the altar of a church, that his spiritual journey took a radical turn. y first wife wanted to get married in a

church,” he recalls. “I thought, cool, because I was fascinated with the big gothic stone building. I didn’t have any particular attachment to the idea of the Christian church. But I liked the resonance of it.” He recalls clearly what happened that day. “There we were, standing at the altar during the ceremony,” he recalls. “My brother was standing there as my best man and right at about the point where we were about to exchange rings, I became aware that there was somebody else there at the altar with us. I couldn’t see him, but there was so clearly someone there that I might as well have seen him. It was the energy of a person standing there and I was quite taken aback actually. I didn’t say anything at the time, but I thought, hey, here we are standing at a Christian alter and there is somebody there. Hmm. It’s got to be Jesus.” Cockburn could no longer deny that there was something – someone – bigger than himself, who really cared about him and the same things he cared about. It wouldn’t be the only time he would feel ‘the presence,’ as he calls it. “A few years later I had another encounter

with that same presence,” he goes on to say. “At that point I thought, ‘this is the real deal.’ I guess I’m a Christian.” “I started trying to find out what it meant to be a Christian, and because it loomed so large in my life, it also loomed large in my songs.” One of his biggest hits, “Wonder Where the Lions Are” was written at around that time. It wasn’t religion Cockburn was looking for. It was something much deeper than the rituals and the man-made political ‘religion’ known to the world today as Christianity. He was looking for the person of Christ himself – the source of the presence. Now, even as a believer, he has not stopped his search and continues to delve deeper into his spiritual journey in search of more of ‘the presence.’ “I’m not sure I believe in the ‘historical’ Jesus,” he freely admits. “I believe in the presence that I felt. If you want to call it Jesus, OK, but I think it goes beyond the confines of Christian mythology. I am going to use that word and I know it’s very loaded and I wish I had a better word for it. I can’t say I believe in the mythology that gives Jesus a certain look, in a certain historical or cultural context and all of that. I think

lant will be bringing this new modality to the spa environment and will make the necessary adjustments on traditional skin services for people undergoing cancer treatment. Gallant told Two Row Times, “It was an amazing experience. We had an opportunity to work with people living with cancer, it was so touching to here all of their stories and have them be so great allowing us to see first hand how this has affected their bodies and life. The ladies got to experience facial treatments and afterwards

expressed that it was definitely a ser ice that is needed especially with the growing cancer rate.” Gallant said her program was one of the first groups to be certified in Ontario. Gallant said, “There are lots of side effects from the medications, chemotherapy, radiation, and some of these being skin irritations, dryness, inflammation and dehydration. There’s hair loss whether on the head, brows, lashes or all of the above. As an oncology esthetician we are trained in an ad anced field of skin care that involves

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the entity I was confronted by in those situations would be bigger and actually transcend that picture of Jesus. I just want to have a direct line to that entity and not have to deal with all the cultural and historical baggage that too often goes with it.” We asked Cockburn how he would try and reconcile the horrors of the residential schools in the name of Christianity, with the presence he recognizes as Jesus himself. “The disconnect between what sometimes is presented as Christianity, like at the residential schools, is the word ‘love’,” he says. “I think that disconnect is cultural and is selfish. t s human nature channeled through the cultural stuff that Europeans brought with them to North America. “Human Nature is common to all Native

people, Europeans, Asian people and everybody. We are all made up of the same stuff, but in a historical and cultural context, we are developed into different shapes. “I don’t think the original Jesuits that came here were thinking, ‘if I harvest these souls for Christ it’s going to make it easier to get money out of them’. But that’s what happened. That’s what turned into the residential schools. It’s all just cultural BS. The idea that God comes in a special uniform and you gotta bow down before that special uniform is crap.” We give kudos to artists like Cockburn and Neil Young who, as non-Natives, are willing to speak out, from their side of the Two Row Wampum, on issues that matter to everyone.

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Planning for Food By Joe Farrell This spring will be the first time will be involved in a planting project that includes more than a balcony or a small patch of land in the city. I’ve been trying to wrap my brain around a few things: where we will be planting, what we want to plant, where we’re going to get our water from, and how much time things are going to take to mature. It all a bit overwhelming and it has resulted in some restless nights. Planning for spring planting has taught me a

few things about myself and the planning process in general. Having a detailed plan puts my mind at ease, so I’m able to focus on doing the work. It helps me properly understand the steps I will be taking to complete a task and how I can improve in the future. In the kitchen, I still make lists and set goals even though I have the confidence to walk into a kitchen and feel at ease. I need to be organized both mentally and physically so cooking can be a joyous experience. Organization in the

kitchen will strengthen your culinary confidence and capacity. With mindful purchasing you can stretch ingredients further by using them in more than one preparation. It will not just save you money, but it will help alleviate meal related anxiety. When you start cooking with a plan the outcome will be delicious, healthy food, grounded in the creative experience of cooking. When we plant our seeds this spring I know that our food will grow because the foundation will have been laid for

success. This recipe for bean dip is a healthy, easy to execute preparation that can be used for more than one meal or snack. Serve it with bread or crackers, in a wrap with lettuce and cucumber, as a dip for vegetables or served with rice for a hearty lunch.

