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Enbridge holds open house on Line 10 project

By Chezney Martin NEW CREDIT – On Wednesday, November 5, community members were invited to an open house held at the New Credit Community Hall by Enbridge in regards to the Line 10 Westover Segment Replacement Project.

The Line 10 Project hopes to begin a replacement process of 35 km of existing pipeline to help move the same volume of product while using less energy. Line 10 itself, is a 143-kilometre export pipeline that carries oil from Hamilton, Ontario to West Seneca located in Buffalo, New York. From there it is transported via the Kiantone Pipeline owned by the United Refining Company to Warren, Pennsylvania, where it is refined into gasoline,

diesel, propane, and other petroleum products.

“The pipeline will not disrupt New Credit in any way, we’re just building a new line to be used instead of the line made in 1962. So it will be about nine metres away from the old one.

We just wanted this open house to offer answers in case any questions come about,” said construction and engineering representative Nathan Webbers.

In regards to public protest against the pipeline replacement, Webbers explained that the old pipeline will not be removed to help limit disturbance to the surrounding area.

“We haven’t had a lot of outcry actually, most of the landowners are for it as they’ve already lived with the pipelines,” said Webbers.

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Project Schedule hopes to work from June 2015 until it’s completion in September of 2018, with actual pipeline construction after receiving National Energy Board (NEB) approval occurring in the “third quarter” of 2017.

Within an informational booklet, Enbridge explained that the replacement pipe will be used to

replace a 50 year-old 12 inch pipe, and construction will follow “rigorous pipeline rules.”

“By replacing this segment of Line 10 rather than applying a continual number of small fixes, we will minimize overall disturbance to landowners along the right-of-way, address ongoing maintenance requirements and

make a safe pipeline safer,” reads the booklet.

But, information published by the Polaris Institute approximated over 800 oil spills occurred over the course of eleven years, from 1999 to 2010 on Enbridge pipelines, resulting in over 160,000 barrels of crude oil released into the environment. As well, a published report from CTV

W5 Investigation in February of 2014 explained that in regards to Line 9, some of the spills go under the radar as well.

“An aging Enbridge pipeline that runs across Ontario has had at least 35 spills — far more than reported to federal regulators — but many municipalities along its route have never been informed of the incidents, a CTV W5 investigation reveals. The National Energy Board, which regulates pipelines in Canada, has records of seven spills, while Enbridge told the investigative program there had been 13,” Although Enbridge offers enough information in regards to the safety procedures created, there is no given information in regards to how the safety procedures are enforced.

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SIX NATIONS – On Tuesday, November 3, community members gathered within the auditorium inside the G.R.E.A.T building to experience the 2016-02 New Recruit Firefighter Class Graduation.

The New Recruit Firefighter Class consisted of Thomas Hill, Aaron Bonnevile-Seth, Howard Anderson, Kanientenhawi Deer and Cody Johnson; each were given pins and certificates to commemorate their induction.

The night opened with a Thanksgiving address recited by a member of the Old Mush Singers, followed by an introduction by Master of Ceremonies and Fire Chief Mathew Miller.

“They have been mentally and physically tested for the last 8 weeks and now it’s time to celebrate the hard work & dedication that they showed in their New Recruit Firefighter Class training,” wrote Miller.

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Homage to Lieutenant Frederick Ogilvie Loft – 1861-1934

By Jim Windle with notes from Robert “Rope” Loft OHSWEKEN – Perhaps one of the most misunderstood Six Nations heroes of the past might be Lieutenant Frederick Loft. To some he was a zealot for Native rights, but to others, he was seen as a compromiser. To make any attempt to know which label is closer to the truth, perhaps a look back at contemporary news articles of the pre and post WWI era of Six Nations, and a conversation with the Loft family may separate myth from fact.

When Robert “Rope” Loft found that he was related to Lieutenant Loft, he began researching the life and times of his relative.

Loft has been counted amongst the “Dehorners” of the post WWI period, who pushed for Ottawa’s intervention to help Six Nations move into the modern era with a representative British style government.

Amidst allegations of pre-war corruption amongst some of the tra-

ditional Chiefs and Clans at the turn of the last century, some began seeking intervention to help fix the problem. These dissenters wanted to ensure all Six Nations people were equally cared for with financial transfers from Ottawa, and not only certain well-situated families.

Until that time the Canadian government did not interfere with the long existent traditional system of government and was unable to directly intervene within another government’s affairs. The tool of choice was to control legislation through the Indian Act and its predecessors.

Fred Loft was a tall, well educated, well-built and strikingly handsome Mohawk man, respected in many corners of the reserve.

The debates between those supportive of the traditional government of sitting chiefs and overseeing clan mothers, and an elective system began - surprisingly enough, not so much on political grounds as religious.

Until the mid-1800s, religion played a minor role

in the administration of Six Nations, Grand River Territory. In fact, it is said that as many as 80% of those who came with Brant to receive the Haldimand Tract were Christian, including Brant.

Those who came were primarily Mohawks and Cayugas but also included what could be called “other nations” — those under the protection of the Six Nations Confederacy. Many Mohawks, Cayugas, and Oneidas were already converted Christians, while most Onondaga and Seneca refused and adhered to the traditional religion.

But in around 1799, a Seneca Chief and half-brother of the great Corn Planter (whose name in Seneca was Sganyodaiyoˀ) while recovering from extreme alcoholism at the home of neighbourly Quakers, received a series of visions which he codified into what became known as the Code of Handsome Lake — the Gaihwi:io.

Once introduced to the Longhouse, Handsome Lake’s teachings were fully adopted by those rejecting classic Christianity. Previously, religion was not a

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bone of contention as people were free to believe whatever they wished until the advent of Handsome Lake’s Code.

It was also at around this time that the Mohawks began to pull away from the Gaihwi:io religion, which is was viewed as a revision to the ancient longhouse statutes as established by the Peacemaker and Hiawatha.

There was residue tension between the two factions at the end of the 19th century because of these religious differences.

According to an interview in 1938 made by Frederick’s brother Chief William Loft (then 80 years old), which was published in the Buffalo Courier-Express, the Loft family (although Christian) were deeply involved with the traditional governance long before coming with Brant’s Mohawks.

According to Loft family tradition passed down through six generations at the time of the news article, during the American Revolution, a Mohawk scout named Ga-

ron-ya-gego-wah, was William and Frederick Loft’s great-great-grandfather.

He was dedicated to the British general he served under. After four years of service in the colonies, this general’s commission ended and he returned to England and as a token of their mutual respect, the two friends exchanged names. General Loft went home with a Mohawk name, and Ga-ron-ya-gegowah began using the surname Loft.

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The League of Indians, Canada’s first Indigenous organization of its kind, which eventually morphed into today’s Assembly of First Nations was formed that day and grew very quickly to thousands of members from across Canada.

In Loft’s own words he explained the purpose and scope of the League. “For

Lieut. Frederick Ogilvie Loft.

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That friendship began in earnest after an American raid in which General Loft was seriously wounded. Ga-ron-ya-gego-wah stayed with him and protected him from further injury or death. He stayed with the general and nursed him back to health following the battle.

“The two became fast friends and when parting, exchanged names as a token of their affection,” William Loft told the Courier-Express.

Chief W. Loft, spoke five Iroquois languages fluently and was an artisan of some repute, well known for his woodworking and leather burnings.

The framed hand-written Haldimand Deed on display at the Elected Council Chamber was created by Loft in the early 1900s.

William’s younger brother Fred Loft was named as “one of the great Indian activists of the first half of the 20th century, whose struggles laid the groundwork from which recent activism emerged,” according to the Star article.

Although fighting for the same basic cause — equality for the Indigenous, and an accounting of land and funds presumed stolen by the settler government — he and fellow activist of the day, Chief Levi “Deskaheh” General, did not like each other much and were quite critical of each other’s style and motive.

