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New Six Nations royalty are chosen

By Chezney Martin

OHSWEKEN – On Friday, August 19, families and friends gathered at the 149th Miss Six Nations Pageant within the Gaylord Powless Arena in anticipation for the selection of 2016's Six Nations Royal Family.

As a highlight of the Annual Six Nations Fair, the pageant was held during the 149th year and still offers six age categories for the ladies, and one category for the young gentlemen. Of these categories is the most highly anticipated — the title of Miss Six Nations, which was taken home by none other than Shauna Clause.

But the road to being crowned isn't an easy one, as of three contestants including Jordyn Shae Johnson and Sandi Capton, Clause propelled herself forward with her prepared statement and finally a well answered impromptu question on stage. Prior to the competition on stage, Clause had to sell 50/50 tickets, write an essay, prepare a presentation board and undergo a personal interview.

Clause explained that once the other competitors were selected, she couldn't help but show emotion.

(from left, back) Miss Teen Six Nations Shailee Elizabeth Sandy, who also won the Fitness Award, Miss Pre-teen Six Nations Ronnie Blair General, Miss Six Nations Shauna Clause, (from left, front) Miss Mini Six Nations Raynee Wilma Mae Smith, Tiny Tot Boy Six Nations Titus Qway Hill, Little Miss Six Nations Miah Mae Fuller, Tiny Tot Girl Six Nations Emme Dollie Alicia Rose Loft. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN “I cried, as people could see up there,” said Clause.

“It was just overwhelming and I was so excited, but I mean I worked hard for this. So, it was definitely well-earned I feel on my part.”

In regards to her experience, Clause explained

that the process would have benefitted her even if she didn't walk away with the crown and title.

“This was really good for me,” said Clause. “I met a lot of new people and I really thought that just being in the pageant, people participating,

shows that you have what it takes to be an ambassador for this community. I feel like even if someone didn't win, they still can go on to be a community leader. Just like Make said, regardless of whether you have this title or not, you can still be a

great leader for our community,” she said.

For the coming year, Clause says that she hopes to educate those around her on Haudenosaunee culture and help to combat stereotypes.

“I mostly want to get in touch with people and educate them about our culture and our people,” she said. “I feel like when I went off-reserve this year to school, I saw a lot of people [that didn't have] an understanding of who we are as people.

They had stereotypes of who we were and very untrue stereotypes about who we are as people,” she said.

“I just want to educate people about us and let them know that we're more than the stereotypes that people think we all are. We have a beautiful culture filled with songs, ceremonies and traditions that I think should be expressed to everyone,” she said.

But not only will Clause be representing at different venues and events throughout the year, she also has hopes for other pageants such as the Miss IDLA pageant and the Miss Indian World pageant. But her prowess in the pageant arena seems to be innate, and there's a good reason for that.

“I grew up doing modelling and dancing and stuff, so that's kinda what got me into that.

But we did more beauty pageants when we were younger, until I participated in Miss Mini and I won Miss Mini,” she said.

“Just wanting to represent the community. This is a great pageant because that's what you're doing, it's not really about the outside beauty, it's about what you have to offer and what you can do as an ambassador in representing our community in a positive way.”

To conclude her interview, the new Miss Six Nations 2016 to 2017 wanted to offer words to those that are thinking about pageantry, but are unsure of themselves.

“Even if you're doubting yourself, just do it anyway,” she said. “It's a great experience whether you win or not like I said, you're a winner for even participating because it shows that you want change in our community or that you want to represent our community. I say go for it,” she said.

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Brantford Native Housing donates $5,000 to Save the Evidence

From left to right: Executive Director of Brantford Native Housing Andy Joseph, President of Brantford Native Housing Shane Bomberry and Outreach Co-ordinator for the Woodland Cultural Centre Jessica Powless standing outside the former Mohawk Institute Residential School last Friday where Bomberry presented Powless with a $5,000 donation towards the centre's Save the Evidence fundraising campaign. PHOTO BY JAYSON KOBLUN

By Jayson Koblun BRANTFORD – On Friday August 19, representatives from Brantford Native Housing (BNH) made a $5,000 donation to the Mohawk Institute’s Save the Evidence campaign. Shane Bomberry, president of BNH and Andy Joseph, executive director of BNH met with the Woodland Cultural Centre’s Outreach Co-ordinator Jessica Powless to sign the giant cheque and make the donation official.

The Save the Evidence campaign is trying to raise money to complete renovations to the Mohawk Institute; The Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School operated in Brantford, Ontario from 1828 to 1970.

It served as a boarding school for First Nations children from Six Nations, as well as other communities throughout Ontario and Quebec. It served as a key tool in the effort to assimilate First Nations children into European Christian society, and sever the continuity of culture from parent to child. After closing in 1970, it reopened in 1972

as the Woodland Cultural Centre, a non-profit organization that serves to preserve and promote First Nations culture and heritage.

“We definitely are thankful for the $5,000 donation,” said Powless.

“Every dollar we can raise towards the campaign is appreciated and this money will go directly towards the current project.”

In 2013, major roof leaks caused significant and costly damage to the historic Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School building. The Save the Evidence fundraising campaign was launched in response. Its goal is to raise the necessary funds for repairs and renovations to ensure the physical evidence of the dark history of Residential Schools in Canada is never forgotten.

BNH was founded in 1986 as a non-profit charitable organization which works to provide housing for people of native ancestry who are of low income, and as such strives to provide access to a safe, affordable and secure place to live in peace and dignity for the

First Nation population residing in Brantford as well as provide the urban First Nation population with community services.

In continuing to do so, BNH recognizes the importance of collaborating with fellow First Nation service provider organizations in the Brantford Community.

“BNH acknowledges the importance of the efforts of the Woodland Cultural Centre to educate the public on the rich culture and heritage of the First Nations of the Eastern Woodland area, including the history and purpose of the former Mohawk Institute, and wishes to express our support by way of a donation to the ‘Save the Evidence’ campaign.

BNH stands in unity with this project’s purpose to become Canada’s first ‘Canadian Museum of Conscience’ in the city of Brantford on Six Nations of the Grand River territory, and as such serve as a constant reminder for future generations,” reads a statement from the BNH.

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No election code this month

By Jayson Koblun SIX NATIONS – Community member and Chief Electoral Polling Officer Dorothy Russell-Patterson approached council several weeks ago to bring forward possible changes to the election code as suggested to her by other community members.

Russell-Patterson has since faced criticism from several councillors on the Elected Council stating that she may in a conflict of interest with her position. Since her first council meeting appearance Russell-Patterson has held three community meetings and she has given the Two Row Times an update regarding her efforts.

Regarding the potential concerns considering her role as Chief Electoral Polling Officer, Russell-Patterson said: “I respect the questions and concerns regarding my role as Chief Electoral Polling Officer. Some community members feel I am obligated to maintain this role until the next election. As such, I agreed to step away from further discussion about changes to Section VI — Districts of the current Six Nations Election Code.”

It has also been decided that there will not be a community vote on August 27 regarding changes to the code.

Here is some of what Russell-Patterson had to say in her update — the entire update will soon be posted on the Two Row Times website.

“My initial concerns to have the current Six Nations Election Code reviewed came from many voters in the 2013 election, where I served as the Chief Electoral Polling Officer (CEPO).

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Suggestions from the community came up again during the By-Election held in August 2015.

The Six Nations Elected Council was advised of the need to review and consider changes to the Code which several councillors agreed with. However, when I realized that this may not occur before the upcoming election in November, I decided that perhaps one change to the Code would be worth considering … Section VI pertaining to Districts.

Many community members had expressed the need to eliminate Districts in past. It was this section of the Code that I chose to hold community meetings about. It was this section that I chose to receive community input about voting to keep or eliminate districts.

I chose to do this as a community member, not as the CEPO,” reads Russell-Patterson’s report.

Some of the 28 comments and concerns brought forward by the community were: DD The community needs more information DD Removing districts will leave the community with a family full of councillors because the families will all vote for each other DD The voting date should be pushed back DD There should be an election code committee There were 20 unanswered questions on Russell-Patterson’s update, some of there were; does there need to be a percentage of people that sign a petition for a change to happen; what are the reasons for removing the districts; can there be more voting days; and why are there

not shorter terms for councillors?

Russell-Patterson said that former members of the Election Code Committee 2008 to 2010 agreed to reconvene and review the code they devised. Four community members offered to participate on their committee and that meetings will begin in the near future.

“I want to say ‘Thank You’ to the young lady who knocked on my door and offered to take the petition and post on social media; to the previous Election Code Committee members who alerted me to the hard work they already accomplished; to those who sent emails offering suggestions; to Chief Ava Hill and the Councillors who offered their support and encouragement in looking at the Code; to those who telephoned offering their support for my efforts; to the community members who came out and voiced their concerns, questions and opinions; to the Administration Dept. Six Nations Elected Council for the use of equipment and personnel to record the proceedings of the meetings,” reads Russell-Patterson’s report.

Since Russell-Patterson’s initial appearance at Elected Council, it has been reported that Russell-Patterson was continuing to hold community meetings and told to start a petition regarding the proposed changes under direct direction by Elected Chief Ava Hill. Hill denied the accusations and said that she was simply suggesting Russell-Patterson to follow-up on certain protocols that are in place.

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Racist comments - again Move the fairgrounds to Chiefswood and give Editorial by Nahnda Garlow This week on our Two Row Times Facebook page we shared the story of a young man who was shot and killed point blank by a Saskatchewan farmer.

Someone out there on the “internets” felt that was their chance to spew all kinds of racist sludge all over the place. And we’re talking sludge. Every swear word in the book was used. Some new ones were coined. It was bad. So, we reported it to Facebook.

Facebook, by virtue of some digital assessment tool or programmed droid in Silicon Valley, responded with an automated message. Something along the lines of ‘we have determined this to not be racist’.

