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Brantford-Brant make deal on land transfer without Six Nations By Jim Windle BR ANT/BR ANTFORD/ SIX NATIONS – The City of Brantford and the County of Brant are celebrating a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) forged between the two municipalities after years and months of sometimes very difficult negotiations over the transfer of 2,454 hectares (6,064 acres) of mostly farmland. But where is Six Nations in the equation? Most of the land being discussed is part of the Johnson Settlement, a registered land claim filed by the Six Nations Elected Band Council (SNEBC) a decade ago and accepted by the federal government but is still yet to be resolved or even opened. "We were not invited to those talks [the negotiations]," says Elected Band Council Chief Ava Hill. "I spoke with Mayor Friel about our concerns and we have to now meet with both Brant and Brantford to talk about how we are to be accommodated." In addition to the land that’s part of the Johnson Settlement, the controversial Tutela Heights land was also tossed into the mix at some point. But that land too is protected under the Haldimand Proclamation and has never been legally ceded. According to Mayors Friel and Eddy, Six Nations will be a part of any further discussions, but only the SNEBC, not the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) or the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI). It is not clear to what degree
the elected council will be included in future talks. The MOU reads, “The City and the County agree that nothing in this MOU or the Future Agreement shall be construed to take away from aboriginal, treaty, constitutional or other rights of the Six Nations of the Grand River and the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation or their members.” Although invited to attend Wednesday’s media conference regarding the MOU, Chief Hill declined due to previous Find commitus ments and no one else from council was sent to represent Six Nations. It remains the stance of the HCCC that treaties including the Haldimand Tract, which was given through Royal Proclamation, were made with the traditional government of Six Nations (the HCCC) and not the Indian Act-enforced Band Council, which was put in place illegally in 1924 against the wishes of the majority of Six Nations residents. Perceived as an arm of the federal government, the authority of the SNEBC to deal with land and land use has been challenged consistently since then. The larger portion of the land transfer involves farmland on what is known to Six Nations as the Johnson Settlement lands. It will also involve the Martin Tract and the old Cayuga Village at Cainsville. These are a few of 28 remaining land claims, which have been on the books since the 1990s when litigation against the federal government was filed. This as well as other court challenges
made through the Elected Council since then have all been allowed to stall and have become dust-covered without ever being heard and without Six Nations pushing the issue further. As for Tutela Heights, it isn’t just Six Nations people that were taken aback by this part of the proposed land transaction. Local Tutela Heights residents have also been opposing development in the area, saying a large sub-development project will destroy the uniqueness and aesthetic appeal of this upscale on neighbourhood. Viviane Wise, of the Tutela Heights Phelps Road Residents Association says that their neighbourhood is being thrown into the deal like some kind of leverage chip and is not keen on suddenly becoming a part of Brantford without their say so. “If this goes ahead, a lot of development will come and the character of this neighbourhood will be destroyed,” she says. Attempts have been made by both the citizen group and the Mohawk Workers to stop Walton International, a private development group interested in Tutela Heights, from developing this historic part of the county, but lobbying, injunctions, law suits and pro-development legislations have paved the way for the company. Now, the County of Brant and Brantford have announced a MOU in advance of the deal becoming written in stone. But the Tutela Heights Phelps Road Residents Association have not given up and have vowed to fight
this issue as far as is possi- Six Nations to ask quesble to fight it. tions about the proposed Continued opposition agreement, which is being against the County and the interpreted by the developCity’s deal seem fruitless at ers and the two municipalithis point. ties as consultation. “They have already sold On Saturday at an HCCC us down the river,” says meeting, the HDI reportGail Bury, a member of the ed a chronology of their residents association. In involvement in the Brant/ her estimation, “it’s grossly Brantford transfer. unfair” that Tutela Heights “In August 2011, this be added without the peo- council began correspondple having advanced no- ing with Mayor Friel of the tice. City of Brantford after his There are still pending attendance at council in community meetings ap- May of 2011,” according to proaching with the first the HDI report. “The HCCC meeting set for#sixnationsfirefamily January agreed to an engagement 14th at Lions Park Arena process as directed (by between 10 a.m.#sixnationsfire till noon, the) HDI to establish the and from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. process. Mayor Friel met The second meeting will be with HDI Director Hazel at Grand Valley Christian Hill on a couple of occasions Centre on Powerline Road and in our report to council on January 21st, both with in December 2011, the popublic meetings to follow sition of the City of Brantat 6 p.m., which the Tutela ford was that they were Heights Phelps Road Res- willing to engage with the idents Association will at- HCCC on the condition that tend, but their focus is now the SNEBC, Haldimand and on engaging the province Brant County were to parto have their objections ticipate and they wanted to considered. meet with the Chiefs, not The SNEBC has already the bureaucrats (HDI). The forged a deal with Walton council chose not to parand have conducted poor- ticipate in a process with ly-attended information those stipulations.” sessions for the people of In March of 2013, the
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Men’s Fire at HCCC on Sat. By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS ‑ The Men’s Fire will receive no interference from the Confederacy to stop the McClung development in Caledonia. To date, Empire Homes has refused to deal with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) or the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) on the matter. The Men’s Fire attended the HCCC meeting at the Onondaga Longhouse on Saturday, when they asked for the chiefs’ endorsement of their legal action against Haldimand and Empire, filed recently with the courts. The Men’s Fire has become frustrated by the lack of involvement of the HDI in appealing a court injunction filed by Haldimand and Empire to keep Six Nations protesters from the proposed site of some 3400 new homes and businesses in Caledonia. “We got the green light from the chiefs to keep
going with the appeal,” said Bill Monture of Saturday’s decision. “I am very happy with that. It’s been a long time coming to get it, but we have it now.” According to Monture, a letter will be drafted by the HCCC and sent to all developers in the area explaining their stance on the matter and seeking engagement with the HCCC or HDI who represent the traditional government on matters of land and land usage. The Men’s Fire was clear that they do not want to work through the HDI, which they have had little success with in the past, and would prefer to carry the endorsement of the HCCC – not the HDI into court. “We don’t want to work with them [HDI],” Monture told the Two Row Times. “I don’t know what they are trying to achieve or what their mandate is, but as far as I am concerned, they should be the ones standing up for this and not us. I don’t see
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A little blip on the radar Woman's 831 km journey should Editorial by Jonathan Garlow
The Godfather is recognized as one of the best movies of all time, always beside films Gone with the Wind and Casablanca in the top 10 lists made by important critics. Marlon Brando won an Academy Award in 1973 for his convincing role in the film, as he played mob boss Vito Corleone – the Godfather himself. Brando beat out some of Hollywood’s greatest movie stars to win the highly coveted Oscar. But Brando did something that no other actor has done since. He rejected the Oscar award. At the award ceremony he sent in his place Sacheen Littlefeather to read a statement prepared with his own ink. Dressed in her beaded regalia, Littlefeather with extreme grace and poise said that Brando was rejecting the award due to “the treatment of American Indians by the film industry,” and also listed other grave injustices such as Wounded Knee. Boos could be heard coming from the rich and fancy crowd. Sacheen then meekly apologized for ruining everything and said she hoped that “at some time in the future we will meet with love and generosity.” And that was that. No award. Sacheen was also the president of the National Native American Affirmative Image Committee, an organization most people didn’t even know existed. Sacheen was a trailblazer and did what no other indigenous person had ever done until that very moment. She managed to get an indigenous-positive message heard by an estimated 83 million people. She didn’t know it would happen at the time, but she also got millions of people pretty damn angry. Littlefeather said that she received persecution and increased racist treatment afterwards. Reminding your enemy that you aren’t quite dead yet will do that. Not that we ever wanted to be enemies with our visitors, but the crude and ignorant Hollywood industry continues to portray the Onkwehon:we or the “Native American Indian” as crude, ignorant savages. What was ground breaking history for indigenous people worldwide was just a little blip on the radar for the average American. A rank and file citizen may have thought “Whoa, that was weird.” And then instantly continued on, back to their normal everyday lives on Monday morning. All of this went down way back in 1973 – does anyone remember that today? I bet Leonardo DiCaprio does. Perhaps he was subtly suggesting that his acting is on par with Marlon Brando as he took a huge risk by using the Golden Globe pulpit to lend his credibility to the indigenous story on Sunday night. "I want to share this award with all the first nations people represented in this film, and all indigenous communities around the world. It is time that we recognize your history and that we protect your indigenous lands from corporate interests and people that are out there to exploit them," DiCaprio said after winning Best Actor for his role in the film The Revenant. If you happen to be from Six Nations or have a predominately indigenous friends list on Facebook it’s all our people were talking about after DiCaprio received his Golden Globe, on Jan. 10. Most were delighted to share the stage with a man such as DiCaprio because the front line activists have seen him here and there at anti-corporate demonstrations in the last few years. DiCaprio seems like a true bro. Others are fairly cautious of his intentions and aren’t as hasty with their approval. Either way, we can all agree that it’s good he read his own speech and didn’t send one of us up there to be fed to the wolves like Brando did!
