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SIX NATIONS – For the third year in a row, Willy’s World, Six Nations very own native owned, native run durable medical equipment company, presented their annual Health and Wellness Exposition to rave reviews. Held at The Gathering Place, Six Nations’ brand new conference centre, under sunny skies, this Exposition has become a much-anticipated annual event. Manufacturers of some of the world’s finest medical equipment came together to present their products, ranging from brand new car seats for special needs children which have been recently approved by Transport Canada right through custom wheelchairs, ramps and electric scooters. Envoys from funding agencies Dreamcatcher Foundation, March of Dimes, Assistive Devices Programme and Jordan’s Principle explained how their agencies provide funding for their products to eligible individuals. Draws were held for prizes which included
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Jury acquits Peter Khill in shooting death of Jonathan Styres NAHNDA GARLOW
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SIX NATIONS — Frustration and emotions were running high in the Indigenous community this week after a Hamilton jury acquitted Peter Khill of second degree murder in the shooting death of Jonathan Styres. Khill, 28, admitted he killed Styres on the morning of Feb. 4, 2016, but pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, saying he fired in self-defence when he thought Styres was pointing a gun at him. Styres did not have a gun at the time of the shooting, the trial heard. Lindsay Hill, the mother of Styres' children, broke into loud sobs and had to leave the courtroom after the jury delivered its verdict. Hill released a statement late last week, saying, “There is a hole in my heart that will always be there. There has not been a day that I have not missed Jon since his life was unnecessarily taken. "My heart breaks every time my daughters hit a new milestone. I have had to watch my daughter Sophia when she was two years old look out the window and cry saying 'daddy where are you!' My daughters will not get to grow up with their father. The man who killed Jon took that away from Sophia and Zoey.” Lawyers for Khill argued that his military training caused the man to respond to a threat in the way he did. However, the family of Styres argues that no military experts were permitted to testify. Instead, the court heard the opinion of a lay person as an expert. Hill asked in her statement: “Is this what the Canadian Military teaches?” Indigenous leaders said Wednesday they were shocked and disappointed by the jury's decision. Six Nations Elected Council released a statement calling for an appeal to the verdict saying they “join other Indigenous voices expressing shock and disappointment at the
Peter Khill, right, seen in this Facebook photo with his partner, Melinda Benko, was acquitted of a FACEBOOK PHOTO murder charge in the shooting death of Jonathan Styres.
not guilty verdict by the jury in the trial of Peter Khill.” “How can Indigenous people have faith in the relationship with Canada when the justice system fails to hold anyone accountable for the taking of a life?” said Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill. “These are real people. Jonathan Styres, Colten Boushie, Tina Fontaine and Cindy Galdue – they were all born with mothers and fathers, raised as children with hopes and dreams and were loved as adults with families and responsibilities. It is unfathomable that their tragic deaths are unanswered by the Canadian justice system." ``I know this has been
a very emotional trial, a very tough trial for everybody,'' Superior Court Justice Stephen Glithero said after Khill's acquittal. ``I appreciate that everyone has kept their cool and behaved in a manner appropriate to courtroom proceedings.'' The trial heard that Khill and Benko awoke to the sound of banging outside their rural home early on a February morning in 2016. Khill looked out the window and saw Styres inside his truck, the jury heard. Khill loaded his shotgun, left the home through the back door and went to confront Styres, court heard. Khill testified at the trial that he yelled at Styres to put his hands
up and fired as Styres began to turn towards him. Styres was facing sideways with his hands at waist height when he was shot, Crown attorney Steve O'Brien told the jury. Only after Khill fired two shots at Styres did Benko call 911. The Crown argued at trial that Styres did not pose a reasonable threat to Khill and Benko while they were inside their
locked home, and that Khill should have called 911 and waited for police rather than run out of the house with a loaded shotgun. Manishen told the jury Khill was simply following his training as a military reservist to ``neutralize'' a threat to his life. ``Soldiers react proactively, that's how they are trained,'' Manishen said in his closing address. ``Mr. Khill said that's why he acted the way he acted. To take control of the situation.'' Khill's trial garnered attention for its similarities to a recent Saskatchewan case, in which white farmer Gerald Stanley was acquitted in the shooting death of young Indigenous man Colten Boushie. Boushie's cousin, Jade Tootoosis, issued a statement saying the notguilty verdict in the Khill case fits into a pattern of discrimination against Indigenous victims and exoneration of white settlers. ``I shake my head and cry in fury. How is this happening right now?
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How is this happening AGAIN!?'' said Tootoosis. ``Where is it acceptable to grab a gun and shoot instead of picking up the phone and calling the cops?'' A spokeswoman for Indigenous advocacy group Justice of Our Stolen Children called Khill's acquittal ``typical.'' ``For some reason, when Indigenous people are killed by non-Indigenous people, it is very often considered justifiable homicide,'' said Robyn Pitawanakwat. Her organization has been camped outside the Saskatchewan legislature since February, in protest of Stanley's acquittal and the acquittal of Manitoba man Raymond Cormier, charged with second-degree murder in the death of Indigenous teenager Tina Fontaine. On Sunday, demonstrations were held across Canada in solidarity with the push to appeal the verdict. The crown prosecutor will decide within thirty days whether or not there are grounds for an appeal.
