Seeing Red built to amplify Indigenous voices and stories Media company founder focuses on Indigenous power and resiliency
If intergenerational trauma exists, then so too must intergenerational dignity, intergenerational honour, and intergenerational resilience.
That’s what Founder and Shakohén:te’s of Seeing Red Bryan Porter said to a roomful of celebrities, entertainers, sponsors, and Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation (DCF) supporters at its 18th annual gala last Thursday in Caledonia, Ont., regarding Indigenous representation in film and media.
DCF is a non-profit charitable organization created to assist Indigenous people with their present goals and endeavours. Seeing Red is an Indigenous-owned media company, based on Six Nations of the Grand River. It is dedicated to bringing authentic and impactful Indigenous stories to screens and homes worldwide by amplifying the representation, voices and vision of Indigenous storytellers.
Seeing Red has partnered with countless storytellers, artists, musicians, designers, and more since its inception, including organizations like Canada’s Walk of Fame and collaborators such as International Indigenous Rights and Water activist Autumn Peltier, Tradi-
tional Hoop Dance Artist
Notorious Cree, Advocate for Indigenous youth and women Shayla Stonechild, and Social Media Influencer Michelle Chubb aka Indigenous Baddie.
“Our 2023 Community Hero, Autumn Peltier, has become an extraordinary bond between our two organizations, the perfect catalyst to begin this partnership,” said Canada's Walk of Fame CEO Jeffrey Latimer in a June press release. “She is a unifying force and a powerful global
youth ambassador. With this partnership, we look forward to making a positive difference by uplifting and amplifying Indigenous storytellers to help build a stronger Canada.”
Porter said he is looking forward to more harmonious and fruitful partnerships in the years ahead.
“This faith is in my bones. It comes out of each breath I take and it spreads through me with each pump of my heart,” said Porter.
The term “seeing red”
refers to the media’s intentional and inferior misrepresentation of Indigenous people and culture in the media. Today, Seeing Red’s vision is to elevate the rightful status of Indigenous people through powerful, educational storytelling that builds cultural awareness and representation across all forms of art and media.
“We exist to amplify the voices and vision of established and emerging Indigenous storytellers through film and content increasing representation and cultural accuracy of Indigenous people in all forms of media,” said Porter. “This is what an honour and a privilege is. Taking care of our family. Our children are our future. They will carry our name and our teachings into their children and their children.”
Porter told guests in the large hall that Indigenous lessons and culture will live forever.
“There must be good
examples for them. If intergenerational trauma exists, then so too must intergenerational dignity, intergenerational honour, and intergenerational resilience. I choose to promote the positive aspects. I choose to focus on our power. I choose to believe that we will overcome our pasts. I choose to dream that we will be a golden generation,” he said.
Porter told the media that Dreamcatcher is a charity created by Indigenous people for Indigenous people.
“We try to give our next generation the best chance to succeed,” Porter told media. “Thank you for being an ally. No matter where you're from, no matter the colour of your skin, no matter your preferences, I invite you to join us in this path of peace for our future.”
DCF has been supporting Indigenous Youth in Ontario since 2004, with more than $23 million dollars to date.
JACE KOBLUN
Six Nations' Bryan Porter is Founder and Shakohén:te’s of Seeing Red an organization that promotes authentic Indigenous representation in culture, media and the arts. FILE
Call for commission to form into disappearance of Indigenous children in Canada
mission of Investigations into the Enforced 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 at residential schools.
The call comes on the heels of the release of the final report by Kimberly Murray, special interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites.
The report highlighted several key findings, notably, that several missing children were “disappeared” by the federal government during the country’s residential school era.
The last residential school in Canada closed in 1996.
Murray is calling for the formation of a Com-
Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council echoes the call for a commission, saying there is ‘settler amnesty’ and a culture of impunity in Canada when it comes to residential schools.
Church-run residential schools, sponsored by the federal government, operated for over 200 years with the forced removal of Indigenous children from their homes in an attempt to assimilate the children into the burgeoning colonial fabric of Canada.
SNGREC said in a press release it, “acknowledges the commitment and dedication of Kimberly Murray, Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites, for her work in advancing justice for Indigenous
communities through the release of her final report, ‘Sites of Truth, Sites of Conscience.’”