It was.

Sometimes being sophisticated and analyzing the political landscape of being indigenous and collective survivors of cultural genocide is super important.

Other times — it is totally appropriate to enter “the gutter”. To everything there is a season they say.

But this one specific comment, from a random and obviously fake Facebook account didn’t follow any rules. It was his kamikaze attack on our unsuspecting audience that is obviously made up of indigenous people and our friendlies.

Still, Facebook saw the details and determined it was okay — so his post lives on.

This week, the social media comments surrounding the killing of Colten Boushie were said by the RCMP to be criminal. Saskatchewan residents were urged to stop saying racist things. RCMP announced they were watching social media and taking names.

Imagine a Facebook comment gone awry? Consider the implications of your late night cutting and pasting.

Things on social media in Saskatchewan became so heated that Ben Kautz, a town councillor for the municipality of Browning, was caught saying “the only mistake” Boushie’s shooter made was leaving witnesses behind.

Let that sink in for a minute. A man in a position of political leadership elected by his community made these remarks.

No one is exempt from the temptation of late night Facebook rantings. Perhaps this is where people’s true colours start to emerge.

Perhaps it will be enough of a cultural phenomenon to start to shift the way we assess what makes a good person. Rather than how much time they volunteered in their community - people will be scanning social media profiles to get the dirt on when you had too much to drink and started mouthing off on Facebook.

That town councillor, by the way, has offered to step down from his position.

Social media is the new wild west. And the keyboard, they say, is mightier than the single action Remington revolver.

Six Nations its Fall Fair back

By Thohahoken OHSWEKEN—How do we move the Six Nations Fall Fair back to the customary second-weekend-in-September date?

Attendance at the Fall Fair was always good, at one time even boasting a Powwow to go along with the usual live events and exhibits. The midway was always a big draw. It was a community homecoming for Six Nations as well — something missing for the nearly 15,000 people who don’t live on Six Nations Indian Reserve No. 40.

The Fall Fair was moved to August, organizers said, because the company that brought the rides and midway amusements wasn’t available for the usual September date.

The move has resulted in low attendance at the Fall Fair that shows this move has not been popular with the Six Nations community. Events and

exhibits largely remain unseen.

Public reaction on social media questions the move.

Here’s why the Fall Fair was moved — so that local hockey organizations would have ice in the arena sooner.

“As soon as the Fair is over I can get the ice in the arena,” said the Six Nations’ arena manager, the late-Les Sowden back in 1988. “I have a system that I use but the Fair means I can’t get started until after midnight.”

The Fall Fair was clearly in competition for the arena. Sowden supported the Fall Fair, so his comment was not an attack on the Fall Fair. His comment points to the real reason the Fall Fair was moved to summer — accommodate minor hockey.

Here’s how the Fall Fair could be moved back to its traditional time; move the Fair grounds.

Dear Editor, I have now had opportunity to listen to five presentations of “Great Law”.

The repetition is helpful for clarification of the Peace Maker story. I have also engaged in discussion with those that are willing to reveal their thoughts of this matter. Variations of the story are available through archival references and engagement of discussions on Peace with many interested people and peoples (tribes/ Nations).

The present challenge is to envision and use principles of the story to guide one’s steps on the path we call life. 1) Peace — do no harm. 2) Good mind — thoughts that are consistent with peace. 3) Doing the best that one can — are founding principles that the Peace Maker left. Each has the capacity as a gift of the Great Spirit that has animated all to fulfill the message.

The present environment is different from what was in the time of the

Peace Maker.

That difference of circumstance needs discussion and analysis as to issues that may be of common concern.

Under analysis, the potential to motivate great masses of people to co-ordinate efforts on any specific issue may be well intended, but I submit, is to be ineffective by false/wrong thinking. This is the intent of Residential Schools that by definition was to “kill the Indian and save the man”.

What we are facing is the death of our common vision (world view/ Indian way). That vision was the common knowledge of life on Earth in the environment called the North American Eastern Woodland (Carolinian Forest). What is available to us is vastly limited from that of our ancestors. Life on a “Canadian Indian Reservation” is not our Indigenous Environment. We now have the task of re-envisioning our future in a hostile environment.

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The old bingo hall could be a Fall Fair venue for exhibits. The move would also mean that local schools could attend on Fridays again. The student exhibits would be seen again.

The land north of the bingo hall could be transformed into the new stable and race-track. Plenty of parking exists in the area. The Fairgrounds could become the site of the Grand River Fall Powwow that means there would be a grandstand.

This is not mysterious. Everyone knows what fairgrounds look like.

Moving the fairgrounds from Ohsweken to Chiefswood would free up prime real estate in Ohsweken for the new high school while increasing the opportunity to increase quality recreation and arts venues to serve Six Nations Indian Reserve No. 40.

Thohahoken teaches social sciences and is from Six Nations.

The year 1492 may represent the beginning of the invasion of Indigenous North America and the death of the Indian. The rejection of the claim to “lawful authority” by forces that imposed the Residential Schools is a reasonable course when one truly knows whom we are, studies the Indian Question and then resolves to act conscientiously. Behind the Residential Schools was an intellectual need to suppress the Human Spirit. Whatever justification put forward by the Crown and agents of the Crown, upon review, finds marginal and racist thinking fostered in the ethnocentric/Eurocentric powers of that era.

Under analysis, new truths may be the cause that enables the oppressed to focus on actions to affect change and ultimately liberation.

Our journey through life when all is done is for each to measure this life on Mother Earth on the principles embodied in the Peace Makers story (and the many other stories of Indigenous People). The Great Spirit and Leader of life on Earth has made it so that our mind and therefore our actions are the measure of success.

Yours Truly Larry W. Green

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The ties that bind PART ONE

Forgotten treaty with the Sioux rekindled

By Mike Myers A few days ago I posted a short blurb on my Facebook page reminding Haudenosaunee people that our Confederacy has a long standing treaty relationship with the Sioux Nations. I was thoroughly surprised by the positive response I got from folks all over Turtle Island as this post was shared more than 70 times.

I have been asked to give a deeper account of the history of this relationship as I’ve been told by Sioux and Haudenosaunee elders, so this is my humble effort to do that.

As best as I can ascertain, our relationship with the Sioux nations and peoples is at least 600 years old, pre-dating European arrival. This is not a historic event that I grew up learning about but is something I had never heard of until 1973 during the battle at Wounded Knee. The re-kindling of this relationship began in 1972 during the “Trail of Broken Treaties”.

The “Trail of Broken Treaties” was organized by the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the Fall of 1972 in an effort to bring national and international attention to the issues and concerns of Indigenous nations and people during the 1972 U.S. presidential campaign.

This is a whole other historic event I’ll write about in more detail later.

In October 1972, runners from the Sioux Nations came to the Onondaga Nation requesting a meeting with the Grand Council to elicit their support for the “Trail” and its goals. That request was granted and a Grand Coun-

cil was convened to which came traditional Sioux, Hopi, Creek, Seminole, Cheyenne leaders along with representatives of AIM. People all across the Confederacy had been following the progress of the “Trail” and a few individuals had gone out to join it and were reporting back on this amazing effort.

But we had not taken an official position until the meeting with the traditional leaders and representatives.

I remember the presentations that were made to the Grand Council by these leaders and was struck by how often they referred to “our long standing relations” as nations. No one elaborated on these statements and it seemed that all of the older folks understood what was being referred to. So us younger folks listened and figured at some point we would be told about these matters.

In the parlance of today, the decision to support and participate in the “Trail” was a “no brainer”.

Grand Council immediately passed a resolution of support and issued a mandate to our citizens for their participation in what we also agreed was an important and historic effort.

A number of our citizens left to join the “Trail” while several of us were tasked with organizing a caravan to go to Greenbelt Park where we would meet the “Trail” and where final planning would take place for entering Washington.

The subsequent events are another recounting, but it is important to note the reaction of the Nixon Administration because it sets into motion a number of events that culminate

in the Battle of Wounded Knee.

We found out later that what was termed the “occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters” embarrassed and enraged Nixon because of it occurring on eve of the national elections. Many months later we came to find out how much anger we caused with the release of the Nixon White House tapes.

In those tapes Nixon is heard giving his staff orders to get us out of the BIA building but don’t hurt them — and then the ominous word — “… we’ll get them later.” And how they got us was through a federally supported reign of terror on the Pine Ridge Territory with the collusion of then Tribal Chairman Dick Wilson. It is this reign of terror that forced the people of Wounded Knee and other Pine Ridge communities to request the support and protection of AIM and to organize a protest march from Wounded Knee to Pine Ridge village to try and get media attention.

This was the action that the Feds had been hoping for and used it as a pretext to bringing the full weight of the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) down on the protestors and specifically AIM. According to Wikipedia, “COINTELPRO was a series of covert, and at times illegal, projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting and disrupting domestic political organizations.

FBI records show that COINTELPRO resources targeted groups and individuals that the FBI

deemed subversive, including anti-Vietnam War organizers, activists of the Civil Rights Movement or Black Power movement (e.g., Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Black Panther Party), feminist organizations, anti-colonial movements (such as Puerto Rican independence groups like the Young Lords), and a variety of organizations that were part of the broader New Left.

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover issued directives governing COINTELPRO, ordering FBI agents to "expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, neutralize or otherwise eliminate" the activities of these movements and especially their leaders. Under Hoover, the agent in charge of COINTELPRO was William C. Sullivan. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy personally authorized some of these programs.

Although Kennedy only gave written approval for limited wiretapping of King's phones "on a trial basis, for a month or so", Hoover extended the clearance so his men were "unshackled" to look for evidence in any areas of King's life they deemed worthy.”

It was all of this and more when it came to the FBI’s disruption of Indian Country and their fulfilling Nixon’s need to exact revenge on us for the “Trail”.

