Two Row Times Year in Review 2024
Jan. 4 - Ministry report details sexual abuse, neglect of residents at Iroquois Lodge: Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council says an October 2023 inspection report from Iroquois Lodge long-term care facility is of “serious concern” to council and that it will conduct a thorough review of the lodge in response.
Jan. 17 - Kawennio/ Gaweniyo asks band council to back loan for new building: after being turned down by Indigenous Services Canada for new school funding for the fifth time, Kawennio/ Gaweniyo language immersion school is asking band council to back a $25 million loan for the school’s construction.
Jan. 24 - SNGRDC and Six Nations Housing sign Tiny Homes MOU: tiny homes are coming to Six Nations to help address
the housing crisis on the reserve.
Jan. 31 - Amazon warehouse project in Cambridge deal with elected council: an agreement with the builder of a massive Amazon warehouse in Cambridge has agreed to a compensation deal with Six Nations for $250,000. The facility, located on Six Nations traditional territory, is a project by Broccolini Construction.
Feb. 7 - Indigenous artists nominated for Juno Awards: the 2024 Juno
Award nominations were announced with 19 Indigenous artists in the running, including Six Nations musician Logan Staats.
Feb. 14 - Two honoured with Wilma General award: Lana Henhawk and Dorothy Patterson-Russell are the two recipients of this year’s Wilma General Award for their tireless volunteer work in the community over the years.
Feb. 21 - Memorial Walk for MMIWG2S+ becoming more inclusive: there was love in the chilly Valen-
tine’s Day air last Wednesday during the walk through Ohsweken but it was a different kind of love; the Love Starts With Us campaign at Ganohkwasra, which extends love to all community members.
Feb. 28 - Tanker spill on Highway Six remains under investigation: the Ministry of Environment is looking into a tanker truck spill that dumped 43,000 litres of liquid asphalt on Highway Six last week.
Mar. 6 - Six Nations in
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prime location for once-ina-lifetime solar eclipse in April: Six Nations is set to witness a spectacular total solar eclipse in April that astronomers are calling a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event.
Mar. 13 - Eight out of 168 people who had Covid vaccine on Six Nations had adverse reaction (report): the results of a three-year long community Covid study are in and the statistics show some surprising results. Out of 168 people who participated in the study, eight of them had reactions severe enough to require hospital care.
Mar. 20 - Aecon-Six Nations (A6N) announces transition from joint venture to general partnership: Aecon and Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development are now a general partnership.The two entities had been operating as a joint venture since 2015.
Mar. 27 - Increase in violence, guns seized, as hard drugs proliferate on Six Nations: Six Nations is seeing an increase in violent crime as the influx of hard drugs continues to proliferate on the reserve, said Six Nations Police Chief Darren Montour.
Apr. 3 - GRE donates $250k to Six Nations Language Commission: Grand River Enterprises donated $250,000 to the Six Nations Language Commission, bringing the total donations from the tobacco manufacturer to just over
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$1 million since 2021.
Apr. 10 - Magical is one word to describe the phenomenal total solar eclipse that blanketed the reserve in darkness in the middle of the afternoon on Monday, in a spectacular celestial event not expected to happen again in North America until 2044.
Apr. 18 - Six Nations Police investigating discovery of body on Second Line: Six Nations Police are investigating the discovery of a body on Second Line Road Apr. 12. Police were called to an area near Second Line Road and Chiefswood Road around 5:15 p.m. Friday for an “unresponsive person.”
Apr. 24 - Pooches on Patrol: Six Nations have four-legged employees on the force now: from finding missing persons to detecting drugs, Six Nations’ newest four-legged employees are on the case.
May 1 - Gane Yohs closed due to mold: Gane Yohs health centre is the latest council building to suddenly close due to the discovery of mold. Six Nations of the Grand River has been scrambling to re-locate services from the building, which houses numerous health services, since the discovery last week.
May 8 - Hundreds march through Hamilton to mark Red Dress Day for MMIWG2S+: hundreds of people marched through Hamilton on Sunday in memory of Missing and
Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit-plus people.
May 15 - OPP assisting Six Nations in death investigation on Fourth Line: the OPP are assisting the Six Nations Police in a death investigation after a person with life-threatening injuries was discovered on Fourth Line Road last Friday.
May 22 - Sudden death deemed suspicious; deceased identified: police have identified Brandon Hill, 49, as the man who died after he was found with serious injuries last week on Six Nations of the Grand River territory.
the Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development Corporation faced a slight drop in revenue, by about $2 million, in 2023 compared to the previous year.
May 29 - Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development brings in $40 million in revenue for
June 5 - two women to bring nuclear medicine to Six Nations: Two Six Nations women with a background in nuclear medicine are looking to bring a diagnostic imaging clinic to Six Nations and it looks like their ambitious goals just might happen sooner rather than later.
