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Tragedy struck Wednesday night when a van carrying a family returning home from the little NHL all-Native hockey tournament in Mississauga collided with a transport truck on Highway #69, near the Magnetawan First Nations. Thirteen-year-old Ember Wynne of Red Rock First Nation who played in the tournament as a member of the Atikameksheng Eagles, her grandfather, William Tuck, 71 from Lake Helen First Nation, and her 3-month old sister Myah Kowtiash, also of Red Rock died in the crash. Their mother is in serious condition after undergoing 14 hours of surgery, and Ember's brother were also serious hurt. An impromptu roadside memorial service was conducted Sunday afternoon in which first responders, as well as teammates and members of the Magnetawan, and Red Rock First Nations attended. Donations to help the family can be sent to: Anishinabek Nation 7th Generation Charity, P.O. Box 711, North Bay, ON P1B 8J8, Story on page 26. PHOTO BY RICK CATTRYSSE

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Heiltsuk FN in herring battle

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Last week, the Heiltsuk First Nation declared a tribal ban on commercial sac roe fishing in all of Area 7 in order to preserve herring stocks, reports the CBC. Yet, on Sunday afternoon Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) opened up a herring sac roe seine fishery in Spiller Channel, in Area 7, according to a statement released by the Heiltsuk Nation.

The Heiltsuk Nation says the government violated the band’s constitutional rights and showed blatant disrespect by opening the fishery. Chief Councillor Marilyn Slett said the band was only told of the opening half an hour after it had already begun.

The DFO and the Herring Advisory Board have claimed that there are enough herring to support modest commercial harvest, and the latter has warned that police would be called if the Heiltsuk attempt to blockade access.

But the Heiltsuk say they don’t trust the DFO’s science, as it is “very industry driven,” and are therefore working on their own estimates.

They are the fourth First Nation to fight a fishery reopening due to dangerously low stock numbers.

Yukon FNs reflect on 20 years of self-government

WHITEHORSE – On Mar. 19, the Na-Cho Nyak Dun, Champagne Aishihik, Teslin Tlingit Council and Vuntut Gwitchin First Nations, commemorated 20 years of self-government in Whitehorse.

People reflected on the two-decade old agreements with the Yukon government, on the progress made and on the way for the future. However, many chiefs also noted that there was still much to be done.

Carl Sidney, Chief of the Teslin Tlingit Council, noted there are still treaties unhonoured from over 30 years ago, and that there was still a lot of hard work to do in order to achieve true sovereignty.

Kristina Kane, Chief

of the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council, also spoke of the importance of promoting and maintaining their traditions and cooperation with each other.

The anniversary of self-government comes as Yukon First nations are involved in a variety of legal battles with the territorial and federal government including a clash over Bill S-6, a bill to amend the Yukon Socio-Economic and Environmental Assessment Board, reports the CBC.

Indigenous art to adorn Edmonton hockey arena

EDMONTON – The artwork of Alex Jenvier, an Indigenous artist, has been chosen to adorn Edmonton’s new downtown hockey arena, with a piece 150-square-metres-long.

Jenvier, from the Le Goff Reserve near Cold Lake, said hockey was very important to Indigenous people, as it was one of the main methods to settle disputes between tribes. He loved the sport and played it until he was 63, when his legs began to give out, states a CBC

article.

Jenvier is from Dene Suline and Saulteaux descent, and is a residential school survivor, where he first developed a liking for art. He graduated with honours from Calgary’s Alberta College of Art in 1960 and has had his art displayed all over the world, reports the CBC. He said he hopes the art in the new arena will help make the past part of the future – a theme he incorporates into his art.

The art will be transformed into a mosaic of 150 squared meters of tiny tiles. Once constructed, it will be laid inside the winter garden floor stretching across 104th Avenue, reads the article.

Hundreds protest Australian removal of Indigenous communities

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In 2014, Premier Colin Barnett announced that they would review the viability of these remote communities, as the federal government had cut off their essential services funding. Of course, this angered indigenous people and their supporters, who’ve been protesting ever since. The situation was exacerbated after Prime Minister Tony Abbott made comments suggesting it’s “not the job of the taxpayer to subsidize lifestyle choices,” in reference to the remote indigenous communities, reports WA Today.

Indigenous leaders called the comments “unbelievably racist,” and have demanded an apology.

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AUSTRALIA – More than 700 demonstrators gathered outside the Australian parliament last Thursday to protest the government’s plans to shut down more than 270 remote indigenous communities in Western Aus-

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New emergency management agreement will double on-reserve field workers

ALBERTA – Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Bernard Valcourt, and Premier Jim Prentice, announced a $14.6-million 10-year extension to the emergency management agreement between Canada and Alberta.

This will double the number of field service workers on Alberta’s 45 reserves, will add a manager, and will include new emergency training for First Nations communities, reports the CBC. The agreement includes support in four key emergency areas, including mitigation, response, recovery and preparedness.

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On Thursday night, more than 120 Six Nations community members attended a public meeting organized by Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) to discuss the results of tests made on the Kearns incinerator.

RDWI engineers present report on Kearns’ machine

By Tom Keefer

OHSWEKEN – On Thursday night, more than 120 Six Nations community members attended a public meeting organized by Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) to discuss the results of tests made on the Kearns incinerator.

Kearns had long promised that his machine “disintegrated” waste with minimal emissions and was perfectly safe. However, concerns were raised by a number of community members who reported disturbing smells, black smoke, and particulate matter coming from the machine during its intermittent six month run from November 15, 2013 until May 28, 2014 when it was shut down by protests from concerned community members.

The protests against Kearns led to the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) hiring Guelph based engineering firm RDWI, an external third party, to do a series of tests on the emissions coming from the exhaust stack over a three day period from November 4-6, 2014.

When results came back, they showed levels of particulate matter

coming out of the machine were 85 times the allowable limits of Ontario guidelines. Dangerous heavy metals such as cadmium and lead showed up at over 25 times the maximum allowable limits. Most alarmingly levels of dioxins and furans, known carcinogens, were found in the test to be present at levels of up to 200 times the allowable limit.

When Two Row Times spoke to Kearns on January 20th 2015 about the test results, he suggested that the only way he could explain having numbers this high over the legal limits was due to a third party “sabotaging” his machine.

Kearns also told the Two Row Times that he’d knowingly run the machine without any pollution controls attached whatsoever. When asked why Kearns pointed the onus onto Six Nations Elected Council, saying, “…because they [SNEC] never gave us the go ahead to build the fixed facility. I wasn’t going to put $500,000 into a demonstration machine [for pollution controls] that was only there to demonstrate what it would do to the garbage.

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Kirk Easto a consultant from independent company RDWI Engineering was on hand to answer questions from the community. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

fixed facility that we will help them get approval from the ministry, but I also have to tell you when we talked about that they said, “oh we’re not having the ministry here and they’re not coming to our site” so it’s up to them.”

A handout from SNEC given at the meeting states that “the disintegrator equipment was fitted with a fabric-filter bag house during the test burn and stack, control was apparently insufficient for particular temperature. It is unknown if the bag filters were working optimally during the test.”

Apart from an opening and concluding statement, Chief Ava Hill did

not speak at the meeting on Thursday night. Senior Administrative Officer Dayle Bomberry facilitated the meeting and dealt with questions from a frustrated crowd.

The meeting began with a presentation from RDWI engineers Kirk Easto and Mike Lepage.

They presented a draft report on the testing and dispersion models they used when assessing Kearn’s machine and the distribution of contaminants in the surrounding community.

Easto stressed that the high level of toxic emissions were measured in the stack itself and “do not represent concentrations in the

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community or surrounding environment.” The dispersion models that RDWI used led them to state that “the maximum predicted concentrations of all modeled pollutants were below the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change limits. Thus no impact at the sensitive receptors [meaning residences, schools, daycares, etc.] is expected.”

According to a handout at the meeting from SNEC, the total cost for the emissions testing and dispersion modeling came to $60,000. Council provided Kearns with $805,000 to go towards the purchase of his technology.

The prevailing mood of those in attendance was highly critical of how SNEC has handled the issue of waste management in the community, and after the presentation, a seemingly unending stream of critical questions were asked of the engineers and SNEC representative Dayle Bomberry.

Community member Carrie Johnson lives on Fourth Line close to the dump and directed a question at Kirk Easto.

“I’m a single mom with two kids. We get our drinking water out of

my well on my property and in the summertime I supplement my family by growing a garden. My kids eat strawberries, corn on the cob, string beans. We eat from my garden right down the road from where the incinerator is…. Do you think I should be planting my garden next month?”

Easto replied that he was not a health expert, and that “all I am in an expert in is measuring what’s in that stack.”

Johnson followed up by asking both engineers if they would come to her house this summer and eat food grown from her garden.

Although clearly uncomfortable with this line of questioning, both Easto and Lepage confirmed that they would indeed come over for dinner at Johnson’s place and that they would take back some of the vegetables grown in her garden for their family.

The larger question of how to deal with Six Nations’ continuing waste crisis remained unresolved, although many in the crowd expressed support for recycling programs and efforts to divert waste from a dump which is already well past capacity.

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A look behind the startling statistics from Six Nations Police

By Paula Hill OHSWEKEN – The Six Nations Police has released a yearly report which shows that our men and women in uniform are regularly responding to calls pertaining to violent crimes or otherwise disturbing events.

The most alarming stat, at first glance, is the fact that from 2012-2014, Six Nations Police investigated four murder offences – a statistic which includes attempted murder. From 2011-2014, they investigated 92 complaints of sexual assault; 572 domestics, responded to 129 calls regarding firearms offences, 280 break and enters, 145 allegations of fraud, 47 robberies (which implies force or threat of force was used during theft/attempted theft), and 568 assaults with varying degrees of injury. There were investigations into 82 allegations of impaired driving and 101 allegations of dangerous driving over those years.

Suicides in the community remained prevalent. 2013 was the first year that statistics pertaining to suicides were specifically noted in the report to the community. The Six Nations Police’s “Year in Review 2013-2014” identified that there were 18 reported suicides and 11 false suicide reports.

In 2014 there were 11 reported suicides and 14 false suicide reports. The classification of “Reported Suicide” includes all calls pertaining to any actual suicide or any attempt or

Local police officers, Jacob Isaacs and Blaine Martin take time from their hectic schedule to pose with Buster, the Six Nations Police Services mascot. The Policing statistics are available at the Six Nations Police Services detachment at 2112 Fourth Line Road, Ohsweken. serious threat of suicide. bers of the service and will The numbers listed see a number of activities as “False Suicide Reports” undertaken throughout were the calls police re- the year that all contribute ceived indicating someone to our goal of successful was suicidal but ended up enforcement/prosecutions being unfounded. Six Na- in those areas. We are altions Police indicate that ways extremely busy, and these calls tended to stem with our limited resources, from the good intentions of it is difficult to set two big citizens concerned about strategic priorities for any another individual’s men- given year.” tal state, usually based on In 2013, traffic vioposts on social media. lations were marked as a Chief of Police Glenn priority for the year, with Lickers stated that, “Each the goal of increasing enyear we set strategic pri- forcement to reduce moorities for the service. As tor vehicle accidents. They an organization, we then invested the manpower work towards achieving and officers committed to or succeeding at those pri- vigilantly catch violators. orities. In some cases, an The following year, drugs officer or officers may be were the priority, so the assigned to address a spe- ability to monitor traffic cific priority. As an exam- as vigilantly was reduced. ple, last year we identified As a result, in 2013, 295 the number of outstanding traffic charges were laid, arrest warrants on file as a while 162 traffic charges short term strategic priori- were laid in 2014. Lickers ty. An officer was assigned argues that the reduction specifically to that priority in charges is an indication for two months. Other long of limited manpower, not term priorities – like drug stricter adherence to trafenforcement or traffic fic laws. Lickers points out safety – involve all mem- that the increase in police

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enforcement of traffic laws in 2013 did little to impact the number of accidents.

Two-hundred and thirty two accidents were reported in 2013, one of which caused death, and 57 of which caused personal injury. In 2014, 242 accidents were reported, one causing death and 44 causing personal injury.

From 2011-2014, Six Nations Police recovered

1,716 stolen motor vehicles. Even though the number of recovered vehicles is high, looking at the statistics over the years, a marked decline is evident.

There were 586 recoveries in 2011, 484 in 2012, 289 in 2013 and 357 in 2014.

Lickers states that the reduction in recovered vehicles over the years is due to the success of the police initiative Project

Shutdown and the incarceration of habitual car thieves. Police see a marked increase in the number of vehicles being recovered when a select few habitual car thieves are released from custody and a marked drop when these few individuals are incarcerated.

Overall, the number of charges laid has been reduced each year.

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2RT, can we get any free'er? EDITORIAL After almost two years on the shelf, we at the Two Row Times wish to thank our readership for the support and encouragement that has made us the widest circulation weekly Native newspaper in North America. In keeping with our desire to offer this publication free to our readers, we have taken on a massive project designed to give something back in thanks.

After shooting over 1000 action pictures at this year’s li’l NHL, we realized that we could

only publish a small percentage of those shots in the paper. That means that we are left with an abundance of great shots we can’t use, but that we know players, parents and grandparents would love to see.

While at the games, we saw a lot of parents paying upwards of $20 each for a print of their li’l NHL’ers in action. If you have four or five kids playing, and if you pick only one shot each to remember their participation, that could run you $100. That, on top of the

costs of being a part of the biggest minor all-Native hockey tournament in the world.

So, we decided to take it a step further and let you not only see these pictures, but to let you download your favorite shots to your own computer for free, no strings attached. Beginning in early April, you can do that by simply going to our website at www.

Tw o R o wT i m e s . c o m clicking on our li’l NHL catalogue, and selecting what you want. It’s really going to be that easy. Use

it as your computer desktop pic or print it out for framing. It’s up to you.

Stay in touch on our Facebook or website and we will let you know when you can begin sharing the memories from this year’s games.