The new battle at Wounded Knee began in February 1973 and lasted for 71 days. Shortly after the siege began Lakota chiefs and headsmen once again came to Grand Council seeking our support and assistance. And once again during the discussion we heard the words, “our long

standing relations”.

The decision to extend our support and assistance took less time than the customary protocols that open a meeting between nations. Grand Council immediately authorized an initial delegation to accompany the Lakota delegation back to Wounded Knee and to begin sorting out how we could be of assistance. This first delegation was made up of chiefs, clan mothers, faithkeepers and citizens.

Grand Council also directed us younger folks to organize and to go out to Wounded Knee to provide any assistance and support necessary. This resulted in our pulling together a caravan of seven station wagons and a van that transported 53 of our people.

As we passed through Fargo, ND we stopped to stock up on food and medical supplies to send into Wounded Knee and then we continued on to Porcupine, SD where we met Ted Means and other Lakota people at the community centre. We were told that the whole area was crawling with not only all kinds of police but the infamous “goon squads” that Chairman Wilson had created and armed.

The next morning we awoke to being completely surrounded by the FBI, U.S. Marshalls, National Guard and tribal police forces. Myself, Ted and several other went outside and opened up negotiations with the FBI. We were informed that we were being evicted from Pine Ridge on the orders of Chairman Wilson. We said we understood but wanted to be able to deliver the food and medical supplies.

After some back and forth the FBI agreed to allow the food and medicine in but only a driver could drive the vehicle in and immediately return. They also demanded that every person in the community centre would have to provide their name and address before being allowed to leave the area.

Fortunately, a back up camp had been established at Crow Dog’s Camp in the Rosebud Territory which is where we all went after leaving Pine Ridge. It was here that I met a Lakota elder walking down the road as I was driving into Rosebud village and stopped to give him a ride.

As we drove along he looked at me and said, “You’re not from around here are you?” I told him, “No, I’m Seneca which is one of the nations of the Iroquois Confederacy from out East.”

He sat quiet for a moment and then said, “I know you people. We have a treaty with you from way back. I don’t remember the exact story but I think we had a battle with each other. The first time we won, the next time you won and that’s when we did the treaty.”

This was my first hint at what “our long standing relations” meant.

Mike Myers is a Wolf Clan citizen of the Seneca Nation originally from the Cattaraugus Territory. He has been active in Indigenous issues for more than 40 years and was the Coordinator for Indigenous delegations at the 1977 UN Conference on the Issues of Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. He is the founder and CEO of Network for Native Futures.

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Possible snag in the Brant/Brantford land transfer deal BRANT/BRANTFORD — Pre-confederation land patent holders on farms, which would arbitrarily transfer their patents rights from the Municipality of Brant to the Municipality of Brantford could have a case against the deal on constitutional grounds.

Decades before there was such a thing as Canada, the province or a single municipality, this area became one of the earliest hot spots for land patents dealt by the Crown of England to pretty well whomever. It was their strategy to encourage settlement and protect against possible counter-invasion from the south in the years following the Revolution.

Set aside the fact that this same Brantford area was already teeming with Haudenosaunee villages and communities by way of not only the Haldimand Deed, but their own usage of this part of the Grand River Valley in particular as a traditional hunting ground, shared in common with the Mississaugas for eons.

Among those receiving land directly from the Crown of England following the American Revolution were United Empire Loyalist settlers and Joseph Brant Mohawks and Cayugas, along with others of the Six Nations and members of smaller Nations under their protection. This was by way of the Haldimand Proclamation as directed by the King of England before 1784.

According to Elizabeth Marshall of the Ontario Land Owners Association, her extensive research has found that pre-confederation land patents fall under a very different set of rules than other lands granted since the 1867 British North American Act. Although many are selling out to developers and others have no particular issue with the transfer, still others are comfortable with their privately owned property being passed around like so many chits on a poker table.

In her new book “Property Rights 101”, Marshall explains her position that the province, the federal and most importantly, the municipalities have no rights over land patents dated before 1867.

Marshall is the 'Chair of Research' for the Ontario Landowners Association (OLA) and continues to be a strong and outspoken advocate for private property rights.

She is well known throughout Ontario as a guest speaker at community events and as a frequent guest on radio broadcasts that have raised public awareness about the legal rights contained in Crown Land Patent Grants, according to her website.

On their website, the OLA writes, “Ms. Marshall draws inspiration from the Nullum Tempus Act of 1769 and cites it (as well as the Magna Carta) as foundations to her research work." Sir George, however, was not discouraged; he renewed his motion in 1769, when

it was carried by a large majority, with an additional clause extending its operation to the Colonies of North America; and thus, in respect of its territorial rights, the crown was placed on the same footing as any private individual, and the same length of tenure which enabled a possessor to hold property against another subject henceforth equally enabled him to hold it against the crown…" [The Constitutional History of England from 1760 to 1860, p. 53] Marshall has been watching the goings on between Brant and Brantford regarding the questionable land transfer of around 3,000 acres of mostly farmland. She has taken an active interest in trying to educate lawyers, judges and politicians alike with what she has found.

When a politician, lawyer or judge takes their oath of office, they all pledge that they will “uphold the interests of the crown”, not necessarily justice or right. “..so we are insisting that our crown grants are a contract from the King (crown) to us and they should not interfere with it,” says Marshall.

She is not alone in her opinion either.

“The rights that you are granted with the original grant, are to be passed down from heirs to assigns...meaning the rights stay with the land/property FOREVER,” according to Marlene Black, editor of Landowner Magazine.

The meat of this argu-

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ment is quite similar to that facing the decedents of the Haldimand Proclamation, which is also a pre-constitutional land patent granted by the King of England himself.

To those who accept the Simcoe Patent of 1793, that too is pre-confederation.

In the case Citizens Insurance Company of Canada v. Parsons, and the Queens Insurance Company v. Parson from the Supreme Court of Canada delivered 26th Nov. 1881, the intent and interpretation of the BNA was re-examined.

In the case of the Attorney General vs. Mercer, it was determined that, “As the various levels of government are corporations, anything which is “in” the government must belong to the government as property of the specific corporation.

As also stated in Mercer, “privately owned property is not “in” the province.

It is not “in” the federal government, and is not “in” municipalities as part of these entities’ administrative property.”

“That the Act of Parliament of Canada, 31 vict.

C. 60, recognizes the view, and, while it provides for the regulation and protection of the fisheries, it does not interfere with private rights, only authorizing the granting of leases in fresh water rivers, where such rights have not already accrued, and that any lease granted by the Minister of Marine and Fisheries to fish in fresh water rivers which are not the property of the Dominion or in which the soil

is NOT IN THE DOMINION is illegal according to the British North American Act of 1867 and its interpretation on page 165.

Marshall writes, “Once a municipality has been created, by Letters Patent, it is not “In the Province” and does not belong to the province and that is why Section #13 of the 1215 or section #9 of the 1297 Magna Carta still stands.”

But are municipalities really “creatures of the province,” as often heard?

“The statement that the municipalities are ‘creatures of the province’ is not necessarily true, because the municipalities are not necessarily the “creatures of the province,” according

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to Marshall. The municipalities were created at the petition of the property owners, they are the shareholders and they are the ones who have control, not the provinces.” “… the provinces do not have the authority to legislate for private property, unless the private property owner petitions or asks for the provincial intervention for the property owners own property, writes Marshall.”

So the question remains. Does Brant Mayor Ron Eddy, Brantford Mayor Chris Friel, the province or the federals have any say in this matter at all? Some are beginning to wonder.

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'60s Scoop victims finally getting court day The Canadian Press TORONTO – Thousands of aboriginals who argue the federal government robbed them of their cultural identities finally get their day in court this week but will have to wait months for Canada to make its case in the unprecedented class action Ottawa has fought every step of the way.

The plaintiffs and supporters from all over Ontario are expected to rally at the courthouse on Tuesday as their lawyers press for summary judgment in the legal battle started in February 2009.

The lawsuit turns on a federal-provincial arrangement — now dubbed the '60s Scoop — in which Ontario child welfare services placed as many as 16,000 aboriginal children with non-native families from December 1965 to December 1984.

Their unproven claim alleges the children suffered a devastating loss of cultural identity that Canada negligently failed to protect. The children, the suit states, suffered emotional, psychological and spiritual harm from the lost connection to their aboriginal heritage.

They want $1.3 billion in various damages — $85,000 for each affected person.

“This is the first case in the western world (about) whether a state government has an obligation to take steps to protect and preserve the cultural identity of its indigenous people,” said Jeffery Wilson, lawyer for the plaintiffs.

The plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment to be heard Tuesday essentially calls on Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba to decide the case based on the evidence the court already has without the need for a full trial.

Canada has previously tried to have the case thrown out as futile.

Among other things, Ottawa argues it was acting in the best interests of the children and within the social norms of the day. However, Divisional Court ruled in December 2014 that the plaintiffs deserved a chance to argue the merits of their position at trial.

“It is difficult to see a specific interest that could be of more importance to aboriginal peoples than each person's essential connection to their aboriginal heritage,” the three-justice panel concluded.

In early March, the courts ruled the action should proceed over two weeks, starting Aug. 23.

However, much to the chagrin of the plaintiffs, the government late last month asked for a delay, saying it needed more time to come up with experts to counter the claims. The court refused.

But with buses ordered and courthouse rallies planned for Tuesday, the prospect of more government appeals and delays prompted the plaintiffs to agree to the one-day hearing. In exchange, the government since filed thousands of pages of materials, but has until November to file expert evidence.

The hearing is slated to resume for two days on Dec. 1.

Wilson said he hoped the hiatus would allow for a negotiated settlement — a tack the Liberal government now appears to favour. Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett said last week she would like to see the case discussed at the table rather than in

court.

