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Residents oppose Brant/Brantford land transfer

By Jim Windle BRANT ‑ The people don’t want it. Now what? That was the clear message coming from the majority of both Brant and Brant‑ ford citizens during two public consultation meet‑ ings for those who may be impacted by the transfer and subsequent develop‑ ment of Brant County land.

The second of two con‑ sultation meetings on the Brant-Brantford land transfer, was held at the Grand Valley Church on Powerline Road on Thurs‑

day evening. As in the first meeting last week at Lions Park, it was full to the walls, and both Mayor Ron Eddy representing the County of Brant and Chris Friel representing Brant‑ ford were grilled by res‑ idents unhappy with the addition of Tutela Heights to the transfer of land from the County to the City.

Existing residents fear that high density devel‑ opment would ruin the esthetic appeal of their homes, and therefore, neg‑ atively impact the value of their property.

“Also, as a matriarchal society, the women of the Haldimand Tract have not been consulted and we declare your agreement null and void.”

– Mohawk elder Janice Longboat.

Six Nations Mohawk el‑ der, Jan Longboat, backed up by members of the Men’s Fire, once again de‑ livered to the mayors and councils a message and a warning about the transfer of the Johnson Tract lands, as well as Tutela Heights.

Men’s Fire member

Lester Green challenged Mayors Friel and Eddy, to talk with the federal gov‑ ernment and the province about proper consultation with the traditional gov‑ ernment of Six Nations, and not the Indian Act-im‑ posed elected system put in place after a takeover by

the RCMP in 1924.

“We have our people lined up to make sure this issue will be taken care of,” said Green. “We have been writing (to all levels of Ca‑ nadian government) and have been waiting.“ With that, it was Long‑ boat’s turn at the mic.

“First of all, I would like to say that we are not citi‑ zens of Canada, and would you please refer to us as the indigenous people of these lands,” she began.

“My family has lived at Grand River ever since we came here with Joseph

Brant in 1784. The Haldi‑ mand Deed, or Proclama‑ tion, predates the creation of Upper Canada, which was 1791. Canada didn’t even exist when our peo‑ ple came to this territo‑ ry under the Haldimand Deed.”

She reasoned that Cana‑ da does not have the right to adjudicate the Haldi‑ mand agreement. There‑ fore, Canada’s land CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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Land transfer story from page 2 claims policy does not pertain to the Haldimand Deed.

She went on to point out that under the terms of the British North Amer‑ ica Act, Canada became a successor of treaties and arrangements made with Six Nations of the Grand River, which is different and unique among First Nations in Canada.

“The BNA act gave Canada the right to only implement their laws to their settlers, not us as indigenous people,” said Longboat to a mostly at‑ tentive audience. “To date we have no documents pertaining to the present land claims. If either Brant or Brantford can come up with any documents prov‑ ing their ownership and authority over Haldimand Tract lands, I’d like to see them.”

In the past, Canada has stood on two so-called surrenders of title — one in 1841 and another in 1844. The first was set aside because it was prov‑ en to not represent the people of Six Nations un‑ der the rules of engage‑ ment set up by the Crown in the Royal Proclamation of 1763.

The second is under a great deal of scrutiny since it supposedly carries the marks of 48 chiefs. That alleged surrender was pe‑ titioned against by many of those same chiefs’ only days after it was signed.

The complaint by the Six Nations was that there was no understanding by the Chiefs Council, Clan Mothers, or the people of Six Nations that they were

Backed up by members of the Men's Fire, Mohawk elder Jan Longboat challenged both mayors of municipalities involved with a transfer of 2,454 hectares of land which is under claim, to consult with the Confederacy, which she explained was the people of Six Nations. She added that they must specifically involve the Mohawks before they take another step. Staff for Mayors Friel and Eddy have been in "talks" with the Six Nations Elected Council, but have not begun negotiations at this point. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE giving away almost a mil‑ lion acres of Haldimand Tract land in exchange for what is now Six Nations Reserve #40.

The author of both the 1841 and the 1844 sur‑ render, Samuel Jarvis, was removed from office less than a year later after sev‑ eral investigations by the government into misap‑ propriation of funds, ne‑ glect of duty to protect Six Nations interests and the theft of money from the Six Nations Trust Fund.

Unfortunately, his sur‑ renders remained on the books despite the strong speculation that Six Na‑ tions Chiefs were misin‑ formed about the nature of the document they were signing.

“We, the indigenous people of the Haldimand Tract, request your docu‑ ments to prove ownership of the land in question,” challenged Longboat to the applause of sever‑ al non-Natives in atten‑

dance.

The government has also used the 1793 Simcoe Patent in its dealings with Six Nations. However, it was never accepted by Joseph Brant and the Six Nations and was left un‑ ratified.

“Without those docu‑ ments, this is pure theft of our indigenous lands,” she said.

Longboat presented a further explanation of how Six Nations true gov‑ ernance works.

“The Chiefs are not the Confederacy,” she says. “It’s the people. The Haldimand Proclamation can never be abrogated without the consent of the Grand River Mohawks.

Also, as a matriarchal society, the women of the Haldimand Tract have not been consulted and we de‑ clare your agreement null and void.”

The latest of these com‑ munity sessions had May‑ or Eddy on the hot seat

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as around 250 concerned people attended and many of them had outright ob‑ jections. Eddy promised that all of these concerns brought forth would be addressed by his council before any binding agree‑ ment is signed with the city.

Two voices were heard that supported the deal and encouraged Friel and Eddy to complete the land

transfer. One was Rod Bu‑ chalter, president of the Brantford Home Builders Association, who focused on the work his members would benefit from should the agreement go through.

The second was Rob Melick, who congratulat‑ ed the City and County for working so hard to “get it done.” Until very recently Melick worked at a high level for Walton Interna‑

tional, the developers and land bankers who stand to profit greatly from the deal. He is also on the board of directors for the Brantford Home Builders Association.

Aside from the two supporters of the land transfer, the vast majori‑ ty called for more time to consider the proposal or for the removal of Tutela Heights from the package, which would suddenly place Brant citizens under Brantford’s domain.

Although MPP Dave Le‑ vac expressed in a recent letter how well received the transfer is by both communities, the two public meetings do not concur with his assess‑ ment — in fact, quite the opposite.

When asked what would happen if the peo‑ ple didn’t want this trans‑ fer, both Friel and Eddy passed the responsibili‑ ty on, inferring that the Province would push it through anyway and the municipalities could suf‑ fer political fallout from the province by not doing as they are told.

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Canada's knight in shining armour OP-ED Editorial by Jonathan Garlow

It doesn’t take a fancy tribunal or commission to tell us Canada dis‑ criminates against indigenous peo‑ ple, but a recent ruling found that Canada’s on-reserve child welfare system receives up to 38 per cent less funding than elsewhere.

Before colonization we used to live elsewhere. It was our home, but now our ‘special treatment’ allows us to live tax-free on barren plots of land to drink poisonous water and receive other free health benefits.

Canadians get angry because they think we have a free ride, but would anyone like to trade places with us?

Indigenous people are living in third world conditions on reserves because the Indian Act system is a federal agency which means re‑ serves do not receive provincial or municipal funding.

Cindy Blackstock had to fight long and hard with the government of Canada for the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to even proceed.

Canada racked up 5.3 million dol‑ lars in legal fees fighting against human rights. Why place such a burden on the taxpaying public?

It seems like we are not classified as humans in Canada, but are legal‑ ly designated as Indians. Maybe this is why there is no huge outcry about the water advisories in our reserves. Maybe we would be bet‑ ter off moving to Flint Michigan to get help than to depend on the Ca‑ nadian government to help us.

The statistics show 400 out of 618 indigenous nations within Can‑ ada have had water issues between 2004 and 2014. Grassy Narrows is facing staggering levels of mercury in their water that is resulting in developmental delays and physical abnormalities in their children. Six Nations, the most ‘urban’ reserve in Ontario, has water advisories for local well water due to e.coli bacte‑ ria.

The Neskantaga First Nation in Ontario has been in a water crisis for 20 years. The Nazko First Nation in B.C. has had worse water than Flint for the last 16 years. Alexis Creek, Shoal Lake, Deer Lake, and many other reservations in Canada have water unfit for drinking and

some water is even dangerous to wash in.

These health issues are rem‑ nants of the cruel Canadian legacy of genocide. They attempted to col‑ onize our people and destroy our culture and society. How can we expect intervention and assistance from a government that not long ago was trying to kill us and mind wipe our children?

Stephen Harper’s hero, Sir John A. Macdonald, was both Prime Min‑ ister and Minister of Indian Affairs during the advent of the Indian Act in 1880. He was personally re‑ sponsible for wrongfully executing Louis Riel in 1885. The Queen’s Knight also starved thousands of indigenous people of the plains, forcing them onto reserves after the buffalo were intentionally ex‑ terminated and hoped the Indian Act would “justify the experiment being tried,” he said.

Canada’s First Prime Minister was responsible for the largest mass execution in Canadian his‑ tory. He hung seven Cree activists for resisting colonization. Round the Sky, Bad Arrow, Miserable Man, Iron Body, Little Bear, Crooked Leg and Man Without Blood, were all murdered on November 27, 1885.

In a letter just before he killed these men he wrote to the com‑ missioner of Indian Affairs and said, "The executions of the Indians ought to convince the Red Man that the White Man governs."

Macdonald has a special day to honour this legacy. Sir John A. Mac‑ Donald Day is celebrated every year on January 11th in Canada. His im‑ age is revered and honoured on our five dollar bills like some kind of god. He is Canada’s knight in shin‑ ing armour.

Thankfully, John A. MacDonald’s murderous “experiment” is failing.

We can’t change the past. But we can recognize the failures and cor‑ rect the problems that exist today.

What side of history do you want to be on? If you choose to side with Macdonald and his kind, you are supporting mass murder — it’s just status quo, baby. But if you are on the side of reconciliation, let’s fix these water problems and declare a state of emergency.

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The fight Canadian taxpayers paid millions to lose

By Nahnda Garlow This week, a historic ruling came from the Canadian Hu‑ man Rights Tribunal, finally acknowledging systemic dis‑ criminatory funding prac‑ tices towards First Nations children by Canada’s federal government.

The statistics are shocking.

While the same standards of care apply for indigenous and non-indigenous children — First Nations are funded 22% less than those same services for non-First Nations.

To make matters worse, First Nations children are also overrepresented in Cana‑ dian child welfare statistics.

Despite making up only 3% of the Canadian population, First Nations children make up to 40% of the child welfare cases in Canada.

This combination, over‑ representation plus chronic underfunding, has created a crisis for First Nations fami‑ lies in Canada.

Dr. Cindy Blackstock, the woman responsible for launching this case, travelled across Canada in 2015 shar‑ ing the work she, the First Nations Child & Family Car‑ ing Society and the Assembly of First Nations launched in 2007 against the Canadian federal government.

In total, 72 days of evidence were presented to the tribu‑ nal in 2013 & 2014, arguing that there were significant known funding disparities between Canadian children and First Nations children on reserves across Canada.

But why and how, in a country as modern and so‑ cially conscious as Canada, would there be a discrimina‑ tory practice?

In fact these funding dis‑ parities for First Nations chil‑ dren go back to the beginning

of child welfare allocated for First Nations children: Canada’s Indian Residential Schools.

One of the most powerful pieces of evidence shared with the tribunal was an ear‑ ly letter from notorious for‑ mer Superintendent of Indi‑ an Affairs Duncan Campbell Scott – giving permission for Indian Agents to remove First Nations children from their families.

“The warrant had a second provision that allowed for the removal of First Nations chil‑ dren because they ‘were not properly cared for’,” Black‑ stock said. “This is the earliest document I know of for child welfare in Canada.”

Blackstock was present on Six Nations of the Grand River in 2015 as part of a national tour sharing the work of the Caring Society. During her presentation Blackstock said, “There are many words you can use to explain the over representation of First Na‑ tions children in care, but un‑ avoidable is not one of them.

