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Alex Martin, 23, cannot wait to work in a grocery store. Her experience as a volunteer for the Six Nations Community Food Bank has been very positive. PHOTO BY JAYSON KOBLUN

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Local volunteer builds essential skills at SNCFB

By Jayson Koblun

OHSWEKEN – If you ask people what their dream job is, you may be hardpressed to find someone as excited about working in a grocery store as Alex Martin is, but that’s exactly what she wants to do.

“I want to find a job in a grocery store,” said Martin, 23.

Martin has been a volunteer at the Six Nations Community Food Bank for almost four months and she is also a part of the Six Nations Supported Employment program (SNSE) at Community Living Six Nations.

SNSE strives to teach and train the community’s

adult band members who have intellectual disabilities the necessary skills and responsibilities they need to get a job.

The program offers coaches to its members.

Their job is to lead a little bit at first, but also know when to pull away and let the individual do the job on their own.

“Alex started with us fresh, she’d never had a job before or ever really officially been a volunteer before either,” said Jade Roberts, who works for Community Living and is also Martin’s coach.

Since she started working at the food bank, Martin has learned how to be dependable, comfortable

meeting new people and how to build good relationships with her co-workers.

She volunteers at least once a week, sometimes two or three times if the food bank is in the middle of processing a large order.

Martin’s tasks usually include – checking expiry dates on all cans, counting donations, rotating cans and anything else asked by her colleagues – all jobs that are giving her the experience that she needs to one day have her dream of working in a nearby grocery store.

She really likes helping pack the fresh food boxes that the food bank offers its customers.

“My favourite thing is

helping organize and pack the fresh green boxes that are handed out monthly,” said Martin. “Packing the lettuce, potatoes and turnip, whatever they have – I love doing it.”

Martin said that she really enjoys being a part of the process that helps the community get food.

“The program really depends on the skill set of each individual,” said Joel Jamieson, SNSE program supervisor. “The end goal for everyone is to get a job, whether it’s full-time or part-time, we want to help everyone get hired.

Alex has really become a role model here at Community Living,” said Jamieson. “Other members here

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Both Jamieson and Roberts feel that Martin is doing a fantastic job as a volunteer at the food bank and feel like she has made great progress in the past four months.

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Martin is still in the volunteer stage, but thinks she will be ready to begin applying to grocery stores soon.

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Suicide prevention discussed at Rekindling Our Fires dinner

By Jayson Koblun

OHSWEKEN – Laurie A. Hill says that suicide is a desperate act by someone in great pain who feels they have no other options – not an act of selfishness.

“It’s not selfish at all,” says Hill. “When a person comes to that point of desperation in their life, they’ve suffered for a long time – it’s not just a random split decision they make.”

Hill is a member of Six Nations’ Rekindling Our Fires group, a group that aims to bring suicide awareness back into the community by strengthening the community’s mental, spiritual and emotional well-being.

On Christmas Eve, the group put together an afternoon filled with games, story-telling and crafts, followed by a free dinner for all their guests. They wanted to see people together with their families, making new friends during a time that can be very difficult for those whose lives have been altered by suicide.

Montana Martin at the craft table painting a colourful box before dinner was served at Rekindling Our Fires' Christmas Eve event. BY JAYSON KOBLUN “I don’t know why, but for some reason it seems like it’s been harder this year,” said Michele General, who lost her son Tylor to suicide in 2010. “It’ll be six years this spring and it’s just been so hard this year, maybe because of all the losses our community has seen recently.”

Tylor was a sporty

15-year-old who really liked making people smile. He enjoyed listening to flute music and was always willing to be a listening ear for his friends, but when he needed help himself, maybe Tylor didn’t know that he had other options.

“My daughter McKenzie and I would ask ourselves

what we would do to save him if we could go back in time,” said General.

“Y’know – maybe we could have taken him away from that place, or told him not to go out that night – but when it came down to it we knew that that may not have stopped him.”

Since then, General developed a system which

she calls a ‘pre-prevention’ system, called HOPE. The idea is that someone thinking suicidal thoughts would carry around – or memorize – contact information for up to 10 individuals they can trust and rely on for help when they’re at their lowest point.

Those people could be called at any time of day and would hopefully be able to let the suffering individual know that their lives are worth living.

Those without depression might think it’s easy to stop someone who is in emotional distress from thinking suicidal thoughts, but it’s not.

“Being trained in suicide prevention, I know that one of the biggest things we can do for each other is to first listen to someone’s reasons for dying,” said Jodielynn Harrison, a guest at the Rekindling Our Fires event. “When people are overwhelmed and feeling depressed, they need to purge their reasons for dying before they can think about their reasons

for living.”

Harrison said that sometimes the hardest things listeners can do is just that – listen.

“That’s the hardest thing for listeners and supporters because we always want to talk about the reasons for living, but what we have to do is first listen to those reasons for dying so that person is able to come back to the conversation about reasons to live.”

That was the purpose behind the event, to get people talking and spending quality time together.

‘We want to strengthen family ties and give people an opportunity to do things together,” said Hill.

“Sometimes you can live in the same house as a family member but still the connection is missing and we wanted to help people talk about their issues in a fun environment.

That’s the whole purpose of this group – for people not to feel alone anymore,” said Hill.

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FEATURE COLUMN:

Nu Yah means love Life on Six Nations provides a certain type of insulation from the world. One can live their whole lives in this community unfazed by the craziness of global politics and world events.

Six Nations people have a general idea what is going on. Americans are invading another country, a ruthless businessman is vying for president, and something seems to be happening in Libya.

More importantly for us we respond to news that directly affects our lives. Like when we hear about the latest car accident and worry that it may be someone we know. Sometimes we hear that so-and-so had a new baby and it warms our hearts.

Our lives on Six Nations are interconnected whether we like it or not.

This becomes even more apparent when venturing into the city to go shopping or to grab some food.

Seeing another scone wandering around the mall is usually an occasion for a good wave or nod. Word will get around and eventually someone will remark ‘Oh heard you were buying up at the mall last week.’