Murray’s work, council said, including her foundational efforts toward establishing the Survivor’s Secretariat at the Mohawk Institute, “has been instrumental in amplifying the voices of survivors and advocating for the protection of burial sites and access to records.”
SNGREC said, it, “remains deeply dismayed by the persistent lack of transparency and cooperation from Canada and its agencies, which continue to obscure information by using privacy laws and other mechanisms to withhold records from the impacted families and community. This lack of accountability undermines the healing and truth-seeking processes essential to reconciliation.”
Council said it, “stands firmly with Ms. Murray in urging the federal government to act on her recommendations. SNGREC supports the establishment of a national, Indigenous-led commission of investigation into missing and disappeared Indigenous children and unmarked burials. SNGREC further supports Ms. Murray’s call for legislation to protect burial sites, facilitate family access to records, and establish long-term, sufficient, and flexible funding for these initiatives.”
The final report also comes on the heels of the death of Senator Murray Sinclair, former head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which resulted in 94 calls to action for Canada as part of reparations for the harms caused by residential schools to Indigenous people.
OPP program results in charges
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BRANT COUNTY - Several drivers are facing charges after Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Brant County Detachment members conducted a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) checkpoint on Newport Road in the County of Brant over the weekend.
On Sunday November 3, 2024, at approximately 1:16 p.m., Brant County OPP stopped a vehicle that entered the R.I.D.E program on Newport Road. The investigation determined that the driver's licence was suspended.
Police have charged a 53-year-old from the City of Brantford with the following offences: Driving While Under Suspension.
At approximately 1:26 p.m., Brant County OPP stopped a vehicle that entered the same R.I.D.E program. As a result of the investigation, a 25-year-old from the City of Brantford has been charged with the following offences: Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available, Class G1 Licence Holder - unac-
companied by a qualified driver.
At approximately 1:27 p.m., Brant County OPP stopped a vehicle that entered the same R.I.D.E program to check the driver's sobriety and a roadside screen device was subsequently administered. As a result, a 60-year-old from the City of Brantford was issued a three-day licence suspension.
If you see a suspected impaired driver, you should contact the Ontario Provincial Police or your nearest police authority immediately by dialing 9-1-1.
STUNT DRIVER LOSES
VEHICLE FOR 14 DAYS
BRANT COUNTY - On Sunday November 3, 2024, at approximately 2:49 p.m., a member of the Brant County OPP initiated a traffic stop on Cockshutt Road in the County of Brant. The officer was conducting speed enforcement when they located a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was stopped after travelling more than 95km/hr in a posted 50 km/hr zone.
Police have charged a
22-year-old from Breslau with the following offences: Drive Motor Vehicle. Perform Stunt - excessive speed, Speeding - 149km/h over posted limit. The driver is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Brantford on December 10, 2024.
28-YEAR-OLD LOSES
LICENCE FOR 30 DAYS
BRANT COUNTY - On Sunday November 3, 2024, at approximately 4:23 p.m., a member of the Brant County OPP initiated a traffic stop on Oakland Road in the County of Brant. The officer was conducting speed enforcement when they located a vehicle travelling more than 50 km/hr over the posted 50 km/hr speed limit.
Police have charged a 28-year-old from the City of Hamilton with the following offences: Drive Motor Vehicle - Perform Stunt - excessive speed, Speeding 50 + km/h over posted limit. The driver is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Brantford on December 10, 2024.
THE HEALING CIRCLE
OPINION
Indigenous women largely overrepresented in Hamilton homelessness
The point in time connection (PIT) - a survey of homelessness in urban centres in Canada - is taking place this week in Hamilton.
Indigenous people are largely overrepresented in the city’s homeless crisis, with 23 percent of homeless folks in the city identifying as Indigenous in the 2021 PIT survey despite making up only about two percent of the city’s population.
The PIT survey measures varying factors and identifiers about homelessness demographics - age, gender identity, ethnicity, among other factors, and will be the first PIT count in the city since 2021.
It’s no secret cities across Canada have experienced an explosion of so-called “tent cities” since the Covid pandemic, inflation, and the opioid crisis began to grip North America in the past decade.
The City of Hamilton says the 2024 point in time connection (PiTC) will use the same core methodology as previous
PiTCs in 2016, 2018, and 2021, with enhancements for more culturally sensitive and relationship-based surveys.
