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Booms have been put in the river to prevent the spilled substance from travelling further downstream. PHOTO TAKEN FROM VIDEO FOOTAGE BY YOUTUBE / LOUISETTE LANTEIGNE

By TRT staff KITCHENER – The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change said that cleaning up the massive oil spill in the Grand River may take a month or longer.

The spill was first noticed Friday, April 29 by a resident who saw an oily sheen on the surface of the river near Kolb Park, but it is possible that the incident occurred a few days prior.

A potential source of the spill had been identified Wednesday, May 4 after a towing company

near Kitchener reported an oil spill to the ministry’s Spills Action Centre a day earlier. The name of the company that reported the spill has not yet been released.

The ministry said that the spill reported to the Spills Action Centre claimed about half of an 800-litre storage tank of used motor oil had spilled inside the company’s facility and that the spilled used motor oil is reported to have entered floor drains inside the facility – explaining the direct impact to the storm sewer system that runs into

the Grand River.

According to an article from CTV Kitchener News, the ministry says they are investigating other possible sources as well, but as a precaution, the city and region have shut down this company's access to the sewer system.

The ministry said that since the investigation is still underway, charges or fines will only be given if they are warranted once the investigation ends.

Local officials are continuing their efforts in cleaning up and containing the spill. Booms have

been put in the river to prevent the spilled substance from travelling further downstream.

Michael Montour, Director of Six Nations Public Works, said in an emailed statement to the Two Row Times that precautions were made to ensure Ohsweken water supply was protected.

Montour said, “Our water plant operators are notified through Spills Action of Spills impacting the Grand River. In this case our Water Sewer Staff were promptly notified, and are satisfied that the contaminant mea-

sures taken in response to the spill are adequate.

As with any type of oil spill it tends to remain at the surface, whereas our intake draws from the depths below and we are not likely to see any CARPET

impact. However our system would remove any amounts that may make it this far downstream. Our water plant operators are on top of it and getting continuous updates on the matter.”

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Confederacy Council hears concerns, defence of HDI

By Nahnda Garlow

be ejected from a white law.” Detlor said and affirmed his Mohawk identity to the council.“Yes I am from Tyendinaga. Yes I am ‘Gan-ye-gah’.”

Detlor further defended his work with the HDI. “I feel deeply, strongly about my role for the council, because that’s who I report to. I continually report back to the council and I continually report back to the chiefs and clan mothers. I take direction from them. I do not act on my own,” said Detlor.

HDI Director Hazel Hill then began to share her perspective on what she believes is the situation at hand.

Hill spoke for 45 minutes, saying multiple parties are involved in the controversy surrounding HDI and Detlor with intentions to destroy the progress the traditional government at Six Nations has made to revitalize.

Hill said the Two Row Times, Steve Charest, Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill, Six Nations Elected Council, the Six Nations Economic Development Corporation and their CEO Matt Jamieson, Grand River Enterprises, Ken Hill, Jerry Montour, lawyer Katherine Hensel, the Six Nations Police, the City of Brantford, the federal government, the provincial government, the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, former band council Chief of Whitefish River Steve Miller, Phil Montour, the Mohawks at Kanata and the Ontario Power Authority, the Ontario Power Generation and the Independent Electricity System Operator are all part of a multi-pronged effort to usurp the authority of the Haudenosaunee traditional governing body and blacklist Aaron Det-

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“They’re playing games out there within the political structures of Ontario and Canada and it’s because they feel to give a lot of credit to that,” Hill said. “I don’t, I give it to this council, I give it to Shogwayadihsoh.”

Hill alleged that the “Two Row Times have been advancing the position of the crown and basically trying to overthrow this Confederacy and I can tell you that because I know that Ava has been directly working with the owners giving them so called leaked documents.”

Hill was interupted by Cayuga Hoyane Sam General and asked to get back on track. “We want to hear what’s going on with HDI, not what’s going on with them,” said General.

Hill replied by “I'm connecting the dots. Then I can show you. What happened at that office at GREAT. Kenny Hill and all those Black Escalades and whatever were sitting outside there helping so I'm connecting the dots and I just ask that, and I’m talking to you, I ask respectfully that you listen to what i have to say.”

Hill continued saying it was her opinion that an incorrect Louie Hall versions of the Great Law was to blame for the disruption as well.

“It’s my belief and my opinion, but that version was intentionally made.

I think Louis was commissioned by the catholic priests to create a version of the law that would divide the confederacy,” said Hill.

“If you look at what's happening, in particular in Mohawk communities, the arrogance and ignorance of individuals who don’t understand

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who will stand up and will fight for whatever, they have authority to club you over the head or whatever if you don’t do your job as a chief,” said Hill. “How contrary is that to the peace? How could that be real if the Peacemaker gave you those instructions? It doesn’t make sense.”

Two Row Times contacted a number of named conspirators for comment on the allegations raised by Hill.

Chief of Six Nations Police Glenn Lickers said, “Our position with both the Confederacy and the Band Council is that we enjoy a positive working relationship with the Confederacy. I have all respect in the world for the Chiefs and Clanmothers.”

Lickers said since the incident at the GREAT building “our main focus has been to ensure Aaron Detlor’s safety and ensure that we prevented any breech of the peace.”

Lickers said Six Nations Police were called to help, escorting Detlor back into the building one evening following his removal so he could retrieve files he said were needed for a court case.

Steve Charest was also named among those parties Hill said have been working to remove Detlor.

Charest said, “Absolutely ridiculous. It’s a bizarre and ridiculous accusation. I don’t even know what to say it’s so

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The Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs released a statement via email to the Two Row Times about their alleged part and said, “The Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs does not involve itself with matters that are internal to Six Nations, and has no direct contact with Mr. Detlor.”

Six Nations Elected Council also rose to respond to Hill’s accusation and said, “Please know, this accusation is completely false. Chief Hill is not working with any organization(s) or individual(s) in an effort to “destroy” the Confederacy Council.”

Hill continued by claiming the HDI did not file papers for incorporation.

“Never ever has HDI ever reported the name Haudenosaunee Development Institute to the NUANS for the purposes of incorporation,” said Hill.

“Somebody was trying to set us up.”

Hill then alleged Toronto lawyer Katherine Hensel was the common denominator in the matter.

Hensel told Two Row Times, “I most certainly did not file any corporate documents relating to any entity at Six Nations or the HCCC.” Hensel said “The cur-

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Approximately 200 people attended the monthly meeting of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy at Six Nations of the Grand River on Saturday to hear the rationale behind the physical removal of lawyer Aaron Detlor from the GREAT building in Ohsweken.

Members of the Men’s Fire Bill Monture and Wilf Davey were invited to stand before the council and explain why they took action to remove Detlor.

Monture said the situation surrounding community disapproval of Detlor’s involvement with community interests including land leases and establishing corporations is a long standing issue.

“What happened at GREAT that day it goes goes back over a year ago. I remember one time sitting at the community hall in Ohsweken. Talking about HDI and I said it was a good concept but you got the wrong people working in that entity. I get so many people a day complaining about this or complaining about that but the women are scared to stand up and voice their concerns.”

Monture said he warned Detlor before he was removed from the community on April 28 and said, “If I gotta walk you to the edge of the territory I’ll have no problem doing that because you're causing a lot of disruption in our community and it's not healthy for our people.”

Monture said the removal of Detlor was peaceful and not the way it was described by media.

“There was no vicious assault that people claimed happened at the

GREAT building.”

Monture said he asked Detlor five times to leave.

“He sat back on the second time I asked him. He sat back in his chair and he said I ain’t going nowhere and he threw his phone,” said Monture.

Monture said Detlor then became confrontational which is what led to his physical removal.

Monture said, “He left on his own accord and the police escorted him. but the next day some women that work for HDI snuck him back in the building. Why?” Monture said the actions of the Men’s Fire on Wednesday were erroneously reported by the media.

“We were across the road. We were having pizza and pop. There was over 100 of us,” said Monture.“It said in the paper the building was surrounded. It wasn't surrounded. It was peaceful.

