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A thermostat. One of the many items that applicants may qualify for replacement if they are a part of this new program coming to the territory. PHOTO BY JAYSON KOBLUN

Free energy saving for homeowners

By Jayson Koblun OHSWEKEN – Representatives from First Nations Engineering Services Limited (FNESL) are in the beginning phases of the First Nations Conservation Program and came to elected council on September 20 to give an update.

“The program is designed to help homeowners in First Nation communities conserve energy and manage their energy costs to build a culture of conservation and improve home comfort,” said Steve Martin, corporate director for FNESL. “By applying and being accepted into the program, we will come and install new, energy saving products in your homes.”

FNESL has been re-

tained by Hydro One Networks Inc. to be the delivery agent of the conservation program. The program is to be delivered to 47 communities over the next few years and is available to Six Nations members who own, rent, or lease their residence on reserve and are the primary or secondary Hydro One account holders.

“People that apply and are accepted can receive up to $13,750 in energy saving products and services free of charge, for their homes,” said Martin.

The goal is to reduce electricity consumption, teach homeowners how to use electricity less and how to lower the impact individuals have on the environment.

“This is not a general renovation budget,” he

said. “It does not cover repair for roofing, windows, doors, structure and HVAC systems.”

Depending on what applications qualify for after a Home Energy Audit is performed at the residence, applicants would receive new things like: LED light bulbs, smart power bars, block heater timers, efficient showerheads and faucet aerators, energy star appliances.

Some homeowners would also qualify for retrofits such as: attic and wall insulations, basement insulation, draft proofing and programmable thermostats.

“Like we said, it’s not just a free renovation,” said one of the FNESL representatives. “Applicants must qualify for each individual upgrade.”

Homeowners can expect to have around six to seven visits from the organization behind the program and they said they will try to be as uninvasive as possible.

“Doing these upgrades means we do actually have to be in the home sometimes, but we will always come in groups of at least two, said the representative.

There are three phases: Phase one is the application process. Phase two is the audits and basic measures installation and Phase three is the extended measures installation.

Before home visits and any installations can begin, the team has decided to partake in several community engagement strategies to let the community know what is taking place and what your

options are as a qualifying homeowner. The team is going to do things like: host a launch event, hire community canvassers, prepare a website, advertise on the radio and through mail outs, and also plans on using social media to get the word out.

“Our next step is to organize a community launch and have some

meetings before we continue moving forward,” said Martin.

Several elected councillors said that the program sounds like it would be very successful here on Six Nations and are looking forward to learning more about the entire process in the near future.

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Six Nations Colour Run rallies support Man sentenced in stabbing death

By Nahnda Garlow SIX NATIONS — A Six Nations man has plead guilty in the 2013 stabbing death of John Francis Lickers.

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Styres was sentenced to 15 years in prison minus time served.

Police said Styres will be eligible for parole after 5 years.

Driver charged with stunt driving

By Nahnda Garlow

By Chezney Martin SIX NATIONS – Dubbed the largest Moment 4 Life event of the year, the Annual Six Nations Colour Run made it through with a great turn out and without the expected thunderstorm.

Runners were able to register and receive colour run swag on Sunday, Oct. 3, as they prepared to have splashes of coloured paint thrown at them while completing a one kilometre or five kilometre run around the track. Runners came in all shapes, sizes and ages, and showed their support for those affected by suicide.

When asked what brought her to the task of organizing the successful event, Special Project Co-ordinator at SN Health Services Jess Hill said this event is one she connects with because she has “struggled with anxiety, depression and PTSD as well as suicide,” herself.

“My passion is 'if I make a difference in one life, I know that I'm doing the right thing.' And that's kind of what I'm trying to do in the community here,” said Hill, explaining

that her loss of cultural identity definitely impacted her.

“I know that I struggle with it and I'm older, and I know that there's a lot of teens. But in Six Nations it's all across the life span; we have children as young as four or five years old expressing suicide ideation all the way up to elders aged 65. So, it's all across the life span for us, and my message is you don't have to be just young to experience it,” she said.

Hill explained that it is the support generated by events such as the colour run that help with suicide awareness. As well, she said that participants were given white carnation as not only a keepsake, but also to honour a loved one they've lost or simply to support those affected by suicide.