The Ontario case differs from scoop lawsuits in several other provinces in that it does not take legal issue with the placement of Indian children in non-aboriginal homes because it was done under court orders in the best interests of the child.

In addition, Ontario was the only province to sign a formal agreement with Ottawa to take over the protection and adoption of First Nations children. The case turns on a single provision the plaintiffs say essentially required the federal government to consult Indian bands and maintain oversight of the children's welfare.

“I lost everything, including my name. I lost my family. I lost my language. I lost everything about my culture,'' Marcia Brown Martel, the representative plaintiff in the Ontario case, told The Canadian Press.

“This should never have happened. It was wrong.”

Martel, a member of the Temagami First Nation near Kirkland Lake, Ont., was taken by child welfare officials and adopted by a non-native family as a child. She later discovered the Canadian government had declared her original identity dead.

Last week, five aboriginal leaders wrote Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to urge his government to settle, and admit the ``immense wrong'' done the scoop children.

“This moment is an opportunity for Canada to put an ugly legacy behind us,” the letter states.

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Downie brings attention to northern reserves

By Jim Windle with files

KINGSTON – There is no way of knowing exactly how many million people watched what is likely the last performance of the Canadian super-band, the Tragically Hip and its manic front man Gord Downie who has been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer.

The live event Saturday night at a large convention Hall was staged in the band’s hometown of Kingston Ontario with a full house and thousands more spilling outside in the square where big-screens were erected to watch the live performance going on inside.

There were thousands of Hip parties throughout Canada viewing the concert on outdoor big screens including one at Harmony Square and another at Tutela Park in Brantford, which attracted several hundred. As a last minute add on, CBC decided to broadcast the event in its entirety, commercial free, to countless millions more making it one of the largest live audiences for a concert in Canadian history.

Donnie emptied himself of all he had, at times fighting tears, with a three-hour-long, 30-song concert, which included three encores and an even longer final cheer from Hip fans everywhere.

This concert was somehow different, particularly for Canadians. The Tragically Hip first began playing small pubs in the Kingston area which Downie referred to, estimating there were about six to 12 people in attendance — a far cry from the millions who were glued to every word and every move the odd but delightfully different Downie spoke and made.

With three costume changes, which consisted of different colours of the same shiny and poorly fitting suits, complete with his signature feathered hats in matching colours and his Jaws T-shirt beneath, Downie and band

Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie took the opportunity afforded him by such a huge audience, to thank Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was in attendance, for bringing world attention to northern reserves and committing to help make their lives better. performed 30 songs in a three-hour musical marathon.

Present and ready to rock was Canadian Prime Minister and confessed Hip fan, Justin Trudeau, wearing a Hip tour shirt and sitting among the crowd with his wife Sophie and a few low key security people.

Downie gave a vote of confidence for the new PM for the future of Canada while also taking the opportunity to bring attention to the plight of northern reserves thanking Trudeau for bringing Native rights to the forefront of his mandate.

Downie's comments were short but powerful and heartfelt.

Downie and the Hip are known for their activism with Downie once serving on the board of environmental group Lake Ontario Waterkeeper. He's also raised awareness of issues facing First Nations communities by performing at venues around James Bay. "Thank you to the Prime Minister for coming to our show, it really means a lot to all of us,” said Downie.

“We’re in good hands, folks, real good hands.

He cares about the people way up North, that we were trained our entire lives to ignore, trained our entire lives to hear not a word of what’s going on up there. And what’s going on

up there ain’t good.”

He added: “It’s maybe worse than it’s ever been, so it’s not on the improve.

(But) we’re going to get it fixed and we got the guy to do it, to start, to help.”

Donnie was pictured before the concert embracing the Prime Minister. He also thanked his adoring fans for their love and support throughout the band's career.

“Thank you, people, for keeping me pushing and keeping me pushing,” he told the audience.

Fans caught on camera seemed to be somewhere between tears of joy in watching the iconic Canadian band perform probably for the last time, and tears of sadness for Downie himself. Despite the many emotional swings the concert took, it was all in an atmosphere of celebration for arguably, the greatest Canadian Band ever.

Much like the "Deadheads" who followed Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead around the USA of the '70s and ‘80s, the Hip had a unique style which attracted a unique audience of hyper-loyal and even fanatic fans in their 30 year run.

But even for those who confess they are not particularly Tragically Hip fans, they were caught up in the history of all, many becoming fans by the end of the night.

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Stopping the Dakota Access Pipeline

By Nahnda Garlow with files from Brenda Norrell, Censored News BISAMARCK, North Dakota — Land and water defenders near the Standing Rock Sioux Nations put out an urgent message for help from human rights organizations at the front lines of the Standing Stones Sacred Camp where they are preventing the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) project.

“We, the Indigenous defenders of the land and water within the traditional treaty lands of the Oceti Sakowin, make an urgent appeal to the international community to assist us in facing a human rights crisis.”

Also known as the Bakken oil pipeline, the DAPL is seeking to lay 1172 miles of 30 inch pipe crossing North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois to transport fracked oil to a processing station.

On July 25th the U.S Army Corps of Engineers gave the go-ahead to the Dakota Access Pipeline to

Water and land defenders keep watch. FACEBOOK/SACRED STONES CAMP cross Lake Oahe.

On August 10th, owner of the pipeline project, Energy Transfer Partners and Enbridge, gave just 48 hours notice to Standing Rock that they were going to be placing that pipe beneath the Missouri River — which flows north of the reservation.

The Missouri River is the source drinking water for several Dakota Lakota indigenous tribal communities in the area

including Standing Rock and Cheyenne River.

The pipeline is also seeking to cross territory that is sacred to the Dakota people. Tribal Chairman for Standing Rock Dave Archambault said the community has been seeking to halt the pipeline for almost two years.

“The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has been actively opposing the permitting and construction of the Dakota Access Pipe-

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line since the Tribe first learned of the proposal in 2014 and the pipeline’s proposed construction,” said Archambault.

“The Tribe has voiced its strong opposition to the company, to the federal government, to Congress, and to the State. Yet, the Tribe’s plea was ignored and instead the US sided with the project developer.”

“Initially, Dakota Access considered two possible routes of construction: a northern route near Bismarck, and the southern route taking the pipeline to the border of the Standing Rock reservation,” said Archambault.

US law required a federal assessment of the two routes as the southern route was headed over both the Missouri River and nearby Lake Oahe.

“In the initial environmental assessment, the maps utilized by Dakota Access—and reviewed and incorporated by the Army Corps—did not indicate that the Tribe’s lands were within one half mile of the proposed crossing of Lake Oahe,” said Archambault. “Furthermore, the company selected this route because the route to the north would be near and could jeopardize the drinking water of the residents in the city of Bismarck.”

Archambault said since 2014 the tribe’s Historic Preservation Office requested consultation with officials for the project but says those never

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happened.

The Tribe lobbied several federal agencies to discuss the harm imposed by the pipeline, including: the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Interior, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

“All three agencies subsequently wrote letters to the Army Corps expressing environmental and cultural resource concerns related to the pipeline,” said Archambault.

On August 10th the people of Standing Rock Sioux Nation stood up to block construction, including Archambault, who was arrested by state police.

Since then thousands of people across Indian Country have spread the word on social media. Resulting in letters of support for Standing Rock and the Sacred Stones Camp from tribes throughout the US. Now — demonstrators are calling for international human rights organizations like the United Nations and Human Rights Watch to send delegations to the Standing Rock Sioux Nation for assistance regarding concerns their human rights are being violated.

“We urgently seek national and international human rights observers to come. We need United Nations’ rapporteurs, NGOs (especially indigenous NGOs), and Churches, to be aware of the rapidly escalating dangers facing this peaceful gathering. Pease come and bear witness.”

Reports from the blockade are now concerned for the wellbeing of the women and children on-site at the camp.

“For the past few days there has been an unidentified aircraft circling the camp and we’ve been surrounded by federal and state police. We believe the elders, women and children present at this peaceful assembly could be under threat and imminent harm and possible violence from state and federal police (including Homeland Security) as well as private security.”

Reports coming from the demonstration site also claim police have cut off delivery of water and cell phone signals to

those behind the barricades.

“The Governor of North Dakota has issued a state of emergency and closed roads and restricted freedom of movement. We are unarmed. We do not have cell phone service or wifi.

We are unable to communicate and document for the world community this peaceful assembly.”

Updates by state police previously given to the media were criticized by tribal leadership. Police falsely reported demonstrators at the sacred camp standing in the way of the pipeline of being “armed and dangerous”.

Standing Rock Sioux Nation issued a release declaring the demonstration is a peaceful resistance and that no weapons are permitted on site.

Owners of the DAPL filed for a temporary restraining order against the Dakota and Lakota land and water defenders naming Standing Rock Chairman Dave Archambault, Councilman Dana Yellow Fat and individual land and water defenders.

The move against the Dakota and Lakota officials, and individual land and water defenders, is seen as an attack on some of the most financially desperate people in America.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland granted Dakota Access pipeline the preliminary injunction on August 16.

In July, the Standing Rock Sioux Nation filed a lawsuit against the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, accusing the federal agency of violating the National Historic Preservation Act and other laws.

While the Standing Rock Sioux Nation is still waiting to have their case heard in court, Dakota Access pipeline — flanked by dozens of North Dakota Highway Patrol, Morton County deputies and DAPL private security — ramrodded into the area and began digging before the tribe’s case has been heard in court.

Dakota Access pipeline was granted a scheduled hearing for Thursday, August 25th to determine whether a preliminary injunction will be granted. The order prohibits threats of violence or harm, and criminal activity, but does not restrict peaceful protest.

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Canadas on-going war with Indigenous Peoples

By Rachel A. Snow Current events show the indigenous people of Turtle Island are fighting many battles. The indigenous stance is based on protection and stewardship. Are these values relatable to mainstream Canadian values?

