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Federal candidate Danielle Takacs and former Prime Minister Paul Martin visited Six Nations Polytechnic Friday to talk with educators and members of the Six Nations Elected Council on a number of items, however education was the focal point of this stop on the campaign trail. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE
Liberal Candidate and Former PM Told Education Funding Essential By Jim Windle
SIX NATIONS — Among the stops made by federal Liberal candidate Danielle Takacs and former Prime Minister Paul Martin was a round table meeting at Six Nations Polytechnic. Councillor Helen Miller opened the discussions which focused on Six Nations education funding, showing the former PM and possible future MP that due diligence in evaluating the needs, and working within the limited budgets is no longer possible to ensure a quality education to Six Nations students. “If we are going to do our own education, we want to do it right. We have to do it right,” said Miller. “It’s a matter of knowing the cost it will take to do it right. We are not going to take over education if we don’t have the money to do it right. She and elected Chief Ava Hill were asking for more lobbying at the federal level on behalf of Six
Nations funding as relative to education. “We can’t get a straight answer out of them at INAC,” said Miller. There was also a plea for funding to help build Six Nations a new library and repository which would also contribute to the education of Six Nations young people. Since leaving political office, former Prime Minister Paul Martin has been quite active advocating for a better relationship between the federal government and First Nations across Canada. It was his government that introduced the $5 billion Kelowna Accord and received support from all provincial MPPs, before the Harper government arbitrarily quashed the deal. As a private citizen, Martin began the Paul Martin Education Initiative, a charitable organization to help in the education of First Nations people, which has made a significant impact on literacy within more than
40 Native communities to date. It is also an education initiative that offers business apprenticeship programs to young aboriginals, which qualify for high school credits. Following reports of similar funding issues presented by a number of councillors and educators Martin seemed to be on the same page as he too recognized the futility of the Conservative cutbacks and even status-quo in Onkwehonwe education.
"A b or ig inal students should not leave their cultural heritage or identity at the door of the classroom" Paul Martin
Brantford-Brant Liberal candidate Danielle Takacs added, “There are very few things in life that can’t be taken from you once you have it, and one of them is
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Aboriginal youth, like all other youth around the world, will rise to the challenge and succeed when given hope, support and opportunity.” While in the riding, Takacs and Martin had lunch at the Mississaugas of the New Credit Community Hall with guests New Credit Chief Bryan LaForme, Six Nations elected Chief Ava Hill, Brant County Mayor Ron Eddy, Brant MPP Dave Levac and Brantford Councillor Cheryl Antoski, who is representing Brantford Mayor Chris Friel’s office. During the various stops throughout the day, Takacs made copious notes and answered questions as well, however, her main purpose was to introduce herself and listen closely to understand the unique needs of young Onkwehonwe people of today. Other issues discussed included a hope for some kind of timeframe for the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to be
fully implemented. He and Takacs’ whirlwind tour also included a visit to the Mohawk Institute where a plea for funding to restore the school as a museum of the Canadian government’s misguided attempt to force assimilation of First Nations children over several generations. Further on the education theme, the Liberal delegates also toured Grand River Employment and Training and in particular, the Ogwehoweh Skills and Trades Training Centre. Martin promised to return to the Six Nations and New Credit communities following the October 19th federal election to talk further about these and other issues. NDP candidate, Marc Laferriere, alongside NDP Aboriginal Affairs Minister Jean Crowder, were in the Six Nations community two weeks ago gathering support as well.
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Liberals Visit Grassroots at SN By Jan Longboat and Jim Windle SIX NATIONS — About 20 community members were invited to gather at Earth Healing Herbal Gardens and Healing Retreat on Friday, to welcome the Right Honourable Paul Martin and Liberal candidate for Brant-Brant County-Six Nations and New Credit Danielle Takacs. The day began with the lighting of a sacred fire, tobacco burning and an Onkwehonwe opening and a blessing of the sacred water. Visitors welcomed the opportunity to remain outdoors and enjoy the natural environment. Martin shared his motivation and dedication to listen, support and take the suggestions and recommendations of the grassroots community people to a higher level of awareness. Takacs also shared her experiences and decision to run in October’s federal election. Topics discussed included res-
idential schools, higher education, the Indian Act, land issues, culture, the environment, indigenous health, and cultural genocide. Jan Longboat, Onkewhonwe teacher, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother of a large Turtle Clan, took the opportunity, upon request, to host the community meeting and open forum to hear the grassroots Onkwehonwe communities concerns, suggestions and resolutions. The time schedule was very short and many items were not sufficiently presented, however, Martin promised those in attendance he would return when he has more time to visit and discuss these and any other matters. Longboat asked Martin why he has become so active in advocating for Onkwenonwe rights and causes since leaving political office. “He said he was around 43-years-of-age before he had even heard of residential schools,”
relays Longboat. “He said he couldn’t believe that human beings can be so abusive to another human being.” He said it was at that time, after finding out about this black stain on Canadian history, that he decided he needed to get involved in doing what he could to acknowledge what had happened and to making it right. Longboat, who also took the tour of the old Mohawk Institute Residential School with Takacs and Martin, said she felt the experience made an impact on both guests. Mohawk Workers representative, Bill Squire was at the gathering as well. “I was very happy that Billy came,” said Longboat. “He certainly spoke well about how the Indian Act as well as the residential school system has put us in a precarious and dangerous situation.” Martin agreed that something needs to be done to radically change the Indian Act as it presently stands.
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The Right Honourable Paul Martin and Liberal candidate for Brant-Brant County-Six Nations and New Credit Danielle Takacs stopped by New Credit last Friday to meet with Chief Brian Laforme. Also pictured are former Haldimand Norfolk MP Bob Speller, Speaker of the house MPP Dave Levac, SN Elected Chief Ava Hill, and Brantford City Councillor Cheryl Antoski.
The cast and crew of award winning CBC TV series Murdoch Mysteries were in Downtown Brantford once again filming segments for Season #8 of the popular show. Friday morning, Inspector Murdoch (Yannick Bisson), Inspector Thomas Brackenreid (Thomas Craig), and Dr. Emily Grace (Georgina Reilly) used the old Carnegie Library steps, now Wilfred Laurier University, for a scene, which will appear in Season #9 of the series. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE.