The issue you are reading now was brought especially to your community with an expanded distribution plan that will see at least one issue a month make it to reserves right across Ontario. To those communities located closer to Six Nations/New Credit, we

will continue to publish our usual free weekly edition.

We want to thank the organizers of the li’l NHL for their cooperation in helping us cover the entire event from opening ceremonies to the last game. We also appreciate those we spoke to in Mississauga who took the time to tell us what they thought of our paper and what we do to promote Indigenous perspectives of the news and keep you informed and entertained.

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COLUMN: UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY

A lull in Wawatay

By Xavier Kataquapit www.underthenorthernsky.com The Wawatay News newspaper seems to have disappeared, and like the old quote by T.S. Elliot, the publication went out “not with a bang but a whimper.”

I left Canada this past December to head out on a two-and-half-monthlong voyage to the Far East. I did my best to keep up with the news from home but often that was difficult. When I finally flew back to Canada I was shocked to hear that Wawatay Communications Society had stopped services in November.

They have since restored some of their services but at the moment, the newspaper has not recovered

and its staff have not gone back to work.

I grew up reading the Wawatay newspaper and listening to Wawatay Radio. The Cree and Ojibwe word Wawatay means ‘Northern Lights,’ and to us on the James Bay coast, it was symbolic as we expected to have our Wawatay newspaper around forever.

The publication which was created in 1974 was one of the oldest and most respected Aboriginal newspapers in Canada. I have come to know many of the editors and writers over the years, as the paper featured my column ‘Under the Northern Sky.’ I recall being very proud and excited in the fall of 1998 when then editor Jody Porter agreed to run

my column. Back in those days I was faxing my weekly columns to her, as email and the internet was still in its early stages.

Wawatay News was actually launched because of the wishes of the Elders in the northern First Nations. I know that people up the James Bay coast depended on Wawatay News and Wawatay Radio to bring them news with a First Nations perspective. It was also very important to us because Wawatay actually gave us some representation.

It was great to be able to read stories from other First Nations and that drew us closer together.

Wawatay gave us many voices and faces. Our Native politicians, leaders, administrators, Elders

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and First Nation people in general were featured on the pages of Wawatay. I know that many found it very exciting to see pictures of family and friends featured on the pages of Wawatay News.

Wawatay also served to provide us with an historic record in terms of archives. Much of the time, First Nations stories in mainstream media have to do with negative realities. Wawatay actually produced positive stories about my people and the accomplishments of so many First Nations people.

When Wawatay first started, there were very few First Nations writers involved, however that changed over the years.

People like Joyce Hunter and Lenny Carpenter

started their writing careers at Wawatay News. It felt good to know that my own people had a hand in producing this First Nations publication and that served to encourage more Native people to consider journalism as a career. It also gave us all great pride as First Nations people to see stories written in syllabics in the Ojibwe and Cree languages.

I found it strange that nobody contacted me from Wawatay to let me know that the newspaper service of Wawatay Communications was being shut down. I had no idea and I had been sending my column regularly to the paper. I had to learn of this news on the CBC website.

I want to thank all of

those First Nations board of directors, Elders and leaders that have helped to keep Wawatay alive for so many years. Chi-Meegwetch to all those hard working editors, writers (Native and non-Native) who told our stories over the years.

It is my hope that the board of directors and our First Nations leadership can find some way to keep Wawatay News alive. These are dark times and we need the light that good journalism as a service to the public can provide.

My people have lost a lot in the past and it saddens me to know that such a powerful voice for all of us has been silenced.

Let us hope that it is just a lull in the wawatay.

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COLUMN: LUV, RESPECT & DEFIANCE

By Bubzy Tewasarake Martin Probation down the bush involves a significant amount of people – including grassroots Onkwehonwe that don’t see foreign laws as a psychological reality in their minds. A lot are stuck in the pre-contact paradise of the Great Law, which states, “Take what you need. This is where I placed you to play and be happy, my beloved red children.”

Man-made law is harder for some to see.

That can get us in a lot of trouble. Nevertheless, until we can get back to being happy children under the kanosana/sona (the shelter of the great tree of peace), man-made probation is around.

Probation down the bush The purveyors of man-made law on Six Nations have an agenda, and it’s not an Onkwehonwe agenda. It’s an agenda of policy. Policy comes from the minds of arrogant rich crusty old men. On down the pyramid it goes until it reaches Ohsweken and the docile, “Yes, sir,” civil, enfranchised Canadians of Iroquoian descent.

So my question is: is probation there to help or to keep you down? In my opinion, being on it for most of my adult life, it’s a set up. It’s in my blood as a Mohawk wolf to be feisty, to do security and to fight ‘til the death to protect the people/clan.

Ask Tom Porter, the Mohawk elder that goes to prison in New York State to counsel inmates.

He said the majority of Haudenosaunee inmates he sees are Mohawks and Senecas, and from what I’ve seen for the last thirty years, he’s right on the money. He said it’s because we guarded the outer edges of the territories for centuries and we’re aggressive because of that. It’s hardwired in us.

So a lot of us tend to get in trouble. Some for violence, some just for being stubborn and driving with no Canadian license because we are not Canadian. Some for drug possession because we hurt from lack of love or low self-worth.

These are the people who end up on probation.

A lot of piss and vinegar youth. Some don’t care if they live or die. That’s co-

lonial trauma for you.

Some really want to do good. Make good, make amends. Like my little cousin. He got in trouble partying and did a good stretch of time. He wasn’t really a criminal, just made a mistake one night.

He was into sports and was real good. So after he gets released he ends up at the probation office. He says he has gotten himself a good sports position out west. He could go to school they’ll pay him, put him up with a place – an all-around good opportunity.

But he’s on probation.

He brings it up to his probation officer because if he just leaves he’ll be wanted and get arrested when he comes home. The probation officer says, “It’s

a wonderful idea. I think you’d do great getting away.” Everything looks like he has the green light.

He gets ready in a month.

Going away parties with elders, family farewells and best wishes, barbecue pictures – the whole nine yards. Plane ticket ready the guy’s young, single and has hope for the future.

Then he gets the call.

“Can you come to probation? It’s urgent.” So he gets in the car, goes down to probation and gets told the director has overruled his probation officer’s decision so he can’t leave the province. A smile and a shake of the head dashes all hope for a good life, maybe a good woman and future family. An executive decision from policy

designed to oppress, keep you down and make you hopeless. A good-hearted, handsome young Mohawk man. Raised up, then dropped on the rocks.

Talk about breeding hopelessness and anger.

Policy is what leaves men like this to the seedy underbelly of rez life. You know the story. I’ve seen it a thousand times.

He still has hope. He looks up to me and I am clean for ten years. I am a fighter for his soul, and for the respecting of the two sides of the two row wampum.

we have seen the Idle No More movement take to the streets in protest of legislation that infringed on Indigenous rights and weakened environmental protections. Indigenous peoples stood up to the government for the sake of our collective futures.

We blocked railroads, highways, marched to parliament, fasted in protest, and generally did our best to disrupt Canada to have our voices heard and our inherent rights recognized.

It’s deplorable that we have to resort to civil disobedience to be heard, but it’s the only weapon we have when the Federal government has zero regard for the honour of the Crown, which is both a legal and constitutional responsibility. Bill C-51 will take away the one weapon we have and label us as

terrorists for fighting for our inherent rights.

Bill C-51 gives the government the powers of a secret police force, control over what is said in digital spaces, and the ability to punish citizens for protesting.

Bill C-51 does protect some things, though.

It protects capitalism and prioritizes the economy over civil rights. It protects the government from public backlash, enabling it to make decisions without fair oversight.

It protects imperialistic ideologies that continue to suppress and control the Indigenous populations and our lands and resources.

Canadians need to take a page out of the books of Indigenous peoples across Canada and approach Bill C-51 with the mistrust and cynicism

it’s owed. Trust us, like so many pieces of legislation before it that have worked to oppress us, this bill is about controlling you, not protecting you. We need to collectively stand up and fight it.

We need an open public dialogue with Indigenous peoples and all Canadians. Together, we need to stop Bill C-51 before it becomes law.

Bill C-51 is about control, not terrorism

By Grand Chief Gord Peters

As Indigenous peoples we have experienced the oppression and control of Canada’s colonial government for the past 150 years. We have suffered through policies and laws that have tried to obliterate us, assimilate us, oppress us and silence us.

This is our experience in our homelands, and it continues to this day.

Our peoples have become quick studies when it comes to assessing the underlying dangers that are tucked away and hidden in pieces of legislation. We are, rightly so, often suspicious and critical of policies and laws that are packaged and sold to us as being in our best interest or designed to protect us. It is with this lens that we can share a

Gord Peters, Grand Chief of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians. resounding warning call to Indigenous peoples and Canadian citizens alike.

Bill C-51 the Anti-Terrorism Act, is about control, not terrorism.

Bill C-51 is about making us afraid of something in the name of silencing citizens and controlling civil disobedience. The language of terrorism is

rhetoric used to sell you on war and to get buy in for economic security measures. It’s the monster under your bed, built up on propaganda and political posturing. It’s also less likely to kill you than a freak accident involving your own lawnmower.

Across the country over the past three years,

Cameron “Bubsy” Martin can be reached c/o the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre, 711 Exeter Rd., London, ON, N6E 1L3.

Gord Peters is Grand Chief of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians which represents the Batchewana First Nation, Caldwell First Nation, Delaware Nation, Hiawatha First Nation, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, Oneida Nation of the Thames, and the Wahta Mohawks. For more information check out www.aiai.on.ca.

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Sconedogs & Seed Beads How to celebrate spring in your Indian Car

By Nahnda Garlow Is it just me or was this winter absolutely gruelling? Six entire months of cloudy snow and gray skies are just too much for anyone to bear on the regular. That is half our entire year devoted the cold decline of our environment. Ho-lay!

Not that I am ungrateful – I appreciate winter on the Rez in all of its glory; and anyways it’s pretty cool how you can hear bush dogs from really far away when they echo off the snow. But oh, the excitement that early spring brings!

The moment the temperature went above zero I began to usher in spring in my own personal Reservation ceremony of winter being over. I call it – the Indian Car Clean-Up. I have no shame about my Indian Car. It is a full fledged 2001 PT Cruiser

style Indian Car complete with one rusty rim and a dent in the rear passenger door from an accident that we never fixed. The rear windshield wiper is broken and the heat only works on full blast. There is a weird noise that jangles like an electric rattlesnake when we drive down the road.

But nonetheless, this is my war pony and I am grateful for wheels to take me from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’ at a gas rate that I can afford. A-ho!

To open the Indian Car Clean-Up first I did a traditional “drive around” to thank the Creator for the beginning of spring. That is when you drive through the Rez with the windows down and pow wow music blaring – which was fun because the music covered up the rattling noise my car makes so I actually looked kind of cool cruising the down the concession. The air of a thousand genera-

tions blew through my arm hair as I ceremonially dangled it out the driver’s side window.

During that drive with the windows down, winter garbage from my car was twirling about like the sacred spirits of on-the-go car meals that sustained my family through the long winter. In the wind tunnel of my Indian Car, sandwich wrappers and cellophane baggies were flying out the windows and sparkling in the early spring sun like Reservation glitter. That was when I knew it was time for the second part of my personal winter closing ceremonies: the traditional cleaning of the Indian Car. I pulled into the car wash on Fourth Line with my pow wow tunes still blaring. A couple of kids who were standing across the road heard my music and broke out into “full jam mode” – dramatically but

jokingly pow wow dancing sans regalia to my tunes as I pulled in. We all looked at each other and laughed. It was good to see other happy faces recognizing the beginning of spring. These are the good times my friends.

I opened the rear passenger doors to begin the deep clean. Ew. Six months worth of temperature-induced procrastination of cleaning my car was now turning into a nasty funk.

Because temperatures during the day are above zero – dribbles of leftover juice boxes were now melting out of their straws like flowing maple sap from tapped trees.

I thanked the Creator as I threw away the empty coffee and hot chocolate cups that warmed my family through the cold winter months. As my reward He

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Who Created Our Bodies gifted me with $6.55 in loose change found beneath the car seat. So I did what any celebrating Rez girl does during Indian Car Clean-Up – I finished vacuuming my Indian Car and drove straight to Lone Wolf for a large double double!

Now no ceremony is complete without a smudging of some kind. So I took the rest of my found change and bought a cedar scented Little Pine Tree air freshener and hung it from the gear shift of my Indian Car like so many of my ancestors have before me.

Finally, the time for washing the salt and dust off the exterior had come.

This year I was feeling particularly blessed, because the stars had aligned Indian Car Clean-Up ceremonies with Baby Bonus

time – so I grabbed the kids and together we celebrated our good fortune in the “drive-thru” car wash.

I spared no expense.

We filled our tank with offRez gas from Canadian Tire and bought the ultimate car wash package – wax included. Afterwards we even bought brand new rubber mats for the inside.

Yes, I spared no expense in thanking the Good Maker that I am grateful for my Indian Car. In all honesty I have many a good daydream about life with a brand spankin’ new mini-van or some other sporty new model of the latest whatnot. Who doesn’t? But all the same I still smile because I know that in the Creator I am blessed. So for today – thank you Creator for my ace Indian Car.

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Hippocrates Health Institute charges dropped

By Nahnda Garlow The Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida (HHI), and its director Brian Clements, have been cleared of charges from the Florida Department of Health.

A letter sent to Clements lawyer from the Florida Department of Health says that there was “insufficient evidence to pursue further legal action” against Clements. “Therefore,” the letter continues, “the Department has withdrawn the Notice to Cease and Desist and the Uniform

Brian Clements was under scrutiny by the Florida Department of Health.

Unlicensed Activity Citation served upon your client…”

In February, Clements was served with cease and desist orders and a fine for nearly $3500 from the Florida Department of Health, claiming he was being investigated for practicing medicine without a proper license.

The Clements issued a statement via email to the TRT saying, “The Department of Health’s decision to remove these charges conclusively demonstrates what we’ve said all along – that my wife and I are licensed nutritionists who have not and do not practice medicine,” said Brian Clements. “Anyone can make an allegation with limited merit or proof, but that doesn’t mean that accusation will hold up to the exhaustive scrutiny the Department deploys as part of its investigation. We appreciate the comprehensive process the investigators followed and are not at all surprised by their conclusions.”