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What is it that makes a young woman decide to run 831 kilometres along the length of one of the most notorious oil pipelines in Canada? Relationships grounded in mutual respect, dedication and love for the water are some of the reasons that motivated Rachel Thevenard to run against Line 9. On Dec. 5, 2015 in Aamjiwnaang, Ontario, Thevenard began her journey. Enbridge began a controversial journey of sorts on the same day. Despite legal opposition from Chippewa of the Thames First Nation (COTTFN), Enbridge turned Line 9 on and began to ship 240,000 barrels of oil per day through 18 different First Nations and through numerous watersheds, rivers and lakes. “The [Line 9] project was so ridiculous that I didn't think it was possible to be passed without consent,” explained Thevenard in a recent interview. The Chippewas of the Thames First Nation have recently launched an appeal in the Supreme Court of Canada over the Crown's lack of consultation with First Nations over the National Energy Board's decision to allow pipelines through their ancestral territories. According to COTTFN Chief Leslee White-Eye, “In our Indigenous beliefs, all decisions are based on the next seven generations therefore we must look at the potential hazards or threat towards our water.” This assertive directive helped Thevenard decide to use her body to, “raise money for Chippewas of the Thames
First Nation upcoming legal battle and to raise awareness of the dangers of [Line 9].” Chippewas of the Thames First Nation are appealing the precedent-setting decision by the Federal Court of Appeal, which allows the Crown to ignore its constitutional duty to consult with Indigenous nations. “The corporations running the pipelines shouldn't be the ones fulfilling the constitutional obligations,” says White-Eye. The National Energy Board is a third party institution that has removed the duty to consult from the Crown and placed the duty to consult in the hands of corporations like Enbridge. Considering that the land and water have always been at the core of Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee existence on Turtle Island, it is crucial that jurisdiction be upheld and respected. Allowing the Crown and corporations to run their economic agendas at the expense of the water, the land, the people and the animals whose livelihoods are dependent on these systems, is something that Thevenard refuses to let go unchecked. Along the 831 kilometre journey, Thevenard has made friends in many different First Nations. Perhaps, it is her humble demeanor and her fierce dedication to ensuring that justice prevails in terms of the relationship between the “occupying state and In-
digenous peoples.” Thevenard points out the need for Canadians to have a, “greater understanding of how the implementation of Indigenous human rights needs to happen.” The responsibility to protect the water and the land is ingrained in Indigenous worldviews, not only because we need it to live, but because it is our children and our children's children that will have to deal with the repercussions of choices we make today. Thevenard reached her final destination at Suncor's refinery in Montreal, Que. on January 6, 2016 and shared that she, “feels great.” With gratitude to her body for carrying her along all those miles, her journey serves as a reminder that perhaps, we too, must be grateful to the bodies that carry us every day. The bodies of water and the land that sustains us are living entities that deserve our dedicated protection and gratitude. The Thanksgiving Address is more than words, it is an agreement between our spirits and those living entities that sustain us every day. This is the authority we have as people who have existed on this territory since time immemorial. When asked what needs to happen now, Thevenard emphatically replied, “The colonizer needs to listen to Indigenous peoples. We have to act now. Something has to change.”
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Sconedogs & Seed Beads By Nahnda Garlow Creator has seen it fit to bless me with three daughters; a teenager, seven year old and an infant. Teaching them to be strong indigenous women takes up most of my time these days. That job is hard when I don’t feel strong myself. Right now the girls are in the kitchen peeling potatoes and cooking dinner together. Actually not the infant. She is in her crib laying beside me staring at her hands. And actually not the seven year old either. She is rolling across the kitchen floor sing-
ing a song about how she doesn’t want to peel potatoes. And the teenager is I think watching a tv show on her iPhone and half way through peeling one potato - twenty minutes into the job. Today is just one of those days. The sink is filled with dirty dishes all over again. It’s getting dark out. We’re all hungry. The pizza commercials in between scenes on Young and the Restless are looking mighty tasty — but I am bound and determined to get these girls to work together to cook actual vegetables and make a real home
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cooked meal. Nothing fancy just peel, boil, and mash. Making them cook on their own counts as me being a grown up right? To be honest, I want to roll across the ground alongside my 7 year old and have a grown up temper tantrum. But that’s not allowed. And as the mom you have to be strong and keep going no matter what. No. Matter. What. Even if you don’t have the strength or power to. Even if you'd rather feed everyone a handful of Ritz crackers and a swig of orange juice straight from the jug for dinner.
I shouldn’t do that… right? I want to though. I’m tired. I’ve hit the wall of adulting today. I want someone else to do all the adulting. A real adult. Not me. An actual grown up with actual grown up things like life insurance and a 401K savings plan. Not to talk down about my parental abilities at all. I know I’m a good mom. My kids are clean and fed and loved and warm. I just wish for a moment that today someone else would take over for a while and clean and feed and love and warm me too. It’s the kind of thing
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that makes you yearn for the Haudenousaunee days of yore when we all lived in longhouses together and everyone pitched in to care for the whole clan. But then that makes me think of having to share everything with everyone and then that makes me think of that show Sister Wives which makes me feel all gross inside. Actually now that I think about it I’m good. Communal living is definitely not for me. It may have worked for my ancestors but I definitely like my single family dwelling. If I had to share my home with another
woman who would try to tell my man and my kids what to do I would probably go bonkers. Man just writing that makes me feel nuts. I, like any other self respecting rez mom, would quite reasonably go off on another woman trying to tell my family what to do. That better not ever happen. Ever. Still though sometimes I wish I could download my brain and responsibilities to an avatar mom that I could put in my place for a while when I’m this tired. But not a sister wife. Not ever. I’m way to rez for that.
hoping to stabilize their current situations by the time they head out on their own again. Black chose GFASS as the focus of her support because she felt that small, more local shelters likely receive less attention from donors sometimes. Also, because Sodexo partners with more than 40 First Nation’s groups across Canada, she saw opportunity for a great partnership. “I know of a lot of women support group shelters in the Hamilton and Burlington area that receive a lot of help, and perhaps this one doesn’t,” said Black. “WiLL believes in supporting aboriginals and we wanted to incorporate a donation that would include all in need —women, aboriginals, local community members and more.” Black’s assumption is
correct — not being an incorporated First Nations agency, GFASS does not have the wide range of sponsors and partnerships available to them that other Canadian agencies do. “As a First Nations agency we are not incorporated,” said Montour. “Which eliminates a lot of sponsors for us, so the donation from you [Sodexo] is greatly appreciated and we can’t wait to share it with those that need it.” Sodexo is an international company that works in the facilities management sector and provides things like food, housekeeping and building maintenance for hospitals, universities, corporate buildings, the government and more.