Loft, like Brant of the 1780s, was well educated

in the ways of the white man. Loft volunteered for the Canadian Army when war broke out in 1914. At that time, it was necessary for an Indian to sign off all their rights as Indians and become an enfranchised Canadian citizen before they could fight in the Canadian military.

Loft was unaware that by doing so, when he returned from the front, he would no longer be Onkwehonwe in the eyes of the Crown, nor would he be afforded the same rewards of service and acceptance as a Canadian citizen.

Once Loft returned to civilian life, he saw the British style of government as more representative of the people than the Confederacy system of clans and chiefs.

He can be criticized for how it all unfolded in 1924 with the armed raid and illegal takeover of the sitting Six Nations traditional government. But letters and communications at the time show that Loft never intended to see he or his people removed from their culture and heritage in the process.

He became aware of the depth of poverty and despair amongst his people while on recruiting tours across Canada directed to reserves, big and small. Following the war, he decided to do something about it.

A Grand Council of Chiefs was called in January of 1919 at Ohsweken at which Haudenosaunee and Ojibwa attended, and the

the expressed purpose of seeing what we could do to raise ourselves above ourselves,” he told the Toronto Star in 1936. “It’s time there was a distinguishing national policy for the advancement of our race to a higher standard, and education is the only way to do it.”

Loft knew Duncan Campbell Scott’s residential school system wasn’t working after attending a year at the Mohawk Institute. The 11 year old begged his parents not to

7 make him go back. The trade-off was, a long walk to and from school in Caledonia, which he did faithfully through public and high school.

At the time, there was one doctor at Six Nations to handle the needs of 5,000 residents. The League of Indians lobbied for better nutrition and education on reserve and a system of on reserve day schools as opposed to the residential school system.

He was also critical of the voting process, al-

though he referred to himself as a voter.

Canada was trying to put through a forced enfranchisement bill but with the united strength of the League of Indians, it did not pass. Instead, Loft and the League called for the education of Indians to be taken from the Dominion government and put into the hands of the province where equality of education would be better monitored.

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Interact, connect and Engage! Letters to the Editor

By Jonathan Garlow There are some who say that Christopher Columbus named the indigenous inhabitants of the Caribbean “Indians” not because he thought he discovered India but because the people he found were “In dios” meaning “In God”.

Journals and manuscripts of that era described the native populations to be welcoming, hospitable, and gentle. Naïve to a fault, the Arawak and Caribs trusted the Spanish too much which led to their subjugation and near extinction. In a letter to the Monarchy of Spain, Columbus wrote of the indigenous inhabitants: “Of anything they have, if you ask them for it, they never say no; rather they invite the person to share it, and show as much love as if they were giving their hearts.”

– Christopher Columbus 1493 The entire history of North American colonization can be summed up with that sentence. After all the evil that has happened it is this way still. If you have ever visited a remote reserve in Ontario’s barren north you will be welcomed and showered with kindness. Attawapiskat is one of the most impoverished communities in Canada but indigenous people there will share with you everything that they have.

With this perspective in mind it becomes apparent that colonization is more than the removal of language and culture. Residential school was designed to extract the natural soft heart given to us by the Creator and replace it with one of cruelty, greed and fear.

Speaking with the elders they remind us of a time in Six Nations when we were like our Cree cousins in the north. Neighbours would share resources and families would help other families in need. Doors would be left unlocked and if someone was away they would lay a stick across the threshold for a sign.

True hospitality is almost forgotten here now. Everyone is too busy.

In response to the suicides that are affecting our people a number of grassroots groups have sprung up amongst the Six Nations Territory. Rekindling Our Fires is a community-led, suicide awareness initiative that is currently building a lodge beside the old council house in Ohsweken.

They are planning to host a sacred fire November 20th to unite our people once again.

When unsponsored, people-driven initiatives like Rekindling Our Fires organically assemble and coordinate it brings us all hope that we are not too colonized to care. Dealing with

suicide is a very difficult undertaking.

Programs funded by the Canadian government always seem awkward because this is a problem that money cannot solve.

This month is also the launch of our Engage! Project which aims to address issues that our youth currently face. It is our belief that playing together can create bonds that will connect us together so we have scheduled a Day of Play for Saturday November 28th.

There are so many kids that are playing games separately on Six Nations and with the help of Thru The RedDoor and Dreamcatcher we will facilitate a day when our people can meet others who share similar interests at one big event.

We will have tons of board games, card games, traditional games and video games available for our youth to play together. Instead of looking at Minecraft and Black Ops 3 as a waste of time let’s take interest in what our kids are doing and encourage them to meet new people and connect with their peers. When we have joy in our hearts and peace in our minds we are actively resisting colonization.

The November 28th Day of Play is open to all youth from every community. It’s time to interact, connect and Engage!

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The opinions expressed in the letters or submitted opinion pieces are those of the writer and not necessarily those of the Two Row Times.

Misquoted in November 4 story I am writing about an article that you published in the Nov. 4, 2015 issue of Two Row Times. It is the article on the archaeology and history of Tutela Heights. I was quoted in the article (page 4). I would like to request an errata.

First of all, I was not aware that my conversation with Jim Windle in the hallway of Six Nations Polytechnic on Nov. 3 was for publication purposes - I was not told that it was an interview for an article in your newspaper.

Secondly, I was misquoted. I did say to Jim Windle that that there are a few archaeological consulting companies that have done careless or poor archaeological work and that I know of instances where archaeological consultants have cut corners and missed archaeological materials when examining a development property. I did not say that archaeological consulting firms are committing outright fraud by taking money from developers to find nothing.

Lastly, the manner in which the article is written and the placement of my quote in the article leads the reader to believe that I am implying Archaeological Services Inc. is one of those careless companies.

In fact, Archaeological Services Inc. is an exemplary archaeological consulting firm and does excellent work in the field, in meeting their license requirements, and in the publication of their findings.

I communicated this

to Jim Windle during our conversation. I would like my comments in this email published in the next issue of your paper to set the record straight.

Kindest regards, Gary Warrick Associate Professor, Brantford Campus, Wilfrid Laurier University Reporters’ note: I am truly mortified that Professor Gary Warrick felt ambushed by myself in last week’s article regarding the Tutela Heights development.

I have tremendous respect for Mr. Warrick and sincerely apologize for misrepresenting his comments.

Although I told him I was doing

an article on the Tutela Heights project, I did not specifically tell him his comments would be published. He and I have has several conversations over the years and I consider him a great source of reliable information.

I accept full responsibility for any misunderstanding and possible bad reflection on Professor Warrick from this article. He and I both have great respect for Mr. Williamson as certainly one of the best and most trustworthy Archaeological firms in Ontario. I, in no way intended to be critical of the work of Mr. Williamson or ASI. Jim Windle

COMMUNITY NOTICE During November and December there will be a Sharing of Hearts and Support for anyone affected by Suicide. Sponsored by Brightening the Spirit-Breaking the Silence Suicide Awareness Initiative….Tuesdays from 1:00- 3:00 PM. Place: Six Nations Veteran’s Hall 1632 Chiefswood Road Ohsweken, ON Tel. (519) 445-4204 or (905) 768-3891 for any questions

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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation visits Ohsweken

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – The truth is out, now the question of reconciliation has arisen and people are discussing what that means moving forward. The next phase in the Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s process is to try to ensure recommendations from the TRC report are fairly considered and concrete steps are made to find true reconciliation for thousands of First Nations men and women who have been carrying the scars of the residential school experience since childhood.

Ry Moran, director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation was at the Six Nations Community Hall on Tuesday November 10th to explain the next phase of the process and to gather input from those affected by Canada’s genocide against indigenous culture, language and customs through residential schools.

