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HISTORIC CEREMONY AT SOUR SPRINGS LONGHOUSE Hundreds of Haudenosaunee from all across the continent travelled to Six Nations last week for a historic ceremony, moving the ceremonial fire from the old Sour Springs Longhouse building into the new structure. Happy participants enjoyed the once in a lifetime ceremony and celebrated the completion of the new building, much of which was built by the hands of men and women from Six Nations. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN. PM42686517

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Charley Hill, Six Nations Community Food Bank co-ordinator, sits inside the now fully stocked food bank. She is grateful for everything the community has given so far and is excited for people to have access to products that have not been carried before.

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Food Bank thanks community for donating

By Jayson Koblun OHSWEKEN – The community should be proud of itself for the overwhelming generosity shown towards the Six Nations Community Food Bank during their holiday fundraising campaign.

The “Helping Hands for the Holidays” campaign received roughly $43 000 worth of monetary and product donations.

It ran from the beginning of December to the end of January. Charley Hill, co-ordinator of the food bank couldn’t believe the

numbers when she added them all up.

“To be honest I was completely shocked. Our goal was $10 000 and that was completely blown out of the water,” said Charley. “I know we have great people in our community but to see so much coming in was unbelievable.”

In December, the food bank reached out and asked the community for donations. Donations that would fill their shelves with food and various hygienic products that they could give to people in the community that have

a hard time getting it on their own.

“Some organizations donated money and some donated products,” said Charley. “But not only large corporations donated — people came in gave their own money or went out and bought things that they could give us.”

This is the first year that the food bank has such a wide variety of things to give. The community got creative with their giving and the food bank was totally on board with it.

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dry soap before, we’ve never had feminine products or body wash and things like that,” said Charley. “Some people gave us fresh veggies and a hunter came in last week and gave us two deer.”

Volunteers at the food bank will make sure that the donations are used wisely and are handing out products on an asyou-need-it basis, opposed to giving out entire boxes at a time.

“I separate products and organize them so that you can get a package that

will last you the whole week,” said volunteer Mary K. Hill. “If someone says they are sure that they will need more though we won’t hesitate to give it to them.”

Charley said that she feels people in the community realize that there is a need to help and on behalf of the food bank she would like to thank everyone for their diligence.

“We want to thank the community and some surrounding organizations for their generosity,” said Charley. “Thanks

for everything and really coming through.”

The food bank wants to present a friendly reminder that they are unable to accept expired goods and also wants to encourage the community to keep giving even though the campaign is officially over — which they are. A donation for $1 000 came in recently from the Miles To Go Cancer Support Group in Ohsweken.

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Meet the New Upper Cayuga (Sour Springs) Longhouse

By Chezney Martin OHSWEKEN – The fire from the Old Upper Cayuga (Sour Springs) Longhouse on Third Line Road was moved on Friday, February 12, with a ceremony that many will not soon see again in the future.

Familiar faces from the Six Nations community were mixed with faces from outside communities dressed in traditional regalia, as many simply wanted to see the ceremony performed, or pay homage to the old longhouse they might have attended when they were young.

A long time attendee of the old longhouse and rattle and drum maker Art Johnson, explained that the old longhouse didn't always stand where it is today.

“I don't know how old I was when I started going there,” said Johnson, mentioning that the date carved into the side of the old longhouse reads May 1892, but this date is the date it arrived from Second Line. “I have no idea how long it was up there,

A view of the new longhouse from the mens door - even this far away from the building, the scent of pine and new home lingers in the air. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN but I guess the land it sat on was owned by a Christian and she didn't want it on her land anymore.

They took it apart there, and floated the logs down the creek, but that was back before it was the way it is now.”

Johnson said the sides of the creek are full of thick brush today. “I remember when we were kids we used to go get water down at the creek to use at the longhouse

The date carved into the right side of the longhouse reads May 1892, but it is estimated that the building was located on Second Line from 10-50 years. This makes the building an approximate 134-174 years old, making it one of the oldest buildings still standing on Six Nations.

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for them to use to cook with,” he said, offering a reminder as to how much reminiscence is tied to the old longhouse.

Hearsay explains that the longhouse was moved from its location on Second Line during the divide in traditional and Christian families that existed early on in Six Nations, commonly referred to as the “Upper Ender” and “Down Belower” divide.

Johnson said the tobacco burning performed included words “for everything” in regards to the longhouse, especially ceremonies.

“It's for everything, like now the mid-winter ceremony, and everything that will go on all year long,” he said. “It's also for the fire. They moved what they called the 'fire,' but it is katsista' (ga-jih-stut), that's wampum. And what people don't realize is that

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it's the wampum that's the fire. Some people thought they would take the ashes from the old longhouse, and put them in the new one, but no, it's the wampum that's the fire for the longhouse.”

Johnson said it is the same wampum taken to other longhouses during the Kariwi:io (ga-lee-weeyo), or the recital of the Code of Handsome Lake.

The first part of the ceremony was put through in the old longhouse, with so many people in attendance families were sitting knee to knee. Once this part of the burning was complete, families within the old longhouse migrated to the new one, greeted by the smell of newly cut pine as they entered the beautifully spacious building.

The ceremony was completed with a Great Feather Dance and all in attendance were invited to eat within the cookhouse. This gave many the opportunity to discuss their feelings on the new building.

Johnson said the building of the longhouse received a lot of help from men from other longhouses, including Vernon Vyse and Roger Cook. As well, both doors to the new longhouse were hand made by Sam General.

Fund raising efforts for the new building went for months, as the accumulated cost of construction was just over $110,000 with many members of

the old longhouse taking the initiative and time to construct the building themselves. Wall-towall benches, two wood stoves, corner shelves to hold food, and a wire strung across the centre to hang tobacco were all installed by hand.

Everything about the old longhouse shows that memories were made within it - the outside logging is blackened with age, the inside floors are covered in a permanent soot, and after leaving the old longhouse the smell of burning wood lingers.

But, to those that have had generations of family members attending the old longhouse, it was a second home.

The new longhouse will need time before it can be 'the' longhouse, as the old one leaves much to live up to. But, with many young faces growing up in the original families of the old longhouse, the new one holds a lot of promise that it will be cherished as much as the last.

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By Jayson Koblun HAMILTON – The 26-year-old Glanbrook man charged with the second degree murder of Jonathan Styres finds out this Thursday whether or not he will be granted bail.

Peter Khill (pronounced Kay-Hill), attended a bail hearing on Friday, Feb. 12 with Ontario Superior Court Justice Jane Milanetti presiding. The trial went well into the afternoon and due to time constraints and intricacies of the case, Milanetti said that she would hold her decision until Feb. 18.

A publication ban prevents evidence from the Friday trial to be released.

Khill was charged and placed in custody on Feb. 4 for the shooting death of Styres, 29, of Ohsweken, outside Khill's home

in Glanbrook. Police reported that Khill found Styres attempting to steal his pickup truck from his driveway in the early morning and shot him. Styres was pronounced dead when EMT arrived.

Jim Vincelli, assistant Crown attorney is opposing bail for Khill, he declined to comment about the case outside of court.

Khill's representative, Michael McArthur said outside of court the case will play out as a "classic self-defence, defence-of-property" scenario and said he feels good about the likelihood of securing Khill’s release.

Khill purchased the home where the incident took place last summer.

He is a licensed millwright and engineer and has no previous record or history of criminal offence.

By TRT STAFF OHSWEKEN – Six Nations Fire & Emergency Services (SNFES) now have AED (Automated External Defibrillator) on each fire truck and at each fire station in the community. The devices were provided courtesy of financial help from the Six Nations Commu-

nity Trust.

An additional four AED devices have been awarded to the community. These will be placed at the Gaylord Powless Arena, Youth & Elders Centre, the Ohsweken Ball Diamond and the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. An AED is a device that is used to get a heart back to

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CPR used in conjunction with an AED can double a person’s chance of survival from a sudden cardiac arrest.

SNFES will be offering a free CPR/AED training course on the evening of February 22 at the

new Fire Headquarters in Ohsweken. For more information or to sign up for the free CPR/AED course please contact Crystal Farmer at 519445-4054 ex5128 or cfarmer@sixnations.ca

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Shop Local, Shop Native Editorial by Jonathan Garlow It was back in the early 90s when the Six Nations community started to realize they had their own economy. Businesses had been popping up steadily throughout the 70s and 80s but by 1992 there was a moment of self-awareness when our nation seriously began thinking about how much money we were giving to our neighbours.