During the 2021 PIT connection 545 surveys were completed during the week at emergency shelters, drop-in programs, community agencies, and in unsheltered locations.
An Indigenous-led magnet event was also held in Beasley Park (Hamilton’s poorest postal code) to provide an opportunity for Indigenous community members to be surveyed by Indigenous surveyors.
The top five barriers to finding housing were: -rent too expensive -low income -no income assistance -poor housing conditions
-discrimination Out of 575 people, 77 reported that the Covid pandemic was related to their housing loss.
Forty percent of people surveyed said they had a chronic condition, and 270 of them had been to the emergency room for a visit in the past 12 months.
Ages 31 to 49 represent the largest number of homeless people in the
survey, with 51 percent falling into that age category.
A large majority said they had spent the previous night in an emergency shelter, at 298.
Among the Indigenous respondents in the 2021 survey, 55 percent identified as women, 45 percent as men, and the remaining non-binary or gender-queer.
A whopping 80 percent of Indigenous respondents said they had used a shelter in the past year and more than one-third of Indigenous respondents said their first experience of homelessness was before the age of 25.
Perhaps most alarming, 42 percent of the Indigenous respondents said they had been in foster care as minors.
The three most common sources of income among the Indigenous respondents were: disability, welfare or social assistance, and informal means, such as bottle returns, panhandling, etc.
The 2021 Hamilton PiTC survey concludes that Indigenous women make up the largest number, percentage wise, of Indigenous homeless people in Hamilton.
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Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill gave away treats for the community with the help of a great team. LAFORCE
Join us at the Remembrance Day Cenotaph Service at the Brant County War Memorial Monday, November 11 at 10:50 am
Gestures anyone can embrace in support of veterans
Veterans Day (United States) and Remembrance Day (Canada) are commemorated each year on November 11. Both holidays honour the individuals who served in the armed forces for their respective countries.
Community-wide events tend to be held on November 11, but any day of the year is a good time to pay respect to veterans. On a local level, people can do much to thank veterans for their service and sacrifice.
Provide a free restaurant meal. Offer to take out a veteran for breakfast, lunch or dinner. If you see a veteran eating in a restaurant, anonymously pay the bill for that person.
Send care packages.
If your town hosts a Veterans Day or Remembrance Day parade, find out how you can volunteer or be a part of it. Oftentimes parade officials enable youth groups, such as high school marching bands or scouting troops, to participate in the parade.
Communities can gather resources and chip in to make care packages for veterans who live in town, and even to send to troops stationed elsewhere. Include foods and comforts from home.
Buy from veterans. Seek out veteran-owned businesses in the area, and then make purchases from their retail stores or utilize their services.
Decorate cemeteries.
Honour fallen veterans by placing flowers or flags by their gravesites.
Participate in a parade.
Write to the newspaper. Write an op-ed or highlight piece to submit to the newspaper about veterans in the community. Mention local veterans who have unique stories, or speak about the importance of veterans to the community.
Ask a veteran to speak. If you work in a school or a community centre, ask veterans to share their experiences with area youth.
Visit local memorials. Spend time visiting memorials nearby and paying homage to the veterans who devoted their time, or even their lives, to service.
Community members have plenty of opportunities and ways to give back to veterans in the area. SUBMITTED
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–John McCrae
Community march for water and Indigenous knowledge
By Jim Windle
CALEDONIA - A Caledonia teen is reaching out to Six Nations with a fundraiser community walk to honour her dad, a Mohawk genetically, by bringing awareness to this ill-advised policy conducted by the federal government known as the 60’s scoop. That was a program which separated Indigenous children from their families, language and heredity by scooping foster children from reserves and placing them with non-indigenous families. The practice is now outlawed for its attempt to “Canadianise” native children as a form of cultural genocide.
Anika Griffin, a Grade 12 student at McKinnon Park High School in Caledonia, takes great pride in her Mohawk heritage through her father Wade Griffin’s lineage and has taken the time to learn and teach others in her Caledonia community and
her school to bring awareness to the treatment of Indigenous people through history, including that of her own family.
Anika is directing her further education towards law and social justice, especially in indigenous issues.
“This is personal for her,” says her mother Cathi. “She loves her father so much and has always been fascinated and personally moved by the treatment of Native people.”