In 1996, a 4000 page Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples set out a 20 year agenda for implementing changes. The commissioners of this report concluded that “there cannot be peace or harmony unless there is justice.”

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is based out of the University of Manitoba with affiliated partners across Canada. It is to be the permanent home for all statements, documents and other materials gathered by the TRC of Canada.

The questions being asked of survivors and their relatives is how to make some this material available to the public and to history.

“It’s more than just an archive of materials gathered through the TRC mandate, it is critical that we share this information with educators and to work directly with them to ensure that the curriculums are appropriate and robust,” explains Moran.

“We also wish to continue to explore and examine this history that we have, both in terms of where we were, and where we are going.”

Ongoing study of this long and complex history is a very important ele-

even with the NDP government is a recognition that the work of the TRC was groundbreaking for the entire country. In that, there is hope that the call for action will not fall on deaf ears.”

National Centre for

Truth and Reconciliation has released its 11-page call to action, to help keep these and other indigenous issues on the front burner as the new Liberal government gets settled. Among other things, the timely implementation of the United

Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is paramount in the Call to Action document.

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Ry Moran, director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, was at the Six Nations Community Hall on Tuesday to explain and to receive input on the new Centre, which will house information, personal stories, documents and pictures gathered from across Canada by the Truth and Reconciliation Committee. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

ment to develop as well, according to Moran.

“The purpose of these community engagements sessions is to give community members the opportunity to learn more about the Centre,” he explains.

“Through the settlement agreement processes, there have been many programs started and it’s essential that people know about this next phase of their journey.”

“It’s important for us that we be out in community and building that relationship, and that community members feel empowered to share their voices with us,” he adds.

“We also need to explore that fine balance between what is available on the public website versus what needs to be protected out of these collections of millions of documents.”

The collection is such that, if you or a family member have gone to a residential school, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation will have a record of that.

“It’s really important in the sharing of this information that we strike that balance,” underscores Moran.

The official website for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation was just launched last week on a fairly conservative basis and will be added to as years go by as a repository for all info regarding the residential school system and individual stories of abuse within

that system.

Hopefully in time and with the permission of the families involved, more of these files will be opened to the public.

Although the NCTR was in the planning stages for a long time under the Harper Conservatives, now that it is time to launch it, under a much more conciliatory Liberal government, Moran is optimistic that resistance to making this information public will be much less from Trudeau’s Liberals.

“I think what we are seeing with the federal Liberal government and

Volunteers pose after working hard building a lodge which will house a sacred fire. The group, called Rekindling our Fire, hopes that the sacred fire will become a safe space where community members can gather and commemorate those lost to suicide, and where they can talk openly about healing and health. The fire will be lit at 7 am on November 20, and will be manned by volunteers until November 22 at 10 am. Those interested in helping or attending the sacred fire can follow the project on Facebook by searching for Rekindling Our fire (Six Nations). PHOTO BY TIM REYNOLDS

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Mrs. Universe visits Ganohkwasra

By Chezney Martin

SIX NATIONS – In accordance with Partner Abuse Prevention Month, Ganohkwasra held a question and answer session within the Healing Centre with the current reigning Mrs. Universe, Ashley Callingbull on Tuesday, November 9.

The topic of the night was empowering the community to bring positive change to the issue of murdered and missing indigenous women. As Callingbull sat in front of a full room of men, women and children, she answered questions regarding situations indigenous people face all over North and South America.

Callingbull was abused by her mother’s boyfriend during her childhood, and her own experience fueled her answers to register an emotional response with many in the group. When asked if other women are forthcoming with their own stories of escaping ‘bad situations,’ Callingbull recalled meeting Rinelle Harper, a Winnipeg teen who was viciously assaulted and left to die on the banks of the Assiniboine River last year.

“Rinelle was in the news a lot, she actually was attacked and raped and she got away,” said Callingbull. “It’s quite scary because she wasn’t living in a bad situation, or a horrible one. It could happen to anyone if you’re alone,” she said, explaining that indigenous women are especially targets. “I’ve heard a lot of stories and they’re all so similar, which is another scary thing.”

She explained that there are families that are coming together in western Canada to raise awareness of partner abuse and violence against women, and knows that many families if not victims, will collaborate to help end the abuse. She was then asked her feelings about the attempts made by the Canadian Government to erase the memory and knowledge of residential school systems.

“You can’t erase what happened,” said Callingbull. “My Musha, my Grandfather, they destroyed his documents

Walk in My MOcs Mrs. Universe Ashley Callingbull spoke to a diverse audience in regards to the work she is accomplishing throughout different Indigenous communities in both Canada and the USA, as well as answering questions about overcoming abuse and trauma. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN completely. Which was sad, they threw boiling hot water over him for speaking his language, so he has third degree burns all over his body.“ “No one has a right to erase what happened in history, I think everyone should know about it,” she said, explaining that she believes the long and traumatic history of indigenous people should be intertwined into Canadian history.

Callingbull further explained that she herself, rather than meeting with anger, has taught non-indigenous people around her about the abusive and genocidal history regarding First Nations.

“People need to know what kind of genocide our people have been through, because it’s changed us. It’s affected us through our generations,” she said. “My abuser, his parents went to residential school and he was abused by them, so then he abused me. So, it gets passed on especially with alcoholism, suicide; a lot of these things come with it because of all of the emotions these people have had to deal with, and all of the pain. Our people try to numb the pain with alcohol. That’s why our people are the way they are, no one knows about the things we’re dealing with, and these are things that need to be talked about and addressed,” she said.

Callingbull then explained that she spoke with Justin Trudeau before he was elected Prime Minister, and he told her he would make changes to Bill C-51, a bill that prevents indigenous people from protesting on “their own land,” and labels them

as “terrorists.” She said she will hold him to his promise.

Laurie Hill then spoke, explaining that she has helped start a group called “Rekindling Our Fires,” which is open to anyone that has been affected by suicide.

“We’re going to be having a sacred fire from November 20th to the 22nd right beside the old council house,” said Hill.

“This is only the beginning, because a lot of our people have dealt with it, and there’s not a lot of families that were not affected by suicide, and a lot of those issues are deeper, including sexual abuse,” she said, as she told Callingbull she is proud of her voice and her message. “It’s an epidemic in every native community now,” she said, as she invited Callingbull to attend the sacred fire.

It was at this time that Callingbull agreed to attend the sacred fire, and a board member from Ganohkwasra stood, to thank her for coming to speak. Many in the audience, including Callingbull were moved and brought to tears as the board member explained that when she was younger, she wished she had a place to go to like Ganohkwasra after facing similar abuse.

Executive Director of Ganohkwasra Sandra Montour stood to speak as well, thanking Callingbull for her time and beautiful words. The session was closed with a traditional Thanksgiving Address in Cayuga, and the sense of healing continued to reverberate throughout the room as many of the group spoke to Callingbull before leaving.

New Directions Group is kicking off National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) With “Walk in My Mocs Campaign” National Addictionals Awareness week is celebrated on the third week in November every year. In Canada NAAW is one of the most widely known movments in our Aboriginal communities.

In celebration of living a substance free lifestyle.

Walk in my mocs is a campaign created to remind community members to be kind in our interactions with one another.

We are asking members to walk a mile in someone else’s moccasins without passing judgement. If a person we love is using, misusing or abusing substances we are asking for your compassion, love, and understanding.

We don’t know everyone’s story- Please be kind.

We are all medicine to each other.

New Directions Group wants to hear your stories of the kindness you’ve shared or experienced from another person. We are asking you to anonymously submit your stories of spreading love, compassion, and understanding through our facebook page “healthy 6nay”. You can submit your story by writing a private message to our group or bringing it to our office at 1769 Chiefswood Road, Ohsweken, In an enclosed envelope addressed to Kayla Martin. Your story will be published on our facebook page “healthy 6nay” but your identity and the identity of anyone involved in your story will remain confidential.