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Lawyer with MMIW inquiry resigns, citing government interference Ouellette says Ottawa has 'undermined the independence and impartiality of the national inquiry,' which he says is 'speeding towards failure' CANADIAN PRESS
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VANCOUVER — A lawyer for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has announced he's resigned, and in a statement cites government interference among his reasons. Breen Ouellette, who worked as a commission counsel for the inquiry at its Vancouver offices, posted online that he resigned on June 21. Breen, who is Metis, says in the statement that he believes the federal government has ``undermined the independence and impartiality of the national inquiry'' and that he cannot remain part of a process that he says ``is speeding towards failure.'' He also asks the inquiry's commissioners to allow him to fully disclose the reasons behind his resignation, which he says he cannot do as a lawyer. The inquiry has been plagued by chronic delays,
staff turnover and complaints from families about disorganization, poor communication and a lack of transparency. The office of the minister of Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs responded to Ouellette's allegations late Monday by saying that ``at no time has the federal government made any effort to restrict or otherwise limit the powers the national inquiry has to gather evidence.'' The office added in its email that the inquiry is encouraged to ``use all of the resources at their disposal to seek the answers families have been demanding for decades.'' Nadine Gros-Louis, a spokeswoman for the inquiry, earlier confirmed in an email that Ouellette has stepped down, noting that staffing changes do occur. ``As you can appreciate, and as with all organizations, staffing does not remain constant, especially in an environment dealing with difficult subject matter where many staff work extended hours,''
Gros-Louis wrote. Breen's statement doesn't mention long hours. As an example of government interference, though, he said the inquiry needs to be able to properly investigate allegations of ``illegal and improper'' foster-care apprehensions. ``The national inquiry could use its powers to force government departments to comply with investigations into these allegations. The perpetrators could be identified so that governments could stop the misuse of billions of Canadian tax dollars by a few heartless bureaucrats seeking to advance their careers,'' Breen wrote. ``However, interference by the federal government is undermining this important function of the national inquiry. Canadians deserve to know which provinces and territories perpetuate this unnecessary and harmful spending of billions of tax dollars on foster-care apprehensions.'' Last month, the government turned down
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a request by inquiry officials for a two-year extension in order to give commissioners until Dec. 31, 2020, to make recommendations and produce findings. Instead, the government agreed to only extend the inquiry's deadline by another six months. That gives commissioners until next April 30 to finish its hearings and submit a final report, instead of the initial deadline of Nov. 1 of this year. Reached late Monday, Breen said the refusal to grant the two-year-extension, along with the funding for it, shows the government isn't serious about the commissioners meeting the inquiry's mandate. ``They're trying to kill the national inquiry in a death by a thousand cuts, and they're trying to pin the failure on the commissioners,'' Breen said in a phone interview from Vancouver. Carolyn Bennett, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, explained the decision to extend the mandate by just six months was made in part because provinces and territories were not unanimously supportive of extending the terms of reference for the inquiry into next year. Gros-Louis, meanwhile, said the inquiry remains independent and impartial. ``With diverse backgrounds, experience and expertise, we are united by a deep commitment to honour the missing and murdered, uncover the truth and build a better future for Indigenous women and girls,'' she wrote.
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Do Onkwehon:we people have Denisovan DNA? EDITORIAL BY JONATHAN GARLOW Have you ever heard the saying that there is only one race, the human race? Well turns out that might not be true. If you believe in the scientific method then you probably believe that humankind emerged from Africa around and about eighty thousand years ago. New evidence shows that Homo Sapiens existed in Morocco as old as 300,000 years ago according to fossil evidence and stone tools recently found from the region. Apparently a 177,000-year-old jawbone fossil was found in Palestine, making it the oldest human bone that has been found outside of Africa. This makes everything more complicated when new studies from a Mastodon site in San Diego demonstrate that Homo Sapiens were also in North America 130,000 years ago. The Mastodon story confirms a local story the Two Row Times published a while ago about stone tools found in the Niagara area that were studied and found to be at least 100,000 years old. All of this evidence makes our origin stories more complicated than they already are. If humans didn’t leave Africa until 80,000 years ago, how could they be in two places at once? The scientific community is fighting over the 300,000-year-old human that was recently discovered in Morocco. Some say that it isn’t
a Homo Sapien (modern human) skull but a Homo Erectus or some other sub-human skull. No one is sure. I was taught through oral tradition on Six Nations that we have a Creation story and that a lesser known part of the Creation story is our Migration story. Basically it says that we moved north a long time ago. Ethnobotanical evidence such as the types of plants the Haudenosaunee grew and ate corroborates this theory. That’s a fancy way to say that we had Mexican stuff like corn and hot peppers. We the Haudenosaunee say that we have been here forever. Can science and tradition agree? Maybe there were two simultaneous evolutions of Homo Sapien in both America and Africa. From my perspective it seems that science has been working against Onkwehon:we people so if anyone disagrees with the scientific narrative, I don’t blame them. They desperately want to prove that we “arrived” here only 13,000 years ago because it fits their jingoism better. Even the new headlines say that we “arrived” here 130,000 years ago; just adding a zero but not changing the racist attitudes. Scientists recently proved that most modern humans have a concentration of somewhere around 3.4% to 7.9% Neander-
thal depending on the person. When it comes to racism the joke is on the racists because researchers found that the only living humans who have absolutely no Neanderthal blood are Sub-Saharan Africans. Why? Because their ancestors did not migrate through Eurasia where the Neanderthals apparently lived. This is pretty crazy, right? Ten years ago this was a conspiracy theory but now in 2018 it’s totally true. To make things even more complicated, there was another type of non-human roaming the earth half a million years ago called the Denisovan. Long story short most Asian people are part Denisovan so they aren’t totally human either maybe? Science is now telling us that earth was basically like Lord of the Rings with many different types of bipedal humanoids inhabiting it, some of them only three feet tall in the case of a miniature race found on the Indonesian island of Flores. Oh, science. Onkwehon:we people should be able to test our DNA to see if we have Denisovan blood, and if so it’s a closed case about our origins. If we do have Denisovan DNA then our ancestors did originate from Asia half a million years ago, but until then we have the right to affirm that we originated here from the very beginning of time.