Oka had happened, Nirvana just released their final album and Six Nations launched a new initiative called “Shop Local/Shop Native”.

If you were in Six Nations in the 90s you should remember. Stickers sporting that tagline were on the doors of every local business and local publications were encouraging us to support each other.

The design was created by local artist Arnold Jacobs and the project was spearheaded by Rachel Martin of Two Rivers Community Development. A generation later, the legacy of Shop Local/Shop Native lives on.

In 2009, Six Nations Economic Development completed an extensive survey measuring the amount of dollars Six Nations spends off-reserve. The results were staggering. They found that more than $75 million was spent in surrounding communities that year.

This is why in 2006 Caledonia felt the power of a Six Nations embargo during the Douglas Creek Estates/Kanonhstaton crisis. At that time more than 400 residents and businesses filed a lawsuit and eventually received $20 million from the provincial government for financial compensation over the dispute. They tried to say it was because the image of the town was tarnished but in reality it was because our people stopped shopping there. Thankfully we are back.

The thing is, many people from Six Nations don't even shop in Caledonia — so they only felt a fraction of the financial damages of losing Six Nations support.

You see, the Six Nations are united in principle but are geo-

graphically divided by the 4th line. According to local historians, those such others north of the 4th parallel are deemed "Down Belowers" and those south of this invisible border have been called "Upper Enders”.

Down Below is most noted for retaining old growth forests and longhouses while the Upper End has more farmers’ fields and Mohawks but these are just petty generalizations.

At any rate, Upper Enders are most accustomed to shopping in Brantford and as a life-long Upper Ender from Mohawk Road and 2nd Line, my father Andy and I have often argued the quickest way to get there.

Let's look at the facts. From the Two Row Times offices to the corner of Erie Ave. and Birkett Lane is 11.5 km if you take the second line to Cockshutt road route. It's only 10 km if you take Newport Road and go under Pee Bridge, but here's the thing: the extra stop signs slow you down and theoretically burns more fuel.

The debate will continue to rage on, but this argument assumes you are travelling to the central Brantford area. What about West Brantford? You'd have to take the now famous Tutela Heights road.

If you want to go to Cainsville or North Brant then Highway 18 to 54 is your best bet.

The greatest advancement in Brantford-Six Nations relations could be a bridge built over the Grand River at the end of Mohawk road. This could connect Six Nations with Salt Springs Church Road and revolutionize the commute to Brantford for Upper Enders and such others. There have been whispers from Brant County that this may actually happen within our lifetime.

And that is exactly what our communities need to be doing.

Building new bridges to each other for new business opportunities.

Six Nations has lots to offer. Brantford and Caledonia needs to learn the value of shopping local and shopping native.

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op-ed

Can anything Samuel Jarvis did be trusted?

By Jim Windle Former Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Samuel Peters Jarvis, who orchestrated the questionable ‘surrender’ of the Haldimand Tract, was removed from office on May 10, 1845. Reports vary, but £9733.90 was unaccounted for when he left his post plus possible side deals never recorded.

The controversial 1841 ‘surrender’ gave Jarvis, a known gambler, the right to sell off at will any Native land without consultation with traditional chiefs — that is, if the document was legal.

Questions of missing money and lack of accountability dogged his career almost from the day he took office in 1837 until he was finally removed.

His misappropriation of Native trust funds and lands, missing Crown funds, incomplete records and fraud, among other charges piled up until it became too obvious to cover up.

Rather than go through the national embarrassment of convicting a high ranking official of Upper Canada of these crimes, the government of the day quietly discharged him instead.

In 1839, Governor General George Arthur appointed James Buchanan Macaulay as commissioner of an inquiry into the goings on of Indian Affairs under Jarvis’ leadership.

Macaulay later described Jarvis in his report as “insufficiently diligent, active and zealous to supervise programs of Indian Affairs.”

But with friends in high places, he dodged the bullet on that occasion.

Then in 1842, a few months after trying to float the 1841 ‘surrender’ of Six Nations territory on six

Samuel Jarvis. NOTMAN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER, MONTREAL, QC, 1862

chiefs signatures, another commission was struck to investigate Jarvis under allegations of bribery, fraud, religious discrimination and a general lack of concern for the people he was supposed to looking after the best interest for.

On that occasion irregularities in the books showed entries for warrants issued 18 months previous were made only days before the 1842 inquiry began. Large withdrawals from Six Nations Trust Funds were only recorded as “for use of the tribe” and without the obligatory signature of Six Nations Chiefs or and description of specific usage.

A number of large bank transfers from the government account to his personal account were never fully explained by Jarvis during the inquiry.

It wasn’t just the people of the Six Nations he was ripping off either. Historian Doug Leighton writes, “the commissioners were already dissatisfied with Jarvis’ conduct on several grounds.”

He chronicles that representatives from several other First Nations were complaining about Jarvis as well, particularly the Lake Simcoe Bands.

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ism, immoral behavior and lack of fiscal accountability arose from the Walpole Island region, from the Sarnias, Sable Island Band, and others. In February of 1843, a colleague informed Jarvis of a visit he received from an angry indigenous man.

“I had a visit from a David Waywaynosh who wants to know where the money for land sold to Cameron and Company is,” he wrote. “He also wants to know why there has been no statements of transactions.”

There was no action taken and soon Waywaynosh was back with support from Walpole Island squatters as well as Walpole Indians, Sable Island Indians, and the Sarnia Nations intent on exposing Jarvis.

John Loft from Six Nations was called in to testify at the second inquiry commission looking into allegations against Jarvis, but for unknown reasons was never heard.

Letters of complaint from the Snake Island Band are also on record.

But what about these bogus land deals? Where’s the money? Did the Chiefs know what they were signing, if they in fact signed the document at all?

These are questions the Canadian government and the people of Six Nations have been wrestling over since Jarvis orchestrated the later so-called surrender of 1844. Jarvis, the man, is every bit as controversial as the deals he is supposed to have made on behalf of Six Nations and other First Nations located in the newly formed Upper Canada.

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Samuel Jarvis, continued about the man’s character which heavily shadows his purported dealings.

Law student, Samuel Jarvis was called to the bar in 1815 and two years later, faced murder charges after killing his 17-year-old neighbour John Ridout in a duel. Political friends of his father, William Jarvis saw to it that Samuel never saw the inside of a court because of it.

Before that, as student in Cornwall, Jarvis got into a fight with a young indigenous man and very nearly killed him. Since the Native people of that region were described by contemporaries a peaceful and polite people, except when insulted, it was speculated that Jarvis may have been the instigator.

He married Mary Boyles Powell and had nine children by her as he climbed the ladder of Upper Canadian political power.

Immediately after Jarvis attempted to push through the 1841 ‘surrender’, a formal letter of complaint was lodged by Six Nations Confederacy Chiefs calling for Jarvis’ removal from office.

The letter of complaint was addressed to Lord Prudhoe, who was stationed in Brantford at the time. He was asked to pass it on to Buckingham Palace on their behalf. As a courtesy to Jarvis, Prudhoe sent a letter to him asked for his comments on the allegations.

“The Chiefs of Six Nations want this complaint to the Queen to be registered,” Prudhoe told Jarvis. “They express their dissatisfaction over the surrender and the manner in which it was handled.”

In the same letter, the Six Nations also complained about the unauthorized investment of their Trust Funds in the sinking Grand River Navigation Company without any sign of benefit coming back to Six Nations. The flooding of their crops and homes with the installation of dams in and around Dunnville and Cayuga, was another bone of contention, as well as the usual complaint about Jarvis’ inaction in removing squatters from their

territory, which was part of his mandate.

In 1842, Jarvis received a letter from Charles Bain suggesting that Jarvis never properly explained to the Six Nations Chiefs what they were agreeing to in some transactions and told him that the Confederacy Chiefs wanted an accounting of their funds since 1839.

The missing funds, poor records and fraudulent bookkeeping were symptoms of Jarvis’ deeper problems.

Despite having a good paying political position and coming into inheritance of a huge strip of land in Toronto (York) when his father William Jarvis died, the 1840’s saw Samuel Jarvis selling off most of his own property in Toronto and giving up his luxurious mansion on what is now Jarvis Street.

