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Pen-Pals bridging communities OPP end Tyendinaga By Jim Windle CALEDONIA – A very important Art Show opened at the Edinburgh Square in downtown Caledonia last week. You will not find any Monets, or Picassos, or Renoirs, but you will see creative and expressive works done by Six Nations, New Credit, Caledonia, Brantford and surrounding area elementary school students. The show is part of the annual Pen Pal’s program, which was started eight years ago by Six Nations’ Emily C. General Elementary School teacher Suzie Miller. “Usually we have some way to document the friendship the children have created and usually in some sort of art form, and we have since the first year when the kids got together and created a mural,” says Miller. “This year we started with images of peace between our communities, that bring us together and teach us about peace, love and friendship.” The same year that townsfolk from Caledonia and residents of Six Nations were facing off on Argyle Street over a land claim, Miller had a bold idea to help lower the levels of tension, racism misunderstanding and between the two communities, at least for the children. “The fire was still burning at the reclamation site when I reached out to a class from Six
Emily C. General teacher Suzie Miller opened the 2014 Pen-Pals Art Show at the Edinburgh Square, in Caledonia, Thursday night. The art was created by Six Nations/ New Credit elementary school students and their Pen-Pals from surrounding non-Native communities. The program began in 2006 with two classes. This year, more than 70 classes are participating representing students from Six Nations, New Credit, Caledonia, Brantford, Dunnville, Hamilton and Burlington. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE Nations and Caledonia, wanting to bring the children together so that they wouldn’t have negative images and thoughts of each other,” says Miller, a Six Nations woman who lives in Caledonia but teaches on reserve. Miller’s idea was to try to protect the children of both communities from being tainted by the polit political turmoil and racially fueled clashes then going on near the former Douglas Creek Estates lands on Argyle Street, in Caledonia. She reached out to a teacher at Centennial School in Caledonia who bought into the idea and
the children from these two classes began writ writing Pen-Pal letters to each other. From there it began to evolve and this year, the Pen-Pal program has grown to include 70 classes with elementary school participating students from Six Nations, New Credit, Caledonia, Dunnville, Brantford, Hamilton and Burlington. Pen-Pals began with the younger grades, but now includes Grades 7 and 8 students as well. A spin-off Pen-Pals program began this year in Alberta between on-reserve Native students and students
from a nearby town. Eight years after it began, some of the first year kids are now in high school and many have developed lasting relationships through the program. “One boy that I taught for a couple of years . . . started high school in Grade 9. The first day he was there he met his old Pen-Pal, and now they are high school buddies,” smiles Miller. “Going off to high school is so scary,” she says. “On that first day I saw him waiting for the bus so I pulled over and said, ‘have a good day’. That was the same day he met his Pen-Pal, so that was kinda neat to see the effects of having them bridged when they were young.” The program has now become too big for the usual annual gathering of Pen-Pals, which is the culmination of the program. Last year there were 2,000 kids participating. “It’s become too much to manage all at one place at the same time,” says Miller. “We are considering breaking the gathering up into smaller age divisions so we can make the activities more age-appropriate for everyone, and to help with the logistics of feeding and looking after the children.” The 2014 Pen-Pals Art Show is running until May 16th, between 9 and 4. To see the artwork go to the website penpalproject.ca.
By Erica L. Jamieson TYENDINAGA – Saturday morning the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) rushed demonstrators within Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory boundaries. Because the OPP does not have jurisdiction on First Nations territories it had many residents scratching their heads wondering how the OPP were able to arrest Shawn Brant, Marc Baille, Matthew Doreen and John Fox. John Fox had visited the demonstrating Mohawks to thank the men for creating awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women. Fox’s daughter’s death was written off as
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Enbridge Line 9 approved despite concerns By Pat Bolen On March 6th, the National Energy Board (NEB) approved the Enbridge Line 9 reversal project, allowing tar sands bitumen and Bakken shale oil to flow within 50 km of over 9.1 million people, and 18 First Nation communities, including directly through the Haldimand Tract, just south of Wrigley and Beke Roads. Independent engineering reports put the risk of a spill from Line 9 at 90% during the first 5 years of operation following the reversal. The Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) applied to be an intervener during the NEB hearings but was denied status. The HDI is mandated to interact with industry for the protection of Six Nations lands, and to ensure proper protocols are followed regarding any development. In the lead up to the NEB hearings, HDI issued a statement to Enbridge
identifying that consultation regarding Line 9 had been inadequate, and that HDI held concerns about the project. Several First Nations were granted intervener status during the hearing, and presented concerns to the NEB about the nature of consultation, as well as environmental, health, and safety issues regarding the transport of bitumen and shale oil through aged pipeline infrastructure. In its final report, the NEB dismissed First Nation concerns stating, “… any potential Project impacts on the rights and interests of Aboriginal groups are likely to be minimal and will be appropriately mitigated.” Just days before the approval, a W5 investigation found that Enbridge had purposely misled both the NEB and local First Nations, including the Aamjiwnaang First Nation (AFN), about their record of spills. Enbridge has had 9 spills at
Nearly 1000 people braved the rain outside the Metro Convention Hall in Toronto to protest Line 9 on Oct 19, 2013, while the NEB hearings were scheduled to take place inside. PHOTO: MIKE ROY, THE INDIGNANTS its Sarnia terminal since 2004, located on AFN territory. Enbridge had not notified local authorities about these spills. In light of the information, the AFN band council petitioned the NEB to allow for the introduction of new evidence before the decision. The NEB did not include the new evidence in its decision. Following the NEB decision, noted AFN community activist Va-
nessa Gray told press, “Enbridge is over-looking the health and safety of millions people for profit. Aamjiwnaang is experiencing a health crisis that has been ignored by all levels of government and with the Line 9 approval, it will only get worse.” Aamjiwnaang sufsuf fers from severe health issues due to its proximity to ‘chemical valley’, a cluster of 63 petro-chem-
ical refineries that surround the community. An estimated 40% of its population require inhalers to breathe, and 39% of the women in the community have experienced miscarriages. In 2005, the community garnered international attention when it was discovered that 2 girls were being born for every boy, due to extreme pollution. Approximately one third of chemical val-
ley exists on lands stolen or forcibly surrendered from AFN. A community report on the NEB hearings entitled Not Worth the Risk has been released and has gained endorsement from 28 organizations, including the Council of Canadians. The report has also been endorsed by 14 academics, and 3 municipal councilors in Toronto. The day after the NEB approval, hundreds of people rallied in Hamilton, Toronto, Burlington, and Peterborough to protest the decision. In Toronto, the group Rising Tide Toronto launched an online petition calling for civil disobedience against the pipeline and received over 500 signatures in the first 24 hours. The group Reclaim Turtle Island is calling for direct action against Line 9 on March 19th. For more information, please visit w w w.r ecla i mt u r t lei sland.com
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Ganohkwasra holds One Billion Rising event By Jen Mt.Pleasant OHSWEKEN - Ganohkwasra held their long anticipated One Billion Rising event last Friday to help raise awareness about violence against women worldwide. The statistics are shocking: according to the One Billion Rising website, there are 7 billion people on this planet. Half are women. One third of these women will be raped or beaten in their lifetime. For Indigenous women in Canada, the statistics are even more startling. According to Statistics Canada, Indigenous women in Canada are 5-7 times more likely than any other race in Canada to become a victim of sexual violence. And according to Amnesty International, Indigenous women are 3 times more likely to die as a result of this violence. To coincide with WomInternational en’s Day on Saturday, Ganohkwasra held their
Staff and community members gathered at Ganohkwasra to help put an end to violence against women. PHOTO BY JEN MT.PLEASANT event on Friday. Sandy Montour, the Director at Ganohkwasra, told those gathered that, “We have amazing women in this community. Let’s celebrate their voices because these are strong women who taught our men to be wonderful, kind men.” Acknowledging all the women who
currently live in abusive relationships, Montour said, “We celebrate and honour all women, even those who are in violent homes.” “The future is our young girls,” stated Montour. “We need to learn and be the best that we can be and that is all we can do.”
