It’s been 100 years since the government changed hands on Six Nations of the Grand River.
1924 is a pivotal year in Six Nations’ history: it’s the year Six Nations remembers as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police coming into the territory, confiscating Six Nations’ wampums, and replacing the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council and clan mothers with an elected council governed by the Indian Act.
October 1924 is a month that will live in infamy.
Rick Monture and Rick Hill, both noted historians on Six Nations, gave audience members the HCCC's account of the years preceding 1924, the events of Oct. 7, 1924, and the years following, last night at Six Nations Polytechnic, a year that changed the course of Six Nations history forever.
Rick Hill said Oct. 7, 1924 was one of the most significant events in Six Nations’ history - when the RCMP stormed an HCCC meeting at the old
agricultural centre on the sports and cultural centre memorial grounds on Fourth Line, guns drawn, and told the chiefs an election will be held for a future chief and council.
They were also told Canada no longer recognizes them as a government.
The chiefs continued the meeting, unfazed, according to Monture, but a few weeks later, a new council was installed - with Hilton Hill as the Chief and new councillors in charge of community funds from the government.
The elected system is functioning today on Six Nations while Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs and Clanmothers still meet at the Onondaga Longhouse on Onondaga Road the first Saturday of every month.
In another account some say the soldiers returning from World War 1 didn't like the old council and wanted something more progressive so they wrote to Canada asking for an intervention.
All the funding from the Canadian government goes to the elected system, whereas before October
1924, the funding went to the HCCC for Six Nations’ needs, according to Hill and Monture.
Six Nations was a thriving community before 1924, said Monture.
All of the numbered schools were built under the HCCC and the people were fed before a thirst for money and power changed the course of the commu-
nity’s history, he said.
Monture said the RCMP stormed an HCCC meeting, reading a proclamation that the HCCC was no longer recognized by the government of Canada, and that an election would be held in two weeks, he said.
The elected councillors chose Hilton Hill to be the chief of the elected system,
said Monture.
Monture said the chiefs at the time continued their meeting, unfazed, but two weeks later, the elected system was in place, and a new council was installed.
Canadian funds were funnelled through the new elected council, when previously, the old HCCC received and distributed the funds.
Rick Hill, a respected historian on Six Nations, said Chief Deskahe went to Geneva to inform the United Nations that Canada had committed an “act of war” against the Haudenosaunee with the move.
The wampum belts of the HCCC were confiscated but the HCCC continued to meet at Sour Springs and later, at the Onondaga Longhouse.
But things were never the same, said Hill.
“After 1924, our culture kind of disappeared.”
He said the chiefs kept meeting in the Cayuga Council house in Sour Springs, as did the clan mothers.
There was a re-occupation of the council house in the mid-century and another one after the Caledonia Reclamation of 2006.
“Our Chiefs were trying to recapture the council house, and re-establish their authority but the elected council took it back in 1960.”
He said although Deskahe didn’t achieve getting the HCCC council back, he achieved international recognition for Haudenosaunee people.
Hill urged the community, 100 years from now, not to contend with the same governance questions that Six Nations is currently plagued with.
“Do you really want another 100 years of this?” he asked about 100 people who came out to Six Nations Polytechnic Tuesday night.
The Woodland Cultural Centre will be holding events in October of this year to mark the 100th anniversary of the ousting of the HCCC.
The minutes of that fateful October 7, 1924 meeting are also available at Iroqrafts.
“The easiest way is Iroqrafts. Those little white reprint books. One of them has the council minutes of that day.”
Monture said the HCCC has minutes from the 1800s to today.
Rick Hill.
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STAFF REPORT
TWO ROW TIMES
Last week, National Indigenous Peoples Day events took place across the country to commemorate, celebrate and pay tribute to the contributions of Indigenous people of all walks of life.
The locations and events surrounding the Six Nations community extended many opportunities to learn, experience and understand.
Solidarity Day festivities at the Six Nations Community Hall and the celebration hosted by the Brantford Region Indigenous Support Centre (BRISC) at the Earl Haig Family Fun Park took place on Friday, June 21. Both events offered a selection of free swimming options, vendors, food, traditional and contem-
Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day
porary performances, and togetherness.
On the same day, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Flag was raised at McMaster University Hall and remained so until Sunday June 23. This
offered opportunities for learning and dialogue for non-Indigenous students, and representation and pride for Haudenosaunee students.
The 26th annual Soaring Spirit Festival and Pow
Wow at the Battlefield House Museum and Park took place from June 21 to 23 within the City of Hamilton. The event also offered multiple vendors, a day of traditional dancing, performance, and singing.
While the National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford took place on Sunday, June 23. The event showcased Haudenosaunee social dances, contemporary performances such as that of Semiah Smith, vendors, a clay ball teaching workshop with former Miss Six Nations Dawn Martin, and tours of the museum and art gallery.
National Indigenous History Month will end next Sunday, June 30, leaving time to continue to take opportunities to learn.
Photos gathered from Six Nations, Brantford, and Hamilton events by 2RT Staff. STAFF
While the National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford took place on Sunday, June 23. STAFF
The 26th annual Soaring Spirit Festival and Pow Wow at the Battlefield House Museum and Park took place from June 21 to 23 within the City of Hamilton. STAFF
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Flag was raised at McMaster University Hall and remained so until Sunday June 23. 2RT
Solidarity Day festivities at the Six Nations Community Hall and the celebration hosted by the Brantford Region Indigenous Support Centre (BRISC) at the Earl Haig Family Fun Park took place on Friday, June 21. STAFF
JULY 1ST OFFICE
All Six Nations of the Grand River departments will be closed on Monday, July 1, 2024 Regular office hours will resume Tuesday, July 2 @ 8:30 am.
National Indigenous People’s Day is a summertime tradition
DONNA DURIC donna@tworowtimes.com
You know it’s the summer solstice when the mercury is soaring and the sound of happy little voices splashing in the water fill the air with a spirited joy.
Such was the scene at the Six Nations Community Hall on Friday as hundreds gathered to enjoy
and socialize and just celebrate ourselves and to be together.