June 12 - Chiefs of Ontario welcomed to Six Nations to elect new regional chief during AGM: the Chiefs of Ontario will elect a new provincial chief this week as First Nations across Ontario meet at the Six Nations Sports and Cultural Memorial Centre until Thursday for their annual chiefs assembly.
June 19 - Abram Benedict chosen as new Ontario regional chief: Abram Benedict is the first Mohawk man to hold the title of Ontario Regional Chief in the 50-year history of the advocacy organization.
June 26 - Hometown
hero Brandon Montour wins the Stanley Cup: Brandon Montour, Florida Panthers defensemen, is the first Six Nations person to ever be on a Stanley Cup winning team.
July 3 - SNGR investigating soil hauls coming to Fourth Line property: Six Nations of the Grand River said it is investigating for possible contamination after hearing complaints about trucks bringing in soil on a Fourth Line Road property.
July 10 - Canada supporting Brantford’s Woodland Cultural Centre: Lisa Hepfner, MP for Hamilton Mountain, has announced funding of more than $1.4 million for the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford.
July 17 - Brandon Montour bringing Stanley Cup home to Six Nations: The Stanley Cup is coming to Six Nations! And
Six Nations of the Grand River wishes all community members a safe and happy No:ia on January 1, 2025
2023:
Seeing Red and Casa Loma, incorporated an Indigenous twist at this year’s Christmas at the Castle, with this stunning tree designed by Akwesasne designer Tisha Thompson, infused with Indigenous culture and featuring Mohawk basketry as its main theme. SEEINGRED
Editors note: We are printing these articles with permission as they were written in the Brantford Expositor one hundred years ago.
SIX NATIONS COUNCIL IS FORMALLY DISSOLVED
Oct. 7, 1924
Brantford, Ont., Oct. 7.Final action in disbanding the hereditary council of Six Nations Reserve of Indians at Ohsweken near here took place to-day when Lt. Col. C.E. Morgan, superintendent of the Six Indians and Inspector E. G. Prerenot the R. C.M. P., entered the council session, read an order in council and proclamation passed by the Canadian cabinet and officially dissolved the council. The reserve is divided into six electoral districts, two to be elected from each district on the new council. Nominations will be held October 14 and elections Oct. 21. The council which is dissolved was composed
of 42 chiefs, a majority them being selected by the women of each family. It was claimed by the government that they abused the privileges of the council and are therefore removed. The order today, while a surprise, to the council members, was attended by no disturbance.
OHSWEKEN LADS TO REPRESENT BRANT COUNTY Indians Will Meet Thorne Dale of Middlesex Tuesday in Finals Ohsweken hockey team which captured tha flnala lu the Brant V F O Hockey League will meet the champion ot Mlddle-ax County a team from Thorn-data at the Alfred atreet rink Tuesday at 2 pm Thla will be the flret game of the Inter-factory home and home series for the title The Indiana bare a fast well-conditioned team which goea the 60 minutes at top speed With the exception of their defense player They are light but built on the lines of speed and endurance While the hour is not very suitable to
draw a crowd Itis hoped a lot of local hockey fans will get down to the rink to help the Reserve residents bring home the bacon to Brant County I 2.
WITH THE POLICE
Magistrate Livingston presided over 2 very light docket at police court this morning. William Windle was arrested yesterday noon by Constables Cara and Blower on a charge of assaulting his father, Richard Windle. This was. not the first time that Windle had been up on this charge and he was fined $10 and | costs or two months in jail. He couldn't pay, so he will spend April and May in the county jail.
POSTPONE SALE OF DESKAHEH'S LANDS
Department of Interior Surprised at Delay Canadian Press Service Ottawa, Dec. 8. 1924
The department of Indian affairs here expressed Saturday, when referred
to a report from Brantford to the effect that the sale of land on the Six Nations reserves held by Chief Levi General (Deskaheh), and which was to have been held on Saturday afternoon, had been postponed. No request for such a postponement was made by officials of the department. appears, however, that a guarantee was asked by the sheriff from the federal government against all personal actions In issuing execution against the equity in Chief General's lands, in view of the fact that the judgment on which proceedings were to be taken was held by another Indian, that the lands in questions were on the reserve, and a mortgage had been previously given to the chief of the band.
Oct. 7th, 1924 —PUBLIC NOTICE — to Six Nations Public notice is hereby given that in obedience to an order in council approved by His Excellency the Governor-General bearing the date of September 17, 1924, part two of the
Indian Act shall apply.
Nomination Candidates for election must be of full 21 years of age and own and reside in a house on the reserve .