Your name will be entered into a draw to win a pair of Moccasins created

by Mohawk Mocs. We are giving away ten pairs of moccasins throughout National Addictions Awareness Week November 16th to November 20th, 2015. Please include your name, contact info, gender and moccasin size when submitting entries so that we can contact you if your name is drawn.

Again, your personal information will not be released to the public.

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Six Nations Craft Bazaar showcases local talent

By Chezney Martin

SIX NATIONS – On Saturday, November 7, J.C Hill, the Woodland Cultural and the Community Hall held craft bazaars throughout the day, while the Mohawk Chapel held a bake sale, offering and showcasing beautiful hand-made work from beaded earrings and moccasins to cakes and pies.

Each of the bazaars displayed workmanship and even cooking expertise through baking, with tables lined with pieces of jewelry, paintings, wooden carvings and leather work.

Deb MacLeod, a teacher at O.M.S.K helping with the bake table, explained that the J.C. Hill bazaar in particular, has been up and running with success for “over 40 years.”

“It’s an opportunity for people to show their wares and make some dollars from what they can do, so

The Indigenous Wonders Table; with many pieces made by vendor Wanda Wilson, who also works with indigenous dancers to promote cultural knowledge and experience. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN it’s really nice in that way,” said MacLeod. “It’s kind of like bread and cheese, everybody comes back for this bazaar and there’s lots of visiting going on. You might see people you haven’t seen for a while, and it’s nice to come and stop to visit,” she said.

In regards to the integrity of the bazaar, MacLeod explained that there are some regulations the vendors must follow.

“Everything that’s on a vendors table should have been made by the vendor, so it’s kind of strict that way, and it has to be a na-

tive vendor that showcases what they do,” she explained. “So, we don’t want to see stuff that you bought to resell, anybody can do that,” she said. “If we see someone who does that, we will speak to them and say ‘you know, that’s not the picture we want here for

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this bazaar,’ and nobody is terrible about it, they are really nice,” she said, saying that the vendors are courteous and will remove any pieces that were not made by hand.

Hand-made leather wallet vendor and co-founder of the bazaar, Ed Staats, explained that the bazaar is something the Craft Club organizes each year.

“I was the first president of this club about forty years ago, and it’s grown ever since then,” said Staats. “Maybe in the past five years we really haven’t grown in number of crafters, but I really think the quality of work is much better than it was when we first started,” he said, pointing out that current work of vendors is some of the best.

If you missed the bazaars but would still like to visit one, the up and coming two day craft bazaar at

One of many vendors, Custom Ornaments designer Debi Jamieson showcased an Iroquoian and personalized style of Christmas bulbs.

PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN

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By Danielle Boissoneau

Indigenous children rock Rideau Hall for Justin Trudeau On November 4, 2015, Justin Trudeau was sworn into office as the new Prime Minister of Canada. The ceremony started with a procession of the cabinet members and the new PM and were led by Theland Kicknosway. The 12 year old Cree is a traditional drummer and singer from Walpole Island First Nation. This isn’t the first Kicknosway has sang at important events. He also sang for the survivors, commissioners and guests at the closing ceremonies of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission this past June. In 2013, he walked 134 kilometres from Ottawa to Kitigan Zibi, Quebec to raise awareness about

the children of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Two 11 year old throat singers, Cailynn Degrandpre and Samantha Metcalfe, also performed some Inuit throat singing in front of the newly sworn in Prime Minister, the Governor General and the rest of Canada. The young girls broke into giggles at the end of their song. The Governor General could be seen laughing as well.

They explained that throat singing is also a contest to see who will laugh first.

Some see these gestures of inclusion as symbolic of a new relationship that Trudeau would like to forge with Indigenous peoples across Canada. Kicknosway says, “I think it’s important because if we have aboriginal youth and young leaders, like myself, we can bring them into a place that’s humble, with good spirituality.”

Confrontation over Pocahontas costume While working at a booth for Manitobah Mukluks in an Ottawa mall, Waneek Horn-Miller noticed an employee who was painting children’s faces in a Pocahontas costume. Horn-Miller is a Mohawk woman from Kahnawake and is also a Canadian Olympian that placed with the water polo team in 2001. Currently, Horn-Miller works as a motivational speaker and encourages people to work together to rebuild bridges and foster connections.

On this day, she chose to confront the continued cultural appropriation of Indigenous women’s identities. Approaching the employee, Horn-Miller let her know that her costume was offensive.

The store owner did not agree with Horn-Mill-

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er and neither did parents in the line who told her that if she didn’t like it, she should go back home.

Store owner, Danielle Soucy said Horn-Miller went, “way too far” and called for mall security to escort her and her two children from the mall. Waneek says that she feels devastated to know the dominant culture still sees it as their right to use Indigenous cultures as they like. She goes on to say that these are the “front lines of reconciliation” and that it is important to find common ground. The day after the event, store owner Soucy emailed Horn-Miller to convey, “compassion and interest in learning more about how she can be an ally in raising awareness about cultural appropriation.”

Coywolf sees explosion in numbers across Canada The hybrid species that has come to be known as the coywolf is a success story in terms of inter-species breeding. According to researchers, the number of coywolves across the country are in the millions.

The new animal emerged in the eastern part of North America and is better than both its predecessors. At 25 kg, it is twice the size of a coyote, with bigger jaws and bigger muscles. It can take down deer and is adept at hunting, both in the forest and in open terrain.

Javier Monzon from Stony Brook University in New York, says that animal is 1/10 dog, 25% wolf with coyote remaining dominant in the animal’s DNA. The dog DNA means it can get along better with hu-

mans, making the animal less afraid to be seen in urban environments.

Dr. Roland Keys says that this is an, “amazing contemporary evolution story that is happening right under our noses.” There is dispute over whether the coywolf is genetically different enough to be considered its own species. Jonathan Way from the National Park Service says there’s enough genetic divergence that it should be placed in a class of its own. The coywolf has long legs with thick fur and is an apex predator. It’s very smart.

Researchers advise people to be cautious around the animal, although if seen it is likely the coywolf is just passing through. According to Trent University geneticist, Bradley White, all coyotes in Ontario are coywolves.

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Kahnawake "outraged" over sewage dump MONTREAL, QC – At 12:01 Wednesday, November 11, Montreal will begin to dump up to eight billion litres of untreated, raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River.

Denis Coderre, mayor of Montreal, says that in the worst case scenario, the operation coined “Flushgate”, will happen for up to 7 days. The dump will occur through 26 different interceptors, along a 30 kilometre stretch of the river, from the southwest borough of Verdun to the eastern tip of the Island of Montreal.

Kahnawake is approximately 20 kilometres downstream from the city of Montreal.

The new Minister of the Environment, Catherine McKenna approved the operation yesterday but the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is, “reacting with a mixture of outrage and concern.”

Environment Canada came to a decision after reviewing a commissioned report and recommendations by a group of independent experts. They gave the “go ahead” yesterday but only after implementing certain conditions

on the city of Montreal.

Coderre declares that he has no problem with implementing the conditions, which include heightened transparency, a more comprehensive cleanup plan, testing and monitoring before, during and after the dump, as well as a cleanup plan which would be monitored through visual surveillance.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake sees this as too little, too late. “We are outraged that those who should have taken care of this issue during the past several years have allowed the situation to deteriorate to this point,” said Environment Portfolio Chief Clinton Phillips. “It’s beyond unacceptable.”

The issue Phillips is speaking of is Montreal’s water management system which failed to include plans if an event such as this, were ever to occur. Montreal needs to move a massive chute that funnels snow removed from city streets into the sewage system.