Recently a young native man was killed in Saskatchewan. The RCMP report alluded to “ongoing theft investigations” which was then sensationalized by mainstream media. Social media erupted into indigenous voices questioning the mishandling of this tragedy. Then social media became a cesspool of online hate messages directed at the First Peoples. Even Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall was forced to post a Facebook page calling for the ces-

sation of possible hate crime activity.

It is interesting to note that the initial report of the RCMP included taking occupants out of the vehicle (where one man lay dead) into custody for questioning. This documented police action shows that the traumatized vehicle occupants were not offered health or safety options, but were in fact treated as suspects or wrongdoers.

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with the affected families. Recently further allegations of aboriginal women abuse surfaced against the Süreté du Quebec. Therefore, policing is the threshold issue.

MMIW Inquiry will not necessarily include police investigations. These “possible” investigations would fall under the commissioners’ discretion as defined by the Federal Government’s terms of reference or lack thereof. So it will not happen.

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Remembering the words of Hoyane Jake Thomas

By Thohahoken Jake Thomas and I were installing fencing by his laneway. He had the pinchers and wire. I held the fence while he wound wire around the fencing. He twisted the wire to the post and used the pinchers to crimp the wire. We’d just finished with the performance of the Great Law at the Jake Thomas Learning Centre in 1994.

“Now that it’s called the Six Nations Confederacy,” I asked, “would we start saying Yayak Nihohnowhentyake?”

“There’s no such thing.

It’s still Wisk. It’s still the legal name. Five Nations,” he answered, turning the wire one last time.

Jake delivered the Great Law three times in the 1990s. In 1992 the Great Law was performed at the old Community Hall for five days. In 1994 under a big tent on Town Line, recorded by the Bravo TV network over the seven days. In 1996 the Great Law was presented at the Tourism building at Chiefswood.

In each case he attended the Haudenosaunee Confederacy meeting to ask for support. The HCCC were cool to the idea. He was not impressed.

“They are not doing their job right,” he’d say, echoing similar sentiments from other notables like Reg Henry.

“The chiefs are supposed to recite the Great Law every two years,” he explained. “That way people with clan wampums can take them to the recital and they’ll be able to carry on with their business afterwards.”

According to Jake at a Great Law recital all the ceremonies are performed, including the

Condolence ceremony.

And so clan wampums become cleaned and a clan can carry on their business.

Clan business begins with a clan meeting. Jake described the role of the mothers in clan business.

After his clan mother died, he described the clan meeting held at the Lower Cayuga longhouse so his clan could carry on their business.

Jake said the meeting was attended by men and women from the clan. The gathering talked about what they needed to do, stand up another clan mother. After listening to the talk Jake said he explained what they needed to do according to the Great Law. “I told them we needed to get someone stood up. This woman would be warming the bench, but her job was to find nominate people who would be stood up at the big condolence.”

(Anyone who ever worked with Jake knew his practice as a chief— listening to the discussion then standing, clearly stating “don’t forget what they said before and did before while you’re deciding what to do”, and

then sitting back down.)

“So I told them that it was women’s duty to discuss who they would choose. And then I told the men come outside and wait for the women.”

Once they’d finished talking among themselves, they summoned the men back to the meeting.

“I was surprised who

they chose. I thought for sure it would be (another woman). And then the men talked.”

The conditions were small. Learn your language. Learn the ceremonies. Put up the names of the seven people who would stand for the clan—the chief, his helper, the clanmother, her helper, the woman with

a duty to the women, the man with a duty to the men, and the man who watches the log.

Often Jake would say “I had a talk with my clan mother”. During the Great Law he would often say that the mothers were the ones who ran things.

“Because they were the first to accept the great peace.”

“We’ve lost so much,” he said, as he crimped another wire around the fencing.

Thohahoken, Mohawk from Six Nations of the Grand River, helped Jake Thomas deliver the Great Law in 1992, 1994, and 1996.

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What is the Haudenosaunee Confederacy: Part Three

By Nahnda Garlow

There are several groups that claim full ownership over land rights and traditional titles of the Haudenosaunee. We spoke with Loran Thompson, Paul Delaronde and Jagwadeth Sandy to hear another teaching about the confederation of the Haude-

nosaunee people, the Great Law, and the people’s responsibilities within it.

Here is Part Three of that ongoing series.

TRT: How has the loss of our languages shaped the political sphere of being indigenous?

Thompson: We have to be careful what we’re speaking. Because the

white man taught us word for word. When you’re speaking in his language, he is taking that word and he has his own definition.

He calls it layman’s definition.

And then you go into court and you use that same word and the judge is looking at you, innocently using that word,

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NPAAMB is seeking applications from urban Aboriginal persons with a demonstrated and meaningful interest in Aboriginal youth employment and training issues. The Board is seeking members who may have particular skills and experiences that can complement those of current board members, specifically in the fields of legal, social justice, financial and/or media/ public relations. We do however also invite applications from individuals with skills sets in the areas of program development, contracts, partnership development and corporate social responsibility and human resources.

and he defines it in his legal definition under Black’s Law dictionary, which is different, and we don't know that.

So it’s a big game that he is playing with us and we need to be aware of that. There are many interests amongst us.

We don't use the word spies anymore. We don’t use the word infiltrators anymore. We don’t use the word double agent anymore but they're all still there — every one of those and more. They're there.

They want to get rid of the Indian and put in place some other thing that is not connected to the land because they want the land. They want to be able to tell the world this is now our land. Right now they can’t do that because we’re still here.

It’s all in the Teiotiohkwenhastha. The Two Row is within Teiotiohkwenhastha. We stand on that because we made that with the citizens of a foreign world that came to our shores.

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Individuals skills training and supports, industry specific participant based training (i.e. welding, pre- apprenticeship, construction, security, media); employment counselling; job start and retention supports; stay in school programs and events; work experience placements form the core service model of the organization.

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people.

The white man calls it a constitution. The constitution — everybody has rights within the constitution.

Well in our land the circle wampum encircles that constitution that is ours and that constitution lays out what our rights and responsibilities are.

What’s interesting there is our constitution within that circle is beyond just our rights. It also encompasses the land itself and what is given to us, the waters and what it gives to us. Everything living within the world is our responsibility to make sure that their constitutional right is also in play.

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long as you use the term they understand and recorded us as, which is Indian. They have called us every name in the book: red man, savage, indigenous, aboriginal. All kinds of words they use for us in history.

Inside the circle were all so American and Canadianized. It’s difficult.

There’s a thick, thick fog in all of our minds where it comes to that. Every now and then the fog clears up and you can hear voices talking about that. But it’s still there.

TRT: Can you explain more about the Circle Wampum?

Thompson: The circle wampum is English.

You can understand what it’s talking about but it’s not as clear as when you say Teiotiohkwenhastha - that what encircles our

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Continued from page 14 ommendations, special “processes” were set up to deal with residential school victims. This included adjudicators and practicing mainstream lawyers advocating for the thousands of adults who endured abuse under the guise of education in the residential school system.

The IAP process was meant to be an alternative to court like circumstances however, the harms for wrongdoing had carefully created monetary grids and Canada set up crown lawyers to counter each claim.

How was this different from a courtroom proceeding?

Mainstream thinking lawyers (who mitigate harms in the Canadian law system) set up the IAP process to address individual residential school harms.

Each claimant was re-traumatized in the process and received a one-time payout for proven harms.

The IAP process failed to recognize that the First Peoples are communal peoples. The IAP process failed to accommodate the intergenerational impacts that victims brought back to their home communities.

The IAP process was designed by non-FN lawyers who have specific definitions of justice that fit within the boxed parameters of mainstream colonial law.

How does a process that is designed by mainstream thinkers, work to mitigate or “prevent” violence when it is unwilling to understand First Nation harms?

This is the underlying issue that is never addressed. To “fix” the problems with First Nations, it is necessary to understand the worldview of the First Nations.

This continues to be the resounding voice in every report, inquiry or inquest.

The key factor in addressing First Nation issues is the relationship of the people to the land. This tie to the land is a spiritual component. Where is mainstream’s comparator to effectively understand this component? There

isn’t a comparator. Mainstream measures success in terms of wealth and accumulation. First Nations measure success in terms of humility and sharing or in the “giveaway”. Can these two distinct outcomes be reconciled?

No. It is impossible to undertake an inquiry, inquest, report or study without understanding the First Nation worldview. When First Nation issues arise, national media coverage, or government will host non-Indigenous “experts” to discuss the “Indian problem”. This paternalistic and colonial view keeps the “Indian problem” going. Still Canadians ask: what is the Indian problem?

Canada, the government and the people cannot continue to ask this question if they do not want the answer. Canada says it is addressing FN poverty, high suicide, health and education issues through dialogues, memoranda of understanding, renewed relationship building, and other PR campaigns. How effective have these one sided processes been?

After the Penner Report, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People and now the Truth and Reconciliation recommendations, there is usually a big announcement with some nebulous monetary figure stating, “we will now find solutions”.

How can there be any solutions when Canada’s willful blindness sees only their understanding of the problem.

MMIW Inquiry commissioners and appointed elders will release recommendations for policing and possibly a new organizational structure (controlled by the Federal government). This will add to the pile of existing recommendations that gather dust on Ottawa’s shelves.

Lack of First Nation thinking representation from prairie treaty provinces is troublesome. If Minister Bennett, Minister Hadju and Minister Wilson-Raybould had paid attention in the pre-inquiry they would know the majority of

missing or murdered Indigenous women are First Nations from the Prairie Provinces. This necessitates First Nation representation from the Prairie treaty areas to be an active voice on this socalled “inquiry”.