Protesters at Queen's Park recently demanded an appeal of the not guilty verdict in the death of PHOTO COURTESY OF STAN WILLIAMS Jonathan Styres.
Don't let Jon's life be lost in vain The following statement was issued by Lindsay Hill, partner to Jonathan Styres and mother to their two children. It is published here in its entirety. The “not guilty” verdict for the man who shot twice and killed Jon is excruciatingly heartbreaking. There is a hole in my heart that will always be there. There has not been a day that I have not missed Jon since his life was unnecessarily taken. My heart breaks every time my daughters hit a new milestone. I have had to watch my daughter Sophia when she was two years old look out the window and cry saying "daddy where are you!” My daughters will not get to grow up with their father. The man who killed Jon took that away from Sophia and Zoey. The trial was very gruelling, exhausting and has been an experience that has reaffirmed my belief that the justice system in Canada is not just and is merely a “system” that indigenous people can not trust. It continues to oppress our people and fails to provide justice for
those of us who are victims of violent crimes. The two not guilty verdicts have given a representation of a lack of the valuations of life within Canadian society. Citizens of Canada see property as a viable reason for a person to take another life. Two Canadian men made a choice to put themselves in a situation where they DIDN'T need to be all because there was a chance that their property would be taken. The acquittal of these men has magnified the treatment and the injustice indigenous people endure at the hands of the “Canadian Justice System”. Seeing how the process of trial operates from start to finish has opened my eyes. It is clear that the “system” has many flaws and that there needs to be change for indigneous people to get the justice they so rightfully deserve. I am also calling the media to seek comment from the Canadian Military. To my knowledge there has been no comment from anyone within the Canadian Military and there needs to be. Is this what the Canadian Military teaches? For a
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person who was trained for three months that is currently in civilian life to leave a civilian (Jon’s killer's wife) and approach an unknown situation armed with a gun and shoot and kill someone when Jon's killer claimed he didn't know how many people were there. JONATHAN STYRES, COLTEN BOUSHIE, TINA FONTAINE, AND CINDY GLADUE ARE PEOPLE - FATHERS, SONS, DAUGHTERS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, AUNTS, UNCLES! THEY ARE NOT JUST NAMES IN A HEADLINE OR THE VICTIM IN A CRIMINAL CASE! THEY ARE PEOPLE WHO WERE LOVED AND ARE NOW GREATLY MISSED! THEIR LIVES MATTERED! THEY ARE PEOPLE WHO DESERVE JUSTICE! The Attorney General and the Canadian Government needs to remedy this gross injustice! Don’t let the lives be lost in vain! Now is the time for change! Before another life is unnecessarily taken! Our people have suffered long enough!" Lindsay Hill Mohawk, Bear
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Are there property rights on stolen land? Mu WÎyan Î’uch:
Thunder Woman Speaks By Rachel A. Snow
Canada prides itself on being a country of fairness in human rights issues. How fair is a country when the majority of incarcerated people are indigenous? How fair is Canada when they need international compulsion to conduct an inquiry into the high number of missing or murdered indigenous women? How does Canada fare when you examine the recent two cases that exonerated two white men who shot and killed First Nation men? Colten Boushie and Jon Styres were First Nation young men. Historically, young Indian men were mentored by their communities and encouraged to pursue specific skills to support their families and their people. What can be done in this mainstream dysfunctional system where the historic teachings of the original people have been thrown aside? What can be done when mainstream puts indigenous men in jail or kills them? Both of these cases involved alleged theft. In Boushie’s case, he was asleep or past out in the front seat so there was no self-defence but the magic
misfire theory was born. In Styres case, there are clear discrepancies. The original people are asked to “trust” in the justice system. Statements were made in mainstream media stating that “race” was not an issue. Hilarious. If race was a “non-issue” then why was the jury “asked” if they would have trouble deciding if race was a factor? Now it is up to the indigenous and other people of colour to write academic pieces on how white people measure the racist proclivities of other white people. Great. First, this has to get past a panel of white academics in a white institution. In law school, I studied one case of bias. It was when a black judge handed down a decision because this judge understood the circumstances of the case and had insight into police dealings with underprivileged communities. This judge’s decision was quickly reviewed and became taught as the textbook case of “bias”. Why is it that when a non-native – basically an old white male has insight or experience, he is revered as an “expert” but when that same light is