Six Nations Elected Council issues statement on Bill C-10 The Six Nations Elected Council has recently issued a statement on Buill C-10. The statement reads as follows:
“An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Trafficking in Contraband Tobacco), Bill C-10, is a direct attack on the economy of Six Nations. The traditional practice and trade of tobacco and tobacco-related products has evolved into a commercial commodity that supports many Six Nations families. The Six Nations Elected Council has repeatedly informed the government that the economy and trade in our territory is our right to govern and regulate. In 1994, the Elected Coun-
cil passed a resolution stating that any product made on Six Nations is tax-free. The Six Nations Elected Council has signed a Declaration, along with the other Iroquois communities, denouncing Bill C-10. The Six Nations Council is prepared to work with other First Nations to take action in attempts to defeat Bill C-10. Many members of the Six Nations Elected Council attended the Two Row Times Information session on February 22, 2014, and heard the community’s message loud and clear. The community is against the criminalization of the tobacco economy here on Six Nations of the Grand
River Territory. Six Nations Council is working on political, legal and communication strategies to address this pressing issue. One part of the strategy is to host a community meeting in order to get input as to how we can address this issue as a unified community, as Bill C-10 will impact us all. It is hoped that all members of the tobacco trade, such as manufacturers, retailers, growers, etc. will attend this community meeting. A date, time and location will be determined soon. The Six Nations Council also plans to meet with government officials to inform them of the serious implications that will ensue if Bill C-10 is passed. “
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Akwesasne customs house facing repossession By Lucho Granados Ceja AKWESASNE – In May of 2009 massive community opposition to the presence of armed border guards forced the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) to abandon the customs house in the Kanienkehaka territory of Akwesasne. Since then the building has been sitting empty and unused. A group of grassroots activists organized by Stacey Boots of Akwesasne are planning to change that later this month. “At noon on March 22nd, after we burn tobacco, we’re going to gather at the people’s fire, which is right next to the customs house, and we’re going to walk over and take it over, we’re going to enter the building, from that point forward it is our building,” stated Stacey Boots in an interview with the Two Row Times. Boots told the Two Row Times that the land for the customs house was acquired by the CBSA in an underhanded way, informing us that
his great-grandfather “sold the land under false pretences” and was pressured into signing a deal. He hopes through this action, the abuses and deception by the Canadian state regarding this land will be brought to light. When asked why he had decided to organize this action, Boots said, “I’m putting myself out there because my grandfather sold that land, and who better to fight for this than me?” He also made it clear that justice is motivating the group, “It’s the wrongdoings
that they’ve done to our people in Akwesasne.” Since the CBSA abandoned the customs house, guards have been stationed across the river in the city of Cornwall and the people of Akwesasne are now forced to pass through customs to simply leave the island, this despite the fact that Kanienkehaka people have been there long before there was ever an international border. “Our families and our community is in turmoil over these bridges and this customs [house]… “We’re
pretty much tired of all the lies they’ve told us,” stated Boots. The union for the CBSA border guards has made it clear that they do not intend to return to the island and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has been in discussions with the bridge authority in order to tear down the building. A new low-level bridge from the island to Cornwall was also opened earlier this year. The organizers of the action stated that they intend to let the commu-
nity decide what to do with the building once it has been recovered. “It’s up to the community to decide what they’re going to do with that building,” stated Boots; although he did suggest the space could be used for dialysis or other health services. For the organizers this situation ultimately boils down to a question of sovereignty and self-determination. “The government Canadian has moved their border line… How could they say that it’s Ontario? It is no longer Ontario, it is Ak-
wesasne, it’s always been and it always will be,” said Boots, “We’re going to push on, we’re going to self-determine what’s going to happen in Akwesasne.” Boots has invited supporters to come to Akwesasne to support the action on March 22nd at noon, “We’re Mohawks, we’re strong people, and we thank you for your support.” Below: The abandoned customs building in Akwesasne.
Community in limbo over fate of FNEA By Jen MtPleasant
SIX NATIONS - The Community Education Meeting was well attended last Wednesday night as the Cayuga Room at Six Nations Polytech was packed shoulder to shoulder. Facilitated by Richard Powless, the meeting opened up with an update on the First Nations Education Act. Band Council Chief Councillor Ava Hill told the gathering that the most important issue is, “What are we going to do with education? They (the federal government) are forcing us to do something and if not then they’re going to do something (on our behalf).” The newer FNEA, which is now entitled First Nations Control of First Nations Education
Act (FNCFNEA), was announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in collaboration with Assembly of First Nations Chief, Shawn Atleo on the Blood Indian Reserve in Alberta on February 7 of this year. Under the new Act, First Nations would receive a fund of 1.9 billion dollars, which would start trickling down to Band Councils in smaller amounts in 2015. Hill questioned whether or not this is actually ‘new’ funding as the federal government claims and wondered if funding cuts were being made elsewhere in order to facilitate this proposed new funding. Hill speculated that funding cuts might be being made to other First Nations organizations, infrastructure and
education programs. In reality, she said, “It’s not very much money at all.” Hill further questioned the proposed new Act on education on reserves, stating that, ‘If First Nations have control over First Nations education, then why is it an Act under the federal government?” On January 27, Hill mentioned that a high-level meeting took place between the Minister of Indian Affairs, Chief Committee for Nova Scotia and band representatives from BC and Chippewa of the Thames. “We still don’t know what really happened in that meeting. We’re still trying to find out information on it and we can’t find out what’s going on,” Hill declared. Hill went so far as to
contact AFN Chief Shawn Atleo for ‘clarification’ on the proposed new FNCFNEA and was told that, “We didn’t make the announcement, the federal government did.” But according to Hill, others are saying that it was a joint announcement between the federal government and the AFN. “We’ve got to put a Plan of Action in place in order to combat this,” said Hill. “All schools on the reserve” Hill stated, “are currently federal schools but we don’t know if they are going to hand that over to the province or even third parties (if or when the education act gets legislated).” District Councillor Helen Miller asserted that, “the best idea for Six Nations is to just take over our own education.”
But even with that, Miller worried, there might be problems. One of the biggest concerns if Six Nations does take over their own education is that teachers and principals on the territory who are currently funded under Indian and Northern Affairs Canada could be layed off. Miller says that employees could ‘lose their pensions and teachers would have to get rehired.’ Most people are worried that if they don’t know what the agreement between the federal government and the AFN consists of, then they can’t act effectively. Both the AFN and the federal government are keeping very tight-lipped about the agreement which is causing a stir among First Nations across Canada,
including Six Nations, and especially those who feel the AFN has no authority or jurisdiction over them. Two Row Times attempted to contact Shawn Atleo for comments regarding the issue but calls were not returned. A few community members had concerns about the process of how a Bill such as the FNCFNEA gets pushed through Parliament. Richard Powless explained that it goes through 3 readings in the House of Commons, then goes through 3 more in the Senate but explained that he’s seen bills go through Parliament in as little as 2 or 3 weeks. Powless explained that as far as he knows the Act will be legislated this coming September.
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"Y" tax exemption for Niagara protest calls for Inquiry for Missing Brantford fitness club? and Murdered Indigenous Women
Conceptual rendering of the proposed Brantford YMCA Wilfrid Laurier Recreation complex. The YMCA has been tax exempt on any properties it has owned since 1911. IMAGE COURTESY OF CANNONDESIGNS.COM By Jim Windle BRANTFORD – There seems to be mixed messages coming out of Brantford’s City Hall regarding what should and should not be taxed. Six Nations Elected Council was put into a position recently to either pay back around $36,000 in back taxes on a property on West Street in Brantford that was willed to them several years ago, or to let the land be sold out from under Six Nations in a tax auction. The taxes owing at the time of the man’s death were paid by the estate before the transfer to Six Nations. Current Elected Chief Ava Hill and her council paid the amount, under protest, to stop the sale, but will be challenging the city in court to get that money back if a negotiated settlement is not possible. Despite letters of objection from former Elected Chief Bill Montour and his council, Brantford went ahead and put the property on the auction block, disregarding a 1997 agreement guaranteeing that lands held in trust for Six Nations would be tax free. But is Brantford being consistent in its insistence that all taxes must be paid on properties within the city? No, not so much. In downtown Brantford, final details are being put in place to build a new YMCA complex on land on the south side of Colborne St. There was objection from several groups to the demoli-
tion of the largest row of pre-confederation storefronts in Canada, but in the end, the lots were expropriated and the heritage buildings came down. expropriaBefore tion, the city was earning somewhere between $120,000 and $150,000 per year in tax revenues, or maybe more. Although the landholders let the properties fall into disrepair, the taxes were always paid. But what is to be gained by Brantford when the new YMCA complex is built on that site? How much money will that generate in taxes? The answer is nothing. In 2011, Brantford applied for and received from the Province tax exempt status for south Colborne Street between the Laurier building at Colborne and Market Street and the bridge. Historically, as a Christian mission, the YMCA has been tax exempt on any properties it has owned since 1911, including the land it now occupies at Clarence and Wellington. But what was once a Christian outreach to the (male) children of the poor, homeless and unemployed, is today not much more than an upscale fitness club, which is operating, tax free, in competition with other such clubs in the city which are required to pay taxes. At least two lots along the target location of the new YMCA are under Six Nations, Nathan Gage land claim and still before the courts, unresolved.