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Day and Wynne sign yet another accord By Jim Windle TORONTO – Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day and Ontario Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne signed a “historic” political accord Monday. Under the agreement, Ontario, commits to establish a framework for communication directly with First Nations on issues that may impact them. Some might argue that this agreement was already made with the Silver Covenant Chain of Friendship treaty and other agreements made with the Crown
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of England, including a communications accord signed between Wynne and Hazel Hill on behalf of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council before Wynne became premier. That agreement expired and has not been renewed. But either way, there is now a more modern reference to the principles of the original Covalent Chain agreements made in the 1600’s and 1700’s. A smudging ceremony was conducted at Queens Park to clear the eyes ears and throats of
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the parties involved to be able to see, hear and speak the truth. “Most of all, it is an important opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people’s across the province and to start a better future for our children and grandchildren,” Wynne said. The accord calls promises to affirm that First Nations have an inherent right to self-government. It also commits the parties to work together on issues of mutual interest, including resource benefits sharing, the treaty relationship and jurisdiction matters. Thirdly, it sets a path for future reconciliation between First Nations and the people of Ontario. Part of the accord also commits the province to engage twice yearly with high level meetings. “This political path forward for First Nations is the most important collective milestone in modern times,” Day said. Wynne also promised that there would be an official statement of
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL - FAMILY HEALTH TEAM REVIEW The Six Nations Elected Council is accepting proposals from qualified consultants to review the current structure and operations of the Family Health Team. Terms of Reference can be obtained by contacting Rebecca McComber, Administrative Assistant to Director of Finance at (519) 445-2201 ext. 3224 or bmccomber@sixnations.ca or at Six Nations Administration Building, 1695 Chiefswood Road, Ohsweken. Instructions to Applicants 1. Proposals will be accepted up to NOON on September 18, 2015 at the Six Nations Administrative Office. Proposals received after the above closing time may be considered invalid and returned to the applicant. 2. Only completed submissions will be considered and should include the following: a. Statement of Qualifications detailing the Consultant and/or firm’s depth and breadth of experience relating to management consulting specifically in the health care sector; b. Scope of Work Proposal detailing the Consultant and /or firms technical approach, planned engagement, projected labor intensity, the specific employees that will be allocated to the project, itemized non-labor costs and the structure of deliverables c. Any additional information pertaining to the Consultant and/or firm’s previous management consulting projects, such as work product, examples of executed recommendation or other performance indicators
3. The applicant will submit four (4) copies in a sealed package bearing the name and address of the applicant and clearly marked on the outside “Proposal for Family Health Team Review”: Mail: Six Nations Council P.O. Box 5000 Ohsweken, Ontario N0A1M0
Delivery: Six Nations Council 1695 Chiefswood Road Ohsweken, Ontario N0A1M0
4. Faxed Proposals will be accepted at (519) 445-4208. 5. Proposal documents must be completed in accordance with the requirements of the Terms of Reference (TOR) documents and no amendments to proposals will be accepted after the closing date. 6. All questions and communications regarding this RFP shall be directed to Lori Davis Hill, Director of Health Services at 519-445-2418 or ldavishill@sixnations.ca. 7. Six Nations Council reserves the right to amend this RFP, by Addendum that will be sent to each applicant, at any time up to 5 business days prior to closing. Applicants are reminded to ensure that they have all information prior to submitting a bid. 8. Six Nations Council reserves the right to Not Accept the lowest or any bid.
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This was the 1991 Statement of Political Relationship signed by Liberal Premeire Bob Rae and Ontario Regional Chief Gordon Peters. Six Nations Elected Chief William Monture was also a signatory. Although the Province claimed to recognize aboriginal title and treaty rights, Dudley George was killed in Ontario by OPP in 1995, four years later. apology to First Nations for Ontario’s part in the residential schools and that Indigenous history will become a mandatory part of the education curriculum. Some may remember that The liberals had
already signed an accord August 6th 1991. Then Premier of Ontario, Bob Rae, met Chiefs representing Ontario First Nations on Mount McKay on the Fort William First Nation near Thunder Bay and signed a Statement of
Political Relationship recognizing that the aboriginal people “exist in Ontario as distinct nations, with their governments, cultures, languages, traditions, customs and territories.”
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Introduction to Canning Thur Sept 3rd - 6-8pm -Marinara Sauce
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hospes m (genitive hospitis); third declension • host • guest, visitor • stranger; foreigner
It doesn’t take a Master’s degree to see that Host and guest are two very different things. Actually host and a guest are totally opposite things aren’t they? The generally accepted version of history says the St. Johns Hospitallers tended to injured pilgrims who were returning from the Crusades but what if the chivalric order had multiple purposes? This charitable brotherhood waged a war as strangers in a foreign land under the guise of divine providence – sounds a lot like the doctrine of discovery. There is a legend that the Crusaders found an ancient map in Solomon’s caverns that revealed a mass of land far across the Atlantic Ocean. This land could only be found if sailors followed a special star – a star called Merica. Or so they say, this part is total conjecture. At any rate, if we fast forward a millennium you will find the settler people of Can-
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are completely baffled. Haplogroup X seems most closely related to the Druze of Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. People of the other Holy Land. As a side note a touch of Haplogroup X mtDNA also shows up in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. Regardless of who originated where scientists agree that these haplogroups would take 20,000 to 36,000 years to morph into their current form. So where are we going with all of this? Well, it would seem that history is repeating itself. It seems like the British have two Crusades happening simultaneously, one in the middle-east and one in North America. Could these be signs of a thousand year war against Haplogroup X? This super complicated history lesson explains the terrible treatment that indigenous people get in Canadian hospitals. In Winnipeg, Brian Sinclair died in his wheelchair while a guard watched in a moment of unadulterated hatred and racism. He was in the waiting room for 34 agonizing hours without treatment. Think about that for a minute. Most native people have experienced some form of discrimination when entering into the medical institutions of Canada and the burden of reconciliation is upon these systems to make changes in policy and in attitude. When did our guests become so hostile? For too long indigenous people have been wondering why Canadian hospitals have been so inhospitable. Maybe we are still living in the times of the Crusades. The first hospital was built for pilgrims sent to pillage the Holy Land for greater glory but we the indigenous people have always been the ones to be plundered.
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Dear Kitty, This is my first year in my own home with a little yard. I put in my first garden. I have worked hard in my garden all summer. Now I am enjoying an amazing harvest. I wondered if you could get me started on what I should be doing in my garden and yard with fall coming.
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Dear What to Do for Fall, I just love stories like yours! A house with a yard and you grew your own food. I congratulate you all around.
Here is a quick starter list for things to do in September: • Collect seeds and herbs to dry • Cover water features/ ponds with netting to catch leaves • Add compost to garden beds
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The Crusades of the 11th century were some of the most horrible times in the history of the world. We’re not sure what it is about the Holy Land but Europeans seem to have a Middle-eastern fetish. Even to this day the British are trying to invade the Levant to search for treasures under the desert sands. Mysterious quasi-military organizations arose from those times, one being the St. John Hospitallers, which later became the Knights of Malta. If we do some etymology research on the word Hospital some very confusing definitions can be found. Check the meaning of its Latin root word:
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Check house plants you brought outside for pests and begin moving plants indoors Plant your new trees and shrubs to give them at least six weeks before a frost Plant or move any perennials if they need a new spot to give them six weeks before a frost Plant spring flowering bulbs Clean bird feeders Clean your gardening tools before putting them away Bring any clay pots in before the end of the month (clay pots do not like the cold winter weather and may crack or break) Pull all your weeds to reduce the number of weeds in the spring
I hope this helps you get started. Enjoy your new little home, yard and garden!