We simply have to allow for good community responses that target those factors and we could have a lot more of our children home. But in or‑ der to do that we need to have an equitable opportunity to care for them.”

This is a sobering and sad reality. First Nations parents and children have been vic‑ timized by a discriminatory system since the days of Dun‑ can Campbell Scott. That is nearly 100 years of fighting just for the equal opportuni‑ ty to bring up our own chil‑ dren; a basic human right that many non-indigenous Canadi‑ ans never have to fight for.

In 2007 the Canadian fed‑ eral government, led by con‑ servative PM Stephen Harper, issued a national apology to

First Nations people acknowl‑ edging the wrongs of the Indi‑ an Residential School system.

Harper said, “The govern‑ ment now recognizes that the consequences of the Indi‑ an residential schools policy were profoundly negative and that this policy has had a last‑ ing and damaging impact on aboriginal culture, heritage and language.”

Harper went on to read, in a packed parliament building and on national television be‑ fore the entire country, “The legacy of Indian residential schools has contributed to social problems that continue to exist in many communities today.”

Oddly enough, 2007 was the same year the case against the Canadian federal government was submitted to the tribunal.

While Harper was stand‑ ing in parliament apologizing to First Nations, Metis and Inuit people for the atroci‑ ties committed against their communities, families and children - his party was filing the first of eight different at‑ tempts to halt the Caring Soci‑ ety’s child welfare case from being heard at all.

Harper’s conservatives, leading the Canadian federal government, spent over $3 million dollars of taxpayers money over the course of six years to stop the Human Rights Tribunal from hearing the case, claiming it was un‑ fair to compare federal fund‑ ing to provincial funding and that any discrimination was not due to disparities in fed‑ eral funding but rather came from the agencies providing services.

Both of those arguments were dismissed by the Tribu‑

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from previous page nal and hearings began in 2013.

“For the first six years of this case the Canadian government tried to derail it with legal technicalities before the facts could ever be heard. And that I think itself is quite telling,” said Blackstock. “Because if I was accused of racially discriminating and had nothing to hide I’d want the hearing read; but that is not what we found with the government of Cana‑ da.”

Today, we can happily report that the tribunal was successful in proving known systemic funding disparities exist. And the recommendations of the tribunal and the Caring Society have been echoed by the Assembly of First Nations, the Canadian Hu‑ man Rights Commission, UNICEF and Amnesty In‑ ternational – all taking a collective stand to demand the government of Canada end disparities for First Nations children.

In 2015, Harper’s was ousted from the Prime

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AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde and Dr. Cindy Blackstock answer questions during a press conference following the Canadiann Human Rights Tribunal announcement. PRESS RELEASE PHOTO Ministers chair and Can‑ ada’s new prime minis‑ ter, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has taken his seat — promising a na‑ tion-to-nation relationship between Canada and First Nations communities.

Now is the time, and opportunity for Trudeau to be something of a hero in the new chapter of the story between Canada and First Nations. The Caring Society and the Assembly of First Nations have asked for financial compensation from the federal govern‑ ment, and for all service

needs for First Nations children to be met.

AFN Chief Perry Belle‑ garde spoke about the rul‑ ing and his hopes for the fu‑ ture in a press conference Tuesday afternoon saying, “Canada has an obligation to First Nations people, to rectify the wrong and rem‑ edy the situation. Remedy the need that is there and rectify the damage that has been done.”

“Fixing the system is doable…” Bellegarde said.

“There is an opportunity for the federal crown to fix it.”

the euphoric effects of other narcotics. Medic‑ inal methadone use is a treatment plan, not a cure, designed to help people stop using harder drugs like heroin.

Individuals with‑ in the community that have prescriptions for the drug have to travel to Brantford to get it, which can be a struggle.

“I’ve heard complaints from several people that they have a hard time finding transportation to other clinics,” said Councillor Melba Thom‑ as. “Sometimes they

end up not making it in time for their appoint‑ ment and then have to go another week or more without their drugs.”

Whitlow said that she sees the clinic partner‑ ing well with the An‑ cestral Voices Healing Centre. The centre is a unique blend of modern drug free alternative practitioners and tra‑ ditional native healing.

Whitlow ensures that if this proposal is accept‑ ed, she and her team will do everything by the book — insurance com‑ panies will be contact‑

OHSWEKEN – Three students from Pilgrim Wood Public School in Oakville Ont. made and sold Christmas cards during the holidays to raise money for charity. Last week, Kassandra Moses, 10, (pictured right) donated her portion of the $100 total to the Six Nations Community Food Bank (Charley Hill, food bank co-ordinator, pic‑ tured left). She and her partners, 11-year-old Talia Choudhary and 10-year-old Lucy Yeo have started their own group called the Clover Foundation. “We all have some‑ thing we can give,” said Kassandra. “We just want to help.” PHOTO BY JAYSON KOBLUN

Talks of methadone clinic in Ohsweken at SNEC

By Jayson Koblun

OHSWEKEN – Talks to revisit the idea of in‑ stalling a methadone clinic in the community are in the works again.

A proposal for one last year was denied by Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC).

Gail Whitlow attend‑ ed last night’s meeting at SNEC’s request. She is looking to attach the clinic to the back-side of the Ancestral Voices Healing Centre in the Ohsweken plaza. Whit‑ low was asked to pres‑ ent her business plan and to discuss the ways that her and her busi‑ ness partner would run the clinic.

“There’s a need for this here,” said Whitlow.

“I’ve had a lot of people tell me how much pain they are in and that they need to find an easier way to access metha‑ done.”

Methadone is a drug that eliminates or re‑ duces illicit opiate use by minimizing narcotic cravings and blocking

ed, Six Nations Health Services will be asked to be involved and se‑ curity cameras will be installed in and around the facilities.

Whitlow asked coun‑ cil not to make a deci‑ sion last night on wheth‑ er they will approve the clinic or not because her business partner was not able to attend the meeting, and she wants to make sure that all of her ducks are in a row before proceeding.

Council agreed and said that they would like to meet with her again next

month where they can view an official business plan and speak with her business partner.

At a glance, SNEC was not opposed to seeing a methadone clinic in‑ stalled within the com‑ munity, but did have questions regarding Whitlow’s progress so far, like whether or not participants will be counselled throughout their treatment.

Councillor Sherri-Lyn Hill Pierce said that one of the major reasons she wanted to sit on coun‑ cil was that she wanted

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January 27th, 2016

Canadian government discriminates against FN child welfare

By Jayson Koblun OTTAWA – Whether First Nations children in Cana‑ da completely understood the seriousness of the rul‑ ing made by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) yesterday or not, they are still winners.

The Tribunal found the Canadian government to have racially discriminat‑ ed against 163,000 First Nations children and their families.

The government cur‑ rently does not provide balanced child welfare services and also fails to implement Jordan’s Principle — a child-first principle used in Can‑ ada to resolve jurisdic‑ tional disputes between governments, regarding payment for government services provided to First Nations children.

"Today the kids win.

Today the children are put first," said Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde.

"This ruling is nine years in the making. That is a full generation of children waiting for justice and

Cindy Blackstock, executive director for the First Nation Child and Family Caring Society has fought long and hard to find justice in Canada for indigenous children. PHOTO FROM CINDY BLACKSTOCK FACEBOOK

fairness, not to mention the decades of discrim‑ ination that has created the gap between First Nations and Canadians.

First Nations are ready to work together with the federal government to develop a new system of child and family ser‑

vices as directed by the CHRT, and this includes immediate relief funding for First Nations children and families and a new collaborative approach to a funding formula that is responsive to needs, re‑ flective of regional diver‑ sity and respects funda‑ mental human rights. We cannot wait any longer to close the gap, and I look forward to seeing how the next federal budget will support safety, fairness and equity for First Na‑ tions children and fami‑ lies."

The Truth and Rec‑ onciliation Commission (TRC) listed child welfare equity and reform as its top Call to Action as there are more First Nations children in foster care to‑ day than at the height of the residential school era.

The Tribunal found that the federal funding formula provides the 105 First Nations child and family services agencies across Canada with fewer resources than their pro‑ vincial counterparts. The funding shortfall sits be‑ tween 22 and 34 per cent

less than what other chil‑ dren receive.

It was found that feder‑ al funding formulas and policies create a perverse incentive to place First Nations children in foster care and do not address the cultural needs of chil‑ dren.

Chief Bellegarde said that with such a stark difference in funding, it’s near impossible for the First Nations child ser‑ vices to give proper care and attention to their chil‑ dren.

“We want them to have the same opportunity as others,” he said. “This great country has no room for discrimination and racism.”

Cindy Blackstock, exec‑ utive director of the First Nation Child and Family Caring Society, said that if children don’t receive proper care then they are at a much higher risk of having mental health problems, addictions and more. It just turned out that the statistics fa‑ voured non-indigenous children.

All of the documenta‑

tion supporting Black‑ stock’s claims are avail‑ able on her website, www. fncaringsociety.com.

In its decisions, the Tri‑ bunal said that the panel recognizes those First Nations children and fam‑ ilies who are or have been adversely impacted by the Government of Canada's past and current child welfare practices on re‑ serve and ordered Ottawa to cease its discriminato‑ ry practices and to imme‑ diately implement the full meaning and scope of Jor‑ dan's Principle.

“On behalf of Six Na‑ tions Elected Council, I want to commend the Assembly of First Nations and the Family Caring Society for bringing this crucial human rights com‑ plaint forward,” said Chief Ava Hill. “At long last, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has made the right decision.”

Hill is hopeful that the precedent set by this case will urge the federal gov‑ ernment to address and remedy other areas of in‑ equity that disproportion‑ ately affect First Nation’s

children and families, in‑ cluding education, health and housing.

Blackstock sees this as an opportunity to fix the system and address obvi‑ ous needs, but acknowl‑ edges the risk that all these big words may in‑ deed just be big words, yet hopes that is not the case.

“I will not give up until they do the right thing,” she said. “At the end of the day, Canada needs to respond to its obligations towards little kids.”

Blackstock was the driving force behind the initial complaint of fund‑ ing inequities and she received backlash from media and individuals who refused to believe the claims. After the decision was made and the claims were verified, she feels it was all worthwhile.

“It’s been worth it, it has all been worth it,” she said. “I need to see things happen for the kids, change isn’t in a decision it is in their childhoods. God help us at least do that.”

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OPP establishes goon squad to deal with Contraband Tobacco

By Nahnda Garlow TORONTO – The OPP have launched a Contraband To‑ bacco Enforcement Team to deal with investigating smuggling and trafficking of contraband tobacco in the province.

The announcement was made Monday that this new task force will be part of the OPP’s Orga‑ nized Crime Enforcement Bureau. According to a press release, the team will also work with local, provincial, national and international enforcement agencies to “combat and eliminate sophisticated contraband tobacco net‑ works across Ontario.”

Ontario’s Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services Ya‑ sir Naqvi said in a written statement, “Combating and eliminating contra‑ band tobacco is a priority for our government and what the new Contra‑ band Tobacco Enforce‑ ment Team is all about.

By strengthening the en‑ forcement partnership between the OPP and the Ministry of Finance, we

OPP announced it has established an enforcement team to deal with contraband tobacco. The team has been in action under the OPP organized crime wing since December 1, 2015. FILE PHOTO are taking a major step forward in breaking the link between organized crime and contraband tobacco and making our communities safer.”

This is the first concrete step the province of On‑ tario has taken to enforce legal action against ‘con‑ traband tobacco’ manu‑ facturers. Provincial taxes are currently set at about 14 cents per cigarette. In‑ digenous manufactured cigarettes have, to date, been exempt from this tax and have thus been lumped in as contraband.

In 2015 the Canadian federal government im‑ plemented changes to the

Criminal Code of Canada making the manufacture, distribution and sale of unstamped tobacco a federal crime punishable with a six month mini‑ mum mandatory jail time.