Lest We Forget
Anika Griffin, a McKinnon Park student in Caledonia, is making a difference, planning a walk for water and to bring awareness to First Nations clean water issues. She is doing it in the name of her father, Wade, a Mohawk who was part of the 60’s scoop. SUBMITTED CONTINUED
Remembrance Day did you know?
Each November 11, individuals across Canada honour the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve in the country’s armed
forces during times of war, conflict and peace. Remembrance Day, originally known as Armistice Day, was first observed in 1919. The day honours current service members but also living veterans and those who have passed away. Hundreds of thousands
of Canadian veterans live across the country today. According to the 2021 Census, there are than 461,000 veterans across Canada. Nearly one-third of those individuals are between the ages of 25 and 54 while roughly seven per cent are 85 and older.
All Six Nations of the Grand River departments will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2024. Regular office hours will resume Tuesday, November 12 @ 8:30 am.
Remembrance Day is observed every November 11 in Canada. LAFORCE
Good Things Come in Three's – TKMF24 Live Concert Series
Fans of Native music and music fans in general will be pleased to know that Tkaronto Music Festival is making your dreams come true November 7-9 at TD Music Hall part of the iconic Massey Hall in Toronto. Yes, that’s three full nights of Indigenous, Metis and Inuit performers on stage culminating in a one-of-a-kind musical experience in a world class venue.
Torontonians are for-
tunate the host TKMF24 in their backyard. And for Indigenous music enthusiasts across southern Ontario, Tkaronto Music Festival makes for a great destination getaway before the hustle and bustle of the holidays are upon us. But if you do want to get a start on some of that holiday shopping, TKMF24 is hosting an all-Indigenous Vendor’s Market on Friday November 8th and 9th 11am to 6pm each day at 401 Richmond Street in the Lower Commons. The TKMF Market has been skillfully curated to show-
case Indigenous excellence matching the nightly musical lineups. Shoppers can look forward to an array of Indigenous-made clothing, jewelry, beadwork, carvings, paintings, prints, home accessories and much more. When you shop Native, you support Native sovereignty.
TKMF24 Night One is doubly exciting with a lineup that features Juno-winning Metis jazz duo Blue Moon Marquee plus openers Kaeley Jade and rapid rising musical star Sebastian Gaskin. Opening night will be recorded for a special episode for CBC
Music to be released at a later date. So if you want to share your fandom for the cameras, come on out for opening night Thursday November 7th TD Music Hall, 7pm start for all nights.
Night two (Friday Nov 8) is a shoutout to all dancers for an awesome lineup of DJs and rappers starting with Stun from Oxford House Manitoba. This young hip hop artist has been raking up the awards in his career that’s only climbing upward. Next up is MR. SAUGA aka Jordan Jamieson from Mississauga of the Credit First
Nations performing with Bigg Neph spilling those ill beats and dance-inspiring tracks. Headlining is the dynamic duo of turn-table/traditional music fusion The Halluci Nation.
After starting a new cycle, 3-time Juno Award Winners- Bear Witness and Tim “2oolman” Hill of A Tribe Called Red reintroduced themselves as The Halluci Nation to reflect the evolution of their music and mission.
Night three (Saturday
Nov 9) amps things up for a final show in the series with headliner Tanya Tagaq performing with a full band, and equally iconic openers Kristi Lane Sinclair playing songs from her recently released album Super Blood Wolf Moon and Evan Redsky sharing songs from his debut album Oblivion.
Tickets are available at tkmf.ca
Use discount code TKMFCOMMUNITY for 50% off
Tkaronto Music Festival is making your dreams come true November 7-9 at TD Music Hall part of the iconic Massey Hall in Toronto. FILE
know the score.
Boston takes on Seattle in a non-conference matchup
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Seattle Kraken (5-6-1, in the Pacific Division) vs. Boston Bruins (5-6-1, in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Sunday, 5 p.m.
EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK
LINE: Bruins -177, Kraken +148; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins take on the Seattle Kraken in a non-conference matchup. Boston is 5-6-1 overall and 3-3-0 in home games. The Bruins have a 2-1-
0 record in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents. Seattle has gone 3-3-0 on the road and 5-6-1 overall.
The Kraken have a 3-1-0 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.
The teams meet Sunday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mark Kastelic has scored three goals with four assists for the Bruins. Mason Lohrei has over the past 10 games.
