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A historical plaque on the unceded Six Nations Territory describes the relationship between the Mohawk people and the British Monarchy. The Mohawk Chapel symbolizes some of these understandings.
Mohawk Chapel celebrates 230 years at Grand River By Chezney Martin Her Majesty’s Royal Chapel of the Mohawks will be celebrating its 230th Anniversary on Sunday, September 27, as well as enjoying an annual Thanksgiving Service. The chapel was originally named St. Paul’s as the first protestant church in Canada, but in 1904 it was declared a Royal Chapel and now receives over 2500 visitors annually. Mohawk Chapel Event Coordinator Jacqueline Jamieson says the event welcomes everyone. “It’s the 230th Anniversary for the Chapel, and we’re going to be having our Annual Thanksgiving Service as well. So, we’re going to be having the beginning of the service at 2 o’clock,
Busy times at Mohawk Chapel - along with the current restoration project, the historic site will also be celebrating 230 years this Sunday. Photo by Six Nations Tourism. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN and then right after that is the 230th Anniversary Celebration,” said Thomas, explaining that the event will end at 4 o’clock. “We’re having special
guests; the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Elizabeth Dowdswell, as well as Chief Ava Hill, Bishop Terry Dance and Bishop Mark MacDonald. “We’re also going to
be talking about the historical significance of the chapel, then afterwards we’re going to be providing refreshments downstairs,” she explained. She included that
the restoration process for the chapel has been funded by the Six Nations Community Development Trust, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Weston Foundation, Mc-
Lean Foundation, and Six Nations Tourism. “For the chapel, we actually have a restoration project going on right now. This year, we have replaced the roof with a metal roof that looks like cedar. And we’re also fixing our bell tower out front, and our outlook out back,” she said. “We’re also continuing on with our restorations next year. We’re hoping to put in a new fence, but we actually just had new doors installed as well,” she said. Jamieson explained that donations are always welcome to help with the restoration of the chapel to maintain its historical presence, and any of the public is welcome to attend the event.
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The Community Living gift shop is still under repair after a major fire in the basement of the structure last week. PHOTO BY TIM REYNOLDS
Basement fire sends five Six Nations fire fighters to hospital By Chezney Martin SIX NATIONS – A possible structure fire at 1676 Chiefswood Road in Ohsweken was reported in the early morning of Wednesday, September 16, leaving 15 firefighters potentially exposed to high levels of hydrogen cyanide. Within three minutes of the initial call, Six Nations firefighters arrived on scene, reporting visible smoke and flame on the Southeast side of an approximately 4000 square foot commercial business structure. Upon entry to the rear door, the initial interior attack crew and primary search and rescue crew were greeted by visible flame coming from the basement and heavy heat and smoke.
After no civilians were found within the structure, Six Nation firefighters extinguished the fire within 20 minutes of arrival. However, five of the Six Nations firefighters showed various physical symptoms and attended the Brantford General Hospital for assessment; all were treated and released the same day. The fire and smoke damage is approximat-
ed to be $200,000, with the fire investigation continuing. At this time, the cause of the fire is unknown. Canadian Transport Emergency Centre (CANUTEC), determined no threat to the general public and no need to evacuate anyone from the surrounding area.
Suspected arson at 2nd Line structure fire By Chezney Martin SIX NATIONS – Six Nations firefighters were dispatched in response to a report of a structure fire at 1876 on 2nd Line Road on Thursday, September 17. First arriving crews reported an abandoned structure fully engulfed
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Local business raises funds for family in need By Chezney Martin OHSWEKEN – In response to a house crash on 4th Line which displaced a family of six, Lone Wolf decided to help the family with a donation jar on the morning of Friday, September 18. Tia, a manager at Lone Wolf located on 4th line, explained that in
the first morning they received over a hundred dollars. “We just want to help,” she said, “We’re hoping to hit a thousand dollars by next Friday, to give them one big amount rather than little donations here and there,” she explained. The donation jar sports a cut-out photo of the family and sits just
inside the window. Tia explained that it will be there until this coming Friday. Another donation jar for the family was spotted at Big 6 Gas on Forth Line. Donation jars for the White/ Martin family are popping up around the Six Nations community. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN
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The jar is hoped to be filled with $1000.00 by this coming Friday to help the displaced family find a new home. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN Six Nations of the Grand River Territory BY ELECTION RESULTS for DISTRICT FIVE (5)
On Sunday, September 20th, 2015 at 1:20 A.M., Six Nations Police were investigating a report of a stolen vehicle being dumped at a residence on Mohawk Road. While officers were at that location a blue 2005 GMC pickup truck drove onto the property. After seeing police the female driver of the truck sped away at a high rate of speed. Believing the truck was involved in the incident being investigated, officers attempted to locate the vehicle which had left the area travelling northbound on Mohawk Road. Officers located the GMC pickup at Mohawk Road and 2nd Line Road. The truck had failed to stop at the intersection, entered the ditch and rolled over, coming to rest on the driver’s side. The female driver was found
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Educating Those in the Dark In looking at the history of Europe, one cannot ignore the mistreatment of the earth across the sea. The Europeans faced the tolls of starvation, polluted water and scarcity of land and game. Ancestors of those in Canada today are proof that those affected fled their homelands to find “The New World,” at the expense of Indigenous people. “Free farms for the Million! Canada; Manitoba, British Columbia, Northwest Territories,” was displayed on a poster in 1893, produced by the Canadian Department of the Interior. Europeans came with the promise that they would own their own land, a promise that was unheard of in Europe at the time. The promise that they would be free people, while Africans continued living as property in shackles. How could our ancestors have known Europeans would enforce their concepts? They couldn’t, but the generation of Indigenous people today are well acquainted. The movie Avatar had all in the audience on the side of the fictional Na’vi Omaticaya, when in reality all Indigenous people have been entangled in a situation similar to the Omaticaya. Indigenous people are not met with the same compassion given to European ancestors when they arrived, starving and ridden with scurvy from months at sea. Many are met with misdirected anger and hatred by many Canadians. “Along with teaching racism, I teach sexism and discrimination,” wrote Contributor Nicholas Ferroni in Education for the Huffington Post. “I do not mean for one second that I personally indoctrinate students with such vicious and hateful values, but the text book that I use (and that nearly every public school in every state uses) indirectly leads teachers into teaching students to be racist, sexist and discriminatory to their peers and other people, which is why I no longer use the text book as the main reference for my classes.” “Our text books do not blatantly encourage students to be racist, sexist or discriminatory, but it’s the lack of figures and truths which give students the impression that certain
groups didn’t nearly have as large of role as others and, in some cases, groups are completely nonexistent,” Ferroni wrote. This is only a piece of Ferroni’s article titled “We Teach Racism, Sexism and Discrimination in Schools.” This means that because Indigenous history is overlooked and parents and ancestors of the generations today are not educated in Indigenous matters; everyday there is a child with a family that instils racism towards Indigenous peoples, with a school system that does not correct it. “Oh Goddd how long are aboriginal people going to use what happened as a crutch to suck more money out of Canadians?” “The benefits the aboriginals enjoy from the white man/europeans far outweigh any wrong doings that were done to a concured people.” “Get to work, tear the treaties and shut the FK up already. My ancestors migrated here early 1900’s they didn’t do anything. Why am I on the hook for their cultural support?” Wrote Brad Badiuk, published in an article by CBC Manitoba titled “Brad Badiuk, Winnipeg teacher, on leave after controversial Facebook posts on aboriginals.” Had Mr. Badiuk been taught about Indigenous people; known our situations as sovereign people, known that his ancestors unknowingly stole the living right of an Indigenous family by bringing theirs here, known our connection to the earth is spiritual, known that we don’t have a “New World” to flee to like his ancestors, maybe he would understand. Maybe he would offer compassion, offer to remove the stereotypes associated with Indigenous people instilled by media. Maybe he would side with Indigenous people like he would the Omaticaya of Avatar. The day that we are free from racism will not come until we are rewritten back into history, properly taught in classrooms and considered the natural living and breathing people of North America. Striving to educate will bring indigenous people to become the Omaticaya of this generation.
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September 23rd, 2015
Note: this is an opinion column.
COLUMN: LUV, RESPECT & DEFIANCE
Come together By Bubzy Martin Sago Akwatsire: The cry from the Indigenous public should go out if anything ever makes us feel and look like we are worth two cents. Winnipeg is being scoured as we speak for a middle-aged Caucasian suburbanite that has gone missing after her morning jog. A personal item was located at a park - time to call in the whole resources of the Winnipeg police department. I truly empathize with the family. We have all lost loved ones. Some peoples more than others, but hey! This is the war we’ve been born into. I pray for Thelma Krull’s safe return to her family. In the same breath I pray for the healing of Tina Fontaine’s family and the Onkwehonwe sitting in the waiting room of a Winnipeg hospital, waiting to see if their little girl might need a blood transfusion after her third operation after being barbarically assaulted. Only she wasn’t from the ‘burbs, she was from a Rez in the middle of nowhere WWW.TWOROWTIMES.COM that Suburbia doesn’t even know exists. Actions speak louder than words in these ways.