It’s also a day to show solidarity with other First Nations, he said, citing the recent Chiefs of Ontario annual assembly held on Six Nations where a new provincial chief was elected.
“We’re trying to show solidarity with other nations. We have the same issues (as other
Day in 1982 and took until 1996 when the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples recommended the day to be officially and federally recognized.
It coincides with the month of June being an entire month federally dedicated to the history and contributions of Indigenous people in Canada as Indigenous People’s Month.
a free barbecue coupled with sun, music, a free midway, and of course, lots of laughter and smiles in celebration of National Indigenous People’s Day.
The Six Nations Fire Department even turned on the hose to cool off guests as the blazing midday sun announced the arrival of summer on Friday, much to the delight of youngsters enjoying the Six Nations splash pad.
Coun. Greg Frazer was at the community hall to welcome community members in the celebrations and reflect on what Indigenous Day meant to him.
“It’s a beautiful day. We’ve had a lot of issues in our community. This is a time to come together
First Nations). We have a strong voice if we speak together.”
Indigenous People’s Day occurs on June 21 every year in Canada, going back to 1996, when the Governor General of the time, Romeo Leblanc, first declared the summer solstice as national Indigenous People’s Day.
It’s a day, the government said, to recognize Indigenous people, their culture and contributions to Canada.
Before that, however, the day was declared Indian Day in 1945 by chiefs across North America. The National Indian Brotherhood, now the Assembly of First Nations, called for the creation of a National Indigenous Solidarity
Lots of laughter and smiles in celebration of National Indigenous People’s Day. STAFF
The Six Nations Fire Department even turned on the hose to cool off guests as the blazing midday sun announced the arrival of summer on Friday, much to the delight of youngsters enjoying the Six Nations splash pad. STAFF
Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use
By Diane Jeantet And Gabriela Sá Pessoa
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use, making the nation one of Latin America’s last to do so, in a move that could reduce its massive prison population.
With final votes cast on Tuesday, a majority of the justices on the 11-person court have voted in favor of decriminalization since deliberations began in 2015. The justices must still determine the maximum quantity of marijuana that would be characterized as being for personal use and when the ruling will enter into effect. That is expected to finish as early as Wednesday.
All the justices who have voted in favor said decriminalization should be restricted to possession of marijuana in amounts suitable for personal use. Selling drugs will remain illegal.
In 2006, Brazil’s Congress approved a law that sought to punish individuals caught carrying small amounts of drugs, including marijuana, with alternative penalties such as community service. Experts say the law was too vague and didn’t establish a specif-
ic quantity to help law enforcement and judges differentiate personal use from drug trafficking.
Police continued to arrest people carrying small quantities of drugs on trafficking charges and Brazil’s prison population continued to swell.
“The majority of pre-trial detainees and those convicted of drug trafficking in Brazil are first-time offenders, who carried small amounts of illicit substance with them, caught in routine police operations, unarmed and with no evidence of any relationship with organized crime,” said Ilona Szabó, president of Igarapé Institute, a think tank focusing on public security. Congress has responded to the top court’s ongoing deliberations by separately advancing a proposal to tighten drug legislation, which would complicate the legal picture surrounding marijuana possession.
In April, the Senate approved a constitutional amendment criminalizing possession of any quantity of illicit substance. The lower house’s constitutional committee approved the proposal on June 12, and it will need to pass through at least one other committee before going to a floor vote. If lawmakers pass such a measure, the legislation would take precedence
over the top court’s ruling but still could be challenged on constitutional grounds. Speaking to reporters in capital Brasilia, the Senate's president, Rodrigo Pacheco, said it isn't the Supreme Court's place to issue a decision on the matter.
“There is an appropriate path for this discussion to move forward and that is the legislative process,” he said. “It is something that, obviously, arouses broad discussion and it is a subject of preoccupation for Congress.”
Last year, a Brazilian court authorized some patients to grow cannabis for medical treatment after the health regulator in 2019 approved guidelines for the sale of medicinal products derived from cannabis. But Brazil is one of a few countries in Latin America that hasn’t decriminalized the possession of small quantities of drugs for personal consumption.
The Supreme Court’s ruling has long been sought by activists and legal scholars in a country where the prison population has become the third largest in the world. Critics of current legislation say users caught with even small amounts of drugs are regularly convicted on trafficking charges and locked up in overcrowded jails, where they are forced to join pris-
on gangs.
“Today, trafficking is the main vector for imprisonment in Brazil,” said Cristiano Maronna, director of JUSTA, a civil society group focusing on the justice system.
Brazil ranks behind U.S. and China in countries with the highest prison populations, according to the World Prison Brief, a database tracking such figures.
Some 852,000 individuals were deprived of liberty in Brazil as of December 2023, according to official data. Of those, nearly 25% were arrested for possession of drugs or trafficking. Brazilian jails are overcrowded, and Black citizens are disproportionately represented, accounting for more than two-thirds of the prison population.
A recent study by Insper, a Brazilian research and education institute, determined that Black individuals found by police with drugs were slightly more likely to be indicted as traffickers than white people. The authors analyzed over 3.5 million records from Sao Paulo’s public security secretariat from 2010 to 2020.
“An advance in drug policy in Brazil! This is an issue of public health, not security and incarceration,” leftist lawmaker Chico
Alencar wrote on X after the ruling.
By contrast, Gustavo Scandelari, a specialist on Brazil’s penal code at law firm Dotti Advogados, said he doesn't foresee the ruling bringing about a significant shift from the status quo, even after the top court establishes a maximum quantity of marijuana for personal use. Scandelari argued that the amount will remain one determinant of whether authorities consider a person a dealer or a user, but not the only one.
Some Brazilians, like 47-year-old Rio de Janeiro resident Alexandro Trindade, have managed to be upset with both the Supreme Court decriminalizing marijuana and Congress pushing to keep it illegal.
“The Supreme Court is not the right place (for such decision). This should be submitted to a plebiscite for the people to decide,” Trindade said. “Both the Supreme Court and Congress have been very opposed to society in this.”