”And further that at the Council House Ohsweken on the 21st day of October 1924, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, I shall add up the vote given and declare the result of the said vote from the steps of the said Council House, “Of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.
“Given under the 'hand at Brantford this 5th day of October, in the year 1924, from nine o'clock in the forenoon to five o'clock in the afternoon as ordered.
And furthermore part one of the Indian Act under which the old council held its authority, having been superseded by part two of the act, by order in council dated September 17, 1924, “the old council ceased to exist on and from that date and is hereby dissolved”
The reserve has been divided into six section as
sanctioned by section 176 of the Indian Act, which are designated below and maps of which will be published before the day of nomination.
Each elector will vote for two candidates to represent the district in which he lives. Only two votes may be recorded by each voter and those, only for candidates of his own district .
And notice is further given that I will attend at the Council House at Ohsweken on the day of the 14th day of October, 1924, from 5 o’clock in the afternoon, I shall add up the votes given and declare the result of the said vote from the steps of the Council House.
All persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.
Given under my hand at Brantford, this fifth day of October, 1924.
God Save the King Cecil E. Morgan, Lt-col., J.P. Superintendent Six Nations.
Headlines from a century ago: compiled by Jim Windle
Feb. 21, 1924 — Levi General is on his way home
It is rumoured here, though no verification can be secured, since there is practically no communication with the reserve because of the snow blockade, that Levi General (Chief Deskaheh) is on his way back from Geneva, whither he had gone to appeal to the League of Nations for recognition of the Six Nations as an independent nation, but allied by treaty with the British throne. No comment was forthcoming as to the reason for the return—whether because he failed in his mission or because there was a need for more fundraising for more funds.
March 5, 1924 — Others follow Deskaheh’s footsteps
The Reindeer Indians are planning an appeal to the foot of the throne, just like Deskaheh, of the Six Nations near Brantford, who has been overseas trying to obtain a sympathetic hearing of the British crown. This winter Deska-
heh has carried his appeal even further, for he has been trying to enlist the aid of the League of Nations.
Oct. 13, 1924 — Repudiated by New Council— Deskaheh does not represent Six Nations
One of the first actions of the elected Six Nations Council, representative of the people was to repudiate Levi General and all his works.
The Council definitely denies that he is representative of the band and published a council minute to notify the world that they have no sympathy with him and will not be responsible for his actions.
The resolution which was unanimously endorsed by the council was in effect as follows: We, the newly elected Council of the Six Nations Band, representative of the Six Nations people and elected on the authority of an order by His Excellency, the Governor-General of Canada in Council dated Sept. 17th, 1924, desire to place on
record for the information of the world that an Indian of the band named Levi General, (or Deskaheh), who is in Europe representing himself as being authorized to represent the Six Nations band is not so representative.
He does not, and never has, represented the majority of this band, and this Council definitely wishes it to be understood that it has no sympathy with, and is not responsible for statements he expresses or actions he takes.
Dec.7, 1924 — SPORTS - Good crowd Attended Sunday Lacrosse Game
The lacrosse game scheduled between the New Town team, champions of New York state and the Six Nations and the Mohawk Stars of the
Six Nations reserve, had to be postponed yesterday owing to the non-arrival of the New Town team. An exhibition game was played between the Mohawk Stars and the Sour Springs team, resulting in a victory for the Stars by a score of 10-5. The hame was played on the Sour Springs field and about 1,500 were in attendance.
Dec. 7, 1924 - Small riot at lacrosse game
A small riot developed on the Six Nations reserve Sunday following the arrest of an Indian by members of the R.C.M.P. stationed at Ohsweken. A considerable crown had turned out to witness the Sunday lacrosse game and one of the Indian spectators was placed under arrest. All went well until he became
violent and was subdued by the officers. The crown immediately deserted the lacrosse game and assumed a threatening attitude towards the officers who, however, were able to handle the situation.
From Brantford Expositor, Jan.6th, 1924
The loyalist party of the Six Nations Indian reserve is becoming critical of the delay in publishing the report of Colonel John Thompson, appointed a commissioner to enquire into the affairs of the Six Nations.and the executive has been called to meet on Thursday next at the home of A. H. Lottridge on the reserve, the expectation being that action will be taken to forward a protest to Ottawa to protest the delay.
Since the inquiry was instituted and completed, there have been several developments. Chief Levi General (Deskaheh) is still in Europe endeavouring to have the league of nations pass upon his claim that the Six Nations are totally independent of Canada. To support him there, the council of chiefs of the tribes passed an order levying 50 cents per head upon the population of 4,400 to support him. This has been held by the authorities to be illegal under the Indian Act, and in addition to warning the Indians not to pay, a promise was given of protection from the council or those who would attempt to carry out its orders.