Best of all around this time of year is saying “Nu yah!” to a friend when they are out amongst the wolves surrounded by concrete and city lights. Just that one phrase can take someone back to a kinder, gentler time when we cared for one another and used to ‘visit’ to exchange baked goodies.

It’s spelled No:ia in Kanienke’ha (Mohawk). It’s been debated where this phrase originates and oddly enough it sounds like New Year with a harsh Brit accent. Nevertheless it is a time when people of Six Nations go door to door shouting “Nu yah!” and happily receiving Indian donuts and cookies. It’s like Halloween but without the commercialism and horror – or the horror of commercialism.

It still happens year to year. But it when it happens off reserve it’s even more special.

Sometimes I will take a gamble and say Nu Yah! to someone I don’t know but who I suspect is from Six Nations. If they are a very tall Ojibwe or Cree then it can turn into a pretty awkward moment, but for the most part I can recognize my own.

Now that I think about it, when we say Nu Yah to each other we are really saying so much more. It means we acknowledge our common struggles and pains. It means we understand our relationship with each other as cousins, uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews. It means that we care.

The white people call it solidarity of the oppressed.

We call it Konoronhkwa.

So think about that when you see your neighbour out and about. For my very closest friends I reserve a special “Nu Yah” which I forcefully yell at them almost in anger. It’s funny.

It’s that type of native humor that is hard to explain. It’s like when close friends punch each other in the ribs as a public greeting instead of saying hello and it means the same thing.

Nu Yah means love.

December 30th, 2015

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The happiest kids on Sour Springs Road

By Nahnda Garlow Every year down on Six at New Years you will hear folks greeting each other with a festive “Nu-yah! Nu-yah!”.

For some it is just another rez term.

Nobody knows where it originated from. Nor do they know why you have to say it twice: that’s just how it is and how it always was.

In the movie in my mind I imagine a couple of Ongwehowe hanging out in the village, just talking and drinking hot cedar tea. One of them is leaning on a walking stick. Across the road appear a couple of British soldiers dressed in wool and white curly wigs, still a little drunk from the New Year’s Eve party the night before. The pair of soldiers begin to wobble and shout out with a thick Monty Python accent, “Heppy Noo Yeahhh!” As the soldiers stumble away shouting into the sky, the Ongwehowe guys look at each other and just start laughing at how crazy that was. When they re-enact the hilarious scene at home to share the joy, they make everyone laugh even harder as they stumble about and mimic a bang on British accent crying out, “Nu-yah!”

But that is just my theory.

As with many rez terms, there also arises the issue of spelling. In the last few years some have rejected the phonetic ‘nu-yah’ in favor of ‘no:ia’; a more indigenous looking version of the phrase using the Henry Orthography from written Haudenosaune languages. Regardless of how you spell it, the day also brings one of the best of Six Nations traditions; ‘nu-yah-ing’. It only lasts from morning till noon, and is something like trick-or-treating. Typically people will make home baked goodies to hand out to children who come knocking at their door New Year’s Day shouting “Nu-yah! Nu-yah!”

For those of us who come from ‘hardcore bush’ families that usual-

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ly meant getting all bundled up and walking down the road New Year’s morning, carrying a plastic bag. I grew up in a ‘nu-yah’ family. Every year my brothers, my little sister and I would race to meet up with our cousints; Stuboy, J.D. and Lumb. Immediately the competition was on!

We would literally run down Sour Springs Road waking up the neighborhood in anticipation of the goodies. Each kid wanted to be the first one to get to the next house, bang on the door and shout out “Nu-yah!

Nu-yah!” Of course as the oldest if I ran too far I would inevitably have to run right back again because my sister would be tagging along too far behind, crying her little eyes out. I didn’t mind though, she could only eat half a donut, which meant the other half was mine.

First stop was always Gramma Rovina’s. She would usually give us Indian cookies if she was home.

Those precious little sweeties never made it into the bag at all. Next we’d run over to Alice Gibson’s just hoping she made Indian donuts. We’d also hope the hound dogs were tied up because it’s hard to outrun a bush dog in snowpants. Aunty Maida across the street would give us something

good too like rice crispy squares or Oreos. There were other families less inclined to cook for ‘nu-yah’ and they passed out oranges or leftovers.

It was always fun to try and beat each other all the way to Aunty Betty’s house down by 69 Corners. She always handed out the good stuff and let us come in to warm up for a bit, then we’d head back down the way, stopping at the houses we knew and avoiding the ones that had too many cars in the driveway from the night before.

By the time we got home, all the Indian donuts were eaten up and what was left was usually a mush of cold orange peels, wet cookies and slices of Wonder Bread with mashed potatoes on top. Our noses would be runny and our cheeks wind chapped but we were the happiest kids on Sour Springs Road.

Editor’s note: This column along with the Indian Donuts recipe were published in previous issues of the Two Row Times. We thought they were both too good to keep locked up in the TRT archives so we brought them out for Nu Yah 2016.

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Protecting the Sacred: Activists manually shut down Line 9

By Danielle Boissoneau

Sometimes, it is the early mornings that stimulate creative and courageous actions grounded in love.

It was 7:30 am on Monday December 21 that three activists, including Anishnaabe kwe Vanessa Gray, went out in the rain near Sarnia, Ontario, entered a fenced-in area containing a manual valve and literally shut down Line 9. Enbridge's Line 9 has been a controversial tar sands project since the corporation announced plans to reverse the flow of the pipeline in 2012.

The continued experience of non-consultation in terms of resource extraction and transportation, is that Indigenous voices are ignored, often silenced through legalities and botched treaty processes. Last week’s action is a result of hundreds of years of displacement, continued ecocide and a responsibility to protect the water and the land.

Vanessa Gray is from Aamjiwnaang First Nation, a small community enveloped by petro-chemical refineries, known as Chemical Valley, near Sarnia, Ontario. It is there that Line 9 physically originates. Environmental genocide has deep roots in the placement of industry in relation to First Nations communities. Aamjiwnaang faces skewed sex rates, as well as increased rates of respiratory illnesses. Indigenous people are continually on the frontlines of resource extraction purely by virtue of existence. Gray says in a statement: “The tarsands projects represent an ongoing cultural and environmental genocide. I defend the land and water because it is sacred. I have the right to defend anything that threatens my traditions and cultures.”