Loving the fall season, Kitty
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COLUMN: LUV, RESPECT & DEFIANCE By Bubzy Martin
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song called ‘My Ohsweken ertheless, the people that It cannot be chaos either. Baby’. So in matriarchal tried to alienate me didn’t People who were brought Sago sago, terms, I’m a Mohawk Wolf. even speak or know the in learned the way of the Our ancestor Thomas Davis language. I went to Sour Earth. Anyone can come sit There has been a recurring was the War Chief for the Springs Longhouse since beneath the Great Tree that theme that comes up over Mohawk Wolf Clan when my earliest memory, hiking seeks peace! There cannot and over which drives good we came up from Kanat- across the field on Bateman be peace with condemnapeople away from adding siohareke/Mohawk Matilda PO Box tion. 131 There can’t be peaceffice: 519-445-4242 PUBLIC WORKS Valley to my Grandma 1953 4th Line, to the rafters of the Great in present day New York. Martin’s Ohsweken where I would ful ON N0A 1M0rivalries. Just Skenna. Longhouse of Earth and I was always told we keep help her grind her corn in a The Europeans never Sky bestowed by Tekanaw- our own names for places hand grinder. My Grandpa had peace for thousands ugust 18, itah2015 to the Iroquois. The in the language. Brantford Edgar was a Chief. I used of years. They never knew recurring problem is the is Tsitkanatahere but that to put Crisco lard on the what it was. They lost Line So between Chiefswood Road lease be advisedofBridge #5 iflocated on 2nd story. alienation our own is a different my Houdoui/False Face maskandtheir original instructions. they don’t fit the profile. I’m will Granny Mary isfrom Mohawk before Longhouse. I guess When they saw how peaceeneca Road (see map below) be closed September 2015 to August no stranger to this myself. Wolf and my Father Cam that would make me a full ful, happy and free we 016, for replacement. I was alienated be- Sr. is Mohawk Turtle – his blood as the “skins” say out were, it was so powerful my You mom Can was raised mom Bridge Phelma Closure: Bomberry in California. and stirred something so lternatecause Routes Take During in New Credit and told by was a Mohawk Turtle so I People that do this far down inside that they people whom lost guess that answers the di- alienating have to look into including the Birthing Centre use Seneca Road or 2nd Linerebelled against an oppres Upangry to 1403 2nd Line, their way that I wasn’t Mo- lemma. themselves. The Haudeno- sive hierarchy. We agreed West of Seneca Road hawk, so let’sndlook: the MoI was raised nd at saunnee way is a strong and counselled them but Line use Chiefswood Road or 2 End Lineway. East Road Uphawk to 1446 way 2is matriarchal. Bateman Line Upper It isofa Chiefswood way of kindness greed is the natural enemy My Grandma was a Davis amongst Mohawks. My Dad and a spirit of hospitality etour signs be posted the respective intersections start of from from will Fourth Line, a atMoand sister teach Mohawk prior that to wethe all inherited hawkPublic Wolf that moved to and been known to our It’s first and onstruction. transportation and I’ve emergency services willancestors. be notified. New Credit with my Gran- “go Mohawk” on enemies foremost not mean spirdad Allan. even hadwhile a ofwethe Great Peace. providing Nev- ited.a That’s not our We appreciate yourHepatience work towards safer and moreway. reliable
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of peace. This is the eternal struggle – the duality of creation. The Two Row Wampum. Ontkon (negativity) or orenda (sunshine and love) - which wind fills your sails? This is the question. We must come to peace within to achieve peace without or we will continue to alienate good people. This weakens ourselves and destroys our own Haudenosaunnee body like cancer cells. The choice is ours. It’s a conscious decision to make when we get up in the morning to say “Niaweh” for life before our feet even touch the floor, before the sun comes fully over the horizon when the
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sky is blueish grey. This is the most powerful time. This is when your celebration of the Creator’s gift of life goes straight to the ears of the Great Natural Power that already provided all to everyone. Take our prayers with the smoke. Let us know Skenna/Peace, Wakiro!! Bubzy Tewasarake For those interested in writing Bubzy he can be reached by letter at: Cam Martin 711 Exeter Road London, Ontario NGE 1L3
Six Nations Polytechnic offering Indigenous Visual Arts Program Last chance to register for fall entry! Tuition Sponsorships are available to all First Nations Students Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) is excited to offer the first year of an Indigenous Visual Arts degree program at SNP, starting September 8, 2015, in partnership with OCAD University. Credits earned at SNP will be eligible for credit transfer at OCAD University. Students who successfully complete their first year studies with an average of 70% at SNP can then proceed into 2nd year programming at OCAD University’s Toronto campus. Students also have the option to receive a Six Nations Polytechnic Certificate for year 1 studies. This program is designed for visual communicators who want to learn to express themselves creatively. The Indigenous Visual Arts Program combines contemporary and traditional Indigenous aesthetic and social studies with studio-‐based art education. The program prepares students to engage in complex and evolving global discourses around Indigenous history, art history and contemporary art practice across a range of expressions, materials and media. The Indigenous Visual Arts Program at Six Nations Polytechnic will be delivered in a classroom setting, in studios, as well as through online courses. Two studio art classes are available as part-‐time study at a cost of $50 tuition. These courses are: “Introduction to Drawing” -‐ Tuesday evenings 5:30 – 8:30 “Indigenous Materials and Methods” -‐ Thursday evenings 5:30-‐8:30 Sign up today!
SIX NATIONS - Please be advised Bridge #5 located on 2nd Line between Chiefswood Road and Seneca Road (see map below) will be closed from September 2015 to August 2016, for replacement.
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Gustafsen Lake Inside Out - How the RCMP Really Works Part #1 By Doug Whitlow Reprinted with the permission of “The Other Press”, Douglas College. BC. BRITISH COLUMBIA – The summer of 1995 will be remembered by many BC residents as the summer of native discontent. A series of native blockades around the province reached a climax on August 19, 1995, when the RCMP announced that a group of terrorists had taken over private land on a remote lake near a town called 100 Mile House. What followed became known as the “Gustafsen Lake Standoff,” involving over 400 RCMP police officers, military Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC’s) and an army of journalists from across Canada. By the end of its peaceful resolution on September 17th, 1995, eighteen adults and two youth had been arrested and charged with a variety of offences ranging from mischief to attempted murder. B.C. Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh told the public afterwards that, “There is no other side to the story,
and that is that a very serious criminal investigation was being very legitimately pursued by the RCMP in a peaceful fashion.” A year later, the public and the jury finally learned that there was indeed another side to the story. On July 8, 1996, the Gustafsen Lake trial began in a high-security courtroom in Surrey BC, and eight months later, on February 12, 1997, the crown finally concluded its case. Before the defense began its case on February 19th, the jury had a week off to ponder the testimony of 77 crown witnesses whose evidence revealed how the RCMP escalated a land dispute into a deadly standoff. At the beginning of the trial, the jury heard from Lyle James, the 70-yearold rancher who claimed to own the land in dispute. James testified that he had an argument with Percy Rosette, a Shuswap faithkeeper, allowing Rosette to use a few acres of land by Gustafsen Lake for sacred Sun Dance ceremonies. Apparently, all went well until James learned that a fence had been built
to keep cattle from defecating on the sacred Sun Dance grounds. James sought legal advice on how to evict Rosette and his family from a small cabin that had also been built on the land. James balked at the cost of getting a court order that his lawyer and the RCMP suggested and decided instead to take the law into his own hands. On June 14th, 1995, he and 12 of his cowboys (one of them cracking a bullwhip) served Rosette an illegal home-made eviction notice. Defense lawyer Sheldon Tate suggested that the whole standoff might have been averted had James acted in a civilized manner and allowed the matter to be handled in
court. Shelagh Franklin, a non-native representing herself in court, questioned James on the legitimacy of his deed to Lot 114. Throughout the trial she and William Jones Ignace, aka Wolverine, maintained that most of BC remains unceded reserve land and that the 1763 Royal Proclamation protects native land from encroachment by settlers. They claim that because the Shuswap nation never sold or treatied their traditional lands, the land still belongs to the natives and James was, in fact, in possession of stolen property. They also claim that the RCMP was breaking the law because it didn’t have the jurisdiction to arrest anyone on unceded lands. Lyle James
maintained that he didn’t have a speck of doubt that the land was his because he paid for it. The jury heard next from three different native constables who were sent to the camp during the summer to ease tensions. Cst. Andrew testified that he found the people in the camp very friendly, and he enjoyed drinking coffee and talking with them. He said he never feared for his safety and admitted that he even left his gun in the car because he was asked to by the camp occupants. Andrew also said he had brokered a meeting between all the parties of the dispute to take place August 21st. But before this could happen, Andrew and two other native officers were pulled and an RCMP Emergency Response Team (ERT), was sent in to the camp to conduct reconnaissance. Jurors heard testimony from the ERT members on how this probe was “compromised” when they were discovered sneaking around the camp at 6 am on August 18th. Cst. Wilby, the Kam-