People were driving by, kids were going by on the bus holding their thumbs up in the air.”

Detlor then got up to share what happened from his perspective to the Council. Several unidentified women in the longhouse crowd shouted out “Leave, there’s the door. Leave. Leave.”

Detlor had another take on the situation surrounding his physical removal from the GREAT building, claiming he was apprehended by six men and carried out the door.

“It wasn’t peaceful. There was nothing peaceful about it,” said Detlor. “Im still physically agitated by it.”

The lawyer read a letter from the Men’s Fire to him that was handed to him during his removal from the GREAT building saying “The inference that they were trying to make is that I was to

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Know who you are Editorial by Jonathan Garlow

People will believe what they want to believe.

That’s what makes the world great. We all make our own judgments based on the evidence we have on hand. It’s part of what makes us human.

It makes me think of the climate change issue. There seems to be good evidence to suggest that things on earth are heating up.

Good evidence, scientific evidence.

Carbon dioxide is up 403 parts per million, the global temperature has raised 1.4 degrees since 1880, Arctic ice minimum is down 13.4 percent per decade and the sea level is rising 3.4 mm per year.

And yet only 70 per cent of U.S. residents believe the evidence supporting global warming. That means 30 per cent of the U.S. population is still waiting to see the ‘smoking gun’. Maybe the devastating forest fires of Fort McMurray, Alberta, will get climate change deniers reconsidering. That gun is smoking everyone out.

At the Two Row Times we try to present evidence as a community service to honour the critical thinking skills of every individual young and old. Week after week we give you everything we’ve got.

And if anyone disagrees with the way we present information that’s okay! We respect your voice.

When it comes to the HDI, Aaron Detlor situation we all have our different opinions.

I am not a PhD in political science but giving a lawyer full authority and control over an ancient and sacred government doesn’t seem like a good strategy, but we try to remember that Six Nations people are all survivors of colonialism and tragedy. We are all in a process of grieving, and of healing. For that reason we should do our best to speak softly with each other, even when we argue.

I saw it on Saturday. A clan mother stood up and spoke powerful words to the Chief's Council and to Six Nations. She calmly spoke with conviction and was full of purpose. Her family was with her and it was a beautiful sight.

Here is the progression of Saturday’s events in one sentence: Men’s Fire tried to set the record straight. Legal advisor Aaron Detlor responded by reading a letter. HDI Director Hazel Hill presented a 15-part theory then immediately resigned. Sam General then announced that Detlor had to go.

And a clan mother spoke from the heart.

“We gotta get back to the Gayanasrakowa (The Great Peace),” she uttered and it reverberated throughout the council space.

It also reverberated within the people, groups of men here and there responded with a resounding, “nyeeeaaah…”.

Regarding the information that puts HDI’s ethics and financial transparency in question she said “It’s not gossip. It’s black and white.”

She then voiced her approval of the message voiced by the Cayuga Wolf Hoyane, who brought the eviction notice to council from his family. “I see it the same as Sam,” she said. Clans on both sides of the fire agreed.

In parting, the Mohawk Clan mother shared some wisdom with Aaron, by saying: “You gotta know who you are. If you don’t know who you are, it’s gonna show.”

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Grand Entry: from First Runner Up Chezney Martin

By Chezney Martin We've all heard at least one story from the Gathering of Nations Powwow; be it from a friend or a family member.

It could have been murmured around the dinner table, told from the front seat to the back seat of a car, or even posted on Facebook. And the one thing majority of those stories share is that they never forget to mention how big the powwow is.

So the story I'm going to tell you is about the intensity. But, I'm not talking about the intensity of the competition, or the heat; I'm talking about the emotional intensity.

I was one contestant in a group of 24 intelligent, well-educated and beautiful young women whose hearts were beating for their people. We were given a behind-the-scenes tour of a pageant that many only see the best of, and we were given ample opportunity to take part in grand entry.

Now, no matter how much preparing you do; if you're a first time Gathering of Nations visitor like I was, there is nothing going to stop you from getting caught up in the intensity of grand entry.

You might think “Oh yeah sure, just a bunch of powwow dancers going around in a circle, big deal,” but something else goes on in that arena that I've never experienced before.

I am not a powwow dancer and I don't really think Haudenosaunee people have ever been very powwow beyond Smoke Dance; so all I was worried about was smiling and waving like the Madagascar penguins.

But, I was in line behind and in front of my sisters, standing beside elders and surround-

Six Nations Chezney Martin represented at this years Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque New Mexico. Chezney is also a local reporter for the Two Row Times. SUBMITTED PHOTO ed by people dressed in either dance regalia or traditional regalia. As I looked at them, there was a moment of clarity and then the emotional intensity hit me. When we started walking to the centre of the arena, as dancers from all four directions entered with us, I was trying not to cry.

It wasn't that I was scared or nervous, it was the fact that I realized how important what I was doing was for my people. How important all of us as Miss Indian World Contestants are to our respective nations, tribes and communities. How important it is that we maintain and endure the responsibility that we have to ourselves as indigenous women and to the future for our children.

I bit my tongue the entire time I smiled and waved and when we got to the centre — as more than 2,500 dancers danced with us – I blinked as much as I could to get rid of the tears clouding my vision. Put simply, being a part of grand entry felt like an epiphany and a beautiful sense of purpose at the same time.

And while I was there, some-

one asked me what kind of advice I would want to give a young lady that wants to run for this pageant. I sighed because even though I really hate that my answer is so basic, it's true. I said “be yourself.”

Throughout the pageant I stood in front of judges, in front of hundreds of people, in front of my family, and in spite of my heart pounding I said what came freely. And what came freely was always authentic and genuine because I was myself. I may have lost by six points, but I don't need a crown to tell you that being who you are is key.

When you are in front of 3,000 people you feel stripped bare, you feel exposed, you feel like your brain has fled and your body has been left to stand dumbfounded; but break through that with the knowledge that you have a purpose.

You are there to represent your people and you are there to shine. So, since you already feel exposed, expose them to the real you.

And heck, I'll tell you right now that what they'll see in the real you, they will like.

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Remembering our past to shape our future

By Larry Green As many seek answers to the questions concerning the activities of HDI and HCCC, please consider this following timeline as information to assist all to understand the causes of the disunity demonstrated on Onondaga road this past Saturday.

I share this timeline as background information to assist us all to when we make effort to come to one mind concerning the many issues. Our present circumstance is the accumulation of 400 years of colonial or neocolonial occupation by forces

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hostile to our way of life (genocide). These forces are hostile to our Earth Mother.

1) 1609 - Samuel de Champlain (French) attacks, defeats and kills three "Mohawk" Royane at Ticonderoga (marked the beginning of a century of warfare between the French and the Mohawk/Iroquois) 2) 1613 - Mohawks make Treaty of Tawagonshi with the Dutch (Two Row Wampum) 3) 1658 - Jesuit mission among the Onondagas is threatened by Mohawks, the French removed the

mission after only two years 4) 1686 - Denonville under pretext of peace captures all 50 Royane (Chiefs) of the Iroquois (they’re sold into slavery) 5) 1710 - Four North America (three Mohawk and a Mahican) delegates meet Queen Ann and are received as Ambassadors. ("the Queen Ann's Case" sets out the relation under rule of "law") 6) 1713 - End of War of the Spanish Succession, France cedes much of Acadia colony to England 7) 1744 - Treaty of Lancaster signed without "Mohawk" participa-

tion English and French are struggling to acquire "Indian" land (Benjamin Franklin is present) 8) 1755 - Hendrick, one of the Ambassadors to Queen Ann's Court is killed by the French at the Battle of Lake George (13-year-old Joseph Brant is present at the battle) 9) 1760 - Surrender of New France after the Siege of Quebec City 10) 1763 - Royal Proclamation (said to be founding document of "Canadian Constitution") 11) 1776 - Thirteen English colonies declare Independence from England (the American Rev-

olution begins) 12) 1781 - English General Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington and French Army Troops led by Comte Rachambeau at Yorktown (Mohawks are alone to fight the 13 colonies and a renewed force of French whom they had just defeated at the Siege of Quebec City, 1761) 13) 1779 - General George Washington orders General Clinton and Sullivan to destroy the Mohawks (and such others of four surviving Nations) that they will never rise again (remanence of the League of Peace flee

to Fort Niagara and later to the Ouse/Grand River Country) 14) 1784 - Joseph Brant forces Haldimand to fulfill his pledge made before the hostilities of the American Revolution 15) 1812 - Americans are repelled by Mohawks and such others of the remaining Nations of the League of Peace at Stoney Creek and at Brant's crossing on the Ouse/ Grand River.