ST CATHARINES – Niagara residents are organizing a peaceful awareness rally for this Saturday, March 15th at noon at the Gazebo at Montebello Park on 64 Ontario Street in St Catharines. When Shawn Brant, a vocal Kanien’kehá:ka advocate for missing and Indigenous murdered
women, was arrested with supporters when they tried to escalate awareness at Tyendinaga, community members in Niagara were quick to organize a rally. The rally will reach out to sympathetic organizations in the area like the Niagara Chapter of Native Women and the Niagara Chapter of the
Council of Canadians for support. Rick Dykstra, PC Member of Parliament for St Catharines area, will be invited to the peaceful event along with other area politicians and dignitaries. Supporters and organizers all agree that any attention raised for this under-addressed issue is good and they are
hopeful that things can change for the better through events like this rally and other events to draw attention in the coming weeks. For questions about the rally please email k a rldock s t ader @hotmail.com or show up with a good mind at noon on Saturday.
O Gwa deni:deo “Taking Care of Our Own” Call for Commission Members Six Nations is in the process of establishing our own child welfare program, “Taking Care of Our Own” under the direction, currently, of the Six Nations Child Welfare Designation Working Group. The Designation Working Group has now reached the point in the child welfare designation process at which it is necessary to establish the twelve member “Community Commission” that will assume responsibility for negotiation of the designation and for the implementation and on-going operation of the Program. The Taking Care of Our Own Community Commission shall sit, on behalf of the children/youth and their families resident on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory and on behalf of Six Nations’ and other native children/youth and their families resident in Brant County as the ultimate authority for Taking Care of Our Own. Anyone who meets the following criteria can apply to be an initial member of the Commission: • • •
18 years of age or older • Able to enter into contracts. Able to pass a Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) and Vulnerable Sector Searches. Have an interest in and a reasonable knowledge of the delivery of human services.
We are looking for community members who have abilities/experience in one or more of the following areas: • •
finance • personnel • child/youth services • domestic violence • health mental health • addictions • law enforcement • ability to represent Six Nations’ traditional social structure and cultural heritage.
Anyone interested in serving on the Commission is asked to submit a letter stating their interest and a current resume by March 28, 2014 to:
Barbara General, Project Coordinator Six Nations Child Welfare Designation P.O. 5001 Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1M0 Office #: 226-227-2168 or Email: barbgeneral@sixnations.ca
**You may also contact the coordinator to pick up a copy of the Community Commission’s initial terms of reference, as well as copies of the draft operating policies and procedures.
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EDITORIAL
Moving Forward The robins were singing outside the office Monday morning, they know that change is coming. Spring is unleashing the wonders of rebirth inherent in moving forward in this life. Everyone needs to be able to let off steam, relax after a long and tiring week, kick back and chill. We have to be able to let go. Even as we prepare for another winter blizzard. A great source of relief can come from watching a concert, listening to some music or reading. Whether you are going for a run, singing, sleeping, we all find different methods of unwinding to re-establish our equilibrium. Family is another unit that can be part of our being able to hide away and let down those outside facades. We’re fortunate to have so many ways we can move forward! When we go down life’s road with a spring in our step and a smile in our heart, it helps to shake off the burdens from everyday life that wear upon us. In the true spirit of all
nations, our communities, Ohnkwehonh:we or not, have at our disposal, programs, parks, movie theaters, libraries, pet walking, drinking coffee, cooking classes, a veritable plethora of entertainment and relaxing options. Oh, and then there’s shopping, another yellow brick road filled with twists and turns of buyer mystery and pending happiness, as long as you have money to spend. Do you have the latest Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls? Have you been able to overcome the Prime Evil that rages within the Black Soulstone? We know a young man that has become totally engrossed in the world of Diablo. Video and computer games seem to be the newest and best entertainment value for the younger generation. With the kick off of March Break for the children, how is everyone doing? Children are able to get away from school for a little while as Mom and Dad brace themselves for a week filled with activity.
We always think we have another day, and we forget that any moment could be our last. This is all the more reason to take the time now and do something, anything, that will soothe our aching and exhausted souls. Responsibility is another weight that we carry as we move along in that forward motion. We have control over our actions, so lets exert some! We keep forgetting that time is fleeing, running away from us at breakneck speed. All of us have a choice. Have you stood up for something you believe in? How did it make you feel? While we are busy feathering our nests we must also decorate them. Decorating can take many forms. So our advice is take that vacation, enjoy time with your loved ones and do your heart some good. Make a stand! Say I LOVE YOU! Eat some ice cream! Go for a drive! Do something to make yourself feel good, feel strong, and feel HAPPY! Move Forward!
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land is the Great Bear Rainforest, home to B.C.’s provincial animal, the white ‘spirit’ bear, protected by a provincial multi-sector land use agreement. Between the Islands and the mainland lies the shallow Hecate Strait the fourth most dangerous body of water in the world. Shell Oil recorded winter waves of 20 m (65 ft.) and higher. The problem: Enbridge, Canada and China plan to run 250+ supertankers a year – carrying bitumen, returning with foreign bilge water - through Hecate Strait and past the shores of Gwaii Haanas. The seas here are ex-
ceptionally rich. We feel responsible for keeping this part alive, for our children and yours. Our livelihoods are at stake - existing jobs and a healthy planet depend on a living ocean. It is definitely in the national interest to use our water resources wisely and sustainably. We know that marine oil spills are inevitable, and that there is neither technology nor accountability for a real clean-up.
It’s International Women’s Day 2014, and Conservatives have rejected a call for an inquiry into murdered and missing Aboriginal women in Canada. And why should anyone care? Well, because these women could have been anyone’s daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, aunty or niece. With two beautiful aboriginal nieces, and
a daughter who is part native I demand to know what makes them 5-7 times more likely to be the victim of violence. What puts my sister, cousin and I at a higher risk than other women in Canada? And why doesn’t the Conservative government believe it is worthwhile to seek answers to these questions? In a culture wherein women are the cornerstone of the
community, we should be thriving -- not suffering, not ignored. I don’t celebrate this International Women’s Day with joy as I should -- I cry out in anger and frustration. Not enough Government of Canada. Not enough.
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OPINION
Open letter to the Minister of Justice, Mr. Peter MacKay Dear Sir, I am writing in support of the call for an inquiry into Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and want to know what you and your colleagues plan to do about it as the Minister of Justice and the Canadian government respectively. When you look at the history of these lands, if you go back far enough there was a period where First Nations were the sole human inhabitants. At the heart of these nations’ governments were the women in the communities. They were and are given leadership status that recognizes their unique ability to give life and nurture healthy communities. Now this land is called Canada and is controlled by men. The Prime Minister, yourself, the leader of the opposition, most MP’s, CEO’s, most decision-makers in the modern culture of Canada are men. Modern Western society is rooted in this tradition and while no doubt strides have been made to im-
prove the social and economic status of women in Canadian society there are still glaring discrepancies. The headlines of the Canadian news landscape are littered with stories about the disdainful “rape culture” that always was prevalent in post-secondary institutions, but is only now coming to the forefront as an issue that Canadian society needs to address. The wages of a woman doing the same amount of work as a man in an equivalent position are still lower. TV shows, movies, politics, most high-profile positions of visibility depict men as being the dominant gender. This is modern Canada, and while things have been improving, in Canadian society women do not enjoy the same benefits as men. Traditional First Nations are quite the opposite. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the longest standing functioning democracy in the entire world, has had women’s suffrage that pre-dates Canadian women’s suf suf-
frage by centuries. These same Haudenosaunee when forming their government of checks, balances, and representation by consensus of all the people acknowledged that the woman, who is the centre of the community, is the one who should be enabled the most to make sound decisions in the best interests of her people. This created a generous, strong, kind and honest society with a thriving economy that was balanced with nature. Things may not have been perfect in pre-contact times, but the picture that is painted of First Nations before colonial contact and the introduction of the Western world’s ways is very different from the one that is painted currently. At every turn in history the Haudenosaunee government has advised its people to honour its founding principles of peace, power and a good mind. To this day the traditional leadership works tirelessly to hold up those principles, because women are the traditional
leaders, and the center of a healthy family that breeds healthy communities, healthy villages and towns and healthy nations. Being given the gift and responsibility to bear, nurture and raise children into strong healthy people was and is the foremost responsibility of the Native woman. This is the traditional way of First Nations. Regardless of this cultural bedrock, First Nations societies have been dominated by Canadian societal ways and now these communities are plagued even worse than the rest of Canadian culture by this unsought dominance and imbalance. An aboriginal woman is four times as likely to be murdered as a Canadian person. 824 First Peoples families, according to a report in the hands of the RCMP, have been victimized by missing or murdered women or girls in recent years and a call for an inquiry has been ignored or lumped in with other general crime initiatives. Most recently, Loretta Saunders, a
three-months-pregnant Inuk grad student, who had submitted to write a thesis on missing and murdered indigenous women for Saint Mary’s University, was found slain on the side of the TransCanada highway. Aboriginal women are turning up in dumpsters, by the side of the highways, in alleyways, hospitals and the morgue at alarming rates. This is at epidemic levels. This problem surpassed critical mass decades ago, and it needs to take a priority position on the agenda of the government of Canada. I understand that this government is a “law and order” government that is laying down the law and being tough on crime. What I don’t understand is where the justice is. Isn’t justice more than reforming the antiquated and ineffective prison
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a few minutes, I realized I wouldn’t be speaking to Brant himself, that day. He was exhausted from the past few days and had just been released from jail that morning. Understandable. One man shouldn’t have to fight this battle alone. This is a fight that involves us all. The last count of missing and murdered Indigenous women was 824. That’s 824 women who have been silenced, who have been robbed of their voice. It is our duty on behalf of all the women we have lost to violence, to be their voice, and to stand up for these women and tell their stories. So this is it? Did the warriors lack manpower to keep this blockade go-
ing? Were there just too many police officers that the warriors felt intimidated? I was expecting this blockade to go on for weeks, if not months: however long it takes for Harper’s government to stop treating Natives as the ‘Indian Problem’ and start working with them to help find solutions. Many Natives feel that a public inquiry into why so many Native women are dying as a result of violence or disappearing at alarming rates, will help provide those solutions. How many hundreds of years have Native people been suppressed and oppressed? Culture, language, tradition, and identity have been methodically stripped away.