Embezzlement seemed to run in the family. His father, William Jarvis was also caught with his hand in the cookie jar when he served in the fledgling parliament of Upper Canada.

In February of 1843, knowing he was under investigation, Samuel Jarvis wrote his wife saying he would ”like to be free of this office, if I weren’t so deep in debt.”

Records and letters in the archives strongly suggest that Samuel Peters Jarvis was a gambling addict, which, if true, would account for his insatiable need for money and a strong motive to illegally sell off land and steal from the Six Nations Trust Fund.

After losing his job as Indian Affairs Superintendent, his money problems worsened but he and wife Mary seemed to ride along, obliviously keeping up appearances by making trips to Europe and living high on the hog until her death in 1884 and his in 1857.

Interestingly, Jarvis was fired for his many breaches of moral conduct but the deals he set up were never put under scrutiny and remain on the record, even today, as legally binding documents which Canada is now standing on when it comes to unresolved land claims.

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op-ed

Breaking stereotypes

By Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux, Ph.D. It is with great humility that I write this short article on what has been a very difficult conversation in the City of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Since late 2015, the courts have heard testimony on the seven Indigenous children who died while attending school in Thunder Bay in an effort to determine what went so tragically wrong, and what we as a city and as a society could do better to ensure this never happens again.

Doing better in itself is hard to imagine given the state of the relationship between the Indigenous population and the rest of Canadian Society.

The continuing legacy of imposed colonial structures, the marginalization of reserves and their inhabitants, the lack of consistent educational experiences, and the vilification of Indigenous stewardship of the lands, has created the kind of impasse mere lip service will never eradicate. Lip service that has people saying, but not yet doing the kinds of things that keep kids safe, things that might heal a festering and historically based lack of understanding and appreciation of who Indigenous peoples are, what their cultures and traditions consist of, and why they continue to struggle in what is ostensibly a land of plenty.

The children from remote communities come to a city where they are at the mercy of a population of people who see them as representative of historical anomalies which have persistently depicted Indigenous peoples as standing in the way of development, living off

“working peoples” tax dollars and steeped in alcoholic crisis and despair.

There remains a time worn rejection and blaming that teaches each new generation of the non-Indigenous that they somehow know who, “these people are” and that they have the right to judge.

Wrong, totally and unequivocally wrong.

The blinders society wears have to be removed and the injustices addressed and resolved.

It is beyond time the general population of Canada does the kind of reflexive work required and begins to understand that spitting on young and vulnerable Indigenous youth is no way to build the kind of character and confidence any young person deserves. Assuming all Indigenous people are alcoholics or addicts and calling teenaged girls dirty Indians in the hallways of our local high schools is damaging, and shameful.

We must all step in and stop the kind of name-calling that kills incentive and breaks spirits. These are children, and no child can face down the kind of experiences these children have been subjected to in the streets and schools of Thunder Bay. Friends of the children who died candidly testified to the kinds of hurtful experiences that drive some, but certainly not all, to drowning their sorrows in alcohol or drug

use. Our children are no different than any other, they require kindness, a warm smile and a pat on the back for their efforts and positive achievements, but they cannot get there when they are fending off stereotypes and social rejection that cuts so deep many simply give up.

My academic background addressed the intergenerational implications of unresolved grief and trauma stemming from massive death from the epidemics at contact and through the Indian Residential Schools on Indigenous populations.

I know how difficult it is to resolve something we may not personally understand.

Many of our parents and grandparents never shared the stories of abuse and sexual violence they experienced, some of them repeated it, some of them tried to drink it away, and some of them simply did not survive it. It’s the replication of those long-standing violence’s and traumas that keep some locked in generational addictions and pain.

This is something we can address so it doesn’t continue, but understanding of the genesis of this pain in necessary to create the change.

We do however, also have an incredibly talented and growing population of individuals who have found a way to rise

above it, have earned an education, and now work in multiple industries, corporations, the arts, and in academia. You don’t always see those people, they don’t visibly live on the streets, or hang out at local bars, but I know, and you do, that it’s hard to miss those young brown faces. Especially because Thunder Bay doesn’t have a supported youth centre or downtown facility that accommodates Indigenous needs.

We all need to take responsibility for our biases and beliefs, we need to jettison those tired and dangerous stereotypes and realize that with awareness and respect, policy and practice can be amended to include, teach and incorporate everyone.

We need to be deeply conscious of what we say at the dinner table, control our facial expressions when we observe the less fortunate, the addicted, or the lost. Our kids and your kids are watching and they will do what we do, even if we think we haven’t expressed an opinion, because it is always there in our actions.

I have more recently been listening to the families and friends of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, girls, men and boys across Canada. The marginalCONTINUED ON PAGE 11

Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux was recently inducted as a Honourary Witness by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. She is pictured here with Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, The Honourable Carolyn Bennett (left) and Member of the Canadian Parliament for Thunder Bay and Minister of Status of Women, The Honourable Patty Hadju (right). FACEBOOK PHOTO

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OP-ED: Greenbelt being bought by off-shore investors?

By Ella Haley

After the Provincial Government created the Ontario Greenbelt in 2005, an unforeseen land-buying frenzy began just beyond its borders. Developers, land bankers and their offshore investors have since bought up thousands of hectares of farmland in the counties of Brant, Simcoe, Niagara and Wellington.

Brant County is a 30 minute drive west of Hamilton, and abuts the western border of the Ontario Greenbelt. In 1980 the Province of Ontario, City of Brantford and County of Brant set an example for other municipalities and created a ribbon of “permanent agricultural” land around the edge of Brantford.

The north-eastern edge of this ribbon is one kilometre from the western border of the Ontario Greenbelt. It is difficult to understand why the Ontario Greenbelt does not include Brant and its green ribbon. Developers now argue that this “permanent agriculture” rib-

bon has expired.

Brant County is known as a breadbasket, one of the very best places in Canada to grow food. Yet Brant also serves as the “relief valve” for growth that is not permitted within the Ontario Greenbelt. Brant County is “the target of one of the most aggressive farmland grabs by offshore investors in the country,” according to Shiloh Bouvette of the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance. “Community members that I spoke with told me stories about elderly widows approached by land buying agents, one even at her husband’s funeral.”

By 2006, word had spread in the Brant County community that some farmers were becoming instant millionaires by selling their farms to a land banking company.

Land banking involves the strategic purchase of huge tracts of land for future development, which typically allows the land banker to gain enough influence over municipalities to rezone food land, and to influence provin-

cial and municipal governments to build roads, sewers and water pipelines by virtue of their position as a dominant landowner. The re-zoned land becomes much more valuable and is later resold at inflated prices, with the profits going to the investors.

In May 2007, Michael-Allan Marion of the Brantford Expositor wrote a three-part series called “The Great Land Rush.” He documented “an ongoing wave of farmland acquisitions led by such outside land bankers and developers as Walton International, Empire Communities, Hopewell Developments and First Urban, taking up at that point more than 7 000 acres [2 833 hectares] and counting.”

Marion exposed “a coherent strategy by those who would have the county in their grip to buy as much land as possible one or two concessions away from the city’s [Brantford] boundaries and close to Paris and St. George.”

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a land banking company based in Calgary, Alberta, has purchased approximately six per cent of Brant County farmland, using money from offshore investors. Walton manages nearly 25 000 hectares of land in North America, more than 5 000 hectares of it located just outside of the greenbelts around Toronto and Ottawa.

The $3 billion company operates by buying farmland for inflated prices, then selling shares to investors (predominately from Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore).

These shareholders may have no idea of what they are investing in and how it affects the community where the investment physically exists. One small farm may have hundreds of shareholders According to Walton’s literature, once farmland has been acquired, Walton works with local councils to enact changes to land use, annexation and zoning legislation. In Walton’s own literature, they make the statement “the key to success in this business is to become the dominant landowner in an area.” The company then sells its property to other owners or potential developers for a higher price, sometimes using its own subsidiaries as buyers so that they can also borrow more money. The initial cost of buying land is recouped and large profits are made through this syndication process.