This in turn, implicated in‑ digenous manufacturers, growers, and others in the indigenous tobacco indus‑ try guilty of federal crimes if they are not paying the 14 cents per cigarette.

Criticism of the chang‑ es came from indigenous tobacco manufacturers located in Kahnawake, Akwesasne and Six Na‑ tions who are still exempt from paying excise taxes on their territories. They

have argued that the to‑ bacco trade is a historic practise and indigenous right between territories.

Collective efforts were made by the communities of Kahnawake, Akwesasne and Six Nations to request that the federal govern‑ ment make legal consid‑ eration for indigenous tobacco manufacturers.

However those concerns were not heeded by Otta‑ wa and the changes to the Criminal Code received royal assent in the spring.

Members of the indige‑ nous tobacco trade at Six Nations have been busy implementing an on-re‑ serve tobacco law to pro‑ tect local tobacco trade workers. However, those regulations are still at their planning stages by the Haudenosaunee To‑ bacco Trade Commission (HTTC), potentially leav‑ ing Six Nations tobacco workers vulnerable to legal enforcement by the OPP’s new team.

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Coun‑ cil has taken an official stance on locally manufac‑ tured native tobacco de‑

claring it non-contraband and legal under Haudeno‑ saunee law.

Since changes to Can‑ ada's Criminal Code have been put in place, an inde‑ pendent agency called the National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco (NCACT) have been push‑ ing police enforcement officials to take action against unstamped tobac‑ co, saying there is a direct link between contraband tobacco and organized crime.

As recently as last week, Coalition spokesperson Gary Grant of the NCACT, a Toronto Police veteran, toured the municipalities surrounding Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, advo‑ cating to news agencies and municipal govern‑ ment officials saying there was a known link between “contraband and child trafficking.”

To date there have been no studies or facts official‑ ly released to support that claim.

NCACT is a collective of nine other associations, including the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and

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the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers Council.

The Canadian Taxpay‑ ers Federation is the agen‑ cy who nominated Gary McHale for a Queen’s Di‑ amond Jubilee Medal for what they called “advo‑ cacy work” surrounding the land reclamation at Kanohnstaton.

The Ontario Conve‑ nience Store Association (OCSA), also a member of the NCACT, released a statement applauding the creation of the provincial task force.

"The Ontario Conve‑ nience Store Association (OCSA) is pleased that Correctional Services Minister Yasir Naqvi and Finance Minister Charles Sousa are taking steps to address contraband to‑ bacco with the creation of this task force," said OCSA CEO Dave Bryans. "Ille‑ gal tobacco continues to thrive in Ontario, which hurts the bottom lines of our small businesses and government revenues.

This is a significant step forward in addressing this ongoing problem.”

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January 27th, 2016

Mid-winter celebration offers evening of fun for families OHSWEKEN - The 8th Annual Lil Kids Count Mid-winter Celebration commenced at the Iro‑ quois Lacrosse Arena on Friday, January 22, offer‑ ing an evening of fun, food and prizes for families.

Different play areas, bouncy castles and sev‑ eral performances were open for families to enjoy.

Meanwhile, in the banquet section of the arena, a buf‑ fet of food adhering to the Healthy Roots traditional food guide was offered to nurture those in atten‑ dance.

Arli Harrison from Six Nations Health Promotion and Nutrition explained that the event is one that brings forth a lot of col‑ laborative power, which is always rewarding in the end.

“We have a really great working group, and a re‑ ally great relationship be‑ tween all of the agencies here,” she said. “So, it's nice to see a positive re‑

Along with all of the booths and play areas, families were able to enjoy and even participate in social dances performed by Jamieson Elementary School students. PHOTO BY 2RT sponse from the commu‑ nity, and it's nice to see a lot of people come out and enjoy the day,” she said.

Harrison explained that last year, the event received a great turn out with over 300 people in attendance, adding that each year is a true group effort with many council departments participat‑ ing.

“This is our eighth an‑

nual Lil Kids Count event, and we usually start plan‑ ning in Fall for the event that comes around by January,” explained Harri‑ son, mentioning that they make sure to pin the date around Mid-winter time.

“Health Services, Social Services, Six Nations Po‑ lice, the Day Care are all involved so it's a collabo‑ ration with everyone,” she said. “All of the different

The bouncy castles showed a lot of success, as some of the young ones didn't seem to want to leave. PHOTO BY 2RT

Miss Mini Six Nations Chloe Bomberry gets her face painted just like many of the other children at the event.

PHOTO BY 2RT

organizations plan their own individual activities.

Our only request is that they are creative, inter‑ active and can involve all age groups between zero and six,” she said.

At the centre of the are‑ na floor, Jamieson Elemen‑ tary School students per‑ formed Iroquoian dances in full traditional regalia.

Soon after, the Old Mush

Singers performed Iro‑ quoian social songs, which added a strongly cultural aspect to the event.

In the upper banquet Hall, Anne Marie, a reg‑ istered dietitian from Six Nations Health Promo‑ tion, estimated that about two hundred people alone came to the banquet hall to eat.

“I organized with the

caterer exactly what we wanted, and they com‑ plied with whatever we asked for,” she said, men‑ tioning that they used the Healthy Roots guide to make the menu. “We've got veggie kabobs, three sisters soup, corn mush and berries, turkey meat‑ balls, and roasted squash.

We also have fruit kabobs for dessert; all of it is fol‑ lowing the Healthy Roots initiative. There's a few fruits that aren't on the list, but we just needed a little variety for the kids,” she said, explaining that they also offered apple sauce for the children not yet eating solid food.

The event was filled with laughter and smiles, as children went from bouncing in the bouncy areas, to getting their fac‑ es painted; leaving with the promise that they can enjoy again next year.

January 27th, 2016

Week of January 27

By Danielle Boissoneau

Minister of Justice responds to call for inquiry into Gustafsen Lake standoff BURNABY, BC - Several protesters gathered out‑ side of Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould's speech at Simon Fras‑ er University this past week, renewing calls for an inquiry into the Ts'Pe‑ ten (Gustafsen Lake) standoff.

The 1995 confronta‑ tion lasted for 31 days between the RCMP and Indigenous land defend‑ ers. The confrontation led to the Mounties firing thousands of rounds of ammunition at the people who were defending their sacred sundance grounds on unceded Shuswap ter‑ ritory.

One of the leaders of the standoff, Wolverine has renewed calls for an inquiry into the use of force.

“I acknowledge Wol‑ verine and I am so sorry to hear that he is not doing well,” said Wilson-Ray‑ bould. Wilson-Raybould went on to say that this inquiry was not a priori‑ ty. “It takes time to build trust”, she added. She believes that the missing and murdered indigenous women and girls inqui‑ ry will open up conver‑ sations to address more issues that need to be ex‑ amined.

The incident remains one of the largest stains on the relationships be‑ tween Indigenous nations and the Canadian gover‑ ment.

Harsha Walia, an activ‑ ist, wrote, “From Gustaf‑ sen Lake to Kanesatake and Elsipogtog, state vio‑ lence has been unleashed on Indigenous peoples asserting their inher‑ ent right to protect their lands.”

Ts'Peten warriors have been calling for an inqui‑ ry for 27 years.

“Despite the 20 years that have passed since

the Ts'Peten standoff, the core issues that so forcefully clashed against each other remain at the forefront of the hearts and minds of Indigenous peoples. That is our right to self-determination, au‑ tonomy and protection from the dispossession of our lands and territories”, says Wolverine in his let‑ ter to Prime Minister Jus‑ tin Trudeau.

Whitesboro changes town seal of white man choking an Oneida man

WHITESBORO, NY Whitesboro, a village in the New York State’s Mohawk Valley, recently came under fire for racial‑ ly insensitive imagery on their town seal. As a re‑ sult, the town had a vote to decide whether or not to change the seal which, according to the mayor of Whitesboro, depicts a “friendly wrestling match” between the town founder Hugh White and an Oneida man.

Out of 212 votes cast, 157 returned in favor of keeping the town seal the way it was. This decision remained until Comedy Central's The Daily Show lambasted the small town for its vote. According to Mayor Patrick O'Connor, “the seal is based on his‑ torical events that fos‑ tered a good relationship between our founder and the American Indi‑ ans.” The mayor also ex‑ pressed surprise at the “negative attention that Whitesboro was facing as a result of the vote.”

When The Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams attended the town, she discovered many interesting things.

The seal had previously been changed in 1977 to move the hands from the neck area down to the shoulders.

“So there's a more of‑ fensive version of this seal?” Williams asked.

“Yeah, this one is definite‑ ly chokier,” she said of the earlier logo.

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In an interview with Patrick O'Connor, Wil‑ liams retorted to the mayor's assertion that this was a “friendly wres‑ tling match” with the ob‑ servation.

“Is that a pioneer chok‑ ing that Native American dude to death or do I have something crazy in my eye?” Williams asked.

The day following the airing of the segment, Whitesboro decided to change the seal, despite the vote.

Whitesboro went so far as to actually seek input from the Oneida nation.

Ray Halbritter, a member of the Oneida Nation says, “We applaud the village leader’s willingness to evaluate their own sym‑ bols and how to make sure they accurately re‑ flect their community's core values.”

Fort William First Nation needs direct route to Thunder Bay FORT WILLIAM, ON - Fort William First Nation Chief Peter Collins is calling on the federal and provincial government to create a direct, alternate route from the community to Thunder Bay after an ac‑ cident closed Highway 61 on Tuesday morning.

With Highway 61 be‑ ing closed, it took an am‑ bulance over an hour to reach the community to help a young woman who was found unresponsive.

Fort William First Nation has been locked in a dispute with Cana‑ dian National Railway (CN) over the repair of the James Street bridge which was closed to vehi‑ cle traffic in 2013 due to fire damage.

Although rail traffic continues, foot and ve‑ hicular traffic have been discontinued. The James Street bridge presents a viable alternative, but the city of Thunder Bay says that in order to reopen the bridge the city would have to surrender it's 1906 agreement and

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Fort William would have to give up current and fu‑ ture land claims.

CN has denied that Fort William would have to do so. Fort William Chief Collins has met privately with CN to discuss solu‑ tions but nothing sub‑ stantial has come of the conversations. He hopes that a solution can be found without lawyers.

Teacher who is reclaiming the Cree language is shortlisted for $1M award SASKATOON, SK - Belinda Daniels remains dedicat‑ ed to passing on the lan‑ guage to whoever would like to learn. Her grand‑ parents attended resi‑ dential schools and never really wanted to share the language with their granddaughter.

“They did not want me to speak Cree because they didn't want me to go through the same type of harm, punishment and ridicule that they suf‑ fered from,” Daniels says.

Now she teaches Cree, or Nehiyawewin, at a Saska‑ toon high school as well as in a university.

The Global Teacher Prize is given to an “ex‑ ceptional teacher who made an outstanding contribution to the pro‑ fession.” Daniels is one of 50 teachers shortlisted of 8000 nominated globally.

Daniels was first in‑ spired when working as an administrative as‑ sistant at a high school where everyone spoke Cree. So she started tak‑ ing classes at a univer‑ sity and once she began learning, she began to ask her grandparents deeper questions about the Cree language and the world‑ view it carries with it.

“All of these things are alive and animate. This is

where you get that con‑ nection towards our en‑ vironment, towards our climate, towards nature and this is where you de‑ velop that huge respect for Mother Earth and that can only come from the language,” Daniels says.

She has been teach‑ ing Cree for 15 years and has created a language camp for new learners that has been running for 11 years. Cultural identi‑ ty and language creates self-esteem and pride, and Daniels says this is one of the main reasons that she works to recre‑ ate that connection.

“When you have that connection to who you are and that connection to the land, it just gives you more of an appreci‑ ation of where you come from”, Daniels added.