Sodexo supplies local shelter with donations By Jayson Koblun OHSWEKEN – Sometimes all it takes is a small team with big hearts to start a chain of reactions that can make a difference within a community. Aileen Black, sales and business development co-ordinator for Sodexo and chair of WiLL, heard that Ganohkwásrâ Family Assault Support Services (GFASS) needed women’s toiletry and hygienic products to give to women in its shelter, and began thinking of how she could help. “We wanted to help a women’s group in need and also wanted to support Aboriginal relations in some way,” said Black. “Through a little bit of research I found out that this organization [GFASS] could really use some help.” Black worked with one of Sodexo’s employee resource groups called WiLL, which stands for Women in Leadership and Learning, to gather donations from individuals within the group. Together they accumulated more than 300 items to give to GFASS. “To the people that we serve, this donation is so important,” said Sandra Montour, executive di-
Staff from GFASS, Gregg Hackborn and Sandra Montour, receiving the donated box filled with more than 300 toiletry items that Aileen Black (middle) from Sodexo organized and personally delivered last Wednesday. rector of GFASS. “Especially for people who are fleeing violence, or who are starting their lives over again with nothing — it’s just one less thing they have to worry about.” GFASS is an organization in Ohsweken that respects the community’s traditional roles as Onkwehon:we women, men and children — upholding the principles of the importance of family. It recognizes the existence and devastation of family violence and sexual assault, and accepts the responsibility to support victims in time of
crisis to provide shelter, support and counselling. They offer shelter for women, but also for men. “What makes us special is our unique philosophy,” said Montour.
“We’re very holistic in how we work with people.” GFASS tries very hard to help individuals heal on a physical, emotional and spiritual level,
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Mohawk elder invited to sit with Prime Minister Trudeau By Jim Windle
OTTAWA – Six Nations Mohawk elder Janice Longboat was stunned but honoured when asked by a Trudeau aid if she would sit with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Truth and Reconciliation wrap up in Ottawa recently. Longboat was asked to join a group of about 10 healthcare workers in Ottawa and to attend the closing of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. “When I was at the Truth and Reconciliation meeting, one of Prime Minister Trudeau’s aids asked me if I would go and sit with him,” says Longboat. “I was really quite shocked to be asked because of all the security around him. She said ‘well you are here for health support and I believe he needs your support.’” Although a little surprised by the invitation, Longboat accepted. “The aid escorted me to the table and I sat beside him,” she recalls. “We looked at each other and I said, ‘I have come to give you some support.’” What happened next was totally unexpected and deeply moving. “He took my hand and squeezed it and tears began running down his face,” said Longboat. “It was just at the time that Justice Murray Sinclair (chair of the TRC) was doing his closing speech so it was quite emotional. He held my hand so tight for quite a while. I knew that he was sincere and I could feel his positive energy.” “It was such an honour to share his emotions of both joy and sorrow,” Longboat continues. “Maybe he considered me a grandma sitting beside him because he felt really at ease, and I believe that this young man is a true spiritual warrior.” Longboat has been active for many years in attending to the damages done to people through the Residential Schools. “Being a first generation survivor and feeling first-hand the emotions of my father, who survived 12 years at the Mohawk
Trudeau sits with Six Nations elder Jan Longboat at the TRC event in Ottawa. SUBMITTED PHOTO Institute, I understand the healing process. That is what motivated me to assist hundreds of residential school victims and council, many who have been through the system as well as second and third generation of indigenous women across Canada, to close off the legacy of residential schools,” she said. Longboat has recently been given a citation by the Canadian Council of Herbalists Association certifying that Jan Kahehti:io Longboat is a recognized Herbal Elder of Canada. This recognition was for “being in clinical practice for more than 25 years and for her outstanding contributions to the field of Herbal Medicines.” She has also been selected to serve as a Community Advisor Council member for a three-year term by the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health through the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health. “Sitting with the prime minister reminded me of how much emotion people have shared over these past six years during which the Commission has gathered stories from former students,” Longboat says. Longboat has also met Trudeau’s wife Sophie and feels that same compassion and honesty she felt with the prime minister. “I met Sophie last June at an Indigenous fundraiser gala,” she recalls. “She made a very eloquent speech and pointed out that her personal
experiences in her own life has caused her to carry on to help and understand other people as well. She is a very humanitarian person, just like the prime minister.” She, like many other Onkwehonwe people, can’t help but compare and contrast the mood carried by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and incoming prime minister, Justin Trudeau. “It’s like night and day,” she says. “It feels really refreshing and encourag-
ing to see that there is a window of time that has opened for us because of the TRC and the new Liberal Government under Trudeau. I believe we now have an opportunity across Turtle Island to take this window of time and to work for the best for our people and the coming faces.” There have been other promising moments for indigenous people in the past which never really panned out the way many had hoped for, but Long-
boat believes this time it is different. “There is a Prime Minister in place now that really cares,” she says. “He hasn’t wasted any time to put things into motion, especially the inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and I really like how he never misses an opportunity during interviews to say he is supporting indigenous people across the country.”
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By Danielle Boissoneau RCMP confiscate moose meat from hunters in Pine Creek FN PINE CREEK FIRST NATION, SK – On Dec. 15, 2015, Indigenous hunters from Pine Creek First Nation were bullied and harassed by conservation officers who refused to recognize the hunter's treaty right to hunt in their ancestral territory. Two homes were raided, belonging to Chief Charlie Boucher and his cousin George Lamirande. “The Creator gave me that authority to harvest and take,” says Chief Boucher. “I beg for us to be understood. This is an age of reconciliation.” In an ironic twist, the moose meat was confiscated on the same day that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released their final report. With a soaring diabetes rate in Indigenous communities, traditional food sources are becoming more important to the health and well-being of Indigenous nations. Despite the fact that Saskatchewan hands out tags to sports hunters every year, warrants were issued for two counts of unlawfully possessing and transporting moose meat over provincial borders. During the raid, conservation officers were looking for moose meat, hunting equipment and two rifles.
“It's a clear and unjustified infringement by the province of Saskatchewan on these hunters' Aboriginal and treaty rights,” says Christine Cook, the lawyer for the two hunters. Indigenous inmates in Regina go on hunger strike over jail food REGINA, SK – Kenneth Morrison and more than 100 other inmates, many of them indigenous, have signed a petition to join a hunger strike protesting the bad food that they are being fed in Regina Correctional Facility. “The meat is either uncooked or smells,” says Morrison from Muscowpetung First Nation in Saskatchewan. The recent privatization of food services in prisons has been a controversial decision, but one that Regina Correctional Facility stands by. Compass Group has been given a $5 million contract to, “ensure high quality meals will be served across the province.” However, the inmates have a different story to tell. “I just think this is inhumane what they're serving us. I wouldn't serve this to my dog and what they're doing is wrong and enough is enough,” says inmate Forrest Pelletier. Morrison agrees, “It's constantly getting worse. They were sending lettuce that was brown.
Nothing has been digestible.” It seems that this is an institutional problem. First Nations make up the majority of those in custody. Alvin Fiddler, Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, toured the Thunder Bay district jail and described the living conditions as “deplorable.” He also said, ”I think just the current state of how it's being operated is a concern.” According to Statistics Canada, Aboriginals account for 24 per cent of those incarcerated, while making up only 3 per cent of the Canadian population. Three killed in house fire in Oxford House First Nation OXFORD HOUSE, MB – In a recent house fire on the Oxford House reserve which sits 950 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, three lives were lost. Many in the community feel that it is a tragedy that could have been avoided. “Maybe if we had adequate fire fighters and adequate equipment and adequate infrastructure, it might have made a difference,” says Oxford House Councillor, Luke Muskego. Half of First Nations have little to no fire protection and are 10 times more likely to die in a house fire, according to a recent report. The fire truck in Ox-
ford House reportedly ran out water several times during the battle with the fire. “The community will be in mourning from some time,” says Chief Tim Muskego. But the community has rallied together in support of each other. “Last night, a young lady from the community organized a candle light vigil, where the turnout was very enormous and we appreciate her effort and it really touched the family”, Muskego added. In a community of 3000 people, where everyone know everyone, the grief is heartfelt. “They're always hoping their loved ones will show up,” Muskego said. The RCMP says that foul play is not suspected. Trans Mountain pipeline not supported by British Columbia government
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BURNABY, BC - British Columbia's provincial government says that it can't support the $6.8 billion expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta to Burnaby, BC. In 2012, the province laid out five conditions that the project would have to meet in order to be given the green light. “Kinder Morgan has not provided enough information around its proposed spill prevention and response for the province to determine if it would use a world-leading spills regime,” a government statement said. However, the province did indicate that if Kinder Morgan were to meet the five conditions, that approval would be granted. Kinder Morgan says it can do it but needs support from “multiple parties” including Indigenous nations upon whose territory the pipeline
crosses. If approved, the Trans Mountain expansion project would match an existing, 60 year old, pipeline that stretches 1,150 kilometres from Alberta's tar sands to a marine terminal in Burnaby, British Columbia. The expansion project would triple the pipeline's carrying capacity. The news that the province would not support the expansion was welcomed by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson who says, “A seven fold increase in oil tanker traffic through Vancouver's local waters is simply not worth the immense risks posed to our economy and environment in the event of a major oil spill.”