But, with the reality of the run aside, Hill said she is very thankful for the even to have gone smoothly for all.

“I think it went very well for a rain day,” she said with a laugh. “With the weather today holding off long enough for us to do this run, I think it's awesome.”

“We have a wide range

of people coming here and it's awesome just see the spirit. The spirits and attitudes of this are insanely high and that's what we want to promote,” she said.

Supporter and Volunteer Mackenzie Bomberry said, “it was a lot of fun,” as she volunteered to help throw paint powder.

“I work with Chuck and Alex in the Youth Leadership Group, so they have a group that get's out in

the community and we do events like this,” said Bomberry, explaining that her involvement allowed her to exercise her leadership skills. “But I'm here to support, and I think it was fun. I got covered in colour powder for sure,” she said with a laugh.

The event was graced with many participants, good weather, and a communal sense of support.

SIX NATIONS — Six Nations Police arrested and charged a Paris man with stunt driving on the territory.

Officers followed a black pick up truck Saturday evening travelling at excessive speeds.

Police were able to

stop the vehicle when he was slowed by traffic in the area.

Micheal William Smith faces charges of Stunt Driving, Speeding, Careless Driving and Failing to Stop at a Stop Sign.

Police said Smith’s license was seized and suspended and the vehicle impounded.

Participants ran laps to support and push forward suicide awareness at the Moment 4 Life Event; some even stopped to hi-five or take pho- The first Six Nations Tim Horton's opened this weekend on Chiefswood tos with SN Police Mascot Buster. Overall, the event was a lot of fun Road to a long line of drive through customers and a full house inside.

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Improvements in biosolid 'sludge' technology

By Jim Windle BRANTFORD – The upside of shining a light on a controversial topic like biosolids is that, under scrutiny, improvements are made and the industry cleans itself up or dies.

Wessuc is one of Ontario’s largest biosolid producers and applicators and at one time Kyle Morrison worked for Wessuc for a number of years and has done pretty well every stage of the process.

“I saw a lot of positive changes since I started there,” says Morrison.

“As far as bio-solids is concerned, it really does work as one of the world’s most productive fertilizers. There isn’t much doubt about that. And I think Wessuc is one of the biggest and best that I know of.”

But, deep down, he still doesn’t like the idea of using it on food producing fields, or, near waterways, although the science has proven that used properly it is perfectly safe for human food production.

“The motto around there was ‘the solution to pollution is dilution,’” he says.

Morrison recalls an incident on a field near Ottawa where a spill occurred. A supervisor ordered him to unhook a large firefighter sized hose under full pressure. When he did he was covered and his waders were filled with sewage sludge and several gallons spilled on the ground before he could hook it

back up. But even after that, Morrison still feels the use of biosolids, under strict guidelines and frequent random testing, is the best.

Jay VanVeen, a Wessuc representative informs the Two Row Times that newer studies, one in particular done at Queens University, has found different results with newer practices around the industry.

“These new studies have shown no risk,” says VanVeen.

In its own defence, Wessuc faces past practices head on.

“Despite over 30 years of research which show that, when conducted according to regulations, land application of biosolids is safe, concerns remain over soil and groundwater contamination from trace elements, toxic chemicals and potentially harmful disease causing organisms (pathogens),” according to the Wessuc Website.

“To date, there have been no documented negative human cases where a biosolids program met all the provincial requirements. The NMA provides specific requirements for nitrogen, phosphorus, metal and pathogen concentrations that must be met before biosolids can be land applied.”

Much of the concern about the use of biosolids is when it is being applied too close to waterways making leaching of the liquid human waste product into streams and rivers likely.

Wessuc states on their site that this is of paramount concern.

“The Nutrient Management Act provides minimum regulated standards to protect groundwater,” says Wessuc. “These standards are in place to prevent nutrients that are present in biosolids from leaching into ground water table through infiltration. The NMA states that there must be a depth of at least 0.9 meters of dry soil when applying biosolids to prevent nutrients from leaching into groundwater.”

However, according to a Court Bulletin released by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Wessuc was recently hit with a large fine under the Water Resources Act, in April of last year.