In Canada, institutional racism has become politically incorrect so it went underground. It has not been eradicated in anyway. It is blatantly waiting in the shadows just like the person or persons responsible for this Winnipegger’s mysterious disappearance in the early morning hours. Every indigenous family that has ever felt the pain of a disappeared loved one should be marching in unison with the Krull family, turning over every stone and shrub in Manitoba until she is safely found or the perpetrators are brought to justice. This could be the bridge that’s going to bring a national inquiry to fruition, a few weeks before a federal election while Harper still has his plastic smile on, shaking hands and kissing children in front of the media. We as Onkwehonwe must put pressure and keep pressure on the federal government on this extremely sensitive election issue. We will not stand aside. We are warriors. It’s time to step up and break the institutionalized bias of the status quo. The victory tastes that much sweeter after a hard fought battle. This battle is intensifying as the cam-
paigning heats up. We must force whomever the winner is to stay on topic when it comes to Indigenous issues. Even though most Mohawks would even vote for a class president in high school, few participated in a Canadian federal election for fear of declaring ourselves Canadian citizens which we are not and never will be as long as we have a beating heart and fire running through our veins. We are sovereign autonomous nations with our own country and code, and it’s not open to debate or insidious tampering from foreign entities that don’t have our best interest in mind, just their own selfish exploitive agenda. This is a sad reminder of how far we’ve come but how much farther we still have to go in this battle of rightful Indigenous world recognition - only by Onkwehonwe inclusion can there be world peace. The dream of the peacemaker was true harmony amongst all directions. This can be achieved through hard work and open minded perseverance so Kati Ni ion Ton Hake Ne Onkwa Nikon Ha - let our minds become one mind of love. Wakiro!
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Amusement park? Dear Editor, Unfortunately, I was off sick when Troy Montour and his partner Daniel Carrasco (owner of REXLAR, an excavation & land rehabilitation company) came to Council regarding Montour’s plan to dump over 7000 truckloads of topsoil onto his and his family’s 40 acre property on 3rd Line. Montour says the topsoil which will be excavated from various construction sites (that I expect will be from the Greater Toronto Area) will be used as fill. He plans to build an amusement park. The one question that keeps cropping up in my mind is: Is Montour buying the 7000 truckloads of top soil? Or is Montour getting paid to dump the topsoil on his property? If Montour is getting paid I would
Protocol in question Dear Editor After reading serval of the articles in a local newspaper I feel the need to express my utter disgust with this so called journalism and how at every turn all I hear is members of HDI and their paid media representative, who happens to be the owner/ publisher/editor of a local paper, crying “protocol” after every HCCC meeting. Let’s take a look at protocol, okay? Where in our protocol does it allow the women to sit on the mens bench? When is it our protocol to have an outside entity (HDI) sitting with Mohawks when our protocol states that all visitors sit with the Cayugas? It does matter if the people who are doing the report are Mohawk or any other nation. They represent the entity of HDI, which is a business under the HCCC. When is it in our pro-
say that changes the game, don’t you think? My first concern is the topsoil. Montour and Carrasco claim there is no threat of contamination. But how can these two assure this when the topsoil will come from various excavation/construction sites? Montour says each truckload of topsoil will have papers certifying the soil is good quality. How does Council intend to monitor over 7000 truckloads of topsoil? Will Council have to set up a 24-hour check station on 3rd Line? Where is Council going to get the money to do this? So this project could end up costing the community a lot of money. My next concern is the clear cutting of trees. But it sounds like Montour has already cut down the trees. Montour called Council hypocrites for being concerned about his
clear cutting of trees when garbage at the community dump is piling up over the trees. Just so the readers know, Council reforested by planting hundreds of trees in the front acreage at the dump site. Is Montour going to reforest? Thirdly, Montour said there are some four swamps on the property in question and that he will use the topsoil to fill in those swamps. This concerns me. What happens to the swamp habitat? Where do they go? I’m concerned too about flooding to neighboring properties. Doesn’t filling in swamps interfere with the natural flow of the water? The water has to go somewhere. If he hasn’t already, Montour needs to talk to his neighbors. Fourthly, I’m concerned about our roads. Imagine the damage over 7000 truckloads of topsoil
tocol to disrespect our Chiefs and Clan Mothers and the Confederacy by yelling and disregarding the people who carry out voices? In May’s Council meeting, protocol was broken again when the media representative for the HDI, was yelling across the floor — at a Chief! An employee of HDI walking across the floor and taking pictures of papers in a Chief’s hand. Another employee of HDI was hollering across the longhouse at a Chief and Bench Warmer, calling them silly or foolish to “listen to rumours”. In
July, that same employee swore in longhouse calling a female a very rude name. Just because the beads are not out don’t mean that you are allowed to be so disrespectful. In all reality there is so much disrespect coming from the employees of HDI and of the media relations personnel that one would think they would try to fix what they are doing wrong before throwing public temper tantrums because they don’t get their way.
can do to our roads which are in many cases only tar & chip and already in need of repair? Yes we have trucks travelling our roads daily, but not this significant amount. The weight of the trucks will crumble our roads like crackers. People already complain about the potholes. Again this project is going to cost the community money. My Fifth concern is the noise. Do we want hundreds of dump trucks roaring past our homes, our neighborhoods, down 3rd Line every day for two years? Does Montour have a time frame when these trucks will come to Six Nations? Will the trucks travel early morning hours or late at night? Will they run eight hours a day or 24 hours? At the very least Council should have insisted Montour provide some kind of transportation plan before approving the
project. This letter is about why I am strongly opposed to Montour’s project. I strongly believe my concerns are valid and had I been at this particular Council meeting I would have voted no. Before I could start my official duties as a District Councillor each term I had to promise allegiance to a Code of Conduct. One of the Codes is for the purpose of muzzling Councillors. Another Code says something like I must support Council’s decisions. I’m of the belief that as councillors we should be free to tell the people where we stood on this issue or any other issue. I do accept Council’s decision to approve Montour’s project with conditions. I’m told Montour has to hold a community meeting and if the community isn’t supportive of what he
wants to do, then Council’s decision will be rescinded. But I still believe Council shouldn’t be approving any kind of dumping in our territory without some kind of plan in place. Council did direct Dayle Bomberry, Senior Administrative Officer, to meet with Troy. They had two meetings but I wasn’t satisfied that my concerns were addressed – concerns that I had raised at the Council table and through email on three separate occasions. I’m of the mind if I had been given more information and time to meet with the relevant directors to look at all the issues and if Council had sat down with Montour and his partner to find workable solutions I may have approved the project. . Councillor Helen Miller
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Buffy St. Marie Album wins Canadian Polaris Music Prize By Jonathan Garlow 74 year-old Folk singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie shows no signs of slowing down as her new album “Power in the Blood” took home the prestigious Polaris Prize on Monday night. Her music beat out 9 other Canadian performers including Toronto superstar Drake. The 2015 Polaris Music Prize Short Listed artists were: Alvvays, BADBADNOT-
GOOD & Ghostface Killah, Braids, Caribou, Jennifer Castle, Drake, Tobias Jesso Jr., The New Pornographers, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Viet Cong. No stranger to awards, Sainte-Marie won an Academy award in 1982 for writing the hit “Up Where We Belong” which was the theme for the film “An Officer and a Gentleman”, and also two JUNO awards in 1997 and 2009 respectively.
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WAHTA, ON - A meeting of the Iroquois Caucus commenced Tuesday, September 22 at Wahta Mohawk Territory. The two day event will conclude today, Wednesday September 23. The agenda includes, among other topics, 1) Tobacco, 2) Taxation Summit, 3) Language Summit, 4) Free Trade Memorandum of Understanding, 5) Economic Summit, 6) Education Summit and, 7) Iroquois Caucus Consultation Policy. The Iroquois Caucus consists of elected Councils from Akwesasne, Kahnawà:ke, Kanesatake, Tyendinaga, Wahta, Six Nations and the Oneidas of the Thames.
Buffy Sainte-Marie beat out nine high profile Canadian artists to take home this years Polaris Prize and a $50,000 award which she will be donating to various charitable causes. Her first album in 1964 “It’s My Way!” shattered the Pocahontas stereotypes and expectations of the era and was voted Billboards Best New Artist. Sainte-Marie has never been afraid to sing about political issues and “Uni-
versal Soldier” became the anthem for the Peace Movement in the 60s. Last year indigenous artist Tanya Tagaq won the Polaris prize for her album “Animism” which also beat out Drake - a sign perhaps that Canadian journalism is re-
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Return of Ipperwash Park sparks internal protest By Jim Windle
STONEY/KETTLE POINT – A protest bonfire turned into a dramatic scene Saturday when Pierre George, brother of slain land protector Dudley George, accidentally set himself ablaze while trying to stoke the fire with a can of gas. Others at the scene quickly doused George who was engulfed in flames when the can of gas spilled on him and ignited. People threw everything liquid on George from coffee cups and water from drinking bottles to put out the flame. George tore off his gas-soaked shirt when he noticed he was on fire but still received second degree burns to his hands and forearms, neck and torso and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The protest fire was built by members of the Dudley George family and others representing the 14 families that were living at Stoney Point Reserve when it was “temporarily” expropriated by
the government during the Second World War and became Camp Ipperwash Canadian Military Base. While Stoney Point and Kettle Point Chief Thomas Bressette proudly announced a final settlement for the loss of land and use of the land for 73 years since the war ended, some Stoney Pointers, including the extended George family, are not happy with the $90 million settlement negotiated by Bressette. It is their stance that the return of the land and the settlement money belongs with those who were displaced at the time, and not the entire joint population of the two sister Chippewa reserves. “After 73 years, the war is finally over,” said the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point Chief Thomas Bressette in a Saturday statement announcing the final ratification of the agreement. The settlement includes the return of the land that was expropriat-
ed, but only after Ottawa cleans up old munitions and other military debris from the site. The federal government is also to pay the band a financial set-
tains a sacred burial site. Saturday the community had arranged what they called a “Go Home” march back onto the former army base and pro-
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tlement of more than $90 million. “It has been a long and difficult process yet our communities continued to work together for the return of Stony Point,” Bressette said of the return of lands that con-
vincial park. The 1995 occupation led to the killing of unarmed protester Dudley George by an OPP sniper. Pierre George was there that day and drove the car that took his younger brother, then 28, to
the hospital. But OPP detained them at the hospital emergency entrance while Dudley bled to death in the back seat. “Now that the negotiation process is complete, our First Nation can focus on healing, strengthening community relations and working cooperatively to fully implement all the terms of the agreement to bring resolution to what began in 1942,” Bressette said his the statement. An estimated 900 eligible voters cast ratification ballots Friday, with nearly five to one in favour of accepting terms of the agreement. A trust has been set up with $70 million set aside for future development of the original Stoney Point reserve, overseen by members of both Kettle and Stoney Point. The remaining $10 million is to be divided among the 3,000 eligible members of Stoney Point First Nation. Negotiation for the return of the former army base, now known as Ipperwash Provincial Park,
will continue between the Kettle and Stoney Point First Nations, the province and the federal government. Despite the protest, Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day published a news release calling the return of Camp Ipperwash as an “important step towards healing.” “I congratulate the Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point for reclaiming their lands,” said Chief Day. “The struggle for Ipperwash is symbolic of the hardships faced by all First Nations to rectify historical wrongs”. “The sacrifices made by the Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point, and the ultimate sacrifice made by Mr. (Dudley) George, must never be forgotten. Canada and Ontario must continue to work with First Nations to implement the Ipperwash Inquiry Final Report,” Day continued. “I am pleased that Camp Ipperwash has finally been returned to the Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point; however, the work must continue.”