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HEALTHY ROOTS PARTICIPANT SPOTLIGHT: KITTY R. LYNN By Laura Hill HEALTHY ROOTS - Kitty R. Lynn is, without a doubt, an idea person on a mission. A lifelong agriculturalist who currently works as a grower at Our Sustenance Greenhouse, she is known to many as the creative problem solver behind “Ask Kitty”, a gardening column featured regularly in the Two Row Times. Kitty also sits on the organizing committee of the Healthy Roots program, where she lends her experience in hor t icult ure as a consultant and workshop facilitator. This year, she is committing herself to her work even further by taking part publicly in the Healthy Roots challenge — a 12 week health and wellness campaign which follows nine people who are following a traditional Haudenosaunee diet. “It was a chance to share things that I’m pretty passionate about,” said Kitty, “We talk a lot in our program about climate change, and I think the only way
that’s going to change is if we change. How we change is by what we take in — take in to our minds, take in to our hearts, and take into our physical bodies.” The Healthy Roots challenge includes foods that would have been commonly eaten
house gas emissions, which was a key motivating factor for Kitty. But, transitioning to a new way of eating does present the occasional challenge. Kitty says that early on in the challenge, the thought of sourcing and preparing foods
bother’, to the thought that I’m lucky to be able to do this. It changed everything.” Kitty shifted her focus to forming a deeper and more mindful connection to the foods she was eating. “This morning I was reveling in the taste of
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thoughts sort of regress you to this place where you think ‘I am so grateful to be where I am right now. I’m so grateful’” Kitty shares that for her, the Healthy Roots program may have initially been a challenge, but now she has come to see it as an opportu-
because when I started doing this I was able to influence someone else to do it as well, who is so happy now with the tiny changes made in a week’s time.” Fostering connection — whether it be between herself and her food, community or family — is what the challenge comes down to, says Kitty. “The thing I would like people to take from Healthy Roots is the connectedness that we have to each other, to the world around us — the animals, the plants, the thought process that we have. We’re all connected. And if changing our lifestyle by eating something a little different brings that to the forefront and helps us to remember that, it might be a little easier to make the world better. That’s all it’s going to take.”
Exercise: Try something different to get your body moving in a new and challenging way. Are you used to walking for your exercise? Try yoga, or CrossFit to target different muscles in your body. Emotional health: Journal, write and reflect on your reasons for making positive change. Allow this process to bring some clarity in regards to your health. Be open and allow your epiphany to come. What is your why? Meal planning: Carve out an afternoon on the weekend or your regular day off to gather the ingredients for some of your favourite Healthy Roots recipes. Go home and spend the rest of the afternoon making large batches of the meals you like to freeze, or portion out for convenient lunches and dinners throughout the week. by indigenous people prior to European contact — things like wild rice, corn, fish, squash, strawberries, and herbal teas. Studies have shown that when indigenous foods are eaten by indigenous people, the risk of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer is reduced. Also, producing and harvesting these foods on a local level can reduce green-
from the list was daunting. It wasn’t until she took some time one night to journal all of her thoughts and feelings that she realized that the foods available to her were simple and abundant, and it was her thoughts that needed to change. “I was being given an opportunity to be the best that I can be”, she said. “I changed my thoughts from ‘it’s a
a duck egg that I cooked with a little bit of wild rice and some duck fat. And I was thinking about how it would have been for those who originally found this food. How did they find wild rice? How did they decide that we could eat that? And I was thinking about how we would have watched the animals eat that food and been a little more attentive to our environment then. And those
nity to create positive change. “Our job is to do one thing every day, to make one per cent of a difference in the world. For me, I’m very fortunate,
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OUR CHANGING RELATIONSHIP TO FOODS: PART ONE By Rick Hill, Deyohahá:ge:, Six Nations Polytechnic Starting today and continuing for the next few weeks, Rick Hill of Deyohahá:ge: gives us an overview of the origin of our seeds. In Part One we hear about the Creation story and how traditional food came to be for the Haudenosaunee.
“[ H au d e n o s au ne e women] bake the loveliest, lightest wheaten bread, of which, by the way, her men folk complain loudly, declaring that she forces them to eat this new-fangled food to the absolute exclusion of their time-honored corn bread, to which the national palate ever clings; her rolls of yellow butter are faultlessly sweet and firm, her sealed fruits are a pleasure to see as well as taste, in fact, in this latter industry she excels herself, outdoing frequently her white competitors at the neighboring city of Brantford, where the “southern fair” of Ontario is held annually.” - Pauline Johnson, 1900. HEALTHY ROOTS - We know that some women, especially longhouse women, have continued to cook corn, beans and squash. It was required in ceremonies and part of our cultural expression. However, as Johnson noted above, the western diet had overtaken the daily life at Grand River well before 1900. How did this happen? What were the consequences? In 1926 the Ohsweken Women’s Institute held a banquet with the fol-
lowing menu: “cold ham, salads, jellies, bread and butter, cheese, pickles, celery, ice cream and cake and coffee.” The Institute often provided snacks for local school children, including ice cream, lemonade or hot cocoa. This shift to an Anglo-Canadian diet was firmly entrenched by that time. The residential and day schools advocated for such a culinary shift, and occasionally included Irish stew, liver and gravy, bean and vegetable stew, or cold roast served with water or milk. Mostly, they served mush at the Mohawk Institute. The foods offered were heavy on carbohydrates and the great diversity of heritage foods was absent. In 1933 a Syracuse newspaper stated that the Six Nations Agricultural Society in New York was installing an exhibition titled, “The Evolution of Corn” at the Indian Village that stood on Haudenosaunee land within the New York State Fairgrounds, near Syracuse, NY. The ‘exhibit’ was actually four different beds of corn – Aztec, heirloom Haudenosaunee corn, corn grown by the pioneers, and modern-day corns. The article noted that corn was considered a ‘Great Gift from the Great Spirit.’ Many of our own people think just as much today. In reality, corn came into existence before the spirit being who created humans existed. Corn was already a spirit being in the Sky World, of unknown origin, but its history connects that world to this world in profound ways.
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In the Sky World, according to the Onondaga and Mohawk versions of the Creation story, a great drama was taking place, before this world was created. A girl, who would be later known as Sky Woman, was restlessly mourning the death of a loved one, as it was the first death experienced in the Sky World. She was sent to see the Old Man who had been guarding
the Celestial Tree of Life, which had blossoms that gave off light, but that light was also beginning to fade. The Old Man was tormented by a recurring dream – he wanted to see the tree uprooted in order for a new world of constant regeneration to be birthed. When they first met, they exchanged foods, indicating the medicinal powers of food to sooth our emotions. Sky Woman gave him cornbread with berries, and he gave her roasted venison. Not only did this forecast future roles of humans – women to cultivate crops
corn, beans, squash, and sunflower were already spirit beings in the Sky World before Sky Woman fell (or was carried away by the winds) while carrying three ears of corn, dried meat of the spotted fawn, and three bundles of wood. In the Seneca Creation story, the Ancient-bodied (Sky Woman) is cast from the Sky World because she betrayed the trust of the Old Chief who was guarding the Celestial Tree of Life. She had inadvertently spoken to a young lacrosse player, despite instructions to the contrary. That lacrosse
in cooking foods • A bundle of sticks to kindle a cooking fire • A corn pounder and pestle to prepare the foods In nine of the written versions recorded at the end of the 19th century, there is mention of Sky Woman grabbing seeds and roots as she fell. That may be a modern interpretation. In the Onondaga story, the Old Man gave her wood to make fire after she fell. The Senecas say that when she safely arrived on the back of a giant Turtle, Sky Woman began a dance in a circle toward her right, casting some of the seeds she had carried from above into the newly made earth. Plants began to grow. The Seneca story tells us “it was not long, verily, before the various kinds of shrubs grew up and also every kind of grass and reeds. In a short time she saw there entwined a vine of the wild potato.”