Perhaps more shocking, is the deterioration of infrastructure that was allowed to happen. A se-

ries of beams in the sewage plant are rusting out, and risk breaking and damaging the sewage plant. In order to remove and replace the beams, the city has to clear out the systems holding the waste water.

Phillips goes on to say how, “this should have been addressed years ago [and] that the lack of consultation, especially in the front end of this crisis, is completely unacceptable.”

It’s estimated that 13 cubic metres per second will be released into the St. Lawrence River which flows at a rate of 7,000 cubic metres per second.

Surrounding municipalities have been notified of any possible impacts.

Kahnawake, “only became aware of the situation when informed by the media.” Montreal’s mayor insists that this operation will make the population more aware of how to protect the water by educating the public on things that they should never put into the toilet. However, Chief Clinton Phillips says, “What we see in this plan is an assault on Mother Earth.”

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Lt. Loft story continued from page 7 Loft put his requests and demands in the hands of Minister of the Interior Sir James Lougheed for a standing House Committee on Indian Affairs, taking the dictatorial hammer out of the hands of the federal Indian Department. When Duncan Campbell Scott, who was Minister of Indian Affairs, heard of it in a letter to Lougheed, he called Loft a “shallow, talkative individual,” who “ought to get a good snub.”

In 1920, Loft told the Toronto Star that education off reserve is not a good thing for his people noting that when they return from residential schools, they are “denationalized, estranged and can scarcely speak their native tongue.”

In 1921, at the YMCA building in Brantford, Loft had the same message of change but not in the form of a colonial takeover.

“For the sake of the vote, the Indian is to re-

nounce his nationality — to be an Indian no more,” he complained.

Loft was a good communicator and worked for a time as a Brantford Expositor news reporter, but the majority of his working life, more than 40 years, he worked as bookkeeper at Toronto’s Asylum for the Insane.

Lieut. Frederick Loft was a man that walked in two worlds, as Brant did, and by doing so was sometimes ostracized and sometimes strongly criticized by both. Loft was made an honorary Chief and was given the title of Onondeyoh in 1917, at the Council House.

Frederick Ogilvie Loft died at age 72 on July 7th, 1934 and although he did not see frontline, his advocacy for equality for his people earned him much respect and honour from both the Crown and the Confederacy.

The land that became the Council House and

today’s Veterans Park in downtown Ohsweken was once part of a farm that belonged to the family and was donated in 1863.

Robert “Rope” Loft is a relative of Frederick Ogilvie Loft and his brothers Chiefs William and Harry, but he is not exactly sure what his exact family connection is. Since 2014, Rope has been doing extensive research on the life and times of Frederick Loft and is organizing it for a book he hopes to write sometime in the future.

“Although Frederick Loft died 80 years ago, I feel as if I knew him,” says Rope Loft. “2014 marks the 100th anniversary of WWI and as a descendant of the Loft family, I pay respect and homage to an incredible benefactor among the Native people,” he says.

We thank Mr. Loft for sharing his research with us for this article.

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By Jonathan Garlow ENGAGE - If your favourite part of the year is dressing up for Halloween then perhaps you might be interested in cosplay. Cosplay is a shortened word for costume play and is like a game of pretend, or some call it performance art.

You may have seen cosplayers at the open-

By Jonathan Garlow ENGAGE - According to Elizabeth “Betts” Doxtater of Everything Cornhusk, a local store and gallery in the Ohsweken Village Plaza, the cornhusk doll goes back to the time of Creation when corn was first given to the Haudenosaunee people.

The cornhusk doll is intentionally faceless to remind the people to remain humble and not

ing night of a Lord of the Rings or Star Wars movie at your local cinema. These are the fans dressed up as Darth Vader or Princess Leia. This growing trend isn’t just for supernerds anymore; cosplay is gaining mainstream attraction.

Cosplay for many is an expression of something you really love.

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become obsessed with appearances. So it is up to the children to use their imagination when playing with these toys.

“If the character is sad or happy they can picture that emotion on the dolls face” Elizabeth says, “The cornhusk doll was created to entertain the children and to help the parents teach them values.”

Faceless cornhusk dolls allowed Haudenosaunee children to explore

excited to meet you/the superhero or whatever you’re being. There’s pretty much nothing better.”

To find local events to connect with other cosplayers you can join the Ontario Cosplay

Community on Facebook.

Maria (age 11) and Alyssa Skitch (age 10) got involved by going to comic conventions with their father Jason Skitch and started five years ago.

“We went to our first con and we saw all these people wearing costumes,” said Alyssa. “My parents used to help me build my costumes but now I do it myself,” added Maria.

These adventur-

ous youth have started their own Facebook page called “B-Town Cosplayers.” Pretend is an important part of cosplay and Maria offered a word of advice, “If you are dressing up as a character that has a famous catch phrase you should try as hard as you can to memorize it.”

For others it’s about capturing the magic of childhood. Professional cosplayer Sabrina Ranellucci says “the best part of cosplay is when a little kid sees you and gets

maker. It is currently on display at Six Nations Tourism and will also be at McMaster University from Jan. 14th to April 2nd.

Be sure to see it and take in an important part of Haudenosaunee culture.

her at her store in the Iroquois Village Plaza in Ohsweken.

a vast range of emotions in the abstract, which in turn created greater empathy – a key contributor to positive relationships and healthy communities.

In the coldest months of the winter the Haudenosaunee also perfected the art of storytelling through corn husk doll play and it became like a type of theatre. “Those stories warm you up,” continued Doxtater, “they keep the

families warm.”

Expanding the imagination through cornhusk dolls and hearing vibrant stories from elders contrasted with the bleak winter landscapes.

Cornhusk doll play was like a mental exercise for the human mind according to Doxtater.

Elizabeth Doxtater is a master craftsperson of the Six Nations people.

She has created a cornhusk doll installation called “Encircles Everything” which tells the story of the ratification of the Great Law and the journey of the Peace-

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Video Game Review: Kisima Ingitchuna (Never Alone) PC, PS4, XONE, WIIU

By Jonathan Garlow ENGAGE - Alaska’s Cook Inlet Tribal Council teamed up with software developer Upper One Games to produce one of the most culturally relevant video games about indigenous people ever released. This game features beautiful landscapes, soothing sounds and authentic storytelling that does more than just preserve Inuit culture – it celebrates it.

This story based side-scroller has many puzzle based elements and is suitable for young children. You play as a female hero, an Iñupiaq girl named Nuna and can also control her little arctic fox friend. The storyline is based on Alaskan indigenous stories told in eight chapters.

You can immediately feel that this project was

produced by indigenous people. There is no tokenization or misappropriation of culture. I felt an emotional draw as I watched elders tell their stories in the ‘cultural insights’ videos that were gradually unlocked as I played. It feels like every aspect of the Iñupiaq tradition was covered in a very respectful way.

Every school should have a copy of Never Alone installed on a computer in their library for children to play.

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It is like playing a narrated tale.

Some of the puzzles are mildly frustrating and I died quite a few times trying to complete certain challenges. We all know

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Our power play sputtered.

We had three five-on-three chances. Ancaster ended up getting a four-minute power play in overtime when they scored the game winner.”

Corvairs players were hit with 36 minutes on 15 penalties. That is not counting the two game suspension that Bullard himself was charged with.

The Pelham Panthers have two things to worry about this week. They will be facing the Caledonia Corvairs on the unluckiest day of the year this Friday, 13th of November. The last time these two teams met was Halloween night and they were crushed 17-1 by the Corvairs. FILE PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE.

The Corvairs entered this week leading the Golden Horseshoe Conference with 36 points by way of 17 wins, one loss and one OT loss.