Brandon Montour has four goals and five assists for the Kraken. Shane
Three up, three down for slumping Bulldogs
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BRANTFORD - The Brantford Bulldogs had a chance to move out of the logjam in the middle of the East Division of the Eastern Conference of the OHL, Jr.A. Sunday night.
The Dogs missed the opportunity to make serious ground on the second place Generals who still hold two games in hand over the Bulldogs. Brantford now falls to six-andsix after dropping their third loss in four days.
Wright has over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 4-5-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.4 assists, 5.3 penalties and 11.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Kraken: 4-5-1, averaging three goals, five assists, 3.7 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: None listed.
Kraken: None listed. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Inquiry into boxer's death recommends better oversight
Braidwood, knocked Hague unconscious in the second round.
The judge leading a fatality inquiry into the knockout death of a boxer has recommended changes to how the sport is regulated and how head injuries are monitored.
Timothy Hague, a 34-yearold former kindergarten teacher once nicknamed The Thrashing Machine, competed in a boxing match licensed by the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission in June 2017. His opponent, Adam
The heavyweight fighter came to and was able to walk to the dressing room. He was being looked after by a ringside doctor when he vomited, laid down and lost consciousness again. Paramedics took him to the hospital, where he underwent surgery for a large brain bleed. His condition didn't improve, care was withdrawn and Hague died two days after the fight. The inquiry was not meant to find fault but to come up with recommendations
that could prevent similar deaths in the future.
Justice Carrie Sharpe with Alberta's provincial court made 14 recommendations in a report published last month, including that combat sports be overseen by a provincial authority instead of a patchwork of municipal bodies. She also said when a technical knockout is declared, meaning a referee has determined a boxer is too hurt to keep fighting, detailed reasons should be provided, specifically whether there were blows to the head. And if there were head blows, the ath-
The Dogs were on the road Sunday for a date with the division rival Generals (8-6-1) in Oshawa. The Dogs have only been giving it for two periods lately and resting for one. Of course that is ridiculous, but Sunday’s 5-2 loss could make a pretty good case of that hypothesis.
The two teams played a close first period with the Generals drawing first blood with Zackary Sandhu scoring at 7:21 of the opening period, But Brantford struck back before it ended to pull up even with the Generals and looking pretty good.
But on this day, it was in the second period that the Dogs decided to take a break, loosing the period 4-0. Tomas Hamara scored a meaningless marker for the Bulldogs in the third but lost the match 5-2.
The newly minted 2024-25 Civic Centre was packed with 3,200 fans on Saturday night to watch the young future stars of
lete should provide medical proof, in the form of an MRI or CT scan, that they are fit to compete again. Regardless of injuries, a boxer should be required to provide CT scans every six months and referees should be provided with mandatory yearly training on head trauma, Sharpe wrote.
The judge also recommended concussion spot-
the NHL face the Sudbury Wolves.
The Wolves left town with the two points after a 3-1 win over their hosts.
Wolves’ rookie Tayjon Street, notched his first goal in the OHL near the halfway point in the first period after a Bulldogs defensemen gave up the puck in the corner which was quickly deposited into the Brantford net to give the Wolves a 1-0 first period advantage. He would add an assist later.
The Bulldogs fought back in the second period outshooting the Wolves 10-7 but could not beat Nate Krawchuck who robbed at least two goals from Brantford shooters.
Another sloppy play around the net made it 2-0 with Nathan Villeneuve collecting what would stand up as the game-winner.
Brantford’s Nikolas Rossetto put the Dogs on
ters be present at every combat sport event.
"These individuals should be medically trained to recognize the symptoms of a concussion. The concussion spotters should have authority to stop an event," she wrote.
the score board, assisted by Noah Nelson early in the third, but that would be all for the Brantford offence as Sudbury hold on for the 3-1 win.
Friday night at the Civic Centre the Brantford Bulldogs were slow out of the pen falling behind the visiting Erie Otters 2-0 after the first 20 minutes. A few adjustments in the intermission lit a fire under the Brantford bench with Jake O’Brian, Luka Testa and Zakary Lavoie launching an early second period drive. That was the up-side. The down-side was that Erie scored a short-hander for the last goal of the period and took the 4-3 lead through a scoreless third.