Why? Because if the Ministers (one who is “aboriginal”) do not understand that First Nation women have relationships to the land and role responsibilities to their communities, they have once again misunderstood or willingly refused to give First Nation treaty women a voice.

First Nations are tied to the land. When the land suffers harms, it is directly related to the harms the First Nation women experience.

Better to have a commission of legally trained mainstream thinking “aboriginals” without indigenous thinking ties to the land, so that this recommendation never comes up. After all, the initial settler plan was to take and benefit from this land without consequence. Once the spiritual connection to the land is seen as the central issue, then the ensuring work will counter mainstream thinking, values and solutions. This cannot happen.

If the First Nations actually have their own solutions implemented, they would continue to exist. Federal government continues to promote their agenda of land termination and assimilation through veiled language, appointments and inquiries of pretence.

It is up to our indigenous thinking stewards to respect and uphold Creator’s laws against Federal Government’s costly co-opted repeating processes. The “Indian problem” will continue because there are still original people who think and follow through on their ancestral responsibilities.

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Indigenous leaders from across the country praise Gord Downie's words at tour finale The Tragically Hip's lead singer, Gord Downie, bas been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Since then, the Canadian band announced the Man Machine Poem tour as a way to say farewell to their fans across the country.

The tour ended on Saturday, in the band's hometown of Kingston, Ontario with over 12 million people tuned in to the finale, which aired on CBC and over 120 000 people streaming internationally online.

Before the end of the final Tragically Hip concert, Downie used the opportunity to address Indigenous issues, specifically in Attawapiskat. “We've been trained our entire lives to ignore, trained our entire lives to hear not a word of what's going on up there, and what's going on up there ain't good. It's maybe worse than it's ever been, so it's not on the improve,” he said to millions of people watching the concert.

Indigenous leaders, like Sheila North-Wilson, Grand Chief of the Manitoba Keewatin Okimakanah (MKO), are expressing their gratitude and are acknowledging Downie's strategic use of public attention. “The words were very simple but the gesture was huge,” North-Wilson said. “I hope they don't fall on deaf ears and hardened hearts. We need to use his words as a call to action, to respect each other.”

Russ Diabo, a Kahnawake Mohawk, policy analyst, writer and activist agreed with Downie's comments, pointing out that the colonial relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government were violently complex. “That's where poverty comes from. It comes from the

dispossession of land and resources and everybody being put on reserves that are for the most part just big enough for residential purposes, but not economic purposes. They're too small to have an economic base to develop an economy and that leads to fiscal dependency on Ottawa,” he said.

Gord Downie has also inspired frontline warriors in British Columbia who have shared how the Tragically Hip were the soundtrack through much of their lives and how Downie would always acknowledge the territory he was on and the people who ancestrally lived on the territories he was playing on.

Cecilia Point, a Musqueam nation member who helped to lead her community towards victory in the protection of sacred sites in 2013 said that “Courage” is one that she would listen to before heading to the frontlines of that action. “Gord Downie is a very inspirational man,” she said. “I am glad he uses his voice to advocate not just for First Nations but for the environment, as well.”

Niagara residents protest the destruction of Thundering Waters Forest A coalition of young and old alike, Indigenous peoples, environmentalists and landowners groups have all come together in opposition to a proposed development that could level over 200 acres of dry forest which is adjacent to 200 acres of wetlands.

The proposed development is led by China based GR Investments Co. Ltd which bought the land in November 2015. CITIC Group, the real estate arm of the Chinese government announced in Beijing that it will be a shareholder and invest $100 million towards the proposed development.

Thundering Waters Forest is home to 13 acres

of provincially significant wetlands and a 500 year old gum tree. The coalition are working to stop the proposed development to protect the land.

Early in July, a rally was organized by Karl Dockstader, Oneida nation from Fort Erie. “Just to be clear, if they don't start listening to us, we're going to say it louder. Whatever it takes to get the message across,” he said. The message is that enough is enough.

The rally called for a moratorium on the project until a transparent public process determines the full social, environmental and economic benefits of the forest remaining intact, said Dockstader.

The rally was also a reminder of the treaty relationships between Indigenous peoples and settler-colonial governments.

“As an Indigenous person, I have to remind all levels of government in Niagara, you have a responsibility,” said Celeste Smith, Oneida nation from Six Nations.

“And that is to consult my community when embarking on large scale development projects that alter the environment for generations to come. I'm here to tell you, you have not done that.”

City planners have offered the idea of “biodiversity offsetting” which would mean moving the wetlands to another area.

St. Catherine's resident Ed Smith, spoke to Niagara City Council telling that biodiversity is ecosystems, species and genetics that can't be reproduced. He continued on to comment that the science behind the idea that simply moving the wetlands doesn't exist.

“It can only be created through thousands of years and billions of kilograms of glacial ice scraping,” he said.

John Barnsley, Manager of Policy Planning has since tabled recommendations calling for more public consultation and more information and review before development moves forward, including consultation with Indigenous peoples. The next

meeting happens August 23 at City Hall in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Elder dies after stroke misdiagnosed as drunkenness Hugh Papik, 68, suffered a stroke on August 3 at a senior's home in Aklavik, Northwest Territories. His niece Maggie Papik said she received a call from a support worker at the home telling her that her uncle was drunk and that she needed to come take care of him.

Upon arrival, she found her uncle lying in his own urine screaming, “I'm not drunk. I'm not drunk.”

Knowing he was in medical distress, she told the staff to call an ambulance.

She took him to the Aklavik Health Centre where Papik said that nurses also

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assumed he was drunk.

The lack of medical ethics and professionalism left Papik untreated for six hours. “We just sat there, they never did a physical,” she said.

Papik was then transported to two different facilities until finally he was moved to Yellowknife for a CT scan. “That's when they found out his right side of his brain is swelling in three places,” Papik said. “Swelling so bad, it's pushing on the left side of his brain and they told me he's not going to make it.”

Since sharing her uncle's story, people have been contacting Maggie Papik and sharing stories of how elders are mistreated within the Canadian healthcare system.

“People are too afraid to speak up against the medical systems, but I can do it. These elders need somebody to stand up for them. Who is going to do it? There's lots of scared

people,” Papik said.

The Northwest Territories have since promised an independent investigation. “I am deeply troubled by the comments that the care provided by a particular situation was not appropriate,” said Health Minister Glen Abernathy in a release on the death of Hugh Papik. “The serious nature of certain concerns expressed in the media warrant a comprehensive external investigation.”

Papik's family removed him from life support last week. “He was a happygo-lucky person, always joking, always laughing.

He never like to see anybody sad and down and out. He'd probably give you the shirt off his back if you needed it.” Papik is arranging to have her uncle's body returned home for a funeral.

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Art exchange program seeks registries

By Chezney Martin OHSWEKEN – Ever wanted to help end the divide between culture or other barriers between on-reserve and off-reserve children? Maybe even offer a platform for both to educate one another?

You can help do just that with the 'Pass the Feather to Me,' non-profit organization that has an active and effective initiative that is hoped to enter classrooms on Six Nations. This initiative is the Classroom Art Exchange Program, which Executive Director of the Project Dawn Setford says is “spectacular in helping to combat prejudice.”

“The point of the program really is for connecting kids so there's not quite so much of a barrier and you know, trying to transcend those logistic and economic barriers

and the cultural diversity looking at the future and hopefully shaping these kids to have less prejudice being it that they have a First Nations penpal and a First Nations friend,” she said.

Setford explained that the program will cost classrooms or school nothing, beyond their participation.

“We are a non-profit organization, a first nations non-profit, and we have a classroom art and knowledge exchange program where on-reserve classrooms are matched with public school classrooms and they do pen-palling,”

she said, including that the Ontario Arts Council helps to fund the program.

“It's all one program so what we do is we have registration or a classroom registers from a First Nations on-reserve school, and then they're matched with their grade level in a public school classroom. So, a more urban classroom, you know, a multi-cultured classroom,” she said.

“The First Nations kids will write an introductory letter and do an art collaboration based on a First Nations teaching,” she said. “Essential-

ly what they're doing is teaching their peers — who are non-indigenous — a little bit about their culture. So, they mail that over to their peers of the same grade level and those kids unpack it and they do an art collaboration based on what they've learned and they send it back to the First Nations class,” she said.

But, although the penpals might not be able to meet one another, there is an opportunity to do so.

“At the end of the year we'll have an art exhibition and the kids that are a little more local can certainly go to see their

artwork on display at the end of the year,” she said, with hopes that in the future it will be possible to fund the pen-pals meeting one another.

Currently the program has only a few spots left and it is hoped that of the many on-reserve elementary schools within Six Nations, the call for registries will be answered.

“Right now we have about five openings left for on-reserve classrooms,” she said. “It's an entirely free program and each classroom gets an art workshop with a First Nations artist and if they're in an under-fund-

ed classroom, they'll also have access to art supplies,” she said.

“We ran a pilot program and we had six classrooms last year, so this year we have room for 10 first nations classrooms and 10 non-indigenous classrooms so we have a 20 classroom maximum in total,” she said.

If you would like more information or would like to register for the program, simply check out ht t p://passthefeathertome.org/. The website also offers examples of art from previous years.

Splash Pad is a Splashing Success

By Chezney Martin OHSWEKEN – Located in the heart of the Six Nations community and surrounded by the central activities zone, the brand new splash pad was opened to the public to enjoy during a soft opening on Friday, August 19.

Visitors awaited patiently and children were given beach balls provided

by Open Space Solutions, a sponsor of the splash pad.

Delegates from the Six Nations Elected Council opened for the event, with a cermonial ribbon cutting soon to come.

One of the first speakers was Chief Ava Hill, who said she hopes the kids “really enjoy this place.”

“I think it's a good addition to our park,” said Hill. “As you look around our park, our sports and recreation area, there's so many things going on here and it's a real gem for our community. You know, whenever we get visitors here I always bring them over and talk about the fine things we're doing here, because I'm really proud of this park,” she said.