Coach Mike Bullard felt his team was snakebit Sunday after playing a strong game.

“I think we played a wonderful game,” said Bullard. “We hit seven goal posts and the kids played very hard and very physical, but we spent most of the time in the penalty box.

“I wasn’t very pleased with the refereeing and I let it be known,” he says.

Bullard will not be behind the bench for the next two games. “Sometimes you have to stand up for what you think is right and I think the refereeing was taking away from our players but I am not going to cry over spilled milk. We had our chances to win and we didn’t.”

Scoring for the Corvairs on Sunday were Corey Pawley and Matt Mc-

Cartney.

Saturday night, in Fort Erie, Quentin Maksimovich scored two and assisted on another with Matthew Hore recording a goal and two assists in the 8-3 win.

Other Caledonia scorers included Jake Brown, Matt Rimac, Mitch Graham, Austin Brown, and Blake Luscombe. Zach Moore earned the win in net.

This early season especially, the Corvairs’ affiliation with the Jr. C Hagersville Hawks has been a win-win situation. The Hawks are stronger with their lineup augmented with Jr. B Corvairs sent down for conditioning in game situations rather than sitting on the end of the bench or not dressing. They have the option of calling up players from the Hawks when needed, knowing their players are in game shape.

One of the players staying in shape with the Hagersville Hawks is Michael Arch, who has contributed 8 goals and 14 assists in 15 games dressed.

Another is goalie Stephan Tierney who has a goalsagainst average of 2.17%, and leads the league.

Upcoming games include a Friday the 13th clash with the Pelham Panthers in Pelham, with the Welland Canadians visiting the Haldimand County Caledonia Centre on Saturday night, at 7:30.

Blast and Generals split weekend games

The Brantford Blast rebounded from a 4-0 deficit to slip past the Stoney Creek Generals 6-5 at the Brantford and District Civic Centre, Friday night. Mark Taylor, #12, gets in close but is stoned by Alex Wyse in the Stoney Creek goal. The Generals got their revenge in the second leg of the home-and-home series in Stoney Creek Saturday night, 10-2. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE.

By Jim Windle BRANTFORD/STONEY CREEK - The Stoney Creek Generals were in no mood for niceties Saturday night in Stoney Creek after having Friday night’s game at the Brantford and District Civic Centre slip between their fingers, 6-5.

The first period was a stinker for the Blast as the Generals struck early and often developing a 6-1 first period lead, outshooting the Blast 17-9.

In goal Saturday night was Ryan Gibb, with Brett Leggat given a rest after facing 52 shots in Friday night’s come from behind Brantford win.

Brantford put a tourniquet on the wound in the second, and temporarily slowed the bleeding for an 8-2 second period score, but two more Stoney Creek goals made the bus ride home a lot quieter for the Blast.

It was a different story Friday night at the Brantford and District Civic Centre. Down 4-0 at the end of the first period, many thought it just was not Brantford Blast’s night and they would get another crack at the Stoney Creek Generals Saturday, in the Creek.

They were wrong. As it turned out, the Blast came back to defeat the shocked Generals 6-5, in regulation time.

Chris Rebernik broke the Generals’ momentum at 4:51 of the second period assisted by Jamie Wright. Although the Generals got that one back less than a minute later, Jeff Caister would not let the Generals get back in the saddle, assisted by Cam Sault and Joel Prpic at 12:38. Derek Mederios ended the second period in a little better shape than they did the first period, trailing 5-3.

Brett Leggat may

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have been accused on one or two of the first period goals against him, but he regrouped, and he needed to because of what was coming. By the end of the game, the Generals outshot the Blast 54-24.

Leggat was sensational throughout the second period, when he faced 21 shots allowing one, and 16 shots in the third, stopping every one.

Meanwhile at the other end of the ice, the Blast were not creating a lot of shots on goal but those that got through were of high quality, with only 9 shots in the second and third periods.

Once the Blast started connecting and after Leggat got back on his game and shut out the Generals in the third, Medeiros, Ryan McCarthy and Prpic stole the game.

The last two goals were scored shorthanded.

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Novice's come back to tie 3-3 OHSWEKEN - The one o’clock minor hockey matchup on Sunday at the Gaylord Powless Arena had the Southern Counties Six Nations Novice Cs facing off against the Twin Centres, and recorded a come-from-behind tie game with Chaz Hill’s second goal of the game scored with 2:03 remaining to earn a single point for the 3-3 tie.

Twin Centre held a 2-0 first period lead, but Six Nations’ Chaz Hill started the comeback from Mace Anthony and Jozey Jacobs. TC got that one back 10 seconds later for a 3-1, second period lead.

Six Nations came back strong in the third with goals by Averee Sault and Hill to claw back a point with the 3-3 tie. Crosby Anderson earned two assists.

Atoms win 4-1

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only goal of the game was scored by Blair Green in the first period from G.W. King and Zach Johnson.

Marly Montour earned the shut out in the Six Nations’ goal.

Midgets tie St George 3-3

Six Nations Midgets goalie Cody Summers made this game saver late in Sunday afternoon's 3-3 tie against the St. George Generals. Defender Mick Martin helps keep St. George out of the play. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE. ecuted outing against the Twin Centres Atoms.

Davin MacDonald put Six Nations ahead less than a minute into the game from Asher Martin. There was no scoring in the second, but in the third, Ash-

er scored an unassisted marker, which was answered by Cameron Butler with TC’s only goal of the game.

Mace Anthony left his equipment on following the Novice game to fill

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Work closely with the Director (ASHS) to facilitate the mandate of the ASHS office; student career counselling; provision of information about the applications and admissions processes of FHS education programs.

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in with the Atoms and scored Six Nations third with under two minutes remaining. Marc General put the game on ice with 9 seconds remaining for the 4-1 win.

PeeWees win 1-0 OHSWEKEN - The third game of the afternoon saw the Six Nations PeeWees protect a 1-0 lead for a shut-out win. The

OHSWEKEN - In the Midget game later in the afternoon, two goals by Trever Longboat and Davin Whitlow all in the second period, gave them a strong lead heading into the third period. But that is where the visiting St. George Generals began chipping away at the Six Nations lead. Shawn Donaldson scored backto-back goals, both assisted by James Sharp, and Patrick Donahue. Six Nations evened the score at 3-3 with 2:33 remaining. Cody Summers made two game saving stops as time ran out to prevent a Six Nations loss.

It was another enjoyable afternoon at the Gaylord Powless Arena watching Six Nations teams show their stuff.

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Adidas to help high schools drop Native American mascots TRT Staff PORTLAND, OR - One of the biggest athletic shoe and apparel makers, Adidas, recently announced it will provide free design resources to any US schools looking to shelve offensive “Indian” mascots, nicknames, imagery or symbolism.

The German based company is also putting up funding to provide financial support to offset the cost of rebranding their teams.

Adidas made the announcement at the White House Tribal Nations Conference last Thursday in Washington which included leaders from the 567 federally recognized tribes.

Adidas’ North American headquarters in Portland, Oregon, also said it will be a founding member of Change the Mascot, a coalition that will be dedicated to removing insensitive Onkwehonwe mascots in sports. There are an estimated 2,000 schools in the USA that have Native American mascots.

The group has influenced about a dozen schools to drop native mascots in the USA over the past two years and another twenty are considering a change, according to the group’s statistics.

Adidas head of global brands, Eric Liedtke, said

“Today’s announcement is a great way for us to offer up our resources to schools that want to do what’s right — to administrators, teachers, students and athletes who want to make a difference in their lives and in their world,” Liedtke said in a statement to The Associated Press.

"We hope that a number of companies including FedEx, whose name adorns the Washington NFL team's stadium, will step forward and follow Adidas's lead." Eric Liedtke, Adidas head of global brands

“Our intention is to help break down any barriers to change — change that can lead to a more respectful and inclusive environment for all American athletes.”