applied to a marginalized person, expertise suddenly becomes bias? Racism is part and parcel of mainstream’s system. You can’t separate racism by asking some carefully crafted questions looking for a nervous eye twitch! Racism in Canada is far more subtle than overt. It can be seen in the moving of white high school students to another table when an Indian student joins them. It can be seen in the limited playing time of an Indian hockey player on an all white hockey team. It can be the prolonged delays behind the counter of bank tellers when an Indian gets to the front of the line. These scenarios are not imagined, in fact they have happened to my family and myself. What is the solution? For one thing, listening as an all white panel discusses racism (or the real issue which is property) is lighting the powder keg of Indian discontent. The more mainstream tries to explain how they are “stopping” racial bias, the angrier First Nations will become. They are angry because they are listening to an explanation of how
they are “not’ treated badly on a daily basis. This is not true. Mainstream media bombards the global audience with negative news about the original people. They report “current” news when they lack a historical understanding of First Nation oppression in Canada. There are no detailed reports of racism or “follow ups” of “isolated events” by mainstream media. There are concerted efforts to deny that racism exists in Canada. Shortly before the decision in the Khill shooting, the new Supreme Court Chief Justice stated that there are too many or a disproportionate number of incarcerated indigenous compared to non-natives. Why is this? Simply put, because the system is racist. They system does not allow for fighting for the “we” over the “me”. That is why we have a charter of individual rights and freedoms. The original people are a collective people with complex protocols and kinship systems that place the whole above the individual. This worldview is not translating to Canadian governments, institutions or its citizens. The system does not promote giving over taking. If the original people hold ceremonies to “give away” they are stopped, outlawed or questioned because it does not make
sense to a system that promotes taking, hoarding, and is greedily possessive. The original people were able to sustain themselves for centuries because they took only enough for their people. At different times, the people were able to take a little more to practice the “give away” or to provide for the whole community. This practice built up the people’s selflessness because the give away was an honourable practice. If the original people stand against corporations bent on environmental destruction, they are targeted as terrorists with accompanying legislation immediately put into place or not rescinded by consecutive governments. In any action that threatens the almighty dollar, there is a national rallying cry “its all our money” PR campaign. You can literally see the millionaires selling one or more properties and going down to two servants or less when they are forced to economize. There are many docu-
mented quotes from the original people at treaty or when the non-natives were attempting to appropriate land- stating that we are part of this land. Finally, on the defence of property, here there is much needed clarification. In 2012, Canada was asked by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) to produce a document that deeds or gives them title to the lands of “Canada”. They have yet to produce this document. Therefore, Canada and their accompanying systems are squatting on Indian Land. In Canadian law, property rights are a legal fallacy because the “crown” owns the underlying title. That’s something to think about. How can one citizen have property rights or the defence of these property rights, if the state of Canada has not yet proven they have actual “ownership” of this land? #JusticeForColtenBoushie #JusticeForJonStyres
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Scenes from the national day of mourning held at Queen's Park in Toronto on July 1.
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TORONTO — Demonstrators across the country responded to a call from women of Six Nations to take action and demand an appeal into the acquittal of Peter Khill in the shooting death of Jonathan Styres. A group of ten Haudenosaunee women put together a call to action that was sent across the territories, inviting people to join in a National Day of Mourning at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Canada Day. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered to drum and march, kneeling with their hands in the air while Canada Day celebrations at the park began to sing the national anthem. Newly elected Ontario premiere Doug Ford, was quickly overpowered with drums and boos from demonstrators as he took to the stage to welcome people to the event. Ford put out a few sentences and quickly left the stage. Several speakers attended, including Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill and Chippewas of the Thames Elected Chief Myeengun Henry, and Styre’s partner and mother of their two daughters, Lindsay Hill. A statement from the organizers says, “Idle No More was a movement that unified First Nations, Inuit and Métis people across Canada and the United States. Justice for Jon Styres / The National Day of Mourning marked a grieving process that our people needed to declare. Now we are ready to bring forward the specific issues of injustice and colonial violence our people continue to experience to this day - and demand better. Now it is time for change. “ Solidarity demonstrations were held in Halifax, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Stouffville, Ottawa — as well as messages of solidarity from the Justice For Our Stolen Children camp in Regina.