Origin of Mound Agriculture
A mound garden that Rick helped to plant this past spring at the Six Nations Community Garden in Ohsweken. PHOTO BY KELLY GORDON and men to hunt for meat - it symbolized the ‘marriage’ of men and women, who were to be like a medicine to each other. The Old Man then asked Sky Woman to return to her village and instruct the people to remove the bark rooftops of the longhouses. That night, after his instructions were followed, corn seeds rained from the sky, and filled each longhouse, ensuring that people would have plenty to eat. This was his gift to commemorate the ‘marriage.’ Thus corn and deer venison would become staples in our ancestors’ lives, for many generations to come. Origin of Our Seeds In the Onondaga story,
player was actually the Fire-dragon with the White Body (Sky Panther, or Comet) who had transformed himself, trying to win the affection of the Sky Woman. (He is called Fire Dragon of the Storm in the Onondaga Story) When she began to fall from the Sky World, he raced up to her. He could not stop her descent, but he apologized for causing her such harm, and to make up for it he gave her several items that she will need in order to survive in the world below: • Handful of seeds (we assume they were corn, beans, squash, strawberry, tobacco, and wild potato) • A ceramic pot to use
Sky Woman was pregnant as she did this, and soon a daughter was born. The daughter grew mysteriously fast, like the plants. However, within her daughter soon grew twin boys, who often clashed with each other even before they were born. (In the Seneca story, she became pregnant by the West Wind). Upon their birth, the daughter died because the second born, called Flint, decided to come out from underneath her arm pit, and in doing so, caused the death of his mother, forecasting his role of bringing death to the new turtle island. The first-born twin, originally called Maple Sapling to symbolize new life, later made humans from the clay of the earth, which is why we refer to the Earth as our Mother. We were born from her flesh – clay. Since the good-minded twin created humans, we call him, the One Who Finished Our Body, more commonly referred to as the Creator.
When Sky Woman buried the body of her daughter, she covered it with a mound of earth. Soon, several plants appeared. From her daughter’s head grew tobacco (reminding us that our minds should always be thankful for what has been provided by the Creator); from her breast grew corn (symbolising the life giving qualities of both breast feeding and the milk that flows through the ripening corn kernel); from her hands grew squash and beans; and from her feet grew blue/purple potatoes. In sacrificing her life to bring the spiritual forces of life and death into the new world, Sky Woman’s daughter gifted this land with the foods to sustain human life. Her burial mound, and the bounty it produced, set the pattern for later use of mound agriculture among our ancestors. It is also why women were the first agriculturalists in our ancient society as they have a genetic connection to the First Woman, Mother Earth, the buried daughter, and the Three Sisters that sustain us – Corn, Beans and Squash. We don’t really have an expression such as the Three Sisters. Instead, the spiritual essence of Corn, Beans and Squash are part of the Johëhgöh (‘Foods that Sustain Us,’ in the Seneca language), or Diohe’ko (“These sustain us”), which includes all of the plant foods. Seneca scholar Arthur Parker believed that the mound in which the corn is planted symbolized the earth mother’s breast. Parker also felt that the corn milk therefore symbolized mother’s milk that feeds the children of the earth. Check back in next week’s issue of the Two Row Times as the ‘Our Changing Relationship to Foods’ series continues. In part 2: Discovery of corn, origin of animals’ foods, preparing food, and the sacred gamble over seeds.
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THE HUNGRY FARMER OFFERS WIDE SELECTION OF NATURAL FOODS By Chezney Martin SIX NATIONS – Located just before Chiefswood Road at 7793 Townline sits the Hungry Farmer, a lovely log cabin full of natural alternatives to regular beef and pork — including several wild meats with the possibility of quail eggs in the future. Co-owner Doreen Martin explained that the Hungry Farmer hosts a lot of meats that “you just can’t buy at a grocery store.” “We’re healthier, obviously,” she said with a laugh. “We’re just trying to give a healthy alternative for people to eat better,” she said. “We have our bison, our wild boar -and you can’t just buy that anywhere, right? And our elk,” she explained, not for-
getting to mention rabbit, perch and pickerel. “We raise the wild boar and bison ourselves, so there’s no hormones or anything in there. So we know what’s in the meat, and it’s totally natural,” she said, explaining that the bison are housed on the road across from the Little Buffalo Gas Station. Along the walls of the shop are wide freezers to hold and maintain the meat, as well as shelves stocked with canned and dried goods. Martin began to explain that the meat is offered in a large selection of cuts and forms. “We sell the meat in patties, ground bison, different steaks, and we do roast; so we do all different kinds of meat,” she said. “The meats are a little bit more than
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Above: Located on the outskirts of Six Nations at 7793 Townline, the Hungry Farmer is ready to offer natural alternatives to processed meats with venison, moose, elk, deer and much more. Below: As well as offering natural meat and fish, the Hungry Farmer also offers a variety of canned, dried and pickled items, courtesy of Co-owner Doreen Martin. PHOTOS BY CHEZNEY MARTIN beef, but they’ll range, for example our ground bison will go for $10.80 a pound,” she said, explaining that the patties are a dollar more. “The only reason we have to charge a little more for the patties is that it [costs] more to get them made up,” she said, further explaining that sometimes beef in grocery stores will cost more than the bison. For those participating in Healthy Roots, Martin confirmed that the Hungry Farmer hosts over ten items on the list of natural foods to eat; not only including the meats, but also
some dried, pickled and canned fruits and veggies preserved by Martin herself. “Normally in the summer time we carry more
of these [Healthy Roots] items,” she said, mentioning that they also carry flavoured maple sap water and natural oils. Martin explained that
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the shop is open from Thursday until Sunday, noon – 5:00 p.m., and will be open more in the future. As for what inspired her to open the shop, Martin explained that she wanted to locally share a part of what she grew up with. “I have kids and I like to see them eat good, and I’ve grown up on all of the wild game and meats because my dad was a hunter. I just think that it’s nice to help people eat better as well, and rather than driving an hour to go get it, we’re right here,” she said.