Resentment of Deskaheh over Mounted Police: article from 1924
OHSWEKEN - Jan 15, 1924 — “If we can’t obtain Justice, British justice, I for one am going to the United States. There will be thousands more Indians who will do the same.’
This was the very significant statement made to (media) this afternoon by Chief Deskaheh, speaker of the Six Nations Indians on the Tuscarora reserve near Brantford.
The immediate cause of the chief's anger was the presence in the village of Ohsweken of a permanent post of Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
"Might is right in the opinion of the Indian department,” declared Chief Deskaheh. “They are sending this force here to crush the poor Indian. They want to destroy us.
INDIAN NEVER FORGETS
“All we want is justice and if we can’t get it we will have to leave. The white man forgets what the Indian has done for him in the past. The Indian never forgets though he remembers the hundred and fifty years he has lived in Canada here on the Grand
River and how he has been the ally of Britain since the British first came to this continent"
Chief Deskaheh is only one of many Indians who resent the Mounted Police being stationed on the reserve without any communication with the Six Nations Council, which is the traditional governing body of the Indians.
At various times they have started to cooperate with law forces but they think there is no need for the detachment of ten Mounties who arrived at the reserve Sunday right .
”I have always held and so have many others that we are independent,” continued Chief Deskaheh. "We want to be left alone on our little home here. We want home rule. We always have been allies of the British crown as we have proven many times right from the old Haldlmand treaty of 1784 under which we were granted this land on the Grand River right down until 1821, when I went to England and my passport issued by the Six Nations council was officially recognized by the
British the American and the Canadian governments.
“Although we hold that we are allies and not subjects they station their detachment here I sent letters of protest but the only answer I received was a telegram saying that a full answer would be given in a few days .
This telegram cine after the police had arrived Might certainly is right with tbe Indian department”
A little group of Six Nations Indians sat in the Ohsweken council house this afternoon and saw the troop of mounted police gallop by.
"What are they here for? What are they here for?" demanded an old whitehaired Indian, Albert Hill. “We feel protected now” said another man sarcastically.
“If they were sent out to chase Jack-rabbits, they would be doing some good. We do not need them” declared Chief David Hill. Turning to the reporter he said, “You know yourself that they honeycombed the whole reserve last December and only found
my still? There is no township more peaceable than we are here on Tuscarora Township. We don't need them and we don't want them.”
The stationing of the R. C. M. P. in Ohsweken follows the announcement made by Hon Charles Stewart, Superintendent for Indian affairs at a conference there in December, the minister then stated that law and order most be preserved at any costs At first it was feared that there might be some organized resistance but everything has been perfectly quiet since the ten men under Sargent Brodger, of Toronto and Corp. Coventry of Ottawa arrived that afternoon. The Mounties took their horses out for exercise and in a 12-mile trot all they saw were a few children playing outride and some faces pressed against the windows of houses they went by.
One of the greatest fears of the Six Nations Indians expressed by both Chief David Hill, secretary of the Six Nations Council, and Chief Deskaheh speaker of
the council is that the cost for the unwanted police will be taken out of the pockets of the Indians.
“This is just another trick of the Indian Department to take our money away so that we will not be able to fight,” declared Chief Deskaheh. "The government may say that they pay the salaries of these men and their expenses but they always finally charge it to the poor Indians. This is just another trick of the Indian Department to take our money away so that we will not be able to fight" declared Chief Deskaheh “The government may say that they pay the salaries of these men and their expense but they always finally charge it up to the poor Indians.
This is just what they did with our school teachers. They gave them a bonus over the regular pay as provided by our grants and then at the end of the year, charged the Indians up with lite bonuses.
WILL HAVE TO PAY
"It will be just the same with these police. We did not ask for them and we do not want them. We were
not told they were coming but all the same we will have to pay tor them”
“It’s all right for the government to send these police here but just wait until you see who has to pay for them,” said Chief David Hill. "That's where the Indians’ part in the affair will begin. Despite the constitutional and financial objections to the presence of a permanent post of mounted police at Ohsweken there are some Indians particularly those who belong to the so-called "loyalists" party who do not object to them.
Alex Lottridge, a deposed chief, willingly provides accommodation at his place tor the 10 Mounties. Others are merely indifferent like Leon Obediah who said to The Advertiser, "Why should 1 care? I have done nothing wrong and I am not afraid of them. If I were a bootlegger or a moonshiner I might not want them.”
But whether the Indians object or not the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are at Ohsweken and they are there to stay.
Six Nations of the Grand River acknowledges
January 4, 2025
We encourage everyone to wear a piece of their regalia to honour the women in our community.
OPINION
In 2025 the People overcome the overthrow!