In that case, Wessuc Inc. was fined $105,000 for discharging sewage biosolids into a watercourse that may impair the quality of the water, contrary to the Ontario Water Resources Act (OWRA).

The media release states: On October 11, 2011, a Non-Agricultural Source Materials (NASM) Plan was approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF), for the land application of sewage biosolids to a Simcoe farm property on Concession 12. On April 27, 2012, the MOECC received notification from Wessuc that the sewage biosolid application would occur at the

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On April 30, 2012 and on May 2, 2012, ministry staff conducted sewage biosolid field inspections.

During the May 2, 2012 inspection, Ministry staff observed a discharge of a dark-coloured liquid from the field's drainage tile, which entered a stream heading south through a road culvert, and flowed downstream onto a property south of the roadway.

An assessment of effluent samples determined that the application of liquid biosolids resulted in discharge of biosolids to an unnamed tributary of Black Creek, which impaired the quality of water in the creek.

Wessuc responded to the incident and cleaned up the spilled material at the Simcoe farm property. The ministry issued a Provincial Officer’s Order to Wessuc to prevent the reoccurrence of a similar event during the application of sewage biosolids

on tile-drained fields in the future. The company was fined $105,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of $26,250 and was given one year to pay the fine.

What about the smell?

In 2013, organic growers Ella Haley and Richard Tunstall complained to the county about a contractor spreading treated sewage sludge on a field near their farm, “Heart's Content.”

Wessuc defended itself saying, “The two farmers are clinging to lingering misconceptions about a product treated and released by municipalities, that is well-regulated by the Ministry of the Environment, and classified as a nutrient biosolid.”

But on their website they admit that the smell is still an issue. “… odours associated with the land application of biosolids are considered more of a nuisance than a health problem.

Odours are often times the most objectionable aspect of biosolids use on neighbouring farms.”

But qualifies, “All restrictions are conservatively set to prevent toxicity or health impacts in plants, animals and humans.”

According to Morrison, he believes that bans in Europe are based on different processes being used than here in Canada.

However, the list is quite long. That includes 20 counties in California alone. In January of 2014.

A CBC focus on biosolids in 2012 stated, “Sludge was recently classified as a nutrient, and the management of its use shifted to the Ministry of Agriculture from the Ministry of the Environment. That means it's classified as a type of manure instead of treated under waste management rules.”

This may be another change that has helped the biosolids industry to sidestep certain negative media studies and help grow it, even under heavy scrutiny.

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'Indian' Corporations

Send your letters to tworowtimes@ gmail.com. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. he opinions expressed in the letters or submitted

Editorial by Jonathan Garlow As indigenous nations we do not pay Canadian tax because our more than 500 nations have already paid taxes to the Queen in our own blood.

The sudden deaths of 90 per cent of our pre-contact populations was the ultimate price which we will never be compensated for. Not to mention the millions of square miles of unlawful squatting and unresolved land claims.

Asking Six Nations people to pay a Canadian tax would be like asking Jewish Holocaust survivors to help rebuild Germany. Sorry for this brutal comparison but, if you cannot see why we have tax exemption there’s something wrong with you. When I experience other shoppers complaining in line when I use my status card (it’s not a discount card) I tell them I would have no problem paying tax to a foreign government if my nation can have our original land base.

The blatant disregard of our international treaties such as the Two Row Wampum and other war crimes perpetuated by our colonial visitors, such as residential school, was our ticket into this new society.

But far away to the west in a little reserve called Hobbema, a corporation named Subway opened its first franchise on reservation lands.

Sixteen years ago, a Six Nations rap group named Tru Rez Crew met with a Hobbema, Alberta rap group named Warparty. These two groups were at the leading edge of indigenous rap and paved the way for countless artists from all over — they showed that natives could rap.

Out of the many discussions came a sentiment of brotherhood and a collaboration song. Tru Rez members also learned that Hobbema had a Subway on their reserve and it was mind-blowing.

It has not been clear if this Subway pays tax.

For the most part, corporations stay away from rez life because of the special status of reservation lands. Six Nations Reserve No. 40 is crown land in the minds of the Governor General and his Queen’s Privy Council — but it is still a grey area.