loops ERT leader, claiming that a native in camouflage carried assault rifles and failed to wear any markings to identify themselves as police officers. Defense lawyer George Wool suggested to Staff Sgt. Porter that the armed men might have been mistaken for rednecks or white supremacist militiamen. Porter conceded that it didn’t occur to him at the time, but admitted that this was possible. Wood also suggested that the RCMP was more interested in creating a crisis than in investigating the Wilby shooting when they organized a press conference in Williams Lake on August 19th. Wilby admitted he was surprised to learn that no effort was made to cordon off the area as he expected would happen if an officer was shot at. Instead, Superintendent Len Olfert, the Kamloops Subdivision Commander, told the assembled media that terrorists had taken over private land belonging to Lyle CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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- Cont'd from previous page James. His justification for the “terrorist” label was the display of weapons seized by Fisheries officers on the Frazer River a week earlier. Ofert claimed that one of the men charged in that incident had a connection with the Gustafsen Lake camp. What he failed to mention was that the weapons were found 30 miles away from the camp. Wool suggested that roadblocks were not set up because the RCMP wanted to lure radical elements, hippy protesters and malcontents to the camp through the news conference. And then, once those elements had arrived in the camp, they would seal off the area and declare it a standoff. Meanwhile, fishermen, campers and the media were free to enter the Gustafsen Lake area, which the police had declared dangerous and full of terrorists. The bulk of the evidence heard during the trial centered on the epic three-hour gun battle on Sept. 11, 1995. Eighteen ERT officers and four army personnel testified to paint a clear picture of police aggression. Around noon that day, a video camera equipped airplane called “Wescam” or “Eye in the Sky” had spotted one of the camp pickup trucks being filed with water bottles. The police knew this truck was used as general transport by the camp for getting firewood and water. The truck was “a target of opportunity” and if they had a chance, they would take it out. On Sept. 11, they did so. The night before, members of Vancouver’s ERT team laid down “datasheet” explosives on the main logging road in anticipation of “disabling” the truck. Jury members physically reacted as they watched Wescam video of the truck being blown up. The video showed the red truck going down the logging road. Suddenly, a plume of dust and smoke rocketed eighty feet skyward and the truck stopped dead. As the dust cleared, the camp dog, which was in the back of the truck, walked around in a daze. Out of the dust a 13 tonne APC, known as a Bison, appeared and slammed into the disabled truck. The petrified dog ran away from the Bison
and was shot dead by ERT members standing at the side of the road. Cst. Arthur testified that Sgt. Debolt told Arthur to “put the dog down” so he shot it too. Jury members shook their heads in disbelief. Vancouver ERT members discovered that the occupants of the truck had disappeared in the dust thrown up by the “disabling device,” which most officers asserted was not a land mine. Cpt. Mercer and his police dog tracked the two occupants to the lake and saw them wading across trying to get back to the camp. The Bison went to intercept the occupants and waited for them on the other side of the lake. Cpl. Preston testified that as he stood in the Bison hatch he fired two shots in front of the camp members to get their attention and then ordered them to put their hands up and come to shore. He claimed the shots were warning shots and not fired directly at the people in the water. He admitted that there is no criminal code provision that allows warning shots and that a person can only shoot at someone in self-defense or defense of others. Cpt. Maloney said that as the people were coming ashore with their hands up, bullets began to strike the side of the Bison. The driver, Private Conners, said he turned the vehicle around and saw someone in a treeline fifty meters away. He then heard an officer order the driver to “eliminate the shooter”. Warrant officer Bidwell claimed he saw two people in the treeline and ordered his driver to go after them, but denied telling them to “eliminate” them. He claimed that one of the people was Wolverine. Conners pursued the person through the woods and testified that the person would periodically turn around and shoot at the Bison as he ran away. Conner admitted that he would have done the same thing if an APC were chasing him. The Bison hit a tree, which disabled the vehicle’s steering. Conners was able to get the Bison into a clearing and they called for help. Another Bison arrived filled with the Kamloops ERT team, and of-
ficers from both vehicles testified that they heard hundreds of bullets strike the vehicles. They tried to get the personnel from the disabled Bison to cross six feet of ground to enter the other Bison, but when only one made it across, they decided it was too dangerous and called in two more Bisons for help. During all this ERT members stationed across the lake in different locations were firing in the direction of the Bisons, some from distances of 1500 meters away — a distance far in excess of the operational range of the RCMP M-16’s. More than one officer agreed that some of the fire the Bison took could have been “friendly fire.” Despite claims by some of the members that hundreds of rounds hit the Bison, forensic scientists determined that only 26 bullets hit the disabled Bison. Defense council suggested that what some ERT members in nearby Bisons actually heard was the other ERT members in nearby Bisons firing thousands of rounds into the surrounding bush. Officers described this as “cover fire,” which consists of firing into a general area whether a target exists there or not. To date, the RCMP have not admitted how many rounds were fired that day, but police estimate between 3,000 and 7,000 rounds. At one point police had to break open crates of army ammunition in the Bisons because they had run out of RCMP ammo. Cst. Wilby admitted he even used a military automatic C-7 assault rifle because his own semi-automatic M-16 had jammed. The disabled Bison was eventually towed away by one of the other Bisons, but not before a non-native woman, Suniva Bronson, was shot in the arm by a police bullet. Amazingly, despite the incredible amount of police ammo that filled the air, only the camp dog died that day. The public was never told about the dog nor the shot woman. Look for Part 2 of this series in the September 2 issue of The Two Row Times
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The beautiful Grand River was more than just a back drop for participants in the Fish Quill Canoe tour. Photo by Lindsay Monture
Fish Quill Canoe Tour finds a perfect end By Lindsay Monture
The Fish Quill Poetry Boat’s 5th annual Fish Quill Canoe Tour is a unique voyage of musicians and poets who travel via canoe visiting small towns and rural communities alongside the Grand River. Last Sunday, the Chiefswood Museum hosted musicians Dana Sipos, Abigail Lapell, Alix Aylen, Bobby Gadda, Matt Deacon and Liana Rose, as well as guest poet and
poetry, recitals of Pauline Johnson’s works, and folksy river songs. The Chiefswood Museum posed as a very significant stop for the Fish Quill Canoe Tour. “Actually the inspiration for the tour was originally Pauline Johnson and her poem The Song My Paddle Sings”, tour coordinator Dana Sipos explains, “The women who started the tour were poets and were inspired to bring poetry and song back down the
Canoers and poets gathered at the Chiefswood Museum to sing and recite at a quaint campfire setting along the banks of the Grand. PHOTO BY LINDSAY MONTURE
local wordsmith Kahsenniyo Tahnee Williams for intimate campfire performances of spoken-word
Grand River, and in the process to honor the river as the traditional waterway of communication,
the mode of transportation and the heartbeat of the community of this territory, travelling by canoe.” The act of canoeing as means of travelling from show to show puts the concept of touring into perspective for the artists. “With the slower pace, you really get to appreciate the natural surroundings and the birds and the wildlife out there. It’s just a really nice pace of life,” Sipos shares. “Overall it went really well. Everyone was up for the adventure and sometimes challenge and definitely everyone that we played for has been impressed and appreciated our efforts.” The challenges that can occur on such an excursion can also be made up for by the evening performances. The group had received a comment from one attendee about how much their music was just what she needed to lift her spirits and she would carry that evening with her for a while. “What she said meant a lot, that’s exactly what we needed to hear as well. It was a pretty cool undertaking.” The 8 day tour kicked-off in Toronto and made stops in Elora, West Montrose, Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Brantford and Six Nations. Each stop featured a local artist from the town they performed. “We have more of a focus on music this year, but the tour is still keeping true to the poetry roots with guest poets along the way.” Sipos explains. She had contacted the Chiefswood Museum to find a Six Nations
artist to participate, and Kahsenniyo Tahnee Williams answered their call. Kahsenniyo has had many great opportunities as a spoken-word artist, which includes being featured on the Candy Show on APTN, touring the east coast, working with youth groups and empowering youth workshops. “I think for me when I first started writing, I was writing with the intent of educating non-native people about our issues and the struggles we face. It ac-
tually took me awhile to have the opportunity to be able to perform for other native people. It really spoke to me to have young girls come up to me after a show and say ‘your poem gave me the confidence to leave an abusive relationship’ or ‘you made me re-evaluate what I was doing in my life and go back to school.’ Those kind of small comments that people make throughout the years are the most special and magical.” Dana concludes, “For
next year I encourage people to come and definitely bring their own stories. Again we’re coming to the Six Nations territory and wanting to be respectful and honoring, to have more people from the community come and share their songs and stories and to find cause for celebration.” More information on the Fish Quill Canoe Tour can be found at www.fishquill.weebly. com.