The voluntary program would give schools access to the Adidas’s design team for logo redesign and uniform design across all sports.

The new initiative only involves high schools. The program does not involve its other agreements or spon-

sorships with professional or college teams, or with individual athletes.

“We are committed to continuing a dialogue to look at the issue of native images in sports and work to find solutions. Ultimately, it’s the teams, athletes, coaches and fans who decide what changes they want to make. And if they want to make a change and we can help, then we want to help,” according to a company spokesperson.

Long established professional teams like NFL’s Washington Redskins have resisted appeals by Native American and civil rights groups to change their name and mascot. The cost of doing so would be enormous.

In October, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law that prohibits schools from using the term “Redskins.”

Some tribes, including the Florida State Seminoles and the University of Utah

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In Oregon, in 2012, the state Board of Education ordered high schools to ban such mascots or risk losing public funding. The schools have until 2017 to comply.

Oneida Nation Representative Ray Halbritter applauded Adidas’ move.

“We hope that a number of companies including FedEx, whose name adorns the Washington NFL team’s stadium, will step forward and follow Adidas’s lead,” he said in a media release.

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Dr. Jason Pennington (left) of Huron-Wendat descent discussed the need for culturally meaningful care at the Aboriginal Cancer Journey in Sarnia last Friday. Photos by Dave Laforce.

Conference discusses the aboriginal cancer journey

SARNIA – Around 19 Aboriginal communities gathered in at the Maawn Doosh Guming Community Centre in Sarnia last Friday for the Aboriginal Cancer Journey, an interactive conference held to teach Indigenous communities about the cancer journey as it relates to them.

The gathering, organized by the Erie St. Clair and South West regional cancer screening programs, was opened by Chief Chris Plain of Aamjiwnaang First Nation who

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welcomed visitors to the area and set the stage for keynote speaker Dr. Jason Pennington, Aboriginal Cancer Lead for Central East.

Pennington is a Toronto-based surgeon of Huron-Wendat descent who advocates for the incorporation of Indigenous values into medical training.

Pennington says that a lack of cultural understanding has created barriers between health care providers and Indigenous patients. He believes care

that is inclusive of Indigenous practices such as smudging, drumming, prayer and traditional (herbal) medicines is integral to the health of Indigenous peoples.

“None of these things should really be able to interfere with anybody’s surgery, or radiation, or chemotherapy” Pennington said.

Unfortunately, when Indigenous patients request such things to be incorporated into their care, they may be met with doubt and even hostili-

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ty, said Pennington. This creates a negative stigma around cancer care that may be responsible for the lower rate of cancer survival in Indigenous populations.

The conference also included presentations on Nutrition and Healthy Living from the Southern Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre, Linking Traditional Care to Current Care by Dr. Bernice Downey and an Overview of The Cancer Journey by a panel of experts.

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viders including a professor, oncologist, medical director, and two family physicians facilitated a panel that included a wide range of information from prevention and screening, to palliative and hospice care. Participants were given the opportunity to participate in a question and answer period following the presentation.

The day closed with a prayer by Elder Mike Plain. Participants left the day with extensive materials to help navigate the cancer journey in a cul-

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Sam Thomas opens the Doors to Dialogue with Arts Project

By Lindsay Monture

SIX NATIONS - Six Nations Cayuga artist Samuel Thomas is a self-taught traditional Rotinonhsyón:ni raised-beadwork revivalist, with 37 years of beadwork to his name.

Early in the New Year he will be lending his expertise while guiding participating collaborators on a powerful reconciliation arts project called Opening the Doors to Dialogue.

Thomas has recently been awarded a grant by the Canada Council for the Arts, the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and the Circle of Philanthropy and Aboriginal People’s in Canada for the collaborating organizations’ inaugural {Re}conciliation initiative, which gave him the

green light to launch the project on November 3. The grant will help Thomas cover the costs of travel across the country, the materials required for each session, and honorariums for the speakers coming in to participate.

Paula Whitlow, Museum Director at the Woodland Cultural Centre has offered support to Thomas and the project as a research partner, facilitator for the Six Nations sessions and the finished project’s first exhibitions in September 2016.

Opening the Doors to Dialogue is currently in the planning and development stage, but will launch in January.

Thomas will be visiting the communities adjacent to the last standing residential schools in

Canada, each providing one salvaged interior door to the school itself as the foundation for the project.

Thomas will then run a series of 3-day beadwork and dialogue sessions with participating community members both native and non-native, residential survivors, their families, and the church.

“I’ve asked for the churches to come and present their public apologies to start that dialogue,” says Thomas, “They put out public apologies but what I’ve explained to them is that I don’t know where they’ve put these apologies out. At a community level, the people haven’t heard those apologies.

Really that’s sort of the opening of the dialogue between the Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal peoples.”

The sessions will provide survivors and their families a platform to share their experiences and stories of the legacy left behind by the residential schools.

Thomas has made every effort to provide all participants with the support they might need in the process.

“I would like to work with the Friendship Centres across Canada. I need the supports that are already in place there.” explains Thomas, “The mental health workers, the healing and wellness workers, the elder support groups, that kind of thing. Those supports are vital in doing any kind of work like this.”

Thomas has also made agreements with the churches to have

their representatives be involved in the entire process. They will be responsive to the testimonies of the residential school survivors, as well as participants in the beadwork sessions, adding their own touch to the finished project.

The result of everyone’s work will be beaded materials cut and fixed into the door panels provided to Thomas.

The doors will then be exhibited with audio recordings of the dialogue that was generated through the process of creating the work.

“Whatever organization I go into, I’m working on putting together MOUs of what is expected of them beyond when I come in and work with the residential school survivors and their families that it doesn’t end there. They have to continue some kind of initiative beyond that. It’s not a beginning and an end to the dialogue,” says Thomas.

“The whole project itself has a lot of layers to it, but I thought ‘until we speak we cannot be heard, until we listen we cannot heal.’ I don’t

know that reconciliation is going to happen in our lifetime, and I don’t know if we’ll ever be completely healed from it, but we’ve got to start somewhere. It’s going to have to be the Aboriginal people to take the lead in that healing and reconciliation.”

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HILL: JAMES KEITH SR. “JIM” Passed away peacefully at the Brantford General Hospital on Tuesday November 10, 2015 at the age of 61 years. Beloved husband of 38 years to Lesley (Henhawk) Hill. Loving father of Doug (Melissa), Tammy (Pete), Jay (Cherie), and Bill. Loving father-in-law of Ali. Dear grandfather of 16 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Son of the late Elijah and Melita (Fraser) Hill. Brother of Bill (Tracy), Mitchell (Gloria), Emma (Charles), Tim, Carl (Bonnie), Donald (Cheryl), John (Roxanne), Viola (Henry), and Fred (Shelly). Son-inlaw of Shirley and Doug Anderson and the late Clayton Henhawk. Jim will also be remembered by the Henhawk Family and his nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Resting at the Styres Funeral Home, 1798 4th Line, Ohsweken after 2 p.m. Thursday. Evening Service 7 p.m. Thursday. Funeral Service will be held in the chapel on Friday November 13, 2015 at 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. www.rhbanderson.com MARTIN: JACK CHARLES

After a brief time of illness Jack passed away at the Hamilton General Hospital on Friday November 6, 2015 at the age of 62 years. Loving father of Jeremy, Kevin, J.R., Krystle, Kayla, Nikki, and Jackie. Dear grandpa of several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Brother of Randy Martin, and Karen Locke. Brother-InLaw of Candy Martin. Uncle of Chad, Chasity and Evan, Cameron, Lisa, Randee, Bradley, Taylor, and several great nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, David and Joyce (Clause) Martin and siblings, Kenny, David, Paula, and nephew Little Dave. The family honoured his life with visitation at the Styres Funeral Home, 1798 4th Line, Ohsweken on Sunday from 2-8 p.m. Funeral Service was held in the chapel on Monday November 9, 2015 at 11 a.m. Interment Salvation Army Cemetery. www.rhbanderson.com

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SANDY: CLEVELAND JAMES “DOE” GOUNYADETGWI Onondaga Nation, Wolf Clan and Faithkeeper at Onondaga Longhouse.