For us here on Six Nations of the Grand River, this land is our ancient hunting grounds, and burial grounds of countless centuries past — way before Canada and way before Frederick Haldimand. No alien state can grant us our own land, nor can they take it away from us.

According to Canadian law, corporations are non-human entities that have certain rights, privileges and protections.

Many corporations have policies that require them to own the land that their franchise is built upon. It is impossible for anyone but an Indian to own a parcel of reserve land, according to the Indian Act of Canada and even then, we don’t actually own it but receive a certificate of possession or a notice of entitlement from Six Nations Elected Council.

A corporation cannot be an Indian, but on Six Nations many Indian Corporations are springing up. People have been wondering if we are paying hidden taxes for quite a long time.

P.S. Did you grow up on reserve? How do you feel about the use of the word Indian? We know it's a B.S. word but write to us at tworowtimes@gmail.com with your perspectives, we would love to hear from you!

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Word causes concern among readers Dear Editor, My wife and I visited the Mohawk Craft Shop near Palantine Bridge, N.Y. and I picked up a copy of your March 19, 2014 publication.

I am of Welsh and German descent and have come to a point in my life where I discourage people from using the word "Indian" when referring to First Peoples and Nations. Just because the early European explorers misidentified the Western Hemisphere as India does not excuse referring to descendants of indigenous residents as Indians. I visited your website and saw that the word Indian was used by Jim Windle on September 21st in his opinion piece. He and others are certainly entitled to the First Amendment right of free speech; however, it continues to disturb me when I hear it spoken or read it in a publication, such as yours.

Can you please advise me on the acceptability of the continued reference to Indians? I don't like to see historic mistakes maintained.

I was interested to read about Welsh "Indians" in the Lewis and Clark Journal.There is a tradition that Prince Madoc of Wales came to America in 1170 There is a historic marker in Mobile Bay (Mobile, Alabama) noting Prince Madoc's visit to what became known as the Americas. If you have any further information about this "folk-lore" I would welcome your perspective.

Thank you, Tom Pritchard

Dear Tom, I am certainly aware of the origin of the misterm “Indian”.

To explain as best I can, it is not by way of ignorance of the history regarding that term.

However, there is a catch 22 in all of this.

The treaties made with settler govern-

ments were made between certain “Indians” and the Crown or Britain. The accepted wording of the day was “Indians” with no confusion over who it was they were talking about.

For the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people, the word Onkwehon:we (there are several spellings) is how they referred to themselves as Original People, or Real People.

They understood that the English word for Onkwehon:we was “Indian”.

There are also accepted and not accepted terms that are unacceptable even across the imposed boarder.

Here on the Canadian side, “First Nations” is used. “Aboriginal” is used, “Native” or “Indigenous.” It becomes a nightmare for a writer to use any one of these terms without offending someone’s sensibilities.

On your side, the term “Tribe” is often used. Here, in Canada (Kanata), no one likes that term.

Add to that the

problem of the thousands of non-native readers we have who have a hard time getting their tongues and minds around Onkwehon:we or Haudenosaunee. Our mission is not only to publish the news from a (Indian, Native, Indigenous, Onkwehon:we, Haudenosaunee) perspective, but also to teach non-natives about the difference in mindset, world view and beliefs of “Indians” as described and defines in the 1982 Constitution Act of Canada. And even that is disputed by some.

I really wish there was another word to use, but for the most part, I will use First Nations or Indigenous except when referring to official treaty documents which use the mutually accepted word “Indian” to refer to Onkwehon:we or the Haudenosaunee.

Thanks again, and I hope this explains my personal point of view on the matter.

Jim Windle Two Row Times

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Mu WÎyan Î’uch: Thunder Woman speaks Trudeau’s rise to power on the backs of ab-voters

By Rachel A. Snow How many natives were encouraged to vote in the last federal election?

Trudeau and his team of vetted “aboriginals” were standing together against the tyranny of the Conservative Harper government. Many First Nation analysts and traditionalists stood against voting in the system because we are nations and we are to respect the nation-to-nation (in Canada’s case, the successor state) relationship that is to exist for all time.

Other Indians felt that Harper’s outright hatred for aboriginals called for unprecedented trips to the polls to “make a change”.