As in other countries in the region, like Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, medicinal use of cannabis in Brazil is allowed, though in a highly restricted manner. Uruguay has fully legalized the use of marijuana, and in some U.S. states recreation-
al use for adults is legal. In Colombia, possession has been decriminalized for a decade, but a law to regulate the recreational use of marijuana so that it can be sold legally failed to pass in the Senate in August. Colombians can carry small amounts of marijuana, but selling it for recreational purposes is not legal. The same goes for Ecuador and Peru. Both distribution and possession remain illegal in Venezuela. Argentina’s Supreme Court ruled in 2009 it was unconstitutional to penalize an adult for consuming marijuana if it didn’t harm others. But the law has not been changed and users are still arrested, although most cases are thrown out by judges.
Uruguay became the first country to legalize marijuana for recreational use in 2013 although it was only implemented in 2017. Uruguay’s whole industry, from production to distribution, is under state control and registered users can buy up to 40 grams of marijuana per month through pharmacies.
Sá Pessoa reported from Sao Paulo. Associated Press journalists Mauricio Savarese, Mário Lobão, Regina Garcia Cano and Manuel Rueda contributed to this report.
Poilievre to attend AFN annual general assembly for first time as Conservative leader
By Alessia Passafiume
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to attend the Assembly of First Nations' upcoming annual general assembly for the first time since he took the party helm.
Spokesman Sebastian Skamski said Poilievre will attend the assembly's meeting next month in Montreal and deliver a keynote address. Poilievre is also set to participate in a question-and-answer session with chiefs, some of whom have expressed skepticism about his promises on reconciliation.
Nipissing First Nation Chief Scott McLeod says he's expecting Poilievre to bring specifics on policies--not platitudes. "We want to hear what he's actually going to do. Not what the other guy is doing wrong," McLeod said.
The Tory leader has previously met with chiefs to tell them that he would stay out of their way as prime minister, especially when it comes to generat-
ing economic growth for their communities.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have previously attended the assembly. A spokesperson for the NDP confirmed Singh will also be present for this year's meeting. Poilievre's planned attendance comes as a newly elected national chief is attempting to make inroads with the party after tensions with past Conservative governments.
Earlier this year, national chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said she wanted to be "optimistic" Poilievre would work with First Nations if he wins the next election, adding young people were especially frustrated when Stephen Harper was in power.
"That's certainly not the relationship that I want to see," she said. Harper's government saw one of the largest Indigenous rights movements in recent times, Idle No More. The movement was sparked by the Conservative government's introduction of the omnibus
Bill C-45, also known as the Jobs and Growth Act, and picked up steam in November 2012.
Indigenous Peoples said the bill would diminish their rights, while giving governments and businesses more authority to develop resources without a strict environmental assessment.
The protest movement grew to encompass environmental and Indigenous rights more broadly, and earned widespread support among Indigenous Peoples across the country — and the world. Poilievre previously addressed the assembly with a video message in December 2022, which received boos from some in attendance.
Nipissing First Nation's McLeod went up to the microphone on the assembly floor afterward urging organizers to "never put a video like that ahead of our residential school survivors," which led to applause from those in attendance.
Many Indigenous Peoples remember Poilievre for comments he made on
the day Harper delivered an apology to residential school survivors in the House of Commons in 2008.
Speaking with CFRA News Talk Radio before the apology, Poilievre said he wasn't sure Canadians were "getting value for all this money" — money to compensate former students who were forced to attend residential schools. He apologized shortly after.
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement, which was implemented in September 2007, allocated $1.9 billion for former students.
In an interview Tuesday, McLeod said Poilievre has a "very steep hill to climb."
McLeod, who is set to be in attendance for the assembly, doesn't want Poilievre to "talk in circles around empowering First Nations and using all these buzzy words," he said.
"What is his platform with Indigenous Peoples? What is he planning on doing? Will he support the initiatives that are already
in progress?"
McLeod said Poilievre owes it to Indigenous Peoples to provide details, and "not just have him say things that he thinks we want to hear."
Poilievre has attempted to make inroads of his own with First Nations, including by announcing earlier this year a way for them to collect taxes from industry that he says would speed up negotiations and project approvals.
The policy was developed by the First Nations Tax Commission, an arm’slength body that works to support First Nations taxation, and brought to the party.
Still, many chiefs remain skeptical and fear a potential Conservative government would cut funding for communities, leading to a period of austerity.
They are concerned it could mark the end of an era, launched by grassroots Indigenous Peoples and leadership under the Idle No More movement and partly brought about by Trudeau's Liberals, that has centered around
nation-to-nation relationships. It has seen increased funding for services that have been underfunded by generations of government.
When Poilievre speaks about reconciliation, his focus is often on economic development in communities and for Indigenous Peoples to reap the rewards of natural resource development. First Nations leaders, meanwhile, are increasingly speaking of land back, or the restitution of Indigenous territory.
Poilievre, when announcing the First Nations resource charge, said the "Ottawa-knows-best approach has been poverty, substandard infrastructure and housing, unsafe drinking water and despair."
"Putting First Nations back in control of their money and letting them bring home the benefits of resource development will get faster buy-in for good projects to go ahead."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 25, 2024.
Conservatives take Liberal stronghold in last-minute byelection victory
By Laura Osman
Hours after Canadians went to bed disappointed by a Stanley Cup loss Monday night, the Conservatives scored a stunning byelection upset to win in the longtime Liberal stronghold of Toronto-St. Paul's. Conservative candidate Don Stewart eked out the win by just 590 votes over Liberal Leslie Church in an early morning upset, yanking away a riding the governing Liberals have held for more than 30 years.
Pierre Poilievre demanded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau call a snap election after what the Conservative leader described as a "shocking upset" on social media Tuesday.
"Here is the verdict: Trudeau can’t go on like this. He must call a carbon tax election now," Poilievre said on X. Stewart trailed Church for hours overnight as poll workers slowly counted ballots that were stacked
with independent candidates, thanks to a protest group trying to make a point about the first-pastthe-post system.