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By Chandra Maracle HEALTHY ROOTS - If the Healthy Roots Challenge were a sporting event it would be the Boston Marathon. A high level of commitment, grit and perhaps prestige comes with the territory. Just as Haudenosaunee men known as Runners would journey on foot, along the length of what is now known as the New York State Thruway, the Challenge participants have embarked on their metaphorical expedition, rooted in the past, toward their future wellness. The Haudenosaunee Food Guide, given to the Challenge participants as a resource and support for their feat, is not intended to be intimidating. Rather, it is intended to be awe-inspiring of the wealth and variety of foods known to be available to the Haudenosaunee in the time prior to interaction with European folks. Furthermore, it is hoped that it will enliven individual and collective resourcefulness and creativity around acquiring,
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Dear Kitty, What is your recipe for venison meatloaf? I saw it on the Healthy Roots Facebook page and it looked awesome. Please offer any tips and tricks you can give me! Signed, Hungering for meatloaf Dear Hungering, Thank you so much for asking for the recipe for my venison meatloaf. Although this is not a plant question, I am delighted to answer this for you! First
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let me tell you that doing the Healthy Roots challenge has changed a number of things for me, in terms of food. I now relish the taste of food in its natural state without salt and seasoning. This is my recipe. You are free to season it as you choose to, however it was very delicious just the way I made it. Ingredients • 1.5–2lb ground venison • 2 duck eggs • 2 carrots, grated • 1 cup spinach, finely chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped • 1 clove garlic, minced well • 1 cup mushrooms, finely chopped • 1 apple, cored and sliced (peel on) • 1 tablespoon duck fat
Directions In a large bowl, combine venison, garlic, onion, carrots, mushrooms, 3/4 of the spinach and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for one hour. This allows the garlic and onion to flavour the meat. After an hour, add the two duck eggs and mix with your hands till well combined. Form to a loaf shape on a cookie sheet. Spread half of the duck fat on top of the meatloaf. Sprinkle with remaining spinach and top with sliced apple. Dab the remainder of the duck fat on the apple slices. Do not cover. Place in the oven at 350F and bake for 30-40 minutes. Enjoy! Kitty
preparing, and enjoying the eating of foods which may be new to participants and their families, as well as anyone following along from anywhere and at any level. Practical, user-friendly and convenient are just as high on my priority list as delicious, nourishing and “on the list” as I feed our family of six each day. The following is a grocery list of items that we have enjoyed in the last two weeks, all of which are relatively local and easily obtainable. Strawberries, (frozen, organic) Wild Blueberries (frozen, organic) Raspberries (frozen, organic) Wild blueberry juice 100% cranberry juice (not from concentrate, unsweetened) Sunflower seeds (raw, unsalted) Sunflower seed butter Sunflower oil Pumpkin seeds Pumpkin seed oil Pumpkin seed butter Hemp seeds Hemp milk Walnuts
Walnut oil Chestnuts Corn: Haudenosaunee white and blue corn, red, white and blue organic corn chips, corn tortillas, organic popcorn Beans: green beans and yellow wax beans, various dried and canned beans (black, red, pinto, kidney, white) Squash: butternut, hubbard, acorn, pumpkin Jerusalem artichokes Wild rice Maple syrup Maple sap (Yes, you can actually buy this at health food stores now! I was ambivalent about it but decided to try it for research purposes. My oldest daughter said, “Oh what the heck, you can buy that now? I think I’ll wait ‘til spring,” to which I replied, “Oh, you’re such a purist!”) Maple butter Maple sugar and maple sugar candies Hickory syrup Duck eggs Quail eggs (our new favorite, a must try) Duck legs Duck fat (another favorite, must try) Turkey Turkey bones for broth
Bison steaks, ground and burgers Venison loins and ground and a deer heart! (Not prepared yet, given to us by our good friend Nince) Trout Salmon Pine tea (from our yard) Wild berry tea Some items that we don’t have at the moment but are also available include: Acorns Rabbit Squirrel Elk Moose Quail Frozen cranberries and blackberries We encourage you to seek out local Six Nations farmers, hunters and other food providers to develop relationships and partnerships with, as well as venture out to surrounding local areas. Stay tuned for more information and ideas around sourcing food items, food preparation/meal planning and nutritional content of traditional foods.
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Honorariums, McClung project discussed at Confederacy Council By Jayson Koblun OHSWEKEN – With the Wampum laid at 10:40 a.m., the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) officially started. On Saturday, Chief Allan McNaughton told the other chiefs that almost $23 000 worth of honorariums had been donated back to the HCCC and he wanted to discuss how that money could be used within the council. McNaughton also had a cheque on him for $3 050 from the sales of a locally made DVD to add to the total of the returned honorariums. The chiefs decided to allot the funds, which total almost $26 000, as follows: One thousand dollars is to be given to a longhouse and the rest is to be spent on the Great Law Reading later this year. McNaughton also spoke on a presentation that took place back at Dundurn Castle in April — the event known as “Remembering the Pledge
of the Crown” — gave an opportunity for the public to reflect on and commemorate the end of the War of 1812. At the event, McNaughton was given two replica Wampum belts. He was also given a condolence wampum from students in a Hamilton elementary school. McNaughton brought the very well made replicas with him to council, and he asked the chiefs what should be done with them. “The belts were given to us, and represent an agreement to open our ears, and dry our tears,” said McNaughton. The replicas were shown to everyone at council that morning and the chiefs decided that the belts should be given to the clans to use at future councils. Leroy “Jock” Hill, council secretary, read a letter from a young man of the Cayuga Wolf clan from Oklahoma, asking for permission from the chiefs to live on Six Nations permanently and be given the same rights, benefits and protections that all mem-
bers of the community receive. The young man wishes to learn Cayuga and also to eventually receive a Social Insurance Number. He is currently staying with a family on fifth line. “You feel like you know more about yourself when you know your language,” said Hill, on his behalf. The chiefs deliberated and found that the young Cayuga Wolf is free to continue living in his current accommodations for up to one year. Throughout the next year he is under probation, where he will do his best to learn the ways of the community and the Cayuga language. Chiefs asked him to come back in one year when the decision of his permanent residency will be made. Aaron Detlor, lawyer for the Haudenosaunee Development Institute, had just begun to discuss the company’s monthly report when the chiefs requested that the focus of the discussion be brought to the McClung housing project. More than a dozen
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SN Elected Council Update By Jayson Koblun OHSWEKEN – The first elected band council of the year started off with a short Mohawk language lesson from Dakota Brant, then quickly moved into other issues concerning Six Nations. After the lesson, members from the Grand Erie District School Board presented their 2014 to 2015 Tuition Agreement Report. The report covered topics like — their alternative education programs, student success stories, awards, student enrolment numbers, and other issues related to last year’s data. Deneen Montour, Native Advisor of the school board’s Native Advisory Committee, said that there was some difficulty putting together parts
of the report this year, due to a recent switch in how data from the system was being collected. “We had some challenges gathering all of the information, but we did the best we could and still put together a complete report,” she said. Elected council was asked to make a decision on whether or not Statistics Canada could perform a population census on Six Nations. It was decided that, no, a census would not be performed on the reserve by Statistics Canada. Elected Chief Ava Hill said that the request was ruled “defeated” but that Statistics Canada is welcome to come back at any time and present the same request at a later date.
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McMaster students lead indigenous health conference By Jayson Koblun HAMILTON – Did you know that Indigenous people are Canada’s fastest growing population? Also, did you know that only one quarter of the First Nations population living in Hamilton reported excellent or very good health in 2011? These are questions that a team of students from McMaster University asked themselves when they began planning the McMaster Indigenous Health Conference 2016 (MacIHC). The conference hopes to educate the public on several health topics that Indigenous people face Canada wide. “We really want people to start thinking about these issues,” said Sharon Yeung, co-chair of administration for MacIHS. “A lot of our peers haven't had a lot of exposure to the topic of Indigenous health.” Many students at McMaster University may become medical practitioners in the future, and Christa Jonathan, the team’s external relations
liaison, feels that it’s important for them to learn the different health issues Indigenous people have compared to other people groups in Canada. “As an Indigenous person, I’m three to five times more likely to be at risk for any chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure,” said Jonathan. “Merely for the fact that I am Indigenous.” Jonathan said she has seen her community and others be put on boiled water advisories in the past and that many in Ontario are still on this advisory. This means that during those times people cannot drink their own water without first boiling it or importing some from elsewhere. “It’s almost like every health statistic you look at, Indigenous people are at the negative end of it,” said Jonathan. There have been several studies in the past few years that support these statements. In 2013, a study from Statistic Canada stated
Some of the students who have been working very hard to host the MacIHC this Saturday. Sharon Yeung, Christa Jonathan, Deepti Shanbhag and Yipeng Ge. SUBMITTED PHOTO that the average mortality rate in Nunavut between 2009 and 2011 was 18.5 deaths per 1 000 live births. This rate is more than three times higher than the national average. “Even if some individuals are aware of the statistics, it’s also about how health professionals address those issues,” said Deepti Shanbhag, co-chair of communications for MacIHC. Instead of blaming the victims for their own health conditions, Deepti said she wanted to
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CALEDONIA – The Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs put two more points between themselves and the second place Ancaster Avalanche with a 5–1 win Saturday night in Ancaster. As of press time, Cale-
donia is first in the Golden Horseshoe Conference with 31 wins, one loss, one tie, and two overtime losses for 65 points. Ancaster now has 46 points and have played two more games than the Corvairs. Caledonia came out strong Saturday night
and carried a 3–0 lead into the first intermission with Austin Brown, Blake Luscombe and Mitchell Fitzmorris doing the honours for the Corvairs. Dan Volpe made it 4–0 on a power play early in the second period, but Sinclair’s shut-out was spoiled with 11 seconds
remaining in the second period when Jesse Hilton found room in the Caledonia net. Tyler Hill put the last ink on the score sheet at 11:10 of the third period for the 5–1 win. The Corvairs could easily have blown out the Fort Erie Meteors Friday night in Caledonia after more than doubling the shots on goal on their opponents, but the final score was a “respectable” 5–1 Corvairs win. Tyler Hill and Daniel Volpe scored power play goals in the first period while Tait Seguin made it 3–0, only 13 seconds after Volpe’s marker.