So strong was the push for aboriginal voting that Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde advocated for the aboriginal people to get out and vote but then said he would not be voting. Called on this hypocrisy, Bellegarde voted in the federal election. While this seems like an ordinary Canadian exercising his right to vote, it is symbolic in that the AFN has been elevated to represent all First Nations in Canada. So did Perry Bellegarde vote or did the National Chief vote? If Perry Bellegarde voted, that is his right as an individual Canadian. If the National Chief voted, then that is a break in the nation-to-nation protocol.

Following the vote and the success of the Liberals becoming the federal government, has anything changed for the “aboriginals”?

Trudeau immediately appointed key cabinet aboriginals.

Again, there was a rallying cry from the aboriginal people across Canada.

First Nation analysts and traditionalists maintained that our people would be subjugated to roles as tokens and silenced within the Liberal party ranks.

Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Car-

olyn Bennett immediately embarked on a nation wide “pre-inquiry” tour to fulfill the Liberal election promise of holding a national Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s (MMIW) Inquiry. Alongside Justice Minister Jody Wilson- Raybould (aboriginal) and Minister of the Status of Women Patty Hadju, Bennett talked to the families of MMIW. The pre-Inquiry had one overwhelming recommendation — to look at policing. Police approaches or lack of approaches have lead to the high number of unsolved aboriginal women deaths. While the Minister and the pre-Inquiry insists there are other factors, it is notable that the terms of reference and MMIW panel were delayed due to a federal-provincial inability to properly include policing. Bennett has now sloughed this off to the “would be” MMIW panel. It is also noteworthy that although a high number of First Nation deaths occur in the Prairie Provinces there is no First Nation representative voice from the grassroots on this panel. There is one legal co-opted, displaced voice and there is no western First Nation Treaty Elder. The terms of reference specifically do not mention policing, so what the Federal Ministers could not accomplish has now been placed within the scope of the panel for further lip service.

Trudeau’s rise to power on the backs of aboriginal voters also insisted that the Liberals would be implementing the United Nation Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) and the 94 recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Since this initial announcement, aboriginal Justice Minister Raybould has stated that the UNDRIP is “unworkable” in Canadian law. Raybould then passed the buck back to the First Nations saying

she needs their input. This is some extreme political dance with posturing by an aboriginal minister.

Trudeau’s rise to power on the backs of indigenous voters also stated that site C damn and other resource development would have full First Nation consultation and participation. The Liberals have given the go ahead to the Site C damn in British Colombia. Minister Raybould, the aboriginal Justice Minister from British Colombia stated that the Liberal government was following through on the previous government commitments (all Indian governments know this trick – blame the last chief and council before you start anything or if you are following in their footsteps). That is a blatant lie because only recently did the “Liberal” government issue permits to Transport Canada and Fisheries Canada to complete the dam’s destruction of First Nation fishing and ceremonial areas.

Trudeau’s rise to power on the backs of aboriginal voters also stated resource development would only happen with the consent of the First Nations. Yesterday, Trudeau approved the British Colombia LNG project, which essentially negates First Nation consent, further ruining the climate with more fracking and carbon emissions.

Meanwhile, south of the Medicine Line, the Standingrock Sioux Oyate (people) are standing against Dakota Access Pipeline to protect the land and water.

A huge encampment has formed at Sacred Stone Camp with thousands of indigenous peoples standing against an ancient prophecy to “stop the black snake”. They are also walking with all nations and global people as allies to complete the rainbow people prophecy, which says all nations will come together to protect the earth and waters.

The analysis of the

Trudeau government to date in respect of the original people can be summed up, as there is no respect.

There is continuous political pontificating on the economy versus the environment. Jobs and business are paramount in keeping the capitalist machinery spinning. Corporations own the developments, they in turn give money to political parties so in fact, if governments do not adhere to corporate wishes, they will have no financial backers or no dollars to fight big business in court. This floodgate reasoning does not impair the Canadian government from fighting First Nation land or rights issues

through court challenges.

Returning to the question, has anything changed for the aboriginals who voted?

Well hopefully the rose coloured glasses have fallen off. Hopefully our people can decolonize and see that our ways of governing - that is living in proximity to one another and caring for the good of all is the correct way to live.