These charges seemingly came as the Flori-

da Department of Health received complaints in response to media and public backlash following Clements and the HHI assisting two Ongwehonwe families pursuing nutritional wellness after their daughters opted out of

chemotherapy treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.

Clements is a “naturopathic medical doctor” and a nutritionist.

He states his work with the Hippocrates Health Institute has been as a

licensed nutritionist and that he does not practice medicine.

In October of last year, Clements came to Six Nations to share his understanding on energy in plant foods with the community. The com-

munity hall was packed with people interested in hearing more on how to reach holistic well-being through nutritious plant foods and holistic medicines as an alternative to pharmaceutical options.

According to their

press release, HHI states that they offer clients a “welcoming climate where they can relax and renew in body, mind, and spirit.”

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G&M Sports/Workwear celebrates 20 years of business

By Mari Reeve Marilyn Frank [VanEvery] and her mother Grace VanEvery opened G&M Sportswear in 1995, with the “G” standing for Grace and “M” for Marilyn. It has been a long journey through clothes and thread, and 20 years later Marilyn still stands proud behind quality products with your name on them.

That’s right, her clothes and goods can literally have your name on them! Marilyn is the owner and operator of G&M Sportswear located at 583 Mohawk Road.

Grace, always sewed with Marilyn, and it became a hobby they did together – a ritual between mother and daughter.

Grace had always mentioned turning their useful skill and hobby into a business. Marilyn’s husband and children constructed the building where the shop still stands today, using her brother’s design.

The store had only been open a few short months when Grace’s

G&M Sportswear has been in business on Mohawk road for many years.

Marilyn Frank is here taking a rare break. PHOTO BY MARI REEVE health took a turn for the worse. Marilyn turned her attention to caring for her mother, but sadly Grace never recovered and within a few months, joined her late husband.

After her mother’s passing, it was hard for Marilyn to get back into sewing, and as a mother of five herself, she could not take time off work to grieve. She found it was emotionally difficult to continue operating a business based around sewing, so she decided to diversify her business to give herself a break.

Marilyn started pro-

ducing promotional items for other businesses, customizing t-shirts, books, wallets, lanyards, water bottles, pens, jackets, bags and even golf balls.

Then Marilyn moved into silk screening. The process involves a few different steps and stages and takes up a lot of room. Finally Marilyn moved into custom embroidery, and the demand was so high she had to purchase a second embroidery machine.

Marilyn was successful in the areas she ventured into, so as of today she offers a wide variety of goods and services.

If you are looking for high-visibility work wear and safety boots necessary for construction work, free of taxes, G&M is the place to go. The shop is centrally located close to Hagersville, Caledonia and Brantford.

If you are a steel or iron worker you will be happy to know G&M also carries lined sweaters, and you don’t even have to drive off reserve! G&M also carries brand name clothing such as Work King, as well as Tough Duck jeans, overalls and jackets.

They offer high quality socks for the whole family, socks for infants or specialized socks for those with diabetes. Marilyn also makes her own clothing from scratch, like t-shirts or long-johns for those cold winter nights.

The Two Row Times recently had custom jackets made through G&M. Businesses can customize their work shirts or order promotional t-shirts through Marilyn. She has many designs to choose from if you are looking to personalize

a gift, including images of bear paws, wolves and deer, or even just adding someone’s name to one of her many t-shirts.

She carries hunting gear which has also become more popular over the years, “I increased my camo clothing because of the resurgence of people wanting it.”

We asked Marilyn to offer some words of experience for anyone looking to start a business. “Be your own person. Trust your instincts. Don’t let anyone take advantage of you.

Owning and managing a business isn’t always easy but you will learn from all your mistakes. I learned to be stronger and I learned to persevere. I’m happy I’ve made many good friends over the years. All along the line there have been people who have helped me, maybe without even knowing it.”

Marilyn’s technical skills have greatly improved over time, “I admire people that can sit at a computer all day long, hats off to them. I’m lucky

to have my daughter show me stuff on the computer I wasn’t even aware of.

Before, I was scared that I’d hit a button and ruin everything, so I’ve come a long way with technology.”

Marilyn views her whole space as her home away from home, complete with bathroom, kitchen, living room and work stations. Marilyn sometimes wonders if this business really was a dream of her mothers or if her mother wanted Marilyn to have a secure future after she was gone, or perhaps that it was a bit of both; to earn a livelihood all while doing something she loved.

Either way there is great pride seen in Marilyn’s smile, standing tall beside her business. “I know that my mother would be so proud. I’m so grateful for the customers that hung in with me throughout the years.” This October will mark G&M’s 20th year in business, so come on by and support a long standing community business!

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Darlene Necan built a cabin on her traditional lands and faced charges from the Canadian government.

It has been dropped.

Province drops charges against Darlene Necan

By Fernando Arce

Eighteen months after the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry first charged Darlene Necan for building a cabin in her family’s ancestral land without a permit, they have decided to drop all charges. This means that Necan, who opted to fight it out in a trial rather than pay the more-than-$10,000 fine, can finally move into her home, in Savant Lake,

near Thunder Bay, Ont. Necan, 55, has been homeless for years, which is why she attempted to build her own home in the same area where her family had grown up. But one day she was suddenly handed a stop-work order and told not to go back to the area or face more fines. Since then, many events and fund-raisers have been held in her name by the large grassroots community that supports her cause.

The official government line is that “it is not in the public interest to proceed with these charges,” Crown counsel Scott Dunsmuir wrote in a letter to Necan’s lawyer, Mike Leitold, on March 17, reported the CBC. “In this case the public expense of a lengthy trial does not appear to be justified when weighed against the gravity of the offence.”

Necan is also a spokesperson for the

off-reserve members of the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen #258, which is facing a serious homelessness problem. She has been organizing marches and protests for years in and around her reservation, even as she fought the ministry. In 2012, she helped build a cabin for another elderly member who had been reportedly living in chicken coop for years.

For these efforts, Steve Watson, a long-

time supporter of Necan, has urged Premier Kathleen Wynne to grant her a humanitarian award.

He said she deserves the award because she was able to find a solution for her own problem amid the housing shortage her reserve faces.

Watson, a retired CAW/Unifor activist who actively helped Necan’s campaign, said her victory should be seen as an inspiration for the province to find a solution to

the homelessness issue affecting indigenous people.

“All they want to do is live on their land and be independent, to live by their own wits, to live by their own hands,” Watson told the CBC. “And we shouldn’t stand in the way of that.”

André Clement, Council of Canadians, talked about their site visit to Gogama. “We couldn’t make it close to the site but we talked to the people there. It could have been another Lac Megantic,” he said.

“We don’t know what hazardous materials are being hauled through Sudbury. The government tells us we’re being ‘protected from terrorists’ by not telling us,” declared Elaine Porter of the Council of Canadians, making a strong link to the need for transparency and access to information in order to meet our rights and responsibilities as citizens.

“It is constructive to look at Transportation Canada’s website,” she continued, calling the information there “chilling.” She discovered that aging infrastructure, infrequent monitoring and human error were all raising the risks of accidents. These point to some immediate steps that can be taken until safer tankers are phased

in in 2017, the rail line can be moved out of the city and away from the lake, and until we reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.

“We’re worried about this lake,” said David Robinson, economist and Green Party candidate. “It is really important here.

We drink it, it is part of our identity and our quality of life.”

Robinson considers the rail line “a real threat,” even going so far as to say the track “is not necessary anymore.”

“Make a presentation to Council, get a feeling of where they’re at,” urged Wyman MacKinnon.

Lilly Noble, Ramsey Lake Stewardship Committee, emphasized that pipelines are not the answer, referring to a history of pipeline spills impacting waterways, most notoriously in Kalamazoo. Changes to the navigable water act under the Harper government mean that Environmental Assessments are not required before pipelines

cross the large majority of waterways.

Noble explained that the proposed Energy East pipeline would carry dilbit through a 40 year old pipeline designed for and currently carrying natural gas, at a higher pressure, a higher temperature, and a higher sulfur content, which can lead to explosions. This pipeline would pass through many northern Ontario communities, including through the source water protection zone for North Bay’s drinking water.

Concerns for Ramsey Lake went beyond the threat from the rail line, and many speakers referenced the impacts from development, and the need for a watershed study to assess existing and future impacts.

“We are still waiting for that,” said Noble, “Council just devoted a little more money for that in the budget.”

Chris Nash exhorted everyone to take personal responsibility for water quality. “Every one

of us lives on watershed that drains into one of our lakes,” she said, urging people to “look out their windows” and take action, for example by preventing road sand and salt from draining into storm drains and directly into lakes.

John Lindsay pointed to the responsibility of City Council. “We drink, swim and fish in this lake.

We have a responsibility to protect this lake,” he said. Clement urged people to take responsibility in another way.

“Talk to Council members, to friends, to family,” he urged. He called on those there to help create awareness, to vote for protection of water and environment in the 2015 election, and to talk to candidates in the upcoming federal election.

Thoughts also turned to those experiencing water hardships elsewhere.

“I want you to remember two numbers: 1838 and 47,” said Clement, explaining that 1838 was the number of water ad-

visories in Canada in January 2015, the majority in First Nation communities, and 47 the number of fatalities in the Lac Megantic disaster. Clement also referenced water quality concerns from clear cutting at Geneva Lake and Grassy Narrows. Richard Eberhardt (Northern Ontario Organizer for the New Democratic Party of Canada) called for solidarity with people around the world suffering water shortages and lack of access to fresh, clean water.

The statements of a young Anishinabekwe, Samantha McComber, received the most response, and brought the conversation back home. “Water is pretty much everything.

No living thing can exist without it. If we can’t help ourselves, we can’t help anyone else, so we need to protect Ramsey Lake,” she stated, before leading drumming and singing of the water song at the end of the rally.

People gather in support of protecting our water on World Water Day

By Naomi Grant SUDBURY, ON – Despite the wintry weather and short notice, approximately 25 people came out in support of protecting our water this Sunday, March 22. The Sudbury Chapter of the Council of Canadians hosted the rally to mark World Water Day at the end of Somerset Street, where the rail line skirts Ramsey Lake along its northern shore.

Four CP rail police observed the rally and kept people away from the tracks, and a Greater Sudbury police cruiser was nearby.

The location highlighted already heightened concerns over the possibility of a rail accident and disastrous spill into Ramsey Lake. Three recent derailments in Northern Ontario have brought the fears of such a disaster close to home.

People were especially shaken by the March 7th derailment, fire and crude oil spill near Gogama.

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Local woman sends food to the north

By Mari Reeve

KITCHENER – Amanda Carder, 31, is a non-Native woman born and raised in Kitchener, who works full time and is a mom to three young children.

Up until a couple months ago, Amanda only worried about feeding her family and securing goods for her household, but that all changed once she read a Huffington Post article about a grassroots organization called Northern Neighbours.

Northern Neighbours started with a woman in BC who had travelled to Nunavut and witnessed pressing issues with food security. The woman decided to start a Facebook group, joining people together so they could collectively send food and care packages to Inuit communities in Nunavut.

A week after reading about the Northern Neighbours program, Amanda Carder heard another news story about families in Nunavut. Hearing about a baby being given Coffee Mate as a substitute for formula was the shock that drove Amanda to do more.

“That broke my heart.” Amanda says, “I

Amanda Carter (right) is sending food to an Inuit family in Gjoa Haven Hamlet, an isolated northern community. SUBMITTED PHOTO saw the write up in the Huffington Post and now this story comes out. I don’t care if it’s going to cost me a million dollars.

So I talked to my husband, I explained to him what was happening, and he’s like: ‘Okay, do what you have to do.’ I’ve got my little guy and young girls, I couldn’t imagine what these mothers are going through, it just wrenches at your heart. When adults go without proper food it’s bad enough, but children?

“This is supposed to be Canada, a place where people come to make a better life and escape poor living conditions.

Meanwhile there are indigenous communities living in third world conditions here. People come

to better their lives, but if we look at our neighbours, their lives aren’t any better.”

Amanda joined the Facebook group and was given a family that she would directly provide support for and be in contact with. The family she was paired up with has nine family members.

Through them, she was put into contact with another family that needed food and goods. Amanda put a call out to family, friends, community, co-workers, anyone she could, and within a week she received over 600 lbs. of donated food and goods.

People also donated cash to help with the high cost for shipping all of the donations so far away.

Amanda has been footing a lot of the shipping bill, with each 50 lb. box costing anywhere from $176 to $182 to mail to the community of Gjoa Haven Hamlet in Nunavut.

Gjoa Haven Hamlet is so remote and isolated it takes 13-26 days until the shipments arrive at the family’s homes. The community has historical significance for the beginnings of Canadian colonialism as the very first Hudson’s Bay trading post was established there.

The community is located right on the water.

Currently there are 1200 people living in the community, and everything is airlifted to them. There is only one store which carries everything most people would buy at a large multi-store shopping plaza: groceries, water, household goods, electronics, water, and other everyday items.

Whatever is in stock comes at a very high price.

Two litres of orange juice goes for $14 and 24 bottles of water cost over $100, which shocks Amanda even more because she easily goes through that in a week.

Amanda also informs us that some salaries

are as low as $100 for 2 weeks of work, making it impossible to live. Amanda describes the living situation of the family she is connected with. “A family of nine sharing a two bedrooms, when I’m here with my three kids, each in their own bed. I am so grateful for my loving family, my husband is so supportive. He is from Columbia, and knows the struggle of people there.

My cousin is also enrolled in media arts at college and he did a video and plays it for students in the front lobby of the school. ” Amanda has been greatly moved by the support she has received from friends, community members and strangers.

Not only did people begin donating cans and other non-perishable items, but they also donated gloves, hats and mitts as these winter items are in high demand in the cold climate of Nunavut. Amanda also made sure to remove as much of the packaging as possible so as to maximize her sending capabilities, noting bulk items were the best to send.