Surrounded by the love of his family peacefully at home on Friday November 6, 2015 at the age of 66 years.

Loving father of Sheila, Sheryl, David, Danielle and Waylon, Colin and Mandi and Alicia, and Josh and Lisa.

Dear grandfather of Ashlie, Dalton, Dakota, RonnieLeigh, Jeffrey, Joshua Jr., Tyler, Jennalynn, Tia, Jacob, Ashley, Colin Jr., Memphis, Jayden, and Deklin. Dear great grandfather of Kaleb. Brother of Jagwadeth, Gail, Morley and Mary, Mike and Kelly, Gary and Michelle, Johnson and Brenda, Gregory, Brenda and Sherwin, Beverley and Freeman, Linda, Sherry, Rhonda, and Bobbi. Also will be missed by his nieces, nephews, and his numerous friends from across Turtle Island. Predeceased by granddaughter Jessica Sandy-Burnham and parents Mitchell and Geraldine (Keye) Sandy and traditional friend Gordie Buck. Rested at his home 3428 5th Line Road, Six Nations after 4 p.m. Saturday. Funeral Service and burial was held at the Onondaga Longhouse, Six Nations on Monday November 9, 2015 at 2 p.m. www. rhbanderson.com

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If we could visit heaven On this our saddest day maybe for a moment Our pain would go away we’d put our arms around you and whisper words so true that living life without you is so very hard to do We cannot bring the old days back when we were all together But loving thoughts and memories will stay with us forever.

Loving you always Mom and Dad Lil, John, Stewart, Shelby, Ceaton.

Grampa in France, 1942 Love Annabelle & boys

Thank You

Thank You

Baby Ayria and family would like to express a big thank you to Artie and Toni Martin and the zombie committee for putting together the zombie run and choosing to help our family this year. We would also like to thank the runners, the zombies who participated, as well as all of the sponsors (even if you donated, but didn't attend the event). We appreciate so many of our community coming together and donating time, money, and effort for our daughter.

Nya:weh

Indoor Yard Sale

Indoor Yard Sale

Big Indoor Yardsale at the Community Hall on Sunday, November 22, 2015, 9 - 4. Vendors wanted. Spaces still available! Contact Raven for more info and table prices.

Call: 905.765.2952 text or call (519)761.8352.

Nya:weh

Land for Sale

Land for Sale

Birthday Celebration

Land For Sale 1636 Second Line Approximately 11 acres

Come and enjoy the excellent food that Hill’s Snack Bar is famous for!

ALL DAY BREAKFAST Offering Smoking and Non-Smoking Rooms

FAMILY ATMOSPHERE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

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905-765-1331 3345 6th Line Road, Six Nations

Mary E. Anderson Longboat Family and friends are invited to help us celebrate our mother, grandmother and great grandmother’s 100th Birthday on Sunday, November 15, 2015. To be held at S.N. Polytech 2160 4th Line Ohsweken 2:00 pm - 4:00pm.

Light lunch will be served.

Best Wishes Only.

Back Lot - right of way included, new driveway Call between 8:00am - 10:00am and between 8:00pm - 9:00pm No reasonable offer refused

519.445.0103

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Powder mineral 5. Ten million (in India) 10. Culture medium and a gelling agent 14. Cain and __ 15. Bullfighting maneuvers 16. Baseball’s Ruth 17. Venice beach 18. Infirm due to old age 19. Attentiveness 20. Mortify 22. Whale (Norwegian) 23. Family Bufonidae 24. “A Passage to India” author 27. Ocean 30. Dad’s partner 31. Owned 32. Swiss river 35. Female golf star Gibson 37. Base 38. A way to summons 39. Acquit 40. Male parent 41. Brendan Francis __, author 42. Rattan 43. Aromatic hot beverage 44. Inflorescence 45. Former CIA 46. Make lace 47. Airborne (abbr.)

48. Thieving bird 49. H. Potter’s creator 52. Frequency 55. Nothing 56. More lucid 60. Riding mount 61. Deducted container weight 63. Molten rock 64. In this place 65. Ancient upright stone slab bearing markings 66. Rumanian Mures River city 67. Mentioned before 68. An heir (civil law) 69. Without (French) CLUES DOWN 1. W. Samoan monetary unit 2. Baby’s feeding apparel 3. Queen of Sparta 4. Shut 5. Certified public accountant

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you may need to exercise a lot of patience this week. Practice some deep breaths, and find some relaxing music to keep you calm. Your patience will pay off.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, your efforts will be fueled by passion this week. You are likely to put your whole heart behind projects and your relationships. Others will respect you for it.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, in order to make real progress this week, you must evaluate your goals and your priorities.

Health should be at the top of this list, so make an effort to be healthier.

6. Payment for release 7. Red twig dogwood 8. Basked in 9. Midway between E and SE 10. A way to detest 11. Mother of Cronus 12. In bed 13. Bolsheviks 21. Farro wheat 23. CNN’s Turner 25. Farmers of America 26. Small amount 27. __ and Venzetti 28. Hers in Spanish 29. Belongs to sun god 32. Expressed pleasure 33. Small terrestrial lizard 34. Regenerate 36. Own (Scottish)

Answers for November 11, 2015 Crossword Puzzle

37. The cry made by sheep 38. Chest muscle (slang) 40. Explode 41. Notice 43. Pitch 44. Run due to the batter 46. Fight referee declares 47. Alternate forms of a gene 49. Shifted in sailing 50. One who cables 51. Elaborate celebrations 52. Expresses pleasure 53. Carbamide 54. Persian in Afghanistan 57. 1st capital of Japan 58. Welsh for John 59. Radioactivity units 61. Tanzanian shilling 62. Hyrax

SUDOKU

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, no matter which big decision you need to make this week, run some ideas by trusted friends and family first. They may offer some words of wisdom.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, others are getting the sense that you are restless. When you slow down and think about it, you will probably see they’re correct. Find a new, challenging project.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Avoid any deep entanglements for the time being, Virgo. You need to keep things light until you are able to devote more time to your various relationships.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, too many changes happening really fast could make you feel a bit off-kilter. Find something that makes you feel comfortable and embrace that task or place for now.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Intense feelings could bubble to the surface this week, Scorpio. Try to maintain a level head and make the most of this sudden surge of energy.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, a personality clash can be a tricky situation, especially at work. Take the higher ground and you will come through unscathed and better for it.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 This is a super week for new friendships, Capricorn.

Join a new group or simply strike up a conversation with a coworker with whom you share an interest.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Take some time now to make home life a priority, Aquarius. You have been going hard at work lately, but now is a great time to make family a bigger priority.

Experience Iroquois Culture & Hospitality at this Gracious Country Inn

3304 Sixth Line Rd. Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1M0 Phone: (905) 765-7884 Fax: (905) 765-3154 RIMS & BATTERIES • UNBELIEVABLE PRICES

THE BEAR’S INN

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 You must back up an argument with research and proof, Pisces. Get your facts straight before you forge ahead.

More than a place to stay...

1979 4th Line Road, Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1M0 P.O. Box 187, Six Nations of the Grand River Tel: (519) 445-4133 • E-Mail: innkeeper@thebearsinn.com www.thebearsinn.com

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

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