In our close societies, we nurtured and mentored leadership, we did not vote. In a society where people think only for themselves, where the individual matters more than the community, is voting working? Corporations have also been giv-

en personhood or may be seen as “individuals” so an individualistic society will only benefit individuals. It will not benefit the whole, the earth, the waters, the people or all the parts of Creation. Can we all see this now? Can we all see what our ancestors foretold? The global stakes are too high for the original people to stay in their colonized bunkers. It is time for the original people to remember their teachings and to help change the systems to protect all life.

The Six Nations/New Credit district cross-country run took place in Chiefswood Park on Sept. 28. Six-yearold Dharma Green, who attends Oliver M. Smith, was spotted sporting a Two Row Times t-shirt. Students from schools all over the territory took place in the event. PHOTO TAKEN BY TRT STAFF

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FEATURE COLUMN Life in the slow lane: an old turtle's view of the world

I will feed your spirit: Confronting 142 years of the Mush Hole

By Danielle Boissoneau Is it just me, or ever since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released their report in 2015, is there a bandwagon effect towards healing the effects of cultural genocide on nations upon nations of original peoples?

Rightfully so — and, ever since, it’s been fairly regular reminders of the ways my mom, my aunts, their mom, how they all survived residential schools.

The impacts of intergenerational violence were still close to heart, I think you could say I was ‘triggered’ by images and talk around pain that our people lived through and continue to live through.

So, back in 2013, when I moved to Dish With One Spoon territory, I slowly started to learn my way around the area and made friends with the local scones. One day, it came to be that I learned about the Mush Hole. Also known as the Mohawk Institute, it was the longest running residential school in Cana-

dian history. At the time, I believed I would never visit. It would hurt my heart so much to see the places where they tried to break our spirits.

Then, a few months ago, I started to see an event on facebook called the Mush Hole Project. An artistically, guided tour hosted by the Woodland Cultural Centre, that led groups of people through the places our ancestors once roamed. Many significant places through out the building would bear witness to artistically lived expressions of power and reclamation.

I was confronted with the idea of maybe facing my trauma. It looked like a very thoughtfully put together project with many of my favourite artists like Santee Smith and Monique Mojica, sharing their gifts with the place and the people.

Meanwhile, it’s like there’s been an endless tirade of Canadians looking for answers and hugs. Everyone was so sorry and it was almost like there was an expectation to educate

and comfort. Because of this trauma, I was sometimes resentful of the Canadian need to reconcile. I wondered how I would work towards healing myself if all of my energy was focused on healing relationships that only really began when Canadians realized what their churches and governments had done to indigenous children. Reconciliation with Canadians was the last thing on my mind.

But when I saw the Mush Hole Project, I started to wonder about what reconciliation really was for me. Maybe it was a type of reconciliation with myself, I didn’t know what that meant, but I knew there was more to this relationship than what was before me. Soon afterwards, some friends asked if I wanted to go and so, I said yes. I knew it would be okay.

The day came. The tour started with a visit to the sacred fire, where we were invited to offer our thoughts and intentions before we began the tour.

We were given red bricks to

write a message on and carry through the tour. It was to remind us of the weight that these children carried.

I wanted to be able to carry the weight with them while I visited to honour their struggle and decided that when I let the brick go, so too I would let go of the weight of that trauma, the residual effects of these places would no longer be a weight on my spirit either.

Travelling through the hallways and hearing the first hand accounts of our tour guide, a survivor of the Mush Hole, was real. The best way I could describe the feeling of the place, beyond the English understanding of the word ‘real’, it was alive. Dancers moved through shower rooms and non-native people were removed from their seats at boardroom tables to make way for an act of symbolic reconciliation. The time had come for me to confront the pain.

A woman offered the natives sitting at a boardroom table, as part of the tour through the Mush Hole, a

tobacco tie. She invited us to paint on two canvasses, to offer our art towards reconciliation — if we wanted.

She wasn’t pushy and was quite humble and kind. But I was mad. I crossed my arms and clenched my jaw, refusing any tears a space to come. Then I realized this was it. This was my chance to let it go.

I wasn’t reconciling with the church or the government. I was reconciling with myself. I reclaimed my love for my people and myself by facing down the resentment and deciding that it no longer had a place in my life. All I have room for, in my heart, is our people.