As a result, our people suffer from depression, suicidal thoughts, feelings of hopelessness, fear of the future, violence in the home, sexual/physical/ spiritual abuse, alcohol and drug abuse. And as a result of that, Native people are dying unnatural deaths by the thousands: car accidents, accidental drownings, suicide, neglect, overdose, and murder. Families are being torn apart as a result and for some, the grief will never end. The pain and the torture of having a loved one die a sudden and tragic death, will never end for some. Others will struggle to live with the pain, and will spend the rest of their days try-
ing to forget what happened because that’s the only way they can cope. Last Saturday, which also marked International Women’s Day, four warriors were arrested in Tyendinaga who were there to support calls for a public inquiry into violence against Native women. One warrior who was arrested lost his daughter last April. Within hours after she fell from a highrise apartment in Toronto, police ruled her death a suicide without doing a proper investigation. Where is the justice in that? What does that say about the federal government? Will they every call an inquiry? Will they ever acknowledge Native
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Calm before the storm All was quiet around Tyendinaga Sunday morning. Getting off at the Shannonville Road exit, I expected to see warriors on the roads and a heavy presence of police officers on standby, watching their every move. But nothing. So I drove around the reserve, expecting to see a group of warriors somewhere doing something. But nothing. Where did they go? Are they still here planning their next move? Did they go home? These were the thoughts that were going through my mind as I travelled the small Mohawk territory near Belleville. After chatting with Shawn Brant’s parents for
system, cracking down on “illegal” activities like “contraband” tobacco and drugs, and laying down the law? Isn’t part of justice founded in the principles of moral rightness, fairness and equity? If there is planning for equity in justice, then please tell me what the government Canadian plans to do about the epidemic of missing and Indigenous murdered women and girls. How are you prepared to work to right this wrong? What kind of justice will these women get? Please consider addressing my 824 words of concern for the 824 Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women. Yaw^’ko Tkaké•Those’, Onʌyoteˀa•ká
people and the struggles they’ve had to endure as a result of colonialism? Will they ever stop treating Natives as the ‘Indian Problem’? One thing is for certain, Natives will never go away, they will never disappear and they will never assimilate into Canadian society. If the government does not want to deal with Natives now, they are only leaving this battle for their children and great grandchildren to fight. And believe me, Natives will be preparing their children and great grandchildren for this battle and will keep doing so as long as Canada refuses to work with Natives instead of against them.
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FEATURE COLUMN: LET'S TALK NATIVE WITH JOHN KANE
On my “Let’s Talk Native...” radio show on Sunday, March 9, I announced my new campaign. No, I am not running for office. My campaign is about truth telling and clearing away false assumptions about what the United States and Canada believe they have reduced us to — namely, their subjects. In spite of the lop-sided “deals” and, more of often than not, fraudulent acts committed by Europeans and their descendants to gain access to the lands of our children, the characterization that we are dependent on them is false. The very existence of the US and Canada depends on their claim to a land base. The fact of the matter is that they are completely dependent on lands that we allowed them to occupy – but that occupation was and is conditional. And neither of these “colonies” has been released from the debt of those conditions. In the egotistical view of Christian Europeans, the Earth was created to be subdued and owned by man. With that assumption and with their own view of such things, treaties were entered into with a people who by and large were willing to help a poor and wretched class of humans that washed up on their shores. In later years, these white men, cloaked in their religion, would attempt to claim certain ownership of lands under decrees of their church and the tenets of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. But in spite of the U.S. Supreme Court’s attempt to codify this racist and unlawful policy that literally says a Christian people can just claim ownership of the lands of pagans, the early American leaders crafted law after law acknowledging Native lands and our exclusive ownership of those lands as well as the distinction of our autonomy and sovereignty. There is no reconcil-
Sovereignty is not our Defense It’s what we Defend! ing on the attempt by the U.S. or Canada to create some uniform body of “federal Indian law” with the realities of their own inconsistencies, ambiguities and outright lies. The crumbling foundation of the concept of federal Indian law is built upon religious and racist dogma addressed in the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as follows: “all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust.” We are not wards of the state. The U.S. and Canada are not our custodians, our guardians, our trustees or our superiors. Those who choose to be victims of the American genocide are certainly free to do so and the US and Canada are happy to
oblige. But for those of us who continue to not just survive but actually fight back, we do so to affect change and not just to find a kinder and gentler master. We fight and defend our sovereignty for our children and those unborn faces to come and also to transform those victims among us into survivors. As I spend the next several months exposing the absurdity of state, U.S. federal, provincial and Canadian federal policies and showing how these policies are born out of blatant racism with a clear objective to eliminate our claim to distinction and autonomy, I ask that others join me to advance this campaign. My goal in defending our sovereignty is to turn the tables on those who attempt to criminalize us or assert unlawful controls over us. Let them produce their documents defending their positions. Name the event that transferred our sovereignty to them.
Give us a date, a time and a place. When and where was our consent given to their governments “instituted amongst Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed?” When did we concede to subjugation? Even the self-righteousness of the US and Canada cannot give them the right to legislate or adjudicate away the sovereignty of another people. It’s fine to cry “rule of law” with mouse eyes but we have been watching with the eyes of the eagle from a thousand feet in the air. We see where justice stops and where law is used as a tool or a weapon against us and others. If man’s laws are needed at all, they need to be built on a foundation of truth and integrity and must be just to be valid. When New York State claims our trade must abide by their laws with no legal basis for making such claim and when the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Alcohol,
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Tobacco and Firearms sends armed and masked agents into our lands to bolster the State’s claim, this is not justice. This is not rule of law. This is manipulation of law. This is secret oppression – undeclared policy. It has been almost three years since two New York State Senators (Senators George Maziarz and Timothy Kennedy) asked the Commissioner of New York State’s Department of Taxation and Finance to disclose and provide in writing what the State’s policy was on Na t i ve -m a nu f ac t u r e d goods and Native-to-Native trade. Commissioner Thomas Mattox has refused to accommodate this request even as the New York State Attorney General pursues lawsuits against Native manufacturers. These are not the actions of governments and agencies demonstrating just powers. These actions are political and discriminatory, and based on policies hidden from the view of
those affected, their own citizens and their own lawmakers. Hold on. It is going to get nasty around here. This ends only one way – with our sovereignty intact! John Karhiio Kane, Mohawk, a national expert commentator on Native American issues, hosts two weekly radio programs — “Let’s Talk Native…with John Kane,” ESPN Sports Radio WWKB-AM 1520 in Buffalo, N.Y., Sundays, 9-11 p.m. EST and “First Voices Indigenous Radio,” WBAIFM 99.5 in New York City, Thursdays, 9-10 a.m. EST. John is a frequent guest on WGRZ-TV’s (NBC/Buffalo) “2 Sides” and “The Capitol Pressroom with Susan Arbetter” in Albany. John’s “Native Pride” blog can be found at www.letstalknativepride.blogspot .com. He also has a very active “Let’s Talk Native...with John Kane” group page on Facebook.