Visiting the Facebook group page: “Helping Our Northern Neighbours” shows many posts by Inuit

community members who are requesting a sponsor for their families, and specifying their childrens’ ages. Some request specific items, such as necessities like sewing needles and thread that would be easy for us to purchase cheaply but which are very difficult for people to find in remote areas.

A woman living in the community of Repulse Bay preferred to remain anonymous, but told the Two Row Times “It’s hard when you have kids to feed without any job available anywhere here in Repulse Bay. We live on income support and child tax benefit only and most of the food that co-ops sell are expired and very expensive.”

Carder hopes to continue to spread the word, and she is welcoming any involvement from others and will continue shipping as much as she can.

She hopes to plan a gala or some kind of fundraising event to help with this campaign initiative.

Anyone interested in helping out is encouraged to contact Amanda at manka83@live.ca or to check out the “Helping our Northern Neighbours” Facebook page.

is also organizing a public support event the day of the court hearing.

Idle No More Ontario representative Tori Cress told the Two Row Times, “We stand in solidarity with our relations in the north protecting the lands, water and rights of the indigenous people for the generations to come.”

According to a March 13 press release, Amnesty International applied to intervene in the court proceedings, but the application was dismissed by the court in December 2014. The press release claimed that Amnesty intended to argue in court that international human rights standards should be considered in the court’s judgement.

“Amnesty International believes that projects of this nature should only

proceed with the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous peoples, as set out in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and other international human rights standards” Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, said that the outcome of the Clyde River case may set an important precedent for how future energy extraction proceeds in Northern Canada.

“With oil and gas development at the heart of the federal growth strategy, the Clyde River case provides an important opportunity to ensure that decisions about which projects go ahead, and which are rejected, comply with the global human rights protections that Canada has endorsed.”

Major groups launch solidarity campaign with the Inuit of Clyde River

By Warren Bernauer Idle No More Ontario and Amnesty International have announced a solidarity campaign, supporting the Inuit of Clyde River in their struggle against offshore seismic surveys for the oil and gas industry.

In 2011, a consortium of geophysical companies submitted a proposal to the National Energy Board (NEB) to conduct seismic surveys off the coast of Baffin Island, Nunavut.

Inuit responded to the proposal with firm and unified opposition. Residents of several communities made their opposition clear through petitions and statements at public meetings. The Hamlet Council and Hunters and Trappers Organization of Clyde River passed several joint motions opposing the

Clyde River residents protest the National Energy Board's approval of offshore seismic surveys in Nunavut.

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proposal. A meeting of all mayors from Baffin Island passed a resolution opposing the surveys. Representative Inuit organizations and land claims regulatory boards urged the NEB to withhold permission for seismic surveys until further studies are carried

out.

Despite this unified opposition, the NEB approved the surveys in June 2014. The community of Clyde River responded with local protests and sought a court injunction against the seismic surveys. The case will be

heard by the Federal Court of Appeal in Toronto on April 20, 2015.

Idle No More Ontario is organizing public speaking events for the Mayor of Clyde River, Jerry Natanine, in Toronto in the days leading up to the trial on April 20. Idle No More

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A long-standing legal dispute between Clifford Maracle, longtime resident and business owner in Tyendinaga, and the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (MBQ) band council, has been resolved in the band council's favor.

Tyendinaga Band Council wins precedent setting case

By Erica Jamieson

TYENDINAGA – A long-standing legal dispute between Clifford Maracle, long-time resident and business owner in Tyendinaga, and the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (MBQ) band council, has been resolved in the band council’s favor.

The Supreme Court of Canada declined leave

for Maracle’s appeal to stop the band from seizing three pieces of land to settle a debt owed to MBQ. In the original case, the decision was that “Mr. Maracle… [was] ordered to pay [MBQ] $250,000 in general damages and $50,000 in punitive damages.” At that time, MBQ took out a writ of seizure and sale on three properties owned by Maracle.

These three properties are not the lands and

property in the original dispute, but rather from other lands Maracle holds.

Maracle has been embroiled in what Kanenhariyo “Seth” Lefort has said is a precedential case between Mr. Maracle and Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte band office (MBQ). Lefort goes on to say, “It sets a huge precedent because now bands can collect land and property from a band member

from debts owed. They could, in theory, buy debts as a bonds collector and take people’s property. This has never been the case before.”

Despite Maracle’s 13-year involvement in this land dispute, it has actually been an issue for MBQ for 23 years. Maracle only became involved when he purchased the building in question from Shawn Brant in March of 2002 for $100,000. Ac-

cording to court documents in January of 2008 Brant didn’t have a certificate to possession and Maracle was fully aware of that fact.

In 1992, Shawn Brant and his father wanted to purchase the land. At that time, it was just land and had no building on it.

A verbal agreement between MBQ and Brant’s father had been agreed upon, but the MBQ reports not receiving any

monies from Brant for the land. The Brants did obtain a large loan from Ohwista Money Management and Industry Canada to build a building, however.

The Two Row Times made several attempts to get Maracle and Brant’s response. Both have been unavailable for comment.

most influential figure in Haudenosaunee history, so much so that his teachings are still taught and practiced, hundreds of years later. He is ultimately responsible for the strength of our nations and our political, social, economical, and spiritual systems. When he and Hiawatha brought the Kayanerenhsera’ko:wa to our people, it was the end of wars, cannibalism and all around wickedness.

“The Bay of Quinte (Tyendinaga) is also the

birthplace of the Peacemaker, who brought the original Five Nations Iroquois Confederacy under a constitution of peace in the 12th Century (Great Law of Peace).” Eagle Hill, located in Tyendinaga, is said to be the Peacemaker’s birthplace.

It is said, according to Tehawennahkwa Miller, Kanyen’keha speaker, some believe Eagle Hill is the birthplace of the Peacemaker because “there are two spots in the Bay [of Quinte] that

never freeze for some reason, where his grandmother tried to drown him.” When the Peacemaker was born, his grandmother thought he was evil because he didn’t have a father. Twice she took him to the water to drown him. Each time she went back into camp and he would be back nursing in his mother’s arms.

There are others who believe the Peacemaker was born and lived further south. Clint Brant, Tyendinaga member,

talks about Point Travers or Indian Point, where the rocks are quite large.

In the story of the Peacemaker, it is said that he travelled to Mohawk territory in a stone canoe.

Brant observes that to make a stone canoe even the Peacemaker would need the large rocks seen in the more southern area. The Mohawks, at that time, lived along the Finger Lakes area. It would have been quite the sight to see a lone Huron man paddling up in a

stone canoe.

Due to the separation of our nations throughout the years, we have lost much knowledge. However, the spirit of the Peacemaker remains strong in Tyendinaga. Anyone who has spent any time on Eagle Hill can feel the power of our history, of our confederacy. Tyendinaga has a great deal to be proud of and remains a strong community rich in history and rich in knowledge.

Bay of Quinte the birthplace of the Peacemaker

By Erica Jamieson It is said by some we shouldn’t say the Peacemaker’s real name because of a prophecy. The prophecy says that when our people are in a state of desperation, when it has gotten as bad as it gets, someone is to go to the edge of the woods to say his name three times, and he will return to help our people. What his return means is unknown.

The Peacemaker was and continues to be the

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Tehotikahrathè:tha Mohawk language and culture camp

By Mari Reeve BRANTFORD - At the Laurier Campus from March 16-20th Bonnie Whitlow and 5 students from the Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa program at G.R.E.A.T., hosted a March Break camp for Onkwehonkwe youth.

Roughly 15 participants, aged 9-14, attended the week long activities.

Whitlow is the Aboriginal student support co-ordinator at Laurier University in Brantford.

She works at Laurier’s Aboriginal Student Centre.

When funding became available for a March Break camp, Whitlow did some research, asking local Brantford school workers what was lacking the most. Teachers and counselors all reported the same gap in native children’s programs; there was little to no access to language and cultural activities.

Bonnie then contacted Owennatékha (Brian Maracle) to ask him if any of his students studying Mohawk, at the Onkwawénna Kentyóhkwa program would be willing to help out.

His students were very eager to participate and were interested in partnering with Laurier, so with Whitlow they all met to begin brainstorming a curriculum. Significant themes, cultural values and language filled the air at the first brainstorming session.

The group met again to discuss how they would like to teach the information to the youth in a meaningful and interactive way. Each counselor was made responsible for developing, finalizing and facilitating a day’s lesson plan. Once the week’s program was created, Whitlow remarked that “It was a camp I would want to go to. The more we worked on it, the better it became.”

One of the results of that meeting was that they felt it important to teach the youth words spoken in the Ohén:ton Karihwatékhwen, the Thanksgiving Address.

“It’s not a prayer, it’s not an invocation, it’s not a

2RT Publisher Jonathan Garlow is Mohawk illiterate so he visited the Language Camp and was welcomed with open arms by participants. Back row left to right - Kawenniyén:ton (Monster), Ronkwe'tiyohstha, Xavier, Rohahiyo. Middle row left to right - Cloe, Jade, Joanie, Neveah. Bottom row left to right - Montana, Jon, Griff. PHOTO BY ARTY K. MARTIN blessing, it’s a remembrance. It is so powerful to remember that thanks, and then they (youth) can remind others” said Whitlow.

The week included many more fun activities and lots of delicious foods prepared by Joe Farrell, the Two Row Times food columnist. Farrell created squash mac’n’cheese, hiding the colour and taste of squash and providing nutrition to an otherwise veggie-free meal. The youth also enjoyed homemade squash bread, three sisters soup, home-made broccoli pizza, bean salad, fry bread, sandwiches and other nutritious and delicious meals that they didn’t even realize were healthy!

Monday began with an introduction to the space and people, rule setting, relationship building, empowerment, and the Kayanere’kówa (The Great Law of Peace).

The Peacemaker story was told, which most

participants had never heard. Counselors incorporated the kids into the story, engaged them by drawing a map and talking about what happened with each nation.

They introduced the condolence cane, used to raise up a chief, and each youth made their very own cane incorporating their story on the cane.

After everyone had made their own cane, a larger group cane was created, and included one symbol from each member of this newly developing group.

This became somewhat of a talking stick, and was used in a large group setting to ensure every person’s voice was heard.

Tuesday included some outdoor activities with a hoola hoop game, and incorporated teamwork, as did a lot of their activities. In the afternoon they created a stained glass piece of artwork, all the while incorporating the language.

Wednesday was an

exciting day, as the youth were able to explore the University campus during their own version of ‘The Amazing Race’.

The race was completed as a group, again encouraging them to work together cooperatively, and introduced them to the idea of a large daunting University campus that some students don’t discover until they attend post secondary education.

Students were able to get a feel for the ins and outs of a large institution, see different departments, residences, dorms, senior executive offices, career fairs, and campus operations and security. We asked Xavier VanEvery, an 11 year old Cayuga participant, what his favorite part of the week was and he said: “Just everything! I’m here to have fun and learn the language. The counselors are very nice. Everything is great. The Amazing Race was my favourite

activity because I had fun with my teammates just trying to find the pieces.”

Thursday consisted of a Jeopardy game to reinforce vocabulary related to family in the Thanksgiving Address.

Some bead work was done as well, youth created a story string, each bead representing something in their family and life, which they shared as a group afterwards.

Friday, the group hosted a social for their family and friends to attend and celebrate the success of a youth program designed for Onkwehonkwe youth. Chloe VanEvery, 12 years old spoke about how much she enjoyed the camp.

“I loved everything. The amazing counsellors... my favourite thing was when Artie and Rohahi:yo told stories. I got to put my favourite things on my condolence cane, like my baseball and a lightening bolt for the Thunder Club I’m part of at school.”

Montana Martin also excitedly described a token reward system in place for the youth called Owennadeckers, like paper money but with Brian Maracle’s face in the middle. Montana explains, “You can buy stuff if you have the right amount of Owennadeckers. You get them if you speak the language, if you try, if you follow group rules and if you win the games. My favourite part was the Amazing Race. We got to see all kinds of buildings and smile and have fun!”

Whitlow spoke about the desire and commitment that many people have towards wanting to create more spaces for language and culture, despite the lack of resources. Bonnie tells us that even the counselors who participated and helped make the camp such a success just didn’t exist in the past. “I’m positive that without Onkwawénna Kentyóhkwa this would not have been possible today.” Brian Maracle and students Artie Martin, Ronkwetiyóhstha, Kawenniyén:ton, Rohahí:yo, and David Hill facilitated this March break camp with help from singer Eddie Thomas who gave the campers teachings about the social songs. Artie says: “Its a great group of counselors and campers, I can’t wait to do it again!”

Another counselor also said, “We were fortunate to have a keen group of kids, wanting to learn.

We are very fortunate that Laurier and the office of aboriginal initiatives could provide this program, everything came together really well.”

Much respect was given to the caliber of speaker and excellence of students that the Onkwawénna Kentyóhkwa program is producing. Bonnie adds, “What he (Owennatékha, Brian Maracle,) and the program has done for our community is language revitalization. If even just one of these kids decides to study the language or put their feet on a university campus then we were successful.”

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Above: The Aamjiwnaang Hitmen celebrate their divisional win at the li'l NHL last week. The event is rapidly growing with 178 teams participating this year. Last year 164 all-Native teams came to Mississauga to play in divisions from tyke to midget.

Little Native Hockey League - four days of controlled chaos

By Jim Windle MISSISSAUGA – Controlled chaos is where LNHL President Marvin Assinewai lives every March break when thousands of young Native hockey players from Tyke to Midget gather for what has become the largest tournament of its kind in Canada, and maybe the world.

Last week, the 44th Annual li’l NHL all Native Hockey Tournament concluded after 178 teams faced off for “Gold” and “Silver” honours in a wide variety of age and skill level divisions to accommodate players from large and

small reserves across Ontario.

“We are All Stars” was the chosen theme of this year’s event, and the evolution of the tournament has created a format that leaves no one out.