By Thohahoken
OHSWEKEN—My great-grandmother Sarah was known as “Sal” at Martin’s Corner, the original Kanyenke where she and her husband Charlie Doxtator lived.
She called her grandson George the family nickname “-tsyonni” a shortform for ‘Ahkyatyonni’ – my doll. As a boy George and Sal went outside after Christmas. Doing chores knew no season. A descendant of the Ticonderoga NY family “Orenhrekowa”, Sal sewed her own clothes, cooked food from the Doxtator garden, drew water from the well, and held onto the stern acceptance of old knowledge.
“I went with her to get water from the well,”
Nov. 13th, 1924 - Longboat in New York
Tom Longboat, the former Canadian marathon runner and native of the Six Nations Reserve, is now a taxi cab driver in New York. Tom always liked to eat up the distance.
Feb. 23rd, 1924- Deskaheh in England
The principal result of the trip Chief Deskaheh of the Six Nations took to Geneva, where he sought admission for them to the League of Nations, will probably be that he saw much more of the world than he ever saw before.
Feb 26, 1924 - Six Nations Wampum belt recovered
George said, recalling carrying a pail to the well shortly after the sky became pitch-black. ”And she said ‘tsyonni’, look. It’s time they’ll be putting through the doings.”
George explained that Sal looked up at the stars. What she saw in the darkness of the Winter sky was the Little Dipper overhead. Also known as the Pleiades, these star dancers appear when our People readied for the Onkwehonwe new year –Sal called “Anonhwarori” the Mohawk word for Midwinter.
In the then and there In the 1920s they listened to radio. They heard “War of the Worlds”. Suffragettes won the right to vote. They found King Tut. Houdini died. In 1924
Hitler was found guilty of treason in the ‘putsch’ to overthrow the government. The Vatican and Mussolini made peace. The stock market crash brought on The Great Depression. So much more.
At Ohsweken, soldiers returning from World War One impacted local Ohsweken life. Some said “I’m going to take a boite” referring to the portable latrines called the “box”. They cooked bacon, poured bacon grease on a plate with vinegar, and mopped with stale bread.
“The stock market crash never bothered us,” George remembers. ”There were trails from Ohsweken to Hagersville and Caledonia. People used horse drawn sleighs. We had food, and could
get rabbits and partridge. There was no Depression.” Yet, the world came to Ohsweken. In 1920, Canada and the USA discovered that the People of the Six Nations held underlying title to Laurentian lands, southern Ontario, New York state, northern Pennsylvania, and eastern Ohio. After hearing the Red Man’s Appeal for Justice in 1922 by the venerable Levi General, Canada and the USA conspired to overthrow the “Signatories” to international treaty. So, in 1924 the Canadian “coup d’etat” threw out the old Chiefs of the League of Peace who were said to represent the Onkwehonwe People’s voice.
In the here and now As Ohsweken sees
2025 arrive, once again after 100 years we know we’re not as sovereign and isolated as our ancestors. In 2021, we blocked roads to keep people out during the Covid pandemic. In 2023, we were told that the Grand River from the Wilkes Dam to the Caledonia Dam is horribly polluted. We shop at Zehrs and Costco. And we’re governed by a loose coalition of 1,400 supporters of the Haudenosaunee Council (HCCC) and 1,400 voters for the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) out of 28,000 band members.
Six Nations band members remain fiercely loyal to Onkwehonwe heritage. We know we’re not sovereign. We’re not isolated from the world where UN agencies like
New briefs from Six Nations in the year 1924
Joseph Beaver, aged 80 years, and Angus Montour, aged 70 years, two Indians from the reserve at Caughnawaga, near Montreal, must appear for sentencing for stealing a wampum belt given to the Iroquois as a peace offering bythe Hurons in 1667, and valued by connoisseurs at from $20,000 (today $369,197.66) to $25,000. (today $461,497.08).
This decision was handed down by three justices here yesterday confirming a conviction in the court of special sessions.
The men had given themselves out as representing the Iroquois tribe and received the belt from the parish priest of Caughnawaga after promising to return it next day. The belt has not yet been returned.
Dec. 31st, 1924 - Mrs Levi Turkey dies of
burns
Heroic Woman gives her life as a sacrifice for children
One more fatality has followed in the wake of the terrible fire which happened early in the morning of Dec. 18th, on the Six Nations reserve, Ohsweken. It will be remembered that in a small cottage, built entirely of wood and all as dry as tinder, there were sleeping on the night of the fire, 16 persons, men women and children. One of the children got out of bed early on that morning to find a medicine bottle for another child sleeping in the same bed.
A match was struck, some paper curtains caught fire and the place was ablaze and heroically attempted to rescue from the flames the little children almost instantly.
the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) challenges humanity to preserve glaciers because the cryosphere is in danger from global warming that produces cyclones, sand and dust storms, and floods in the Sahara.