In the Brant County neighbourhood of Tute-

la Heights, for example, Walton purchased a farm through 1664531 Ontario Inc. for $2.2 million in 2006, which it then transferred to Walton Tutela Heights Corporation and Walton Tutela Heights Ontario Limited Partnership. Four years later, the property was resold for $18 million to two other Walton subsidiaries, Riverbend Asset Management Corporation and Brant County Riverbend Development LP. This buying and selling inflates local real estate prices, drives up local taxes and makes farmland unaffordable for those who want to actually farm the land.

Contrary to the aims of creating a greenbelt around large cities, this kind of activity facilitates the development of more sprawl. In turn, this means building more roads, sewer pipes and sewage treatment systems, and securing a reliable source of water. Walton’s planning documents for Brant County reflect their reliance on a new sewage treatment plant in Cainsville, Ontario, the possible creation of a Lake Erie pipeline and a privatized mega-sewage system.

Some Brant County councillors have shared accounts of how developers and land bankers have tried to woo them with letters, phone calls and meetings. Walton International has also contributed to municipal election campaigns in Edmonton, Calgary and

in the US. Between 2004 and 2010, Walton donated $46 425 to conservative political parties in Alberta through its various companies. Residents of Brant County are particularly concerned about a Walton subsidiary’s 2009 purchase of farmland owned by Mayor Ron Eddy, and what affect it will have on decisions related to future land-use planning.

The City of Brantford now wants in on the land grab of Brant County.

In November 2012, the Brantford Expositor’s Michael-Allan Marion published a leaked copy of Brantford’s proposal “to expand its boundaries to the west, north and east and gobble up 12 141 acres [4 913 hectares] of farmland in Brant County.” In January 2013, Amberly Gavel, the county and city’s meeting investigator, determined that this document was wrongly kept secret and that all meetings about a proposed “boundary adjustment” must be open to the public. She argued that she did not believe that “two councils can negotiate behind closed doors about issues related to tax increases, water rates, and other planning and development matters on land jurisdiction to be transferred between two public bodies as part of a boundary adjustment process.”

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"Red Herring" in transfer public “It’s not just a meth clinic,” says Whitlow consultations, says MPP

By Jayson Koblun

By Jim Windle BRANTFORD – Recently County of Brant Mayor Ron Eddy and Brantford Mayor Chris Friel have deflected responsibility for unpopular housing developments, telling opponents they have no choice in the matter and that the province of Ontario dictates the arrangements of development.

But is that really the truth, or is there some strategic scapegoating taking place to deflect the blame from an unpopular decision.

Levac seemed to be annoyed by being held out as a scapegoat in the matter of the long negotiated land transfer between Brantford and Brant, which has come under considerable fire, especially in the Tutela Heights area.

“That whole thought is a red herring,” Levac told the Two Row Times last week. “I actually challenged the Mayor when he said, ‘I can’t believe

you haven’t had people knock-ing on your door,’ and that it’s all my fault. I said, ‘wait a minute. You are the very mayor that wanted me to set up a meeting with (Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing) Ted McMeekin, to tell him don’t you dare come in here and touch us. We are going to do this by ourselves but we want to know that you are not going to force yourself on us. They got McMeekin to say ‘the province will not force anything on you. Figure it out locally, but here’s what we’re hoping you could do.’ Chris said ‘yes’.

Now, the minute they get an agreement and somebody starts yelling at him, they say, blame Levac. Blame the province. Well that’s just hypocritical. You can’t suck and blow at the same time. You can’t have it your way and then turn around when you have a little heat and blame the province.”

When asked again if the province is dictating

how the negotiations should go, Levac was more direct.

“The province never said to Brant or Brantford you must do this,” Levac clearly revealed.

“We’re the boogey-man that gets put out there saying you have to do it this way.”

But on the other hand, Levac admits that the province has final signing authority once a deal is reached. At that point the province can intervene and order further negotiations to improve certain areas of the agreement and massage it down some.

He also says that should there be an impasse, the province would bring in a mediator to help break the log jam so negotiations could resume.

The truth likely lay somewhere between the two perceptions, but either way the battle for Tutela Heights, the Johnson Tract and Martin Tract continues.

OHSWEKEN – Councillor Bob Johnson opened up last night’s Elected Band Council meeting in prayer, asking the Lord to give them unity, hope and vision.

One thing that can be said for sure about a proposed meth clinic being approved on the reserve is that there is no unity on that decision.

Gail Whitlow, owner of Ancestral Voices Healing Centre in Ohsweken, came to elected council back in January and presented how she and her business partner, Licensed Pharmacist Shaab Syed, are looking to open up a pharmacy in the back-end of Ancestral Voices.

The pharmacy will offer various traditional healing practices, counselling services, a walk-in clinic and more. The business partners also plan on devoting a section of their clinic to be a methadone and suboxone dispensary. Council had several concerns that included security, insurance, safety and why the two business partners did not come to council for approval before setting their plan in motion.

Elected Chief Ava Hill told Whitlow that before she should move forward she should come back with her business partner and present all documentations and written letters of support that would help her credibility when it comes to the due diligence she claims to have done in preparing the clinic.

Since then, Whitlow and Syed have held a private grand opening for their clinic. The grand opening didn’t symbolize that they were up and running and already handing out drugs, Whitlow said the grand opening was their way of showing the public that they weren’t keeping any secrets.

Whitlow and Syed presented their business plan at last night’s meeting, but not all councillors were pleased with the presentation.

“I’m a little disappointed with your presentation,” said Councillor Mark Hill.

Mark said at the last meeting Whitlow said that her business partner had all the proof needed to show that they are indeed following all of regulations involved in starting a clinic,

but their presentation last night didn’t show that.

The room was filled with people from the community voicing their concerns.

It was very obvious that no one completely agreed on whether Whitlow should get her clinic or not. Some people said that elected council should be thrilled to have someone in the community who is seeking to help drug addicts better their lives and get off hard drugs and others were greatly concerned with the clinics proposed location.

“I’ve talked to many people within the community who just are not OK with the clinic being run in the Ohsweken plaza,” said Councillor Carl Hill.

No decision was made last night, Chief Hill said that a community meeting should be held soon so more people can have their questions answered about this potential treatment for an obvious problem within the community.

“We care about the people in this community and want to see them [addicts] helped,” she said. “We just want to make sure that the community is involved and that protocol is followed.”

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Hundreds honour memory of MMIW at Strawberry Ceremony

By Mari Reeve TORONTO – Outside of Toronto Police Headquarters, hundreds of people gathered for the eleventh Annual Strawberry Ceremony last Sunday to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIW).

A vigil began at noon, followed by songs, sharing of personal experiences, a strawberry ceremony, and moments of silence. After that people marched through downtown Toronto and came together for a community feast held at the YMCA. The ceremony for Indigenous women, girls, trans, and Two Spirits is the result of a vigil started more than 20 years ago in Vancouver. The No More Silence group began holding the ceremony on Valentine’s Day. Event organizers have recognized that February is out of season for a ceremony involving strawberries, but said during the event “the violence we are experiencing is also

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a disruption in our traditional ways of life. We stand in defence of our lives and to demonstrate against the complicity of the state in the ongoing genocide of Indigenous women and the impunity of state institutions and actors (police, RCMP, coroners offices, the courts and an indifferent federal government) that prevents justice for all Indigenous peoples.”

Audrey Huntley, one of the organizers said, “We were honoured this year to welcome Bella Laboucan-Mclean’s family who attended for the first time travelling to Toronto from their home territory in Northern Alberta as they continue to see justice for Bella.”

In the past the event has been endorsed by hundreds of groups, ranging from large organizations to small grassroots bodies. This year countless more organizations of people engaged with these efforts and the need to acknowledge MMIW.

For the 11th year in a row people gathered at Toronto Police Headquarters in memory of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls across Canada. PHOTO BY MARI REEVE

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Walton proposal a mirror of Jackson, Georgia deal

By Jim Windle BRANT – An article published in the Jackson Herald of Georgia, seems to show the same template being used by Walton in its dealings with the County of Brant and the City of Brant-ford.

Mike Buffington is editor of The Jackson Herald and co-publisher of Mainstreet Newspapers.

On Dec 16, 2011 he wrote and published a warning to his readers about Walton International’s involvement with land banking in that region and the manipulation of municipal councils.

The article is entitled, “Is investment firm misleading local governments?” and can be easily found on-line. But why has no one from Brant/ Brantford or Six Nations Elected Council bothered to look into it?