“This has been our biggest li’l NHL yet, with 178 teams. We thought there was 177 but miscounted by one,” laughs Assinewai.

For the third year running, the host city was Mississauga, Ontario, traditional homeland of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nations. New Credit Chief Brian Laforme and Mississauga Mayor Bonnie

Crombie were on hand to welcome the participants to Mississauga territory.

“The Little NHL is always welcome and encouraged to host their tournament here in Mississauga,” says Crombie.

“As Mayor, I am proud of the exceptional facilities the City of Mississauga offers players, leagues and associations.”

When the tournament was smaller, it could be hosted in smaller centers like Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, but now that it has grown to such huge proportions, the annual event needed a new home.

“The city of Missis-

sauga has been great to the li’l NHL and whomever the host Nation is year after year,” said Assinewai. “Mississauga is a good choice because of the closeness of all of the 10 ice pads within 10-15 minutes and there are 40-50 hotels within 10-15 minutes of the ice pads. The closeness of everything is what makes this place so special, and what makes it even more attractive year after year.”

The main centre of action was the Hershey Centre with satellite ice pads at Iceland, Tompkin and Meadowvail arenas.

This year’s host Nations were the Au-

deck-Omni-Kaning First Nation and Whitefish River First Nation.

“We are extremely proud and honoured to co-host the tournament again this year on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the New Credit,” they jointly stated.

Although the lobbies of all arenas were crowded with vendors, players, family and fans, the atmosphere was one of celebration and in some cases reunion with old friends from far away.

To all who participated, Mississauga seems to be a good choice. Although or-

ganizers were faced with the usual logistical nightmare of such a packed agenda, they did a masterful job of keeping on schedule in all arenas, with the support and help of the City of Mississauga.

Next year is the 45th anniversary of the LNHL and the 25th anniversary of a designated Girls division, which will bring a few new additions to the structure, including an expanded girls division. Girls can play on the boys teams should they care to, but many who we talked to say it’s better being in a dressing room full of girls.

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Ontario Minister of Aboriginal Affairs David Zimmer (centre) and City of Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie are joined by First Nations dignitaries including Mississaugas of the New Credit Chief Brian Laforme for the ceremonial faceoff to officially open the 44nd Annual Little Native Hockey League tournament held in Mississauga, Ontario. Laforme welcomed everyone to the traditional homeland of his people.

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Referees keep Little NHL safe and on time

By Jim Windle MISSISSAUGA – An event of this size required an army of people to pull off, some of whom are usually taken for granted. But anyone who has tried to organize a sporting event anywhere near this magnitude, will know that scheduling on and off ice officials is a nightmare of its own.

But since the li’l NHL began operating out of the City of Mississauga, this chore has been taken off the plate of already overloaded organizers.

That is another reason organizers have settled on Mississauga as the host city.

“The City looks after

that for us,” said LNHL president Marvin Assinewai. “It’s great. All we have to do is send them the schedule and they do the rest through the Mississauga Minor Hockey system.”

With 178 teams playing multiple games over three days and nights, it requires a lot of man-hours for referees, linesmen and time keepers, many of whom seem to never leave the arenas.

They carry the responsibility of not only officiating all the games, but do their best to keep to a strict timeline for the tournament itself. That requires, in some cases, allowing the clock to

run down when there is a blowout game, or restricting the on-ice post game celebrations to get that Zamboni on the ice as soon as possible to get ready for the next.

There was only one incident that required referee intervention on the ice out of around 300 games, but that too is the responsibility of the game officials. Added to that is a legion of volunteers and friendly arena staff keeping the various arenas clear of trash.

All-in-all it was a very smooth running tournament which stayed on time for the most part, and for that Assinewai is very grateful.

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Mississauga is proving to be a perfect location for the li'l NHL tournament, where the 44th annual event took place last week. With several arenas and ice pads within minutes of each other and accommodations very close by, it allows the huge event to grow even bigger in coming years. Possible invitations into Ohio and New York are being considered by organizers.

Tyendinaga Thrashers and Tyendinaga Oji-Hawks impress at LNHL

By Erica Jamieson MISSISSAUGA – Imagine flying down the ice, literally, with just seconds left in the game and you’re tied 3–3. After trying multiple times to hit the net and missing throughout the game, this is your last chance.

Young Zach Maracle knows exactly how this goes because that was his story with 30 seconds left in the game. Do or die, and all he could think was, “I hope I don’t miss it.” Lucky for Zach and his team, he didn’t. His was the winning goal for the Tyendinaga Thrashers against Six Nations LL2. (Sorry, Six Nations! That’s got to hurt!)

The 44th Little NHL, as its been coined, was hosted at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario from March 16-19

with a record high of 117 teams. This year, Tyendinaga put in three teams: Tyendinaga Thrashers for recreational PeeWee and Atom divisions, and a very young recreational novice team called Tyendinaga Oji-Hawks that won three of their four games.

Kelly Maracle, the Manager for the OjiHawks, was exceptionally pleased, and felt that no more could have been asked for from their hockey players.

“We were actually the little team that could,” Maracle said.

All of the players had a hand in playing great games, and two young boys in particular – Gabe Lalonde of Tyendinaga and Zane Macleod of Alderville – were no exception.

“The kids gave 100%,” said Cynthia Loft, manag-

er of the recreational atom division.

“Even though most of our kids on our team know each other, they don’t all play in the same league,” she explained. “It took them a little bit to connect, but when they did they played awesome.”

A special mention to Justin Lloyd for his dedication by not allowing his frustration get the better of him. All the team members deserve a shout out, but unfortunately there isn’t enough space.

The Tyendinaga Thrashers became the C Division Champions despite losing their first two games. The shutout went to M’Chigeeng Thunderbirds in game one. Julian Derrett, assisted by Bradley Bonner, scored the only goal of game two.

In game three – when Zach, unassisted, scored

the game winning goal in overtime – the first three goals were scored and assisted by, Blake Maracle and Oronhyathe O Green, Bradly Bonner and Julian Derrett, and Blake Maracle and Oronhyathe O Green.

In game four, Kanonhsase

(Gunner) Brant and Kaya Maracle scored a goal each. Finally, in game five, Blake Maracle scored both goals. Cassie Thompson was the Manager for the PeeWee division.

Loft, Maracle, and Thompson all wanted

to say thank you to the coaches, parents, volunteers and sponsors all of whom LNHL would not have been possible.

Congratulations to all the teams who played and participated in LNHL 2015!

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Above, the Batchewana Attack celebrate their win over Nippissing. The event is organized in such a way that even if you lose, you win by being moved to another more competitive level as the games go on, guaranteeing each team and each player will have a satisfying experience.

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The Six Nations Wild girls Peewee/Bantam squad looked great in their new uniforms and played even better, eventually winning the Gold medal for their division.

Flashy SN Wild wins B girls Championship

By Jim Windle MISSISSAUGA – The Six Nations Wild brought the Girls Bantam Gold Medal home to Six Nations from the Little NHL after a strong tournament and a tooth and nail battle with the Bathchewana Bantam girls.

Coach Dennis MacDonald was thrilled with his team’s efforts and the strides they made throughout the tournament after losing early.

“Winning this is especially good for girls hockey at Six Nations,”

said MacDonald following the win. “We put together this program and I hope more girls will get into it.

There are lots of opportunities for girls to go on in this sport. It is breaking wide open now and more girls are getting involved.”

Chico Ralf, who heads up the girls division and is VP of the Little NHL told the Six Wild after giving them their trophy in the dressing room following their Atom B Division Championship win, that he wanted to see all the girls here again next year

on the 20th anniversary and that there would be special features added for the girls division to mark the occasion.

“You have played some awesome hockey this week,” he said. “You have made friends at the different places you went and you provided entertainment for your parents and fans.”

Then he led the girls in a cheer for their coaches and parents who made it possible for them to be here.

To speed along the games which were run-

ning on a tight schedule, some of the trophy ceremonies on the ice were done at rink-side or in the dressing rooms.

“We had an excellent turnout in the girls division,” he said. “We had 24 teams for the girls right from Atom up to midget age. That is very positive and we are only getting stronger.”

Ralf said there was much more parity between the teams as well judging from several close scores and overtime decisions.

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The Six Nations Atoms were so close to the Gold Medal they could smell it, but a game Batchewana Attack fought back from a 3-1 deficit in the last 3 minutes of the game to win the gold in OT. Even so, getting to the Silver was a great accomplishment for the Six Nations team.

Batchewana robs Six Nations of gold medal

By Jim Windle

MISSISSAUGA – On one hand, winning silver ain’t bad, but when you have to lose the gold the way the Six Nations Atoms did, it’s a little hard to take for the young players and their coaches.

The Atoms made it all the way to the “A” Championship game against a very talented Batchewana Attack, and until about three minutes remaining in the game, they thought they had the Gold in the bag. But the Attack had other plans, as they evened the score late in

regulation time and sent the game into OT, where they eventually won 4-3.

“It was a tough one to lose,” said coach Ron General after the game. “It never should have gone into overtime. Our boys just stopped skating and after they (Attack) got those two late goals, and that was it. They were done. Our big line got shut down.”

Needless to say, the Batchewana Attack and their entourage were on cloud nine when they received the li’l NHL Cup for their division from Stan Jonathan.

“Batchewana have a great goalie (AJ Borrelli), I’ll give them that,” said General. “We were all over him but just couldn’t put one in that net.”

That was true. The Six Nations team were buzzing around the Batchewana crease for most of the OT period and got several chances, even hitting a post, which caused the large crowd at the Hershey Centre’s main arena to ooh and ahh, but they could not beat Borrelli in the 3-on-3 OT period.

Kaleyn Racette scored the first goal of the game with 1:29 remain-

ing in the first period, assisted by Tristan Garlow and Ryerson Montour.

Dayton Montour made it a 2-0 game with 6:17 remaining in the second, unassisted. But that was erased a minute later by the Attack’s Trenton Thibault, with assists going to Ethan Desmoulin and Ethan Agawa, as the Attack began to gain their confidence.

Asher Martin restored the two-goal lead at 3-1 with 3:35 remaining in the third period from Dayton Martin, and it looked like Six Nations was on its way to Gold.

A combination of Batchewana digging deep in the final minutes of regulation time, and the Six Nations Atoms perhaps looking past the game at hand conspired to change everything.

To their great credit, with 3:48 remaining in the third period, the Attack came on and brought themselves to within striking distance of Six Nations with Noah Michano-Drover’s unassisted goal.

That seemed to energize the Attack and scare Six Nations, who became disorganized and sloppy

in their own end. Then with 1:42 remaining, the Attack completed the come-back and sent the game into overtime.

Although most of the chances in the OT period belonged to Six Nations, a breakaway pass sent Kaylob Thibodeau in alone, and he wrestled the Gold Medal away from Six Nations.

Although disappointed, Coach General did see the silver lining.

“Silver ain’t bad,” he said of his team’s efforts.

“It’s better than Bronze.”

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The joy of wearing #19 for the Atikameksheng Eagles at the lil NHL turned to sorrow for her teammates and all who knew 13-year-old defenseman Ember Wynne who was killed along with her grandfather and little baby sister in a terrible crash an the way home from the event on Wednesday night. Her brother and mother remain in hospital in serious condition.

Roadside memorial for fallen teammate

By Jim Windle

MAGNETAWAN – The tragedy that followed this year’s li’l NHL with the death of 13-year-old Ember Wynne of Red Rock First Nation and members of her family brought teammates, community officials, friends and first responders to an impromptu memorial service and ceremony held Sunday. More than 100 people gathered at a service station along Highway 69, at Megnetawan First Nation, near Perry Sound where the collision took place, last Wednesday evening.

The horrific crash that took the lives of the young hockey player, her

Grandfather, three month old sister, and seriously injured her mother and brother, sent shock waves through the small community of Red Rock First Nation as well as officials of the li’l NHL and all First Nations communities that sent teams to the tournament.

Ember’s mother underwent 14-hours of emergency surgery Saturday and her brother also received treatment for serious injuries but he is said to be stable and recovering well. The mother is still in serious condition.

A makeshift memorial was set up at the service station where the van carrying the victims

was leaving when struck by a transport truck.

Renee Cattrysse, daughter of the Two Row Times designer Dave LaForce, attended the memorial along with her daughter Ashley who played on the same team as Ember, and brought blue, white and pink flowers on behalf of the Two Row Times.

“The whole team was there except for one member,” said Renee. “Many of the girls brought their medals from the li’l NHL to lay at the memorial and the team brought Ember’s hockey stick which they had decorated with feathers.”

The Chief of Magnetawan led a prayer for the

family and those recovering in hospital and invited those in attendance to join the people of Magetawan in a memorial feast following the roadside ceremony.

“He said he was glad to hear laughter as well as tears at the ceremony,” said Renee Cattrysse.

“The girls signed Ember’s #19 jersey and had a team photo taken at the memorial to be sent to the Red Rock First Nation to be used in their own memorial.”

People brought dreamcatchers, hockey sticks and pucks, teddy bears, and other items, which were set around the stone pile memorial built earlier at the site.

One by one Ember’s teammates thanked the first responders who attended the horrific scene and tried to save the lives of Ember and her family.

There were preliminary talks about a reunion game to be organized sometime next year where the team would play an exhibition game, all wearing Ember’s #19.

“It really helped to have everyone together,” said teammate Ashley Cattrysse. “We were all thankful for the time we had with Ember. She was a good player and big part of this team.”

The Chiefs of Ontario were quick to issue a media release offering condolences to the com-

munities and families impacted by the tragedy.

“I am saddened by this tragic news and pray for the families who have lost their loved ones,” said Ontario Regional Chief Beardy. “Our hearts and prayers go out to families and everyone travelling home from the Little NHL hockey tournament.”

Donations to help Ember Wynne’s family can be sent to: Anishinabek Nation 7th Generation Charity, P.O. Box 711, North Bay, ON P1B 8J8 Atikameksheng Anishnawbek have set up a memorial at the Magnetawan Gas Station for anyone travelling home – you can offer your tobacco and say prayers.