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The families of deceased First Nation youth who are being represented by Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto (ALST) are relieved that after waiting for three long years since the Inquest was called jointly, the Inquest into the deaths of their children will begin October 5, 2015.
Inquest into the death of First Nations youth begins By Chezney Martin On Wednesday, September 16, Chief Coroner for Ontario Dr. Dirk Huyer announced that the inquest into the deaths of 7 First Nations Youth will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, October 5 at a location within Thunder Bay. After a large number of delays, the inquest is estimated to hear from 200 witnesses in October 2015 and again in March 2016, and will be live streamed on the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
website. The deaths of the seven youth occurred while attending secondary school in Thunder Bay away from their homes and families, and over the course of several years since 2000. Jethro Anderson 15, Reggie Bushie 15, Jordan Wabasse 15, Curran Strang 18 and Kyle Morriseau 17 allegedly drowned in waters near Lake Superior while Robyn Harper 19 and Paul Panacheese 21 died of overdoses; each from the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Territory and some
Press Conference during the early days of Jordan Wabasse's disappearance. PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK as far as 700 kilometres away from home. The joint inquest took 3 long years to be called due to a battle to improve
aboriginal representation on juries; but the inquest hopes to provide solid and important recommendations to prevent future
deaths of students that desire to seek education for better opportunities. Christa Big Canoe of Aboriginal Legal Services
of Toronto , which is representing the family members of the seven youths, told the Toronto Star that the inquest is a positive sign that inequalities and fundamental issues facing indigenous people are finally being taken seriously. “The youth go to school to get a better education, to increase opportunity, to bring good skills back home – and the concern is: How safe are they when they’re there?” She asked.
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Onondaga Nation asFN in health study serts sovereignty 1000 years ago, destined for United Over the Haudenosaunee esNations tablished the first, and Human Rights Watch, a non-governmental organization has initiated a worldwide investigation into “healthy communities” in Canada. Researchers have noted that Canada has come up consistently when mapping out human rights violations in regards to water and sanitation issues. Shoal Lake 40 has made news for the past year because of its dire situation. The community straddles the Ontario, Manitoba border and has been under a boil water advisory for the past 17 years. Not only that, but the First Nation survives without a road connecting the territory to the Mainland. Members have resorted to crossing the water by boat or on foot during the winter. Nine people have perished due to unstable ice.
longest running, participatory democracy in the Western Hemisphere. In 1923, the first Haudenosaunee passport was issued to Cayuga Nation Chief Deskaheh so he might serve as an international diplomat to the League of Nations. Despite the historical recognition of Haudenosaunee sovereignty, the people have, at times, been denied the right to travel on their own passports, particularly by the United Kingdom. This travesty has prevented the participation of the Iroquois Nationals and of the Haudenosaunee U19 Women’s Team in international sporting events. The Onondaga Nation is calling on the governments of the United Kingdom and the US State Department to, “fully recognize the validity of Haudenosaunee pass-
ports and use their diplomatic power to encourage all nations of the world to recognize them ... to make up for hundreds of years of injustice.”
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On September 17, the leaders of the three federal parties participated in a debate on the economy organized by the Globe and Mail, assessing their plans on everything from energy and housing to taxation and jobs. Despite continued controversy over resource extraction and the impoverished living conditions of many First Nations, these issues were largely ignored apart from Mr. Trudeau’s effort to raise the topic. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde calls on the federal party leaders to address these issues as they are outlined in the Closing the Gap agenda released earlier this month. He insists that Aboriginal voters need, “some clear
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Water Bath or Pressure Canning...That is the Question! By Kitty R. Lynn
HEALTHY ROOTS - The process of preserving food in jars takes on a level of science that can sometimes deter would-be food preservers. There are so many articles about water bathing this veggie and pressure canning that veggie! Meat absolutely cannot be water bathed – it must be pressure canned. Fish needs salt but must be pressure canned. Water bath the high acid food, pressure can the low. It’s all very overwhelming! Let’s clear up some of those woes – first, what does each one mean? Water bathing is the process of putting jars filled with food into a large pot designed for holding jars. This pot usually has a wire basket to hold the jars and keep them off the bottom of the pot. The pot is filled with water and the water is brought to a boil. The jars of food are placed in the boiling water for a specified amount of time (time is based on type of
food in jar). The jars are removed and stored to be eaten later. I have on occasion put dinner knives at the bottom of a stock pot on top of which I place jars, in order to water bath only a few jars at a time. So the fancy water bath kettle with the wire basket is not a complete necessity, as long as the jars can be under the water completely (two inches over the top of the jars). However, I do highly recommend getting a water bath canning kettle with the wire cage for ease and safety. Pressure canning is also done in a large pot with a metal tray at the bottom, however the water does not cover the jars. It is actually the pressurized
steam that the heats the food in the jars. The temperature reached in the pressure canner is higher than the temperature of boiling water. Pressure canners now-a-days have built-in pressure release valves making the use of them much safer and easier to use. Follow the recommendations that come with the specific pressure canner you will be using. The PH level or amount of acid in the foods being canned are what determines the method to use. High acid foods are canned with water bathing while low acid foods are canned in the pressure canner. It is advisable to follow the recommendations of the recipe you are using as to
Dear Kitty, One of the folks who live near me is growing tomatillos. Are they like a tomato? He said I could use them for my salsa (I make a great salsa or so I have been told). He gave me some seeds, are they hard to grow? Just looking for some details. Thanks, Salsa Queen Dear Salsa Queen, First, I would love to try your salsa! Good work on preparing your own. Now, the tomatillo. I love them and the salsa verde that can be made from them...yum! In answer to your question ‘are they like tomatoes?’ Yes
how long to water bath or pressure can. The purpose of both methods is to kill mould and bacteria that the acid may not take care of. Always do the following checks of your canned food no matter how you can it: check to be sure the lid has not come loose, that there is no strange odor, and the food still appears the same as when you canned it. A small exception is some fruit may darken over time. Most recipes for canning now encourage the addition of some type of acidic liquid, such as vinegar or lemon juice. While not all foods can be water bathed they all can be pressure canned. It is not as overwhelming as it seems. A little reading or asking for information will ease your mind, and the reward of canning your own food completely overcomes the small bit of research needed to decide which method to use. Enjoy your canning experience! sort of, once removed from their papery husk the tomatillo looks just like a small green tomato. They are green until they are completely ripe then they may be yellow or purple. Their name is similar and both are part of the nightshade family. Different genus but still relatives. Now, the differences. Tomatillos are a fruit that grow inside a husk. The husk looks almost like an onion skin once it’s dry. When the husk is peeled back the small green fruit inside is very sticky. The husk and stickiness are both insect deterrents. Tomatoes don’t have this cool deterrent system. Toma-
RECIPE: Not Quite Winter Slaw Coleslaw is a delicious summer side dish, but now the weather is cooling and the leaves are telling us the seasons are a-changing. So let’s beef up (okay squash up) the coleslaw to keep up with autumn! The addition of zucchini and squash makes this yummy side dish just what we need to ease out of summer and into fall. It makes a fabulous side dish to chicken, pork or beef! The tangy dressing helps us hold onto the tiny bit of summer sun in a sweet and sour way. Ingredients • 1/2 small head of cabbage, shredded • 11/2-2 small zucchini, finely julienned • 1 medium yellow squash (looks like a zucchini but yellow), finely julienned • 2 medium carrots, shredded tillos are quite tender. Despite this tenderness they are easy to grow in just average soil. They need water like a tomato (so periodic deep watering) but no fancy schedule or feed is necessary. It grows like a vine tomato, all over the ground and will flop on other plants. This laying about is because of its weak stems. They will lay about even before the fruit starts to grow. Once the tomatillos are harvested, husks removed, stickiness washed off, you can taste it. It’s like a cross between a green tomato and a lime in flavour. This flavour is another difference, and why they are
• 1/2 jicama (a sweet white root veggie), julienned (optional) • 1/2 medium red pepper, finely sliced • 1/2 medium yellow pepper, finely sliced
Ingredients for dressing • 1/2 cup orange juice • 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar • 1 tablespoon of honey • 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt • 1/2 teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper Prepare all the vegetables, mix together in a bowl, then whip all dressing ingredients together in a bowl. Pour the dressing over the veggies, let sit for 2-3 minutes then serve.