Buffington writes, “Every local government gets excited when it is approached by some large firm promising a massive project in the community.

Especially in the current

Retired Archaeologist Ilsa Kraemer points to an area she knows is riddled with Tutelo burial grounds and villages. This same area has been bought by a huge Chinese land bank with a Canadian sounding name, Walton International which has been aggressively buying up Haldimand Tract farmland to turn over into lucrative housing developments.

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dismal economic climate, towns and counties are looking for anything that promises to bring people and jobs to the area.

“But we shouldn’t be naïve about how these things work. If a project sounds too good to be true, it usually is. All too often, big real estate investors use local officials to get what they want, but

never deliver the projects they promised.”

Buffington writes, “Walton’s core business model calls for getting zoning in place then flipping the property.”

This practice is not looked at kindly in this Malaysian National News Agency report, originally published on Bernama. com:

Companies Commission Raids Three Companies Over Illegal Land Investments KUALA LUMPUR, 2010 – The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) today, raided three companies suspected of offering investments in illegal land investment schemes.

The raids were conducted simultaneously at the UK Land International (M) Sdn Bhd, Profitable Plots Sdn Bhd and Edgeworth Properties (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. The companies had allegedly contravened sections 94 and 363 of the Companies Act 1965.

In a statement, SSM

said it had conducted surveillance on the companies over the past couple of months.

It said the companies offered the public to purchase and invest in plots of land in foreign countries, notably England and Canada, and used attractive marketing strategies, among others, promising extremely high rate of returns.

“Any company offering investments in interest schemes must comply with Division 5, Part IV of the Companies Act and other relevant provisions of SSM’s Policy Guidelines and Requirements before they can start offering such investments to the public,” the statement added.

Non-compliance of Division 5 Part IV of the Companies Act is an offence under section 94 (1) of the Companies Act and carries a penalty of imprisonment for five years or RM100,000 fine or both whilst section 363 (5) entails a penalty of 10 years Imprisonment or a RM250,000 fine.

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Those families express how difficult it is for their children to thrive in a country where they feel and are treated as less than “human” and where they feel stifled by racism and hate.

The Inquest has taught us some valuable lessons about history, about attitudes, about fear and hate, and about how the expression of our collective humanity includes the need to work towards understanding and change.

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MOTIVATING KIDS TO BE HEART HEALTHY HEALTHY ROOTS – According to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, heart health is equal parts good eating and getting active.

This applies not only to adults but also to youth and children.

The best way to ensure long-term heart health for your children is to make active time a family priority. Here are some tips from Health Canada to help you reduce sedentary behaviours in your home and increase physical activity time.

What is physical activity? Any movement that increases heart rate and breathing. Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure.

What is sedentary behaviour? Postures or activities that require very little movement. Examples include prolonged sitting,

watching television, playing passive video or computer games, extended time spent on the computer (surfing the internet or working), and motorized transportation.

Physical activity is more than just organized sports.

It can include everyday activities like walking the dog, planting a garden, playing tag, building a snowman or tobogganing, and even household chores like sweeping or shovelling the driveway.

Here are a few tips to help teach children the importance of daily physical activity.

Encourage them to walk or ride their bikes to school instead of taking the bus.

Schedule active time for your children after school.

Combine periods of moderate activity like walking or biking with periods of more vigorous activity

such as running or playing soccer or tag.

Activities like swimming, soccer, baseball, dancing, gymnastics, skiing, and basketball provide opportunities to learn new skills while having fun.

Check with local schools and community centres for affordable programs.

Balance the day with physical activities that are informal and unstructured, like playing tag or building a snowman. This is particularly important for children who tend to shy away from competition.

Set a positive example by being physically active as a family. Plan regular outings to hike, cycle, walk, or skate.

Remember to praise your children for being active. Confidence is the key to success!

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LINDSAY BOMBERRY

HEALTHY ROOTS – Role modelling a healthy lifestyle as a single mom brings an additional set of challenges to making indigenous foods, exercise and personal development a priority. Add to that managing an auto-immune disease and you’d think that would be enough to bring anyone to a stall. But Six Na-

tions mother and Healthy Roots participant Lindsay Bomberry just keeps on keeping on.

We touched base with Lindsay to see how her journey is going so far.

Has it been difficult for you to keep away from tempting foods over the holiday?

LB - It’s funny cause its not so much myself that has a problem sticking to the plan, its my daughter!

She is the one offered all the sweets and treats!

Utilizing maple sugar, maple butter and maple syrup are key. I found maple lollipops and keep them on hand for those “special treats”.

Myself, well — dehydrated cranberries and raw pumpkin seeds are my go to, or energy balls made with ground roasted white corn flour, ground pumpkin seeds, sunflow-

er seeds, hemphearts, sunflower seed butter and maple butter really do make for a “temptation”.

Really having weaned for almost a year from processed sugar has made it difficult to consume food containing it, three weeks is all it takes for the brain to change a “habit”, I’m not sure but if one is to continue past that point it seems to be a lifestyle!

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my garden or do I need a composter of some kind?

Any advice would be helpful, the computer was all science stuff.

New Compost Lady Dear New Compost lady, This is a great letter, fits in with the organic theme recently being discussed. First let me clear up the science part. Think of the high carbon part as "brown" and the high nitrogen part as “greens”.

Browns are your weeds, leaves, straw, hay, nut shells and a small bit of paper; the dry, dull stuff.

Greens are the veggie scraps you are saving, fruit scraps, coffee grounds, fresh grass clippings, fresh leaves from pruning, (no leaves from walnut trees) and animal manure. The things you can imagine worms eating and enjoying!

Now carefully combine these things and create that perfect carbon to nitrogen ratio and — just kidding! Just make sure your compost pile has roughly twice as much brown to green. It is that simple! It

can be in a pile near your garden spot to make tossing the weeds in easy for you. A composter while nice is not necessary.

It is okay to put your compost out in a pile now away from your house. It won't begin to break down yet its a bit too cold. Compost generates its own heat but with our harsh cold the pile would have to be prepped in the fall to continue working through the winter. It would also need to be about three feet square.

So just get started with your greens out in a pile, and as the weather warms add some browns. I commend you on getting your very own organic gardeners gold pile started!

Happy to welcome another composter to the fold, Kitty

MAPLE SYRUP: A NUTRIENT-RICH INDIGENOUS SWEETENER HEALTHY ROOTS – Swapping out refined sugar and replacing it with maple syrup in your diet is one simple way to incorporate indigenous flair into your everyday.

But did you know that maple syrup does so much more for our well-being than adding flavour to food?

Though it is primarily a sweetener like white sugar, honey or agave; swapping out these products and replacing them with maple syrup can up the nutrient value of your food choices and make for a healthier body.

Nutritionally speaking maple syrup is far superior to refined white sugar, honey or agave. This is because maple syrup contains naturally occurring vitamins, trace elements and polyphenols.

At just 50 calories a What would you say have been your victories so far?

LB - My victories have been simple yet profound. I’ve mentioned previously that this has been an emotional challenge as it began on the crux of a major life transition.

I found connecting with other participants, nourishing all my relationships and even just having conversation about the challenge with community members has really been uplifting.

tablespoon, maple syrup has just half the caloric intake of other sweeteners. It also has a lower glycemic index, which means it doesn’t give the same spike in blood insulin levels as white sugar or honey.

Free radical damage to human cells can lead to health problems such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. In addition to being tasty, pure maple syrup is packed with cell protecting antioxidant polyphenols; similar to those found in berries, green tea, flax seeds and red wine.

In 2008 Canadian researchers determined maple syrup contains the same amount of antioxidants as raw tomato or broccoli. Keep in mind: the darker the syrup the higher its free radical I’m utilizing a mixture of spiritual/scientific knowledge that recognizes energy as a transformative aspect to our beings. That energy can not disappear, but it has the infinite possibility of being transformed.

Raising one’s energetic frequency is incredibly vital and beneficial for wellness!

This can be found in many things we have access to in our daily lives, music, dance, song, art, meditation, laughter, gratitude. It is fundamental to the teachings

fighting power.

Maple syrup is known to be an excellent source of manganese, an important element in normal brain and nerve function.

It is also a great source of riboflavin to strengthen your metabolism and zinc for a healthy immune system. Minerals such as magnesium, calcium and potassium, which work together to support heart health are also found in pure maple syrup.