Let us learn from history that we may not make the mistakes of the past.

Escape from the Fort McMurray wildfire

By Lindsay Monture Gitz Crazyboy is a Blackfoot/Dene youth worker and land defender from Fort McMurray, Alberta, who has been fighting for the protective rights of the land and its indigenous peoples for many years, all the while living next door to the infamous environmental scar left by the oil sands extraction.

His work generating climate change awareness and warning of the impact of the oil sands to the environment has brought Gitz to many places around the world and put him in many (sometimes outrageous) situations, but none can compare to the tragedy that transpired in the past week. As news spread across social media of the wildfire surrounding Fort McMurray, many of his friends in Six Nations began to worry about him and his family’s safety.

Here is his story of the day he and his family escaped the blaze: “I was in Abasand, probably the first neighborhood that was hit,” recalled Gitz, whose parents’ home was in Abasand, a neighbour-

Gitz Crazyboy captured this crazy picture while escaping a deadly forest fire that threatened his neighbourhood in Alberta last week. SUBMITTED PHOTO

hood surrounded by forest all around. “For the past couple of days we watched the fire burn east to west. It came dangerously close to town, so we evacuated ourselves.

Even then only two communities were evacuated; Beacon Hill and Gregoire.”

One of Gitz’s older brothers lived in Beacon Hill with his wife and kids.

“On that day while driving south on [Highway] 63 you could see the fire just over the horizon which felt like it was about 3 kilometres away.

They had days to fight this small fire that was steadily growing in size and becoming more uncontrollable, but the wind changed favourably away from the city and the mandatory evacuation was lifted. It shouldn’t have been lifted,” said Gitz, who stated that a lot more could have been done to suppress the fire leading up to the mass evacuation.

“A day passed and from what I’m told the wind suppressed the fire. It looked like it stopped moving and the black

plume of smoke got bigger. The size got me nervous. Then around 12 p.m. I noticed another plume in front of that one. The fire was coming north directly towards us. We called my parents and met up in Beacon Hill, where my brother lives,” Gitz recounted.

His brother was at work and most of his kids were at school. Gitz knew they had 10 to 15 minutes to get out of town before people would start to panic and even then there wasn’t a mandatory evacuation order. Gitz loaded

his family at home into a vehicle and got them out safely, but had to go back and get his nieces and nephews out of school on the other side of town.

The only road out leading south was being consumed by the fire.

“I looked my sister-inlaw in the eyes and told her I’d get the kids out, even though I knew the fire would have already consumed Beacon Hill and the highway, and I would get caught in the flames,” said Gitz, who took the back roads as fast as he could to get

through the downtown core. He was able to pick up four of his nieces and nephews, but had one more to get further north.

At this point, traffic had begun to build up.

“After I got the children, I raced back south as fast as I could, but by the time I reached the bottom of Beacon Hill, I could see the flames racing up and down Abasand. Even now when I think about it, it still feels very unreal and incredibly horrific. The place where I had grown up and called home was burning.”

On the way back, Gitz and the kids were caught in a gridlock.

“I remember watching the flames take the road and spread all around us. I was slowly inching forward, crawling alongside the curb of the road and then the car stalled.

I made a vow so the children got back home, so I would see my girlfriend again, so that I didn’t die, then I hit the ignition and the car turned over. I immediately bailed off the road and began to drive through the dirt center of a divided highway. I was off-road driving as fast as I could get us out.

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Indigenous finalist for new Canadian bank note

A mock up $100 bank note featuring E. Pauline Johnson. The Bank of Canada invited the public to nominate iconic women from Canada's past to appear on the next issue of bank notes. Out of 461 nominations Johnson has been placed on the long-list with 11 other influential women. The new bank notes won't be issued until late 2018.

By Jayson Koblun OTTAWA – Indigenous poet, E. Pauline Johnson has made it on the long-list as a potential new face to be featured on Canada’s newest bank note.

On International Women’s Day, a public consultation was launched to select an iconic Canadian woman to be featured on the first bank note of the Bank of Canada’s next series to be released in 2018. More than 460 iconic Canadian

women met the qualifying criteria through the selection process.

“We believe that the nominees for the bank note should have broken or overcome barriers, be inspirational, have made a significant change and have left a lasting legacy.

We applied these four criteria in reviewing each of the 461 eligible unique nominations,” said the advisory council that selected the finalists.

“We also developed op-

erating principles which guided us as we finalized our first recommendation of 12 nominees. We recognize that Canada is comprised of many different communities. The women who appear on our list should resonate with Canadians and reflect the diversity of Canada. Their achievements must be seen in the context of the time they lived,” the council said.

Johnson is known for her poetry that celebrates

her indigenous heritage.

During her career she adopted her grandfather’s name, Tekahionwake, meaning “double wampum”.

“Throughout her travels Johnson’s recitations of patriotic poems and short stories featuring Canadian culture made her a popular ambassador for Canada,” reads Johnson’s bio on the Bank of Canada’s website.

The list of 12 will soon be cut down to a list of three to five names by the Advisory Council. The council will hear from historical experts before they refine the list.

The Governor of the Bank of Canada will then consult the Minister of Finance on the short-list and then the Minister will make the final decision in accordance with the bank

of Canada Act. The other women on the long-list are; Pitseolak Ashoona; Emily Carr; Thérèse Casgrain; Viola Desmond; Lotta Hitschmanova; Elizabeth (Elsie) MacGill; Nellie McCLung; Lucy Maud Montgomery; Fanny (Bobbie) Rosenfeld; Gabrielle Roy and Idola Saint-Jean.

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Finding Phebe: Delaware village may create issues for developers

By Jim Windle BRANTFORD – Finding documented evidence of a large Delaware community once occupying a wide area of the northern portion of the Brant/Brantford land transfer deal located along Powerline Road and Highway #24, has been hard to find.

A study into the Tranquility cemetery reveals a definite connection between the very early settlers of the Powerline Road/Highway 24 area, once the hamlet of Tranquility.

The matriarch of a large United Empire Loyalists family that settled in that area was in fact, Delaware.

She is recorded to history as Phebe and family lore says she either escaped or eloped from an “Indian school” in Morris County New Jersey with a certain Thomas Batson who worked for a time bringing supplies to the school.

They migrated to Canada, and eventually to Brant County and settled in the North end of Brant-

Sometime before 1840, Thomas Batson and his Delaware wife Phebe arrived and helped establish the hamlet of Tranquility, which is a part of the recent Brant/Brantford land annexation deal. She became the matriarch of a large mixed blood family who raised her many children with knowledge of her traditional ways, according to present descendants, some still living in the Tranquility area. Judging by her tombstone, Phebe was born in 1767, a full 100 years before Canada's confederation. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

ford becoming one of the founding settler families of Tranquility, once known as Nine-Corners.

But even before Phebe and Baston arrived and before there was a hamlet of Tranquility, there was already a large and thriving Delaware community in the area, which may be why the Bastons chose that location after arriving from the United States as United Empire Loyalists following the War of 1812.

There were a few areas where the Muncie Delawares or Lunaapeew settled. One is near London, another in the Dunnville region, and at Moraviantown near Chatham. After the creation in 1841 of the Six Nations reserve, the Grand River Delawares settled in the “Smoothtown” region of the Six Nations reserve when the Six Nations were amalgamated by the Crown as one entity along with the others of Six Nations and moved onto the new reserve #40.