In many Indigenous ways of living, it is the women who are responsible for the water because of the connection made through pregnancy and childbirth, because of the sacred feminine ability to give life. Our ceremonies are often rooted in

The Indignants. PHOTO BY MIKE ROY gratitude and love for the water. If our water is poisoned, how will we maintain our traditions and cultures? How will we survive? It is we who need the water. Now, the women are reminding us of our responsibilities to protect the water and to assert our sovereignty and jurisdiction over the land because there are those who would seek to destroy it.

This action follows a similar incident which happened earlier this month near Montreal, Quebec, illuminating continued resistance to Enbridge's Line 9. The heightened level of direct action since the line was turned on December 3, comes after years of failed attempts for Indig-

enous sovereignty to be respected, much less discussed. The National Energy Board approved the reversal in 2014, despite deputations from various First Nation communities along Line 9's pathway, including Chippewa of the Thames and Kanesatake.

Line 9 crosses through 18 different First Nations and non-consultation remains a consistent side effect of this process.

Chippewa of the Thames have appealed the National Energy Board's decision but it was subsequently denied. The Union of Ontario Indians have agreed to help take the case to the Supreme Court of Canada but Enbridge quickly turned the line on instead.

Legalities have failed,

but years of actions that symbolized resistance to tar sands projects, nationwide protests and acts of civil disobedience are elevating the voices of the dispossessed. And, people are listening. “The crown is failing in their obligation to consult with First Nations about pipelines.” said Sarah Scanlon, one of the individuals involved in last week’s shutdown.

“As settlers it’s our responsibility to respect Indigenous land rights and support those protecting the land and water on the frontlines.” Organizations like 350.org and the Council of Canadians have issued statements of support. One person created a sign on for support that includes over 400 signatories so far, showing how

widespread support is for the women's actions.

However, defying industry comes at a cost.

All three activists, including Stone Stewart, were arrested and in jail until their bail hearing on Tuesday December 22.

Charges include mischief over $5000 and mischief endangering life. The latter can carry serious implications, with the maximum punishment being life in prison. All three women were released on their own recognizance. Despite the repercussions, the women were welcomed after being freed by droves of people who hugged them and thanked them for what they had done.

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jiwnaang's community flag, just went to show that it will take a lot more than colonial processes, like court rooms, to stop them. Their love for the land and water and their courageous willpower have inspired thousands of people. Others are reawakening to the important reality that we need to keep our water sources safe, not only for us but for the coming faces. Perhaps it is the love of the water and land that carries the people through repression because our spirits remain rooted in connection to the land and water, whether we remember that or not. These women remember that connection and honour it. Their next court date is in January in Sarnia, Ontario.

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A good old fashioned Healthy Roots Alternative: Maple Sugar-coated Walnuts Indian Donut recipe

By Nahnda Garlow ‘Nu-Yah’ is fast approaching and is synonymous with Indian Donuts here on Six. This is one I am settled on although I have been known to add raisins much to my family’s dismay. This is the most basic recipe I’ve found.

Give it a try!

First, in a large bowl mix together: DD 2 eggs DD 1 cup buttermilk DD ½ cup melted butter DD Next, in a smaller bowl mix together: DD 1 cup sugar DD 4 teaspoons baking powder DD 1 ½ teaspoons salt DD ½ teaspoon nutmeg Now add the dry sugar mixture to the wet egg mixture in the large bowl.

Mix it all together nice and good.

Slowly mix in 4 cups of flour, ½ cup at a time.

(Give or take ½ cup depending on how sticky the dough comes out.)

The dough will come together similar to scone dough. It should be tough enough to roll out but still soft.

Stick the dough in the fridge for an hour. This lets all the flavours become ace.

Heat about 2 inches of grapeseed oil, sunflower oil or lard in a deep stainless steel frying pan or skillet on medium to medium high. Some people use canola oil, but I think it stinks. Regardless,

make sure you are using a higher heat oil to fry in. If you like to use thermometers, that is about 360F. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 1/2” thick. Then cut up that dough into whatever shape you want. Some people like rectangle donuts, some like circles with the holes in the middle, the old folks even used to make donut dolls.

Carefully slide donuts into the oil, cooking them in small batches of about 3 or 4 at a time. When they get nice and puffy and

brown on one side (which takes about a minute or two), flip them over. Make sure you are only using metal or wooden utensils.

Don’t use plastic. It will melt and ruin everything.

Everybody makes that mistake once I think!

After both sides are done, remove from the oil and set those babies on some brown paper bags or paper towels to drain of the excess oil. Let them cool for a bit, get yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy!

Nu-Yah! Nu-Yah!

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HEALTHY ROOTS - Committing to a healthy diet doesn’t have to mean missing out on your favourite holidays and traditions. Nu Yah is coming in just a couple days, and while those following the Healthy Roots program may not want to dig into the donuts and cookies, you can mix it up with some maple sugar coated walnuts. After cooking, you can cool these walnuts completely and serve them to those who come to your door in small paper treat bags. Be sure to ask if your guests have nut allergies before sharing – for those who do, you could offer apples, plums or pears as a sweet

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Ingredients: DD 4 cups raw walnut halves DD ¼ cup sunflower oil DD ¼ cup maple syrup DD ½ cup maple sugar

Directions: 1.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.

Spread walnuts on large baking sheet.

Toast for 4 minutes, stirring halfway.

3.

Remove walnuts from oven, place in a large bowl. Add the sunflower oil and stir with a wooden spoon until thoroughly coated. Add the maple syrup and stir until thorough-

ly coated. Add the maple sugar, stirring until thoroughly coated.

4.

Heat a large cast iron skillet to medium-high. Add the walnuts, scraping all of the mixture from the bowl. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 2 ½ to 3 minutes.

5.

Transfer walnuts to a platter or a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Quickly spread out, separating them with a fork. Set aside to cool.