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I have never celebrated Canada Day. In the early hours of a cold March day in 1983, long before cellphones and GPS systems, my good friend Karl Staats was driving back to Six Nations from seeing a movie in Hamilton when his car ran out of gas near Flamborough. He was with our friend Lorne, who he asked to stay in the car while he went for help. He went to a nearby farmhouse and knocked, seeking to use the phone. The white man who answered was not friendly and instead of helping him, brought out a shotgun and shot my beautiful friend point blank in the head, leaving him to die on the freezing front porch and went back inside, locking the door. Lorne, after realizing Karl was not coming back, found our friend dead on the porch and screamed with all his might until someone in the house relented and called the police. My beautiful, talented friend, who was a guitar-playing, music and poetry loving, funny and articulate young man, was 20 years old and was annhilated because a white man could not control his imagination at the appearance of an Indigenous man asking for help and
instead killed him out of fear and hatred. Thirty-five years later, with this pain and grief hardening my heart and soul with scar tissue, I am here to ask WHY. Why has nothing changed for our people? Why are we here today mourning yet again another of our young men? Jonathan Styres had duties and responsibilities as a Haudenosaunee citizen, a rónkwe — a young man — and yes, he was troubled and suffering from the ills of colonization — but once again, a Canadian man could not control his imagination. Peter Khill claimed that he thought he was been attacked and yet Jon was shot in the back. This does not seem to be the act of someone who fears being attacked — this was an execution. It is apparent to me that Canadian justice only works for white people. The murderers of our children — and Karl, Jon, Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine are our children — walk free because it is obvious their lives mean nothing to settlers. Why must we scream out our pain and anger and grief at yet another murder of one of our own? Because the Canadian justice system has deemed these Indigenous sons and daughters unworthy of the care and compassion and the mercy that is supposed to accompany justice in this country.
Time and time again we are shown that the systems of Canadian justice are not meant for us. Onkwehonhwe were not meant to survive the settler desire to remove us from Mother Earth, from this beautiful Turtle Island that Skywoman made for us, because they wanted it for themselves. And yet — we prevail, we have
survived everything they have thrown at us and more. Now Canada uses the machinations of foreign laws to kill us, letting the Murderers of our Sons and Daughters walk free. I will never celebrate Canada Day, because it is not meant for us. We are not meant to be here and yet — we prevail. And in the 35 years since my
beautiful friend Karl’s murder NOTHING HAS CHANGED. The Haudenosaunee are the unwilling grandmother to two settler nations who appropriate from us, dispossess us of our lands, our languages, takes our children and our very lives, and still we are here, and still we continue to demand that the Great
Peace and the wisdom of the Kaswentha, the Two Row Wampum, guide our relationship with the settler nation. Until we have true justice for our sons and daughters, there can never be reconciliation. Nya:wen for hearing these words. In loving memory of Karl, Colten, Tina, and Jon. Danetoh.
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The organizers of Justice For Jonathan Styres National Day of Mourning would like to express our deepest appreciation for everyone who attended Queen's Park and to those who reclaimed space in their home territories in solidarity.
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The action we took turned out to be so much greater than we imagined, because of the outstanding support and participation of many brothers and sisters across Turtle Island and our allies. Nyawen'kó:wa to the following for their donations: KT Gas & Variety, Teepee's, Route 54, Lee's Variety, IC Supercomputers, Toronto IWW General Defence Committee Local 28, Soaring Eagle's Camp Toronto, Idle No More, Chris Carnes and everyone who bought aJoker Board square or donated at the rally.
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Rivermen take second place
Six Nations comes up short in battle for top spot in Senior B lacrosse loop CHEZNEY MARTIN
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SIX NATIONS — The battle for the top spot in Senior ‘B’ ensued at the Gaylord Powless Arena in the evening of last Friday. The Six Nations Rivermen and the Oakville Titans came face to face again to weigh out which of the two would be taking first and second place in the standings. Both teams hold a lot of lacrosse talent within their rosters, but it seemed that for this game the Titans would use their talents in the best ways possible leaving the Rivermen unable to compensate. This could be chalked up to simply being a bad game for the Rivermen. As the first period began; a penalty on the Rivermen lead to the first goal being landed for the Titans, unassisted, and a second was landed only moments later. But a return was made by Johnny Powless, dressed under #22, with a shot from the outside for his first. However, another unassisted goal was landed to begin a barrage of goals from the outside for the Titans. The Rivermen worked hard to take away any and all inside shots, but the Titans were very quick to pick corners from the outside with underhands and side arms. And the corner picking from far out was difficult for both Rivermen goalies to block, as the shots were either perfectly aimed or the shooter was screened, preventing the tender from seeing where
Ryley Johnson, left, and the Six Nation Rivermen secured second place after a 14-5 loss to the PHOTOS BY CHEZNEY MARTIN Oakville Titans.
the ball was coming from. Goalie Chase Martin did the best he could in the first, but four goals were buried to finish the scoring for the Titans. However, a goal was returned by Powless for his second to close the period 5-2. Returning to the floor with a bit more pep, the Rivermen seemed keen on slowing down scoring for the Titans in the second. Pressuring the ball and playing smart on defence was a main factor in slowing the Titans down, but the Rivermen were unable to speed up on offence in return. Rodd Squire Jr. was able to bury one with a pass from Martin in net, but the period ended with the Titans earning three.