not interchangeable with tomatoes. Tomatillos are most commonly used in green salsa and there are many different salsa recipes for using tomatillos. They are also delicious in enchiladas, guacamole and a yummy salad dressing. I hope you decide to grow these lovely plants next year. I also am going to offer the suggestion that you talk with your neighbour as it sounds like he is successful at growing these little husk covered gems in your locale. Can’t wait for an invite for chips and salsa, Kitty
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By Kitty R. Lynn HEALTHY ROOTS - We have actually touched on this a few times in recent weeks, but it’s always good to be clear about storing your seeds. If the seeds aren’t stored properly, it is very difficult to have a successful gardening experience the next year. The number 1 priority for storing your gathered and dried seeds is ‘dry and cool’. Seeds stored where there is a lot of humidity and warmth quite often don’t survive to be
planted in the spring. Put your seeds in paper packets or envelopes with labels and the put the packets in a mason jar or canister with a gasket type lid. A refrigerator is the best place to store the jars of seeds but a cool dry closet will also work just fine. It should be where there is very little or no temperature change. Although some seeds need to be frozen it is best not to freeze your seeds. If you see moisture at all inside your jar of seeds, remove the seeds and put them out to dry a little more. Seeds will grow mould and mildew
quickly and those seeds won’t grow. A way to reassure yourself the seeds won’t mould and tiny insects won’t eat your seeds is to put a small amount (just a pinch) of diatomaceous earth (organic gardening stores usually carry this) in a bowl. Mix your seeds around in it to cover them before you store them away. Store each year’s seeds together and be sure to date them. Most vegetable seeds last at least 3-4 years you will easily be able to see which seeds are getting old and should be planted sooner.
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Important information to take note of when it is time to plant: when you take your seed jar out of its cool dry place DO NOT open the jar until the seeds warm to room temperature. If you open the jar right away moisture may collect on the seeds and cause them to stick together in a big clump. This is especially true if they were stored in the refrigerator. Please remember despite all the organizing and careful storing of your seeds some just won’t germinate. Easy enough to remedy however - just plant another seed.
1. Plan your hike according your youngest child’s abilities. 2. Wear the right shoes and clothing for the season. 3. Bring a first aid kit in a backpack. 4. Bring Snacks and lots of Water in that backpack. 5. Take breaks regularly. 6. Bring Sunblock or bug spray (homemade or store bought) 7. Rotate Hiking Leaders. 8. Bring a camera. 9. Have some Songs Ready for some fun. 10. ENJOY! Don’t stress out about the small stuff. Live in the NOW. Enjoy where you are. Enjoy the ride. Enjoy being with your family. Enjoy being in nature Brant’s Crossing The Hub of Ontario Trails www.discoverbrant.com No Fee
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SANDY LAKE, DEER LAKE, PIKANGIKUM & CAT LAKE ALL PHOTOS BY STEVE HAINING, DAVID LAFORCE AND JOSH BEAN By Josh Bean NORTHERN ONTARIO – Last week, I had the pleasure, honour, privilege, and opportunity to travel with the Dreamcatcher Foundation to four fly-in communities in Northern Ontario. Each year since 2010, the Dreamcatcher Foundation has donated playgrounds to different fly-in communities in Northern Ontario. To date they have donated 17 playgrounds. The communities who received playgrounds this year were Sandy Lake,
Deer Lake, Pikangikum and Cat Lake. I was lucky enough to travel with a great team of volunteers including one of the owners of the Two Row Times David Laforce, and 5 Dreamcatcher Foundation volunteers: Jennifer Rowe, Alison Bogoslowski, Alyssa Baxter, Steven Bogoslowski, and photographer/videographer Steve Haining. Early in the week, Dave and I departed from Toronto and met the Dreamcatcher team in Thunder Bay and headed over to Wasaya Airlines for
our charter flight. A team of installers had travelled up to each community a couple of weeks ago to install the playgrounds. We were there to open each new park and to celebrate that opening with each community. In each community we set up our tents and tables and served hot-dogs and juice to almost every kid from each community. The Dreamcatcher Foundation also gave away a backpack filled with school supplies to every student. I’m pretty sure we set a record for
the most hotdogs cooked over a 4 day period (over 2,400 hotdogs!). Afterwards, we had the opportunity to travel around each community talking with band councillors, community members, parents, police officers, teachers, principals and more. This was the most rewarding aspect of the trip. I knew that this was going to be a trip to remember. But as we met more people, heard more stories and saw the impact these playgrounds had on the children, this quickly
became an experience that I will never forget. Play is such an important aspect of childhood development and we witnessed that first hand. The joy that these playgrounds provided to these children, and the pride that they instilled in their parents is something that I will never forget. When you see a playground in Southern Ontario you might see a handful of kids playing on it at any given time. In each of these communities we witnessed around 50 kids at all times playing and having fun.
Kids having the opportunity to be kids. And that was something very special to witness. To date Dreamcatcher has install playgrounds in: Mishkeegogamang First Nation (Pickle Lake), Wabaseemoong Independent Nations (White Dog), Constance Lake First Nation, Long Lake #58 First Nation, Wabigoon Lake, Shoal Lake, Big Trout Lake, King Fisher Lake, Wunnumin Lake , Wapekeka First Nation, Landsdown House, Fort Severn, Bearskin Lake, Sandy Lake, Deer Lake, Pikangikum, & Cat Lake
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SANDY LAKE FIRST NATION By Josh Bean SANDY LAKE, ON - We arrived in Sandy Lake on Monday afternoon. Our tiny little plane landed on the dirt runway and on one hand you quickly realized how little and how much the community had all at the same time. It was impossible to speed on the roads in Sandy Lake because the condition of them was so poor. But as you drove through the community you saw the immense beauty that they get to
wake up to each and every day. This would be a theme throughout the trip; you felt sorry for and felt envious of everyone you met all at the same time. One of my favourite memories of the trip was the first thing that happened to us. As we pulled up to the playground, we saw two small kids playing with two very large saws. It was alarming at first, but we saw a teacher approaching and I quickly realized that she was coming to help. And then
she said “I told you two that if you’re going to use those, you have to work together”. Sandy Lake has a population of 2,650 people, the second largest reserve we visited, and is located 600 km NW of Thunder Bay. Neh gaaw saga’igan is the local translation of Sandy Lake. The name Wabitiquayang, which refers to the short narrow river between Sandy Lake and Finger Lake, was used in the mid-1900s. We were welcomed
to Sandy Lake by Chief Bart Meekis, Deputy Chief Robert Kakegamic and their eight councillors. Sandy Lake is largely a traditional community where many of the community members speak Ojibway as their first language. There are 5 clans (Sturgeon, Caribou, Pelican, Crane and Sucker) in Sandy Lake. It was clear from the start how much this playground meant to Chief Meekis and his community. He told us the story of how 19 years ago a child
died in a tragic accident on a playground set and the playground was torn down as a result. They haven’t had a playground in their community since that time. And you could see the excitement in the eyes of each parent, teacher, and community leader as the kids played on the playground. It was also exciting to see a garden project at the local school with 4 raised beds. They were growing tomatoes, squash, potatoes, peas, beans and more. But the most ex-
citing part was that the seeds for the raised beds were provided by Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield. He took them into space on his most recent trip and brought them back to the students of Sandy Lake. My only regret in Sandy Lake was that we didn’t get to spend more time there. Everyone was so friendly and helpful, although I’m still looking for the road that leads to California. You can’t trust everything you hear, I suppose.
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By Josh Bean HOLLYWOOD, ON – Tuesday morning we were off to Deer Lake. It was a short flight (only about 15 minutes) from Sandy Lake so we didn’t get very high in the air. It was a clear and sunny day so the view was amazing. We were greeted in Deer Lake by our drivers (local community members) who were driving considerably faster than they were in Sandy Lake.
I’m confident that our driver knew the roads very well, but there were a few white knuckles in the car that morning. The Deer Lake First Nation is a small Oji-Cree community which holds 1653.6 hectares of land located approximately 180 kilometers North of Red Lake, Ontario. It has an on-reserve population of approximately 1,100, and a total membership of approximately 1,200. It is accessible year-round by air,
and by ice road in the winter. It is connected to Sandy Lake First Nation, and North Spirit Lake First Nation during the coldest months of the year. Probably my favourite story of the whole trip was the story behind the Hollywood sign. A few years ago a couple of residents of Deer Lake hiked a bunch of lumber up to the top of a cliff overlooking the community, and constructed a replica of the famous Hollywood sign.
CBC did a documentary which featured the story of the sign, this lead to the band office receiving a call from the lawyers of Hollywood, California threatening them with a lawsuit for copyright infringement. In true grassroots fashion, the Band Council told the lawyers to go ahead with their lawsuit and that they would await the paperwork. They were never heard from again. The playground site in Deer Lake was a brush lot
only three weeks before we arrived. Local community members cleared the space with borrowed equipment to make way for the playground. The people of Deer Lake are working to add a volleyball court, paint ball facility, and an outdoor stage to the playground area. An overarching theme that I witnessed was local people who cared about their community and were working to make the it a better place. A gentle-
man that I was talking to (I didn’t catch his name) said “You’ve started something”. And you could hear the passion in his voice as he talked about their plans for the space. The Canadian Government has failed to live up to their obligations for these communities (more on that later), but the people I met weren’t going to let that stop them from improving their community.