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Six Nations Gary Farmer making big trouble SANTA FE, NM – Santa Febased blues rockers Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers are on the road again for a seven-state tour that is set to be as non-stop as their music. The band will play an eclectic set of hard-driving, blues-inspired tunes featuring the music of guitarist, keyboardist and singer/songwriter Derek Miller, and singer/ songwriter Marc Brown. It will also feature hits from the Troublemakers past three albums─ Lovesick Blues, Under the Water Tower and their most recent, Road Songs. All the CDs have been recorded at Jono Manson’s Kitchen Sink Studios in Chupadero, N.M. Says Troublemakers front man Gary Farmer about the bands’ signature sound, “We do a bit of pop and a bit of reggae and a bit of rock, but we have always been driven to keep the blues alive” Farmer comes from the Cayuga Nation and Wolf Clan of the Haudeno-
Gary Famer and the Troublemakers are touring the states again. Watch out for those guys. PHOTO BY LINDA CARFAGNO saunee. Besides his bluesy voice and mean harmonica, Farmer is also a professional actor who has contributed to over eighty films, including Pow Wow Highway and Dead Man. Guitarist and key-
boardist Derek Miller (Six Nations of the Grand River, Mohawk Territory, Canada) has toured with Buffy Sainte-Marie and has also garnered a Juno for both his debut album, Music Is the Medicine, and soph-
omore album, The Dirty Looks. Film director and composer Jim Jarmusch described Miller as “Hank Williams and Link Wray on peyote”. Bassist Marc Brown, a
Koyukon Athabascan Native from the Alaskan village of Huslia, has twelve albums to his name. In 2011, Brown and his band, The Blues Crew, won Best Blues recording at the Native American Music
Awards. They have also won three Battle of the Bands championships in Alaska and have opened for ZZ Top and Jethro Tull, among other well-known headliners. Other performers on the Road Songs tour include New Mexico native Jaime Bird Yellow Horse on vocals/guitar/ bass and English born vocalist/drummer Jme Russell. Legendary rocker, Keith (NDN Kars) Secola (www.secola.com) joins the Troublemakers for a show on Friday, August 28th at the Tri-Lakes Performing Arts Center, Palmer Lake, CO and Cary Morin (www.carymorin. com) at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY for a noon time outdoor concert on campus Tuesday, September 1, 2015 sponsored by the Native American students on campus. For more information on the Road Songs tour, visit www.garyfarmerthetroublemakers.com.
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A selection of photos from this year's Six Nations Fall Fair held this past weekend at the Ohsweken Fairgrounds. PHOTOS BY DAVE LAFORCE
August 26th, 2015
2015 Six Nations Ambassador Winners: Front Row (L to R): Tiny Tot Girl - Aiyana Anthony, Tiny Tot Boy - Justin Restoule, Middle Row: Miss Mini Six Nations Chloe Bomberry, Back Row (L to R): Miss Teen Six Nations - Cara Hill, Miss Six Nations - Makelitv Emarthle and Miss Pre Teen - Shauntay Longboat. PHOTO BY DAVE LAFORCE
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A selection of photos from the 29th annual Three Fires Homecoming Pow Wow held on New Credit this past weekend. PHOTOS BY DAVE LAFORCE
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Video game review: World of Warships (PC Windows)
Battle for free on the open seas when your main guns are facing the wrong way and their turrets are pointed directly at you. Scrambling for positional superiority is challenging because cannons turn very slowly and navigating on the water happens at a snail’s pace. World of Warships goes above the call of duty by providing amazing graphics and physics. When your 305mm cannons fire the water is displaced appropriately and
the giant ship gently rocks back from the incredible forces at play. In combination with top notch sounds this attention to detail can really immerse you into the game. It’s hard to dislike World of Warships and there were no drawbacks for me other than the inability to invert Y axis on the mouse. For old school gamers like me who learned to play FPS games in the 90’s from Quake
this is a real distraction but after a few hours the awkwardness passes. Top notch game, looking forward to new updates and additions. System Requirements: Windows XP and newer, Windows 7 recommended HD: 20 GB CPU: Intel Core Duo 2 (2.6ghz) and higher, AMD FX 4170 and higher, AMD A8 and higher RAM: 2GB but 4 GB recommended VIDEO: nVidia GeForce 8800GT / 9600GT and higher, nVidia 740m, 830m and higher, or Intel HD 4600 and higher Internet speed 1024 Kbps or higher
Naval combat has never been better with newly released World of Warships taking centre stage. With immersive gameplay, amazing graphics and realistic sounds not to mention dozens of ships to research and collect this game will be around for a long time. By Jonathan Garlow “What’s not to like about driving around in a 40,000ton battleship with 16inch guns?” says Nicholas Moran, an Army National Guardsman and Wargaming’s resident historian and chief evangelist to the military community. After playing the game, all I can do is agree whole heartedly. Belarus developer Wargaming.net has become world famous for releasing the free to play game World of Tanks for PC and XBOX that has been a massive hit with millions of players. Now they have created a new naval warfare game that has the same easy to play feel of its land loving predecessor. This player vs player game is called World of Warships and is also free to download. Although you start out in smaller warships they have a very solid feel. There is instant gratification right from Tier 1. With over 75 warships to choose from you begin by selecting one of the different types of vessels you would like to pilot. There are four broad classifications: fast and deadly destroyers that specialize in
high damage torpedoes, super heavy battleships that are slow and armoured, cruisers that are like middle weights and the aircraft carriers that are much despised for their cheesiness. The video game is still in development and is updated regularly. The game boasts historical accuracy and war buffs will be pleased to see actual World War 1 and 2 era ships recreated and modelled with stunning precision. To date there are only the Japanese and American warships available but there are plans to introduce the British, Russian and German navy eventually. I’ve been having a lot of fun as captain of a Tier 5 Japanese Furutaka-class Cruiser. So far my simple strategy has been rushing to a choke point and blind firing a volley of torpedoes then cruising back to the safety of friendly ships without dying. Nothing is more satisfying than nailing an enemy ship with a handful of torps and watching them sink into the cold dark sea. And nothing is more frustrating than when an enemy aircraft carrier finds you alone at the beginning of a match and