6.

Serve cooled in small paper treat bags, or eat them warm if you prefer.

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Canada Council for Aboriginal Business names award recipients

By Ozman Omar TORONTO – When Whitecap Dakota First Nation Chief Darcy Bear was elected in 1992, his community was facing many hurdles, including a major financial debt and a 70 per cent unemployment rate.

With a bleak past and an uncertain future, Whitecap faced a tough road ahead.

Chief Bear played a lead role in developing a financial plan, a self-governing land-code that enabled his community to sell longterm lease hold interests, this gave them the capital needed to stimulate financial growth, and build Dakota Dunes, named the best golf course in Saskatchewan by SCOREGolf and top 20 in Canada by Golf Digest.

The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business will award Chief Bear the Aboriginal Business Hall of Fame’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award at a gala in Toronto on February, for his part in transforming Dakota Whitecap First Nation from a disadvantaged community to a strong and flourishing one.

“We went from a 70 per cent unemployment rate, to a 5 per cent unemployment rate; we now have 680 jobs with 500 people commuting from Saskatoon on a daily basis to come and work in our community,” Chief Bear told Nation Talk.

Whitecap partnered with other communities including Muskeg Lake Cree First Nation, Lac La Ronge First Nations and the City of Saskatoon to help expedite economic development.

Chief Bear emphasized the importance of communities working together for a common goal.

“Everything we’ve done is about partnership and mutual benefit. It’s something our ancestors practiced many years before I was here,” he said.

The community created a property tax, in doing so they were able to invest in infrastructure, work-

Chief Darcy Bear, Whitecap Dakota First Nation ing with the city of Saskatoon to upgrade Highway 219 and integrate a tourism corridor going into the reserve.

“Out of the five phases (of the highway project) three of those phases, Whitecap managed that project for the government. It was the first time in the province’s history that First Nations actually managed a highway project,” Bear said. “Our partners wanted to band the tourism corridor and call it Chief Whitecap Trail, it was the first time in the provinces history that a highway is named after a chief.”

Bear received high praise from Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall.

“Under Chief Bear’s leadership Whitecap Dakota First Nations has gained status and respect as an economic force within our province,” Wall stated in a letter. “His ability, a talent I have seen first-hand to work with governments and businesses in a constructive way to find solutions and achieve results is widely recognized.”

The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business’s 2016 National Youth Aboriginal Entrepreneur Award went to Jacob Pratt, founder and creative director of Wambdi, a special events company, which performs and teaches dance and music, as well as deliver motiva-

tional speeches.

“I was really surprised.

I wasn't expecting it. It’s a pretty big honour, I'm still trying to let it set in and what it means for me and my company and my future,” Pratt said.

Wambdi covers events across Canada and the United States. When Pratt started the company he didn't anticipate its growth.

“I started it simply as a means to legitimize myself and my performing professional [career] and right away I realized that I needed more people to help me. As soon as I brought in a couple of more people, the company just started growing and in the next year I was playing catch up to the company because it was growing in ways I wasn't expecting,” he explained.

As part of the award Pratt will receive a $10,000 cash prize.

Candidates submitted 30 to 60 second videos describing their business.

A committee made up of Canadians in the business community selected the winner.

“The scope and ingenuity of the submissions made the selection process so difficult because to me everyone is a winner, but sadly only one can take home the prize,” stated Paul Gladu, President and CEO of the CCAB. Andre Morriseau, CCAB’s Director of

Awards and Communications, believes the technology aspect of the application made it convenient for individuals to tell their story.

“We live in a changed world, and it’s amazing how fast the digital world has come, it’s helped to connect our young people,” Morriseau said. “So I say yes technology is defiantly a driving force that brings their creativity to the table and makes them want to get involved and take a shot at winning.”

He explained the importance of highlighting success and improving the public perception of Aboriginals.

“We have got to change the thinking of the average Canadian, we had such a bad time of it for

so long to put it mildly, yet there is such success going on out there in the aboriginal business world and our youth are the next up and coming generation of real entrepreneurs in this country,” Morriseau said.

Pratt said growing up Aboriginal, he encountered plenty of stereotypes.

“All Aboriginal people are born with stereotypes applied to them. Whether they do apply to them or not. I've grown up with lots of stereotypes applied to me that were never true,” he said.

He recalled a time when he was interviewed for a story by a Toronto based business magazine.

“I had a journalist who worked for a magazine

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GOING BACK TO OUR ROOTS IN 2016 TRT Staff HEALTHY ROOTS “Healthy Roots,” sponsored by The Dreamcatcher Foundation, is a campaign that examines how traditional foods and regular physical activity can positively impact the lives of Indigenous peoples. The Two Row Times, Six Nations Health Services, Our Sustenance Farmers

Market and Greenhouse, and local nutrition consultant Chandra Maracle have partnered to develop a Healthy Roots food guide and support materials which will help 9 committed individuals stick to a traditional diet for 12 weeks. The Two Row Times will share their progress in our weekly print issues and over social media for the entire duration of the

campaign, along with related articles, recipes, contest opportunities and more.

Our hope for Healthy Roots is to get everyone thinking about how they can incorporate traditional foods into their daily menus – so if you’re interested in making some positive changes, we are sharing the food guide the participants will be choos-

In January, we will be publishing journal prompts that will help you to explore your emotional well-being. Here are 5 prompts – or questions – to get you started.

What part of your life feels really exciting right now? How can you grow this area of your life?

ing from in today’s issue.

The Healthy Roots food guide, a food tracking journal and goal setting worksheet will be also be available on our website at www.tworowtimes.com.

Have a success story, proud moment, challenge, recipe or more you’d like to share with us? Visit our Facebook group (search for Healthy Roots on Face-

book) to join our online community of people dedicated to indigenous health and wellness.

Check us out on Twitter as well (@trthealthyroots), where we will post regular updates about contests and events.

Another way to stay connected is by attending our regular workshops and events. A Healthy Roots events

listing will appear in forthcoming issues of the Two Row Times, so make sure to pick up next week’s issue to stay updated!