But Chief Hill quickly turned her attention to the children, many of which had voted on which splash pad theme they liked best months before.

“What I want to say to all of the kids out there; [this] splash pad belongs to you kids, so you guys need to look after it, ev-

erybody needs to look after it. Don't let anybody come in here and ride their bikes around in here or vandalize it or anything, because it belongs to you guys. And I want you guys to really look after it and make sure it's really taken care of. Because it gets damaged you can't use it,” she said.

“I also wanted to acknowledge Carl Hill, who has been pushing this project at the council table for the last 10 years.

So, it's a good day for Carl because we finally got a splash pad for the kids,” she said.

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After the soft opening and the water button was pushed, kids were given the opportunity to splash and play in the water with water gun shooters and beach balls alike. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN

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of building the splash pad, Hill passed off the mic' to Carl Hill.

“I don't know where to begin. It's been a long road,” said Hill. “I was in at least three terms and when it comes to the kids you have [fought] hard,” he said.

“You gotta go back and take a look at the contractors and the people involved. When I look around I see the little

guys, the kids here. I just hope that we can keep this park and this splash pad in good shape and I hope everybody participates in helping to do that.”

“This here will be here for a long time and I can guarantee it will be used vigorously,” he said with a laugh.

By finishing the short introduction, a ceremonial ribbon cutting was performed after Hill request-

ed a child to be the first to cut the ribbon. Soon to follow was a button pushing – which was performed by two selected children to turn on the splash pad on for the first time for the rest of the children.

It is safe to say that for the rest of the evening the splash pad brought together families and friends to enjoy a fun way to beat the heat.

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Grand River history hits the stage to tell the story of the relationship between the families of Pauline Johnson and Alexander Graham Bell. Cast members from Brantford and Six Nations take the roles of the descendants of Chief Johnson, Frederick Haldimand, Alexander Graham Bell and Pauline Johnson to travel back in time and gain perspective on cross-cultural relationships at Grand River.The show is scheduled to perform one weekend at Chiefswood National Historic Site, 2pm on August 26, 27 & 28th and at the Woodland Cultural Centre, 2pm on September 2, 3 & 4th.

Six Nations elder Floyd Montour has discovered he has a green thumb. Recently Montour purchased some plants on sale for his front yard on Fifth Line Road and to his surprise they just kept growing to a height of more than two metres. Although not unheard of, Giant Canna or Canna Lilies are more rare than their medium growth relatives. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

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Lakers take Game 1 against Pro-Fit Chiefs

By Jim Windle PETERBOROUGH – It was exactly the kind of game everyone expected between the Six Nations Chiefs and the Peterborough Lakers when the Major Series Lacrosse league championships started with Game 1, Sunday night in Peterborough.

The Lakers took a 1-0 best-of-seven lead with an 12-11 come-from-behind overtime win.

After Lakers’ Shawn Evans scored the opening goal of the series, Ryan Benesch, Austin Staats and Dan Dawson closed the first 20 minutes of play ahead 3-1. They went goal for goal in the second period with Six Nations coming up with the extra goal to take an 8-5 lead with Chiefs goals coming from Dave Brock, Craig Point, Austin Staats and two by Dhane Smith. Chad Culp, Mark Steenhuis, and two goals by Chad Culp kept the Lakers close.

Staats scored two more

The Pro-it Chiefs are locked in a titanic battle with the Peterborough Lakers for the MLS Sr. A championship. in the early going of the third period for a four goal night before Peterborough pulled out all the stops in the second half of the period, trailing 10-6.

The wheels fell off the Chiefs wagon completely at that point. Lakers’ John Grant Jr., scored at 11:25 and Adam Jones netted two more in a span of

three minutes to pull to within one goal of Six Nations with around five minutes to go.

Evans sent the game into overtime at 17:14

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where Jones scored his fifth and sixth goals of the game. Point answered one of them but the Chiefs could not beat Evan Kirk in the Peterborough net

as the Lakers held on for the OT win.

Game 2 went back to the ILA at Six Nations Tuesday night in a game that missed our deadline.

The remaining games of the series are set for Thursday, August 25, in Peterborough, Game 4 is back at the ILA, Sunday, Aug. 28, at 8 p.m.. Game 5 is in Peterborough Tuesday, Aug. 30 with Game 6, if necessary, at the ILA Sept. 1. If a Game 7 is necessary, it will be played Saturday, Sept. 3 in Peterborough at 7 p.m..

After two consecutive Mann Cups in 2013-14, the Lakers spoiled the Chiefs three-peat attempt last year before falling to the Victoria Shamrocks for 2015. The Chiefs are on a mission to return the Cup to Six Nations.

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Knighthawks re-sign Maracle, Quinn Powless, Greene

By TRT staff ROCHESTER – There has been a lot of activity for the Rochester Knighthawks as they prepare for the 2017 National Lacrosse League season, following a disappointing 7-11 season last year.

The Knighthawks announced that they have resigned forward Joe “Haodais” Maracle and agreed to terms with free agent defenseman John Rae. “I am very pleased to be back with the Knighthawks,” said Maracle. “It’s a great organization, from the coaching staff all the way up to the management team and players.

We have a great group of guys. I can’t wait for the start of Training Camp.”

Maracle returns for his second season in Rochester after being acquired on March 29 from the Georgia Swarm.

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Quinn Powless signed a four-year contract with the Knighthawks earlier this summer, as did Joel Matthews. Powless returns for 2017, his second season with the Knighthawks.

“They both have been working hard this offseason and need to continue to work to get to the next level,” said Knighthawks assistant coach Paul Day. “We need young players to step up and contribute to be successful.”

Knighthawks Owner, Governor and General Manager Curt Styres has appointed Gewas Schindler as the Alternate Governor for the franchise.

“I couldn’t be more honoured to be asked to be on the Board of Governors,” said Schindler. “It’s the next step in my life to be a part of something at such a high level and work for a world-class organization

like the Knighthawks.”

Free agent and former Knighthawk, Wenster Greene was also signed to a one-year contract for 2017. Green was a member of the K-hawks practice squad before ending up with the Swarm last year.

“My last experience here was great,” he said.

“The coaches and team are great from top to bottom, so I am really excited to be back. I can really see myself fitting in well and playing a big role with the Knighthawks this year.”

Cory Vitarelli is resigned to a new three-year contract, Scott Self will be back as well as Adam Bomberry who inked a two-year deal.

There are still a lot of spots to fill with returnees or new talent, but it is clear the Knighthawks want a much better season in 2017.

Along with several

carefully selected Knighthawks from last season, which they have signed or hope to sign for 2017, there will also be new acquisitions. One of these is transition man Andrew Suitor from the New England Black Wolves in exchange for defenseman Derek Searle, the 29th overall pick in the 2016 NLL Entry Draft and a second-round pick in the 2019 Draft. By trading for Suitor, the Knighthawks have added a well-decorated veteran who will help the team on and off the floor. The 27-year-old arrives in Rochester after an impressive six seasons in the National Lacrosse League.

Suitor spent the majority of his career with the Minnesota Swarm after being selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2010 NLL Entry Draft.

American Native Rivermen fall short North Sisters off to New Zealand

By Jim Windle

BROOKLIN – The Six Nations Rivermen will not keep the Presidents Cup they won last year after losing in three straight games to the Brooklin Merchants.

The series began with an 8-6 Brooklin win at the Luther Vipond Arena.

That was followed by a heartbreaking 11-10 loss in Game 2 of the best of five series at the ILA at Six Nations setting up for last Friday’s must win for the Rivermen in Brooklin.

Six powerplay goals later, and even with Rog-

er Vyse’s five-point night, the Merchants were raising the Clare Levack Memorial Trophy as the OLA A Sr. B Champions and the Rivermen were packing their equipment onto the bus for the long ride home.

Dwayne Porter gave the Rivermen a bit of a jump-start with the first goal of the game, shorthanded, from Travis Bland and Vyse only10 seconds into the game.

The Merchants shook that off and netted two of their own before Vyse scored his first of the night. The Merchants

added two more by the end if the first period to carry a 4-2 lead into the second period.

Brooklin extended their lead to 10-6 in the second, four of their goals came on powerplays and another shorthanded as the Six Nations special teams were nonexistence.

Brooklin put up a wall in the third period keeping the Riverman outside.

Jay Winder put the lid on it for Brooklin at 12:15.

The Rivermen had a very good season this year and will regroup to win back the Cup in 2017.

The Sr. B Six Nations Rivermen are done for the year after dropping three games straight to the Brooklin Merchants. It was a solid year for the R-men but they ran into a very determined Brooklin team. The Merchants will now vie for the Presidents Cup. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

By Jim Windle

OHSWEKEN – The North American Native Sisters fastball team is being put together for the World Masters Games tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, in April 2017.

With flights and lodging the total bill is going to be a whopping $56,000 so fundraising is currently in full swing.

Connie Powless and five others ladies from Six Nations participated in the World Masters Games in Italy with a team put together from across North America, but this year in Auckland, the North American Native Sisters will comprise of mostly Six Nations women.

“We realized we have enough talented girls from here to put a full team together,” says Powless. “There are two girls from Oneida, a pitcher and a fielder, who have shown interest in coming with us, but that isn’t sure yet.”

Although it is relatively early, Powless knows that

Brenda Jacobs, first baseman for the North American Native Sisters, forces an out in an exhibition game against the Sour Springs Masters.

PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

the fundraising for New Zealand has been going on since October of 2016.

“Some of the girls will have to arrange two weeks off work to take part,” she says.