Onen yeyohe Kakaratsikowa means that we should remember Sal who lived modestly without dependance on electricity and fossil-fuel. “Onen yeyohe Kakaratsikowa” is what 2025 will become -when the People recover how the Old Ones live. You don’t need to be a holy-man or politician to do that.
(Thohahoken is Six Nations Scholar and educator Michael Doxtater.)
It was then that Mrs. Levi Turkey, a middle-aged woman residing in the home, was awakened and heroically attempted to rescue the little children, some of whom were her own. She is reported as being successful with several and went back into the fire and smoke once gain when she was badly burned.
On the arrival of Dr. W. Davis of Ohsweken her condition was found to be so serious that she was rushed to St.Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton. Slight hopes for her final recovery were entertained.
The injuries she had received finally proved too severe, and the end came when, last night, she passed away as a result of her heroic efforts on the morning of the fire.
Head of Production: Dave LaForce Writer: Jace Koblun
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Victims of fire which took five lives in Ohsweken. Bessie Turkey, aged 10, and her sister Annie aged eight, who were burned to death with three others when fire destroyed a small house on the Six Nations reserve between Caledonia and Sour Springs.
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JIM WINDLE
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Aug. 19, 1924 - Small riot after lacrosse game
A small riot developed on the Six Nations reserve Sunday following the arrest of an Indian by members of the R.C.M.P. stationed at Ohsweken. A considerable crown had turned out to witness Sunday’s game and one of the Indian spectators was placed under arrest. All went well until he became violent and was subdued by the officers. The crowd immediately deserted the lacrosse game and assumed a threatening attitude towards the officers who, however, were able to handle the situation.
Mar. 21, 1924 - Montour claims he owns heavyweight title Arthur Montour, of Hagersville, R.R. No. 9, a Six Nations Indian, whose native name is “War Eagle” objects to George Walker of Toronto, or Jack Taylor, of Winnipeg, call-
ing themselves Canadian heavyweight wrestling champions. He asserts that neither one is Canadian born and claims the title for himself. He dares either Taylor or Walker to meet him on the mat in a match to the finish. Montour is a real wrestler. He has been wrestling all over America and has met the best of them.
Sept. 5th, 1924 - Remembering Chief David Jack
Some of Brantford’s older residents, who were among the lacrosse players and fans of the 1880’s will hear with regret of the passing at his home on the Six Nations reserve of Chief David Jack. Jack was one of the stars of the game in the 1880’s and 1890’s. A big Six-footer, broad of shoulder, was known as “happy Jack” because of the smile which played constantly over his features while the game was in progress. He was very prominent in the sport while playing for the Gibson team from the Six Nations reserve
Expositor Sports — March. 11, 1924
Ohsweken Sextet lost at Woodstock
The Six Nations Indian team from Ohsweken qualified to meet the Eastern champions of the U.F.O. Hockey League when they held the Drury team, winners of the Oxford County group, to a 3-2 score here last night.
The Indians on the first game in Brantford by 6-1, winning the round 8-4. Both teams played good hockey, and the hard checking featured. The Indiana had the best of the play in the first two periods and were leading 2-1 at he end of the second period.
know the score.
100-year-old sports
which played frequently in Brantford and with Brantford teams. The funeral took place Monday with internment at the Long House burial ground and the condolence ceremony was held at the Six Nations council house on Tuesday.
Ohsweken over Middleport 15-0
A crowd filled every corner of the huge Hagersville rink as on hand to see the two leading teams—Ohsweken and Middleport—in their grim struggle last Monday night and no one was disappointed. Everything went off as expected, with close hard checking and plenty of thrills, and to top it off, was one of the best hockey games ever played in the Hagersville. Ohsweken’s able representatives finished in front, 15-0. The Ohsweken line-up was: George Green, goal; James Martin, defence and manager; Joseph Bomberry, wing and captain; Walter Martin, centre; subs; Oliver Curley, John Hill, Hubert General, and aaCameron Davis. Referee was Thomas Mike.
H. General, in goal, and the Bomberry-General-Martin combination was the pick of visitors, while J. Wilson and Osborne were best for the locals.
Ohsweken line-up: Goal, H. General; defence, J. Martin and S. Martin; centre, K. General; wings, J. Bomberry, and L. Martin; subs, Wells and J. Hill. Drurys — Goal, Fraser; defence, Osborne and J. Wilson; centre, F. Burgess; wings, Burgess and A. Wilson; subs, Dunn and Foster. Referee—Childs.
The Druryites came back in the third session and took the offensive, but they could only get two goals.