Nia:wen to all Healthy Roots participants – together we will become healthy again.

SPOTLIGHT ON BEGINNER INTERVAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH WALKING WORKOUT JOURNALING Journaling is the process of writing out your thoughts, dreams and fears in a private notebook. Writing can help as a venting mechanism, an opportunity for reflection, or serve as a creative outlet. It is especially helpful during times of change, for example – at the start of a new year as resolutions are being made.

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2016 HEALTHY ROOTS PARTICIPANT INTRODUCTIONS This year, Healthy Roots has nine participants who are committing to the challenge. We have a family of three (Team GenHawk), an educator, an artist/ historian, a police foundations student, a food access worker, a mother/caregiver, and a health professional. Read more about each of them here: Q1.

Tell us a bit about yourself?

Doug Henhawk (Team GenHawk): I was born and raised on Six Nations. I am Mohawk, turtle clan.

Kenzie General (Team GenHawk): I’m an Oneida bear clan.

I’m in high school and I like cats.

Michele General (Team GenHawk): I’m an Oneida of the Six Nations and bear clan.

I also like to shoot stuff...with a camera.

Kylee Vyse: My name is Kylee Vyse, I am 26 years old and I work in the Early Years Program at The Everlasting Tree School. I am newly married to Holdon Vyse and we are doing this challenge together to gain the knowledge and discipline needed to live a healthy, holistic, lifestyle.

Rick Hill: Rick Hill is older than he looks, smarter than he looks and healthier than he looks. Rick is a Tuscarora of the Beaver Clan, father of 12, and a part time artist.

Since the 1970s he has been addicted to museums and art galleries, working in Santa Fe, New Mexico, New York City, and Washington DC curating exhibitions, writing on Native arts, history and culture. Tired of traveling, he decided to make his final

Team GenHawk

stand at Six Nations of the Grand, and was very fortunate to find work at Six Nations Polytechnic. He lives with five females who often drive him crazy but they say it was a short ride for him.

Jenyka Webster: I am Jenyka Webster.

I am 20 years old. I am in my first year of Police Foundations at Mohawk College.

I have 4 sisters, 2 brothers and 2 dogs.

I love to play/watch hockey and lacrosse.

Kitty R. Lynn: My name is Kitty R. Lynn.

I work at Our Sustenance (one of the Healthy Roots Program Partners).

Lindsay Bomberry: I’m 34 years old, a mother to a 3 year old girl and a full time caregiver to my mother and g r a n d mother. I am currently focusing my energy on holistic wellness as that has been a p a ssion of mine for many years. This past year I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and though this transition has come with challenges, it has also been an awakening to the importance of good health and also an empowering experience of learning to love and appreciate all the gifts that life rewards each of us. I am a visual/media/spoken word artist and am just beginning to create a new series of artworks based on my experiences as a Haudenosaunee woman caring for 4 generations of my clan lineage (myself included) and an exploration of what teachings the body gifts us when we face chronic illness.

Lori Davis Hill: I am Oneida Wolf Clan – mother, wife, auntie

Kylee Vyse

and daughter. I will turn 50 in August of 2016 and plan to greet that day in much better balance of mind, body and spirit.

Q2. What inspired you to participate in Healthy Roots?

Doug Henhawk: I want to participate in the challenge to get a better mind and body, and live a healthier lifestyle.

Kenzie General: I was inspired to participate because my science project on GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) food showed me how different GMOs and traditional foods are.

It made me curious if I will change if I only eat non GMOs. Michele General: I’ve always wondered if switching to an all traditional diet would heal us on several levels and the challenge is an opportunity to find out if it will.

Kylee Vyse: What inspired me to participate in the Healthy Roots challenge is the overall health and well-being of myself and our future family. I’ve been working mentally and emotionally the past few years on myself, I feel like now is the perfect time to start working physically. Now that we are married and planning on growing our family, we both want to live in a way where we can carry on a holistic lifestyle for our children.

Rick Hill: I want to participate in this because I want to see if I can actually live by the cultural standards that I teach about.

Jenyka Webster: I was inspired by the

Rick Hill

articles in the Two Row Times about the activities and the different foods that I can implement into a healthier lifestyle.

Kitty R. Lynn: I was inspired to do Healthy Roots first for myself, second for my family, third as someone in a food access program. It seemed to be beneficial to be doing exactly what I talk and teach about. I wanted to experience the changes that a whole food (possibly pre-contact) eating plan would bring to my body, mind and spirit.

Lindsay Bomberry: I observed the participants last year and felt a great sense of renewal and inspiration as part of what I wanted to see change in our community when I moved home almost 6 years ago was our relationship with food. Not only how we eat but how we grow and harvest. I chose to be a part of this project based on learning more in depth and with support about our traditional foods and the different ways to prepare them. I’m hoping it will optimize my disease management.

Lori Davis Hill: As the Director of Health Services, I have been observing the program over the past year and have seen the positive impact that the program has had on the community both for individuals and as a whole. It has been my philosophy as a leader that it is important to walk the talk, and so I see this challenge as my opportunity to demonstrate my personal and professional commitment to health and wellness.

Jenyka Webster

Q3.

What do you foresee as being a challenge to you as you follow the Healthy Roots plan?

Doug Henhawk: The biggest challenge will be finding some of the traditional foods and recipes for them.

Kenzie General: The biggest challenge will be seeing junk food and GMOs everywhere.

Michele General: The biggest challenge will be me battling my sweet tooth.

Kylee Vyse: One of my biggest challenges is going to be eliminating sweets and late-night snacking.

I’m a sucker for a good candy bag and bowl of movie theatre popcorn.

Rick Hill: My biggest challenge will be to plan ahead so that I will have access to the right foods each day.

Given my work and travel schedule I too often eat on the run.

That has to change.

Jenyka Webster: Balancing my school schedule and the Healthy Roots program.

Kitty R. Lynn: My biggest challenge will be to actually eat regular meals. Also, to eliminate sugar and cheese. If I can have tea with sugar and cream, I don’t tend to eat. My tendency is to not eat, or to eat cheese rather than a whole meal.