Bonus: Potassium helps to regulate electrolyte balance in the body and is an essential part of keeping hydrated. Try adding a tablespoon of maple syrup to your water bottle during workouts for a little boost of flavour and nutrients.

of the “good mind” and when one is genuinely focusing on raising energetic frequency/vibration through various healing methods, it is an intricate exploration of the self and how we really do have the power to let go of that which doesn’t serve or benefit our well being. My victory is in finding that I’ve eliminated many daily symptoms that have been apart of my chronic illness and any remaining limitations have less of my focus.

How are you managing stress throughout the challenge: exercise, meditation and prayer, support from family and friends or something else?

LB - I find all those things are key factors to finding peace on a stressful day. Sometimes its as simple as utilizing deep breathes and making a very genuine effort to set the stress down on the ground or let it go into space.

If its really difficult to shake, well anything that

is a physical challenge is definitely my greatest tool! I was once very physical and dropped the ball in terms of my fitness over the past five years. I find I am drawn to anything that pushes my limits and challenges my preconceptions on “what I can do”.

As an avid 13 year practicing yogini I find that my practice is enhanced by the strength I build as my body is prepared to open and become flexible. Breath/ body connection is vital for the stillness need-

ed to meditate and in all of these practices I’m breaking down the mental barriers I set up for myself that convinced me “I can’t” or “I shouldn’t” based on circumstances in life.

A friend of mine recently told me about a challenge to eliminate the phrase “I can’t” from my vocabulary and replace it with a new way of expressing a boundary, arguably a more honest way of expressing it. Also the self reflection of thinking “Hey, is it really true that I can’t?”

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Thotharatyie Joe Brant of Tyendinaga shares his methods of raising a family of first-language Mohawk speakers. PHOTO BY LINDSAY MONTURE

Kahnawake hosts their 4th annual Rotinonhsyón:ni Language Gathering

By Lindsay Monture The gymnasium of the Kahnawake Survival School beamed with shared Kanyen’kéha teaching and learning practices Monday during the 4th Annual Rotinonhsyón:ni Language Gathering. The day featured 7 Kanyen’kéha speakers presenting a variety of teaching methods and their language journeys to explore approaches to language from different perspectives.

The first presenter was Iakotetshenen Jennifer Jacobs on the practice of teaching Kanyen’kéha through cultural practices in an elementary immersion school. A part of Iakotetshenen’s teaching technique involves having a woodstove in the classroom to practice longhouse ceremonies, teaching the Peacemaker story, medicines through song and dance, the roles and responsibilities of men and women, planting and harvesting, the changing of the seasons and environment among many others. The class share stories through art, beadwork, play writing and storyboarding. By bridging language with culture, the students learn what it means to be Kanyen’kehá:ka from the ground up.

The Kahnawake Survival School’s language department presented their initiatives for encouraging student language growth outside of the classroom.

This includes students taking on the responsibility of co-teaching other students to enhance their own language ability while supporting their peers, providing them with a positive exchange of knowledge. Students

breaking off into small groups are given simple starter questions to allow the language to grow organically in discussion. They are also given homework with a family member to continue language usage in the home environment. The department also shared their Red Sheet technique to encourage language usage within the school, outside of the classroom with teachers giving out house points each time students use Kanyen’kéha in the halls or cafeteria.

After the lunch break, Kanentokon Hemlock shared a report on the UN Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Languages, bringin together Indigenous peoples from all over the globe to share statistics on the current state of their languages as well as the dire need of language revitalization.

The report includes findings that there are 6700 languages that exist globally today. At least 4000 Indigenous languages make up the world’s linguistic diversity, and 3000 of those languages are in serious danger of becoming extinct.

According to the Endangered Language Project, the current status of Rotinonhsyòn:ni languages are as follows; there are less than 4000 speakers that remain of the Kanyen’kéha language, which is deemed a threatened language. The Oneida language is deemed endangered with less than 200 speakers. The Onondaga and Seneca languages are critically endangered, both with less than 50 speakers. The Cayuga language is severely endangered with less than 100 speakers. The most

Ryan Decaire from Wahta Mohawk Territory is a Kanyen'kéha teacher at Ratiwennahn':rats in Kahnawake. He speaks about the importance of learning language from our elders. PHOTO BY LINDSAY MONTURE

startling is the Tuscarora language with only 1 first-language speaker remaining, although there is now a great push for Tuscarora language revitalization in Buffalo. It is estimated that 1 language dies every 2 weeks.

Kanentokon then shared the Mokuola Honua Centre for Indigenous Language Excellence’s work in supporting Indigenous language revitalization across the globe. They draw many connections between different cultures in terms of language loss, misconceptions of Indigenous languages leading to under developed English academic standards, and other commonalities.

Thotharatyie Joe Brant, Principal of the Quinte Mohawk School in Tyendinaga shared his story of

learning Kanyen’kéha for himself at first, then quickly as a top priority in his life to raise a family

of first-language speakers. He broke down his methods into three parts: language loyalty, reclaiming domains and natural language acquisition. Language loyalty refers to the amount of focused time and effort one dedicates to learning a language. Reclaiming domains allows speakers to expand their language abilities pertaining to activities that are of interest, so that language sticks when put into context. Natural language acquisition allows speakers to learn in an organic environment, surrounded by other speakers, friends and family, as opposed to acquiring knowledge through language programs.

Kahrhowane McComber shared his vision for the Language and Leadership Pilot Project and implementing a traditional leadership support program. Learning our languages and regaining what was lost in the generations before us can at times involve many psy-

chological and emotional barriers we need to overcome. The Language and Leadership Pilot Project provides the much needed support for speakers to continue learning through those challenges.

Ryan Decaire, a former Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa student and current Kanyen’kéha teacher at the Ratiwennahní:rats adult immersion program in Kahnwake, shared his experiences in continuing his language growth through learning from first-speakers and elders.

He emphasized that learning our languages is a lifelong commitment and not something that can be done in any two-year immersion program alone.

Learning our languages is much more challenging than we expect it to be as second-language speakers. There are many reasons we choose not to learn it, and many barriers we face, but we can overcome all of them with the right amount of support, resources and dedication.

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Woodland Cultural Centre opens new exhibit: Performagraphic

By Chezney Martin BRANTFORD – The newest exhibit to call the Woodland Cultural Centre home is the “Performagraphic” exhibit filled with cultural identity, humour and history created

by Artist James Luna.

The entire gallery spans a period of video, performance and photographic works created between 2010 to 2014, referencing Luna's artistic career of over 30 years. From the Pooyukitchchum/Ipai, Luna comes from the La Jolla Indian Reservation in North County San Diego and his work builds a confrontation with audiences using his indigenous perspective of cultural identity and the realities of race.

In an interview with Two Row Times, Luna explained that being an artist is a way of life and this ties in with the kind of inspiration he would like to give young or aspiring artists.

“We're given gifts as artists, they're pretty simple gifts, but they're hard to understand. But, I think that maybe once you hear this you won't forget; it is a gift that not many people have to be an artist, to have the ability to see the things that other people don't see, but the real trick is to take the things you see and make them into something called art. Like any other skill, it's something you should do every day,” said Luna, as he began to list different forms of art including writing, taping and hand made creating.

“It will keep you balanced,” he said. “We're

James Luna powerfully explained the messages behind several of his pieces for the first visitors to the opening of his gallery "Performagraphic" at the Woodland Cultural Centre.

PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN

not talking full on finished works, we're talking about just being in the process of it and learning the various ways to speak, whether it be blank paper or your body.

You'll live a better life for that.”

Artistic Director Naomi Johnson said that the opening itself “was great,” with the gallery being filled with more than 60 people.

“We had [students from the Ontario College of Art and Design University] Indigenous Visual Culture Program

out here, and I think they brought over 45 people,” said Johnson. “So, these are the best and brightest indigenous creators and those interested in indigenous art. I couldn't have asked for a better set of people in a really good number too.”

In regards to Luna, Johnson had nothing but kind words.

“It's a huge honour to have James Luna exhibiting at Woodland,” said Johnson. “Personally, he's been a huge art hero of mine for over 15 years now and he's real-

Splitting the audience in half, James Luna began one of his performances which included himself walking up right, then very slowly, and finally with a cane to enact the importance of knowledge as an elder.

PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN

ly a trailblazer for First Nations artists. His work has posed questions that I think are often raised now, but when he did it he was the first. So, it's a huge honour in our gallery spaces, and I hope

everybody gets a chance to come out and see it before it's done, which is May 6. I always hope that with these exhibitions, people will come and see them. It's great to know that we have such

a breadth of talent in our communities, and yeah he's from California, but his work influenced and inspired so many of our own Six Nations artists, even Tyendinaga, Wahta artists. He is intrinsic.”

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By Jim Windle HAGERSVILLE – The Jr. C Hagersville Hawks will move on after defeating the Niagara Riverhawks four games to one in the quarterfinal round Saturday night in Hagersville.

After losing Game #1 of the series by the score of 1-0, the Hawks began to fly, winning the next four straight games. The most convincing of the four was Saturday night’s 8-4 triumph in Hagersville.

Matt Lemassuir and Dan Mederios set up a 2-0 first period lead and Michael Arch added a third

goal early in the second period.

Backs against the wall, the Riverhawks’ Andrew Somerville and Jarrod Peacock cut deeply into that lead. Matt Rimac and Mederios righted the ship late in the frame to send the teams into the second intermission with Hagersville leading 5-2 and in charge.

Lemassuir scored his second of the night less than a minute into the third to double up on the Riverhawks 6-3. Niagara began chipping away at the lead but Cole Martin and Derel Friesen con-

tributed to a strong finish for the 8-4 win.

In other Quarter Final series, Glanbrook swept the Simcoe Storm, Grimsby downed the Port Dover Sailors four games to two, and the Dundas Blues bounced the Dunnville Mudcats in four straight.

Cam Sault added an assist to remain just ahead of his point a game pace with 34 points.

The Blast has completed its regular season with a record of 17 wins, five losses and 2 OT loses for 51 points. But the Stoney Creek Generals were only two points behind, and held two games in hand as the ACH regular season ended.

Sunday, the Generals hosted the Whitby Dunlops and a holiday Monday visit by the Steelhawks and all Brantford could do is wait.

The Generals disappointed Brantford, Sunday by defeating the Hamilton Steelhawks to jump back into first place, by one point, making the Dundas Real McCoys the spoiler with last Friday’s

TOP PHOTO: Matt Lemassuir #9, led the Hagersville Hawks past the Niagara Riverhawks 8-4 Saturday night in Hagersville to win the best of seven Jr. C Quarterfinals, four games to one. Lemassuir scored two and assisted on another while Dan Mederios did the same. Stephen Tierney recorded the win in the Hawks cage. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

The Hagersville Hawks took flight 8-4 Saturday to eliminate the Niagara Riverhawks four games to one in Jr. C Quarter Final Playoff action at the Hagersville Arena. Photo by Jim Windle

Brantford Blast elbowed out of first place

By Jim Windle BRANTFORD – The Brantford Blast vaulted into first place Saturday night by defeating the Hamilton Steelhawks 4-3 in Hamilton. That, after losing a 2-1 shoot-out heat breaker Friday night to the Dundas Real McCoys in Dundas.

Derek Mederios earned a goal ad an assist while

2-1 win over Brantford.

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Six Nations Bantams conquer with a shutout

Bantam Captain Sandy Porter was on fire, as the goalie took a dive for the puck and missed, leaving his net wide open for Porter to tip the puck in for his fourth of the game. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN

By Chezney Martin OHSWEKEN – With a slight win 4-3 last Tuesday against St. George in the first game of their playoff series, the Six Nations Bantams showed that they wouldn't win by just one goal this time, as they shut out and throttled St. George 8-0 on Sunday, Feb. 14.

The bantams first periods usually start out

with both teams fighting for puck possession and no goals, but not this game. The bantams tore around St. George, who looked like fawn learning to walk as their puck carrying abilities were far out of practice. The first goal was sunk by Devin Jamieson with a far out slap shot by the middle of the period, assisted by Kevin Hill and Kahner Johnson.

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Seeming to think they could easily answer the goal, St. George started to space themselves out for passes. This didn't do them well though, as the Bantams intercepted several passes and moved through to offence. Setting himself up to be in the right spot at the right time, Bantam Captain Sandy Porter scored twice in 30 seconds before the end of the period, assisted by Dar-rion White, George Bomberry and Wyatt Williams.

Following with the second period, St. George kept up with the Bantams on defence, but couldn't connect with one another on offence — taking several unnecessary shots from far out rather than fighting to get to the net. This was likely due to their own malpractice in stick work, as the Bantams simply out maneuvered them and stole the puck.

This led to their fourth goal by Rycol Davis, assisted by Reid Bomberry.

Rather than running a play, or setting up for a shot, St. George continued to waste energy by chasing the Bantams.

Their response to their own lack of gumption was to resort to aggres-

Devin Jamieson's second goal of the game, scored with a nice stutter fake that opened the top left corner to bury his shot. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN sive tactics, which landed two from St. George in the box. By the last seconds of the period, a quick break away — without much of a chase — by Devin Jamieson landed yet another goal after a sharp pass from Hill.

The start of the third period rang true that St. George wasn't going to make a come back, with the scoreboard glowing 5-0, and their offence being stripped of all shot opportunities. Taking ad-vantage early on in the period, Darrion White scored his first, with a pass from Porter from Wil-liams. The work of Goalie Caleb Martin as well was incredibly well-seasoned,

as he seemed to know exactly what to do in every situation that had the puck in his midst.

The same couldn't be said for St. George goalie Bryce Hunt-Parker, who seemed to let the scoreboard get to his head.

This led to another goal

by Porter with a lifted shot, assisted by Wil-liams and White. Not even 40 seconds later the puck stopped several lengths in front of Hunt-Parker, who dove for it. Rather than sliding on the ice, Hunt-Parker laid flat just inches before he could reach the puck, and Porter skated by, taking the puck and putting it into the empty net un-assisted.

St. George again re-

sponded with aggression and frustration, with cheap shots unseen by the ref. The most obvious retaliation landed more St. George players in the box, but didn't change the scoreboard.

Finalizing the game 8-0, the Bantams proved that with hard work on offence and a skilled goalie, they've become a force steadily moving toward winning this series. Their next game in this series will take place at 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 17.

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Pro-Fit Corvairs clinch league season title

By Jim Windle

CALEDONIA ‑ The big news this week in the Greater Ontario Jr. B Hockey League is the Caledonia Corvairs lost a hockey game, only it’s second loss of the season. The Pro-Fit Corvairs lost Saturday night, at home, to the Niagara Falls Canucks, who are 26 points behind the league leaders.

After two periods of scoreless action where Caledonia’s Mark Sinclair and Niagara’s Adam Dentico put on a show, Blake Luscombe broke the ice on a powerplay at 1:17 of the third.

Except for a 31 second power failure, the Corvairs would likely have hung on for the win, but quick two Niagara goals and Caledonia’s inability to beat Dentico conspired serve the Corvairs the bitter taste of defeat they are not accustomed to.

Niagara Falls Canucks' Adam Dentico makes a game saver late in the game to uphold a 2-1 Canucks win over the first place Caledonia Corvairs Saturday night at the Haldimand Centre Arena in Caledonia. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

Canucks Peter Falvina and Matthew Marsden caught the Corvairs sleeping at 11:32 and again at 11:53. That would be enough to take the two

points and slap their hosts in the face in front of a hometown crowd.

Sunday night the Corvairs responded with a solid 8-3 win over the

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Welland Canadians to get back on the winning track.

Behind a two goal, two assist effort by Corey Pawley, the Covairs came out hot building a 4-0 lead

by the 6:33 mark of the second period with goals

by Quentin Maksimovivh, Mitch Graham, Tyler Hill and a short hander by Corey Pawley.

Welland battled back in the last half of the period to cut the lead to Caledonia 4-3 heading into the third period.

Still stinging from the Friday night loss, the Corvairs upped the anti and poured it on in the third with goals by Hill and Graham and Pawley each scoring their second of the game along with a Davis Brown goal to overwhelm the Canadians and wash the bitter taste of defeat from their mouths.

Mark Sinclair registered his 31st win of the campaign in the Corvairs net.