Stewart tried to sound upbeat when he visited his campaign office at around 11:30 p.m., but he didn't quite succeed as the polls showed his opponent in a steady lead.
"Let's not give it up," he said.
The results flipped just before 4 a.m. eastern time when Tories jumped into the lead with just three polls left to be counted.
Independent candidates, including dozens who were members of the Longest Ballot Committee protest group, earned a combined total of more than 1,100 votes, representing about three per cent of the total votes cast. The Liberals lost to the Conservatives by a 1.6 per cent margin.
The curtains were drawn at Stewart's campaign office, a ground-floor unit in midtown Toronto, on Tuesday
afternoon. A handwritten note — "Thank You St. Paul's!!!" — was taped to the window.
The newly elected politician also thanked his supporters and volunteers in a social media post Tuesday.
"The results sent Justin Trudeau a loud and clear message: He is not worth the cost," Stewart said in a post on X, echoing a Conservative slogan.
At an unrelated announcement in Vancouver, Trudeau said it was obviously not the result Liberals desired, "but I want to be clear that I hear people's concerns and frustrations." "These are not easy times. And it's clear that I and my entire Liberal team have much more work to do to deliver tangible, real progress that Canadians across the country can see and feel."
After the announcement, Trudeau walked away as reporters attempted to ask questions.
The results represent a
massive victory for Poilievre and his Conservatives, who haven't won a single seat in Toronto proper since 2011.
Church said she plans to run again as the Liberal candidate in the next general election.
"Yesterday voters in Toronto-St. Paul's sent us a clear message, that they want us to re-earn their trust," Church said in a statement posted to X on Tuesday.
"They want a government that fulfils its promise to be there for them."
The race was widely considered a must-win for Trudeau, and the loss could trigger calls for him to step down after 11 years as Liberal leader.
The defeat for the Liberals is a kick to a party already down in the polls. The vote proves the polls reflect reality, said Scott Reid, who worked as the director of communications for former prime minister Paul Martin.
"I don't think it's possible to overstate how consequential this byelection loss is," Reid said.
"Its implications could be vast for the government, for the prime minister, for the timing of the next election. I mean, this is a Yahtzee."
Typically, when Conservatives do well in urban ridings, it's because the New Democrats have siphoned off support from left-wing voters, said Ginny Roth, a Conservative strategist who served as Poilievre's director of communications during his leadership race. That wasn't true for the byelection Monday, when the Liberals and Conservatives went head-to-head and the NDP candidate garnered only 11 per cent of the votes.
The NDP never expected to take the riding, said Anne McGrath, a senior adviser to leader Jagmeet Singh. She said it was always a polarizing "fight between the Liberals and
Conservatives."
But if the same holds true for other seats across the country, it could change the strategic dynamics of the next election, Roth said. "It's a really buoyant, exciting prospect for Conservatives who, I think, now can point to a very broad coalition of support."
The contest was Stewart's first election. The financial executive has close ties to the Conservative party as a longtime organizer and a former colleague of Jenni Byrne, an informal Poilievre adviser.
Toronto-St. Paul's, in the city's midtown area, includes some of Toronto's wealthiest addresses as well as an above-average number of renters, and one of the largest concentrations of Jewish voters in the country.
Carolyn Bennett, the former Liberal cabinet minister whose resignation in January triggered this byelection, won the seat nine times for the Liberals.
Brandon Montour is bringing the Stanley Cup to Six Nations
JIM WINDLE jim@tworowtimes.com TWO ROW TIMES
OHSWEKEN/BRANTFORD - Six Nations has helped make hockey history Monday night in Florida as Branden Montour, and his Florida Panthers won its first Stanley Cup in its 30 year history.
In doing so, Montour, the pride of Six Nations even surpassed the great Stan Jonathan who played in two Cup finals in the 1970’s but had never hoisted the legendary chalice. It was Montour’s career pinnacle thus far in his impressive hockey career.
This year’s Stanley Cup finals between Canada’s last big hope, the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers marks amongst the most exciting series in years, going all the way to a Game 7 that had it all.
The Panthers began the finals with three very well played wins and many thought the Oilers were heading towards a 4-0 sweep. Panthers defence, which includes Montour, held the “next Great One,” Connor McDavid off the scoresheet until late in the series. Meanwhile Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky was nearly unbeatable frustrating the Oilers top goal-getters while backstopping Florida’s 3-0, 4-1 and 4-3 wins.
To their credit, the Oilers, facing elimination, bounced back in remarkable fashion to take the next three games. During that span, the Panthers seemed to stop forechecking with the same tenacity that won the first three games and didn’t
find their intensity again until Game 7.
Something went sideways for the Panthers in Game 4 and Bobrovsky was pulled for backup Anthony Stolarz in the 8-1 thrashing which turned the Oilers fortunes, just in the nick of time.
Edmonton caught its second wind and began to look like a championship team winning the next two games as well to force Monday’s winner-takes-all Game 7.
In total, the Oilers outscored the Panthers 23-18 in the series, but the Panthers scored when they had to.
Montour did not appear in the statistics as often as it did in last years playoffs, which they lost to Vegas, however, his input this year was just as important although not as showy. Solid defence around Bobrovsky but with the ability to jump up into the play if the opportunity presents itself.
In Monday’s game, Montour saved a sure goal late in the game which would have tied it and possibly sent it to OT where anything can happen.
The Six Nation community will be on fire when Montour returns home with the Stanley Cup in tow.
Brandon Montour. STAFF
Brandon Montour celebrates and hoists the cup into the air. STAFF
Crude awakening: Edmonton Oilers fans coping with Stanley Cup loss
By: Gemma KarstensSmith
The hearts of Edmonton Oilers fans shattered Monday night as the team lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.
On Tuesday, many were still trying to put the pieces back together.
"I wore all black to work.
I'm in mourning," said Jamie Cessford, an Oilers fan who lives in Vancouver.
"I'm definitely still reeling a bit."