The winner will be announced in March in Dubai, United Arab Emir‑ ates.

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January 27th, 2016

Urban elder needs support from community School shooting prompted by bullying

By Jayson Koblun TORONTO – Vern Harp‑ er, an elder and tradi‑ tional healer in Toronto, needs financial help — so supporters of his are reaching out to the com‑ munity on his behalf.

“He was a mentor to me and his motto has always been ‘serve the people’,” said Giibwani‑ si, from the Vern Harp‑ er Support Committee.

“Even if people don’t recognize his name, they would be familiar with some of the great work he’s done.”

Harper is an elder, au‑ thor, medicine man and aboriginal rights activ‑ ist. He’s recognized by his peers for bringing politics, ceremony, heri‑ tage and language to the forefront of indigenous urban survival.

“He’s helped countless native people who suffer from alcohol or drug ad‑ dictions during his time working at CAMH (the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toron‑ to),” said Giibwanisi.

A few years ago Harp‑ er was let go from his job

Vern Harper is a Cree Elder, Healer, Educator, Statesmen and Decorated Korean War Veteran.

He served Canada as a combat paratrooper and military policeman in the 82nd airborne division. Citations included the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Silver Cross. PHOTO FROM CAMH WEBSITE

at CAMH and has since struggled to find steady work. While he is work‑ ing small jobs here and there, the money is not stretching far enough to help cover the expensive costs of living in Toron‑ to.

“He needs help to pay

his rent, buy food and let him continue man‑ aging the sweat lodge in Guelph,” said Giibwanisi.

Vern Harper’s actions have promoted decoloni‑ zation and have touched many indigenous lives in Toronto and beyond.

Harper wants to focus on spending the rest of his days carrying out his traditional roles as an elder in a diverse urban indigenous community.

Anyone who wants to donate can do so through Nathan Prier’s PayPal account. Prier is the support committee’s main fundraiser.

“Our teachings say that we should help out everybody who needs it,” said Giibwanisi. “Even if that person doesn’t live in your specific commu‑ nity we should still all reach out.”

You can donate at www.paypal.me/toron‑ tosupport. Please write “Vern Harper Support” somewhere in the dona‑ tion message or e-mail nat han.prier@g mail. com for more informa‑ tion.

By Jim Windle LA LOCHE SASK. ‑ Last week’s tragic shooting at La Loche Communi‑ ty School in northern Saskatchewan has once again put a spotlight on the psychological damage bullying and growing up in the remote north can produce.

After a lifetime of being bullied, according to fel‑ low students, the 17-yearold accused in the shoot‑ ing acted out with the murder of his two broth‑ ers, Drayden Fontaine, 13, and Dayne Fontaine, 17, who were found dead in the family home.

Maria Janvier, a 21-year-old teachers’ aide, died of gunshot wounds inflicted at La Loche Com‑ munity School, and teach‑ er Adam Wood, 35, died later in hospital. Seven others were wounded in the attack.

The suspect, who can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of at‑ tempted murder.

“He once said that,

'Someday I’m going to effup (the bully). I’m going to beat him up.’ He said that like a couple times,” said friend, George Janvier.

“It’s a mystery,” said another friend, Desjar‑ lais-Thomas. “He didn’t seem like that type of guy.”

The accused had his first court appearance in Meadow Lake provincial court on Monday after‑ noon.

The youth was remand‑ ed in custody until next month. His next court ap‑ pearance is Feb. 22 at 1:30 p.m.

"We're all saddened by this," Bob Merasty, vice-

chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Na‑ tions said, "This could be any community."

La Loche, Saskatche‑ wan was a crossing point to the arctic on the fur trade route that straddles the rise of land known as 'Methy Portage' — a por‑ tage that divided the wa‑ terways that flow to the north and those that pour eastward to Hudson's Bay. The fur markets of central Canada were fed by mass‑ es of pelts that passed through this remote northwest community for more than a century and a half.

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Vinny Hill opens organic health store

By Tiffany Thomas

SIX NATIONS - A fresh, new business has opened its doors to the Six Na‑ tions and surrounding communities this past week. Vinny Hill is the president of Karenhill. ca, which is the home to a variety of plant based and 100 per cent organ‑ ic health and wellness remedies.

The business was started in memory of Hill’s daughter Karen, who passed away in 2007.

“I wanted to start a company that is founded on truth, and I got that idea from my daughter who spoke nothing but”, Hill said.

Karen was known for her kindness, honesty and gentleness — but above all else, she was known for the enormous size of her heart which touched everyone who knew her.

The founding of this business was to create a

dependable and healthy pathway for people of all ages and backgrounds to return to a life of optimal natural health. Karen‑

lesterol, joint damage repair, and arthritis. All of these remedies are 100 per cent plant based which contribute to the

drugs, pharmaceuti‑ cals and caffeine make it very difficult for our system to function and remain at its best. It has

Karenhill.ca team from L-R: Mark McNaughton, Joe Kipp, Nicole Bouchard, Montana Jamieson, Vinny Hill hill.ca offers a huge se‑ lection of products that range anywhere from energy and vitality, to blood sugar, respiratory relief and weight man‑ agement. The store is filled with 100 per cent organic remedies that can help with stress, digestion, enhancing vision, metabolism, cho‑

alkalinity of the body.

Alkalinity helps to main‑ tain a balanced pH level so our bodies can per‑ form at its absolute best.

Our bodies are alka‑ line by design but acid‑ ic by function. The un‑ natural consumption of acidic foods and other things we put into our bodies such as alcohol,

been reported through various studies that can‑ cer may not be able to survive in an internal alkaline environment.

Unfortunately, a lot of us love highly-acidic foods which then leads to the buildup of toxins and promotes the growth of dangerous microforms like yeasts, fungi and

harmful bacteria.

Over time, too many acidic foods strain the body’s natural function and leave you feeling tired, with a lowered immune function. This is where Karenhill.ca can help. The compa‑ ny’s “Green Lemonade” is comparable to eating ten salads and is a com‑ pletely natural cleanse if consumed regularly. It alkalizes the organs and gets rid of toxins. Com‑ pletely made out of veg‑ etables and fruits, Green Lemonade is the perfect drink for anyone, even children.

Hill has plans to help remote, fly-in First Na‑ tions communities with all of his amazing prod‑ ucts.

“Getting our people healthy is the main ob‑ jective with this compa‑ ny.” says Hill.

Karenhill.ca opened last Wednesday to the public and encourages everyone near and far to stop in at their loca‑

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Their hours of operation are: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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OUR CHANGING RELATIONSHIP TO FOODS: PART THREE

By Rick Hill, Deyohahá:ge:, Six Nations Polytechnic For the next few weeks, Rick Hill of Deyohahá:ge: gives us an overview of the origin of our seeds. In Part Three, we hear about The Path and Maple Sap. If you missed Parts One and Two, they are available on our website www.tworowtimes.com.

The Path HEALTHY ROOTS - After the Sapling made the first humans from clay, he put in them a piece of his good mind, along with some of his flesh and blood. He then breathed into the clay fig‑ ures three times and they came alive.

He instructed them to send two young people who have just reached the age of puberty to collect the three plants and place them in a mound beside an open grave at the end of that path. He asked them to observe carefully, and re‑ port back to him what they saw. They headed down the path, which mysteri‑ ously appeared to be the footprints of generations of people who walked that path before them. Along the way they saw all that Sapling created. I think it was likely that they saw all of the things for which we still give thanks for when‑ ever we gather.

When they reached the end of the path, they saw a large hole in the ground, with dirt heaped in a mound next to it. The woman took the corn, then the bean plant, and placed

them carefully in the dirt of the mound. The man then took the squash plant and placed them around the others.

At that point, they were told they would understand the meaning of the grave: It lies there for everyone, but they will not know when or where they will die. When the Creator asked them what they thought it meant,

harvesting. But if both man and women helped one another, then they would enjoy the great bounty that the earth provides.

Sapling then instructed them in how to plant and care for the crops. He also taught them the ceremo‑ nies needed to acknowl‑ edge and express gratitude for these great gifts of Cre‑ ation. Thus our ancestors

labor, but a loving relation‑ ship between women, corn seed and the forces of the Creation that effect crop growth. There was also a spiritual connection that allowed this to work. Our ancestors literally believed that the corn, beans and squash seeds were seeds of life. They also believed that the quality of their thoughts, words and ac‑

to first take the corn, then the bean plant, and place them carefully in the dirt.

The man would then take the squash plant and place them around the others. At that point, they were told they would understand the meaning of the grave. It lies there for everyone, but they will not know when or where they will die. The Creator told the Original

the first humans said that it meant that we journey on the earthly path for only so long, then our bodies will become part of the Mother Earth, in order to help the foods that sustain us grow.

The Sapling then ex‑ plained that they would have to labor in order to grow food – clearing fields, heaping up the mounds, planting, cultivating and

developed a highly sophis‑ ticated society in which the cultivation of corn by women was featured. Re‑ cent science has shown that Seneca women in the 17th century were able to produce more nutrition per acre by the use of mound agriculture than European farms using an ox and plow.

What produced such bounty was not just hard

tions could affect the quali‑ ty of the harvest. Therefore they conducted themselves in a sacred manner, as best they could.

He instructed them to send two young people who have just reached the age of puberty to collect the three plants and place them in a mound beside an open grave at the end of that path. The woman was

People not to waste the food plants, and to share them with each other.

Maple Sap

The Akwesasne Mohawks have a story about maple sap that is a good teaching about our relationship to food. They say that when the world was new and

humans began to populate it, syrup just dripped from the trees. All you had to do was lie down and open your mouth and syrup would fall into it.

The people got lazy and spent all their time drink‑ ing in the syrup. They for‑ got their duties, forgot to plant, forgot to hunt and forgot to give thanks. This upset the Creator so he changed the situation. He made it so only sap would flow, and it would require much labor to turn it into syrup. Thus, each spring we take to the woods to tap the maple trees, and then hours are spent hauling sap, making a fire and boil‑ ing the sap down to syrup.

So what is the teaching of this story? We are meant to exist in a totality, with each part interdependent upon each other. Shopping for wholesome food is not the real answer. Planting, cultivating, hunting, fish‑ ing, trapping and gather‑ ing is part of what is called Ögwë›ö:we:ka:’ – the way of life of the original people.

The consciousness that re‑ sults from being connect‑ ed to responsibilities to foods shaped our outlook of the world. When we are disconnected to the pro‑ cesses that were defined by the Creator and Creation, we become removed from the intended whole health plan that was set out for us.

Check the Healthy Roots section of the Two Row Times next week when we continue with Part 4 of the Our Changing Relationship to Foods series.

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HEALTHY ROOTS PARTICIPANT SPOTLIGHT: KYLEE VYSE

By Jayson Koblun OHSWEKEN – Kylee Vyse is finding no short‑ age of great foods to eat while she is on the Healthy Roots challenge.

Shepherd’s pie, smoked turkey soup, mini duck egg omelettes — she’s loving it all.

“My favourite dish so far has been the shep‑ herd’s pie,” said Vyse.

“I make it with venison, squash, corn and pota‑ toes. It’s so good.”

Vyse attended a cooking workshop last Thursday hosted by Six Nations Health Services where she learned dif‑ ferent ways she could in‑ corporate the challenge ingredients into exciting dishes for her and her husband. Staying orga‑ nized throughout the challenge has not been difficult for Vyse, she rather enjoys it.

“I’ve always been good at planning meals and preparing food ahead of time, so trying to make these new foods work for me and my husband isn’t a big struggle,” she said.

“I’m honestly not finding many challenges within the actual challenge, it’s going really good.”

Even though Vyse, 26, feels like she is do‑ ing great, she definitely misses some of her old diet staples — like pizza.

“I wish pizza was on the list,” she said. “I defi‑ nitely miss pizza and candy.”