Chief David Jack, smoking a deer skin, Six Nations Indian Reserve, Ontario.
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it’s all due to Six Nations’ hockey superstar Brandon Montour, whose whirlwind season with the Florida Panthers netted the team the coveted cup last month in a nail-biting final series against the Edmonton Oilers.
July 25 - ISC to cover costs for either remediation or rebuild of Gane Yohs health centre: Six Nations of the Grand River is looking at either remodelling the mold-infected Gane Yohs health centre or rebuilding it entirely and Indigenous Services Canada has agreed to foot the bill.
July 31 - Brandon Montour brings Stanley Cup to Six Nations in community celebration: Six Nations’ hometown hero Brandon Montour’s Stanley Cup win culminated in a joyous celebration, when thousands of fans came out to meet their newfound hockey idol during a parade in Ohsweken and visit to the community last week.
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Aug. 7 - Canada slashes funding to Six Nations Survivors Secretariat: The Six Nations Survivors Secretariat is appealing to elected council after learning the Canadian government decided to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to residential school burial search projects.
Aug. 14 - Haudenosaunee Development Institute demands consultation on Ontario Place Project: The Haudenosaunee Development Institute says it’s been ignored for the past two weeks after it demanded the government consult with them on the multi-billion-dollar Ontario Place construction.
Aug. 21 - Kawennio/ Gaweniyo new school will be built in two years: In a widely-celebrated announcement last week, Kawennio/Gaweniyo language immersion school will finally have its own building on Six Nations, after almost four decades
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since the school’s inception.
Aug. 28 - Ashley Sault new councillor after winning MCFN by-election: Ashley Sault is the newest Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation councillor after winning the Aug. 17 by-election.
Sept. 4 - Run, Ride and Walk for Mohawk Village Memorial Park: This month, dozens will be undertaking the challenge of walking, biking or running 17 km from the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford to Chiefswood Park.
Sept. 11 - Woodland Cultural Centre gets $400k donation: The former Mohawk Institute is one step closer to being a national historic site after receiving a $450,000 donation from the Barry and Laurie Green Family Trust.
Sept. 18 - Six Nations Police badge ceremony recognizes new constables: This year’s Six Nations Police badge ceremony was
Applications for a contract position for Constable with the Six Nations Police are now being called for. All applicants must fill out a standard application form available at the Six Nations Police Station.
CRITERIA for applicants are as follows:
Minimum Requirements to be considered for a career in First Nations Policing with the Six Nations Police Service, you must:
- Be 19 years of age or over and able to provide an official birth certificate or proof of age;
- Be physically and mentally able to perform the duties of the position having regard to your own safety and the safety of members of the public
- Have successfully completed at least 4 years of Secondary School education or its equivalent (official transcripts and diplomas will be required)
- Be of good moral character and habits, meaning that you are an individual other people would consider being trustworthy and having integrity, with no criminal record;
- Certified by a physician to be fit for duty as a front line Six Nations Police Constable and able to pass physical tests which are required in the recruiting process
- Possess a valid driver’s license with no more than 6 accumulated demerit points, permitting you to drive an automobile in Ontario with full driving privileges
- Be able to pass a security clearance as well as background investigation, credit card and reference checks If you have any criminal convictions under a Federal Statute you must obtain a pardon.
Special Requirements – for the Six Nations Police Service, in order to address the unique and at times urgent needs of the Six Nations of the Grand River Community and Haudenosaunee culture, additional requirements include:
- Extensive knowledge of the unique social dynamics of the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
- A sound understanding of Haudenosaunee culture, customs, traditions and social political issues of the Six Nations of the Grand River
- Six Nations of the Grand River Band Membership/Citizenship and residency is considered a preferred asset and
- Membership or extensive working experience with any Indigenous Nation will also be considered an asset
Desirable Qualifications:
• Six Nations Band member preferred
Assets:
• Previous policing related experience
• Law and security courses, etc.
Closing Date: Applications must be received by 3:00 p.m. January 3, 2025. Applications in complete form are to be mailed or hand delivered to:
Six Nations Police P.O. Box 758
2112 4th Line Road
Ohsweken, Ontario
N0A 1M0
Attention: Policing Administrator
For further information, please contact the Policing Administrator at 519-445-4191.
COVID-19 Restrictions will be exercised.
a little different than previous years - police dogs Jasper and Flint became the first furry members of the force to receive official badges.
Oct. 2 - Emily C. General students raise $15,000 for residential school survivors: Emily C. General primary students held a unity walk and raised over $15,000 in donations for the Six Nations Survivors Secretariat. The Soft Shoe dancers performed in front of Woodland Cultural Centre to mark Orange Shirt Day.