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By Josh Bean CAT LAKE - Cat Lake, originally known as Lynx Narrows, was the smallest community we visited. It has 400-500 people living on reserve and 612 band members. The First Nation calls itself Bizhiw-zaaga’iganiwininiwag meaning “Men of Wild-cat Lake” or as Bizhiw-zaaga’iganiing Nitam Anishinaabeg meaning “The First Nation at Wild-cat Lake,”
where wild-cat refers to the Canadian lynx. We stayed in the O-Shkee Meekena Youth Healing Centre, a youth addictions treatment centre that houses 7-8 young adults between the ages of 12 & 17 for 10 week stays and uses a mix of traditional and modern practices. We arrived in Cat Lake the day before the playground opening (every other community we arrived in the morning).
A few of us headed over to the playground to have a look. And there were well over 30 kids running around playing on it. It was amazing to see. Derek, a local resident who was our driver and host while in Cat Lake, drove us to the playground, and it was a herculean task to convince his two sons that it was time to leave the playground. Again, you could hear the passion and
commitment to his community as Derek gave us a tour of Cat Lake. He talked about how they are trying to use traditional teachings to re-engage their youth. Told us how challenging it is to keep bears and wolves away from their community. And how their rez dogs harvest plants with large roots from the water in the summer time and bury them in the woods as a food source for the long
winter. They have a beautiful new school in Cat Lake that opened two years ago. And in addition to the new playground the community has a new baseball diamond and volleyball court. Perspective is always something that I find to be very fascinating. As we were getting ready to leave Cat Lake, Derek mentioned how he couldn’t wait for winter
to get here. And as someone who lives in Southern Ontario I assumed that everyone in the north hated the winter. But to him, there are all kinds of outdoor activities in the winter, and the ice roads open which reconnects the fly-in communities together. I had assumed that winter would be the isolating season, but after spending 4 days in the north I was starting to appreciate a new perspective.
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PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION
By Josh Bean PIKANGIKUM - As we travelled from community to community we were warned about staying overnight in Pikangikum. We were told how rough it was, how dangerous it was, and it happened often enough that we decided to stay overnight in Sioux Lookout instead. But after the first hour in the community this is a decision that we would come to regret. We
were greeted by some of the nicest people and the children were some of the most well behaved kids I have ever seen. It is certainly a community with its fair share of issues. They are known as the suicide capital in the world as published by Maclean’s magazine in 2012. But the more we talked with the people that were involved in the community the more I started to understand the obstacles that they were facing.
Northern communities are drastically underfunded. And in Pikangikum this has created a trickle down effect that makes the simplest of tasks difficult. Their school burned down a few years ago and they have been using portables as classrooms. They don’t have space for the children to eat their lunch so they have to send them home for lunch. So parents have to make arrangements to be there when the
kids come home at noon. They have to bus the kids home but they don’t have enough busses to send them all at the same time so they go in shifts. This lunch ordeal can take 2-3 hours to complete, which costs extra money for gas, which leads to less learning time in the classrooms. And that’s just one example of how overburdened their community is. Up until about three months ago the community of almost 2,500
people only had one playground (a playground that was almost 15 years old). There were 1,000 school aged children that we fed hot dogs to. And those 1,000 kids had to share one playground. Fortunately the Canadian Government opened one playground three months ago and there’s the playground that the Dreamcatcher Foundation installed, but it’s still not enough. These playgrounds are being used by hundreds
of children each day. Which leads to greater wear and tear, and a shorter life span. Which again is an example of the challenges this community faces. However, despite all of these challenges, I saw a tonne of smiles, I met a tonne of amazing people, and I got to see kids being kids. The strength of character and the resolve of the communities that we visited will be something that I will always admire and respect.
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WE THE NORTH By Josh Bean To give you a bit of context I am a white male in my 30’s. I grew up in Simcoe Ontario and I am making efforts to be aware of the privilege that I was born into. My wife is from Six Nations and our daughter is here everyday at her grandparents house while my wife and I are at work. I still have a lot to learn about native culture, politics, and history, but after being with my wife for the past 10+ years, and working for the Two Row Times for almost two years, I have learned a lot. After visiting the northern fly-in communities of Sandy Lake, Deer Lake, Pikangikum and Cat Lake this past week with the Dreamcatcher Foundation and talking with the people who live there,
I have to say that I’m pretty ashamed to call myself a Canadian. We have an obligation as Canadians, to honour our commitments to the 634 First Nations (speaking more than 50 surviving languages) that have allowed us to share this land with them. When our ancestors came to North America it was these nations who helped us survive the winter. It was these nations who fought with us in war, who worked with us in peace. Canada would not be here if it wasn’t for the various First Nations that helped us and worked with us along the way. And so when I see the lack of resources provided to these communities, resources that every other Canadian community is provided with, I can’t help but to be ashamed
that the country that I live in would treat people this way. I’m sure the conservative government could come up with any number of excuses as to why these communities aren’t receiving the funding they require to meet the basic needs of their population. I would say that there is no excuse in the world that would justify my government’s actions. I heard stories of housing projects that had to cut corners because of a lack of funding, and the houses were condemned within 5 years because of mould. Stories about an elementary school library that is full of books and a beautiful storytelling corner that is sitting dark with the door locked because there is no funding for a librarian. Stories of rural communities with
no school bus, entire communities running out of fuel in the winter, 2L bottles of pop costing $6, $14 bags of milk. And it breaks my heart. I think about all the children, that could very easily be my daughter, and the struggles that they face every day. And I think about how it doesn’t have to be that way. It shouldn’t be that way. It’s 2015 and Canada is a prosperous country. Even if we weren’t required to provide this funding under all of the various treaties between Canada and First Nations, which we are – it shouldn’t be this way. And even if, contrary to popular belief, native people living within Canada didn’t pay taxes, which they do – it shouldn’t be this way. And even if there was a legitimate excuse as to why we weren’t provid-
ing these communities with funding, which there isn’t. These communities consist of children, parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandmas, and grandpas. They consist of People. And they deserve better than the level of service that my government has provided for them. And for that I am truly sorry. But in spite of everything that I saw, in spite of everything they have to deal with, I was inspired by the people I met. I was inspired by their love of their community and inspired by how warmly I was received – inspired by what I could learn from them. And if we as Canadians are going to be proud
of our connection to First Nations, if we’re going to be proud of what it means to be Canadian. Then we’re going to have to take a long hard look at how we honour our legal commitments to First Nations, especially those communities in the far north. The craziest aspect of this whole situation is that the stronger the native communities are, the more self sufficient they are, the better that is for Canada. I hope that one day I’ll be able to say that I’m proud to be Canadian, but until we address the issues facing the people that have literally been there since day one to support us, I won’t be able to.
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It’s back to work for the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs By Jim Windle CALEDONIA – When the Caledonia Pro-fit Corvairs opened training camp they had 15 roster spots to fill due to players going overage and other veterans who have moved on to other leagues and teams. The exodus included vets Mitch Purdie, who is now attending Worchester College in Maine, Tyler Lepore is at Morrisville College in NY, Ryan Blunt to University of Maine, Erick Delaurentis to Ryerson University Toronto, goalie Kevin Entmaa to Adrian College Michigan, Austin McEneny to the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL, and Cosimo Fontana who signed a pro deal with Varese in Italy. That left a a big hole for general manager Brian Rizzetto and coach Mike Bullard to fill, but judging by what has been shown so far, this year’s edition will not be taking a step backwards despite virtually a new team on the ice. But when you are the repeating Sutherland Cup Champions, it’s not that hard to attract players looking for their Jr. B ring — and why not? Caledonia is a destination
With 15 vacant spots to fill from last year's repeat Sutherland Cup Championship team, general manager Brian Rizzetto and coach Mike Bullard seem to have filled those vacancies and more. The Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs are 4-0 in the early GOJHL Jr. B season. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE location for older players about to graduate from Jr. hockey into University or the minor pro’s who want to exit to the next level on a championship team. The new Pro-fit Corvairs are 4-0 and have outscored their opponents 20-4 with their new lineup. Saturday night at home, Caledonia shut out Niagara Falls 4-0. Jake Brown scored
his third goal of the 2015 GOJHL Jr. B hockey season in Thorold, Thursday night to start Caledonia towards an eventual 5-2 win over the Black Hawks. The penalty killers had a chance to shine after handing the Hawks eight extra man opportunities, and allowing just one, scored by Tyler Sehovic 40 seconds into
the second period. Meanwhile, the Caledonia power play scored three of its five goals with the extra man. Matthew Hore and Cory Pawley netted two of them in the second at 9:26 and 10:42 respectively. Nick Sacco scored Thorold’s second goal at the 13-minute mark but Riley Vanhome answered for Caledonia at 17:20.
So far this early season, it looks like the Corvairs are using their tried and true system of building a four-line team, with no real “stars”. After four games and four wins, the scoring has been broadly spread over the entire bench. This week’s up-coming games include Friday, Sept. 25th, in Pelham, Saturday night Sept. 26th
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TOP LEFT: Todd Ratchford returns to the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs in hopes of leading them to their third straight Sutherland Cup.
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Six Nations athletes help Ancaster win gold ANCASTER – Softball seems to be getting bigger and bigger in Canada year after year, and for Six Nations’ own Jazzy Powless and Dani Smith it was a very rewarding summer. The two local girls were on the Ancaster Blizzard Midget team, coached by Chris Brownell, Dean Smith and managed by Ginger Smith. The Blizzard played a few games in and around Ancaster and even in Hamburgh, New York. The end of the season consisted of playing in the eliminations tournament in Port Perry, where they placed first. From there
they went on and played in the Provincials and received a Silver Medal, and Jazzy Powless won MVP of the tournament. By placing second in the Provincials, they then earned a spot at the Eastern Canadians which were held in Prince Edward Island. In P.E.I. they played the championship against Nova Scotia and defeated them 6-1. The Blizzard played hard and earned a gold medal in the Easterns. In the tournament, Jazzy Powless won player of the game and also won M.V.P of the tournament.