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178 teams representing reserves from Walpole Island in the south, to Akwesasne in the east, Attawapaskat in the north and Shole Island in the west, and all territories in between gathered in Mississauga for the biggest lil NHL tournament ever. Last year 164 teams entered.

Stan Jonathan still an inspiration kids at Little NHL

By Jim Windle MISSISSAUGA – “The lil NHL tournament is the best thing about March break,” said former Boston Bruins star Stan Jonathan from Six Nations, who was on hand once again this year to help the organizers with the trophy and medallion ceremonies.

Although he himself missed the creation of the lil NHL as a kid growing up, he has had several members of his family who have played, now including grandchildren.

“A lot of parents don’t have the money to go to Florida or take an extended holiday, but this

has become a holiday for First Nations families over the years. I never got a chance to play, I was playing Jr. in Peterborough so I didn’t get into it. This year there are 178 teams here and I have four family members playing, three boys and one girl, and she is happy to get to play on an all girls team, too.”

Jonathan is hoping to see more Six Nations girls playing hockey on all girl teams at the Bantam Midget age, especially following the Wild’s Gold Medal showing this year.

“There is no other place you can run this that I know of,” said Jon-

athan. “Most reserves and communities are so small so you have to hold it in a city with enough facilities and lodging.

Even if they have the arenas around, they do not have the accommodations available for parents and grandparents plus the teams.”

The tournament is for all levels of the game, and is broken down into house league and travel teams levels, who each get to play at their own level. “(Former NHL’er) Reggie Leach is here this year, too, for the Native kids, along with myself, and we are going to try and get to some of the

Midget games for the older kids. We want to encourage them to continue playing hockey after minor and we want to give them support and encouragement,” says Jonathan.

Leach and Jonathan talked to some of the older kids about staying away from drugs and alcohol, not getting in with the wrong people and pursuing hockey instead.

“These kids can play hockey and there is no reason why we don’t have a few more kids using their talent to go on and play Junior. A lot of these kids will take themselves down a wrong road when they choose the wrong

friends. Everybody here loves the game.”

Jonathan points out the fact that the Dreamcatcher Foundation has made participation possible for smaller, more distant reserves especially over the last three years of their involvement. This year they have paid the $550 entre-fee for several teams to make it possible to come.

“We are fortunate at Six Nations for having a larger reserve and more kids to choose from, and our Minor Hockey System is one of the top around for Native communities,” Jonathan recognizes.

“But some of these small-

er more remote reserves just want to come down here and have fun.”

The system is build in such a way that they find the most appropriate level in a C or D division if they get beat a couple of times and still get to play for a championship.

“Everybody goes home with something,” he says. “I’ve watched these kids over the past few years that my grandsons have played in it and you can see the improvement in these kids every year. That’s nice to see.”

We’re not your children We have no king We’ll accept you as family, we ask only one thing A nation of brotherly love

Freedom is a beautiful Mohawk woman singing by the river Freedom is a doe laying in the trees Freedom is a willow seed floating on the breeze It is sacred for all Just that talk of touching it Would make us think of war

You tried to yoke me, this I will never accept I will throw off your yoke, stand tall and ”Take back my freedom” I’m not asking you I’m telling you That’s the Mohawk way If you don’t like it, too damn bad

Nobody rules over another Freedom is sovereign The eagle free in the sky The bear free to eat his roots

Freedom fortified for money, is a sick joke I took mine back, threw off your yoke You can take it back to your feudal land My freedom is in my hand And if they hang me, keep moving on

For the mind grows like a garden in Freedom It is stifled in economics Killed dead in the office of life Freedom is a thriving soul It’s worth the fight

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Healthy Roots helping people to get healthy again

By Nahnda Garlow Healthy Roots: the Indigenous Wellness Challenge has been one of the most encouraging and fun projects the 2RT team has launched.

For the last three months, a number of community organizations have come together to bring indigenous wellness to the forefront of their agendas. Six Nations Health Services, Two Row Times, and Tyendinaga Community Well Being Centre partnered together along with the generous contributions of the Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation to launch workshops, activities and educational materials aiming at securing holistic well being in the lives of Haudenosaune and Ongwehonwe people across Canada and the United States.

The ‘Healthy Roots: An Indigenous Wellness Challenge’ group on Face-

book was a success; drawing in 850 participants in just three months. It continues to be a hub of conversation, tips, recipes and fellowship where Haudenosaune and other Ongwehonwe people are

encouraging one another daily.

People have also used our little social media hub to connect and organize workout groups and social gatherings where they can connect and en-

gage in healthy lifestyles and friendships that support one another’s adventures.

The Facebook challenge group will continue to be open for public engagement for as long

as people want to participate in finding holistic well-being through prioritizing indigenous foods and cultural activities.

Healthy Roots has

become a part of our lifestyle. Why? Because as the Peacemaker told us – in unity we are stronger.

Truly, it’s not really about the organizations doing the work – but rather the people – whose positive encouragement and loving support are what have made Healthy Roots such a successful, and fun, project to work on.

Our participants have stuck to their guns – changing their lifestyles for the better, dropping pounds and blood sugar levels along the way. In fact, their journeys have been so successful that many of them are committed to continue on this eating and exercise plan.

The project has been so much fun that we’re planning on running two more Healthy Roots projects in the coming year – so make sure you like us on Facebook to get updates. We’ll be planning

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more activities, more events, sharing more interesting healthy living content and more Healthy Roots swag!

Thank you very much to our awesome Healthy Roots team and all the Challenge group participants for being so very excellent! We at 2RT have been very blessed to be

a part of this project together with you all. You have encouraged one another, and us, to become the best people we can.

And that kind of loving support has truly encouraged us to become healthy again! Nya:weh!

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just their eating habits.

My little brother always would ask if this or that was healthier. It was nice because he kept an eye on me as well. My girlfriend had the biggest impact as she did the challenge with me and prepared most of the meals.

Kathy Isaacs: Support had been one of the biggest keys for my success. The online Facebook page has certainly help a lot. I also started a support group utilizing health departments and local services within our community. I thank those who are in my group as we helped one another learn and grow.

concerns that I had, and supported me with words of encouragement. She also completed the challenge alongside us. The Facebook group and the community for sharing encouraging words along the way, it all has really meant a lot to me.

Karihwawihson: My biggest supporter was my partner Shannon. She was there every step of the way with helping to find different recipes for ‘me’ to cook for us. Also I looked forward to the Facebook page for different ideas and support.

Question #4: Support is often crucial to the success of a lifestyle change such as this one. What did you rely on for support?

Was it family, friends, online support groups, or something else?

Johnny Powless: Family played a big part to me making these positive and healthier choices. I had a few family members ad-

any final words of wisdom, a story about your experience you really want to share, or advice for someone else out there who is looking to make healthy changes in their life?

Johnny Powless: If you are looking to make healthier choices it doesn’t have to be your whole diet. You can start small by drinking water instead of pop, cooking with sunflower oil instead of butter and watch how much your eating takeout just to name a few ideas.

Last but not least don’t give up. It will take time but is worth it in the end.

Kathy Isaacs: Words of wisdom: plan, plan, plan.

Always be one step ahead of yourself. For example when going out to eat, know what you are going to order. Check out the menus before you go if you can. Write down what you eat for a few days and look at what you really eat. Plan days where it’s just about you and look after yourself.

Move every day. Walking is so rewarding.

Julee Green: Final words: I hung this saying in my office and I read it every day sometimes a few

times a day. “You cannot become who you want to be, by remaining who you are” Che Garmen I needed to make changes for my health and I have a huge yearning to learn more about the culture, and what better way than through our food.

To those that are thinking about it making healthier changes in their life, do it!

It will be one of the best things you have ever done for yourself.

Karihwawihson: The only thing that I can say is don’t be afraid to try it. All you have to do is start with small changes like drop wheat or dairy or salt or any of the five white devils.

It doesn’t mean you have to compromise on taste. It gets so easy and when you start to feel amazing you will not want to quit. It’s like there was a fog that is lifted off of me. Now I can see my way to a healthy path. Now that I see it, I am embracing it, and I’m gonna see how far I down this path I can make it. Nyawenkowa for the opportunity to partake in this amazing journey of health and for helping me find the way we are supposed to be eating.

Question #5: Do you have

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Question #2: Can you share with us what your initial goals were and if you accomplished them?

Johnny Powless: My initial goals were to stop drinking pop and coffee. I went strong and didn’t have either for a month! They kind of crept back in every once in a while but it’s a huge improvement on how much I use to drink them.

Kathy Isaacs: My initial goals were to stop drinking pop and coffee. I went strong and didn’t have either for a month! They kind of crept back in every once in a while but it’s a huge improvement on how much I use to drink them.

Julee Green: My initial goals were to break bad eating habits, overcome a lack of physical activity

Julee Green: The support was crucial throughout my journey, I owe so much thanks and gratitude to my partner and 6 year old son for helping me stay focused, my parents, family and friends for encouraging me and supporting me in any way they could. I’d also like to thank my coworkers and send a special shout out to Kelly Gordon, the Registered Dietician that helped us along the way with any questions or

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plan on continuing with this lifestyle.

Question #3: What was one unexpected change that occurred as a result of the changes you have made?

Johnny Powless: One unexpected change was that I lost too much weight at start. It sounds like a good thing but since I play lacrosse I needed to have some weight on me so I wouldn’t get pushed around as much.

Kathy Isaacs: The unexpected change that occurred happens about half way through the challenge was dealing with my emotions. It’s a lot of work but I know this time it needs to be done and now it’s rewarding to me.

Julee Green: One unexpected change that occurred as a result of the changes I’ve made was the mind fog. I didn’t even realize that I had mind fog until it started to go away and I started thinking so much clearer. It’s such a great feeling to have clearer thinking.

Karihwawihson: The biggest thing that changed was my mood – something that I had no idea was going to happen. I went from being a crusty, semi-miserable person to someone

who can see positiveness in “almost” everything.

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Johnny Powless: Yes I plan on continuing with eating healthier foods and the positive changes I’ve made.

I have more energy and feel better overall.

Kathy Isaacs: For sure I will continue to follow the Healthy Roots list of traditional foods. I feel great and I don’t want to feel sluggish anymore. I love this energy!

Julee Green: Thanks, yes I do plan on continuing on with the positive changes I’ve made, perhaps not as restricted, but I did definitely break some bad habits and gained some good ones.

Karihwawihson: Yes I

and to gain more knowledge with our traditional foods. I am proud to say I have accomplished all my goals. Of course there is still so much more to learn in all areas, however I definitely feel like I am on the right path.

Karihwawihson: My initial goal was to complete the 12 weeks successfully.

Also I was hoping to reclaim my blood sugar levels and lose weight.

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Congratulations!

The public coverage of this campaign ends today but that doesn’t mean you have to stop. Do you intend on continuing with the positive changes you have made?

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The holistic approach to being a dietitian

By Laura Hill

Twelve weeks on a traditional foods diet. Though it sounds challenging it’s exactly what four Haudenosaune participants – three of them from Six Nations – bravely committed to in our first issue of 2015. We have been following them ever since, reporting on their progress in weekly issues of the Two Row Times.

Though their journey has been public, the deeper work with the local participants has been happening in Kelly Gordon’s office in Ohsweken. This is where participants weighed-in, and opened up; identifying their struggles and their strengths. It’s where they received the knowledge and support to continue on the path of wellness.

Gordon is a Registered Dietitian at Six Nations Health Promotions & Nutrition Services. She is also a Kanienkeha’ka mother of two, and a wife. Her role as mother and wife inspires her work she says, teaching her the value of selflessness in relationship building.

Instead of the conventional ways of offering nutrition support – such as having the client fill in forms, or follow a food guide – Gordon has a different way of helping. She simply listens.

She calls it a “mind, body, spirit” approach.

Offering services that are based on the client’s true needs and not on organizational targets.

“Often when people come to see me it may be for nutrition based advice, but then I see there are other concerns like housing or family issues that are also affecting their well-being”, she explains.

Gordon then steps in to help guide people toward resources; referring clients to a medicine person in the community or one of the many group education workshops she develops – such as the traditional cooking classes she is offering to Ontario Works clients, jointly run by Healthy Lifestyle Coordinator Julee Green, and Traditional Wellness Coordinator Cindy Martin.

Gordon’s love for the Six Nations community and Haudenosaune culture also lead to her involvement in the Healthy Roots Indigenous Wellness Challenge, where she advised on the food plan and offered extensive nutritional counseling for the Six Nations participants.

Understanding what Haudenosaune traditional foods are, how they are produced, and being part of the process is intrinsic to our well-being, Gordon says. “When I heard about the initial plans for Healthy Roots I said – we have to do that. It’s the deeper connectivity to food that will lead to lasting change.”

In addition to Healthy Roots, Gordon reaches out to the community by working with pre-existing facilities to re-think their menus and technique. Gordon teamed up with TRT Food Columnist and Chef Joe Farrell at the Jay Silverheels Inpatient Facility to encourage the use of traditional foods. Together they taught PSW workers the techniques to prepare healthy meals for their residents.

That venture was so popular, Gordon said a patient was feeling troubled about leaving the facility.

Gordon said, “I asked her

why she was feeling disappointed to be leaving and she said – I am going to miss the food! There’s no preservatives, and we get good quality ingredients made with care.” With stigma surrounding foods at care facilities, Gordon was pleased to receive the feedback.

While much of Gordon’s time as a Registered Dietitian is spent on group education workshops, outreach and partnerships – she is also available for one-to-one nutritional counseling.

Allowing clients a sense of ownership over their well-being is a large part of Gordon’s philosophy, she shares. “Being flexible as healthcare providers is so important to the needs of clients. Letting go of a rigid mentality and having an openness to our approach allows for a greater collaboration between dietitians and community members”.

This collaborative approach leads to trusting relationships with her clients, empowering them on a long-term journey toward holistic well-being.

Recently Gordon had a client thank her for the support, saying “You walked beside me the whole time.”