The challenge re‑ quires participants to follow the Haudenos‑ aunee diet that existed before European con‑ tact, but also tasks them with doing some sort of activity every day. The activity can be anything from a brisk walk to a full body cardio work‑

out — as long as par‑ ticipants get up and do something it counts.

Vyse has really em‑ braced the message of

the Healthy Roots chal‑ lenge. She understands that it is not simply one of the latest weight loss diets, but a lifestyle

change that aims to rec‑ oncile people through use of traditional foods.

She wants to feel more connected with how her ancestors used to live.

“I’m doing good with the food aspect of the challenge, and I’ve also been pretty cre‑ ative when it comes to the activity side of it,” said Vyse. “I’ve gone on walks, went ice fishing and went hunting.”

The main reason she decided to participate in the challenge is her desire for overall peace of mind and staying committed to an active lifestyle, but having re‑ cently married it doesn’t hurt to look towards the future as you consider your health.

“I’m newly married and at some point my husband and I are going to want to have chil‑ dren,” she said. “I don’t

For the past few weeks, those who have been following along have seen snippets of the challenge through the participants’ jour‑ neys. This dinner gives

to be expertly cooked, yet in an atmosphere where everyone can feel welcome.”

Gordon helped co-or‑ dinate the event which costs $10 per person and

individuals who may not regularly eat these foods to really under‑ stand how delicious they can be in their natural state.”

Reading the ingredi‑

it’s a really great deal, normally a meal like this would cost diners be‑ tween $40 and $50.

I’m going to explain to guests why I do what I do and why it’s so im‑

community members a chance to join in and ex‑ perience a taste of that journey in a warm, invit‑ ing environment.

“We don’t want people to hear about the dinner and turn away from it for sounding too fancy,” said dietitian Kelly Gor‑ don. “The food is going

has two dinner seatings — one at 5:00 p.m., the other at 6:30 p.m. She hopes that guests who have purchased tickets will come to enjoy the food as well as the com‑ pany of those around.

“It’s the food of our ancestors,” said Gordon.

“It’s an opportunity for

ent list from the Healthy Roots challenge can be intimidating for some‑ one who has not fol‑ lowed it before. Chef Francis wants people to be more confident in how they prepare food.

“I’m trying to make food more approach‑ able,” said Francis. “Plus

portant for us to appre‑ ciate these foods.”

The meal is going to be centred around great tasting proteins and vegetables. Even though the dinner has the word ‘healthy’ in it, there will be no lack in flavour.

“Healthy can still be decadent, flavourful and

Kylee Vyse learned how to make fresh hemp milk at a Healthy Roots cooking workshop last week hosted by Six Nations Health Services.

The milk stays fresh for a few days in the fridge and can be used instead of regular milk in many recipes, like fruit smoothies. Dairy milk is not an ingredient that can be used in the challenge.

want to have young kids that I can’t have fun or keep up with.”

Culturally, Vyse said that Haudenosaunee mothers are life-givers and have a large role in nurturing their children.

As she considers moth‑ erhood in the future, Vyse wants to make sure that she is ready to fill that role.

“I want to learn things now that will help me later,” she said.

Vyse’s husband, Holdon, is a huge sup‑ porter of hers. They are doing a lot of the activi‑ ties together and she is grateful to have some‑ one on her side.

“It makes it so much easier when someone has your back,” she said.

fun,” said Gordon. “It’s all about how we per‑ ceive it and how it’s in‑ terpreted by the chef.”

Chef Francis is the chef and owner of Sev‑ enth Fire Indigenous Cuisine, he was also a finalist on the fourth season of Top Chef Canada.

The dinner will be held at the New Cred‑ it Community Hall on Jan. 30 and will have live entertain‑ ment from mu‑ sical guest Lo‑ gan Staats.

Tickets for this event are sold out, but the Healthy Roots committee will feature a similar dinner at the Healthy Roots fi‑ nale event scheduled for the end of March. For updates on this and oth‑ er Healthy Roots offer‑ ings, search for “Healthy Roots” on Facebook.

HEALTHY ROOTS DINNER FEATURES ANCESTRAL FOODS

By Jayson Koblun

NEW CREDIT – Simple food, made great: that’s what guests can expect Chef Rich Francis to prepare at the Healthy Roots Dinner this Saturday.

The dinner, hosted by the team that de‑ veloped the Healthy Roots 12-week chal‑ lenge, offers guests a threecourse meal made up of in‑ gredients that are typical of the Haudenos‑ aunee diet be‑ fore European contact — the same menu that the nine participants of the chal‑ lenge have been asked to follow.

“It’s going to be a meal that points to de-col‑ onization,” said Fran‑ cis. “A meal that fits the description of Healthy Roots, bringing families back to the dinner table.”

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I have had several let‑ ters asking about the numbers on a plant or seed package that detail hardiness zone, followed by numbers.

This Ask Kitty article is all about those num‑ bers.

Plant hardiness zones tell you where different types of trees, shrubs and flowers will survive. The first hardiness zone map in North America was created in 1960 by the United States Depart‑ ment of Agriculture and indicated 12 dif‑ ferent zones based on winter temperatures.

Agriculture Cana‑ da created a map in 1967 just for Canada

using a wider number of variables. Seven to be exact — including winter temperature, frost free time, rain‑ fall in summer, highest temperature, how long the snow stayed, Janu‑ ary rainfall and highest wind speeds. This was a much more accurate zone indicator. Inter‑ estingly on the U.S. map our area is a zone 5 or 4, which is much colder temperatures than we actually expe‑ rience.

The newest map for Canada came out in 2000 and divides the country into 9 major zones with a few sub‑ zones indicated by the letters “a” or “b”.

The harshest zones are 0 and the mildest are 8. Toronto for ex‑

ample is a zone 6. The closer you are to Lake Ontario it may be zone 6b. The zone may even become a zone 7 in a wind protected area, or a 5a or 5b in an open, windy area.

It’s best to figure out your own zone for your garden area. If your garden is in a sheltered spot you can use plants for a slightly warmer zone 7, or even an 8. If it’s in a windy corner you might be a zone 5.

Your garden is actually its own micro zone.

While all this zone information seems a bit unnecessary, it works for both too-warm and too-cold areas. A plant for zone 2 may find our zone 6 winters too warm to survive be‑ cause it needs the deep

cold to hibernate and rest.

So when in doubt, stick to trees, shrubs and plants that fit your zone. For a plant to be locally hardy here it should be at least a zone 6 or down to zone 3.

It’s important to note that while zones are important, the soil and water needs of a plant still need to fit.

So a plant that is zone 6 hardy, but needs loam and lots of moisture, won’t grow well or winter over in clay that gets little rain.

Hopefully I didn’t zone you out (sorry, I couldn’t resist!)

Laughing in my zone, Kitty

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1. Have you given yourself the permission to dream? If not, do so right now. Then make a big dream list. Fantasize!

2. What project are you resisting from going deeply into? Why? 3. What’s so sacred to you that they are totally non-negotiable?

4. What in your life are you ‘playing small’?

5. Who do you seek approval from? Are they capable of coping with such responsibility?

6. What do you want to have to feel more grounded?

7. In order to create beauty, I need…

8. Make a list of 100 things you love to do, big and small.

9. What do you want to make better today?

10. What would your very own sanctuary look like? What would you have in it?

11. What did you do yesterday that really moved things forward?

12. What is sacred to you?

13. What permission do you need to give yourself today?

14. If you had a box labelled ‘DESIRE’, what would you put in it?

15. What creative projects are starting to bloom inside of you? What can you do to acknowledge them?

16. What or who do you need to bring in to your life for more harmony?

17. What things about you surprises people most often?

18. Tell me all the things you have pioneered.

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HUNTING SPECIAL FEATURE HUNTING, THE HAUDENOSAUNEE WAY

By Chezney Martin HEALTHY ROOTS - In ex‑ amining the ancient roles of the Haudenosaunee, both men and women are viewed as equal, but both are recognized as holding separate duties.

Tying into the Haude‑ nosaunee Creation Sto‑ ry, many know that the Sky Woman brought life to Turtle Island. Wom‑ en today are believed to have a genetic connec‑ tion to the Sky Woman, and still have the ability to bring life. This shaped the role of the women in the Haudenosaunee to be the agriculturalists, cul‑ tivators, nurturers and matriarchs.

On the other side of the coin, men are viewed as having strong voices and their physical be‑ ing allows them to excel in anything physically challenging. This is de‑ rived from their natural inclination and ability

to provide, protect and problem solve— making them adept Chiefs, war‑ riors, constructors and hunters. While Haude‑ nosaunee men may go to battle less frequently in our modern age, the need to provide, protect and problem solve continues.

Many exercise prowess in Lacrosse, politics/ac‑ tivism, fishing and hunt‑ ing.

In the not too distant past, fishing and hunting were main sources of not only protein, but also a source of useful materi‑ als used for clothing and tools. But today, with grocery stores, butcher shops, and restaurants, the relevancy of hunting for the Haudenosaunee has altered drastically, as it has changed from being an act of physi‑ cal survival, to an act of preservation. In other words, hunting may still be done for survival pur‑ poses, but there is a much

larger focus on sustain‑ ing a cultural practice, as well as adhering to a traditional diet like Healthy Roots. Healthy Roots is a 12 week health and wellness challenge which encourages the consumption of tradi‑ tional Haudenosaunee foods, which includes wild meats such as deer, moose and rabbit. Those following the challenge rely solely on hunters in their families and social networks for these spe‑ cific foods.

In the beliefs of the Haudenosaunee people, the connection to the earth is inherited from the creation story. In the story, people were not only formed from the flesh of the earth (clay), but were given a breath of life from Shonk‑ waia’ti:son (song-gwaiyah-deeh-so), the Cre‑ ator of Our Bodies. This was the base construct of the understanding that

people are a part of the earth, as well as physi‑ cally connected to it by creation. However, not in the sense that people are made in the image of the Creator, but in the sense that the vegetation and wildlife are no better and no less than the peo‑ ple are.

This brought a deep respect for the animals.

This respect was shown in honouring the lives of animals through of‑ ferings of tobacco after taking life, thankfulness in the Ohen:ton Karih‑ watekhwen, (oh-han-toh g a-le eh-w a- dek-k weh) the Opening Address, and by consuming or using the entire body of the animal. Teeth, bones, hooves, and hides were taken and used to make and decorate clothing or ceremonial regalia, while nearly every piece of meat was eaten or used for medicinal, or recreational purposes.

Hunting was also used in rites of passage for a boy to enter manhood.

An old story depict‑ ing a young man’s first hunt explained that to be taught empathy and as a part of his rite of passage, the young man was asked by his father to track a deer for six months. During this pro‑ cess, the young man had to sustain himself, and was able to watch the buck he chose grow to maturity. Eventually the buck became so used to his presence, it wouldn’t flee upon seeing or hear‑ ing him. When it came time to kill the buck, the young man shed tears as he aimed his arrow.

Shortly after killing the buck and taking the meat home, as he crunched the frozen grass under his moccasins, the young man’s sense of empathy was so heightened that he could hear each blade say “ow.”

This belief has con‑ tinued on today that hunting does not re‑ volve around violence, but rather, empathy and respect for life. As well, hunting is still believed to be a practice of ances‑ tors and an exercise that allows a hunter to pro‑ vide meat aligned with a traditional diet, and practice a cultural way of honouring the life taken.

Healthy Roots incor‑ porates both the hunt‑ ing and fishing roles of Haudenosaunee men, with the cultivating and agricultural roles of Haudenosaunee women to bring forth a core diet that is rooted in heritage.

This diet allows partic‑ ipants to explore the aspects of a traditional Haudenosaunee diet, as well as enjoy the health benefits offered in each food.

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OPINION:

THE RESPONSIBILITY TO HUNT AND FISH

By Jonathan Garlow

HEALTHY ROOTS - In‑ digenous people across Canada are not unfamiliar with violations against their hunting and fishing rights.