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I-Nats beat Team USA at Worlds By Jim Windle
ONONDAGA – Coaches Rich Kilgour, Cody Jamieson Darris Killgour, Andy Secore, Duane Jacobs and Landon Miller would maKe a pretty darn good Sr. Lacrosse team in their own right, but even that combined experience and talent isn’t as impressive as the players they have to work with at the FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in Onondaga New York, where the Creator’s Game was said to have originated. A quick scan of the roster would make any coach anywhere pinch himself. Starting in numerical order is Lyle Thompson from the Florida Launch; Craig Point from the Rochester Knighthawks; Adam Bomberry from the Akwesasne Indians; Tyler Garrison from the Vancouver Stealth; Brier Jonathan from the Rochester Knighthawks; Haina Thompson from the Buffalo Bandits; Brett Bucktooth of the New England Black Wolves; Angus Goodleaf from the Knighthawks; Tommy Montour from the Six Nations Rivermen; Kedoh Hill and Brandcon Goodwin from the Bandits; Miles Thompson from the Georgia Swarm; Jeremy Thompson of the Saskatchewan Rush; Warren Hill from the Rivermen; Jeff Shattler from the Calgary Roughnecks; Sid Smith, Rochester Knighthawks; Roger Vyse, Rivermen: Randy Staats, Rochester Rattlers: Josh Becker, Allegany Arrows; Austin Staats, Six Nations Arrows, Johnny Powless, Georga Swarm, Wenster Green, Peterborough Lakers; Gowah Abrams, Seneca Warchiefs, and Mike Thompson from the Kahnawake Mohawks. But every team from around the lacrosse world has also sent its best Sr. players as well. The Games opened for the Haudenosaunee with a 13-9 win over a surprised Team USA, Friday Sept. 18th. The Iroquois got out of the gate early, bringing the boisterous War Me-
As of Tuesday, the Haudenosaunee Iroquois Nationals were in third place behind team USA and Team Canada who are in the top spot. But there is still a lot of lacrosse left at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in Syracuse New York. They beat Team USA earlier in the tournament before falling to Team Canada by only two goals. PHOTO FROM I-NATS FACEFOOK
morial Arena crowd into the game. Lyle Thompson bounced a low shot in with one second to play in the first half to put the I-Nat’s up 8-4. But Team USA made some adjustments and came out with more resolve in the second half. USA goalie Jake Henhawk shut out the Nationals’ offence in the third quarter. Goals from Jeff Ratcliffe, Joe Walters and Joe Resetarits pulled USA within one heading into the final 15 minutes, but the I-Nats arose from their third-quarter nap with five straight goals including two by Thompson to put the game away. The going got tougher for the Haudenosaunee (I-Nats) in Game #2 against the Canadians, who have won gold the past three World Games, and although they lost it was only by 2 goals at 119. “The game certainly could have gone either way,” said Canadian head coach Ed Comeau. “Credit to the Iroquois. They were excellent. They played hard. It was a great game.” Hiana Thompson, who scored two, Miles Thompson, Lyle Thompson, Wenster Green, Craig Point, Johnny Powless, Randy Staats and Jeff Shattler scored for the
I-Nats and Angus Goodleaf took the loss. The Haudenosaunee were leading 5-3 after one quarter despite being outshot 15-9, and held a 6-4 lead at halftime. “They came out real strong,” said Comeau. “We weren’t ready for that pace.” The Nationals led 8-4 in the fifth minute of the third quarter when Canada rallied with three goals in 1:21. The Nationals want to turn the Silver medals from the last three tournaments into gold with this year’s powerhouse entry. Canada is the oddson favorite again this tournament after winning Gold in the past three, but the I-Nats gave them a run and very nearly played the giant killers leading 4-1, after the first 11 minutes and maintained a comfortable 6-4 halftime advantage. Goals from Randy Staats and Jeff Shattler increased the Iroquois’ cushion to four goals, 8-4, with roughly 25 minutes to play. The Iroquois’ offense suddenly disappeared, and their defense fell apart after that. Mark Matthews kicked off a 7-1 run for Canada to close out the game. Daniel Dawson put Canada ahead
at the 53:28 mark, and Jordan MacIntosh gave the Canadians breathing room as they held on for the win. Tuesday, the compe-
tition was much lighter against England whom they defeated 20-6, and Wednesday they face the Czech Republic, where lacrosse is becoming a ma-
jor sport. Tuesday, Team Canada was in first place in the Blue Division, followed by the USA and in third place is the Iroquois Nationals.
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Sports hero finally recognized after 100 years By Jim Windle
VANCOUVER, B.C. – When one thinks about soccer, or football as the English call it, you don’t necessarily think of Onkwehonwe athletes making their mark. But Harry Manson ( Xul-si-malt) did for soccer what Jackie Robinson did for baseball breaking the racial barrier and was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame recently. Especially considering the climate for First Nations people in the early 20th century, the accomplishments he was recognized for were even more impressive. As a coach, he introduced the sport to many First Nations communities. Harry spent decades coaching men’s soccer teams from the Snuneymuxw First Nation on Vancouver Island. In the 1890’s and early 1900’s he was a pioneer and although it has taken 100 years to come, Manson’s grandson Gary Manson was proud to accept the honour posthumously
Soccer pioneer Harry Manson of the West coast Snuneymuxw Nation. for his grandfather’s decades of coaching men’s soccer teams from the Snuneymuxw First Nation on Vancouver Island. As a player, Manson was a speedy goal scorer who lead his people to a string of victories on the soccer pitch at the turn of the 19th century. Manson and his Onkwehonwe teammates were the first aboriginal players
to compete in a provincial championship, playing side-by-side with their white peers on integrated teams, a rarity in the days when Onkwehonwe people were considered by European settlers as something less that human. In 1898, in a bid to win a provincial championship, the all-white Nanaimo team turned to two players from the Snuneymuxw
First Nation: Manson and James Wilkes. In 1904, he captained an all-Snuneymuxw squad called the Indian Wanderers to a Nanaimo city championship, despite jeers from white fans, some shouting “Kill the savages!” “I try to imagine what it’s like being on a field in Ladysmith with a couple
thousand people on the sidelines. They’re all white, it’s a very intimidating atmosphere, and they’re all hurling abuse at these indigenous players,” said soccer historian Robert Janning. “Despite all these obstacles of segregation that were being constructed around him, he was breaking a colour barrier
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in sports long before Jesse Owens or Jackie Robinson did so in the U.S.” In 1907, Manson and three other Snuneymuxw were regulars on the Nanaimo team, playing for the West Coast’s biggest soccer title, the Challenge Cup. Nanaimo won it 4-1 with all four goals scored by Snuneymuxw players. But when it came to the celebratory banquet, Manson and the other Snuneymuxw players weren’t invited. Harry Manson died tragically in 1912 at just 30 years of age. He was run over by a train after heading into town to seek medicine for his sick infant. “For the longest time, I wondered who our heroes were, and why we didn’t have them,” said Dean Manson, one of Xulsi-malt’s many grandchildren, on a CBC special on the game of soccer. “Now, I have a grandfather who’s a hero. He’s always been there, but it was never spoken of how great he was in soccer.” Telephone: (519) 445.2219 Toll Free: 1 (877) 837-5180 Fax: (519) 445-4296 E-mail: info@grpseo.org Web Site: www.grpseo.org
The Board of Directors of the Grand River Post Secondary Education Office is seeking ONE (1) new board member. The Board consists of 10 members and works with dedicated staff that provides Post Secondary support services and counselling to Six Nations Post Secondary students. The Nominating Committee of the Board is asking for dedicated individuals from the community who are interested in overseeing the Education Office to submit a letter of intent. In your letter of intent, please specify how you meet with the following criteria: a) Band Member of the Six Nations of the Grand River not receiving education assistance through the Grand River Post Secondary Education Office. b) Able to serve a minimum of three (3) years. c) Available to meet the Nominating Committee to discuss the Board’s role and function. d) Willing to undertake a formal orientation with the Board. e) Willing to serve as a team player on a Board that serves the Community. f) Past board experience. g) Willing to apply for and submit a Police Criminal Record Check. A brief biographic sketch and/or resume would be an asset. Deadline for submissions is NOON on Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 Candidates of interest will be contacted for an interview with the Nominating Committee. Send to:
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4th Annual #Walk4change6nay set for this Saturday TRT Staff OHSWEKEN – Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services will host their 4th Annual Community Walk, #Wa l k4 c h a n ge s i x n ay, this coming Saturday, September 26. Ganohkwasra strives - through the walk and various other initiatives - to raise awareness of violence, and promotes different ways for community members to make healthy choices. “Our community will join together in this walk so that our voices are heard. Violence, whether it be violence against women, partner violence, bullying in the schools and/or workplace, violence in sports, cyber-bullying, elder abuse, sexual assault or any form of violence against anyone is unacceptable”, the organization stated in a press release sent to the Two Row Times. Event Coordinator and Community Educator Michelle Thomas says she expects strong attendance at the walk, with participants from previous years returning.