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FEATURE COLUMN: SCONEDOGS & SEED BEADS
A major pain in the rear By Nahnda Garlow This week the entire staff of the Two Row Times was nominated in the “Winter Challenge 2014”. For those of you who don’t know this is basically a rolling dare happening on social media. Once named by a participant, you have 24 hours to go outside wearing only your underwear, making snow angels while being videotaped by a giggling companion. In victory, you then post the video to your social media timelines and publicly nominate others to compete in the dare. The best part about completing this mission successfully is getting to target your friends and call them out to join in the humiliation. Then everyone laughs together in the spirit of good fun. But I had a different plan! You know that one person in your life who is a major pain in the butt? That one person you would love to sink in a dunk tank in the middle of winter? I have one of those people in my life. This was my opportunity! I would challenge that nemesis to roll about in the snow in their underpants. If they did, I would get the satisfaction of watching them suffer through the freezing cold. If they didn’t, I win bragging rights for the rest of my days. It was the kind
of win-win situation that would have made Doctor Evil proud. As I was rushing about the house getting ready I ran past the mirror and did a quick check to see that I looked okay. A quick look showed me everything that the public would see in my video if I did not find a razor – immediately. I thought about leaving well enough alone and just heading out the door and letting my Chewbaca legs take centre stage but got self-consciousness the better of me and I ran back to find my razor. Now, every woman and girl knows what I am talking about when I say that I did a sink shave. That is when you stand one-legged like a flamingo with one leg in the sink, quickly doing your business. Rinse off, dry up, switch and repeat. Easy five minute task done. However in a fit of stupidity as I was switching legs I neglected to dry. A puddle of shaving cream water had gathered beneath my feet. As I went to switch legs I started to slip. I grabbed onto the sink for dear life. “Help! Help!”, I cried. I was gripping for taps, spouts, anything I could reach for to keep me from falling. In the distance I could hear the faint sound of my husband leaving the house, innocently unaware that I was in danger. ‘Oh no!’ I thought. “Help me I’m slip-
ping!” I shouted again. For the life of me I could not get my right leg out of the sink. Every time I got my left leg beneath me to stand it would slide right out again. So here I am trying to get my bearings, with one leg stuck in the sink, in what can only be described as an indoor Slip-n-Slide, crying for help. “I’m gonna fall! Help! Help! I’m falling…I’m falling…” I shouted. At this point I was sort of laughing. Slowly my hands were losing grip on the tap that was holding me up. It was like a hilarious slow motion ballet. Finally after about a minute of a beautiful contortionist display, WHAP! Onto my butt I slid and smacked the back of my head onto the rim of the toilet. I managed to get up, slowly crawling across the floor on all fours so I wouldn’t slip again, and made my way out of the bathroom. My family came rushing to help me. An hour later I was on my way to the emergency room with a very sore head and a very stiff neck. All the way there I was so mad at myself. Why was it so important to me to complete this stupid challenge? For fun? No. I wanted to humiliate someone else. Me and my big ideas. A few hours and an X-ray later the doctor told me that my neck was fine, except for some serious muscle spasms. For the pain, he prescribed
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a “shot” of something called Toradol. While I was waiting, another family from Six Nay had taken their seats outside my room. Now I was taught that whenever you see another Ongwehowe person out in the world, you acknowledge them and say hello. Knowing this, I made a mental note to acknowledge them and say hello after I got my “shot”. That is when a male nurse came into my room with a needle about eight inches long. I said, Shocked “Where does that have to go?” “In your bumcheek.” he replied matter of factly. Laughing and crying, I assumed the position. A few minutes later I came hobbling out of my
hospital room. Still bent on fulfilling my social obligation to say hello to the Hauds sitting outside my room I quickly looked over to nod hello. I made direct eye contact with the lady sitting outside my room and said “Hi.” She, knowing full well I’d been given a needle in the bum, darted her glance away as quickly as I’d caught it. Because everybody knows that a needle in the bum is the most humiliating medicine in the world. I limped halfway down the hallway and my mother and I started laughing hysterically. I prayed out loud and accepted this humility lesson the Creator was giving me. We laughed all the way home; my bum still aching and I said a prayer
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Big action at the Lil’ NHL The Six Nations Minor Hockey Association is hosting the 43rd Little Native Hockey League tournament, which opened at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Sunday evening with pomp and pageantry, speeches and a great lineup of musical talent.
But Monday morning, it was all about some serious hockey as 164 teams in 10 divisions from Walpole Island, Wasauksing, Aamjiwnaang, Aundek Omni Kaning, Attawapiskat, Chippewas of Nawash, Beausoleil, Chippewas of Rama, Fort William, Ginooging, Kashechewan, Pic River, Serpent River, Chippewas of the Thames, Curve Lake, M'Chigeeng, Akwesasne, Nippising, Oneida, Saugeen, Sagamok, Shoal Lake, Whitefish River, Batchewana, Mississauga, Wikwemikong, Garden River, Delaware, and Moose Cree Nations, faced off. PHOTOS BY JIM WINDLE
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Demons clinch first and tame Corvairs ready for the Thorold Turfdogs 14-9 Black Hawks in semi-finals By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – You would have to know the C-Lax rulebook well to follow Saturday’s 14-10 win by the Ohsweken Demons over the visiting Durham Turfdogs. It seems pretty well every C-Lax rule in the book was called upon at one time or another throughout the game. Most of the game was played with somebody in the penalty box, as there were scads of powerplay and shorthanded goals scored by each team. But driven by Tom Montour’s 2 goals and 4 assists, and Chris Attwood’s 3 goals and 2 assists, the Demons came out the winners and have clinched first place and home floor advantage in the playoffs. The first half was an Ohsweken route of the Turfdogs, as the Demons held a 6-1 lead after the first quarter and 10-3 at the half. Durham marksman John St. John scored backto-back goals 31 second apart to open the second half, cutting the De-
mons lead to 10-5. Travis Hill and Jason Henhawk closed the quarter with Ohsweken leading 12-5. Jake Henhawk played a huge game in the Demons net but with the game well in hand at that point, the coaching staff decided to give Jake Lazore some floor time and put him in for the fourth quarter. Unfortunately Lazore was not on his game and allowed four consecutive Durham goals in 6 shots, forcing Randy Chrysler to put Henhawk back in to play the second half of the quarter. These two teams do not like each other at all and that was proven by the many skirmishes throughout the game. Kedoh Hill was involved in two of the more serious of the infractions. In the fourth quarter, moments after Hill and Jordan Robertson squared off and were settled in the penalty box, Kyle Isaacs mugged Travis Bland in front of the Durham bench. As a result, the Demons found themselves down by two men. The Turfdogs netted
two while they were 5 on 3, and then added two more before Henhawk was returned to active duty. goaltender The change also changed the momentum of the game as Chris Attwood found a second rebound in front of Durham goalie Kevin Coswell to make it 13-9. Elijah Printup scored a short hander soon after and it was 14-9. Brad Levick gave the Dogs double digits on a powerplay with a quick release from outside for the final goal of the game. Week six of the C-Lax regular season starts Thursday, March 13, at the Seymour Hanna Arena, when Niagara take on the Southwest Cyclops at 8 pm. Then on Saturday night, the Demons take on the Barrie Blizzard at the ILA at 8 pm, while the Turfdogs and Blizzard have a date, Sunday, Mar. 16, at the Molson Centre. The regular season closes Sunday, March 23 with Barrie hosting the Cyclops at 2 pm.