Next up for the Bulldogs will be the Guelph Storm, Wed. Nov. 6, at 7pm, and then the Niagara IceDogs, Saturday for an afternooner at 4pm, also in Brantford.
Fighters should be prevented from going back in the ring if there are any signs that they haven't fully recovered from a concussion, she added. Citing information in a third-party review the City of Edmonton commissioned from consulting firm MNP, Sharpe wrote that Hague was not originally on the fight card for the night of his fatal injury, as the original contestant was removed for medical reasons.
Brandon Montour has four goals and five assists for the Kraken. NHL KRAKEN IG
Next up for the Bulldogs will be the Guelph Storm, Wed. Nov. 6, at 7pm, and then the Niagara IceDogs, Saturday for an afternooner at 4pm, also in Brantford. FILE
Community march for water continued
It’s not her first footto-pavement action into social justice matters. When Anika was eightyears-old she organized a similar walk called the Tin Cup and raised $2000. This time, the focus is also wards the preservation and protection of Ontario and Canada’s clean water. The march will be called, “Water First” and she invites all Six Nations and area water protecters to join her Nov.16th, beginning at 10am.
“Participants are to gather on River Road to Onondaga Road, then go down a very short distance and on the right there’s a parking lot. We will all meet in the parking lot for 10 AM.”
“Anika‘s grandmother, a survivor of residential day school and her great grandmother, a survivor a full residential school,” her mother explains. “Her father and aunt survived against unthinkable odds.”
He is the first of his family’s generation to go to university and is now working for the federal government in indigenous procurement.
“Anika and her brother were taught from a very young age that they always had the power to do something to help another person that they always had ability to make change,” says Cathi.
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According to her, “Anika could not resign to the fact that there were people in this world who lived in poverty and did not have access to clean water or food. These issues weighed heavy on her heart. Anika is a brilliant 17-year-old who undoubtedly will make great change in this world . She is in grade 12 at McKinnon Park secondary school and has plans to head toward to career in law with a focus on social justice and indigenous issues.
“Nobody in a first world country, or anywhere for that fact, should not have access to clean drinkable water,” says Anika. “It is a basic human right. This walk is important to her because it brings attention to something that is a crisis. Our neighbours, our friends and our family members that live within walking distance cannot access clean, drinking water. How could this be?”
She believes her generation should become educated and understand that we need to make a difference then change will come, according to her mom.
“Anika is steeped in this philosophy, and is intensely proud of her heritage as a Mohawk daughter of a strong, mohawk man,” says Cathi.
“Every person who has the tools to make a difference, to be part of the reparations, and part of truth and reconciliation,” says Anika. “We all have a responsibility.”
“Please attend on November 16th,” invites Cathi and Anika. “Came and help by making a donation of any amount. No amount is too small. I would like the community on both sides to attend and show unity and address a problem that should not exist.”
Honouring those who served
Indigenous Veterans Day
SIX NATIONS COUNCIL
SIX NATIONS AND NEW CREDIT
DAVIS: Thelma Elizabeth October 29, 1933 - November 1, 2024
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our mother, wife, grandmother and great grandmother, Thelma (Moses) Davis at the age of 91. Beloved wife of the late Leslie Davis. Loving mother of Ted (Donna), Deb (Keith, pre-deceased), Mike (Karen), Patty, Marvin (Brenda), Caron (Rocki), Pam (Sandy), Tim and Lesley. Respected and loved grandmother of Ted Jr. (Krissy), Sarah (Chris), Nikki (Sheldon), Trevor (Susie), Amy (Pete), Jason, Kyle, Jen, Eric, Erin (Richard), Brett (Sabrina), Jamie (Jim), Andrew, Adam, Timmy, Jordan and predeceased by beloved grandson Roger Lee Smith. Special great grandmother of Austin, Logan, Jackson, Taylor, Aiden, Isaiah, Noah, Everly, Charlotte, Brayden, Landon, Gavin, Brielle, Madisyn, Everett and Fletcher. Dear sister-in-law of Janet Laforme and Helen Moses. Predeceased by her brothers Russell and Elliot and sister Marie. Thelma will be missed by her many nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Resting at Hyde & Mott Chapel of R.H.B. Anderson Funeral Homes Ltd., 60 Main St. S., Hagersville on Tuesday November 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday November 6th at 11 a.m. Internment at the Chapel of the Delaware Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Chapel of the Delaware Building Fund would be appreciated. Thelma was a dedicated member of the Chapel of the Delaware and after surviving the mush hole she proceeded to raise her family, volunteering with the United Church of Canada, visiting the elders at Six Nations Iroquois Lodge nursing home and teaching ceramics while running her own ceramic business. www.rhbanderson.com
Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear.