Cessford was clad in an orange Jordan Eberle jersey Monday night as he sat in a bar in downtown Seattle watching the Florida Panthers edge the Oilers 2-1 to capture the championship.
He and his friend were silent for much of the third period as Edmonton pressed, trying in vain to tie the game. After the final horn sounded, they walked to a concert nearby and Cessford thought back to the last time he'd cheered Edmonton on in a Stanley Cup final.
That was 2006, when the Oilers lost to the Carolina Hurricanes.
"I was just like, 'Man, this doesn't get any easier as you age,'" Cessford said.
"The sports pain is still real as you reach your mid-to-late 30s.”
Samantha Woj turned to canvas to process her feelings on Tuesday.
“I’m actually so sad today and I’m like ‘I just need to do a painting,'" Woj, an artist who uses sports equipment to paint, said in a phone interview, a football in her hand. "Art is pretty much my way to channel my emotions.”
A video of Woj using a hockey stick to paint a portrait of Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner drew praise during the playoffs. Edmonton's post-season success is bittersweet, she said, because though it
ended in disappointment, cheering brought people together.
“You can’t be too mad, be too upset," Woj said. "It hurts, but you can’t be too upset because everyone’s being so welcoming and so nice.”
For Oilers fan Craig Baird, the disappointment was accompanied by a serious sugar crash.
Before each game
Edmonton played during the playoffs, Baird bought Oilers-themed doughnuts to enjoy while watching, sharing photos of the treats on social media. He had seven for Monday's Game 7 — plus one Edmonton Elks-themed doughnut for some extra good luck.
“It has no real bearing on the game whatsoever, but you feel like you’re part of it in a way," he said. Baird watched the game at home, filled with nerves and anticipation.
“It was a lot of walking around," he said. "I wasn’t really able to sit there and watch the game, especially in the third period when we were down one goal. And obviously the massive amount of sugar probably played a role.”
The result wasn't what Baird and other Oilers fans wanted to see, but he's keeping the playoff run in perspective.
“Obviously there’s disappointment, because we want the Oilers to win the Cup, we want to bring the Cup back to Canada. But in the end, I’m proud of the team," he said.
That's the right approach to take, said Ben Schellenberg, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Manitoba.
“One of the things to remember is that (the disappointment) will go away," said Schellenberg, who studies the psychology of sports fandom. "The beauty of sport is there’s
always a new season around the corner. And I guess the Edmonton Oilers have a pretty good team, so there’s always next year.”
For many fans, cheering for a team becomes part of their identity. There are social benefits to fandom, Schellenberg said, such as connecting with like-minded people and feeling a sense of belonging.
For some, though, being a fan can have negative impacts when they can't let the outcome of a game go. There's some evidence that shows fans with "high levels of obsessive passion" aren't fulfilled in other parts of their life, Schellenberg said. “That's sort of a dangerous recipe, because then you're gonna kind of latch on to being an Oilers fan. And that's going to kind of consume you," he said. “Basically, the recommendation is to kind of have a balanced life, to make sure you're being fulfilled in multiple areas of your life."
Robert Vallerand, a psychology professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal, said sports fandom is much like any other passion — with one important distinction. People's identities get tied up with their team. When a super-fan's team loses, it's like they've lost, too. And because the Oilers were part of a de facto competition between Canada and the United States, he said, it may have made things all the tougher for fans.
"People may have lost twice," Vallerand said. "Both as an Oilers fan and as a Canadian."
— With files from Nicole Thompson in Toronto This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 25, 2024.
CONGRATULATIONSTOBRANDON
Fun ways to celebrate the summer solstice
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Summer is a great time to enjoy recreational activities that take advantage of the great outdoors. This year summer arrived on June 20 with the summer solstice, which featured the most hours of daylight of any day for the entire year. Celebrants who want to usher in another summer of fun in the sun can embrace these ideas for commemorating the start of summer. Watch the sunrise. Get up early and watch the sun come up on the longest day of the year. Then be sure to catch the sunset to enjoy every minute of daylight.
Host a cookout. Memorial Day, Canada Day and Independence Day get most of the barbecue glory this time of year. But there’s nothing that says the first day of summer shouldn’t be a reason to
gather friends and family for a cookout. June 20 fell on a Thursday this year, so the solstice provided the perfect excuse to take a four-day weekend and celebrate the official arrival of summer.
Light a campfire. Traditional Midsummer’s Eve/ summer solstice celebrations featured bonfires. Hold on to the tradition by gathering people around a campfire or backyard firepit. S’mores make the perfect complement to a campfire scene.
Grab some ice cream. Cool off on the summer solstice by visiting a nearby ice cream shop
and indulge in a sundae or triple-decker cone.
Go on a nature hike. Enjoy the great outdoors with a relaxing hike through a park or nature trail.
Participate in a beach clean-up. Make a beach trip even more enjoyable by signing up for a cleanup to clear the sand of litter. Organize an impromptu beach clean-up session either solo or with some like-minded friends.
Pick fresh fruit. Many berries come into season in the summer. Head to a nearby pick-your-own farm and grab fresh fruit to enjoy right away or utilize your pickings in recipes.
Plant a flower garden. Clean up garden beds or go to the nursery and grab some colorful annuals to spruce up areas around the yard.
The summer solstice is an opportunity to celebrate the arrival of summer and all the fun that comes with it.
Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya's parliament, drawing police fire as president vows to quash unrest
By Evelyne Musambi NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) —
Thousands of protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals, burning part of the building, sending lawmakers fleeing and drawing fire from police in unrest that the president vowed to quash. Several people were killed. It was the most direct assault on the government in decades. Journalists saw at least three bodies outside the complex where police had opened fire, and medical workers reported five people killed. Clashes spread to other cities. There was no immediate word on arrests.
“Today’s events mark a critical turning point on how we respond to threats to our national security,”
President William Ruto said, calling the events “treasonous" and vowing to quash the unrest “at whatever cost.”
said it received 45 casualties.