sinks your battleship. There variety of modes in this game makes the replay value very high. Commanding a destroyer boat is a completely different game than controlling a battleship and Wargaming should be commended for offering such variable and unpredictable gameplay. “If I’m feeling like playing the biggest and most destructive ship on the block, I’ll play a battleship to slowly move around the map and destroy everything in my path,” lead game producer Chris Stott says. “On the other hand, I really enjoy the speed of the destroyer if I want to rush into the front lines first, weave between the falling shells, and hopefully get my torpedoes in the water before my ship explodes.” I have to admit when I first installed this game I expected a naval combat game to be slow paced and boring but man was I wrong. The seascapes are dotted with islands and large peninsulas that create a strategic element to the game. It is hard to describe the pure terror of watching a behemoth battleship suddenly appear from behind an outcropping of land
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Old table may have significant Six Nations connections By Jim Windle BRANTFORD – Jackie Smyth is a Brantford woman with deep family roots in the soil of Brant, Brantford. Recently she contacted the Two Row Times to help her find out what we could about an old family heirloom, passed down from her father John Smyth, who made paint in at his shop located at 31 Colborne Street in the 1940s. As Jackie and her sister recall, their parents bought an old brick house in Mt. Pleasant in 1943, which was torn down in 1980. When the Smyths moved in, there was an old, handmade, ornately carved, portable desk left in the house. The leg pieces were originally designed to fold up under the desk, however somewhere in history, someone had permanently attached them to the table top. An excerpt from Longfellow’s Hiawatha is carved on the top saying, “And the Calumet the Peace Pipe filled and lighted for their smoking.” This inscription would lead one to guess it was made to sign documents in the field after which a peace pipe was smoked. That notion is given further credence when you consider who owned the old home before the Smyths got it. That is about all the sisters could remember about it. Although neither sister can remember exactly why, within the family it had always been through to be of significant historical value. Our research has found that the home John Smyth bought was built by John Sturgis in about 1820 and was one of the first brick homes built in the region. It was torn down in 1980. Founding Mt. Pleasant families, the Ellis family and the Sturgis family,
A table found in old Mt. Pleasant home several years ago, may have significant historical value. It was found in the former home of the Sturgis family when John Smyth purchased the home, built in 1820, from the Sturgis family in 1843 and has been a keepsake in the family since then. Jackie Smyth, a granddaughter of Smyth, is asking Six Nations for any information they may have on the artifact. If you know anything about it, please contact us at the TwoRowTimes.com, or call Jim Windle at 519-732-5700. were neighbours from the Susquehanna area in Pennsylvania. After the revolutionary war they migrated to Canada, but for very different reasons. The Ellis’ were staunch United Empire Loyalists wanting to escape post war persecution, while the Sturgis’ were Patriots during the War, with Amos Sturgis serving as a captain under George Washington. Hard times fell on the Sturgis family immediately following the War and
they packed up what they had and followed the Ellis’ north, settling in what is now Mt. Pleasant. One of John Sturgis’ daughters, Julietta Sturgis, married Russell Hardy who became the parents of Arthur Sturgis-Hardy in 1837. He went on to carry the portfolios of Provincial Secretary of Ontario, Ontario’s first Premier, Attorney General, and Ontario’s fourth Prime Minister. Hardy died in 1901. But before then, he served
in a number of political offices including that of Commissioner of Crown lands. As such, he would sometimes need to travel to rural areas and sign documents in the field. It has been speculated that this could have been his portable desk, and judging by the inscriptions carved into it, may have been a gift from a Native source or a tribute to them by Hardy himself. The Smyth sisters have asked TRT to help then find out more about the table, since both believe there is a strong Six Nation connection with it. If anyone can add anything to the tale of the table, please contact us at the TwoRowTimes.com, or call 519-732-5700.
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Arrows in Tooth and Nail Battle With Coquitlam By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – Game #2 of the best of seven Minto Cup Championship playoffs against the Coquitlam Adanacs was a thriller at the ILA Sunday night as the Arrows clawed back from a 6-5 second period deficit to even the series at a game apiece with a 9-8 overtime win. Coquitlam played the same game that won them Game #1 the night before, but the Arrows did not, and that was the difference. The Adanacs took a 3-2 first period lead and pressed that to 4-2 at 2:14 of the second. Chris Cloutier scored two for the Adanacs and Andy Campbell added another while James Rahe and Dallas John tallied for the Arrows. After Tyler Pace scored Coquitlam’s fourth of the game, Ryan Lee pulled the Arrows back to a one goal deficit, but Chase MacIntyre and Pace kept the guests two goals ahead of Six Nations at 6-4 after two periods. Brendan Bomberry began the comeback
Six Nations Arrows tied the Minto Cup best-of-seven series at one game apiece Sunday night at the ILA with a 9-8 OT win. Six Nations'Lee scores on Coquitlam Adanacs goalie Christian Del Bianco. The goal was called back for a phantom crease violation. Photo by Dave Laforce. when he scored on a powerplay from Dallas John at 5:16 of the third. Cole Shafer connected on an Adanacs powerplay to wrestle the two-goal lead back two minutes
later. With the clock becoming a factor, Ryan Lee scored from Jordan Durston and Haodais Maracle at 14:14, and Bomberry sent the game to overtime at 18:04.
Dallas John scored in the extra period followed by Ryan Lee to take a 9-7 lead. Pace scored his third of the night at 19:06 but it would not be enough as the Arrows
made it a best of five series. The Arrows were not sharp in Game #1 against the Adanacs at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena Saturday night.