The regular season ended Monday afternoon with an opportunity for the Corvairs players to fatten up their personal

Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs #88 Jake Brown battles for the puck in Saturday night's 2-1 Corvairs loss, only their second loss of the season. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE stats against the hapless Pelham Panthers whom they annihilated 17-1 in their last outing.

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Ohsweken Demons drop two to Lock Monsters

By Jim Windle

OHSWEKEN – Ohsweken Demons took it on the chin Saturday afternoon at the Meridian Centre 16-6 to occupy fifth place in the six-team league with a 3-5-0-0 record after eight games. Although the Southwest Cyclops are two points back in last place, they hold two games in hand over the Demons.

Two goals from Chris Atwood and solo goals from Brock Farmer, Mike Miller, Tom Montour and Randy Martin wouldn’t be near enough to turn back the Lock Monsters who controlled every facet of the game.

They burned through both Ohsweken starting goaltender Jake Lazore

and backup Gowah Abrams along the way.

It was the second loss in as many nights against the Monsters who took the 11-7 win at the ILA, Friday night.

After a 2-1 first quarter with Niagara ahead, the Monsters went on a seven goal spree in the second only interrupted by Wenster Green and Ian Martin’s second of the game putting Ohsweken behind 9-4 at the half.

Brock Farmer scored the only goal of the third quarter and Vaughn Harris opened the fourth quarter to cut the Niagara lead to 9-5, Bryan Neufeld took his team to double digits at 10-5. Martin and Harris scored a little more than a minute apart to come to 10-7, but that is

as close as they would get as Niagara added another late in the game.

Frustration set in with five seconds remaining in the game, as Tom Montour and Blue Hill were both early to the showers with misconducts.

Bright spots for the Demons were Ian Martin’s five point night and a strong game from Vaughn Harris, who collected two goals, two assists and nine shots on net.

The Demons will regroup for this coming Friday night when they travel down the road to Paris to face the Southwest Cyclops at the Syl Apps Arena, beginning at 7:30.

Elsewhere this week, the Barrie Blizzard is in Niagara for a date with the Lock Monsters.

TYENDINAGA – Aboriginal Team Ontario is coming together nicely as they head into the final two months of preparation before they take the ice for the first time as hosts of the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships. The tournament is held annually with this year’s edition being held in Mississauga from May 2-7. With the tournament being held in Ontario, second year manager Wes Marsden Jr. says the the number of interested players has been unprecedented.

“It’s been overwhelming at times to be honest, says Marsden of Alderville First Nation. “I think it’s a combination of how strong our Aboriginal hockey players are in this province, as well as the tournament location’s

close proximity. Whatever the case, the number of Aboriginal hockey players interested in skating for Team Ontario this spring is really encouraging for us.”

While the girls roster has for the most part been selected, it remains a long and complicated process on the men’s side and as Marsden notes, “It’s kind of a unique balancing act to get our final roster together. Not only are there financial burdens for players, but scheduling conflicts with their regular teams, or injuries. Things like that make it really difficult to name a roster and the unfortunate side of this is not every player interested will be selected for the final roster.”

Marsden figures to be busy finalizing the ros-

ter in the coming months and points to a couple big events coming up on the calendar, the Mushkegowuk Cup and Little NHL tournaments. This is where Team Ontario officials hope to get a look at some Major Bantam and Midget aged players to get a good feel for what the roster will look like come May 2. Team Ontario staff has still been busy throughout the province, scouting games, identifying players and naming them to the preliminary roster.

A number of players have committed to playing for Team Ontario, most recently forward Trey Maracle of the Jr. C Picton Pirates. Maracle has 5 goals and 7 assists through 31 games for the Pirates and plays in all situations for the Pirates.

Men’s Aboriginal Team Ontario New Brantford Jr. C Lacrosse coming together Maracle is excited for the opportunity to showcase his abilities and help the team in anyway he can.

“I am honoured to be asked to play for Team Ontario and represent my community in such a great tournament. I look forward to working hard and putting forth my greatest efforts towards our team.” Said Maracle, “I think that our communities in Ontario have a great pool of players that can come together as one unit and win that gold medal.”

The final team roster for Team Ontario is expected sometime after the Little NHL next month. If you have any questions regarding Male Team Ontario you are encouraged to contact wesley.marsden@aswco.ca

team announced

By TRT STAFF BRANTFORD – After taking a year off last season, the Hamilton Bengals Jr.C lacrosse franchise has announced a moved to the Brantford and District Civic Centre where they will play this coming season as the Brantford Warriors.

Brantford lacrosse fan John Clements purchased the franchise and is busy setting up for the Jr. C Warriors’ inaugural season beginning in May. To seed the future of

the team and help build a fan base in Brantford, everyone registered in Brantford minor lacrosse will get a free season’s ticket.

They are targeting Friday night at 8 p.m. for their regular scheduled home games. The debut and home opener will be against last year’s Western Division champions Six Nations Warriors, May 6.

Training Camp will begin at the Syl Apps Arena, in Paris, March 20.

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Hess wins unanimous decision in Brampton Cup

By Jim Windle

BRAMPTON — After taking a few years off from the extensive training of amateur boxing, Six Nations’ Karl Hess has re-

turned to the ring with a vengeance, winning Gold at the Brampton Cup with a unanimous decision over Aaron Francis from the Oop Boxing Club of Cape Bretton, Nova Scotia

last weekend.

Hess and coach Jackie Armour of Brantford’s Black Eye Boxing Club, were very pleased not only with the outcome, but the effort and contin-

ued improvement shown against Francis.

Hess who fights at 6975k weight class used his typical methodical style, landing several strong jabs to keep Francis away and off-balance. But Hess also possessed a powerful punch and good defense.

“I thought the first round was pretty even,” says Hess. “I landed a few good jabs and worked the body.”

Hess stunned his opponent twice in the second and clearly took the middle round of the three rounder. The momentum carried into the third round giving Hess the unanimous decision.

At age 23, Hess possesses significant power in both hands and has quick feet to allow him to escape the advances of opponents.

Hess began boxing at the Black Eye Club sever-

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He returned to the Club last year and has taken a more serious attitude, hoping to turn pro.

Since his return Hess has a 4-0 record after winning the Brampton Cup. His fights are available on YouTube, including his Brampton Cup win.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Your sense of time management and practicality come to the forefront this week, Aries. You want to get down to business, and your no-nonsense attitude will shine through.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, this is a great week to just kick back and be yourself without feeling the crunch of deadlines or responsibilities. You’ll get a few free moments to do whatever you like.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Something you have always wanted to do may become possible this week. Maybe it’s something from your bucket list. Bring a friend to join in the fun.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 How far you come this week depends on your attitude, Cancer. If you keep an open mind, you will find success. Keep a positive attitude and reap the rewards.

5. Tartness 6. A group of individuals 7. Bard 8. Buddy 9. Not an amateur 10. North-central Indian city 12. Chit 13. Reverences 14. Inspire with love 15. Endocrine gland 18. Biblical name for Syria 20. The woman 24. Heroic tale 26. Daddy 28. Killing yourself 30. In a way, discolors 32. Artiodactyls

Answers for February 17, 2016 Crossword Puzzle

34. Resistant to change 35. Northeast 36. Watering places 38. A way to pave 39. Value excessively 40. Poplar trees (Spanish) 42. Elk Grove High School 44. Abroad 45. Author George Bernard 47. Old world, new 49. Tiny insectivorous W. Indian bird 51. British School 52. Moroccan coastal region 53. Radioactivity unit 57. Sheep sound

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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you will have the opportunity to work on a personal problem that has gotten the best of you before. Work through all of the angles before you put a plan in motion.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 You may find yourself in the position of middle man this week, Virgo. Others come to you with their concerns, and you put their minds at ease.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, everything seems like it will be rather ordinary this week. That’s a good thing, as you can use a few laid-back days with not too much on your schedule.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, shopping is on your mind but you may have to put that idea off for a little while longer. More pressing purchases for the home or business take priority.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, your finances are a bit difficult to decode at the time being, and that can lead to trouble. Better to bring in someone who knows what he or she is doing to help you work it out.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, if you’re looking to fill the void in your calendar, sign up for a class that will challenge your creative or mental abilities. Try an arts or dance center as a start.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, if you find that you are craving some adventurous activities, get started. But work under the tutelage of an experienced guide to learn the ropes.

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