In early January, Sas‑ katchewan authorities raided a home on the Pine Creek First Nation and seized what they called ‘contraband’ moose meat.

Another violation of in‑ digenous rights happened in Minnesota where four Ojibwe were charged with illegal fishing and har‑ vesting of wild rice.

For Canadians who are not familiar with the in‑ herent rights of indige‑ nous people, it can seem like they are getting pref‑ erential treatment when it comes to hunting and fish‑ ing, even calling it unfair.

That is the question that needs to be asked — is it unfair?

These rights need to be looked at from two differ‑ ent perspectives — the position of the Canadian Colony and/or the posi‑

tion of the Onkwehon:we people, who are native to North America.

In several of the cases where non-indigenous people are unfamiliar with the longstanding hunting rights of indige‑ nous people, one can as‑ sume that they simply did not know that they exist‑ ed. They grew up follow‑ ing the hunting rules and regulations that were pre‑ sented to them by the gov‑ ernment in the same way that indigenous people follow what was taught to them in their teachings.

The province of Ontario is covered by 46 treaties arranged from 1781 to 1930 according to a gov‑ ernment Canada website.

The British North America Act, presented in 1930, says that indig‑ enous people “have the right, which the Province hereby assures to them, of hunting, trapping and fishing game and fish for food at all seasons of the year on all unoccu‑ pied Crown lands and on any other lands to which

(they) may have a right of access.”

Treaty and Aboriginal rights relating to hunt‑ ing, fishing and gathering are also recognized and affirmed as part of the Constitution of Canada by Section 35 of the Constitu‑ tion Act, 1982.

It has been argued in Canadian courts that Onkwehon:we and indig‑ enous people were here thousands of years before Canada and the United States were formed. This would allow indigenous people to continue their ancient right of hunting and fishing for personal or commercial use.

But then the question becomes this — is hunting a right or a responsibili‑ ty? And what right does the Canadian government have to make that deci‑ sion?

Certain elders of the Onkwehon:we people have said that they do not have rights because rights come from the Queen – and she can take them back. The teachings of the

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Onkwehon:we, say that they were given the re‑ sponsibility to hunt from the Creator and these re‑ sponsibilities cannot be taken away.

This responsibility has passed down through countless generations of hunters and anglers who have maintained balance in nature and provided sustenance for their fam‑ ilies in the same way that a parent teaches language to a child — it’s a part of who they are.

The well-known spear fisherman Shawn Brant of Tyendinaga, once told the Two Row Times that “Mo‑ hawks can hunt anywhere at any time if they are hungry.” Even the pigeons of downtown Toronto are fair game according to Brant.

While there are many treaties that validate the hunting and fishing prac‑ tices of the Onkwehon:we, none are as important as the Dish With One Spoon Treaty.

Indigenous people did not invent treaties just

as an attempt to live in peace with the Europe‑ ans. There are numerous pre-contact treaties that still exist to this day and form the fabric of law in this land. One example is the Dish With One Spoon Treaty: The Dish With One Spoon Treaty stretches as far back to the ori‑ gins of the Haudenos‑ aunee Confederacy and the Great Peace itself. As Joyce Tekahnawiiaks King wrote, “The Peacemaker demonstrated the One Dish/One Spoon principle in an analogy to the 50 Haudenosaunee Roiane‑ son (translated in the En‑ glish equivalent as chiefs, pronounced low-yawneh-soo). Once the Five Nations agreed to unite, the Roianeson sat in a cir‑ cle to listen to the Peace‑ maker. The Peacemaker expressed this principle by passing around a bowl of beaver tail, a delicacy among the People of the Longhouse. As the leaders sat in this circle of 50, the

Roianeson took only what they needed, knowing the bowl had to complete its circle. The One Dish demonstrated the collec‑ tive responsibility of the people to share equally.

The spoon revealed an additional symbol lesson here: to avoid a sharp in‑ strument, such as a knife, at a gathering of the peo‑ ple, because knives could cause the spilling of blood. Therefore employ‑ ing sharp instruments or even sharp words was prohibited.”

This treaty was more than just a contractual agreement. It was a living ethos of conduct to share the land and to share the wild game. It was also of‑ fered to the Anishinabek and such other nations.

This treaty still exists today and affects all hunt‑ ers — including Canadian ones — who are enjoying their right to hunt and fish here in the Dish With One Spoon which some call Ontario.

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• Handle firearms with care and attention at all times.

• Hunters must never shoot unless they are absolutely sure of their target and what lies be‑ yond it.

• It is illegal to shoot from a vehicle or carry a load‑ ed firearm in or on a ve‑ hicle.

• It is illegal to discharge a firearm from or across the travelled portion of a right of way for public vehicular traffic. In many parts of Ontario it is also illegal to have a loaded firearm, or discharge a

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• Never drink alcohol and hunt.

• All members of the party must hunt together in the same wildlife manage‑ ment unit as the person who holds the seal for the moose, deer, elk or bear being hunted. Hunting party members must be within five kilometres of the seal holder.

• Each member of the hunting party must be able to communicate re‑ liably and immediately with other members of the party. The person who kills a moose, deer, elk or bear while hunting in a party must imme‑ diately notify all other member • Once an animal is killed the seal holder must im‑ mediately attend the site of the kill and affix the game seal to the animal.

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ODE TO THE MIGHTY TURKEY/SKAWERÓWENE

By Jonathan Garlow HEALTHY ROOTS - Lo‑ cal hunters are reporting that it was a late rut this deer (oskenón:ton) sea‑ son due to the unnatural‑ ly mild winter, so now is the time of year to stock your freezers with veni‑ son. In a few months’ time the spring turkey season will open up.

According to Paul Gen‑ eral at the Six Nations Wildlife Centre, there are approximately 200 wild turkeys wandering around the local conces‑ sions and sometimes into people’s yards. Almost everyone has seen them crossing the road in a long file and a few of us have even tried hunting them.

The eastern wild tur‑ key, which is pronounced skawerówene in Kanien‑ ke’ha (Mohawk), disap‑ peared from the Ontario region in the early 1900s from unregulated hunt‑ ing and from habitat loss.

It was basically wiped out — but the story didn’t end there.

In the 1980s, Dr. David Ankey of the University of Western Ontario spear‑

headed an attempt to reintroduce the species once again. He managed to broker a deal with var‑ ious American states to strategically receive 274 wild turkeys in exchange for river otters, partridge, geese and some moose.

Of these 274 repats, 17 were specifically re‑ turned to Six Nations of the Grand River. Gener‑ al says he remembers them. “There was 2 jakes (young males), a couple of toms, rest were hens,” General recalled.

The Ministry of Nat‑ ural Resources initially thought relocating wild turkeys wouldn’t work but finally became in‑ volved and helped the turkey proliferate. Thirty years later the population of turkey has risen to over 100,000 province wide and is steadily growing in numbers.

The wild turkey is a magnificent creature.

It can survive the harsh Canadian winters due to thick feathers and har‑ dy constitution because they are able to eat al‑ most anything. This has created a few unfore‑ seen problems, because

the voracious turkey can negatively affect the eco‑ system by devouring the eggs and young of ground nesting birds such as the grouse.

For this reason, lo‑ cal hunters are actually helping the diversity of the forests by keeping their population in check – something that wolves and coyotes do naturally.

Skawerówene (Skawwah-LOW-when-nay) is indigenous to the Amer‑ icas. It is the same spe‑ cies as the domesticated version which was heav‑ ily imported to Britain by the Spanish hundreds

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of years ago. These large birds were erroneously credited to the country Turkey, and the name stuck.

Some elders have said that skawerówene is a warrior bird and that ro‑ tiskenrakete, the men, learned battle tactics from these wise crea‑ tures. The Haudenos‑ aunee were feared be‑ cause of their ability to fight in small groups and they walked in single file through the forests, si‑ lent like the turkey. Tur‑ keys will also fight to the death when threatened – a hunter friend of mine

can attest to that person‑ ally.

In nature the wild turkey is wary and cun‑ ning — they take turns watching for predators and their eye-sight is very keen. Not only do turkey see in full colour, they also have the ability to see UVA light and their eyes have the most com‑ plex retina of any verte‑ brae animal.

This is bad news for hunters who may have washed their camouflage clothing with phosphates or other cleaning agents to whiten or brighten clothing. Due to the fact

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Hunting turkey with bow and arrow takes a great amount of skill and patience which is why many indigenous soci‑ eties highly valued the turkey feather as a sym‑ bol of battle prowess. Ca‑ tawba chiefs, tradition‑ ally wore turkey feather headdresses. Significant peoples of several tribes, including Muscogee Creek and Wampano‑ ag, wore turkey feather cloaks. According to Stan Farmer Jr. Mohawk war‑ riors would traditionally wear turkey feathers in their hair.

Giving or receiving turkey feathers is a great honour which is only re‑ cently being rediscov‑ ered. Reverence for the mighty skawerówene is making a comeback, much like the turkey themselves.

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COMMUNITY HEROES

Dolly Parton Imagination library encourages reading

By Jayson Koblun OHSWEKEN – Through hard work and determi‑ nation, the likelihood of more on-reserve children becoming skilled readers at an early age just went up.

Holly Frank, a personal support worker living on Six Nations, heard about the Dolly Parton Imagina‑ tion Library in 2014 and wanted to register one of her children. She was denied admission by the Kids Can Fly organization in Brantford because their funding did not reach be‑ yond Brant County.

“I wanted to see my child reading at an early age,” said Frank. “I feel like one of the biggest reasons we have such troubled teenag‑ ers and children in Canada stems from their inability to read.”

The imagination library is a free subscription pro‑ gram founded by country music star Dolly Parton that parents register their children into soon after they are born. The child re‑

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“The program is de‑ signed to promote chil‑ dren’s literacy, kindergar‑ ten readiness and family bonding,” said Frank. “But I was told I couldn’t be a part of it unless the program was brought here to Six Na‑ tions.”

Frank found out that if she wanted to see the imagination library on Six Nations, there had to be a demand for it and she had to find sponsors, which meant scouting out other community members who were just as interested in it as she was.

“All of the costs in the early stages came out of my own pocket,” said Frank, who has invested more than one thousand dollars of her own money into the program.

“I hosted a community meeting, printed fliers and told everybody I ran into about it,” she said. “It was a slow start but eventually I found enough people to

Holly Frank, the driving force behind bringing the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to Six Nations, sits with a collection of the books a child registered in the program would receive. Her favourite book, If I Built a Car is among the pile. register their kids. Some generous sponsors came through and we launched in June last year.”

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“The team does so much, it’s definitely not just me,” said Frank. “Everybody helps and looks for diffe‑ rent ways to fundraise or promote and help keep things documented and ac‑ counted for.”

The Two Row Times is proud to continue our Com‑ munity Heroes series. Com‑ munity Heroes focuses on an individual volunteer or a volunteer organization in the Six Nations communi‑ ty that makes a difference.

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registered children across Canada are aboriginal. The imagination library on Six Nations has had 106 chil‑ dren register since June, but Frank wants to see at least 200 more added in 2016.

“It’s so easy to leave ed‑

ucating our children to the school system and not fo‑ cusing on learning in the home,” said Frank. “Some‑ times we as parents focus more attention on paying the bills, cleaning the house or cooking supper that we fail to see the value in liter‑ acy at an early age.”

Funding for 2016 has recently been approved by the Six Nations Community Trust Fund, although dona‑ tions of any kind continue to be accepted and appreci‑ ated. What the Six Nations imagination library needs the most right now is a pri‑ vate sponsor. It costs $3 a month to cover registra‑ tion costs per child — the members pay nothing, it all comes out of the library’s account.

“We really just need so‑ meone to take us under their wings and make sure we stay afloat,” said Frank.