Watch for other fundraisers planned, which include a thing called “Chase the Queen”. It’s kind of a variation of a 50/50 draw where a weekly draw is made every Saturday at Route 54, and the person whose ballot is selected gets to draw a card from a deck of cards. If it is the Queen of Hearts, they

win the progressive prize money worth $700 at this time. The first draw winner walked away with $2,500.

Volleyball games, food booths and pretty well any event that attracts people is where the Sisters will be until it’s time to leave. If you’d like to make a donation, call Connie Powless at 519-445-2901 and leave a message, or any of the team members.

“Watch for us and help if you can,” says Powless.

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Obituary

Obituary

Martin: Daniel Drew December 26, 1959 - August 18, 2016 Reunited with our beloved mother in Heaven, our Brother and Uncle Danny has been called home to the creator on August 18, 2016.

Twin brother of Debi (Martin) Jamieson, Missy and Mike Davey, Michael and LuLu Martin, and Dawn Martin-Hill.

Nieces and Nephews Jeremey, Earl Jr., Amber, Ashley, Ellen-Rose, Taila, Aaron, Whitney, Mighty and Mal, Makasa and Cody. Predeceased by his mother, Yvonne Martin and grandmother, Ellen Martin.

Resting at Styres Funeral Home, 1798 Fourth Line, Ohsweken, on Sunday 4-7 pm followed by evening prayers. Funeral Service and burial to be held at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 187 Sour Springs Road, Ohsweken, Ontario (Six Nations), on Monday, August 29 at 11am. ww.rhbanderson.com

Obituary

Obituary

HENRY: MARION LIL Peacefully at home on Saturday August 20, 2016 with her family by her side. Marion Henry age 88 years was of the Lower Cayuga Bear Clan and was a Faith Keeper at Seneca Longhouse for many years. Loving mother of Malinda Harris, and Marcia (Dave) Thomas. Dear grandmother of 5 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren. Sister of Geronimo Henry, and Gloria Thomas. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Frances Hill and Jake Henry; sister Maybelle Jewell and brothers, Reginald, Charlie, and Bobby Henry. Resting at her home 2658 Cayuga Road, Six Nations after 2 p.m. Sunday. Funeral Service and burial will be held at the Seneca Longhouse, Six Nations on Tuesday August 23, 2016 at 11 a.m. www.rhbanderson.com

Thank You

Card of Thanks

“Nia:wen Dreamcatcher for buying the brace that I needed to return to sports. With much appreciation, Tawnee Martin”

We the family of Delores Bomberry (nee: Jacobs) would like to extend nya’weh gowah to all of you who have helped ease our time of sorrow. We appreciated both the emotional and financial support through these hard times when we lost our much loved mother.

Mom would have been so proud of how all her grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces and nephews who stepped up to help.

Nya’weh from Ranaye, Rick, Audrey, Aili, Alison, Keith, Sebbie and Don.

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Bartlett, Beverley Jean nee: Davis In loving memory of our dear Sister and best friend who passed away August 21,2012.

If we could have a lifetime wish And one dream that could come true, We would pray to God with all our hearts just to see and speak to you.

A thousand words won’t bring you back, We know because we’ve tried, and neither will a million tears, We know because we’ve cried.

You’ve left behind our broken hearts and precious memories too.

But we never wanted memories, We only wanted you.

Jean we love and miss you every day in a million ways that words cannot express.

Always in our hearts love you forever.

Sharon & Donny, Marilyn & Larry, Nance & Jerry, Dave & Laura (deceased 2016) Elda & Dave, and Families.

Till We Meet Again.

Notice

Notice

For Sale Williams Water Haulage Business.

Owner Retiring at the end of August after 31 years in the business.

We would like to thank all our customers that we had throughout the years, some right from the start.

It’s too bad we don’t stay young forever.

Call 519.445.4349.

Registration

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MOHAWK CHAPEL End of Summer/Open House Celebration Sunday, August 28, 2016 11:00 – 3:00 Please join us in celebrating a successful summer of events with cake/refreshments & self-guided tours of historical stained glass windows.

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Fall Dance & Modelling Registration Michelle Farmer’s Studio of Dance & Modelling Thursday August 18th 2016 7:00pm - 9:00pm Saturday August 20th 2016 9:00am-12:00 noon 1824 4th line Ohsweken 519-717-9099 Ages 2 & up michellefarmerfuller@gmail.com

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Thank You

Thank You

Thank you My heartfelt thanks goes out to all who came and made my 85th birthday party an enjoyable & memorable day. Thanks for all the cards, flowers, gifts & monetary gifts & to everyone that brought the delicious food & drinks.

Thanks to my children: Donna, Darlene, Deanna, Delby, Cindy, Connie, Chris, Bud & their families for all the time & efforts they put in to make it such a wonderful day. Thanks to Cec Sault, Ken Sault & Bob Montgomery for the music they provided, Also to Delby, Cindy & Connie for the bag pipe playing & dancing. The entertainment for the day was excellent. It was just a great day!

Thanks very, very much.

Dolly Powless - Anderson

Leagues

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Calling all Believers Joint heirs in the body of Christ to a gathering of repentance, praise and worship.

Coming Events

Student Office Year-End BBQ

Veterans’ Park, Ohsweken Sunday August 28th 5:30 p.m.

Come with your instruments of praise and worship.

Bring a lawn chair. Also bring a small rock or stone as we will symbolically build a sacred alter to the Most High God, Creator of Heaven and Earth and declare his Kingdom come on Earth as it is in Heaven.

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All Students registered with GREAT are welcome!

1039 Chiefswood Road @ OSTTC Trades Building Friday, August 26, 2016 11 AM until 1 PM. Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Pop!

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

JUKASA RADIO FM 93.5 is located on the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory in Southern Ontario.

93.5 CJKS has an exciting opportunity for part time weekends: Morning Show Host located on Six Nations. Jukasa Radio is working on the iMedia Touch software platform therefore all positions require a good working knowledge of iMedia Touch.

Reporting to the Station Coordinator.

RESPONSIBILITIES of WEEKEND MORNING SHOW HOST (PAID POSITION): •Host weekend morning show from 7:00am to 1:00pm •Special events, on-location promotions as needed •Voice tracking as needed •Other duties as assigned by Station Coordinator REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: •Strong communicator and story teller on air and online •Must have the ability to connect with the 18-40 audience in a positive and engaging manner •Works well under pressure •Takes direction well and is flexible

Interested applicants are invited to send a resume and demo by the end of August 2016 to: Sherri Staats -Station Coordinator Ohsweken, ON E-mail: promo@jukasaradio.com *Please include ‘93.5 Radio Position’ in the subject line of your email. *No phone calls please. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Yard Sale

Yard Sale

Yard Sale Saturday August 27th 9am - 1pm, 995 Mohawk Rd. miscellaneous items, household, small furniture, electronics, guitar holder, bench, kids & baby clothes, baby items.

Saturday August 27 9-1 237 Mohawk Street, Brantford Food, Misc items. Vendors Welcome. $5 per space. Contact Cynthia Barton 519-756-2205 Ext 224. Fundraising for Native Women’s Sharing Circle

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Captain Ahab sailed this 4. Rugged rock or cliff 8. Statistical test 10. Wall angle 11. Irish river 12. Winged nut 13. Japanese animation 15. More flexible 16. Military slang 17. Strangle 18. ‘Taxi Driver’ star 21. Go quickly 22. Part of a play 23. European Economic Community 24. Woman (French) 25. Thai river 26. Golfers start here 27. Disgruntled 33. In an implied way 34. Actors appear in them 36. Hide 37. Small Italian village 38. Tropical grasshopper 39. Ladd is one 40. Clumsy 41. Scottish tax 42. Footballers wear them 43. Pigpen CLUES DOWN 1. Curse 2. Brings home the bacon 3. Iron alloys 4. Conduct oneself 5. Commercial center of Venice

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, once you have your mind set on something, it is hard to get you to think about anything else.

This dedication can be an asset at work in the days ahead.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you are in good spirits this week and it could be due to some good news that provides you with extra energy. Tackle some tasks at hand and then have fun.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, it may be time for a change of scenery, especially if you feel like you need recharging.

Plan a getaway that allows you to unwind free of distractions.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Accept help when it is offered, Cancer. Doing so will considerably cut down on your workload and put you in a better frame of mind. Someone has a proposition that’s promising.

6. Share an opinion 7. Growl 9. British soldiers’ post-WWII clothes 10. Impulse 12. Last names 14. Midway between northeast and east 15. Car mechanics group 17. Ethiopian airport 19. Electrical instrument 20. Twitch 23. Not the hardest 24. Chinese dinosaur genus

Answers for Aug. 24, 2016 Crossword Puzzle

25. Reflexes 26. Thick target yield 27. Cut a rug 28. Complete 29. Feet per second 30. Intestinal 31. Don Henley’s band 32. A hereditary ruler 33. Member of the mahogany family 35. Attractive and healthy (Scot.)

36. Holds necktie in place

SUDOKU

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, though you often enjoy being the center of attention, you will enjoy a much-needed break from the limelight in coming days. Use the time to reflect.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, when a job opportunity pops up, jump on it without delay. This could be the break you’re looking for, so don’t pass up the opportunity to get on board.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, recognize that some things are beyond your control, no matter how hard you try to influence the outcomes. Do your best and things will work out for you.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, sometimes the best way to help someone is to refrain from offering advice and let him or her work it out. This week you’ll be put to the test in this line of thinking.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, do your best to address a financial issue in the weeks ahead. It may take some time, but use this week to lay the groundwork for your future financial security.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, a pleasant surprise has you wanting to share good news with anyone and everyone.

However, it may be wise to keep things hush-hush for a while until you know all the details.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 There’s no time like the present to perform a selfanalysis in an effort to better yourself, Aquarius.

Expect the support of family as you look to make positive changes.

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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, positive thinking and taking action can help you overcome difficult obstacles. Good news is coming your way.

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