One person shot dead was wrapped in a Kenyan flag and carried away. Another lay on the sidewalk, their head in the gutter.
Internet service in the country noticeably slowed in what NetBlocks called a “major disruption," and at least one broadcaster issued a statement saying that “we have received threats from the authorities to shut us down."
Ruto had been outside Nairobi attending an African Union retreat. He was expected to sign the finance bill into law this week. He has two weeks to act but faces calls from religious and other leaders to think again.
The nearby office of the Nairobi governor, a member of the ruling party, also was briefly on fire Tuesday, smoke pouring from its white facade. Police water cannons were used to extinguish the fire.
explicitly rejecting the tribal divisions that have torn Kenya apart in the past. Some who had passionately supported Ruto felt betrayed.
“I fell for his lies. Now I’m out here regretting why I voted for him,” youth Oscar Saina told The Associated Press last week
As throngs of protesters rushed through the streets Tuesday, defiance emerged elsewhere in the country — including in the town where the president was, Naivasha, as protesters chanted “Ruto must go.” Protesters tried to storm the State House in the western city of Nakuru, a witness said. There were clashes in the western lakeside city of Kisumu. The governor of Mombasa, Kenya's second largest city, joined protesters outside his office and expressed his support for them.
Kenya's defense minister said the military had been deployed to support police during the “security emergency” and “breaching of critical infrastructure.”
Protesters had demanded that legislators vote against a finance bill imposing new taxes on East Africa's economic hub, where frustrations over the high cost of living have simmered.
Youth who had voted Ruto into power with cheers for his promises of economic relief have taken to the streets to object to the pain of reforms.
Lawmakers managed to pass the bill before fleeing through a tunnel as protesters outmaneuvered police and poured in. The fire at the building was later put out.
The Kenya Medical Association said in a statement that at least five people were fatally shot while trying to treat wounded people at the scene. It said more than 30 people were wounded, at least 13 with live bullets. Police fired live ammunition and threw tear gas canisters at protesters who sought treatment at a medical tent at a nearby church. Elsewhere in town, Kenyatta National Hospital
Protesters could be heard shouting, “We’re coming for every politician."
The Kenya Human Rights Commission shared a video of officers shooting at protesters, and it urged Ruto to issue an immediate order to “stop the killings.”
The president instead said the government had “mobilized all resources” to ensure order.
On Sunday, Ruto tried to calm the rising public tensions, saying he was proud of the young Kenyans who came out to exercise their democratic duty in earlier protests. The politician who had promoted himself as a “hustler” from humble beginnings said he would engage them on their concerns.
Youth had announced they were uniting to keep the government in check as prices for fuel, food and other necessities have soared. In Nairobi, a regional hub for expatriates and home to a United Nations complex, the inequality among Kenyans has sharpened along with long-held frustrations over state corruption.
Opposition to the finance bill has united a large part of the country, with some
Protesters burned ruling party offices in Embu in central Kenya, the Nation newspaper reported.
Citizen TV showed footage from Nyeri in central Kenya with police confronting protesters in the smoking streets.
A national gathering of Catholic bishops urged police not to attack protesters and pleaded with the government to listen to citizens' pain over the “unwarranted” taxes, saying “the country is bleeding ... families are immensely suffering.”
Two people died in similar protests last week, and civil society groups have raised the alarm about a crackdown.
The Kenya Law Society President Faith Odhiambo said earlier Tuesday that 50 Kenyans, including her personal assistant, had been “abducted” by people believed to be police officers. Some had been vocal in the demonstrations and were taken from homes, workplaces and public spaces ahead of Tuesday's protests, according to civil society groups.
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Protesters clash in Montreal
By: Joe Bongiorno
Pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-protesters faced off on Tuesday afternoon at a downtown Montreal square, where a new encampment tied to the war in the Gaza Strip was set up over the weekend. The two sides were separated by a line of police officers at Victoria Square, about one kilometre south of a similar encampment on the lower field of McGill University's downtown campus, which was set up
in late April. Earlier in the day, protesters at Victoria Square demanded Quebec's pension fund manager — Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec — divest from investments tied to Israel and for the provincial government to close its office in the Middle East country.
Benoît Allard, spokesperson for the encampment, says the protesters are asking for the immediate divestment from 87 companies "complicit with Israeli occupation and ongoing
genocide." He says the Caisse de dépôt has more than $14 billion in investments linked to Israel. "We are trying to expand the movement started by students on campuses," said Allard, adding that Victoria Square is on public land. He also confirmed that on Monday night, protesters tried to take down the statue of Queen Victoria, located on the square named after the late monarch. Allard said the statue is a symbol of colonialism.
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AFN national chief says child welfare funding to top $20B
By: Alessia Passafiume
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the organization is about to finalize a deal with Ottawa on child welfare reforms that will top the $20 billion promised as part of a landmark settlement. But it likely won't include reforms to a legal rule, Jordan's Principle, intended to ensure First Nations kids get the care they need when they need it with payments to be worked out afterward.
Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is calling it a "monumental agreement" and said she will continue to work with chiefs before they ratify it later this year.
"Time is not our friend — there's a (federal) election in a year or less," Woodhouse Nepinak said in an interview Tuesday.
"I think the chiefs will be very happy with what I've been negotiating alongside the Assembly of First Nations, alongside other parties. We're trying our best."
Woodhouse Nepinak's comments come after three regional chiefs representing more than half of First Nations recently penned a letter to her saying the assembly is overstepping by making decisions about
reforms without consulting children and families.
The chiefs, representing First Nations in Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Quebec-Labrador, said the organization is not being transparent in its negotiations for a final settlement agreement.
Woodhouse Nepinak refuted that assertion, and said the executive team, of which those three chiefs are members, has been briefed throughout the process. She said the other chiefs will have 120 days to review the agreement before it's brought to a special chiefs assembly in the fall to vote on.
Chiefs Bobby Cameron, Terry Teegee and Ghislain Picard said the assembly has refused to call meetings on the negotiations since February, and it has imposed terms of reference that interfere with an independent expert advisory committee responsible for developing and implementing a work plan to reform Indigenous Services Canada.