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The Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation comes to Toronto

By Lindsay Monture TORONTO - A new jour‑ ney of reconciliation is brought to life in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s (RWB) latest production Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation. The full-length ballet produc‑ tion opened the RWB’s 75th season in October 2014, and is currently touring Canada-wide, making its Toronto debut with two performances on February 5 & 6, 2016.

In Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation, Annie is a young, urban First Nations woman adrift in a contemporary life of youthful excess.

She feels strangely dis‑ connected. Gordon is a homeless First Nations man who escaped the res‑

and Annie and Gordon both learn that without truth, even the most hate‑ ful truth, there is no rec‑ onciliation.

Commissioned by the prestigious Canada’s Roy‑ al Winnipeg Ballet with Artistic Director André Lewis, this timely pro‑ duction has been herald‑ ed as “the most import‑ ant work produced by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in its 75 year history” by Holly Harris of the Winni‑ peg Free Press.

“Creating this ballet transformed the Royal Winnipeg Ballet as an organization, “says Lew‑ is. “Our experience went beyond the creation of a new ballet. It ultimately became our artistic ex‑ pression of reconcilia‑ tion, which we would like

Based on the story written by esteemed An‑ ishinaabe novelist and TRC Honorary Witness Joseph Boyden, Going Home Star features the choreography of Mark Godden with composi‑ tions by Christos Hatzis performed by the Winni‑ peg Symphony Orchestra.

Going Home Star also features the music of famed Polaris Prize-Win‑ ning throat singer Tanya Tagaq and the Northen Cree Singers.

“Art is the way to al‑ low Canadians to begin to understand something of such huge pain. I think stories, I think novels, I think film, I think dance, I think painting, all of this allows Canadians to ab‑ sorb not just the pain and the anger, but the beau‑

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to be able to share with everyone.”

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Video game review: Fallout 4 (PC Windows, Xbox One, PS4)

Fallout 4 the latest post-apocalyptic masterpiece

By Jonathan Garlow

If you haven’t heard of the Fallout franchise you might be living under a rock.

The latest installment of this action RPG series

by Bethesda Studios was released Nov. 10th, 2015 and generated nearly 1 billion dollars of revenue in the first 24 hours it was launched.

And fans and crit‑ ics both agree Fall‑ out 4 is a masterpiece.

This shouldn’t come as any surprise to serious gamers.

Although relatively unheard of and un-cham‑ pioned, Fallout 1 was released way back in 1997 – back before video games were cool. Fallout instantly set itself apart from the other games with its post-apocalyptic, retro-futuristic setting and story line. To make a movie comparison, just think Mad Max or the Book of Eli-meets-Ameri‑ can Graffiti.

You play the survivor of a devastating nuclear war that lives amongst an irradiated earth. Often faced with moral dilem‑ mas, your hero can de‑ cide to help or harm the inhabitants of the Fallout world. The open-ended story line is like reading a “Choose your own ad‑ venture” book and the choices you made directly affect the final outcome to the game.

All of the Fallout games employ the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. system. When you create your character you assign skill points into 7 differ‑ ent categories: Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility and Luck. And this brings up another reason why the Fallout series has been so darn successful – there are so many differ‑

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ent ways to play.

You can choose to fight hand to hand, with me‑ lee weapons such as bats or knives, or good ol’ fashioned guns all with powerful damage and unique bonuses. Or, you can choose to not fight at all. Kyle Hinckley of The Weirdist YouTube chan‑ nel made news by beating Fallout 4 without fighting anybody – the ultimate pacifist.

The S.P.E.C.I.A.L. sys‑ tem forces you to make a decision. There are only a limited amount of skill points and you can assign them equally or skew yourself in any sin‑ gle direction. Perhaps you’d like to be a sniper that sneaks around and scores headshots from afar, so you max your per‑ ception, luck and agility skills – but in order to do this you must trade off strength and charisma which makes you a phys‑ ically weak, yet lucky an‑ ti-social character.

Or you assign your points into charisma, en‑ durance and intelligence skills to avoid confronta‑ tion altogether by talking

your way out of danger.

You can also use your brain power to comput‑ er hack through locked doors and get to new ar‑ eas. And because your en‑ durance is maxed you can run away for a few miles when all else fails.

Alternatively, some players go the jack of all trades route and become terrible at everything.

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beat the game once as a morally good, brute-force strength type of charac‑ ter but play through the entire game again as a frail evil genius. It is quite a remarkable system.

And so Fallout 4 carries on this legacy by tasteful‑ ly revamping the features of the old games and in‑ tegrating FPS elements borrowed from popular shooters. Bethesda went beyond the call of duty to implement a dynam‑ ic dialogue system that boasts over 111,000 lines of beautifully recorded speech.

This release is also the first to have an advanced crafting system that al‑ lows you to upgrade your guns with custom‑ ized scopes, bayonets, and other modifications.

You can even build and populate your own town which is a nice touch for all the budding mayors out there.

No review would be complete without men‑ tioning the jaw-dropping 43 square mile play area of Fallout 4. Imagine downtown Boston with surrounding country side accurately modelled in 3D glory down to the smallest detail. There are so many encounters, ar‑ eas, and secrets it’s like a giant Easter egg hunt ev‑ ery time you play.

Fallout 4 does have its drawbacks. Some are critical of the “weak” ending to the storyline but the company most definitely wrote the sto‑ ry with an expansion game in mind. Parents be warned this game is rated M for mature and it is intended for adult au‑ diences, so beware. Also, there is no multiplayer settings – this game is a single player experience.

But what a great experi‑ ence it is.

REPRESENT SIX NATIONS, as a Member of the OFNYPC

What is the OFNYPC? The Ontario First Nations Young Peoples Council (OFNYPC) is the official youth voice for First Nations in Ontario, made up of volunteers between the ages of 18-29 years.

What does the Youth Council do?

Representing diverse regions and communities from across Ontario, the OFNYPC is a dynamic group built by youth for youth to ensure that the youth voice is heard, understood, and included.

How can I represent Six Nations?

The Elected Council is currently seeking one (1) female community member between the age of 18-29 to be actively involved in Special Chiefs Assemblies, All Ontario Chiefs Conferences, and youth-related OFNYPC activities and initiatives on behalf of Six Nations.

How do I apply?

Send a letter outlining why you feel you would be a good representative of Six Nations’ youth, as a Member of the OFNYPC, to Carol Martin at 1695 Chiefswood Rd, PO Box 5000, Ohsweken ON N0A 1M0 or carolmartin@sixnations.ca

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Tempers flare on the ice, but Corvairs still reign supreme

By Jim Windle CALEDONIA ‑ The Cale‑ donia Pro-fit Corvairs cooled down after a nasty 5–4 double OT win Friday night in Niagara Falls, but on Saturday there was still some fire left to pour out on the visiting Welland Ca‑ nadians, to hold on for the 5–4 regulation time win at the Haldimand County Caledonia Centre.

The Corvairs took a 2–0 first period lead on goals scored by Mitch Graham and Matthew Hore.

Jake Brown and Quentin Maksimovich added two more in the second period before Nathan MacDuff got Welland going late in the period. The third peri‑ od turned as ugly as it did Friday night with Brayden Crowder and Nick Zotti teeing off on each other with a minute left on the clock. Tait Seguin and Nick Boehmer were the com‑ batants in the second pe‑ riod with all four getting game misconducts and first dibs on the post-game shower.

Graham netted Caledo‑ nia’s fifth goal three min‑ utes into the third period but Welland was able to distract the Corvairs long enough to chip away at the 5–1 lead. Steve Farano, Cole Hamilton and Tyler Stranges almost upset the

MIDDLE: Michael Fitzmorris breaks in on the Welland goal in Saturday night's 5-4 Caledonia win. The Corvairs top the division and the league with 75 points after 40 games. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE TOP: Welland Canadians' Bradley Johnson tries to warn goalie Chris Janzen just before the collision that drove both players into the net in Saturday's 5-4 Corvairs win, but not the puck. Johnson lost his edge coming back to guard his netminder and crashed full speed. Neither player was injured. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE Corvairs apple. Stranges’ goal on a power play and an extra man power play came at 19:46, and the Cor‑ vairs were able to protect the lead for the final sec‑ onds of the game for the 5–4 win.

Caledonia now carries a record of 36 wins, one loss, one tie, and two OT loss‑ es — each worth a point.

With 75 points after 40 games played, the Corvairs look ready to make history with their third straight Sutherland Cup win. But anything can happen in the playoffs and Coach Mike Bullard knows that, not allowing his team to relax on any opponent.

This coming weekend, Caledonia will host the

Thorold Blackhawks on Saturday night, Jan. 30th, at 7:30 pm.

It took double overtime to break a 4–4 tie game at the Gale Centre Friday night between the Niagara Falls Canucks and the Cale‑ donia Pro-fit Corvairs. But at 4:37 of the second OT period, Corey Pawley put the game away with a 5–4,

unassisted marker.

Referees Mike Bolibruck and Geoff Lawson wore out their whistles as the Corvairs were assessed 129 minutes in penalties and 43 minutes to the Ca‑ nucks.

Pawley also opened the scoring with a power play goal very late in the period assisted by Davis Brown

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Matthew Hore connect‑ ed from Jake Brown at 5:41 of the second, and Captain Tait Seguine made it 3–0 before the Falls’ Thomas Flack scored to end the second period with Cale‑ donia leading 3–1. But the tempers were already starting to boil with Todd Ratchford getting tossed for checking from behind in the first period.

There were three “incit‑ ing an opponent” calls, two to Caledonia, as the game began to get out of control.

The third period seemed to last forever and took its toll on the Caledo‑ nia bench, with Michael Fitzmorris, Daniel Volpe, Matt McCartney, Jonathan Schaefer and Coach Mike Bullard being thrown out of the game for a variety of offences, including abuse of officials, gross miscon‑ ducts, and travesty of the game. In total, 27 penalties were called, mostly major offences.

The nasty stuff even fol‑ lowed them into the sud‑ den death overtime peri‑ ods. Tyler Hill was thrown from the game at 1:28 of the second OT period be‑ fore Pawley put an end to the hostilities. The serious nature of the penalties will likely result in more severe action by the league brass.

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Congratulations Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation 2015 Graduates Elementary

Kayla Campbell Vinessa Herkimer Damion Hill Kallie Johns Ayrin Joseph Ian Kelly Dallas King Jordan LaForme Ryann LaForme Michelle Miller Clara Sault Melissa Thomas Madison White Landon Whitlow

High School

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College

Sarah Bullock Jamie Gillingham Rochelle-Lee Heron Tammy Kercanaj (Brant) Jared King T. “Pet” King Jai King-Green Bailee LaForme Stephanie LaForme Carissa Muise James Taylor Megan Taylor Desiree Webb

University

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Six Nations Animal Control Services Rabies Advisory Six Nations Animal Control Services would like to advise community that there is still an ongoing rabies

outbreak in Ontario. The best way to keep you and your family safe is to have your dog’s/cat’s up to date on their rabies vaccine.

If you missed the 4 clinics that we held in December of last year please attend the following clinic

When:

Saturday January 30th 2016 from 9AM-12PM

Where:

Temporary Fire Station #1 1953 4th Line (beside Six Nations Public Works)

Cost:

$15.00 per pet includes rabies vaccine & microchip No appointment necessary

Contact with rabies If you think you’ve been exposed to rabies, see a doctor or contact our local public health unit: Ohsweken Public Health Office Phone Number: 519-445-2672 Address: 1769 Chiefswood Rd Ohsweken, ON N0A 1M0 Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm How to identify infected animals In Canada, the most common rabies carriers are: Raccoons, skunks, foxes, bats,

Rabid animals may: be extremely excited, attack objects or other animals, froth at the mouth, bite at anything, aggressive behaviour (e.g. not afraid of humans)

“RABIES CAN OCCUR IN ANY STAGE OF THE ANIMALS LIFE”

If you should get bitten please follow these procedures: Persons bitten or scratched by domestic animals or wildlife should immediately clean their wounds with soap and water and seek medical attention as soon as possible. Always seek professional medical treatment after being bitten or scratched by domestic animals or wildlife as the second concern is infection. Please also ensure that your personal immunization is up to date at all times Immediately identify the dog and its owner or the people who had custody of the dog when it attacked you.