Lindsay Bomberry: What I foresee as a challenge is finding support in accessing foods that are not just at the grocery store or farmers markets, and also keeping up with the day to day preparations as currently I am

Kitty R. Lynn

a single mom with physical challenges that are unpredictable day-to-day. I’m hoping to reach out to my networks in the community to hopefully fill in the gaps of support that is needed for me to participate in this challenge.

Lori Davis Hill: My mom passed on to the spirit world on December 15, 2015.

In one of our conversations, she told me she was proud of me for committing to the challenge.

Dealing with grief will certainly be a challenge and within that, my biggest challenge will be in planning ahead.

We rely on my husband Gary as our chef at home, so it will be important for me to assist in planning, preparation and good communication.

Q4. What do you see as being a source of strength for you over the next 12 weeks?

Doug HenhawK: A source of strength over the next 12 weeks is the fact that my family and I are taking the challenge together.

Kenzie General: My Youtube channel will be my source of strength because I want to introduce others to the challenge and see if they will change their lives.

Michele General: My biggest source of strength over the next 12 weeks will be support from family and the other brave spirits participating in the Healthy Roots Challenge.

disciplined and determined person, he’s going to have to be my voice of reason for the first month I’m guessing.

Rick Hill: My source of strength will be as it has always been for the last decade — Chandra Maracle.

Jenyka Webster: My strength would be my family support and the services that are offered through the Healthy Roots challenge.

Kitty R. Lynn: My source of strength is my commitment to be my best self and completing this to the best of my ability in order to be able to discuss and mentor others through the process of feeding ourselves healthy whole foods.

Lindsay Bomberry: A great source of strength for me is my connection to my spirituality, my iron strong w i l l p o w e r and family who are definitely showing me they want to be there for me when I really need them.

Hopefully friends in the community who I have been building relationships with will also be a part of this circle of support and strength.

Lori Davis Hill: I believe that my family at home, my friends and my work family — the entire Health Services team — will provide support and give me the strength to face this challenge. They will remind me of my mom’s love and courage and keep me on the path to success.

Kylee Vyse: I believe my source of strength is going to be my husband. He’s a very

Lindsay Bomberry

Lori Davis Hill

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Wounded Warriors tournament comes to Six

By Jim Windle

Lacrosse has a heart.

That is the message that is being brought to the ILA at the second annual Wounded Warriors Canada Jr. Lacrosse Tournament.

The event has a twofold purpose. The first and most important, of course, is the funds raised at this and many other similar events, to raise both awareness and funds to help former service men and women who have returned from conflicts with wounds, invisible to the eye, but every bit as devastating as a physical injury.

Former Mimico Jr. A lacrosse star, Todd Stewart, hatched the idea, which he brought to the Wounded Warriors (a non-profit that supports ill and injured Canadian Armed Forces members, vets, and their families) last year. He wanted to blend a pre-season, Jr. A lacrosse tournament with the work of the WWC. When asked why, Stewart had no real answer. It was just his inert sense of pride in those

soldiers who have risked their lives on both foreign soil and here at home, and a desire to help Canada’s wounded heroes transition back to civilian life.

“It’s good to see the dual purpose of this tournament, between lacrosse and a great cause,” Stewart says.

National Program Director for Wounded Warriors Canada, Phil Ralph, was on hand for the opening face-off and to help Stewart with the logistics of running a tournament like this.

“Todd (Stewart) and his family have put a lot of time and effort into doing this event” acknowledges Ralph, “It’s events like this — hockey tournaments, golf tournaments, lacrosse, motor cycle rides, and all kinds of third party events right across this country big and small — that make the work of Wounded Warriors Canada possible.”

The Wounded Warriors Tournament was one of the events on that list and was greatly appreciated by Ralph on behalf of the organization.

Former Mimico Jr. A lacrosse player Todd Stewart just wanted to do something for a returning Canadian Forces vet who have been injured in recent Canadian Forces operations in the Middle East. He had an idea that would combine his two passions and contacted the Wounded Warriors of Canada, a nonprofit that supports injured veterans.

Six Nations was chosen as the right venue for the Jr. A "prospects" pre-season tournament for the second year running. All proceeds went to Wounded Warriors Canada. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE “This year, due to the generosity of several Canadian companies and events such as this, we have been able to provide $1.4 million in direct programming to benefit Canadian War vets and their families,” says Ralph.

Wounded Warriors of Canada exists so that veterans of the Canadian Forces who have returned with serious psychological damage, reconnect themselves to

civilian life.

Between 90–95 per cent of this programming is directed towards those who are suffering with Post Traumatic Stress and Operational Stress injuries and other mental health injuries.

Ralph explains that unlike a physical injury, a mental injury can appear in a hundred different ways, triggered by a hundred different things.

“A returning vet can

be hyper-vigilant (to the point of paranoid), they are agitated easily, and it makes it very difficult for everyone in the family dynamic.” he says. “It’s very hard on families as well, walking around on egg shells.

“This year we have added a new program called COPE, which is directed towards couples who deal with PTSD every day,” says Ralph.

The programs are tailored to the needs of the individual and includes everything from getting homeless veterans off the streets, to the veteran’s transition program (which involves individual counseling), to providing PTSD service dogs, which are a type of psychiatric service dog.

They also use horses as a rehabilitation tool and have a centre specifically for that.

The tournament itself, although exhibition, is also very important to the participating teams as the 2016 summer lacrosse season approaches.

The six participating teams in this year’s

Wounded Warriors Tournament include Mimico, St. Catharines, Six Nations Arrows, Burlington, Barrie, and Orangeville.

All are OLA Jr. A franchises which use the tournament for an early look at what their teams have and will need when the 2016 season begins, while at the same time scouting for possible trades.

Most of the teams have invited some Jr. B and Midget players they have their eye on, according to Stewart.

“Six Nations is always good house. Excellent facilities, the employees here are awesome,” says Stewart. “We definitely want to continue being here.”