It was 4–0 after 40 minutes with Blake Luscombe accounting for the lone goal of the middle frame. With Jordan Brown serving time for a head check, which came with a 5-minute major and a game misconduct, Meteors’ Daniel Singer broke Mark Sinclair’s shut-out bid late in the third, which Austin Brown answered shortly thereafter for the 5–1 final score. This week’s games include a visit to the Haldimand County Caledonia Centre by both the Welland Canadians on Thursday and the St. Catharines Falcons on
Saturday night before taking on the Canadians again on Sunday night, this time in Welland. The back-to-back Sutherland Cup winning Corvairs are looking for a third cup win this spring and judging by how they are doing at this juncture of the regular season, nothing short of a total collapse will keep them from getting that opportunity. TOP PHOTO: Brand new Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvair, Tyler Hill of Six Nations didn't take long to make an impact scoring two goals and two assists in two games with Caledonia. Photo by Phil Armishaw.
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Tempers flare as Bantam Reps face off Novice lose to Twin Centre Stars 2-4 Tillsonburg Tornadoes By Chezney Martin
By Chezney Martin OHSWEKEN - The Six Nations Bantams were faced with the decision of whether to focus on the puck, or to feed into aggression and retaliation as they played the Tillsonburg Tornadoes on Sunday, Jan. 10. The beginning of the first period quickly went to Six Nations, as their defence pressured puck carriers to immediately regain possession. Their efforts were rewarded as John Miller scored, assisted by Reid Bomberry and Ross Hill. Minutes later, Kevin Hill connected with the back of the net, unassisted. Shortly after, Tillsonburg revved up with aggression, and pulled two of the Six Nations players into the penalty box. However, Tillsonburg was unable to score as the hard working defence deflected shot attempts. Nearing the end of the first, a Tillsonburg player appeared to be checked
from behind by Devin Jamieson, but actually slipped into Jamieson after a shove from another player. Jamieson was called for a two minute penalty for checking from behind and Tillsonburg scored a quick goal on the power play, and another two to follow. The second period seemed to fall into a hole, as Six Nations acquired five penalties and Tillsonburg three. However, Jamieson slapped the puck into the back of the net, with assists by Rycol Davis and Assistant Captain Austin Gardener. But, the end of the second was met with two goals by Tillsonburg. The third period continued with the same aggression dragged on throughout the game, with four penalties for Six Nations and three more for Tillsonburg. However, the energy spent on the aggression caused Six Nations to lose much needed endurance, as the team seemed to slow. Braydon Verschueren
OHSWEKEN – The Twin Centre Stars won 2–4 as Six Nations Novice couldn't seem to redeem the final two point lead on Sunday, Jan. 10. The score board remained unchanged for both sides throughout the first. As the second period seemed to lengthen due to the lack of scoring, Stars player Rowan Hundison struck the first goal of the game. However, not even a minute later, Averee Sault returned with a quick shot,
assisted by Chaz Hill and Brylyn VanEvery. Six Nations offence continued to fight to get the puck in front of the Stars net, but their shot opportunities were disabled as the Stars defence prevented their efforts by crowding the puck carrier. With their defence retrieving the puck quickly, the Stars scored again with only a few seconds left nearing the end of the second period. Moving on into the third, fighting to move the puck up the ice proved to be quite taxing on Six Na-
tions, but their triumph was rewarded as Sault was set up by his team mates yet again, with assists by Trinity MacDonald and Ryerson Montour. The game remained a tie until the stamina of Six Nations began to wane. Taking advantage of the loss of gusto, both Eli Martin and Hunter Bender scored almost one after the other for the Stars. With minutes of the period remaining, Six Nations couldn't muster the offensive power to return the unanswered goals.
A beautiful shot made by Devin Jamieson, assisted by Rycol Davis and Assistant Captain Austin Gardener that went right by the Tillsonburg goalie. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN
scored the final goal of the game for Tillsonburg and proved that retaliation truly isn't worth it, making the game a 6–3 loss for Six Nations.
A beautiful two on two had Ryerson Montour feed the puck to Averee Sault, resulting in a nice shot opportunity. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN
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Jamieson leaves no doubt – he’s ready By Jim Windle
ROCHESTER, NY – If there was any doubt that Cody Jamieson was ready to play after a torn achilles tendon during last year’s National Lacrosse League playoffs, they were dispelled only 19 seconds after the opening faceoff in Saturday’s Rochester Knighthawks home opener. Although the Knighthawks lost the game 16– 14, the healthy return of Jamieson was the positive aspect that Coach Mike Hasen wanted to take away from the game. “First shift, first goal, that’s a statement,” said Hasen. “He’s ready. We knew he was ready. He’s been working hard and he’s going to be good this season.” Jamieson seemed a bit relieved himself at how well he felt after months of intensive rehabilitation during the off-season. He went on to rack up a seven point game with
two goals and five assists. “Personally I feel great, health-wise,” Jamieson said, but quickly turned the attention to the team. “Offensively we had some good times. We went through some good minutes where we did everything right, but we’ve also got a lot to work on.” A home opener win would have been nice, however, it is still very early to worry about. “This is game one of a long 18–game schedule,” he said following the game. Along with Jamieson’s input, Dan Dawson and Cory Vitarelli each posted hat tricks, while Stephen Keogh and Graeme Hossack scored two each, and Jordan Hall and Joe Resetarits each contributed to the scoring with a goal. Overall, Hasen was pleased with what he saw in Game #1. The Knighthawks caught fire, putting up nine goals in the second half but it wouldn’t be
enough to take the points. “Every year we start new and we start fresh,” said Hasen. “We put the past in the past. We’re just going to make sure that we play our best every time and make sure the next shift is better than the last shift. We had a really good start and were full of energy. One good thing about it was we turned it around in the second half. We kept it close and we had our chances so moving forward there are a lot of good things that will come.” Fans will get to see Jamieson and the K-hawks in action Thursday, Jan. 14th at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto as they take on the Toronto Rock. The teams will meet again as Rochester hosts the Rock on Saturday Jan. 16th at 7:30 p.m. at Connors & Ferris Field.
Six Nations' Cody Jamieson didn't take long to dispel any concerns that he is ready to contribute to the Rochester Knighthawks this season after suffering a potential career ending injury in the playoffs last season. He scored two goals - the first was 19 seconds into the game, and he added another goal and five assists in Rochester's 16-14 loss to the Colorado Mammoth Saturday night. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE KNIGHTHAWKS.
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Corvairs loading up for 3rd Sutherland Cup assault By Jim Windle CALEDONIA – When is enough, enough? The Caledonia Pro-fit Cor-
vairs, already the powerhouse of the GOJHL Jr. B loop and defending Sutherland Cup Champions have added a pair of
goalies and two skaters before the Jan. 10th trade deadline. Liam Conway, from the Elmira Sugar Kings (in exchange for forward Matt Ramic), Corey Foster from the Pelham Panthers, along with 6’6”, 236 lb. forward from Six Nations Tyler Hill have all been added to the roster.