This made a comeback seem like a long stretch and Martin switched with Warren Hill to play in net for the third. On the other side, Titan goalie Craig Wende was to blame for the Rivermen being unable to return goals. Being extremely quick in net, Wende sits at the top of the ranked goalies in the league as the top goaltender — this game as a whole made it easy to see why. The Titans opened the scoring for the third, and continued scoring up until Powless earned a hat-trick with a feed from Tommy Montour. The last return attempt to be made by the Rivermen was by Ryley Johnson, who earned one with a pass from Marcus Elvin.
The Rivermen racked up seven penalties; totalling to 38 minutes, which includes three 10 minute penalties as compared to the sole 2 minute penalty for the Titans in the same period. And the scoring continued up until the bitter end for the Titans, who spaced themselves out while holding the ball for the last seconds of the game. This finalized the game 5-14, with the Rivermen taking the loss. But the Rivermen can sit comfortably in second as the final game of the regular season will take place at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre on Sunday, July 15, where the they will take another shot at defeating the Titans.
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Arrows sink Lakers to bottom of the league JIM WINDLE
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SIX NATIONS — The Peterborough Lakers are weak this season and the Six Nations Arrows are taking full advantage of the moment with an easy 15-6 win at the ILA Sunday afternoon. The win lifts the Arrows to just above the .500, wins/losses average, tied with the Mimico Mountaineers in fifth place. Owen Hill and Travis Longboat set the tempo of the game early scoring at 21 seconds and 1:15 respectively. Max Yarranton temporarily broke the string for Peterborough but Chaunce Hill, and Leland Powless put in two more to bring it to a 4-1 Six Nations lead by the middle of the first period. Ethan Walker and Carter Page scored late period goals for the Lakers to escape the period down, but only
The stumbling Peterborough Lakers posed little challenge to the Six Nations Arrows on Sunday.
by a score of 4-3. From that point on, it was like target practice for the Arrows. After Percy Booth and Ethan Walker exchanged goals
in the second, the arrows unleashed a five goal barrage, three of them scored in succession by Tehoka Nanticoke to end the second period with
the Arrows up 10-4. The Lakers put out all they had left to offer and scored twice in the early going of the third period., but the Arrows power was
PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE
just to much to deal with as Six Nations closed the game with a five goal run on goals scored by Tehoka Nanticoke (4G,3A), Owen S. Hill (3G,2A), Leland
Powless (2G,3A), and Miles Jacobs.(1G,1A) for the 15-5 final score. Twenty-two points between Tehoka Nanticoke (5G,2A), Austin Staats (2G,7A), and Travis Longboat (2G,4A) powered the Six Nations Arrows to an 11-3 win. Friday night, in Peterborough, with six teams in front of them, the Arrows know they will have to get some help from others to steer their way through the traffic to get to the top and not fall victims to a team like this seasons’ Peterborough Lakers, who have sunk into last place with only two wins against 17 loses. The Arrows now prepare for the first place, 144-0 Burlington Chiefs for Wednesday’s road game which they will follow with a visit to the Barrie Lakeshores Friday, July 6th. Sunday, July 8th, the arrows close out the regular season schedule at hoe against the K-W Braves for a 7 pm start at the ILA.
Rebels sweep Spartans in a game that almost got away
Six Nations survives nightmare second period to punch ticket to second round of Junior B playoffs JIM WINDLE
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SIX NATIONS — The Six Nations Rebels opened a 6-0 lead at one point in Friday night’s Game no. 3 of the best-of-five Jr. B playoffs, first round against the visiting St. Catharines Spartans. They eventually got the 12-9 win but only after surviving probably the worst period of the entire season. The Rebels began to take their too lightly, far too early. The Rebels were cooking with first period Six Nations goals scored by Riley Miller, Garret VyseSquare, Wes Whitlow with two, Mason Hill, Chayton King, Tanner Baldwin and Khan General scoring almost at will. Then the bottom fell out. “It just comes down to not giving a shit,” coach Miles General said bluntly of his teams second period performance. “You know, thinking they got it and playing with no sense of emergency.”
Six Nations Rebels’ Riley Miller led the Rebel attack with three goals and two assists Friday night in PHOTOS BY JIM WINDLE the elimination of the St. Catharines Spartans, Friday night at the ILA.
Statistics have shown that second periods tend to be bad for the Rebels at the ILA and General thinks they knew it, but this game was the mother of all bad periods. “We just got lazy,” he adds. “St. Catherines knew it and they come out at
us.” Usually solid goaltender, Keegan Thomas, can normally be called on without worry. But most of the middle period, he faced several break aways, and he did not look good on many of them. After going into the
dressing room with their collective tails between their legs, the Rebel spirit began to reawaken in the third with Riley Miller’s hat-trick goal, a beauty, 31 seconds into the period to put a two goal cushion under their diminished lead.
Tanner Baldwin recored his third goal of the playoffs Friday night at the ILA. He is going on to round two averaging a goal a game.