TOP PHOTO: Six Jr. A teams did battle for Wounded Warriors Canada over two days at the ILA. Aside from the fundraising effort, the games themselves were valuable to coaches and general managers as an early prospects kind of event. Taking the ceremonial face-off is Tyson Bomberry representing the Six Nations Arrows. Handling the face-off duties was National Program Director for Wounded Warriors Canada, Phil Ralph.

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Jammer’s back and Knighthawks fans can’t wait

By Jim Windle

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ROCHESTER NY — The Rochester Knighthawks will look pretty much the same as last year’s National Lacrosse League semi-finalists with 17 Knighthawks returning, including star attacker Cody Jamieson who went down with a torn achilles tendon at a critical time in the playoffs —Game #1 of the conference finals against the Toronto Rock.

Without “Jammer” the Knighthawks just could not fill the vacancy he left and were eliminated from what could have been their fourth Champions Cup in succession.

The surgery to repair the potentially debilitating injury took place on May 27th and he has been on a slow and steady rehab regimen since then.

He is now pretty close to 100 per cent and will once again lead the K-hawks offence this coming season.

"I think with this type of injury you just have to take it one day at a time because it depends on

Jammer is back and Rochester Knighthawks couldn't be happier.

NLL star Cody Jamieson has been in intensive rehab since suffering a torn achilles tendon in Game #1 of the conference finals against the Toronto Rock. According to his team doctor, Jammer is ready to go, however, he will be easing himself back into the lineup just to be sure everything is all right. Photo by Jim Windle. how the body responds,” said Jamieson earlier this summer. “I am definitely not going to push it. ... I am usually a pretty active guy, so I am looking forward to the rehab process, ditching the crutches and being able to do all the stuff that came naturally."

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Although the injury kept him off the floor for most of the summer, Jamieson knows and embraces his profile to help others and to promote the game. Jamieson is quick to help his community of Six Nations as well as children’s programs elsewhere.

“I went to physicals and got the okay from my surgeon and got physically cleared. But I am going to take it slow,” he said in a media release. “There is no sense rushing it back, jeopardizing myself and having any setbacks. Even though I am cleared, I am going to take it slow and make sure everything is done right.”

Getting the official clearance to play from his doctor lifted a burden off the backs of the entire Knighthawks organization.

“Looking back at it last May, we weren’t expecting this,” said a much relieved Knighthawks head coach,

Mike Hasen. “It’s been a lot of work, but it’s paid off so far. It’s going to be baby steps for him, but getting that report this time of year is great for him, great for us.”

It’s not just his goal scoring that Jamieson brings to the arena every game, he is also one of the finest playmakers in the league and recorded more assists than goals in four of his five seasons with the Knighthawks.

He was named the 2015 regular season Knighthawks Offensive MVP after leading the team with 36 goals and 92 points. He finished the season tied for the league-lead with four game-winning goals, and was only one of two Rochester players to record a point in all 18 regular season games.

Jamieson credits the encouragement from his many fans during the off season via social media, but it is his family that kept him motivated. “My family is everything,” he says. “I was bed-ridden for the first three weeks

and (my fiancé) held the fort down while I got my feet under me. It was my parents, my friends and my whole family with all the support that they gave me. They were encouraging me to stay strong and have positive thoughts.”

He is even more determined than ever heading into the 2016 season.

“It’s going to be great,” he said. “I didn’t like how last season ended for the team or myself, so I’m going to do what I can to make it right.”

Joining Jamieson in the Knighthawks 2016 lineup are Six Nations’ Craig Point, goalie Brandon Styres, Adam Bomberry, and Sid Smith, along with Kahnawake’s Angus Goodleaf, and Ty Thompson of Akwesasne, among others.

The 2016 season begins for the Knighthawks on Saturday, January 9th, when they host the Colorado Mammoth at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester New York.

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Six Nations sports tourism pays off

By Jim Windle I have learned my lesson.

No more predictions!

Instead, I would like to draw attention to the many local businessmen and women who have brought a sense of pride and accomplishment to Six Nations through their support of sports.

At one time, not that long ago, supporting sports entities and individuals was seen by many as an unnecessary hand-out. But more recently, the importance of sports in any community is being seen as an investment in the community and a boon to restaurants, lodging facilities, certainly sporting goods suppliers, souvenir and artisan shops and many more.

Years ago, with the Brant News (the first one) I wrote an article about how to turn local sports into an industry.

From that came the birth of the Tournament Capital of Ontario organization. I am proud of that because TCO is still going and still bringing national and even international sporting tournaments of all kinds to my hometown of Brantford. When all is considered, the financial spin-off rewards of hosting sporting tournaments is in the millions of dollars.

Todd Stewart’s 2nd annual Wounded War-

riors Tournament just finished off at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena.

There was a reason for him, a non-Native from Mimico, in choosing Six Nations to host the event.

According to Stewart who has played in the ILA before, the choice was not only because of the wonderful facility at the ILA, but also the cooperation and friendly help of the ILA staff.

That’s really where it all begins.

Today, I’d like to thank those local Six Nations volunteers and staff for their service to the community. You continue to represent Six Nations well to the hundreds and even thousands of off-reserve athletes and their fans who come to Six Nations for both regular league play as well as special events like the Wounded Warriors Tournament.

At present, the new lacrosse field and track facility behind the Community Hall is underused for such a great venue. I’d like to see it being used to host more tournaments and for the possible development of house league field lacrosse here.

The ball diamonds are well used and the Red Men fastball team has brought countless non-Native visitors to the community along with regular league play

at all levels.

Sports Tourism is a very real industry, which Six Nations is poised to take advantage of, especially now that more non-Natives are becoming aware of the uniqueness of Six Nations. As a non-Native myself who has worked almost every day over the past 15-years at Six Nations, I can say with some authority that the average non-Native has a wrongly skewed opinion of this community and its people. Some are even afraid to come visit here.

Through sports, this wall is being torn down and more and more non-Natives I speak to have begun to overcome these “bugga-boos” and have found Six Nations to be a beautiful community of friendly people and great athletes. They are right.