By Jim Windle CALEDONIA - The Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs opened the Semi-final round of the GOJHL Jr. B playoffs against the Thorold Black Hawks at the Haldimand Centre Arena in Caledonia Tuesday night after disposing of the Port Colborne Pirates in four straight game of the Quarterfinal round. No scores were available by press time but Game #2 is set for Thorold Wednesday,
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Iroquois Nationals announce spring roster By Levi Rickert ONONDAGA NATION - The Iroquois Nationals are proud to post a spring roster of players that will make up its 2014 Iroquois Nationals field lacrosse The finalized team. version of the team roster is to be announced in June, as the Iroquois Nationals prepare for at the competition 2014 Men’s World Field Lacrosse Championships in Denver, Colorado. The announcement was released from the Iroquois Nationals headquarters at T’shaHonnonyadakhwa Arena, Onondaga Nation, and the home of the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. The Iroquois Nationals roster is comprised of stand-out athletes with experience in both the professional lacrosse leagues, as well as the collegiate game. There are a number of professional All-Stars along with college All-Americans vying for positions with hopes of representing their nation in the 2014 World Field Lacrosse Championships on July 10-19th. Additionally, the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse program officially announces the team’s management and coaching staff for the 2014 World Lacrosse Championships. “We have put together a very committed and knowledgeable group of coaches focused on taking this team to the next level”, said Gewas Schindler, general manager of the 2014 Iroquois Nationals men’s field lacrosse team. The team management falls under the direction of Schindler (Oneida Nation) along with assistant general manager Ansley Jemison (Seneca Nation) who will both oversee the planning, scheduling and general operations of the team. The coaching staff is an experienced and vet veteran group led by head coach Steve Beville, associate head coach Cam Bomberry and assistant coaches Marc Van Arsdale, Mark Burnam, Jerome Thompson and
Photo from the last Iroquois Nationals to compete in the World Tournament. Many players are returning again this year but there are also new faces. PHOTO FROM IROQUOISNATIONALS.ORG
Chris Doctor. Steve Beville (Cortland State University) will serve in his first FIL Men’s World Lacrosse Championships as the head coach of the Nationals. Coach Beville’s initial experience in working with the Nationals came when he was an assistant coach with bronze medal-winning U19 Iroquois Nationals that competed in Turku, Finland, in 2012. Coach Beville has a tremendous amount of experience in the field game as well as the international game. He has surrounded himself with a great coaching staff and will be a great leader for the program. Cam Bomberry (Mohawk Nation) is a familiar face within the program. As an alumnus of the Iroquois Nationals, he has played many roles as both a player and coach. Cam will serve as the 2014 Iroquois Nationals associate head coach. He began his career with the program in 1990, competing in the first official world championships for the Nationals. Cam played in four consecutive FIL Men’s World Field Lacrosse Championships, along with the 2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. He also has won an NLL championship with the Rochester Knight Knighthawks. Cam served as the Head Coach of the 2010 Iroquois Nationals world field lacrosse team. Mark Burnam (Mo-
hawk Nation) is a 2014 Iroquois Nationals coach with primary responsibilities working with the defense. He played for the Iroquois Nationals from 1990 to 2006 competing in five consecutive World Championships. Mark also played in the 2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. Mark has over 30 years of coaching experience, as well as playing international and professional lacrosse for 16 years. Jerome Thompson (Mohawk Nation) is another 2014 Iroquois Nationals Coach who is alumnus of the team, having served as both a player and coach start starting with the program in Australia in 1990. Jerome has years of lacrosse experience at many levels of lacrosse and will work primarily with the faceoffs and midfielders. Mark Van Arsdale (University of Virginia associate head coach) is in his 13th year as the top assistant coach under Dom Starsia. Marc is in his eighth season as associate head coach. One of the outstanding teachers in the college game, he is heavily involved in all aspects of the program and serves as the team’s offensive coordinator. A master offensive tactician, Van Arsdale has overseen some of the most potent offenses in school history. Chris Doctor (Mohawk Nation, Penn State) enters his fourth season
as an assistant coach with the Penn State men’s lacrosse team during the 2013-14 academic year. Doctor was pivotal to Penn State’s 2013 success as the Lions went 12-5 with a CAA regular season crown and a NCAA tournament appearance. Doctor runs the faceoff
crew for the Nittany Lions. Jason Johnson (Mohawk Nation) serves as Assistant Coach with the Rochester KnightHawks and Hamilton Nationals and will serve as the team’s head scout. Head Trainer: Marty Ward Sr. (Onondaga
Nation) – AHL Hockey trainer for 25 years, and Onondaga Nation Redhawks trainer for the last 10 seasons. Trainers: Allen Sonny Shenandoah (Onondaga Nation), Onondaga Nation Redhawks trainer. Tony Pineda (Tuscarora Nation). Kaweiente George (Mohawk Nation, Stanford Medical University). and Self-esteem self-discipline are essential elements for every international team but a combination of pride in representing the originators of the game of lacrosse, and pride in representing all indigenous athletes will enable the Iroquois Nationals to meet the mental and physical preparations required of a world class team. Nyawenha, Iroquois Nationals Board of Directors Website: Iroquoisnationals.org Twitter: @ i r o q u o i s n a t s l a x Fa c e book: Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Instagram: @IroquoisNatsLax
SIX NATIONS CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM O GWADENI:DEO - TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN JOB POSTING POSITION: SUPPORT TEAM LEADER REPORTING RELATIONSHIP The Support Team eaders report to and work under the direction of the
anager of Services.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE POSITION Each Support Team eader is responsible for assigning, coordinating, supervising, monitoring and evaluating a team of approximately front line staff engaged in the several processes of initial intake, response to reports that a child youth may be in need of protection, interventions with families in crisis to ensure the safety of children youth, providing support to individuals and families found eligible for Gwadeni deo services, supporting those families whose children youth are admitted to or taken into alternative care, providing support to children youth admitted into alternative care, facilitating permanency care arrangements when appropriate, and for the performance of other related duties as determined by the anager of Services. BRIEF OUTLINE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ü Ensures that children youth and their families seeking or referred by others for Gwadeni deo services are adequately interviewed and that their needs are adequately assessed and determines that a case file be opened if and as it is determined that Gwadeni deo can be of assistance either directly or through referral and coordination of services provided by other programs agencies. ü rovides day to day clinical direction and support to team members, including post intervention debriefing and support as required. ü articipates in the development of the annual budget and expenditure plan based on the identification of team support and programming requirements. ü aintains regular communications with other community based and external service providers pertinent to sharing general information, sharing ideas about effective protective interventions and service delivery and encouraging maximum coordination of program services. uali ca ons - The successful applicant: ü ust have a minimum of a college diploma in social services worker or related field. ü ust have a minimum of years progressive experience in the field of child and family services. ü ust have a valid class G driver’s license. ü ust pass a criminal record check. ü Will be native in preference to other applicants. ü ust be willing to work flexible hours. Closin Date: March 31, 2014 SUBMIT RESUME WITH A COVER LETTER AND THREE REFERENCES TO THE FOLLOWING: Attention: Six Nations Child Welfare Designation Hiring Committee Grand River Employment and Training P.O. Box 69, 16 Sunrise Court, Ohsweken, Ontario NOA 1MO A detailed job description is provided on GREAT website! Any questions, please call Barbara General, Special Projects Coordinator @ 226-227-2168
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SIX NATIONS CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM O GWADENI:DEO - TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN
SIX NATIONS CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM O GWADENI:DEO - TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN
JOB POSTING POSITION: ALTERNATIVE CARE RESOURCE TEAM LEADER
JOB POSTING POSITION: EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP The lternative are esource Team eader reports to and works under the direction of the Services.
anager of
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE POSITION The lternative are esource Team eader is responsible for assigning, coordinating, supervising, monitoring and evaluating a team engaged in the several processes of developing and supporting alternative care homes, the identification and monitoring evaluation of other care resources, coordinating, supervising and monitoring response to adoption disclosure inquiries, the direct supervision of approximately staff and for the performance of other related duties as determined by the anager of Services. BRIEF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: ü Ensures that applications to provide alternative care are adequately reviewed, that applicants are interviewed, that home studies are conducted and that selected applicants are invited to participate in training. ü Ensures that an lternative are Team member assists the Support Teams with the selection of an appropriate placement for a child youth in need of alternative care, with the provision of necessary information to the alternative care provider and with the development of the plan of care. ü onducts an annual review of the content of the lternative are esource Development Team ember position description and recommends any needed changes to anager of Services. ü Ensures that recruitment information packages are developed and that the need for alternative care homes is advertised through the media radio, newspaper, flyers, posters, etc. QUALIFICATIONS - The successful candidate: ust have a SW from a recogni ed school of Social Work. ust have a minimum of years progressive experience in the field of child and family services and in particular, the development of support of alternative care resources. ü ust have a valid class G driver’s license. ü ust be willing to work flexible hours. ü ust pass a criminal record check. ü ü
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP eports to and works under the direction and supervision of the
Gwadeni deo Director.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE POSITION The Executive dministrator supports the Director and anager of Services in executing her his overall responsibility for the day to day organi ation, planning, direction and operation of Gwadeni deo including policy and program development, program management and administration, service planning, community relations, supervising the receptionist and clerical support staff, and carries out any other duties that may be assigned by the Director. BRIEF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ü Supervises the receptionist and clerical staff other than the finance and personnel clerk including completion of performance appraisals and annual review and updating of the respective position descriptions. ü ssists as directed in arranging for the provision of services by legal counsel as required. ü ssists as directed in ensuring that there is on going monitoring review and evaluation of the Gwadeni deo programs in terms of quality assurance and continuous quality improvement . ü ssists as directed in establishing and maintaining regular communications with other service providers pertinent to sharing general information, sharing ideas about effective protective interventions and service delivery and encouraging maximum coordination of program services. ü Ensures the effective implementation of other duties as determined by the Director. uali ca ons The successful applicant: ü ust have a degree in business or public administration, and a minimum of years progressively responsible administrative support experience. ü ust have a valid class G driver’s license. ü ust pass criminal record check. ü ust be willing to work flexible hours. ü Will be in native in preference to other applicants.