The Delaware Nation at Moraviantown is one

of the oldest settlements in the region, as it was founded in 1792, but before then, Delawares were known to have lived peacefully alongside early white settler farmers in the region.

But there is tantalizing evidence that some Delawares had also established a toehold in the Powerline Road, Highway #24 region well before 1841.

The first Indian census of the Six Nations conducted with Brant’s help in 1785, shows that of the 2,241 of the Six Nations and such others (adopted and allied Nations), that 246 were Delaware. Like the Tuscarora, they were pushed out of their traditional homeland by settler encroachment and persecution and migrated north to join with the Five Nations under the Great Tree of Peace.

There have been archaeological digs done in the north Brantford region over the years and stories told by farmers of unearthing Indian rel-

ics from plowed fields, however, many of the artifacts unearthed date to well before 1784, the year the Haldimand Tract was gifted to the Mohawk Nation under Joseph Brant following the American Revolution. The Delaware are an adopted branch of that Confederacy under the authority of the Cayuga Nation.

While studying for a completely different story, we found a rather matter-of-fact statement regarding the 999-year lease of what was known as the Augustus Jones Tract, which shows that a Delaware village between what is now Brantford and Paris was common knowledge in the late 1700s when the land was leased to Jones.

In describing the boundaries of the Jones Tract, the document helps to locate the tract as being “just below the Delaware village”. Since the 1950s especially, random discoveries of pottery, tools CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Finding Phebe from page 9 and indigenous skeletal remains have been unearthed throughout the area but never as an entire thriving community.

The original Crown Patent on the Tranquility hamlet site was issued to Thomas Batson in 1840, who had a Delaware wife, Phebe.

Old-timers in the region recall a large mound approximately where the Kia auto dealership stands today. One former Delaware village was said to have been on that hill. The hill was removed in more recent years to straighten, for automobile traffic, the once rolling hills one sees further down Highway #24 towards Cambridge.

Traditional Haudenosaunee villages only stood in a certain location for around 10 to 15 years before the entire village was abandoned and a new one build a short distance away.

At least one other Delaware village a little further down Powerline Road towards Paris was also known to exist. Wyndham

Plaza, a small plaza across the highway from WalMart was being built in the 1960s, which revealed a cache of native bones under a mound. In front of that plaza is a row of settler gravestones, those of the Batson family, which still line the frontage of that property. It is not known if these two village sites were contemporary or if one came before the other without extensive archaeology done in the region.

Some stones from the Batson family cemetery and the Tranquility cemetery beside it were moved during construction and reassembled in a curving display behind an iron archway marked as Tranquility Cemetery, but most of the remains were not.

There used to be a deep ravine close by that was filled in to level the ground for the plaza.

“They used to use very soft stone to make those gravestones,” says multigenerational resident Howard Summerhayes, who still owns and farms

the old Summerhayes farm today. “That explains why a lot of those old stones broke over the years. It was all overgrown when the men of the Tranquility area pooled their resources to clean up and restore the old graveyard a number of years ago. But some stones were unrecoverable.”

In earlier times Delaware grave markers would have been made of wood and rotted from existence in the years since, if markers were used at all.

As in the case of the Tutelo Village of Tutela Heights, future developers may be in for a struggle as soon as development begins on the newly annexed regions acquired from the County. In both cases, historical sites and burial grounds are likely to be encroach upon during construction.

When the Delaware were removed to consolidate together with others of the Six Nations in the formation of reserve #40 in 1841, a certain William

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The old Tranquility cemetery located in Brantford's north end reveals several mixed blood Delaware people buried under the name Batson.

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Montour was the Christian Delaware’s first evangelist to the area and founder of the Chapel of the Delaware's, Linni Linape in 1857. That church is still standing in Smoothtown, Six Nations, and is still in use today.

But there are other reasons, constitutional reasons, why at least some of the area transferred between Brant and Brantford recently may be a white elephant for land bankers, who have the entire region earmarked for future development.

Some of these farms in the north of Brantford go back to before the British North America Act, when Buckingham Palace arbitrarily downloaded the responsibility of protecting and administering Indian land interests and assets to the fledgling colony of Upper Canada. At that time, the townships and counties had control of the land and not the federal government which did not exist before 1867.

The problem is, under international law, you can’t arbitrarily transfer the responsibility of an international Treaty without the understanding and consent of both parties.

That being said, both Six

Nations Indians and United Empire Loyalists have the same argument. Their land was also disbursed under special arrangements with Great Britain before there was a Canada, and cannot be arbitrarily alienated by anyone except the Crown of England with the consent of the land holder. At least that is what some multi-generational farmers in the area, like Summerhayes, believe and may build a case to prevent their farms from being included in the recent Brant/Brantford land transfer.

“Searching patents has become much more difficult since the Ontario Land Registry has been sold off to private ownership who have purged a lot of old documents while digitizing others,” says Summerhayes. “Smokey Hollow, owned by the Green-Doctor family, is still 100 per cent native owned, as I understand it.

Mrs. Doctor meticulously kept old registry records and documents while the digitizing was going on and protected a lot of important papers before they were destroyed by Taranet.”

Taranet, a subsidiary of global company Bore-

alis Infrastructure, now actually owns the Ontario Land Registry, a point not many Ontarians are aware of.

“Most definitely, there was a Delaware community living up here,” says Summerhayes. “No question about it.”

Howard’s mother, who died when she was well into her 90s, recalls Indian artifacts in proliferation at the rear of their farm and also of their neighbours, the Baldwins.

Important large aquifer systems run beneath the ground throughout the area, which is in danger if the region is built up for housing or industrial usage. This is farmland and some of the farmers want to keep it that way, including Summerhayes who says he has been offered several million for his land but insists he will not sell at any price and resists the annexation of his part of the old Tranquility village he grew up in and land his ancestors lived, farmed, died and were buried on from the County of Brant to Brantford for future urban development.

“I think Six Nations should keep an eye on this,” says Summerhayes.

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Getting back to the Great Peace at Yogi’s Barn

By Jim Windle

OHSWEKEN – Sunday, May 8th, a day after a contentious meeting at the Onondaga longhouse in which HDI lawyer Aaron Detlor was told by two condoled Chiefs and a Clan Mother to leave the territory and to never come back, a second meeting took place.

The meeting at Yogi’s Barn was set up in the traditional seating arrangement as people talked about what happened the day before from their perspectives.

The gathering was organized by Jagwadeth Sandy who was disturbed and upset that Saturday’s council was shut down the way it was, without proper protocol.

He spoke of the need to understand the ceremonies, the protocols and the tenants of the Great Peace, and that the present system is broken and needs to be fixed.

Jagwedeth and Karennase Sheila Adams have been forming the Peoples Wampum meetings under the name KENTIOHKWANHNHÁKSTHA. Also at the meeting was Tekarontake (Paul Delaronde) from Kahnawake who attended Saturday’s longhouse meeting and offered his thoughts regarding the situation in general.

When asked by the Two Row Times what his impressions were of Saturday’s council session, he

qualified himself first by saying, “I am not here to impose, only to assists in how (Jagwadeth) asked me to. I came just to see and hear for myself what everybody has to say. I don’t like hearing only from one side of any story.”

He was frank and honest about his answer being careful not to unduly come down on either side.

“What I think is not happening here is that the formula that our ancestors left for us is not being implemented,” he began. “Because we are not following the formula to help maintain the peace and harmony within our communities, amongst our people, that is why we end up with the chaos we have.”

He was taken by the passion all sides of the story showed.

“From observing and listening, I believe that everybody was sincere in what they were trying to do,” said Tekarontake.

“Everybody had the best of intentions but there seems to be a real lack of ability to get the information out there amongst the people. The decision making process is not being followed according to what I understand and know of as what our “Great Law” has prescribed for us.