Spartan’s Connor Aquanno scored St. Catharines’ last goal of the game and of their season at 56 seconds. Fortunately, Thomas awoke from his second period coma and was sensational when he had to be as the Spartans emptied
their arsenal on him. While Thomas was minding the fort, Gates Abrams scored at 10:55 from King and General, and Daylen Hill put the lid on it with a shorthanded goal at 19:05.
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Two Six Nations boxers on the fight card for this Friday Brody Williams enters ring for the first time at the Knights of Columbus Hall in West Brant
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BRANTFORD — Super Heavyweight boxer Brody Williams will be making his ring debut this Friday night at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Catherine Street in West Brantford, promoted by the Bell City Boxing Club. Williams’ step-dad was a boxer in the Air Force and growing up with him sparked his interest in boxing. Bill first began training Brody for about six months several years ago, but it didn’t take at first. Years later his rehab from a broken leg brought him back to the Williams the he returned from Nova Scotia and restarted the boxing club. “I started coming out Saturdays ... I almost died,” he laughs. “It was tough, but I loved it from day one and just kept going.” During the process he lost a lot of weight and
Super Heavyweight boxer Brody Williams and coach Bill Williams (no relation) are pumped and ready for his boxing debut July 6th, for “Friday Night’s Fights Under the Lights” at the Knights of PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE Columbus hall in West Brant.
gained a of muscle and cardio conditioning. Watching how much his determined club member was coming along, one day Williams told him that if he wants to, he will get Brody ready for the ring. That is when Brody really started taking his training more
seriously and Friday night will be his debut in the ring as a Super Heavyweight. His opponent will be from King of the Ring boxing club in Brampton and although the bout is confirmed, the fighter’s name is not not known at this time.
“I am excited, nervous, all of it,” says Brody, “but I’m ready.” Coach Williams admits he has been pushing Brody along pretty hard to get ready but believes his 34-year-old boxer will do well and is a ready as a new boxer can be.
He has been sparing with club mates to give him some ring sense, which is very important for any fighter no matter how long he or she has been fighting. “That’s when your cardio really starts to come in,” he says. It is also where you learn how to take a punch. But joining the boxing club has also been a good thing for him in many other arias of his life. “It has helped me focus better as well, I’ve made a lot of friends that I almost consider family,” says Brody. “I look forward to coming in to the gym.” At his age and lack of experience, there is little chance of ever going pro, but that isn’t really why he has been going. Having an opportunity to put his skills up against another in a sanctioned amateur fight will tell him a lot about how far he wants to go in the ring. “We’ll just have this
Chiefs wrestle with Kodiaks in close matchup
one fight and see how that goes,” says Brody, relative to his future in boxing. But for now, he is stoked and as ready as he can be for his boxing debut. Also on the fight card this Friday is 34-year-old Skylar Williams, from Six Nations, who has been working out at the Bell City Club for quite some time now off-and-on, but now he getting serious. “I’m at the gym almost every day,” says Williams.”I think I’m ready and I know I’m pumped,” says Williams. “I’ve been working real hard.” One thing he will probably not do is run out of gas. Both Skylar and coach Williams (again, no relation) agree on is that his cardio is crazy good. Skylar will be the tallest man in the ring which gives him an edge on the outside, but he also loves to mix it up inside, and says he is ready for whatever happens.
Hard-fought game sees Six Nations top Cobourg 13-11 at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena CHEZNEY MARTIN
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SIX NATIONS — The Iroquois Lacrosse Arena hosted a great evening of lacrosse last Tuesday as the Chiefs met with the Cobourg Kodiaks (formerly Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks). A rough game with a lot of back and forth packed the stands with spectators and the floor was full of hostility from the first period onward. Three minutes in the Kodiaks opened the scoring. But four minutes of outside shots and fast paced transition on both sides gave the Chiefs their first goal by Eric Fannell from Kyle Jackson. The Kodiaks were keen on keeping the lead however and quickly broke the tie. But this didn’t deter the Chiefs, who returned a minute later with a bury from Quinn Powless, from Cody Jamieson. This built enough momentum for the Chiefs to want to continue scoring and take a firm lead. Powless buried his second and
Tensions were high as the Six Nations Chiefs outmuscled the Cobourg Kodiaks by a score of 13-11.
PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN
Jordan Durston earned his first from Randy Staats, from Fannell. But the rough nature of the game pulled three penalties throughout the period on both sides, this set the tone for the rest of the game as aggression began to build. Coming back to the floor with a two-goal deficit, the Kodiaks seemed energetic and focused on regaining the lead. With 26 seconds into
the period the Kodiaks made an unassisted goal from the draw, which Kyle Jackson quickly returned after passes from Brayden Hill and Brendan Bomberry. But scoring seemed to go back and forth as the Chiefs returned each advance with hard-fought goals from Dhane Smith (2) and Durston for his second. But the Kodiaks were determined and scored four more, finishing the
second with the small lead that they worked hard for at 9-8. And as soon as they returned for the third period, the Kodiaks were prepared to lengthen their lead. With four minutes in and only seconds apart, the Kodiaks buried two goals with quick and timed passes to the inside. However, this would close the scoring for the Kodiaks as the Chiefs played catch up.
A balanced scoring attack led the Chiefs to victory.
PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN
Seven minutes in, Durston went for a hattrick with passes from Jamieson and Staats. While Powless worked hard from the outside to land his third, after a pass from Jackson. This put Smith into action as well as he scored two within minutes, while Staats beat half of the defence to reach around the Kodiaks goalie to score his first. This finalized scoring for both sides, but as the
end of the game neared and with no hope of making a comeback, the claws came out from the Kodiaks. But the large scuffle initiated by the Kodiaks in frustration still didn’t change the scoreboard, as the game completed 1311 for the Chiefs. Six Nations hosted the Brampton Excelsiors on Tuesday at the ILA. Results were not available at press time.
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TORONTO — The nephew of Lacrosse’s “Gordy Howe”, John Tavares, is a Toronto Maple Leaf. Tavares the younger was signed as a free agent by the Leafs, who are in the middle of a rebuild as a team. Tavares topped the list of free agents this year and was the centre of a lot of negotiations with virtually every other team in the NHL before going where his heart was. Tavares posted a brief message at 1:06 pm, Sunday saying, "It’s time to live my childhood dream here in Toronto." "My gut was just tearing apart," he told reporters. "My heart was tearing apart trying to figure out what I wanted to do." JT was very popular in New York with the Islanders but wanted wear the Blue and White. "I knew it was a little bit of the uncomfortable thing to do," Tavares said at his introductory press conference, "but I didn't want that to hold me back from taking a chance at a great opportunity." Unlike Wayne Gretzky, who wanted to end his career in Toronto before Leafs top brass at the time nixed that deal, which would have included a massive pay cut, Tavares
John Tavares
was successful in fulfilling his boyhood dream. Also signing for the Leafs were defenders Martin Marincin and Jordan Subban, younger brother of PK Subban, plus forwards Adam Cracknell and Josh Jooris. Jooris played with the Pittsburgh Penguins for nine games last season. Cracknell has been around the league, always keeping his suitcase ready, having played in St. Louis, Columbus, Vancouver, Edmonton, Dallas, and New York Rangers. He is known as solid third liner. Defender Martin Marincin is already known to Maple Leafs fans and has signed a one year contract worth $800,000. After playing the 15/16 & 16/17 seasons with the Leafs, he spent all of 17/18 with the Toronto Marlies, capping off the year with a Calder Cup championship.
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June 17, 1995 -June 3, 2018 The family of the late Karissa LaForme would like to thank the following people, during the recent loss of our dear daughter, sister, granddaughter and Auntie.
Special thanks to Joanne Martin, who cooked, bought everything that was needed, loaned chairs and tables and oversaw everything that was going on throughout our long ordeal. Ila Squire for cooking at the community hall where we had our lunch afterwards, and being anywhere she could help. Yvonne Hill and Becky McComber for cooking a few dishes, and for Fawn's help for the 10 day feast. Vince Hill for all his help and being there for all of us, especially for Brad. He also handled the services and acquired Dale Sault to sing at the service, when her beautiful voice was very much appreciated. Special thanks to Ethel Cascanette and her family, who Karissa and her children had lived with for a few months, and who was caring for Karissa's two young sons, Kylin and Easton, when Karissa tragically was killed.
Thanks to Lynda Froman who served lunch to everyone that went to Gram's house, for several days and thanks to all the people who brought food, drinks and money to the house. Thanks to the pall bearers and her special uncle, Wilbur Hill.
Also thanks to special friends Tara Thomas and Shanna VanEvery. And special thanks to Bill Lofthouse and everyone at Anderson's funeral home for trying so hard to make Karissa presentable.
Thanks to everyone who donated money towards Karissa's funeral and to the Go Fund Me fund, to help raise Karissa's children. So sadly missed by her family, especially Chantel and Brad. She will never be forgotten.
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, when everything is going your way, you are absolutely glowing. But if things don’t come naturally to you, frustration may set in. Find a balance between the two.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, planning stages are over and now you’re about to turn your goals into reality. Just be sure to adapt to the changing environment as things unfold.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you might be seeking ways to help others in need, but you do not have patience when things take longer than expected. Stick to the plan and see it through.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, it is important to support others’ goals and the steps they take to achieve them, even if you do not necessarily agree with their formula for success.
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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Happiness has less to do with what is happening in the world and more with your own perceptions, Leo. Keep this in mind as you move forward in life. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, challenges at work may be tiring you out. People may seem like they are all over the map instead of working together. Try to get everyone going in the same direction.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Avoid going too far off in your own direction this week, Libra. Before making any rash decisions, take some time to ask questions and get answers.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, if something doesn’t initially work to your liking, don’t be shy about giving it another go. The challenges ahead will be worth it when you ultimately succeed. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Your creativity and emotions are linked this week, Sagittarius. Pour your heart and efforts into a special project that reflects just how you are feeling.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Nothing in a current relationship is unfolding as you had expected, Capricorn. That’s alright. This sense of adventure that keeps you guessing is a welcome change.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, working closely with others is one of your strong points. Disagreements on how to approach different projects can be tricky to navigate, but you’re up to the task.
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