They are all in their last year of Jr. and will bring lots of experience to the dressing room come playoffs. Also added from the Sarnia Sting was Davis Brown, who will do double duty with both the Corvairs and their Jr. C affiliates, the Hagersville Hawks. To make room, John Pace was moved to
the Brantford 99ers. Hill spent between 2013 and early this season with Ottawa and Guelph of the Ontario Hockey League. In the two games he has dressed for so far he has two goals and two assists working on a line with Corey Pawley and Jake Brown, making his presence felt right
away. “We’re on a mission here,” says general manager Brian Rizzetto. “We want to give ourselves a good chance to win our third Sutherland Cup in a row. That hasn’t been done since 1934, but it’s not going to be easy.”
Something NOT Working For You? ? N A L P w e N a d e e N National Lacrosse League signs 28 C-Lax alumni for 2016 season By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS ‑ When the Canadian Lacrosse League began operations with its inaugural game played on January 7, 2012, one of their goals was to work closely with the National Lacrosse League as a developmental league, similar to the AHL in hockey. Every year since then, the five-team semi-pro lacrosse league has more than fulfilled that goal. This off-season was no different as C-Lax proudly published its list of players picked up by various NLL franchises, who have been following the C-Lax very closely as a feeder system to their organizations. This 2016 season, the most C-Lax grads have signed NLL contracts since it started, with 28 C-Lax alumni, and nine recent draft picks named to NLL rosters. Starting locally with those players from Six Nations graduating from the Ohsweken Demons are: Alex “Kedoh” Hill who was signed to the Buffalo Bandits active roster; Joe Maracle who was
signed to the active roster of the Georgia Storm; Quinn Powless and Wenster Green both signed to the New England Black Wolves (Powless to the active roster and Green to the practice squad) ; and Brandon Styres signed with the Rochester Knighthawks. Mike Burke, of last season’s Southwest Cyclops, based in Paris Ont., went to the Colorado Mammoth, while teammate Jim Purves was picked up by the New England Black Wolves. “On behalf of C-Lax I would like to congratulate all of these players in achieving their goal of playing in the NLL,” says C-Lax Executive Vice President and Director of Lacrosse Operations, Jeff Dowling. “This is a great indication of the talent level that exists in our league and the opportunity that it provides players to develop their skills in their hopes of playing in the National Lacrosse League.”
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Everly and Avery are twins, born with one placenta that their older sisters and mother buried at their grandmother's home. Photo by Nicole Clause
The roots of our children:
Placenta burying in Rotinonhsyón:ni culture By Lindsay Monture
SIX NATIONS – Last week, a viral photo and accompanying article on Facebook about the practice of placenta burying in Maori culture brought many Onkwehón:we mamas to keep the story trending, along with discussing its cross-cultural significance to Rotinonhsyón:ni (Haudenosaunee) culture. Similar to the Maori, it is our belief that we return the baby’s placenta to the earth to ensure that the child will always be rooted at home. Nicole Clause, a young mother of four girls, had a set of twins last year. She buried all of her daughters’ placentas at her parents’ homes, where she knew they would be safe. At the time she didn’t know much about the teachings behind it, she only knew that it was meant to bind them to the place they call home. Her two older daughters played a big part in burying the twin’s placentas. They knew it was helping to protect their baby sisters. “They wanted to know why I was doing it and if I did it to theirs. They saw it when I put it in the hole. Aaliyah said her closing to the Creator and Aalyvia helped bury it,” Clause says. “I got blood on my hands and they were freaked out. I had to tell them that was their home before they were born. I told them that’s why we give thanks to Creator for everything we have and for their baby sisters getting here safely.” Like Clause, Waneek Horn-Miller also said burying the placenta was the right thing to do, as it was passed down from the
Shona'karakehte and Skawennahawi's placentas were buried side by side at their grandmother's home in Kahnawake. PHOTO BY WANEEK HORN-MILLER
Sawehate stands next to the spot where her placenta was buried with blossoms. PHOTO BY LINDSAY BOMBERRY
women in her family. “We have always just known to do it. It stems from the time when we lived in longhouses and we would plant the placentas at the foot of the door so the child would always know where home was,” says Horn-Miller. She buried her son and daughter’s placentas at her mother’s home in Kahnawake, where many of the women in her family have buried theirs. “I had them in my freezer for like 5 years and 2 years waiting for the right time. My sisters and their kids helped plant them side-byside. It was so cute!” Myka Burning, a mother of six, buried her youngest three children’s pla-
centas at home. Through the Birthing Centre she learned there are two ideas behind where we choose to bury them. “Boys are supposed to be planted in the bush or by the wood pile as it represents their duties/characteristics, such as being strong and hard workers. And girls by the house or garden because they are the ones who take care of the families and do the house stuff,” says Burning. Secondly, you may choose to bury them by something you hope for them. “So if you want them to be smart, bury it by a school. If you want them to be hard working, put it by the garden or work site. If
you want them to be home bodies, bury them by the house. I just picked my Ma’s house because it’s the family property. I did bury (her youngest daughter) Mattley’s, then planted a sugar maple over top in hopes that she’d be sweet!” Lindsay Bomberry had an at-home birth for her daughter Sawehate. “I was taught that look-
ing at the placenta after birth is something traditional as we can get messages from the placenta about what the child needs. The ‘trunk’ of [Sawehate’s] ‘tree’ found within her placenta was thick and she had a very symmetrical tree. I interpreted this as meaning she needs balance in her life and that she will always be very strong and need stable support,” says Bomberry. “The placenta is really amazing and interesting. It tells you a lot about the pregnancy and what occurred. Women who face chronic stress or trauma have irregularities,
calcified areas, etc. Nutrition can really affect the placenta as well.” Bomberry chose to bury her daughter’s placenta near the pine trees where flowers grew next to her house. She laid blossoms over top of the burial spot and put tobacco down with a prayer in the language. A year later, the flowers that grew in that spot returned and blossomed largely, proving just how natural it is to return the placenta back to earth. It grounds the child and continues to sustain life.
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January JANUARY 13th, 13TH, 2016 2016
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CLUES DOWN 1. Having beautiful natural views 2. Fanafuti is the capital 3. Shrub used for hedges
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, practicality is a big part of your personality, but sometimes thinking through the reasons to do something over and over can be tedious. Let loose a little bit this week. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, expect to feel pulled in two directions this week. It’s a pivotal time at work, but in the same measure, you have much going on at home. Think things over carefully. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you may find your energy levels unusually low this week, and your productivity may suffer as a result. Maybe someone else can energize you a bit and lend a helping hand.
4. Polishing tools 5. Slow down 6. Christmas carols 7. & & & 9. Sound of sheep or goat 10. A long flag, often tapering 12. Atomic #73 14. Schilling (abbr.) 15. Female sibling 17. Long sandwich 19. In a way, necessitated 20. Mayan people of SW Guatemala 23. Cleaned up
Answers for January 13, 2016 Crossword Puzzle
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you will get to your destination soon enough, but the trip may be a bit of a headache. Patience is essential this week; otherwise, you may give up prematurely.
24. Prohibit 25. Upright cupboard 26. Cyclone center 27. Metric linear units 28. Young male 29. Securities market 30. City across from Dusseldorf 31. Animal disease 32. Mount of __ east of Jerusalem 33. Get free 34. Variable stars 36. One point N of NE
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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Misinformation is spreading, so research everything to make informed decisions this week, Leo. It may help you avoid an expensive mistake down the line.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may have a wonderful time with family or friends this week, even if you are crunched for time. Savor the small moments as they come your way. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, this is a good week to catch up on paperwork, filing or tedious tasks you have let fall by the wayside. Make use of the slow week to recharge.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you will be missed as much as you miss another person this week. Wait out this separation a little while longer, keeping in mind that your reunion is on its way.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Do whatever you need to do to rejuvenate your spirit, Sagittarius. Spend some more time with friends and avoid prolonged solo activities. Soon your motivation will return. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, this may turn out to be a strange week, as you can’t seem to fully focus on anything. You may get frustrated at your inability to concentrate, but that focus will return soon. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, if you become too wrapped up in business or personal obligations, take a step back and reevaluate your priorities. Some things need to be rearranged.
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