As a result, they said, Canada is now only prepared to fund the advisory committee for activities the assembly authorizes.
The assembly said the draft agreement will be publicly available to chiefs in full.
The three regional chiefs also raised concerns that the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, which jointly launched the human-rights complaint that led to the settlement agreement, is being frozen out.
Woodhouse Nepinak said the AFN "is not responsible for other parties if they leave tables or not."
Cindy Blackstock, who heads the Caring Society, pulled out of the agreement in principle, citing concerns with Jordan's Principle as she brought forward another non-compliance motion to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal against Ottawa earlier this year. But the agreement being worked on with Ottawa is unlikely to include funding to ensure Jordan's Principle is followed, Woodhouse Nepinak said.
The legal principle says First Nations children must receive the health care and social services they need even if there is a jurisdictional dispute over which government should pay for it.
"That's a separate issue," Woodhouse Nepinak said. "So we can start talking about that in the fall."
The complaint that led to the settlement revolved around allegations that
Ottawa’s underfunding of on-reserve child welfare services amounted to discrimination, and that First Nations children were denied equal access to support including school supplies and medical equipment.
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found in 2016 that First Nations are adversely affected by the services provided by the government and, in some cases, denied services as a result of the government’s involvement.
One representative plaintiff in the class action for Jordan's Principle families, Carolyn Buffalo, is a mother from Montana First Nation in Maskwacis, Alta.
Shortly after the Federal Court approved the settlement last year, she spoke about frustrations in trying to get her son care for his cerebral palsy on-reserve, despite Jordan's Principle being adopted by the federal government in 2007. "Reforming the system of child and family services and putting it back into the hands of First Nations, that's what we're talking about right now," said Woodhouse Nepinak, adding Jordan's Principle work will continue through other processes.
"I'm just here trying to pull
out money from the federal government," she said. "I wish the Caring Society would come back to the table."
Blackstock said in an interview Tuesday she had already expected the reforms to cost more than $20 billion, given increases to the population and inflation.
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"And, more importantly, my community does as well. There needs to be adequate time for people to look at it at the nation level, and then maybe even do community consultations around it."
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Blackeye Boxer Kelsie the Dream wins big in Toronto
No time for Stanley Cup hangover as NHL off-season is already here
By: Stephen Whyno
The Stanley Cup was still on the ice when Patric Hornqvist offered up a sobering thought surrounded by former teammates and other family revellers holding cans of beer during the celebration.
The newly crowned champion Florida Panthers had work to do already because the off-season is already here for them and the NHL's other 31 teams.
The buyout window opens Wednesday, the draft is Friday and Saturday and the start of free agency is Monday, squeezing a flurry of activity to prepare for 2024-25 into a tight window.
“It’s crazy,” said Hornqvist, a two-time Cup-winning player who's now in Florida's front office. “A quick turnaround.”
The season stretching into summer and the final between the Panthers and Edmonton Oilers going the distance to Game 7 set up this quick turnaround. Less than 12 hours after the Cup was awarded, Colorado re-signed forward Casey Mittelstadt for three more years and Winnipeg
extended defenceman Dylan DeMelo.
Some teams did not wait to take care of business. Boston and Ottawa made a major goalie trade finalized Monday night sending 2023 Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark to the Senators for Joonas Korpisalo, depth forward Mark Kastelic and a firstround pick.
The Bruins will be making that selection Friday at the Sphere in Las Vegas long after San Jose leads off the draft with the expected choice of Macklin Celebrini with the first pick. After the Sharks' trying year in the NHL basement, they are eager for the draft, trade and free-agent frenzy to get underway.
“Kind of a little bit scrambling and busy time, but I think everyone’s been doing their homework and people will be prepared,” general manager Mike Grier said. "This is a rewarding week for the franchise and for our scouts, who have done a ton of work. … It’s an exciting time. We’re looking forward to it. It’s busy, but it’s a fun time in the end.” It should be fun for play-
ers such as 57-goal scorer Sam Reinhart, who also got the Cup clincher, and others such as Jake Guentzel and 2023 playoff MVP Jonathan Marchessault who are set to cash in as pending free agents. Less so for those on the trade market and potentially on the move, from Anaheim's Trevor Zegras to Toronto's Mitch Marner.
There are also teams with more difficult off-season tasks than others. The Oilers, fresh off losing in the final, don't even have a GM under contract beyond this week and are in danger of serious roster turnover if a handful of free agents depart.
The New York Rangers could also be active and attempting to retool after getting knocked out by the Panthers in the Eastern Conference final. They already cleared salary cap space by waiving Barclay Goodrow, who was claimed by San Jose. Formerly the Arizona Coyotes and relocated to Salt Lake City, the Utah Hockey Club has roughly $40 million to spend to the cap under new owner Ryan Smith and his group,
but don't expect a signing bonanza from GM Bill Armstrong.
“There’s a little bit of a chess game for us where we have to bring in some players, but we don’t plan on using all that money and spending right out the window and locking ourselves in for the next seven years,” Armstrong said Tuesday. “We want to be smart about how we use our money.”
The buyout window is one of the first dominoes to fall, opening Wednesday to give teams the opportunity to shed unwanted contracts. The cap is also going up to $88 million, a bigger jump than expected thanks to revenue outpacing projections during a memorable season that no one has time to reflect on yet because there is so much work to be done in a short period of time.