White Bean Dip

Ingredients: Dried and soaked white beans (canned works too) Cooking oil Onion Garlic Bay Leaf

Lemon juice Fresh herbs

Directions: Cook onions and garlic on low heat until onions are translucent with a bay leaf in a small amount of cooking oil. Add your beans and cover with water or vegetable stock if available. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and cook covered until beans are soft. Strain the beans and save the liquid in a sepa-

rate pot or bowl. Mash together beans, cooked onions and garlic with hand masher or puree in food processor until as smooth as possible. Season with salt and lemon juice to taste. Save any left over liquid to enrich a soup or sauce with. Serve warm or chilled with a nice finishing oil drizzled on top and fresh chopped parsley or oregano. Enjoy!

Popular Fish and Chip store reopens By Jim Windle BRANTFORD – How many people remember their mom or dad bringing home Fish and Chips afevery Friday night af ter work Certainly rt Bazoian does. His dad was probably the guy who cooked ‘em up and wrapped them in newspaper at Eagle Place Fish and Chips, located at 216 Erie Ave., at the corner of Erie and Walter Street, in Brantford. “My dad owned a small sporting goods store right across the street,” says Bazoian. “He won $10,000 in Lotario and opened Big Top Subs at the corner. When he retired, my sister Linda took over and ran it until about 5 years ago when I took the reigns.” Even before the Bazoian family owned the location, it was well known to the neighbourhood and to travelers between Six Nations and Brantford as Ushers Fish and Chips.

But even before that, it was a popular watering hole known as the Parkdale Hotel, used frequently by farmers on their way home from the old Market Square, back in the horse and buggy days. “Woody” Kocsiss, former owner/operator of “Woody’s Pub” on King George Road, and Bazoian have known each other for years, but one day they started talking about Bazoian’s vision for a one stop multi-purpose take out food location in Eagle Place, an area identified as under sericed in that field. oody liked the sounds of it and threw in with him to see the vision through. Phase #1 was to reopen Eagle Place Fish and Chips, which has been closed in recent years, located right beside Big Top Subs on the corner. The sub shop is now part of the new Eagle Place Fish Sub and Chips. spring, for This Phase #2, the former Big Top Subs will reopen as

Proprietors, 'Woody' Kocsis (left), and Art Bazoian have opened Phase #1 of their three phase plan to bring to quality fast food back to Eagle Place. Eagle Place Fish, Sub and Chips shop located at the former Big Top Sub Shop at the corner of Erie Ave and Walter Street, is now open, but in the spring, Big Top will reopen as Boz's Ice Cream and Hotdogs. (Photo by Jim Windle) Boz’s Ice Cream and Hotdogs. Then in the fall, at a storefront in the same building but right around the corner, Phase #3 will open as, “Woody’s Comfort Food Take Out”. Together the duo has recognized what they call the fibre of the agle Place community”, and they have been well re-

ceived by the nighbourhood. “Everyone has a story about this building,” says Woody. “It’s such a woven-in part of the neighbourhood.” Moments later in our interview, a customer came through the door and instantly told Art and Woody his story about

what he remembers growing up in Eagle Place and going to the neighbourhood fish and chips shop. “See what I mean,” laughed Woody. “The number one thing we do here is to always use pure fish – no sodium nitrates, no phosphates or any other additives or preserati es so its ust fish adds Bazoian. The word “quality” is something Art and Woody don’t throw around lightly. They explain that, as in anything, there are quality ingredients and then there is cheaper lesser grade ones which most take-outs tend to use. “The one thing we both agreed was to only use the highest quality ingredients,” says Bazoian. “Everything from our batter, to coleslaw, to our sauces and gravy are all made in-house by hand, fresh every day.” “We do a AAA inside round herb crusted roast beef,” says Woody. “A lot

of people wouldn’t do that for a holiday dinner, but that’s what we use in our roast beef subs, everyday.” They already boast a solid Six Nations/New Credit clientele, but they are hoping to increase that as they add more food choices. “We’re open now, but we are planning our Grand Opening, and we chose the Two Row Times to help us with that, because a lot of our customers are from the Ohsweken area and TRT has very good circulation,” Bazoian says. “We want to look for ways to interact with both Brantford and Six Nations through the Two Row Times.” Between them, Art and Woody have been in the food service industry for almost 70 years, and this combined experience and industry knowledge will help them accomplish their goals of quality take out food at a convenient location, and at affordable price.