The result was a series opining 9-7 Coquitlam win in front of a large ILA crowd. It was clear the teams were probing each other’s defense throughout most of the first period. The Adanacs did a good job creating traffic in front of Doug Jamieson all night while the Arrows seemed to be playing without the same level of urgency. Austin Staats got the Arrows’ faithful going at 2:18 and not long after, the crowd went wild again thinking the Arrows had taken a 2 goal lead, but it was called back for a crease violation. Cole Shafer turned the tide with a powerplay goal to tie the game and a go-ahead shorthanded goal a minute and a half apart. Haodais Maracle netted the Arrows second of the game with a long, high blister just under the post to even the score at 2-2. The Arrows got stung a second time with a pair of quick goals from Chase MacIntyre at 12:50 CONTINUED ON PAGE 22
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Chiefs hold the hammer over Peterborough By Jim Windle
SIX NATIONS – Only one more win is needed to open the door to the Six Nations Chiefs’ hope to win three Mann Cups in a row, a feat they accomplished in the 1990’s. The Defending Mann Cup Champion Six Nations Chiefs fought off the Peterborough Lakers Monday night in Game #5 of their best-of-seven series to determine who will represent the OLA at this year’s Mann Cup. It was a see-saw first period with neither the Chiefs nor the Lakers taking complete control before the tide suddenly turned in the other direction. But the Chiefs got stronger as the night went on and eventually celebrated a 10-6, Game #5 win. Early in the first period, the Chiefs took a 3-1 lead, but the Lakers chipped away at it until the period ended 3-3 with Curtis Dickson bringing Peterborough back into the game with a long distance rocket. Kasey Beirnes broke the tie in the second with a blistering shot from the high slot past Matt Vinc to give the Chiefs a 4-3 lead. From that point on, the Chiefs slowly pulled ahead further. Meanwhile, Brandon Miller was solid and at times sensational in the Chiefs net robbing the Lakers of at least three sure goals before the game was over. Following Monday’s game, Randy Staats said,
In Game #1, last Tuesday, it was a goal-keepers duel between Vinc and Six Nations' Dillon Ward, which Vinc and his Lakers eventually won 6-4 after shutting down the Chiefs' powerful offense. “This is a great team we are playing. You can’t take a shift off against them.” And for the most part, they didn’t. “When our offense was struggling, our defense held up their end, and when the defense was struggling we helped them put the ball in the net at the other end. It was an all-round team effort tonight. Hopefully we can get everybody going this Thursday and win the Ontario final.” That Game is in Peterborough beginning at 8 pm. Should the Lakers win, Game #7 will be hosted at the ILA Sunday, Aug. 30, at 7 pm for all the marbles. The Chiefs, had an opportunity to even the OLA Major Series championships at two games each on Sunday night, in Peterborough. They completed
that mission with an 8-6 win in Game #4 of the OLA Major Series playoffs. Last Sunday, in Peterborough, the Chiefs called upon Brandon Miller to stand between the pipes and he was up for the challenge, facing 55 Peterborough shots. Last year, Miller entered Game #7 of the MSL finals with the Chiefs trailing 4-1 and backstopped the Chiefs comeback as they rebounded to win 9-5. Miller was selected as MVP of the Mann Cup as Six Nations earned backto-back titles. Ironically, Miller took over for Evan Kirk in that game. Kirk, now with Peterborough, suffered the loss in the Lakers’ net Sunday night. Ryan Benesch opened and closed the first period for the Chiefs with teammate Randy Staats and Peterborough’s Turner and
A combination of Shawn Evans' 14 point night, scoring 7 goals and 7 assists, plus the remarkable goaltending of Matt Vinc in the Lakers net, the Peterborough Lakers took a 2-0 lead in the best of seven series. The final score was 18-14
Scott Evens between to end the first period with the Chiefs leading 3-2. The Chiefs’ lead didn’t last long in the second period when Chad Tutton scored, unassisted, and Chris Dickenson scored to pull the Lakers ahead 4-3. Randy Staats and Dhane Smith leapfrogged
the Lakers with goals 28 seconds apart. That lead didn’t stand either as Cory Vitarelli evened the score. Benesch netting his third of the game at 19:38 to take back the lead, 6-5. Adam Jones tied it again at 2:20 of the third period but Benesch was on fire and scored the last two goals of the game for a five-goal, two assist night. The game got a little pushy late in the game as Shawn Evans took two slashing penalties plus two game misconducts at 19:55 triggered by a slash from Chiefs’ Billie Dee Smith. Down two games to none and with backs up against the wall, the defending Mann Cup Champion Chiefs found a way to win Game #3 of the best of seven 7-6, against the Peterborough Lakers, Friday night at the ILA. The biggest step towards the Chiefs’ first win of the series was curtailing high scoring Shawn Evens, limiting him to two
goals. Dhane Smith, who was awarded the league’s top scorer honours, scored the first goal of the game on a power play from Colin Doyle and Johnny Powless, a minute twenty eight into the game. Evans and Chad Culp answered before Randy Staats scored the next two to end the period 3-2, in Six Nations favour. Evans struck again to open the second with Sid Smith off for slashing, before Dhane Smith and Kasey Beirnes took back the lead, 5-3. Curtis Dickson popped in a shorthander at 14:54 to pull the Lakers to within one of the Chiefs at 5-4. Smith opened the third period as he did the first with a quick power play goal, again assisted by Doyle and Powless to go ahead by two, but Dickson and Adam Jones tied the game for the Lakers. Stephen Keogh scored what would stand as the game winner from Randy Staats and Doyle at 10:26.
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Founders Cup Goes to Akwesasne By Jim Windle
CALGARY – If it wasn’t going to be the Six Nations Rebels winning its fifth straight national title, at least the Founders Cup is amongst family. The Akwesasne Indians completed the annual Jr. B lacrosse pinnacle series with a perfect 6-0 record to win the chalice for 2015. The Rebels were put out of contention by the Indians for the OLA Championship, three games to one. Akwsesasne opened in Calgary with a 15-5 win over the Manitoba Blizzard on August 18th, and followed that with a much closer 11-10 final against the Saskatchewan SWAT.
Thursday, Aug. 20, they demolished the host Calgary Chill, 23-6 and on Friday, they downed the Coquitlam Jr. B Adanacs, 18-5. Their last two games were both against the Seneca Warchiefs with Saturday’s semi-final win of 17-8 setting up for the gold medal game. Russ Oakes, Sky Sunday and Seth Oaks scored for Akwesasne before halfway through the first period. Seneca Warchiefs’ Brandon Brooks scored their only goal of the period before Blaze Riorden made it 4-1 after 20 minutes. Seneca rallied in the second on goals scored by Lucas Beaver, Larson Sundown and Brooks’ second
The Akwesasne Indians won the Jr. B Founders cup with a perfect 6-0 record in the finals. SUBMITTED PHOTO of the game. Seth Oaks scored the lone Akwesasne goal to end the second period with the Indians holding a narrow 5-4 lead. The Warchiefs evened things up at 1:53 of the
Arrows vs Coquitlam from page 20 and Michael Messenger at 13:09 to complete the first 20 minutes with the Adanacs leading 4-2. Coquitlam’s fifth goal is one Jamieson would surely like back but he could not be faulted on their sixth. Adanac’s agile goaltender Christian Del Bianco was outstanding, however, being of small stature he was victimized mainly by high shots. Josh Johnson found that to be true with a powerplay goal at 10:16 and James Rahe put one in the same space at 17:22, also on a powerplay. Tyler pace slipped in a buzzer-beater for Coquitlam just as the period ended, 7-4. Jordan Durston brought the Arrows fans back into the game at 26 seconds of the third period and at 2:35 Ryan Lee drew the Ar-
rows close, 7-6, with a shorthander. Coquitlam kept their cool and answered with goals by Chris Cloutier and Reid Bowering before Staats put the last mark on the score sheet from Brendan Bomberry and Josh Johnson. “Coquitlam played hungry in the first game and I think we showed some pushback in the third period but it was too little, too late,” said Arrows head coach Patrick Merrill. “They seemed ready to go right from the opening face off and we didn’t look like our normal selves. They did a lot of things better than us tonight and that’s for sure.” “We knew it was going to be a battle. It is for the Canadian Championship,” said Merrill. “They are in this game and we respect what they bring.”