Closing Date: March 31, 2014 SUBMIT RESUME WITH A COVER LETTER AND THREE REFERENCES TO THE FOLLOWING:
Closin Date: March 31, 2014 SUBMIT RESUME WITH A COVER LETTER AND THREE REFERENCES TO THE FOLLOWING:
Attention: Six Nations Child Welfare Designation Hiring Committee Grand River Employment and Training P.O. Box 69, 16 Sunrise Court, Ohsweken, Ontario NOA 1MO A detailed job description is provided on GREAT Website! Any questions, please call Barbara General, Special Projects Coordinator @ 226-227-2168
Attention: Six Nations Child Welfare Designation Hiring Committee Grand River Employment and Training P.O. Box 69, 16 Sunrise Court, Ohsweken, Ontario NOA 1MO A detailed job description is provided on GREAT website! Any questions, please call Barbara General, Special Projects Coordinator @ 226-227-2168
SIX NATIONS CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM O GWADENI:DEO - TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN
SIX NATIONS CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM O GWADENI:DEO - TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN
JOB POSTING POSITION: MANAGER, FINANCE AND PERSONNEL
JOB POSTING POSITION: MANAGER OF SERVICES
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP The anager, inance and ersonnel reports to and works under the direction of the
Gwadeni deo Director.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE POSITION The anager, inance and ersonnel has responsibility for the development, implementation and updating of inancial management and personnel policies, procedures and standards, for the preparation of annual expenditure plans, for the preparation of reports as required by the Director, for the supervision of staff charged with responsibility for the components of the finance and personnel functions and for any other duties that may be assigned by the Director. BRIEF OUTLINE OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ü Sets up hart of ccounts and implements spending commitment controls. ü Ensures the establishment, implementation and ongoing maintenance of the paper and electronic financial record keeping systems required to maintain full and accurate accounting records that are in compliance with Gwadeni deo financial management policies and procedures, and the terms of funding agreements. ü Exercises direct supervisory responsibility for and Human esource lerks. ü resents monthly and year to date financials with accompanying analysis of results for the director and commissioners. ü rranges, facilitates and assists with the annual audit process. ü ssists the director in the development of a standardi ed approach to recruitment, selection appraisal of staff. ü anages the Health Safety function, including the establishment of a Health Safety ommittee. uali ca ons - The successful applicant: ü ust have a , G or designation or a university degree with a ma or in accounting and personnel management. ü ust have a minimum of years progressively responsible experience in financial and personnel management, preferably in a social services se ng. ü ust pass a criminal record check. ü ust be willing to work flexible hours. ü Will be native in preference to other applicants.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP The anager of Services reports to and works under the direction of the
Gwadeni deo Director.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE POSITION The manager of services has responsibility for assisting with the development, implementation, monitoring and updating of service delivery and care home policies and procedures, for assisting with the preparation of the annual service plan, for assisting with the preparation of reports as required by the Gwadeni deo director and board, for the supervision of the team leaders, and for any other duties that may be assigned by the director. BRIEF OUTLINE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ü ssists the Director in ensuring that staff case recording is complete and timely as per standards set out in operational policies of procedures. ü ssists the Director in ensuring that there is on going monitoring review and evaluation of the Gwadeni deo program in terms of quality assurance and continuous quality improvement . ssists the Director in the coordination of a child and youth protection activity of the highest quality. ü Exercises direct supervisory responsibility for the Support Team eaders and the are esource Development Team eader including annual and end of probation staff and position description evaluations. ü ssists the Director in ensuring full and e cient coordination between the service delivery teams. ü ssists the Director in establishing and maintaining regular communications with other service providers pertinent to sharing general information, sharing ideas about effective protective interventions and service delivery and encouraging maximum coordination of program services. ü ssists the Director with approving service expenditures within the limits of the approved annual budget and with ensuring that required ommission approval is obtained for expenditures beyond that limit. ü ssists the Director with ensuring that agreements are in place regarding any required payments for purchased services caregiver, legal, client assessment, management consulting, etc. and that payments, per agreements, are made in a timely fashion. uali ca ons - The successful applicant: ü ust have a SW from a recogni ed school of Social Work. ü ust a minimum of years front line experience in the field of child and family services and at least year of supervisory experience. ü ust have a valid class G driver’s license. ü ust pass a criminal reference check. ü ust be willing to work flexible hours. ü Will be native in preference to other applicants.
Closin Date: March 31, 2014 SUBMIT RESUME WITH A COVER LETTER AND THREE REFERENCES TO THE FOLLOWING:
Closin Date: March 31, 2014 SUBMIT RESUME WITH A COVER LETTER AND THREE REFERENCES TO THE FOLLOWING:
Attention: Six Nations Child Welfare Designation Hiring Committee Grand River Employment and Training P.O. Box 69, 16 Sunrise Court, Ohsweken, Ontario NOA 1MO A detailed job description is provided on GREAT website! Any questions, please call Barbara General, Special Projects Coordinator @ 226-227-2168
Attention: Six Nations Child Welfare Designation Hiring Committee Grand River Employment and Training P.O. Box 69, 16 Sunrise Court, Ohsweken, Ontario NOA 1MO A detailed job description is provided on GREAT website! Any questions, please call Barbara General, Special Projects Coordinator @ 226-227-2168
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ARTS CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, Artistic Director Santee Smith; Photo by Cylla Von Tiedemann
Mohawk Girls on APTN and OMNI TV Benefit concert draws big crowd By Nahnda Garlow A hilarious show about four Mohawk women from Kahnawake will air on APTN and OMNI Television this fall. Mohawk Girls is a half-hour series set on the Kahnawake Reserve in Quebec. The series has been commissioned for two seasons and will air fall 2014 in English, Mandarin and Mohawk. A statement released by the series production company Rezolution Pictures describes the show as “four sexy 20-somethings as they try to figure out what it means
to be a modern-day Mohawk woman. From battling family pressure, tradition, and the intoxicating freedom of the “outside world,” to finding love on a reserve where everyone has dated everybody, this fabulous foursome is on a mission to find happiness and their true selves.” The show is directed by Tracey Deer, a Mohawk woman from Kahnawake. Mohawk Girls is based on her documentary of the same name, which follows the experiences of some of Kahnawake’s teen girls.
By Jen Mt.Pleasant SIX NATIONS - As the night went on, Yogi’s Barn saw more and more community members come out in support of the warriors in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, led by Shawn Brant, who blocked a portion of Shannonville Road in response to the federal government’s lack of concern for the growing numbers of missing and Indigenous murdered women and girls across Canada. Thursday night’s concert was the brainchild of local musician and Juno Award winner Derek Miller, who, with his usual energy and quick thinking was able to throw a last minute concert together including acts from such artists as Matthew Jesus Miller, Jeff Doreen, who sang the song “Blackbird” by The Beatles in the Mohawk language, Tru Rez Crew,
Kontihenti Women’s Singing Society, Crystal McDonald, Kaseniio Wilson, Henry Booka, Derek Miller, Ghost Town Orchestra and two drum groups. Val King, Anishinabe local activist for missing and murdered Indigenous women, told the crowd how important it is for her to raise awareness on violence against women. “I’m a mother of six beautiful girls,” said King, “and it’s a shame that I have to tell my daughters whenever they go somewhere to be safe and never go anywhere alone. Out of all of Canada, we (Native people) are the only ones who have to say that to our daughters: to be careful when going anywhere.” Community member Aileen Joseph courageously told the crowd of her daughter Shelley who was murdered in Hamilton in 2004. In what one person called a ‘very
powerful speech,’ Joseph spoke of her daughter’s last day and how she wished she had gone to pick her up at the home she shared with her abusive boyfriend. Shelley was murdered later that night. Aileen has spent the past few years raising awareness locally of missing and murdered Indigenous women. The concert, an alcohol-free event, saw a large crowd of Ongwehoweh people of all ages, including children and Elders. After the concert, Derek Miller told Two Row Times that $1,800 dollars was raised including donations such as food, blankets, drinks, and even a deer. Now that the blockades are down in Tyendinaga, Brant will be making a special trip to Six Nations next week to pick up donations and meet the people who made this all possible.