A few simple words, encapsulating perfectly what the dietitian’s approach is all about – allowing the client to voice their own priorities, lay their own path, and empowering them with the knowledge to continue on their healing journey.

Community members can self-refer to Health Promotions & Nutrition Services by calling 519445-2809 to set up an intake appointment.

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Trying to find balance We are currently in the lull between winter and the first vegetables of spring. As the land wakes up after a long rest it can be hard to find inspiration in what remains of winter vegetables. I do however suddenly acquire a sweet tooth and crave maple syrup on everything. I am thankful for the incredible nourishment and sweetness mother earth provides to us.

In search of inspiration for this week’s recipe my partner and I took a trip to the Cambridge Farmers’ Market.

What I found there were many winter root vegetable staples such as, carrots, parsnip, shallots, and beets. We also found some not too bad tasting hydroponic tomatoes, even though I much prefer field tomatoes. I was

also pleased to find some great fresh fish from the fishmonger, and we took home a side of Lake Erie pickerel.

When cooking fish it is important to pair it with flavours that compliment it, not overpower it. When preparing this week’s recipe I knew it would be a challenge to balance the natural sweetness of the ingredients that were available to me with the delicate flavour of the fish. One way I attempted to do this was by using apple cider vinegar. Sometimes cooking with ingredients you wouldn’t typically put together teaches you other ways to achieve the end result you are looking for.

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The final product should be just enough liquid to cover the beets in the pot.

Let other half of shallots sit in a small bowl with a small amount of salt and some maple syrup. Let sit for 30 minutes.

Heat a pan to high heat and char the shallots, add

tomatoes, and let cook for 15-20 seconds and deglaze with a couple splashes of apple cider vinegar. Remove from pan and put mixture in a bowl.

Add any soft herbs you have. Adjust balance with salt, vinegar and maple syrup.

Cut root vegetables in an interesting dice. Cook on medium heat in a small amount of oil until golden brown and soft.

If you wish you can score the skin of the fish a couple times to prevent it from curling up while being cooked. Season with salt and cook on medium heat until the fish changes

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By Crystal Bomberry I had the privilege of attending the International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health this past weekend in Ottawa. It is good to know that so many healthcare professionals do take a keen interest in Indigenous health. I highly respect the work they continue to do to address the alarming health disparities amongst our Aboriginal populations across North America. In the past 8 years of working in health promotion and diabetes prevention, I have attended many of these events and the message always seems to be consistent: although we are doing many things at many levels to address change, large health disparities continue to exist in our communities.

Knowing the urgency of the health crises that we are faced with and being fully aware of the pressing need for social and systemic change, it can be very disheartening

to realize how much is yet to be done. But the opportunity to create change at the community level is always within reach.

As a diabetes prevention coordinator, I try my best to share and inspire at the community level, person by person, wherever and whenever I can and I know there are so many frontline workers doing the same in order to build healthier, stronger people, families and communities.

We need to get to the bottom of it all, and this involves addressing root concerns. More specifically, we need to get to that place where all minds come together as one, and we collectively focus on our health and well being in order to set the stage for future generations.

Ideally, this involves each and every one of us taking a reflective moment to determine if our current actions are going to have a positive impact on the health of our children, grandchildren, and all of the faces to come. Just as

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importantly, are our current actions having a positive impact on our own level of wellness? This is something to mindfully consider and be aware of.

During the last presentation that I attended on Sunday, a health care practitioner from Alaska spoke of how food is medicine. Please take a moment to let that sink into your deepest level of consciousness and carefully consider this truth.

Close your eyes and imagine the trillions of cells that comprise your body – your sacred vessel. Each one of these cells require proper fuel to carry out the chemical processes necessary for our day to day function and long term health.

Real food is sacred and delicious but in reality, it is medicinal, contributing to our overall energy level, mind state and spiritual connectedness.

Contrary to the belief that healthy eating is costly, there are still many ways to get traditional, nutrient dense foods from our

environment. The information is still out there for us, and it is very much accessible. We have many knowledge carriers within our communities who hold a wealth of information that can guide us in the right direction. And if food is medicine, it is important to clarify this in more detail by acknowledging that real foods are good medicine. Highly processed and artificially enhanced foods are medicines that contribute to sickness, disease and unwellness when not consumed with great moderation.

Our perception of food and activity has been clouded by continued developments in western ways, as well as our own conditioned habits and routines that have developed as a result of drastic cultural, environmental and social changes. It is definitely up to us to

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make connections within and around our communities where it concerns ways of improving our health and wellness.

First and foremost, we need to take collective action despite the possibility that government initiated systemic change is not in our immediate future. Although we should continue to voice our concerns and make rightful demands as a demonstration of our unwavering communal spirit, we don’t ultimately have control of the outcome.

We need to work together at the community level to empower one another! Set your mind to a place of peace and freedom and carefully consider all that is needed to be liberated. You will realize that our health is an essential piece of being truly liberated. All people can make a difference. We

must not forget the power of collective action and like minds. Healthcare professionals, community members, front line workers, traditional and non traditional leaders, medicine people; no one is excluded.

Collectively, we need to bring a very essential concept to the forefront of our minds at individual, family and community levels. We need to repair our sense of empowerment and take full ownership for ourselves and our future as Nations full of distinct, beautiful, and original peoples. And we can do a whole lot more when we put our minds together as one bundle to demonstrate the unity, strength and persistence Creator has gifted us with. As we have learned in our history, it takes an entire community to raise a child.

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Mobile screening for cancer

By Nahnda Garlow

A mobile cancer screening detection unit will be coming to Six Nations this May. The Screen For Life Coach is a 45 foot bus which has a state-of-theart digital mammography suite, two change rooms, a waiting room and an exam room. It is also wheelchair accessible.

The mobile unit will give people from Six Nations and New Credit First Nations a local opportunity to be screened for breast, colorectal and cervical cancer without a referral and without booking an appointment.

Dr. Andrea East, a family doctor at Gane:Yohs Medical Clinic in Ohsweken is also Cancer Care Ontario’s Regional Aboriginal Cancer Lead Physician for Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand and Brant areas.

Dr. East said, “Thirty percent of all cancers are colon cancer. Half of them are men and half of them are women. But we see escalating rates in aboriginal males because we are finding that aboriginal males don’t access doctors and are slow to access screening.”

Screening for colon cancer is not always invasive. There are currently two methods of screening for colon cancer in Ontario that are recommended every two years for those aged 50-74 years: the colonoscopy and non-invasive Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT).

A Fecal Occult Blood Test is simple, takes minutes, and can be done in the privacy of your own home. Testing kits can be

discreetly picked up at Gane: Yohs and once complete dropped off at the laboratory. Results will be mailed to you in a confidential manner and any positive results forwarded to your family doctor.

Any positive results of the FOBT dropped off at Gane: Yohs for patients without a family doctor will be forwarded to Dr. East for referral.

Successful treatment is dependent on active engagement by patients and their medical team.

“It’s truly all about us improving the first part of the cancer journey – the prevention, the screening and the quick diagnosis,” said East.

Statistically speaking, 30% of all cancers diagnosed in Canada are colon cancers. This March is colon cancer awareness month.

Dr. East says that according to current statistics – cancers of the breast, cervix and colon now make up 50% of all cancer rates in Ontario.

On a positive note, Dr. East also says that these three cancers are now what she calls the “curable three”.

Combined with early screening and advances in treatment options, Dr. East says that they have seen a vast improvement in survivability of a cancer diagnosis.

Dr. East said the responsibility of keeping these three cancers “curable” is a shared work of educating both patients and healthcare providers.

“It’s truly all about us as healthcare workers improving the first part of the cancer journey – the prevention, the screen-

ing and the quick diagnosis.” Dr. East told the Two Row Times, “We need to integrate traditional and western medicine. We’re seeing incredible progress in healthcare in the last three months. We have made improvements in First Nations rates of prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and palliation.”

In fact, East says screening for breast, cervical and colon cancer is now so advanced that most cases are caught early enough to save lives.

But First Nations patients are still falling through the cracks.

East shared that in the last eight months there were 64 First Nations patients referred to Juravinski Cancer Centre in Hamilton. Of those 64 cases, only four were not end stage – meaning First Nations patients require better access to early detection.

Education on how to prevent cancers in the first place is also a part of the journey. East says things like quitting smoking, getting an HPV shot, eating a healthy diet, increased activity levels and decreased alcohol consumption all positively contribute to reducing the likelihood of developing breast, colorectal or cervical cancer.

To pick up an FOBT testing kit you can contact Gane:Yohs in Ohsweken by calling (519) 445-2251 or the INFOline at 1-866410-5853.

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By Jim Windle After eliminating the Ancaster Avalanche four games to one, the next phase of the GOJHL playoffs began Wednesday night at the Haldimand Centre Arena with the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs taking on a familiar postseason opponent in the St. Catharines Falcons.

The series moves to the Jack Gatecliff/Rex Stimers Arena in St. Kitts for Friday, March 27th, also at 7:30 for game #2.

Then the teams return to Caledonia on Saturday, for the third game of the best of seven. Game #4 is set for St. Kitts on Sunday for a 7 pm start. Elmira and Stratford are playing in the other round.

These same two teams met at this same time last year with Caledonia coming out on top, four games to one.

Last year’s Sutherland Cup Champs, the Corvairs, have had success again this year in running all four lines, which is a luxury most other franchises do not have. All lines have been

producing points and there is no reason to believe coach Mike Bullard will change that facing the Falcons.

Last Tuesday night in Ancaster, the Avalanche put up their best effort of the series against the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs and were rewarded with a 5-3 win after falling behind 2-0 in games last weekend.

That would prove to be their swan song as the Corvairs ended the season for the Av’s Thursday night, at the Haldimand Centre with a 3-2 win.

Thursday night wasn’t as closely played as the score would indicate, thanks to stellar goaltending by Ancaster netminder Blake Richard who faced 39 shot while Kevin Entmaa was called upon 23 times.

Blake Luscombe capitalized on an Ancaster powerplay at 4:34 of the first, but Corvairs’ Cosimo Fontana evened the score by the end of the period with assistance from Nathan Gomes and Luke Sinclair.

Matthew Hore scored his 14th goal of the play-

offs and 25th point at 16:47 of the second period, from Tyler Lepore and Erick Delaurentis in the second, before Cole Nagy tied the game at 2-2 at 8:13.

Gomes drew a cross checking penalty midway through the third, which could have produced the game winner, but instead, Connor Bramwell netted a short hander at 9:48 and Entmaa held his ground the rest of the way for the series win.

Heading into the series, Caledonia’s Matthew Hore leads the league in points with 14 goals and 11 assists for 25 points in nine playoff starts. St Catharines’ Tyler Morrison is second with 4 goals and 16 assists for 20 points in 10 playoff games to date.

The tandem of Kevin Entmaa and Marc Sinclair in goal with numbers slightly better than St Catharines goaltending duo of Ben Csiernik and Jonathan D’Ilario.

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Ohsweken Demons host Durham in CLAX semi final

By TRT Staff SIX NATIONS – On Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. the Ohsweken Demons (4-4) will host the Durham Turfdogs (4-4) at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in a 2015 semi-final match up. These two teams split their regular season series 1-1 with no more than two goals separating them in each game.

After a loss to Barrie in their season finale, the Ohsweken Demons come into the semi-final as the second overall seed. The Demons have been focused all season on getting back to the Creator’s Cup after losing to Niagara in last year’s final.

Ohsweken struggled to score goals early in the season. However, with the addition of Chris Attwood and Wayne VanEvery later in the season, their roster is stocked with fire power. Netminder Jake Henhawk will look to bounce back after a shaky start

against Barrie last week.

Henhawk has shown that he can be the difference maker in a game with the defense minded Demons team playing well in front of him.

Ohsweken Head Coach, Ron Henry said, “Our goal from day one was to bring the Creator’s Cup back to Six Nations.

The league has been incredibly competitive this year, and we’ve seen that if you don’t come to play each game, the opposition will take advantage. In the playoffs, you have to take your game up a level, and I know our guys are focused and ready.”

The Durham Turfdogs head into the game coming off an important 13-11 road win over the Southwest Cyclops, which propelled them into the third seed heading into the playoffs. The Turfdogs have no lack of offence, sporting four players in the top 10 for points in the league. In total, the team has scored a staggering 92 goals this

The Ohsweken Demons. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE season, which is tied for tops in the league with the Barrie Blizzard.

The crucial factor for the Turfdogs will be to play a full sixty minutes on both ends of the

floor. Netminder Kevin Croswell has quietly put together a solid season, sporting a 3-1 record and an 11.74 GAA. If the team can play tight defense in front of him, they’ve

shown that they can beat anyone in the league.

Durham hopes to have Captain, Mark Farthing back in the line-up on Saturday. Farthing has been out due to injury but, has

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Blast must win against McCoys

By Jim Windle

son handed Dundas the win at 4:05 of the extra frame.

Thursday, in Dundas, the McCoys held a 2-0 edge until 2:11 of the third when Rebernik made it 2-1. The Blast were unable to build anything on that as Brad Bonello netted the last two goals of the game, the second into an empty net.

RIGHT: The Brantford Blast were up against the wall Tuesday night at the Brantford and District Civic Centre after finding themselves down 3 games to 1 in the Allan Cup Hockey League Sr. A finals against the defending Allan Cup Champions, the Dundas Real McCoys.

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BRANTFORD – The work ethic of Cameron Sault of Six Nations/New Credit heritage, is paying off for the Brantford Blast as they take another serious run at the Allan Cup. But first, there is the Robertson Cup, which goes to the top Sr. team in Ontario, which is where the battle lines are drawn at this time between themselves and last year’s Allan Cup winning Dundas Real McCoys.

The Blast are down 3-1 in the series, and put it all on the line Tuesday night in Brantford.

The Blast have been winners of the Robertson Cup for the past two seasons but have not hoisted the Allan Cup since 2008.

It was do or die for the Blast on Tuesday in Game #5 at the Brantford and District Civic Centre following the Dundas Real McCoys’ 6-3 win on Sunday in Dundas to take a strangle hold on the series. Unfortunately, results from Tuesday night’s game were not available by press time.