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Born at Ohsweken, Ontario on November 21, 1917. Peacefully passed away on February 17, 2014 at the Iroquois Lodge, Gladys (Jonathan) Brown in her 97th year, wife of the late Cecil, Loving mother of Raymond (Ruth) and Ruth Nordoff (Herb) & the late Ralph and Francis, daughter of the late Howard & Sarah, grandmother of 7 grandchildren Jennifer, Grant, Stefanie, Violet, Raymond Jr., James & Catherine and 1 great grandson David, also survived by many nieces & nephews. Resting at the Hyde & Mott Chapel, R.H.B. Anderson Funeral Homes Ltd. 60 Main Street South Hagersville 7-9pm Tuesday where Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday at 1pm. Interment Ohsweken Baptist Cemetery. Thank you to all the staff at Iroquois Lodge and Dr. Trevor for the compassionate care. In lieu of flowers donations to the Ohsweken Baptist Church or the Iroquois Lodge, Ohsweken www.rhbanderson.com

The family of the late Isabel Jacobs wish to acknowledge with sincere heartfelt thanks to our family and friends who helped to make Issy’s journey home to the creator a very loving and peaceful transition. Our loss was made lighter by the outpouring of love, support, hugs, sincere compassion and kind words, flower arrangements and monetary donations. This showed us the care and kindness of families and community members.

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I would like to thank my children Rick and Kari, Will and Flo, Gord and Val, my Grandchildren, my brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, Aunts and Uncles, Pete Atkins and the Bluegrass Band, as well as all other family members and friends. “I really believed right up until I walked into that door that I was coming to a baby shower. It was definitely something to see everyone that showed for my surprise moment.” My biggest surprise moment was when I got to see my son Rodney who resides in Arizona, so I would like to thank my nephew John, Chris and Marissa for giving me that opportunity. I hope everyone enjoyed the delicious food that was prepared and donated for this special occasion, it was greatly appreciated. I hope there was enough to feed everyone. I love you all and thank you for being a part of my life.

We know that she will be missed by many including her school children whom she greeted each day as they arrived at school; the many former students who still speak of such high respect for her character and kind spirit that she continually showed to them; and her many colleagues that she worked with. We sincerely thank the Juravanski Hospital Team for the care given, the Home & Community Care Program, the cooks, the singers, the pallbearers, the RHB Anderson Funeral Home, the speakers; Jock Hill and Dave Williams, and everyone who came to assist our family during this most difficult time. Please know that we are eternally grateful for your help and kindness.

We are grateful to Nahnda Garlow for your beautiful tribute written in the Two Row Times that captured the true beauty of our Issy as she lived her life. She was also honored by her many former students who came and sang a dedicated tribute to her in appreciation for the abundance of respect that she showed to them during their school years and this was their way of returning honor and respect to her prior to the commencement of the wake. Thank you so kindly for that. Her legacy will live on through her children, grandchildren and the school and education that she dedicated her life to. Our sincere thank you to everyone. Arnold Jacobs & Children – Bub, Jim, Sarah & Families The Montour Families of – Bill, Frank, Ruby, Hazel, Helen, Verna, Vera & the late Hugh

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, there is more to you than meets the eye. You enjoy letting others get small glimpses of your true self, but this week they will get a lot of information all at once.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Feeling restless, Taurus? Spend some time with a hobby that you enjoy, whether that is cooking in the kitchen or building something out in the garage. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Others may have trouble reading you this week, Gemini. That’s because you are putting forth a few different faces. It is better for all involved if you remain consistent.

13. Point midway between S and SE 16. Ground where each golf hole begins 18. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms 22. Atomic #73 23. Thin wire nail 24. Ancient Germanic alphabet character 25. Jupiter’s 4th satellite 26. Woman’s undergarment 28. African antelope 29. Afrikaans 30. Vietnamese offensive 31. Expression of sorrow or pity 32. Scot word for toe 34. Journalist Nellie 36. Compress 37. Whiskies

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54. Japanese apricot tree 55. Taxi 56. Bustle 57. Feline 58. Malaysian Isthmus

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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, your patience is wearing thin, but you need to keep your cool or you could end up in a sticky situation at work. Ride things out until the weekend arrives.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 It isn’t in your makeup to be meek, Scorpio. If something needs to be discussed, speak up and let others know your perspective on the situation. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, a lucky streak has you excited to test your good fortune. Ride this wave, but do not go through all of your money in one fell swoop. That can spell trouble. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you have been doing a lot of waiting around, but now your patience is bound to pay off. You just need to wait a little while longer to bear the fruits of your labors.

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