About 100 community members came out to Yogi's Barn to support warriors in Tyendinaga and to enjoy some great music in a free show headlined by Juno Award winner Derek Miller and included a performance by Two Row Times' own Jonathan Garlow of Tru Rez Crew. PHOTO BY HARVEY POWLESS
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FOOD & RESTAURANTS FROM THE CITY TO THE LAND: A COOK'S JOURNEY
Kitchen Essentials: Cast Iron Care By Joe Farrell Cast iron cookware is more durable and af affordable than premium brands. Cast iron provides even heat distribution and retention while cooking. These pots and pans also become seasoned with layers of flavour that provide a natural non-stick surface making them a joy to cook with. After purchasing your new cast iron pots and pans, you should cure them if the manufacturer has not already done this. There are many ways to proceed. The most straightforward method
I know of is to heat your oven up to 500F, evenly coat your pot or pan with an oil of your choice, wipe off excess oil with a paper towel, place the pot in the oven upside down on a pan to catch any drippings, turn off the oven and let it cure overnight. To avoid the need to constantly re-season your cookware try to avoid cooking on extremely high heat and using utensils that will scratch the cooking surface. Wooden spoons and rubber spatulas are choice tools for a cook who uses cast iron. To clean after cooking wash immediately in
hot water, dry thoroughly and rub with oil. If there are stubborn pieces of food stuck on I will first use salt and scrub with a dry rag. If you are worried about bacteria, use a small amount of mild soap and a light-duty scouring pad. To avoid rust and to maintain the cure, always dry completely and coat with oil after every wash. Here are some things made more better by cooking them in a cast iron skillet: Cornbread, Steak, Roasted Meat, Fish, Roasted Vegetables, Flatbread, Egg dishes (My favourite being frittatas), Pies, Crumbles, Brownies.
Swiss Chard Frittata • A frittata is an openfaced omlette similar to a crustless quiche • Ingredients: • Rainbow swiss chard • garlic • onion • eggs • unsalted butter • salt and pepper • nutmeg • lemon juice • Preheat oven to 400F • Directions: • Wash and de-stem your chard, finely chop the stems, roughly chop the leaves, fine dice your onion and garlic. • In your skillet, sauté stems, onions,
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garlic until onions are translucent and stems are soft. Add chopped leaves and wilt slightly. Add a splash of lemon juice, season with salt and pepper. Whisk eggs until light and airy with nutmeg and salt. Add to skillet and stir with rubber spatula. Cook on stove until
just set around the edges. Place in oven and bake until fully set: the top should be golden brown.
May be served hot, cold or at room temperature. You can substitute kale or spinach for swiss chard depending on your preference.
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Brantford Music Shop stars in Christmas movie
An army of lighting technicians, set designers, camera operators and actors took over Brantford Music Centre on Colborne Street last week to shoot a new made for TV Hallmark Christmas Movie, 'Angel on my Tree', set for release this Christmas Season. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE By Jim Windle BRANTFORD - The last lasting snow this year may be a problem for most people, but for the cast and crew of a new Hallmark Christmas movie, “Angel on my Tree”, slated for release this coming Christmas season, it’s just perfect. The production team took over Brantford Music last week and turned it into a movie set. Other scenes were shot elsewhere around Brantford as well. The story centres on a lovelorn woman who works in a music store and finds herself loosing hope
that she will ever find true love. But after getting a surprise visit by an angel, her fortunes turn around and her whole life changes. The store was closed for a week during the shoot and was compensat compensated for the loss of business by the producers. “We’ve been around for 35 years now and this is the first time we’ve been scouted for a location for a movie,” said Jeff Harding from the Music Program Administrator at the Brantford Music Centre. “After looking around Toronto, Hamilton, Burlington area they could not find the right look for the
movie, so they expanded their search and came here about three weeks ago, took a look around and the process was pretty quick.” It’s not the first time Brantford has been used for a location. Several episodes of the award winning Murdock Mysteries have been shot in downtown Brantford and the Dufferin Street area for its turn of the century look. Of course there was also the horror film, Silent Hill, which was shot along the old section of Colborne Street before the pre-confederation building were torn down.
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Tyendinaga article from page 2 hawk Warrior, had spent every waking hour he wasn’t working at the front lines showing his support. He wondered how the OPP could “just do their job” rather than the right thing instead of “standing against a thing that was so important. If you have daughters, a wife, a mother; how can you do that? How can you stand against something like that? I look at [it] this way, all the Native women, I don’t want them to be scared to walk the streets. I don’t want them to be scared knowing they are an easy target because nobody is going to get caught.” The same night a social was held at Shawn Brant’s building. Everyone was in good spirits, visiting with friends and family. It had been a rough week for many families but you would never know it by the singing and dancing. When asked, “What’s next?” Steve Chartrand had this to say, “The CN Rail blockage was a response to what the OPP and the federal government said,
John Fox who lost his daughter was at Tyendinaga to give support. PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK
that they would not call an inquiry for the murdered and missing Aboriginal women.” What happens next will depend entirely on what the community decides. Another anonymous source added, “ we did what we set out to do, we may not have gotten our National Inquiry, and that’s too bad, but we let people know we are not standing still anymore, like Idle No More, we are no longer asleep, our land and our women are no longer for the taking.” Dawn Lyn Blake orig-
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MARCH 12TH,MARCH 2014 12, 2014 WEDNESDAY,
CLUES ACROSS 1. Plant anchor 5. 13th Hebrew letter 8. Microelectromechanical systems 12. Number system base 8 14. Doctors’ group 15. Greenish blue 16. Sent by USPS 18. A Communist 19. Southern swearword 20. Get free 21. North northeast 22. Uncommon 23. Commit anew 26. Lion, goat & serpent 30. Irregularly notched 31. Lessened 32. Constitution Hall ladies 33. Fidelity 34. Mother of pearl 39. Help 42. Arouse passion 44. Avoid 46. About roof of the mouth 47. In a very soft tone 49. Periodic publications (slang) 50. __kosh b’gosh 51. Rouse from sleep 56. El Dorado High School 57. Golf ball stand 58. Tranquil 59. Pear shaped instrument 60. Anger 61. Raja wives 62. Dashes 63. Cardboard box (abbr.) 64. Human frame (slang) CLUES DOWN 1. Italian capital 2. Organization of C. American States (abbr.) 3. About organ of hearing 4. = to 100 sene
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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 This week you need to be the follower instead of the leader, Aries. It may be difficult to go against your normal grain, but it is for the best. Keep an open mind. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Your confidence may wane sometime this week, Taurus, but some friends will boost your morale to help you get back on your feet. Saturday will be a big day.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, certain things that have to get done this week are out of your realm of expertise. Do your best to tackle these projects but have a helper on hand just in case.
5. Champagne river 6. Improved by critical editing 7. Amber dessert wine 8. Indian plaid cloth 9. Equalize 10. Guillemot 11. Of sound mind 13. Irish elf 17. Makes tractors 24. Father 25. Bachelor’s button 26. Vacuum tube 27. Of she 28. Wedding words 29. Em 35. Pie _ __ mode
Answers for March 12, 2014 Crossword Puzzle
36. Feline 37. Sandhurst 38. Snakelike fish 40. Crackbrained 41. Last course 42. Indicates near 43. Indian given name 44. Ordinal after 7th 45. Young women (Scot.) 47. “Taming of the Shrew” city 48. Luster 49. Conflate 52. Person of Arabia 53. Lotto 54. Children’s author Blyton 55. “Untouchables” Elliot
SUDOKU
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you have a lot on your plate, but you don’t know where to start. Make a list of your tasks, and it will help you better tackle one thing at a time until you are all done.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, learn to laugh at yourself as a means to relieving stress. Things can’t always be serious, so ligthen up and take some time to relax. Work with Virgo this week. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Give yourself a much-deserved break, Virgo. You’ve been working nonstop for the last several months, and now is a great time to take a vacation or enjoy a weekend getaway. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 You don’t have all of the answers, Libra, so don’t even think about saying you do. Relationship concerns are at the forefront of your mind lately. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, it might be hard to bite your tongue, but that’s just what you have to do this week. Wait until you are called on for help before you get involved.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Take a few days to get all of your affairs in order, Sagittarius. Use this time to adjust to some changes that have happened over the last several weeks.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Burning the candle at both ends again, Capricorn? This is not the best way to get things done. Take a more steady approach, and give yourself time to recover. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you can’t put your finger on it, but something positive seems to be on the horizon. The truth will reveal itself in the next few days.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, fight against the current for something you truly believe in. Unexpected events arise on Thursday.
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TWO ROW TIMES
MARCH 12TH, 2014
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GRAND RIVER ENTERPRISES STANDS WITH THE PEOPLE AGAINST BILL C-10