“I witnessed how there was a breakdown and it’s the assumption of some of the people that the directive has to come from

the Council and it’s the Council that makes the decisions,” he continued.

“But they seem to have forgotten that we have families. We have Tsi niken>taro:tens (Clans) that’s our families. We have 49 families and if this is such an important issue, we should have had all 49 families represented.”

Given that, how would the Great Law propose this situation should be sorted out, he was asked next, and he was ready with his answer.

“It is going to have to be up to our women to start to organize that. Under our constitution it is up to the women, the progenitors of the Nation they are the ones that have to watch our blood lines to keep our blood strong,” he said. “And the eternals of our people? That has to be managed by our women.”

“We as the men have an obligation to support and reinforce what the women have determined was the best thing for our children.”

Of the specific scene he witnessed Saturday, Tekarontake didn’t mince his words.

“Too many people are looking at titles,” he said.

“But it’s not the titles we should be looking at, it’s the responsibility to

those titles that we should be dealing with — learning and understanding what are our responsibilities. Knowing that the decisions we make must come as families and we have to be likeminded on decisions. Then we will have our (Clan Mothers) and our Royanni (Chiefs) who are our representatives who can actually represent the voice of the family and not their own opinions.”

He said he heard some speaking words spoken that he does not believe came from anyone’s clan.

“When a Royanni starts to express his own opinion, he must be reminded that he was not put in that position for his opinion,” said Tekarontake. “He was put in that position to raise the words of the wishes and the will of our people in accordance with our constitution.”

So who is to blame?

In his personal opinion, Tekarontake says, “Blame should not be what we should do right now. If our system was implemented like it is supposed to be, we wouldn’t have been there (at Saturday’s longhouse) for the witch burning. That happens when you’re just going by your emotions. You have a mob mentality and we start looking for a sacrificial

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I was watching the fire spread all around us. I hit a drainage ditch. I thought I had definitely killed us then, but the SUV managed to catch enough ground and I was able to continue forward. I jumped on the opposite of the road with traffic coming towards us,” he recalled.

Gitz crossed over and sped south onto a paved pathway on top of a berm on the side of the road.

“Then the wind picked up again and even more flames and coals began to fly worse than before. A thought crept into my head. If I keep driving, will I get us stuck? Will I get us pinned in? If I did, we’d definitely be dead. So I turned around and headed north. My next goal was to get to Fort Mackay.”

Fort Mackay is the reservation closest to the tar sand extraction.

“I got us there. I picked up my brother along the way. He was racing home on his motorbike and ditched it on the side of the road. We stayed the day in Mackay and planned to drive through Mac when night fell and the temperatures were cooler. They opened the road that night and we drove through a ruined city.”

“It’s hard to process. It doesn’t seem real at all. It probably won’t until I am there and can see the ash. I would go back to release the physical memories I carry and thank the land for taking care of me, but as of now, my home burned down, my mother and father’s home burned down, my brothers’ homes burned down. I figure it will take quite a while to repair and rebuild.”

Gitz and his family are now safe together in his mother’s homeland of Brocket, Alberta.

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By TRT staff SIX NATIONS – It's that time of year again to celebrate Six Nations businesses and organizations with Community Awareness Week 2016!

Here is the official statement from SNEC:

Welcome to another year of Six Nations Annual Community Awareness Week. This year’s events are scheduled to take place from May 16 to May 30, 2016.

Also, Six Nations of the Grand River will celebrate its Annual Bread and Cheese Day on Monday, May 23.

The Six Nations Elected Council would like to welcome the participation of all community members in the Community Awareness Week events. These events provide an opportunity or the departments of the Six Nations Elected Council, local businesses, schools and other organizations, to share their services with the community. Given our rich history, businesses and the many talented people within our community, these events allow them to showcase their many talents.

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for all the hard work they have undertaken to organize the various events, as well as the local businesses, schools, and organizations who have taken the time to make arrangements for a successful Community Awareness Week.

The Six Nations Elected Council looks forward to seeing you at the Administration Building for its Charity barbecue Friday, May 27 from noon until 2 p.m.

I encourage everyone to come out and find out how we can help each other to make our community a healthy and safe place to live.

See you there and have fun!

Yours truly, Elected Chief Ava Hill To make sure you don’t miss out any events you want to check out this year, be sure to take the centre-spread event schedule out of the Two Row Times in next week's issue and keep it handy.

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But in between, in the second period, the Six Nations Rivermen put up six goals to Wallaceburg’s one to create enough margin to protect the 11-8 win. And they needed it.

The Thrashers scored the last goal of the second period and three more in the third to make the score more respectable, but a Wallaceburg loss nonetheless.

Travis Bland and Captain Tom Monture each earned four points, Monture with a goal and three assists and Bland with two goals and two assists.

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sweater this year and he rewarded the team with two goals and an assists.

Only two games into the season, there are still a lot of players coach Stew Monture and his staff will have to evaluate as they go on but Monture is happy with the talent pool he has to select from.

“This coming weekend should give us a chance to whittle the roster down a bit,” he says. “I figure by our fifth or sixth game we will have our roster more written in stone, but I think we are improving in depth week by week.”

The defending Presidents Cup champion Rivermen will be hosting the Ennismore James Gang at the PGA this Friday, May 13th at 8 p.m., at the Gaylord Powless Arena, before traveling to Wallaceburg, Saturday.

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Six Nations Rebels hit a speed bump in Orangeville

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – Monday night in Orangeville the Six Nations Rebels got an unexpected 9-2 cold shower with their first loss of the Jr. B season.

The Northmen short-circuited every power source the Rebels have shown so far this season as Ryan Hartley and the Orangeville defence had a strong game against one of the most offensively powerful teams in the league in the Six Nations Rebels. But on this given night, Travis Longboat and Josh Miller put up the Rebels’ only goals of the game.

It’s been easy sailing for the Rebels so far but they have entered into rough water against some of the strongest Jr. B opponents in the league.

Next up will be the Far Western Division leaders, the Windsor Clippers, in Windsor, Saturday night.

They had a much easier time of it Sunday in St. Catharines.

Although the Six Nations Jr. B Rebels took the 10-5 win, for a minute in the second period it looked like the St. Catharines Spartans had come to life after falling behind 5-2 at the end of the first

AP call up, Layne Smith, celebrates back-to-back goals in Friday night's 13-3 Rebels win over the Wallaceburg Red Devils. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE period and 7-2 by the four-minute mark of the second, Sunday night in St. Kitts.

The Spartans launched a mini-comeback drive in the second scoring three times in less than two minutes to get themselves back into the game and get their hometown fans revved up. But Josh Miller put a stop to that with his second of the period to make it 8-5 after 40 minutes of play.

Miller made a threegoal night at 1:15 of the third while Justin Martin closed the game with

Wallaceburg's Jeff Williams and Six Nations Rebels Ron Elijah-Brown tangle in the third period of Six Nations 13-3 hammering of the Red Devils Friday night at the ILA. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

a shorthanded goal at 14:23 from Danton Miller.

Also scoring for the Rebels were Danton Miller (1G,5A), Garret VyseSquare (1G,2A), Kevin Owen-Hill (2G), Travis Longboat (1G,1A), Dylan Hill (1G), and Justin Martin (1G). Briley Miller earned the win with 34 saves.

Friday night at the ILA, the Rebels were totally dominant in their 13-3 win over the outmatched Wallaceburg Red Devils. Six Nations rolled off first period goals by Josh Miller, Ron Elijah-Brown, Brody Longboat and two

by Travis Longboat before Corey Lucier beat Miller on a Devils’ powerplay.

It wouldn’t get any better for the Red Devils in the second as Travis Longboat, WakeRait Bowhunter and two by Brody Longboat, to end the second period with the Rebels well in charge.

AP player Layne Smith scored back-to-back goals to open the third period.

Bowhunter added another and Travis Longboat made it a four goal game for himself while adding five assists along the way for a nine-point night.

The Rebels outshot the Devils 62-22.