Oct. 23 - New hospice coming to Six Nations for dignified end-of-life care: Six Nations is getting $1.25 million to build a new hospice on the territory, the first of its kind in Canada.
Oct, 30 - MCFN celebrates grand re-opening of Old Council House: The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation celebrated the grand re-opening of the old council house on Friday, originally built in 1882, which served as a vital seat of Anishinaabe governance in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area, as well as a gathering place for the community for over
a century.
Nov. 8 - Call for commission to form looking into the disappearance of Indigenous children in Canada: Indigenous leaders are calling on the federal government to create a commission looking into the disappearance of Indigenous children during Canada’s residential school era.
Nov. 13 - Survivors Secretariat going on seven months without funding: The Six Nations Survivors Secretariat has had to pause several projects due to a lack of funding since the beginning of the 2024 fiscal year.
Nov. 20 - Local daycare closes, leaving Six Nations parents scrambling for childcare: Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council’s refusal to provide funding for a local daycare has resulted in the closure of Little Treasures.
Nov. 28 - HCCC asserting sovereignty on land previously up for tax sale: The HCCC is asserting sovereignty on land bought by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chief’s Council on Townline Road in Norfolk County that was previously
put up for a tax sale due to non-payment of taxes.
Dec. 5 - Six Nations discusses proposal for an aquatic centre on the reserve: a $6.2 million pool facility could be coming to Six Nations with local businesses and investors being asked to come on board and provide donations for the ambitious project.
Dec. 11 - Seeing Red and Casa Loma, the fabled Gothic Revival mansion built in 1914 in Toronto, incorporated an Indigenous twist at this year’s Christmas at the Castle, with this stunning tree designed by Akwesasne designer Tisha Thompson, infused with Indigenous culture and featuring Mohawk basketry as its main theme.
Dec. 18 - Six Nations 2023-2024 audited financials released; cash down by $40 million: Six Nations’ cash assets went down by $40 million in the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The Six Nations of the Grand River financial statements were released last week and although cash assets fell, total financial assets increased from $253 million to $314 million.
SIX NATIONS COUNCIL
SIX NATIONS AND NEW CREDIT
FRAZER: Cyril Alexander July 4, 1932 - December 22, 2024
At St. Peter’s Hospital, Hamilton on Sunday December 22, 2024, Cyril Frazer at the age of 92 years. Husband of the late Janet (Smith) Frazer. Lov-
CLUES ACROSS
1. Americans’ “uncle”
4. Chair
8. Ancient kingdom
10. Egyptian city
11. Alaskan glacier
12. One from Somalia
13. Ancient alphabets
15. Relating to vocabulary
16. Small mongrels
17. Natural settings
18. Weekend entertainments
21. Line from which light seemingly streams
22. Your own private code
23. Swiss river
24. Satisfaction
25. A person’s brother or sister
26. Folk singer DiFranco
27. The Blonde Bombshell
34. Kids’ school project
35. Bluish greens
36. Classifying
37. Cube-shaped
38. Choo-choos
39. Indian religious god of dissolution
40. French department
41. Leak into gradually
42. Foundation
43. Midway between south and southeast
Answers
CLUES DOWN
1. Counterbalancing debt
2. In slow tempo 3. Glamorous city 4. Japanese lute 5. Makes law
6. Informative book
7. Animal’s body part
9. American playwright 10. Blood poisoning
12. Angels
14. Sino-Soviet block (abbr.)
15. Written account
17. Unwelcome pest
19. Saddle horses
20. Type of gibbon
23. Delta is one 24. NE Massachusetts cape
25. Soup cracker
26. Yes vote
27. Muddy ground 28. Physics apparatus (abbr.)
29. Type of drug
30. German city
31. Animal disease
32. Martini ingredients
33. Get away 34. Spanish municipality
36. Thrust a knife into
SUDOKU
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20
You are likely to question information you receive this week, Aries. Investigate things further, but remain receptive to what others are saying.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21
Taurus, it is time to solidify plans and any grand schemes you may have; otherwise, you may not know which path to take. For now, start outlining your ideas.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21
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CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22
Cancer, this week you may be looking to clean house, so to say. You are tossing away old beliefs and habits and are ready to embrace something new. It might be an exciting time.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, everything that you are going through right now is part of a cycle that has a beginning and an end. If you wait it out, you will find that patience pays off.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22
Virgo, maintain open lines of communication. Some may offer advice, while others may seek it. Be receptive to the former and do your best to accommodate the latter.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
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CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20
Capricorn, you’ve been waiting patiently to say something and looking for an opportunity to share your input. You might need to interrupt if you feel it is important enough.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18
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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
Pisces, sometimes it seems like what you are saying is going in one ear and out the other. Don’t let your frustration get the best of you. Keep trying to be heard.