“[I] would have to say this event will be a success,” said Thomas. “Many people that have walked before come to walk again, and it’s just to give them the support they need if they’ve suffered.” The walk will begin at 10:30 a.m. Community members will walk from four different directions into Veterans Park. Starting points are the Six Nations Community Hall (West), Baptist Church (East), Jamieson School (South) and Ganohkwas-
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ra (North). Walkers will then converge at the intersection, at Six Nations Veterans Park. When asked what visitors can expect once they arrive at Veterans Park, Thomas said the crowds will enjoy a brief but activity-packed event. “It’s not a very long event, but many people return; last year we got about 300 people. We usually start the barbeque around noon, then the speakers will speak
and we have a motivational speaker coming as well,” said Thomas. In addition to the free barbeque and speakers, community members will also take in some information booths from agencies in Six Nations and surrounding area, free draws, and free t-shirts. A video booth will be set-up where community members can express a message to end violence on camera. The Walk will be videotaped to produce Ganohkwasra’s third Public Service Announcement. The event will conclude at 1:00 pm. Prior to the event, the organization will also hold a community wide social media contest. “This year we’re doing a Twitter contest using [the hashtag] #walk4change6nay,” Thomas explained. “It’s to help the awareness spread, and the prize is a PS4. Some families can’t af
ford systems like that, so it’ll be a nice thing to give away as a prize” To enter, community members can tweet “# w a l k4 c h a n g e 6 n a y ” until September 25. Remember to tag @ganohkwasraGFASS with every tweet. A maximum of 10 entries will be allowed. Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services is a non-profit organization. They offer various programs and services to First Nations people
experiencing family violence. They provide holistic programs based on Ogweho:weh teachings that integrate the mind, body and spirit. This combined with mainstream counselling techniques provides a basis for helping one to accept responsibility for their total being. You can find out more information about their services, social media contest and events at www.ganohkwasra.ca
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P.O. Box 743, Ohsweken, ON, N0A 1M0 (519) 445-‐3116 P.O. Box 743, Ohsweken, ON, N0A 1M0 (519) 445-‐3116 P.O. Box 743, Ohsweken, ON, N0A 1M0 (519) 445-‐3116
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Lacey Hill is pictured here just outside of Chiefswood National Historic Site's indigenous plants meadow. Lacey will be performing at Chiefswood this weekend as a part of Culture Days. Submitted photo.
Must-see events to celebrate arts and culture this weekend By Lindsay Monture Are you a lover of theatre and dance? Romance and history? Music and … hypnotism? There is plenty of that and more to discover with the International Multicultural Platform for Alternative Contemporary Theatre (IMPACT) by MT Space, and Culture Days at Chiefswood National Historic Site. Both are hosting arts and culture events this weekend.
IMPACT 15 IMPACT is an arts and culture festival based in the Waterloo Region. The festival is produced by MT Space in collaboration with the University of Waterloo and their powwow committee, as well as the Kaleidoscope Collective. Now in its 4th year, IMPACT 15 is ready to bring local and international talent together in celebration of creative and cultural diversity and inspiration.
“Right from the beginning we just had a really strong commitment to wanting to make sure that even though this is considered a multicultural festival, that it centralized an Indigenous voice as part of a commitment to not put an Indigenous voice under a multicultural banner, but to make that really strong statement that it doesn’t make sense to not have that voice central to the programming” says Heather Majaury, an Artistic Associate at MT Space.
IMPACT 15 runs from September 22 to September 27, and highlights such works as Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s powerful piece The Honouring, a multi-disciplinary performance that honours the First Nations warriors of the War of 1812. Return Home from Return Home Collective and Salish Sea Productions is about an Anishinaabe woman and a Palestinian woman who draw on their own narratives of colonization and occupation while struggling to
define their identities in relationship to the land, exile and love. The festival also features a number of works by Raven Spirit Dance. Frost Exploding Trees Moon is a solo piece, which follows the journey of a woman traveling her trap line. Northern Journey is a contemporary dance performance inspired by the internal landscapes that shape us. Lastly, there will be an excerpt from Spine of the Mother, a collaborative work with Indigenous
artists in Canada and Peru. The Festival also features an Industry Conference that includes a special performance by Cree playwright Tomson Highway. A special advantage to the Festival this year is that it coincides with the University of Waterloo’s annual powwow on Saturday, which can be enjoyed without conflict to the festival schedule. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
The Honouring by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre will be showcased this Friday and Saturday at IMPACT 15. The Honouring is a site-specific multi-disciplinary performance honouring First Nations warriors of the War of 1812 and features Onkwehonwe families who sacrificed to protect Haudenosaunee sovereignty, culture and land. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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IMPACT tickets available at ticketscene.ca. See mtspace.ca for more info.
Culture Days at Chiefswood If you wish to discover something new but closer to home, the Chiefswood National Historic Site is hosting a weekend of Six Nations history and mixed media works as part of Culture Days, a free cultural arts festival happening this Friday to Sunday, 2pm – 6pm. “Culture days is a non-profit organization whose mission is to make Canadian citizens feel like guardians of their culture. To realize that they’re not just passive in life, but they’re active participants in arts and culture,” says Brittany Bomberry, Program Coordinator. Programming includes free tours of the museum, a love letter exhibit, music from Lac-
ey Hill and A.K. Mcleod and Spenny T, as well as campfire stories and na-
tive folklore and the history of Pauline Johnson’s homestead. Friday’s love letter exhibit with a poetry workshop with Tyler Pennock will give people the opportunity to learn about Chief George Johnson and Emily Howells’ secret romance. “I’m going to tell the story of how they had to keep their secret engagement and their love hidden. They actually wrote each other love letters and hid them in a hollowed out tree at
the Tuscarora Parsonage, so that’s how they would communicate. I think it’s a beautiful story”, Brittany shares. Participants will have the opportunity to write love letters of their own, which will be featured in a future exhibit. Saturday is Music in the Museum and free tours. Local musicians Lacey Hill, A.K. Mcleod and Spenny T will perform Blues and Folk tunes while enlightening their audience on their experiences as emerging artists. On Sunday, Kelly Greene will be holding a Creation Story art exhibit. There will also be campfire storytelling in honor of John Smoke Johnson, who was a well-known orator and storyteller who held generations of stories and was influential to Pauline Johnson’s own work. Participants will learn about the history of the Johnson homestead as well as native folklore and legends. Visit www.culturedays.ca or email chiefswood@sixnations.ca for more info.
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Six Nations - September 26, 2015 - Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services will host our 4th Annual Community Walk ~ #walk4changesixnay on Saturday September 26, 2015. At Ganohkwasra we strive to raise awareness of violence and promote ways for community to make healthy choices. Our community will join together in this walk so that our voices are heard. Violence, whether it be violence against women, partner violence, bullying in the schools and/or workplace, violence in sports, cyber-bullying, elder abuse, sexual assault or any form of violence against anyone is unacceptable. We will once again walk in from the four directions into Veterans Park, starting at 10:30 am. Starting points are: from the West - SN Community Hall East - Baptist Church South - Jamieson School North - Ganohkwasra Walkers will converge at the intersection, at Six Nations Veterans Park. We will have speakers, information booths from agencies in Six Nations, and surrounding area; free draws, free t-shirts and a free BBQ. A video booth will be set-up where we will be taping community members who wish to express their message to end violence. The Walk will be videotaped in order to produce our third Public Service Announcement. The event will conclude at 1:00 pm. About Ganohkwasra Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services is a non-profit organization. We offer various programs and services to First Nations people experiencing family violence. We provide holistic programs based on Ogweho:weh teachings that integrate the mind, body and spirit. This combined with mainstream counselling techniques provide a basis for helping one to accept responsibility for their total being. Contact To learn more about the Walk, please contact: Sandra Montour, Executive Director Julia Bomberry, Manager of Therapeutic Services Alana McDonald, Manager of Residential Services Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services 1781 Chiefswood Rd, P.O. Box 250, Ohsweken, ON N0A 1M0 Office: 519-445-4324 www.ganohkwasra.ca smontour@ganohkwasra.ca jbomberry@ganohkwasra.ca amcdonald@ganohkwasra.ca
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Pamaj snipes the 2 million mark on YouTube Three years ago, Austin Pamajewon was spending all of his time playing video games and his parents just didn’t understand. After graduating high school, instead of considering college or university, Austin decided to invest all of his time into his YouTube channel and Call of Duty. All of his hard work has finally paid off. Pamajewon has just hit 2 million subscribers and has generated over 250 million total views with no end in sight. To give some perspective on what an amazing feat this is for a young indigenous man to accomplish consider these facts: Beyonce’s YouTube channel has 8,182,305 subscribers and CNN has a total of 959,489. At time of printing Austin Pamajewon had 2,008,212 subscribers just ahead of Mr. Bean who had a total of 2,007,070 followers on YouTube. According to social media analytic socialblade.com Austin’s YouTube channel could be
worth a maximum of $744,500 per year in revenues. Austin Pamajewon is a 19 year old from the Shawanaga First Nation and is of the Bear Clan. He currently resides in Parry Sound and his millions of fans online know him as Pamaj. His phenomenal ability to shoot enemies with a Call of Duty sniper rifle is the focus of his channel, but it took a lot of hard work to share his skills with the world. “YouTube doesn't happen overnight. It took me 8 months to even get 100 subscribers,” Austin told the Two Row Times. “It also took me 3 years before I started to see money coming from this. People don't realize the amount of time that needs to be put into things you love.” Now that he is driving a brand new BMW and is making thousands of dollars per video, his family and friends can finally be proud of his gaming lifestyle. Society is finally catching up to the value of digital entertainment but old stereotypes die hard.
A generation ago the idea of professional video gamers was unheard of and the term ‘e-Sports’ was laughable. Today the worldwide revenue of video games is 80 billion per year and a 2014 report shows that 59% of North Americans play video games and the average age of these gamers is 31 years old. So how did Pamaj become a YouTube superstar? It definitely took hard work and dedication to learn the technical aspects of recording himself and editing the videos for YouTube, but this young man is also a sensation when it comes to the online battlefield. Not many people can do what he does with a PlayStation controller. He is like a virtuoso. I tried explaining to my father how skilled Pamaj is and why he can earn a living playing video games, but my dad just couldn’t understand. Austin is like the Michael Jordan of Call of Duty and has an unparalleled ability to hit enemies on the battle field. He is a digital sharpshooter.