“It happens fast,” Buffalo GM Kevyn Adams said. “You’ve got to be ready.” AP Hockey Writer John Wawrow contributed
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LAFORME: Donna Marie (Miller) November 14, 1948 - June 22, 2024
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Donna Marie Laforme in her 76th year and she leaves behind her loving children Howard (Poncho) & Lois, Dave (Fatman) & Pam, Sharon & Cheech, and Randi & Chris. Proud nana to How Cow & Julie, Paige & Diddy, Dakota, Camilla & Daniel, Nathan & Brooklyn, Logan, and Austina. A great nana to Hunter, Byron, and Melinda. She was called home June 22, 2024 to be reunited with her sweetie Gord, her parents Howard & Doris Miller, and Lynn Bradshaw her second pea in a pod. Donna will always be treasured and loved by her siblings Bev & George, Rick & Donna, Kathy & Lance, Shari & Dice, Tracy & Darryl. Predeceased by Raymond Keith and Linda Sue. Donna is also survived by uncle Winton Miller. Donna was known for her gift to gab and seeing the good in everyone. Her smile and laughter would fill a room. Special thank you to Brantford Paramedics, VON and Six Nations Front Line Workers. Funeral services at Styres Funeral Home, 1798 Fourth Line Road, Ohsweken, Ontario Tuesday June 25, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Cremation to follow. Celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Styres Funeral Home. www.rhbanderson.com
In Loving Memory of Leonard Lickers
June 28th, 1929 to June 27th, 2014
Although you sleep in heaven now
You’re not that far away
My heart is full of memories
And you’re with me every day
You lived your life with meaning
And with a smile upon your face
A world that was full of happiness
Is now an empty place
People say that only time will heal
a broken heart
But just like me and you
It has been torn apart
I know you are at peace now
In a place where you are free
Meet me at the pearly gates
When Heaven calls for me
Love
IN MEMORY
The month of June holds a special place in our hearts as it is the time we lost two very special people. Loving remembered and sadly missed, The Families of Truman & Delma Hill
In Memory
It’s been a year that our dear mother Delma Hill has left us.
We miss you Mom.
With love, Glenn, Julia, Marj, Kevin and Mervyn.
In Loving Memory of Herman Styres June 20, 1928 - May 13, 2024
Dad, you left us just over a year ago.
I miss you so much, especially the times when we went out for a ride.
We always had a lot of laughs.
Wishing you a Happy Birthday and Father’s Day.
I know you, Mom, Mel and Jolene are together.
Love and miss you. Candy & Family
To our loving Mom & Dad Porter
There is a bridge of memories
From here to Heaven above.
It keeps you very close to us, It is called a Bridge of Love.
We know the terrible heartache
Of what your parting caused
But God in all his glory
Gained what we have lost.
You gave us many things in life
Gifts both great and small.
But most of all you gave us love
The greatest gift of all.
Love always, The Porter family
Jesse April 5, 1979 & Lily Porter - June 29, 1986
Mom & Father Porter
Wife Norma
In Memoriam
CLUES ACROSS
1. Volunteer school groups
5. Cash machine
8. Title of various Muslim rulers
12. Indian hand clash cymbals
14. Scarf
15. Easily manageable
16. Cry
18. Financial term
19. Reactive structure in organic chemistry (abbr.)
20. Clean out a riverbed
21. Seaport (abbr.)
22. English seascape painter
23. Bring back again
26. Subtracted from
30. Related on the mother’s side
31. Mooches
32. Commotion
33. Boer War general
34. Silklike nylon fabric
39. CNN’s founder
42. Sarcastic in a bitter way
44. Minute reproductive unit
46. Nourishment
47. Large predatory tropical fish
49. Small, rich sponge cake
50. Drink a small amount
51. Golfer Rodriguez
56. Norse personification of old age
57. Large flightless bird
58. Capsized
59. Convicted American spy
60. Music genre
61. Makes tractors
62. Undergo cell disintegration
63. Patti Hearst’s captors
64. Selfs
CLUES DOWN
1. Post-traumatic stress disorder
2. Goat-like mammal
3. Swiss river
4. Slithered
5. Humiliate
6. Tumbled
7. Popular alcoholic drink
8. Small round hole in a leather cloth
9. Fertilizer
10. State of affairs that seems deliberately contrary
11. Count on
13. One who discriminates against
17. New Hampshire city
24. One who cares for teeth
25. Sent off
26. Mutual savings bank
27. Initial public offering
28. Denial
29. Northeastern institution of higher learning (abbr.)
35. A doctrine
36. Consumed
37. Trent Reznor’s band
38. Perform in a movie
40. Schoolhouse implements
41. Mathematical term
42. Man who behaves dishonorably
43. Expression of regret
44. Martens
45. Approval
47. Pleasantly warm
48. The Eurasian hoopoe
49. NBAer Bradley
52. Engineering organization
53. Horsefly
54. Type of sandwich
55. A day in the middle of the month
SUDOKU
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20
It will be difficult to ignore an urge to snoop in someone else’s business, Aries. If that person wanted to confide in you, he or she would have already, so it’s best to stay out of things.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21
Taurus, aspire to grow more comfortable with the important people in your life, as you are going to be seeing them more often. Perhaps start planning outings you all can enjoy.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21
Gemini, put in as much effort as you can muster this week so that you can stay on top of all of your chores. This will free up time later in the week for some R&R.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22
Cancer, you deserve to enjoy yourself at a function without any guilt. However, a nagging worry about your workplace will not leave your mind. Try to ignore it.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, rest is just what the doctor would advise for you this week, particularly if you have been under the weather. Curl up on the couch and binge on some television shows.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22
Keep your eye on the ball, Virgo; otherwise, you may lose track of things that need to get done. If it helps, use a notetaking app or set reminders so you can check things off the list.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
Libra, this could be a rather lucrative week for you if you act quickly. When someone gives you a tip on how to earn a few extra bucks, it is something you have to get done right away.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22
This is the perfect week to pamper yourself, Scorpio. Everyone may have a different idea of what that involves, but it could be a picnic for one or an afternoon getting a massage.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21
Sagittarius, you can take it easy for a few days and slow down in your daily activities. You’re quite ahead of the game and can use the down time for something fun.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20
Capricorn, you may not realize it, but right now you are part of something big that involves a number of people working together toward a common goal. You’ll just need to figure out your part.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18
Aquarius, it is your turn to prove to others that you have what it takes to take on more responsibility. It may be a while before a few more jobs come your way.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
Your desire to do something new is becoming an obsession, Pisces. That means it could be prime time to finally take action. Then you’ll be able to move on to other thoughts.