Over that time, I have learned a lot and am still learning every day I spend at Six Nations. I have found it to be much different from my life in Brantford, and even on my days off, my wife and I still just come out Highway 54 and take a spin through your community. It relaxes me and brings me peace. For that I thank you. I am looking forward to what 2016 will hold as more and more non-Natives discover who you are, as I have.

December 30th, 2015

Six Nations of the Grand River Community Advisory Raccoons Rabies found in Haldimand County

SIMCOE, DECEMBER 11, 2015 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit was notified Friday afternoon that a raccoon from the Cayuga area tested positive for rabies. This comes only days after four raccoons from Hamilton tested positive for the same strain of raccoon rabies; a strain that was considered eliminated from Ontario since 2005. While the re-emergence of this particular strain of rabies is a concern, the risk to the public remains low. “As with any animal bite that we are notified of, we have investigative procedures in place to help ensure the victim is protected from getting rabies” reminds Sandy Stevens, Manager of the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s Environmental Health Team. Persons bitten or scratched by domestic animals or wildlife should immediately clean their wounds with soap and water and seek medical attention. Once the Health Unit is notified of the incident by the healthcare provider and/or the victim, the situation will be assessed and prescribed actions can be taken largely depending on the type of animal involved. In most instances, wildlife can be tested for the rabies virus while domestic dogs and cats can be confined at home for 10 days to rule out transmission of the virus. If there is a risk of exposure to the virus, post-exposure prophylaxis (vaccine) is available.

Although 2005 marked the last case of raccoon rabies in the province, the threat of its re-emergence has always remained constant due to the strain’s prevalence in New York State. “This virus continues to be a public health concern and we are asking the public to remain vigilant in preventing rabies” adds Stevens. “Having your dog and cat up to date on their rabies vaccination is not only the law but it of course protects your pet should it be attacked by another animal” suggests Stevens.

The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is currently working with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food as well as the Hamilton Public Health Service to contain the situation. While the risk remains low for the public, an aggressive bait vaccination campaign by the MNRF, ongoing surveillance and investigations by responding agencies as well as increased public messaging are now underway in an attempt to limit the spread of the raccoon rabies virus in the area. Beginning Monday December 14th the MNRF will begin an enhanced wildlife vaccination program, dropping 150,000 packets of bait in a 25km radius around the area where the rabid raccoons were found.

Media contact: Sandy Stevens Program Manager Environmental Health Team Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit 519-426-6170 ext. 3216 Sandy.stevens@hnhu.org In addition to ensuring your pet’s rabies vaccination status is up to date, we are asking the community to take the following preventative measures: • Stay away from and do not touch unfamiliar animals, or animals acting strangely. Stay away from wild animals.

• Prevent pets from coming into contact with wildlife.

• Supervise children when they are around animals. Accidents do happen.

• Do not let pets roam free.

• Feed indoor pets indoors. Feeding pets outdoors can attract other unwanted animals.

• Report all animal bites, scratches and any other contact that might result in transmission of rabies to a person to the Public Health Unit at 519445-2672.

• Report all wildlife (e.g. raccoons, skunks, foxes, etc.) exhibiting abnormal behaviour to the Six Nations Wildlife 519-445-0330.

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Oheró:kon (Under the Husk) Rites of Passage has begun for Six Nations Youth

By Lindsay Monture Last Sunday marked the opening of the Oheró:kon (Under the Husk) Rites of Passage for a group of Six Nations youth making their transition into adulthood. The resurgence of the Oheró:kon in Six Nations is now in its second year, but has been a growing success with the youth in Akwesasne over the last 10 years.

The Oheró:kon is a fasting ceremony that grounds our youth in their Rotinonhsyón:ni identity in their formative years. With the guidance, support and teachings of community elders, aunties and uncles, the Oheró:kon gives the youth what they need traditionally in order to become spiritually and culturally-connected adults who walk a good path and keep our nations strong.

The revival of this cere-

mony came when Mohawk Bear Clan mother Louise McDonald-Herne decided it was time to put her son through the Oheró:kon fast at the time of his change.

Some of his friends wanted to join him in the ceremony and so Louise ended up putting out 7 other young men to fast in the bush.

That grew quickly over the next few years and before she knew it, she had 3040 more youth participating in the rites of passage.

Since then the Oheró:kon has become a pillar of strength within the community of Akwesasne.

Some Six Nations youth had participated in Akwesasne in the past and liked it, but found it difficult to make the commute every weekend. It came time for the Oheró:kon to come back to Six Nations. When it was organized for youth within our own community, Wendy Hill was asked

to help bring the structure from Akwesasne to Six Nations, which now includes teachings in various Rotinonhsyón:ni cultural practices, traditions and storytelling aside from the fast.

“It’s adjusted to see what works for our community, and what teachings they want to give, and what the youth want to learn. We want to listen to the youth because a lot of time young people don’t get enough say in what they want to know more about“, says Wendy.

“The aim is to provide participants with the tools to be able to pass this tradition onto their own families, to conduct the rites of passage at home.”

Some of the teachings in the Oheró:kon include; the Ganohonyok (Thanksgiving address), the journey of the spirit, Creation Story & The Great Law, clan mothers & chiefs, relationships roles & responsibilities,

basket making, tree tapping, traditional foods & diets, teachings on fasting and being on the land, gardening and picking medicines, and finishes off with a community welcoming feast & social on the last day.

“When you do a rites of passage, a ceremonial transition into womanhood or manhood within your own community and amongst your own people, it becomes a very powerful and sacred thing. It becomes your life”, says one thirdyear youth who wished to remain anonymous, “You

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“We’re trying to strengthen families and so one of the things we ask is that the youths find themselves an auntie or an uncle to support them. Somebody that they respect and who they think could be responsible enough to make it to a meeting and support them in this process, “says Wendy. “This is also an opportunity for aunties and uncles to learn for themselves as they help

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At the moment the youth are in need of more positive role models within the community to help guide them through the Oheró:kon, so anybody who is interested in supporting our youth in this transition are welcome to volunteer for the rest of the meetings.

Youth who missed the opening and registration last weekend are welcome to register in the next meeting on January 17 at the Social Services gymnasium.

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