Pamaj played competitvely against professionals at the 2015 X-Games which took place in Austin, Texas on June 4th. His kill death ratio was 32/14 and he tied his American partner Nadeshot with 6 uplinks for the epic win. YOUTUBE PHOTO
Not only that but he has a great voice and presence in front of the web cam, which he has been working on since the 8th grade. “I started talking about making videos and learning all of it during the summer before I went to high school,” said Pamajewon. “I saved up all my summer money and random Christmas money and bought all the equipment I needed. It worked out perfectly.” “Then in grade 9 we
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all wrote letters to ourselves that we promised to read when we graduated. Mine said I wanted to graduate with 100k subscribers and by the time I graduated I had over 1.1 million subscribers. Blowing that away,” Pamaj said. Perfect indeed, Pamaj is well on his way to becoming a household name in mainstream North American society and he even has his own clothing line. His family and
community is behind him 100% and he is an ambassador for indigenous people everywhere. “Most people are scared to do what they love because of what a few friends will think of them and then later on it will make them regret not doing it,” Austin shared with us. “You gotta just go for it because at the end of the day. You really wanna be happy.”
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Joel Johnson Band Saturday September 26, 2015 at 9 p.m. Army Navy & Air Force Club Colborne Street, Brantford With The Blues Brothers Tribute Team Opening at 8 p.m. Tickets $20.00 Can be purchased at: Erlinds Restaurant, Ohsweken Plaza, Hill’s Snack Bar, Beavers Corner Or call 519.445.2827 For information/tickets contact Dave@1.519.909.9850
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Seeking: Students looking for high school volunteer hours or anyone interested in helping. Must be serious about scaring people and take the event in a serious manner. When: Needed on several prep nights and all 5 nights the trail runs to the public, and Sunday November 1st for cleanup day (hours are signed this day). When: TBA Where: 7493 Indian Line at the barn Note: Youth 14 Years and under must be accompanied by an adult over 18 years, strictly enforced.
Zero tolerance for horseplay Phone Scott at 519 717 0968 or Tammy at 519 209 3350 for times and more info.
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MARTIN: ALICIA BARBARA GAIL Suddenly passed away on Sunday September 20, 2015 at the age of 31 years. Loving mother of Darius, and Paityn. Partner of Hodo Hill. Daughter of the late Terrance and Siri Martin. Sister of Tyler, Nikki and Josh, and Clay and Charlie. Auntie of Lillian, Lexi, and Xayne. Granddaughter of Barb Martin, and John and the late Karen Williams. Niece of Mark, and Ron. Cousin of John, Josh, Berkley, Tiffany, Ryan, Vanessa, Nodin, and Veronica. Also will be remembered by several great aunts and uncles. Resting at her Grandma Barb’s home, 959 3rd. Line after 7 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral Service and burial will be held at the Sour Springs Longhouse on Thursday September 24, 2015 at 11 a.m. www.rhbanderson.com Anderson: Burton Miller (December 7, 1925 – September 20, 2015)
Burt was the sixth child of Samuel and Minnie Anderson. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by sisters Marjorie Lynch, Edith Sargent, Luella DeGrave, and Elaine Anderson; brothers Arnold, and Maynard. He is survived by brother John (Sammy) and sisters Carol and Jacque. He is also survived by his children: Albert (Betty), Darlene (Joe), Kenny (Linda), Janet, Angie (David), Carol, and Jacque (James). He was predeceased by son Robert, wife Wilma (Doxtdator), and partner Bertha Davis. Burt was a decorated veteran of World War II and a renowned artist. He was also a founding member of the North American Iroquois Veterans Association. The family will honour his life with visitation at the Styres Funeral Home, 1798 4th. Line, Ohsweken on Tuesday from 12-9 p.m. Funeral Service will in the Styres Chapel on Wednesday September 23, 2015 at 1 p.m. Interment St. John’s Anglican Cemetery. www.rhbanderson.com
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HILL: DORIS PEARL August 4, 1955 - September 18, 2015 Daughter of the late Minnie Hill and Harvey Jacobs. Sister of Donna Miller (Rick), Jim, and Peter Jacobs, and the late Gilbert Jacobs, and Jack Hill. Auntie to several nieces and nephews. Funeral Service will be held at the Styres Funeral Home, 1798 4th. Line, Ohsweken on Sunday September 20, 2015 at 11 a.m. with visitation one hour prior.www.rhbanderson.com
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Harold La Forme March 21, 1944 – September 28, 2015 In God’s Garden God looked around His garden And he found an empty place, He then looked down upon the earth And saw your precious face. He put his arms around you And lifted you to rest, God’s Garden must be beautiful He always takes the best. He knew that you were suffering He knew you were in pain, He knew you’d never ever Get well on earth to stay. So he closed your weary eyelids And whispered “Peace be thine” Then he took you up to heaven With hands so gentle and kind. It broke our hearts to lose you But you did not go alone, For part of us went with you The day God welcomed you home.
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Six Nations Health Foundation thanks everyone who supported the Lawnmower Draw 2015. A special thank you to Premiere John Deere from Simcoe, Ontario who helped sponsor the D140 Lawnmower and the Stihl Weedeater. Your kindness will always be appreciated. Thank you to all who purchased a ticket and to all who made contributory donations. The winner of the D140 Lawnmower was Brian Hill and the winner of the Stihl Weedeater was Bryan Hill. The winner of 3rd Prize was Sue Hill. Congratulations to everyone and to all the Health Foundations Members who made this draw a success. From Bonnie Davis
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Turkey Supper Sponsored by Christ Anglican Church. Held at Social Services Gym, 15 Sunrise Court, Ohsweken on Friday, September 25, 4-7pm. Adults - $10.00, Children (6-12) - $5.00. Eat in or take-out available.
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Community Notice During the month of September there will be a Sharing of Hearts and Support for anyone affected by Suicide. Sponsored by Brightening the Spirit – Breaking the Silence Suicide Awareness Initiative… Tuesdays from 7-9 PM. Place: Six Nations Veteran’s Hall, 1632 Chiefswood Road, Ohsweken, ON. Tel. (519) 445-2661 for questions.
Spaghetti Supper Ohsweken Baptist Church Friday, September 25th, 2015 4:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. Fundraiser for Amanda & Lorelei Isaacs for their Mission Trip
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CLUES ACROSS 1. Leg shank 5. Small amount 8. Roman emperor 10. Having ears 12. Innocent young woman 14. No wrinkles 16. Small coin (French) 17. 19 hundred hours 19. A way to inform 21. A seal or signet 22. Tobacco smoke residue 23. Tai language branch 25. Set afire 26. Partridge Family’s actress Susan 27. Canadian flyers 29. Faculties of perception 32. A light two-wheel carriage 34. Was ___ (looked at) 35. Appear with 37. Natives of Thailand 39. Hill (Celtic) 40. Runs PCs 42. Visualizes 44. Mistake 45. Riding horses 47. Point of purchase 49. Armless Aphrodite 53. Having negative qualities 54. Protective visual folds 55. Crystallized calcium carbonate mineral 57. Beach grains 58. One who presents a bond for payment 59. Car mechanics group 60. & & & CLUES DOWN 1. Small paddle boats 2. Usual 3. Economic consumption 4. Without (French) 5. Powder mineral 6. Fleshy seed covering
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 You are extra motivated to explore new opportunities this week, Aries. Bring along a trusted advisor who can steer you in the right direction if you have questions. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 It is very important to find balance, Taurus. Many activities are coming up, and you have to figure out a way to juggle them all. This will take some creativity.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, avoid overindulging this week. Even though it may seem like you can never get enough, over time something special may lose its spark. Practice moderation, instead. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, everything will work out the way it should if you keep a smile on your face this week and continue with the status quo. Soon you can shake things up.
7. Indicates 8. Stone lined grave 9. Feels remorse 10. Chemical structure 11. Decomposition 13. Morally base 14. Joins 15. Danish krone 18. Breastplate 20. Lesson reader in church 24. 1921 Turkish/Armenian Treaty 26. In a way, refutes 28. Zoftig 30. Fish, hair or inter 31. Mains 33. Fathers
Answers for September 23, 2015 Crossword Puzzle
35. Transparent eye membranes 36. Stray 38. Seafowl 39. 3 pip cards 41. Invests in little enterprises 43. Placards 44. 1st woman 45. Finds a sum 46. Thick piece of something 48. River in Hesse, Germany 50. Inner forearm bone 51. 1 of 2 contesting groups 52. Olive tree genus 56. Metal container
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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you may be compelled to get more involved in your community or a volunteer project this week. A desire to give something back propels your actions.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 You have a soft spot for underdogs this week, Virgo. Anyone who seems to be struggling will have your attention, and you will offer to lend a hand.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, this week presents opportunities to help people or even animals in need. If ever there was a time to take up a cause, now is it. You have plenty of extra time to lend a hand. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you may find yourself waking up extra early just to accomplish everything you need to get done. Try not to burn the candle at both ends for too long.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you will enjoy downtime much more after you complete an important task and feel a sense of accomplishment. Rest may still be a few days away, so be patient.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, things may be a little confusing of late, but you will find a clear path to get things done. Ask a friend or colleague to lend a helping hand if things get too hectic. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Relationships are very important this week, Aquarius. Nurture both the personal and professional relationships that you want to grow, and you will be happy you did.
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