Please join us for..
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday November 23 ,2024 Six Nations Veteran’s Hall 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
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November 23rd is International Day of Loss for Suicide Survivors
Coming Events
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In Memoriam
Obituaries
CLUES ACROSS
1. Absence of effort
5. Preserve a dead body
11. Gratitude
14. The act of coming together again
15. Simpler
18. Visionaries
19. Large, fish-eating bird
21. Indicates near 23. Former CIA agent and critic
24. Icelandic poems
28. Pop
29. “Hammer” is one
30. Senses of self-importance
32. Thyrotrophic hormone
33. Not around
35. Electronic data processing
36. Licenses and passports are two types
39. Snakelike fish
41. Air Force
42. Popular computers
44. Of a withered nature
46. Wings
47. Used in combination
49. Laid back
52. Jeweled headdress
56. In slow tempo
58. __ Falls
60. Assertions made again
62. Periods of history
63. Hyphen CLUES DOWN
1. Body part 2. Mimics
3. Expel large quantities rapidly 4. Sea eagle
5. A type of subdivision
6. Variety of Chinese
7. Mr. T’s name on “The A-Team”
8. Consumed
9. Chinese dynasty
10. NFL great Randy
12. Ireland
13. Palm trees with creeping roots
16. Fungal disease
17. Impressionable persons
20. Affirmative! (slang)
22. Instinctive part of the mind
25. “The First State”
26. A way to develop
27. Fraternities
29. Woman (French)
31. Sunscreen rating
34. Beer
36. Spiritual leader
37. Indigo bush
38. Burn with a hot liquid
40. Junior’s father
43. Ray-finned fishes
45. Morning
48. Line passing side to side through the center (abbr.)
50. Double curve
51. A small bundle of straw or hay
53. Got older
54. Crater on Mars
55. Humanities
57. Relating to the ears
58. “To the __ degree…”
59. Residue of a burned product
61. It cools a home
SUDOKU
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, this week you may find yourself with some extra energy and enthusiasm for new projects. Figure out what you want to get done and think through a plan.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21
Taurus, you may have a strong desire for stability and security. Now is a good time to focus on financial matters and investigate potentially valuable investment opportunities.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21
Communication will be key for you this month, Gemini. Whether you aim to strengthen existing relationships or start new ones, be clear and honest in all of your interactions.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22
This week your focus shifts largely toward home and family, Cancer. Now might be the time to address any conflicts in your home life to reinforce family relationships.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, this could be a week when you find yourself in the spotlight more than usual. You don’t shy away from extra attention; in fact, you will thrive this week.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22
This is a good week to start organizing and planning, Virgo. The holidays are right around the corner, and you want to be sure that everything you need to get done will be accomplished.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
Relationships and partnerships are priorities for you this week, Libra. Figure out how you can balance your needs with those of others in your inner circle.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22
Scorpio, it’s a good time to implement new habits or make improvements to your work life. Perhaps the balance has been skewed and you need more time for family?
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21
This week could be bursting with creativity for you, Sagittarius. If you’ve been meaning to pursue hobbies or other interests, now is the time to explore and have some fun.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20
Making improvements to your home or livings space can give you a fresh perspective, Capricorn. It might just be the change you need to feel revitalized.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18
Don’t be afraid to share your ideas and connect with others this week, Aquarius. Staying curious and getting your perspective across may lead to some exciting opportunities.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
Financial matters may come into focus this month, Pisces. It’s a good time to look at your budget and make some tweaks, if necessary. Taking on extra work might be an option.
Take time November 11th to pause and think of the freedoms we enjoy today because of the sacrifices made by all National and Aboriginal Veterans, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Allied Veterans, Serving, Retired, those who completed Basic Training and Honourably Released from The Canadian Armed Forces, and their families.
The Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Provincial Command proudly supports all the above. Do you know someone, in any of those categories, in need or who may qualify for Benefits?