Obtain these names and addresses along with witness information. If the dog’s owner cannot be identified, you may be required to undergo a series of rabies shots Depending upon the severity of the dog bite, contact first responders (9-1-1) for immediate medical attention or have someone drive you to emergency care. Always seek professional medical treatment after being bitten or attacked by a dog. The risk of infection from a dog bite is far too great to ignore After you’ve been medically treated -- even if the injury was minor -- file a dog bite report with Six Nations Animal Control Services/Six Nations Police, it helps to prevent the next victim who may be bitten or attacked by the same dog. Without a paper trail, authorities cannot enforce effectively

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:

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London, ON Welland, ON Kelowna, BC Hamilton, ON Ohsweken, ON London, ON Kingston, ON London, ON Kingston, ON Toronto, ON Welland, ON Ottawa, ON Hamilton, ON

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 pets indoors. Feeding pets outdoors can attract other unwanted animals If you have an outside dogs or cats they are even more at risk for exposure to rabies please have them up to date on their Rabies Vaccine Report all animal bites, scratches and any other contact that might result in transmission of rabies to a person to Ohsweken Public Health Office @ 519-445-2672 Remember there never should be any wildlife (e.g., raccoons) sightings during the day this time of the year Please report and stay away from any cats/dogs wildlife acting strangely Livestock are also at risk please call the following clinic or another of your choice Paris Veterinarian Clinic @ 1-888-278-6188 info@parisvetclinic.ca FAX: 519-442-7558

Yale University Carleton University McMaster University McMaster University Brock University University of Guelph

Connecticut, USA Ottawa, ON Hamilton, ON Hamilton, ON St. Catharines, ON Guelph, ON

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Report all wildlife (e.g. raccoons, skunks, foxes, etc.) & dogs/cats exhibiting abnormal behaviour to the Six Nations Animal Control Services @ 519-445-2947

If you have any questions or concern please call Six Nations Animal Control Services at 519-445-2947 **REMINDER **AFTER HOURS 519-445-4818 Monday to Friday 4:30PM-9:00PM Weekends (Sat & Sun) 9:00AM-9:00PM

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Blast looking for seven in a row this week

By Jim Windle BRANTFORD ‑ The Brantford Blast are look‑ ing towards extending their five game winning streak to seven when they take on the Thorold Athletics on Friday night at the Brantford and Dis‑ trict Civic Centre at 7:30 pm., before returning the favour in St. Kitts Saturday night.

The five-game streak has moved them to with‑ in six points of Stoney Creek and Whitby each with 42 points and both tied for first, with a game in hand on both teams. After a checkered start to the season, the Blast has been playing very solid over the last three weeks and are looking more confident with every win.

Over the course of the past five wins, they’ve scored 26 goals while al‑ lowing a stingy 11. Their league-best special teams continue to dom‑ inate. Over the course

of the winning streak they’re striking at a 31.5 per cent rate on the pow‑ er play and a 93.3 per

and Whitby right now with six games to go,” said Blast Owner/GM Pe‑ ter Ham. “Every game is

Brantford's net minding tandem of Anthony Marshall (left) and Brett Leggat have been the go-to goalies for the Brantford Blast since the 2005-06 season. Together, they have shared 279 games, and since then are still one of the best duos in the ACH. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE cent rate on the penalty kill.

“We’re hot on the heels of Stoney Creek

critical and feels like a must-win from here on out. We’re feeling very confident from the re‑

ally nice roll we’re on, so we’ll look forward to keeping it going this weekend with two big games against the Ath‑ letics.”

Six Nations’ Cameron Sault has earned points in three straight games (one goal, six assists).

Brantford’s Derek Me‑ deiros is tied for the fifth spot in the league scoring race with 18 goals, 11 assists for 29 points in 18 games, and Joel Prpic is tied for the eighth with six goals, 20 assists for 26 points in 12 games. Medeiros is the league’s second best goal scorer, behind Stoney Creek’s Mike Ru‑ berto, who has 20 goals.

Brantford continues to pace the league in Spe‑ cial Teams. They have the number one ranked power play, striking at a 26.47 per cent rate with 18 goals on 68 chances.

Their penalty kill is also best in the league with 9 goals allowed on 60 chances – an 85 per cent

success rate. Thorold sits fourth in the league in terms of power play with an 18.18 per cent rate, and third in pen‑ alty kill with a success rate of 82.67 per cent.

The Blast are expect‑ ing a full lineup on Fri‑ day night. Leggat is the expected starting goal‑ tender after a 38 save shutout last weekend against Dundas.

CORRECTION NOTICE In last week's edition of the Two Row Times in our coverage of the Midget girls lacrosse team at the Six Nations Demons game, Mackenzie Bomberry was accidentally misidentified as Mackenzie Thomas

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SN Minor Hockey: Novice almost steal the game

By Chezney Martin

OHSWEKEN – On Sunday, Jan. 24, the Six Nations Novice matched up with the Burford Coyotes in a game that caused a lot of nail biting — just missing the win to the Coyotes 3–2.

The first period kicked off with a lot of defen‑ sive play, but rather than swarming the puck carri‑ er, Six Nations maintained a man-on-man strategy.

This resulted in stealing a lot of shot opportunities from the Coyotes, howev‑ er, the period ended 1–0 for the Coyotes.

The second period started off slower, as Six Nations did a lot of puck movement up the ice. Mace Anthony made a huge ef‑

fort, carrying the puck as far as he could before making a direct pass to one of his team mates. But, all of the hustle offensive‑ ly caused Six Nations to open up more defensively, and rather than trying for the puck they waited for the puck to move. This re‑ sulted in two goals for the Coyotes by the end of the second period.

Seemingly a completely different game in the third period, the determined Six Nations offence opened for their first returned goal sunk by Chaz Hill, who was assisted by Crosby Ander‑ son after a quick pass from the other side of the net.

Nearing the end of the period, Hill fought hard through defence and

opened for a pass, giving Anthony the opportuni‑ ty to move the puck right in front of the net. With a sweeping shot, Hill sunk their second returned goal, making the game 3–2.

In the last minute of play, Six Nations called for a time out, bringing par‑ ents and spectators to the edges of their seats. After a nice win at the face off, Six Nations took the puck down the ice and tried for another goal to tie the game, but were robbed as the Coyotes defence swarmed the puck carrier.

The game ended with Six Nations still holding their heads high, knowing they will have a rematch opportunity on Burford soil on Feb. 13.

Pro-Lax Week in Review

By Jim Windle

National Lacrosse League (NLL): The season is still very early but the stars have already started to align for the Rochester Knight‑ hawks, with Onkwehonwe players, Brandon Styres, Craig Point, Ty Thomp‑ son, Adam Bomberry, Syd Smith and Cody Jamie‑ son in the lineup. Jamie‑ son leads the NLL scoring race with 7 goals and 18 assists for 25 points in three games played. The K-hawks dropped the first game of the new season to the Colorado Mammoth, 16–14, but bounced back with a 12–7 win over the Toronto Rock followed by a 12–5 repeat win on Jan. 16, taking both games of the home-and-home series from the Rock. Upcoming games this week — Satur‑

day Jan. 30th in Rochester versus the Georgia Swarm.

The Georgia Swarm, with Johnny Powless, Ran‑ dy Staats, Lyle Thompson and Miles Thompson wear‑ ing the yellow and black, have come out of the gate with a win and two dis‑ appointing losses. Sunday, Jan. 17, New England beat the Swarm 11—6. But the potential of this team has yet to be seen. Staats and Powless lead the Swarm in points. Upcoming games this week —The Swarm is in Toronto Friday, Jan. 29th, and in Rochester Sat‑ urday Jan. 30.

The New England Black Wolves are 2–1 after week‑ end games. Quinn Pow‑ less has two goals so far, and Brett Bucktooth has 3 goals and an assist in three games played. Next up for the Black Wolves is a matchup with the Buffalo Bandits on Jan. 30th.

The Buffalo Bandits are 2–1 also, having won 12–5 over the Toronto Rock over the weekend, and suffer‑ ing a 15–14 OT loss against

Colorado. Alex Kedoh Hill returned to the Bandits active list after serving a two-game suspension, while Jerome Thompson was released by the Ban‑ dits. The Bandits and the New England Black Wolves go at it Jan. 30th, at the Mo‑ hegan Sun Arena.

Out west, Vancouver Stealth’s Brier Jonathan picked up a goal from his defensive position last week. Coming up for the Stealth is the Calgary Roughnecks on Jan. 30th.

Canadian Lacrosse League CLax:

The Ohsweken Demons are off to a less than aus‑ picious start this season having but one win in four starts. They are off now until Feb. 5th when they host the Southwest Cy‑ clops at the ILA.

TOP RIGHT: Maintaining puck possession was difficult for Six Nations in the first two periods, but the third showed that it can be done with determination.

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BOTTOM LEFT: The man on man defensive strategy caused the Coyotes to shoot from far out, resulting in shots that either missed the net or were intercepted.

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The family of the late Michael “Seek” Hill would like to express their sincere gratitude and appreciation to everyone who helped during the recent loss of their father, who suddenly began his journey home to the Creator on July 17, 2015. Thank you to all of the pallbearers who carried him to his final resting place; To all the Parks and Recreation Staff, and our father’s friends, for personally renting the Community Hall for his dinner; to everyone for the beautiful flowers & heartfelt sympathy cards and donations; to Family Traditions, Cher General & family for catering; to all our friends and and family who were there to support us at that time; to the Hyde & Mott Funeral Home for their services; to Jayden Bomberry and Earla Hill for making and donating ribbon shirts; and a very special thanks to Six Nations Minor Hockey Association, Blaine Laforme, and to Kevin Martin, for all your help throughout this time.

I would like to announce that I greatly appreciate the help given to me by the Dramcatcher Charitable Foundation for my math and English tutoring expenses at Sylvan.

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7. Psychologist B.F. 8. Investment group Goldman ___ 9. Double curve 10. The plane of a figure 12. Ocean 14. Public presses 19. Civil Rights activist Parks 23. Cooking container 24. Arctic native 25. Founder of Babism 26. Bashkortostan capital 27. Bulky grayish-brown eagle 28. Louse egg 29. About sight 34. ___/Tuck: TV drama 35. Black tropical American cuckoo 36. Chest muscle (slang)

Answers for January 27`, 2016 Crossword Puzzle

37. Expression of disappointment 39. One who assists 40. Antilles island 41. Served food 42. Egyptian Sun god 44. Performed successfully 45. Cavalry-sword 46. Abba __, Israeli politician 47. Jonas __, cured polio 48. The Muse of history 51. Express pleasure 52. Turkish leader titles 53. Castro country 54. Nobleman 58. ___ Lanka

SUDOKU

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, proceed with caution in a new friendship or partnership. Test the waters before you devote yourself fully. This approach will ensure you made the right decision.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, if the potential to be criticized scares you, you may not be inclined to express yourself honestly. Worry less about what others think of you and be confident in yourself.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, if you’re feeling on edge lately, it may be because you haven’t had a chance to relieve stress.

Exercise can be a surefire fix to what ails you, so get up and go.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, an opportunity presents itself in the weeks ahead, and this will be too good to pass up.

Embrace the changes that this opportunity offers.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, your social life is bustling, but sometimes it can be difficult to keep up with all of the things filling your calendar. You may want to take a few days off.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Career obstacles may pop up from time to time, but you have the commitment to see things through for the long haul. Keep up that perseverance this week.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 You can’t always play the peacemaker, Aquarius.

Sometimes you just have to let others fight their own battles and then offer support to those who need it.

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