Adanacs Coach Pat Coyle, wasn’t too excited about winning game #1 with the memory of last year’s Minto Cup still haunting the team. “Remember, we won the first two games last year and the Arrows came back to win it,” he said. “That being said, it’s a nice start but that’s all it is.” The series continued Tuesday night with Game #3, which missed deadline for this week’s issue. Game #4 goes Wednesday night with Game #5 set for Thursday night, Aug. 27th. Games #6 and #7, if necessary, will be played Saturday Aug. 29 and Sunday Aug. 30th. All games are at the ILA.
third but Adam Bomberry restored the lead for the Indians at 10:08. Marvin Curry sent the game into extra time at 15:15. Seneca seemed to have spent what energy
they had left in forcing the OT period, but the Indians had plenty in the tank and scored the only three goals of the OT period to win the 2015 Presidents Cup. Sam Verville earned
the win in the Akwesasne goal while Hunyahdengowah Abrams suffered the loss for the Warchiefs.
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Taking Aim for Men’s Health on the greens By Laura Hill OTTERVILLE ON – Grey skies gave way to sunshine and balmy temperatures as 80 eager participants joined the Southern Ontario Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative for their golf tournament Taking Aim Fore Men’s Health at Otterville Creek Golf Club this past Thursday. Mitch Baird, Communications Manager from SOADI, said the goal of the tournament was to present men’s health information in a way that would be interesting to attendees. Frontline workers ran information stations at 4 or 5 of the holes on the course, with interactive presentations on nutrition, exercise, neuropathy, retinopathy and erectile dysfunction. Participants were given passports to fill out at each of the information stations which in the end, could be redeemed for a prize ballot. “I think men like a little more interactive teaching” Baird said, “You know, they learn by being shown and by more physical resources. And just getting a chance to play a
beautiful course like Otter Creek really attracts a lot of people, so between all of those things I think the event was really a success.” In addition to the activities, guests were later treated to a keynote address by renowned Indigenous hockey coach Ted Nolan, who shared some personal stories about his own health struggles. “He had a very stressful job and was working with the Sabres, and like any high profile athlete or coach it’s a stressful life. He noticed that his blood sugar was quite high and he had a bit of a scare. He said he made some lifestyle changes. He lost quite a bit of weight and feels a ton better.” Baird said, before adding “For an older man he’s a really good role model. That’s what we need in the community is these guys who are successful on and off the field.” Nolan also spoke about the value of passing on health teachings to young men, which to Baird is key to the prevention of diabetes. “The thing we notice in our work is that
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They don’t really start to worry about it until they can’t produce or perform anymore. That’s when they start to worry and sometimes that can be a little bit late. So we have to catch this stuff a little sooner.”
The tournament often took a humorous spin on educating participants on the signs and symptoms of health problems, which Baird felt made certain topics a little more approachable. “We didn’t leave anything off the table. Erectile Dysfunction, we talked about everything in a fun way. That starts the conversation. They might joke about erectile dysfunction when they are at the tournament, but when they start to reflect a day or two after they might say ‘Hey, maybe that’s something I should think about’”. Adding to the humour at the event was comedian Herbie Barnes, who provided some comic relief during prize giveaways. His improv comedy troupe expertly wove diabetes information into their sketch which had the crowd in stitches. “That’s what you want – guys are there to have a laugh.” Baird said “They’re there to have fun with their friends. A lot of these conferences
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Henry: Teresa (Kick) Passed away peacefully at Iroquois Lodge, Ohsweken on Monday August 24, 2015 at the age of 71 years. Loving mother of Dorrie and Bill, Rhonda and Chuck, Derek and Debbie, Cindy and Leroy, Tania, Dustin and Ashley, and Joshua. Dear grandmother of Fred, Tara, Robert, Micheal, Jason, Trisha, Twyla, Kyle, Kelsee, George, Kayden, Douglas, Weiland, Craven, Cruz, Kaydence, Kalub, and Jaidyn. Dear great grandmother of Shana, Brianna, Brandan, Maria, Alexis, Tristan, Kato, Mitchell, Hailey, Keiana, Aaliyah, Mya, and Amelia. Sister of Clayburn and the late Shirley, and Carol and Gene. Sister-in-law of Audrey. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by sons Leo and Frederick; parents, John and Dorothy (Burning) Kick; and siblings, Louie, Violet (Lawrence), Pearl (Elwood), Rosie (Douglas), and Leo. Teresa was a devoted foster parent for many years fostering 63 children. She will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed. Rested at her home 3800 River Range Road, Six Nations after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral Service and burial will be held at the Lower Cayuga Longhouse on Wednesday August 26, 2015 at 11 a.m. www. rhbanderson.com
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Bartlett, Beverley Jean nee: Davis In loving memory of our dear Sister and best friend who passed away August 21, 2012 Remember Jean with a smile today She was not one for tears Reflect instead on memories, Of all the happy years The smiles she brought All the silly things she said Her strength her courage Remember them instead Think of her as living in the hearts of those she touched For nothing loved is ever lost. And she was loved so much. Lovingly remembered and sadly missed Your Sisters Sharon, Marilyn, Nance, Laura and Elda. One’s Sister is a part of one’s essential self, eternal presence of one’s heart, soul and memory. Till we meet again.
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I would also like to thank my daughters Dianna (San Diego) Joanne (Milwaukee). My granddaughters Karen, Sharron McArthur & partner Johnny, Melissa & husband Sean, my son Jeffrey Logan, my great grandsons Cameron, Gabriel, Jonah, Cassie and Colby. Together they planned, worked and shopped to give me the best party I’ve ever had, thank you, I love you so much. On the entertainment level I wish to thank my brother, June, for his jokes & his songs. My nephew Marty Sault, was also on hand to favor us with his songs, Johnathan Garlow entertained with his songs.
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Conflicting instructions make it difficult to please others this week, Aries. Try your best to meet others’ needs, and look to others for help if the need arises. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, your stubbornness can sometimes be an asset, but don’t let it get in the way this week. Approach a task with a new perspective and don’t hesitate to solicit others’ opinions.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, even though you are reluctant to show your hand this week, others know what’s on your mind. It’s tough for you to remain aloof when you seem like an open book. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 You are full of energy this week, Cancer, so put it to good use. Lend a hand to others who have a lot on their plates and tackle some lingering projects of your own as well. 8. Cabs 9. 45th state 10. Matakam 12. Macaws 14. Scottish hillside 19. Load for shipment 23. Sleeping place 24. Linking verb 25. Br. University punting river 26. Marsh elder 27. Horse noise 28. Contract research organization (abbr.) 29. Excessively ornamented 34. Engine additive 35. Small bite 36. Snakelike fish
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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, don’t take anything for granted this week. A project might go off without a hitch, but you need to be prepared in case it does not. Remain aware.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may be so engrossed in your own routine that you miss some of the subtle goings-on at work. If suddenly you feel out of the loop, make an effort to be more in the know.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, speak up about a situation that you feel needs to be addressed. Your voice won’t be heard if you remain quiet, but your point of view offers some valuable insight. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, rather than focusing on your own progress this week, see what you can learn from others without making everything a competition. This can be a special learning process.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you may be doing your best to demonstrate your good intentions, but others may not be satisfied with your efforts. Reexamine your approach. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 A big payoff awaits if you work hard and exercise patience this week, Capricorn. Although you may be pushing for immediate results, the outcome will take some time. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Don’t abandon your spontaneity this week, Aquarius. Hang out with others who appreciate flying by the seat of their pants. You will be in for a good time later in the week.
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