Second Annual Three on Three lacrosse tournament

By Chezney Martin

OHSWEKEN – Nicknamed “the blue track” as the normal hub for fitness fans on Six Nations; the Second Annual Three-on-Three Lacrosse Tournament was held at the inner field on Saturday, May 7 for some preseason fun.

The field was divided into four quarters for players to aim at red posts instead of goalies, and teams were able to have up to five players on their team, but only three players in play at any given time. Teams were also able to provide a name for themselves; as teams like the “Average Joe's” and “Dubbed Out” played throughout the day in spite of the worry of rain.

Lacrosse star Roger Vyse, one of several co-or-

The 10-12 year old group had 8 teams this year with many athletes representing. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN dinators for the tournament, said “it's great to see the community out,” as many family and friends used the day to support the event.

“I was fortunate enough in my last two jobs to be able to put this on for the

community,” said Vyse.

“It's kind of an outreach too to get [the kids] out and have a fun day of lacrosse.”

With last year's tournament held within the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena, it seemed this year’s choice to be outdoors was one

that brought a lot of participation.

“We had a wonderful turn out,” said Vyse, as he admitted he had played in the tournament as well. “I actually played in the 16 plus, just 'cause we kinda needed to throw some

teams in and it's good to play and just show the younger kids that the older guys can still play too.”

Vyse also mentioned that the age group with the most teams was the 10 to 12 year-old group, with a whopping eight teams.

“That's where we got most of our good feedback with a lot of teams,” he said. “Everybody's pretty competitive but for the most part everyone's having fun.”

Although it was a day of fun, the teams that were ranked first, second and third received medals; and it was obvious that the success of the tournament was also because of many dedicated volunteers.

“I was just glad to be a part of it,” said Vyse.

“There was only a few of us there as a part of work, so we kind of brought in a few family members and parents to come in, so the success of this tournament wouldn’t be without our volunteers coming out and I’d like to thank them for being here too.”

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National Lacrosse League playoffs begin

By TRT staff The NLL entered the 2016 post season Saturday with the New England Black Wolves hosting the Georgia Swarm in a 1413 nail bitter which the Wolves cashed in on an OT Georgia holding penalty only 32 seconds into the extra frame. Shawn Evans made good on the powerplay opportunity 25 seconds later.

Six Nations marksmen for Georgia were Lyle Thompson (4G,2A), Miles Thompson (2G), Randy Staats (2G,3A), and Johnny Powless (2G,2A). Kev-

in Bucktooth scored two and assisted on one for New England.

It was OT out west as well as the Calgary Hitmen defeated the Colorado Mammoth 11-10.

This week Saskatchewan will play Calgary and New England will face Buffalo in the first a two game Eastern and western final series. The second game will be next Saturday night, May 21st for all the marbles.

RIGHT: The New England Black Wolves will face the Buffalo Bandits in NLL Western finals.

Jr. C Warriors shell shorthanded Shelburne

By Jim Windle

OHSWEKEN – Monday night, the Six Nations Warriors offence exploded with 19 goals to make no doubt that this is going to be the team to be reckoned with in 2016 as they basted the Shelburne Vets 19-4 at the Gaylord Powless Arena.

So far this young Jr. C lacrosse season the Warriors are 1-1-1 but if Monday night was any indication, the warriors are finding their legs.

Halton Hill beat them 10-9 in the season opener before tying Brantford 1212 Friday night in Ohsweken.

It was the Warriors versus the Warriors in more ways than one Friday night as the new Jr. C Brantford Warriors hosted the Six Nations Warriors in OLA Jr. C action at the Brantford and District Civic Centre. Six Nations actually beat themselves with undisciplined penalties and virtually no penalty killing strategy in place on this given night. The Warriors tied the Warriors 12-12. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE But to be fair, Shelburne showed up with only 11 runners. Although there was talk of a forfeit, to their credit, Shelburne took to the floor with a near empty bench and put out an effort.

Wesley Whitlow is already topping the league scoring with 11 goals and 13 assists for 24 points in those three games. He

earned 10 points in Monday’s game alone with three goals and seven assists. But teammate Steve Harris had an even better night with seven goals and three assists.

There is not much to say about the game that at times seemed more like a practice than a game, other than with token resistance, some of the War-

riors got a chance to show off their ball handling skills. In the end, 14 Warriors earned points on the night.

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division in this very early season. But for the Vets, the nightmare is not quite over.

The Six Nations Warriors will be in Shelburne for a rematch, on Friday 13th.

Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m., they will be in Mimico.

The Warriors and the Warriors played to a 12-12 tie in their first meeting of the OLA Jr. C season at the Brantford and District Civic Centre, Friday night.

No that is not a typo. In a league with 16 teams one might think a distinctive team name would be easy to find. Why would the new Brantford Jr. C Warriors pick a name that has already been taken by the

Six Nations Jr. C Warriors?

It is understandable considering the proud past of that name as associated with the city of Brantford.

It draws on Brantford’s illustrious past as a lacrosse town when the Brantford Warriors Sr. A’s were the Mann Cup Champions in 1971 and 1972 before Morley Kells and others attempted the first professional lacrosse league of the modern era, dismantling the Warriors to seed some of the new pro franchises.

The experiment, although looking good on paper, did not fly and disbanded after a few short

seasons. It was a good idea, but lacrosse did not have enough of a fan base in the mainstream to make it a viable venture at that time, but it was a precursor to the National Lacrosse League.

But that was then and this is now and the new Jr. C Brantford Warriors looked very good against the Six Nations Warriors as the two Warriors franchises played to a 12-12 tie game Friday night.

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heavy for six of 18 odd man situations. Meanwhile their own penalty killers went a dismal 0-6 with an extra man.

Brantford took a 4-2 first period lead with goals by Travis Scott and Tye Argent before Kahn General got Six Nations on the board. Argent’s goal was scored on a powerplay. Brantford’s Campbell McFedries scored their second powerplay goal of the period at 9:31, which was washed out by Wesley Whitlow’s unassisted goal at 9:31. Argent netted his second powerplay goal of the period at 17:21.

Six Nations stayed out

Powless and Steve Harris scored for Six Nations.

There is no sudden death in the OT period and although Whitlow scored first 15 seconds into the extra frame, Brantford’s Campbell McFedries and Jayden Drage got that back and one more before Kahn General salvaged the point for the tie from Sid Powless.

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More Six Nations penalties meant more Brantford goals in the third. Brantford’s Travis Scott scored three third period goals, two of them on the powerplay, and Caleb Wells added another extra man goal to send the game into OT. Sid

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Hill concluded by saying, “All these people and all these events were somehow trying to take out Detlor and HDI but more importantly this council. It’s a direct hit by the government to try and take you out.”

Hill then announced she was taking a leave of absence from her role with HDI.

The chiefs then had opportunity to speak regarding their family’s position on the problems surrounding HDI – some support, some clan families are split, some in direct opposition – but it was clear on the matter of HDI and Detlor’s work within it, the Confederacy does not have consensus.

Cayuga Hoyane Sam General spoke and said the Great Law states that when there is a presence in the territory that is a disruption to peace that there is protocol to deal with those matters.

General spoke directly to Detlor saying he addressed these concerns a year ago, saying there was disruption then and it has continued since and was never resolved.

General again spoke directly to Detlor in Gayogohono. He then began in English and said, “As of today I'm saying that you're relieved of

your responsibility with HDI. You walk out that door, you’re not allowed back into our territory.

Once you’re gone that’s it you can’t come back into our territory.”

General said, “That's the message I carry.

When you go out that door you don’t come back in.”

Mohawk Clanmother Shirley Hill also spoke saying she agreed with General.

“What I see is the same as Sam. I hate to say it.

This man here [Detlor] calls himself Haudenosaunee, Mohawk. Thats what you call yourself?, the clan mother asked Detlor.

“You brought awful things to our people,” Hill said. “If you don't know who you are it will show.

There’s a lot of things that my people have been telling me; a lot of things.