Friday night at the Brantford and District Civic Centre, the Blast got back into the series after dropping games #1 and #2.

Mike Burgoyne wired a shot from the slot after the Blast controlled the puck in the Dundas zone, passing around the perimeter to open the scoring.

Sault took a pass from Mark Taylor at the McCoys’ blue line and took a couple of strides towards Mike Mole in the Dundas net and saw a hole, blasting it in at 8:42 of the first period for a 2-0 lead.

The McCoys’ Jeff White got Dundas into the game at 15:50 when he snuck in from the blue line into an unprotected piece of real estate 20 feet in front of Brett Leggat in the Brantford goal. He loaded up and launched a rocket past Leggat to make it 2-1.

But the tenacity of Sault along the wall freed up the puck, which he delivered to Chris Rebernik on the edge of the crease to make it 3-1, late in the second period.

In the third period while short handed, Sault,

who was named first star of the game, was sent in all alone on a breakaway all the way from centre ice

by Caister and lifted a back hander past Mole at 8:58 of the third for the final goal of the game.

The Blast needed that win after losing 5-4 in Game #1, Tuesday night and 4-1 in Dundas Friday night.

The Blast went with a skeleton bench of 13 skaters with Joel Prpic out for a suspension and others out of the lineup for various reasons, but as it turns out, the right 13 guys dressed for the win.

The Blast massively outshot the McCoys 33-10 after two periods, but Mole kept the game close with several great saves. In the third period, the ice slanted the other way as the McCoys outshot Brantford 12-4 and Leggat had to be sharp.

“Sunday night was without a doubt a tough one,” said Leggat. We put forth two great periods of hockey and just fell apart in the third. That being said, we have confidence that we can beat Dundas three straight, especially with two games in Brantford on the big ice where they can’t contain our speed. We just need to play our game.

There’s not a guy in the room who doesn’t believe we are the better team and we can’t win this series.

We’re looking forward to making that first step of getting back in the series on Tuesday night.”

The Blast had three players tied for the playoff scoring lead following Game #3, with Sault, Derek Mederios and defenseman Burgoyne sharing the spot, each with 12 points heading into Game #4.

Brantford lost Game #1 of the series at home 5-4, but it took OT for the McCoys to do it. Dundas led 2-0 before Brantford came alive to overtake the McCoys 3-2 by the end of the second period. In the third, Rebernik gave the Blast a two-goal edge from Sault and Leggat at 5:44.

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Magical gatherings in New Credit and Brantford

By Jonathan Garlow Twenty-two years ago, a publishing company called Wizards of the Coast invented something completely new. It was a trading card game called Magic: The Gathering.

Magic started quietly and with little fanfare. Today, it is translated into ten languages and distributed worldwide to over 11 million people who love playing the game. In our local area, the numbers seem to be rising.

It’s cool enough that the cards are collectible and have amazing artwork, but you can choose cards from a pool of 12,000 to make your own custom deck to battle other players. The recom-

mended ages for this game is 13+ because of complex mechanics and mathematical requirements to play. Magic: The Gathering has more in common with Hold’em Poker and Chess than it does with Ouija boards and role-playing.

Actually it has nothing to do with the dark arts.

How does the game work? Each player begins the game with 20 life and a deck of cards. The object of the game is to use your cards to lower your opponent’s life total to zero. There are a variety of ways to do this, and because you draw new cards every turn, the strategies are always random and the final outcomes unpredictable. You have to have the right mix of intuition

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Magic: the Gathering

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Knowing how to build a deck in Magic is obviously an essential skill for this game, so that is what I will focus on in this article.

I will only be covering the standard constructed format.

In this format your deck must be a minimum of sixty cards, and you can have no more than four of the same card (excluding basic lands). Like all trading card games there is an element of chance involved, but there are ways to build a deck that improve your odds and provide a more consistent performance.

The first of two “rules of thumb” is to only have decks that are sixty cards. This gives you the best chance to get the cards you want. The second rule is to make decks with a twenty-­four lands to thirty ­six non­-lands ratio. This helps to ensure you are not starved for mana, and that you will always have something to play. You can even take this a step farther and have nine sets of four cards for more reliability. Follow these guidelines and you will rely less on luck to win!

Here are competitors from a Brantford pre-release tournament (From left to right): Jake Gareau finished 3rd, his brother Josh Gareau was the 1st place champion, Two Row Times Publisher Jonathan Garlow finished a respectable 8th place, first time competitor Tera Wyatt, and organizer Dan Coelho of Alternate Icons. An unknown photobomber jumped for magical joy in the background. PHOTO BY DAN CARRILLO and luck to win.

On the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, a group of 20 young indigenous people are discovering and rediscovering the game for themselves. They call themselves the Pack Rat League.

When asked about the formation of this casual league, spokesperson Chase says, “Over summer we played volleyball every night. In the winter we needed something to do. Jordan Jamieson got me playing Magic and it’s really cool. We don’t drink or nothing and we can just hang.”

The only downside to the game is how expensive it is to begin. A simple beginner’s deck can cost around $30-$50 and the most competitive tournament decks can easily total over one thousand dollars. The rarest and most expensive card in

Magic – the Black Lotus – sold for $27,302 on eBay in 2013. Yes, almost thirty thousand dollars for one single card.

New expansion sets

to Magic are added quarterly and I had a chance to attend a pre-release sealed deck tournament Saturday. The event was organized by Dan Coelho

The Brant Gamers Guild hosts friendly Magic: The Gathering play every Saturday from 4pm - midnight at the Sydenham United Church, 120 Sydenham Street, Brantford. BGG Member Evan Jamieson said he didn't do very well at the pre-release tournament but still appeared cheerful. PHOTO BY JONATHAN GARLOW

of Brantford’s Alternate Icons Comic Shop and it was hosted at the Sydenham United Church in Brantford. A group named Brant Gamers Guild hosts a night for Magic and other table top games in the church arena every Saturday starting at 4 p.m.

A total of 34 players entered the tournament and some members of the New Credit Pack Rats joined me to compete. We lost miserably, but it was still a great time. Not only did we meet other Magic players, we got a glimpse of the brand new expansion, “Dragons of Tarkir,” which will be on store shelves Friday, March 27th 2015.

New Credit Pack Rat League e-mail: jamieson09@live.ca Dan Coelho, retailer and organizer: info@alternateicons.com Look for Brant Gamer’s Guild on Facebook.

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Patricia Monture-Angus (September 24, 1958 – November 17, 2010) was a noted Mohawk legal scholar and activist.

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Journeying Forward: Dreaming First Nations’ Independence remains a powerful and thoughtful discussion of First Nations and self-government in Canada. Patricia Monture-Angus (September 24, 1958 – November 17, 2010) was a noted Mohawk legal scholar and activist.

Her 1999 book details her personal argument for First Nations’ independence rather than self-government. The author’s experiences as a law professor combined with personal discovery of her Haudenosaunee culture had served to influence her position.

Beginning with a search for a much-needed definition of self-determination, the first chapter examines the meaning and context of First Nations and their search for true governance. Chapter two discusses the theoretical foundations and the challenge of Aboriginal Rights in Canada.

The importance of legal decisions and their precedents is explored in the next three chapters. Cases prior to 1990 demonstrate the way judicial decisions serve to enhance the Crown’s ability to deny responsibility. Legal cases include St. Catherines Milling (1888), Calder (1973), Guerin (1984), Sparrow (1990), and Delgamuukw (1998).

The author also discusses the issues of rights, the Charter, and women’s rights (Lavell and Bedard 1974). In rejecting the colonialism associated with the Indian Act, the author rejects the notion

the university arena. The vocabulary is straightforward and jargon-free. The book is used in university courses in a variety of disciplines including, women’s studies, sociology, political science, education, law and Indigenous studies. Anyone interested in understanding one Mohawk woman’s experience in Canadian society; will find challenging and thought-provoking reading.

Monture-Angus graduated from Queen’s University law school in May 1988, and went on to do graduate work at Osgoode

that self-government can be achieved through Indian Act band councils and the Assembly of First Nations. Her arguments offer a challenge as well as stimulating reading for anyone interested in First Nation issues, sovereignty, self-government, and Canadian politics.

Thunder in my Soul: A Mohawk Woman Speaks is a collection of essays and speeches by Patricia Monture-Angus. The writings of this celebrated Mohawk lawyer and academic are personal reflections on her law career, as well as scholarly essays about Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.

The writings from 1987 to 1994 are organized into four sections.

The first section, Flint Woman Speaks, contains four essays that document the author’s struggle

against oppression and racism in her law career as a student and later as a law professor. Through storytelling, she examines her life in often-painful memories. Through all her experiences she remains strong and optimistic.

The remaining three sections examine the politics of oppression in terms of education, women and politics, and justice. These eight scholarly essays cover First Nation education, the experience of First Nation students in Canadian law schools, Aboriginal women and the Canadian Charter, the Constitution, Aboriginal women’s organizations, child welfare, roles and responsibilities of Aboriginal women, and the movement toward self-government.

The collection appeals to a wide audience both inside and outside

Hall. In August 1988, Monture-Angus filed a suit in Ontario’s Supreme Court stating that she should not be required to take an oath of allegiance to the Queen because she is a member of a sovereign nation. The case never went to court. The Law Society agreed to change its rules and make the oath optional. Monture-Angus was called to the Ontario bar in January 1994.

Monture-Angus taught law at Dalhousie University and at the University of Ottawa’s Common Law School before accepting a position in

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the Department of Native Studies at the University of Saskatchewan in 1994.

She was granted tenure in 1998 and promoted to full professor in 1999.

She married Denis Angus of the Thunderchild First Nation Cree Nation, of Treaty Six, in 1991. Patricia received an honorary doctorate from not only Athabasca University in June 2008 but also from Queen’s University in June 2009.

Patricia Monture-Angus died on November 17, 2010 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Obituaries

HILL-CLAUSE: JODIE LYNN Passed away suddenly Saturday March 21, 2015. Survived by grandparents Hilda Hill and Janet Turkey; parents, Steve Hill Sr. and Mary (Froman) Hill; sister, Trudy (Bill Montour); husband and best friend Murray Clause; mother-inlaw, Pearl Clause. Fabulous auntie to Rosie and Timmy. Predeceased by her cousin Dwight Hill; great grandmother, Grace Froman; grandpa, John Turkey Sr.; grandpa, Raymond Hill Sr. and her brother Steve Hill Jr. (Bub). Will be fondly remembered by many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, patrons and staff of Two Arrows Restaurant.

Jodie loved playing darts, spending time with family and friends, watching forbidden scary movies with her niece and nephew, play time and cuddle time with her pets and she worked hard at Two Arrows Restaurant and volunteered her time assisting others within our community. The family will honour her life with visitation at the Styres Funeral Home, 1798 4th Line Road, Ohsweken on Friday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. where Funeral Service will be held in the Styres Chapel on Saturday March 28, 2015 at 1 p.m. Cremation to follow.

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On behalf of Layton Hill’s family we would like to thank everyone who has been by our side through his hospital stay and to everyone who gave monetary donations. A big thanks to Auntie Colleen, Auntie Lana and Bailly who organized the fundraiser, and to all the volunteers who worked extremely hard to make the fundraiser possible.

We would especially like to thank everyone who came out and supported Layton, whether you ate-in or had a take out order. Layton is in his 4th week of radiation and doing amazing! We can’t express how grateful we are for the amount of support that we have received from the community.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, your hard work will finally come to fruition this week. You will feel like a huge burden has been lifted off of your shoulders, and you deserve to take some time off.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, don’t allow frustration to get the better of you. A problem you can’t seem to solve may have you feeling hopeless, but perseverance will lead you to a solution.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Others may need your help this week, Gemini. You are ready and willing to offer your services and advice when they are sought. A welcome reward is coming to you.

8. 40 weekday periods 9. El Dorado High School (abbr.)

11. Heartbeat 12. Brit. rutabaga 17. Angle (abbr.)

18. Said as a greeting or wish 19. Festivals 23. Rita ___, singer 24. Belonging to us 27. Skating jumps 28. Building at 175 5th Ave. 29. Parts per billion (abbr.)

30. Atomic mass unit 32. Old Spanish currency (abbr.)

Answers for March 25, 2015 Crossword Puzzle

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, your career may conflict with the demands of your relationship if you let them. Find a balance between the two so you can have your cake and eat it, too.

33. Insistence on traditional correctness 34. PBS wildlife show 35. Measuring blocks 36. Don’t know when yet 37. Ancient city from which St. Paul first sailed 38. Breadwinner 39. Go to bed 40. Highest in degree or quality 42. Tossed, potato or waldorf 43. The trunk of a tree 49. Yes in Spanish

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LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, some exciting changes lie ahead. Now is a great time to step out of your comfort zone, even if you are a little nervous to take the first steps.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, this week brings a change in your life, and this change will lead to some great things down the road.

Don’t be embarrassed to be excited about this new path.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 You may feel pushed and pulled in a number of directions, Libra. This makes it difficult to pursue your own personal goals as a result. Speak up if you need more time to yourself.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, a relatively rebellious streak surfaces this week. Risk-taking is at the center of this new attitude, and you may find yourself doing a little damage control.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you may think that the grass is greener somewhere else, but that is not always the case. Seek ways to make your own grass greener.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Experiences at home can affect your sense of security, Capricorn. Take the necessary steps to feel safer. Surround yourself with friends and family during this time.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Avoid making any big decisions this week, Aquarius.

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3304 Sixth Line Rd. Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1M0 Phone: (905) 765-7884 Fax: (905) 765-3154 construction@sitnbull.ca

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April 6th

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2585 Chiefswood Rd. Ohsweken ON N0A 1M0 Conveniently located just off HWY 54 between Brantford and Caledonia

端 Amazing Snack Bar

端 Friendly Service

端 ATM On-Site

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Open 7 Days a Week

Six Nations of the Grand River Territory

Hotline: 519-753-8573

www.sixnationsbingo.ca