The disrespect. That’s not the way its supposed to be. You see how upset

the people are.”

Hill addressed the council saying the Haudenosaunee citizens raising concerns about the HDI and Detlor have been silenced by claims of following protocol. Hill said all people with concerns have a right to be heard.

“The peacemaker never wanted us to be that way. That eagle is crying.

Something is happening,” Hill said. “They got a right just as much as anybody else. Even that child has a

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right to speak they're sitting in council here they don't get to speak they sit there for months and months.’

“I think they all have a legitimate right to say what they're going to say,” Hill said. “It’s not gossip, it's all black and white. So don't say we're gossiping. There’s treaties that have been broken, there’s lands that have been sold. And do we all know about it? No we don’t. See we got chil-

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Council ended abruptly when one Six Nations elder, Jan Longboat, invited people in attendance to join hands in a peace circle. Bursts of laughter were heard and about 70 people left the building.

The wampum was gathered and the meeting closed.

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First Nations in Alberta are helping Fort McMurray wildfire evacuees

As wildfires ravage the small city of Fort McMurray, mandatory evacuations were issued. This created a mass exodus along a single highway out of the city. First Nations along the route have created space in their hearts and communities for evacuees.

80,000 residents were forced to leave their homes. The wildfire continues to burn after it left a post-apocalyptic scene in its wake with more than 204,000 hectares of scorched earth behind.

Many homes in Fort McMurray were destroyed.

Most of the city’s infrastructure has been shut down, including gas and electricity.

To make the mass evacuation easier for people, Fort McKay First Nation, a community of 417 people, has organized meals, gathered diapers and ensured people have their medication. Fort McKay is 50 kilometres north of Fort McMurray. Chief Jim Boucher said that this community has taken in around 3,000 people. However, fuel remains in short supply.

Several other First Nations have offered food, water and space to those fleeing the wildfires. Enoch Cree First Nation gave away free gas. Kapawe’no First Nation took a bus load of food to Fort McMurray and left with a busload full

of people. The generosity exemplified by indigenous communities during these times are reminiscent of generations past where Settlers were lost on the land without support.

Most of Fort McMurray is left without vital infrastructure, but Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said that they will provide a schedule for evacuee return within two weeks.

Elsipogtog Health Centre does provide addiction counselling but more is needed. Community members would like to see more programs to help people get off drugs. Doctors and pharmaceutical companies also need to be kept in check because they are “overprescribing” medication, said community member Katrina Clair.

John Levi said that he’s not going to back down but he wants more people to help.

Mi'kmaw Warrior Chief sets up road checkpoints to stop Canada "endorses" drugs from entering the United Nations Declaration on the his community John Levi, Warrior Chief in Rights of Indigenous Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick said that People

he is going to kick drug dealers out of his community.

“I love my community. I’d do anything for my community,” Levi says of his responsibility as War Chief. He also said that he’s “done talking.” After approaching Chief and Council, the RCMP and holding community meetings, he decided to take action on his own.

The main roads into Elsipogtog are now guarded by check points and they are sending a powerful message. Levi is on the lookout for drug dealers that bring ecstasy, coke, crack, heroin and mushrooms into the community.

He said that he will clean up Elsipogtog.

“It only takes one to make the move, that would be me,” Levi said.

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During the United Nations Permanent Forum’s 15th session held in New York on May 9, 2016, an announcement was made that Canada intends to remove its permanent objector status and become a full supporter of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, alongside Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, attended the Forum while social media buzzed about the “announcement” that would follow. “We want to demonstrate today and in these coming weeks our commitments to ensure that all Canadians have a truly concrete roadmap to reconcile with indigenous peoples,” Bennett said.

This endorsement will shift federal legislation and confirms Canada’s obligation to work with indigenous communities.

According to the government, this announcement makes good on Trudeau’s campaign promises to accept UNDRIP and to fully implement all 94 Calls to Action as recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The commitment to work with indigenous communities includes natural resource development, land claim disputes and the right to self-de-

termination. The previous Conservative government opposed these same sections because of the vague language, as well as the veto power that could be exercised by indigenous nations exercising their right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent, which in included in the UNDRIP. Jody Wilson-Raybould noted that the issue of consent would take a bit of time to address. “There are many facets to the question, differing perspectives and a number of options,” Raybould said.

The UNDRIP was passed in 2007 by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Canada was one of four nation states to oppose the declaration.

Australia, New Zealand and the United States also presented opposition to global implementation of the UNDRIP.

MMIW March held on Mother's Day

Two years ago, Kelly Goforth went missing and was found murdered two days later. Since then, Kelly’s mother, Maxine Goforth has been organizing Mother’s Day marches to raise awareness of all the indigenous mothers who were taken from their communities.

More than 100 people joined in Regina, Saskatchewan. Many indigenous women go missing in Regina. This march commemorates the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women; it also lets people know that indigenous women are valued.

“I’m walking to come and honour my daughter Kelly and all the other ones who are missing and murdered. What a great way to come and honour them, you know, help keep their memory alive. It’s important, really important,” said Maxine Goforth.

The trial for the man accused of killing Kelly hasn’t started yet, but Maxine is already dreading it. However, she wants to go to find out and to hold the man responsible.

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“It’s a cause we need to make awareness of. It’s going to ignite something and I hope everyone hears us,” said Pearl Robertson, one of the marchers.

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By Lindsay Monture HAMILTON – The Hamilton Music Awards, Conference and Festival is happening from May 27 to 29. Two local talents, Jace Martin and A.K. Mcleod, have much to anticipate.

Jace Martin is nominated for Male Artist of the Year, and Pop Recording of the Year for his latest album Mighty, while A.K. Mcleod is nominated for Blues Recording of the Year for his album Spiritual Fire.

This isn’t Jace’s first rodeo with the Hamilton Music Awards. Jace had been previously nominated for a Hamilton Music Award for his first solo and self-titled album, released in 2009. He performed for the HMA Showcase last year and will once again on Saturday, May 28 at the Spice Factory. This is Jace’s first award nomination for Mighty, which was released in October of last year.

“I love meeting all the nominees, networking and inviting some new artists to Six Nations

Concert for a Cure. I am very excited to be nominated for Male Artist of the Year with Tom Wilson,” stated Jace, who adds that the HMA’s provide exposure to artists in the Hamilton area with a great platform to promote their music.

With his music career on the rise, this nomination is a milestone for Alex Mcleod, as it is his very first nomination as an artist. Spiritual Fire was released locally in June of 2014 and on iTunes in March 2015.

Recorded at Catherine North Studios in Hamilton, the album took a grueling 10 days of tracking starting in December 2013 and completed at the end of March 2014.

His hard work will pay off in more ways than one; giving him the opportunity to rub elbows with renowned music industry executives from all across Canada.

“I will definitely be networking with fellow musicians and industry professionals during the event, and I will be in attendance at the ceremony. I hope to see a few

shows as well,” said Alex.

“I look forward to the exposure this nomination will give me and maybe hearing my name called as the winner of my category.

“I’m also looking forward to being there with some friends and family to share this special achievement with me.

Lastly, I’m looking forward to seeing all the hard work that goes into live music, and supporting the artists and others that make it happen.

“The Hamilton Music Awards are so important to us artists and the surrounding community because it brings us all together, and it highlights the achievements and hard work that we all put into our music. It also showcases the best this scene has to offer, and solidifies it as a strong, vibrant, and diverse music scene.”

Visit www.hamilt on mu s ic aw a r d s . c om for more details on the awards show, conference, music festival and the HMA Rising Star Search event.

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Until Fil ed May 21, 2016 May 21, 2016 Until Fil ed May 19, 2016 May 16, 2016 May 11, 2016 May 12, 2016

TBD TBD $82991 $112152/ yr.

TBD TBD TBD TBD $23.54/ hr.

TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

May 27, 2016 May 27, 2016 May 16, 2016

POSITION

EMPLOYER/LOCATION

Child and Youth Worker Primary Care Paramedic Resources Center Worker Community Educator Case Manager Registered Dietitian

Health Promotion, Health Services Full Time Health Services Part – Time (3 Positions) Social Services Contract Health Services Full - Time Mental Health Services Full – Time Health Services Full – Time

Job descriptions are available at GREAT Weekdays... Monday through Friday from 8:30 - 4:30 pm 16 Sunrise Court, Ohsweken

TERM

May 27, 2016 May 27, 2016 May 27, 2016

May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016 May 19, 2016 June 10, 2016 Until Fil ed Until Fil ed May 27, 2016 May 24, 2016 May 24, 2016

SALARY CLOSING DATE

TBD TBD $17.84/ hr.

TBD TBD TBD

May 11, 2016 May 18, 2016 May 18, 2016 May 18, 2016 May 25, 2016 May 25, 2016

Phone: 519.445.2222 • Fax: 519-445-4777 Toll Free: 1.888.218.8230 www.greatsn.com

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Two Row Times Obituaries

Obituaries

CLASSIFIEDS Obituaries

Obituaries

HILL: Daniel Jacob “Beav”

RAWN: DEANNA LEE Suddenly at the result of a motorcycle accident on Saturday May 7, 2016 at the age of 49 years. Beloved fiancee and best friend of Darren LaForme. Loving mother of William, Molly, and Garrett. Loving step-mother of Michelle, Darren (DJ), Raven, and Sammy. Dear daughter of Shirley & the late Jim Rawn. Sister of Kirby, and Glena.

Daughter-in-law of Woody Porter, and Velma (LaForme) Harkness. Sister-in-law of Debra, Gabe, Nenna, Wendy (Lewis), Cheryl, Carmel (Cam), and Dwayne (Marykay).

Also survived by many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Deanna worked as a Dispatcher for many years for the Ontario Provincial Police. She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her family and friends. The family will honour her life with visitation at the Hyde & Mott Chapel, R.H.B. Anderson Funeral Homes Ltd., 60 Main Street South, Hagersville on Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where funeral service will be held on Wednesday May 11, 2016 at 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. www.rhbanderson.com

MAY 11, 2016 MAY 11TH, 2016

Suddenly on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the age of 40 years. Longtime friend of Deanna. Loving father of Tye. Loving stepfather of Brianne. Dear papa of Hunter. Son of the late John and Patricia (Longboat) Hill. Brother of Lorie (Don), Russell (Christine), Cherie (Jay), and the late Tim. Uncle of John, Cam, Dallas, Cameron, Sonny, Tyton, Myles, Anna-May, Jade, and J.P. Great uncle of Zoe, and Little John. Also survived by many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Resting at his home, 2535 1st Line, New Credit after 4 pm. Tuesday where funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 11 am. Interment Hill’s Family Cemetery. www.rhbanderson.com

For Sale

For Sale

Life Sustainers, a Natural Health Food/ Nutrition Store, 1225 2nd line.

OPEN Wed - Sat 10am-5pm, Thur until 8pm.

Featuring organic food staples, super foods, Non-gmo, Gluten-free products, Naturopathic grade supplements, sports nutrition, wellness remedies, Organic Essential Oils, Skin, Hair and babycare & so much more! For Health-inspired and Mother Earth loving people. Customer Appreciation Stamp Cards available with purchases. Follow Life Sustainers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Sit’n Bull Construction

Card of Thanks

Card of Thanks

The family of the late Jon Styres would like to express their thanks and deepest appreciation for all the support through this devastating loss. Our sincere thanks for the flowers, monetary and food donations, it was truly appreciated. We would also like to thank our family for their love and support especially Leanna Hill, Lana Martin, Linda Whitlow, Bo and Kelly and Sue Hill. Also to Sour Springs Longhouse for the catering, the pallbearers, Winley Reid, Matt Hill, Jesse General, Kenny Porter Jr, Tanner Whitlow. Bill Lofthouse and the team from Styres Funeral Home, the cooks Tanya Henry and Laura House, speakers, Jeremy Green and Tawn Thomas. Also to those who visited and those in the community that sent their condolences and prayers our way. Jon was a loving partner and daddy and a good friend to many - he will be deeply missed.

“You can always tell where a beautiful soul has been by the tears and smiles left behind.”

Sincerely Lindsay, Sophia and Zoey.

Registration

Youth league begins May 15 @ 1pm Ladies beginners league begins May 15 @ 3:30pm Ontario Pool Players summer session begin Saturday May 21 @ 7pm For more information contact 519 445 4351

Land Wanted to Rent

Farmer looking for Lots of Land to Rent call:289.260.2452

Yard Sale

Multi-Family Yard Sale May 13,14 & 15 1205 1st Line Between Seneca and Mohawk Rd

Notice

Come play lacrosse for fun at the 2nd Annual Memorial Ray “Wheels” Hill Lacrosse Tournament on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Cayuga Longhouse. Players age 8 and up. Registration is $5 per player and takes place at the event.

Games will start at 9am and finish at 3pm. Please bring your own lawn chair. Food will also be for sale.

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MAY MAY 11TH, 11TH, 2016 2016

CLUES ACROSS 1. Administrative Review Board 4. Not worried 8. Rowan Atkinson played him 10. Stars 11. Indian city 12. North American nation 13. He partnered with Garfunkel 15. Understood 16. Foe 17. Jewish state 18. 2015 postseason hero 21. Largest English dictionary (abbr.)

22. Goddess of the dawn 23. __ Squad 24. Belonging to a thing 25. Food-related allergic reaction (abbr.)

26. Car mechanics group 27. Exceed in weight 34. Deserved 35. Singer Thicke 36. Clemencies 38. Critique 39. Resented 40. Type of tissue 41. Passages 42. It comes in a can 43. His heart is in San Francisco 44. Retirement account CLUES DOWN 1. Belittled 2. Actress King 3. They pour drinks 4. Communicates 5. Take advantage of

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 A restless spirit is the catalyst for a new project, Aries. This week you dive right into something that will take up all of your mental energy. Try to avoid slacking off in other areas.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, thanks to your hectic schedule, achieving lofty goals this week may be a stretch, so aim for something a little more manageable and celebrate the achievement.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, though you may be content to remain out of the spotlight most of the time, when you engage with others, you really can show just how compelling you are.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 You may be expected to step up and care for people all of the time, but this week you’re the one who needs some special attention, Cancer. All you have to do is reach out for assistance.

6. Take on cargo 7. A stiff drink 9. Actress Watts 10. Natives of the American Southwest 12. Covered 14. The Science Guy Bill 15. Soviet Socialist Republic 17. Contraceptive device 19. Unfastened 20. __ student, learns healing 23. Ties the knot 24. Actor McKellen

Answers for May 11, 2016 Crossword Puzzle

25. Optical phenomenon 26. Turf 28. Foot (Latin) 29. Flub 30. Birds settle here 31. Calculator 32. Herbal tea 33. Catch 34. Pitcher Santana 36. Not for vegetarians 37. Japanese novelist

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you have many good reasons to throw caution to the wind this week, but you may have to reign in your adventurous spirit just a little bit. You’re an example to others.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Listen carefully to your intuition this week, Virgo.

Most of the time you can trust that little voice more than outside influences. Focus on your dreams for a bit.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, when things become complicated, you’re the person people often seek to iron out the situation.

You have a way of quickly getting to the root of a problem.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, even though you normally think cooly and collectedly, this week you may be at the end of your rope. Book some time for a little R&R to recharge your batteries.

SUDOKU

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, positive encounters, including an unexpected meeting with an old friend, could make for an interesting week. Your social life is booming.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you have a measured and methodical approach to your goals. This week, though, your sense of fun may take over and steer you off course.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Consider your words before sharing your perspective, Aquarius. You do not want to hurt anyone’s feelings, even if what you have to say is the truth. Word things carefully.

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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Your self-esteem soars this week when you go out of your way to put others’ needs before your own.

Act from your heart, Pisces.

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