Was it forgiveness? I don’t know, but I accepted their tobacco and painted on their murals.

And there was one woman who did not accept the invitation. I witnessed and felt her dignified rage and respect her decision to say that she wasn’t ready. All of our feelings are valid, especially when, as nations of Anishnaabe or Onkwehonwe or Nehiyaw or Lnu peo-

ples, we are talking about healing from the wounds of a colonially violent past and present. Reconciliation for me was confronting the Mush Hole. And so it was good. I confronted the shame, the violence and the power and I emerged with grace and joy.

The tour ended with a Kahawi Dance Theatre performance, it was a beautiful way to end the Mush Hole Project experience (not to mention the corn soup and scone). Here we offered the bricks we had carried throughout the tour to the dancers. They sang, “I will feed your spirit, I love you so much” and repeated in Kan’ien’ke’haka, while they piled our bricks along the wall. It was powerful.

And so the day ended and I feel like I understand reconciliation now. It’s letting go. It’s being everything the residential schools didn’t want us to be. It’s singing our songs and dancing your dances. It’s rebuilding ourselves. That’s reconciliation.

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Are you appreciating or misappropriating?

By Jayson Koblun Cultural Appreciation is learning about a culture different than your own with respect and thoughtfulness. It is appreciating what you can learn from a culture and genuinely taking the time to interact with people within that culture and understand their history; trials, tribulations, triumphs — all of it.

The opposite, is Cultural Misappropriation; when an individual takes something that has specific cultural relevance from a culture different than his or her own, without respecting or understanding the significance it holds. Rather than celebrating the culture for its value, you steal something from the culture looking only for what you can gain from it.

“In high school I remember considering dressing up as an indigenous woman for Halloween, but when I mentioned the idea to some friends of mine — they explained to me why it was wrong and how it

would further damage relationships between one another,” said 27-year-old Natasha Kapoor, a speech pathologist in Newfoundland. “I wanted to dress up in that costume because I thought it was beautiful, I didn’t think that what I was doing would be considered misappropriation — I ended up going out that year as something different.”

Misappropriation is a disrespectful act that happens a lot across the globe and many would say, in general, it is not a good thing. Individuals have been called out on misappropriating things like — being not of African descent and sporting cornrows or, taking sacred jewelry to wear as an accessory. For some reason, at Halloween parties and when children are out trick-or-treating, some individuals choose to wear costumes that completely disrespect other cultures.

Whether it is out of apparent lack of respect, or, an individual simply having not been educated on why it is disrespectful — it’s

still not OK. “You can go about it as cultural appreciation or cultural appropriation,” American actress Zendaya Coleman told the Huffington Post. “You have to be very careful. Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.”

Then you have costumes like “Indian War Chief” and “Native American Reservation Royalty”. When it comes to costumes like these the issue is, that to that culture and people group, they are not costumes and have never been used as costumes throughout history. There are many sacred and special items and pieces of clothing that make up an entire outfit that is worn

by First Nation or indigenous cultures across the world.

A traditional war bonnet, for example, has spiritual and ceremonial significance. Only specific members of certain indig-

enous nations have earned or been given the right to wear the item should be wearing it. An article of clothing may signify that the individual wearing it is a chief; a certain string of beads or what looks like a simple accessory may mean that the woman who carries it is a clan mother — when it comes down to it, if you don’t know what you’re putting on or the cultural significance that an item holds to a people group that differs from your own, don’t wear it.

In 2012 a U.S. company pulled a costume called ”Sassy Squaw” off the shelves after having received a lot of media backlash. It’s mind-boggling to think that someone somewhere, thought that that costume was a good idea.

Some educators have suggested there may be a link between this blatant objectification of indigenous women and the problem of Missing and Murdered Indigenous women in Canadian culture.

An example of an costume that some are saying is innappropriate for Halloween. PHOTO BY TIM REYNOLDS

Education is key and vital to inciting change within the non-indigenous (Canadian) mindsets.

There are people in this world that know they misappropriating, like someone who might wear the scantily clad “Sassy Squaw” costume, but there are others too, like, Kapoor

who were unknowingly committing misappropriation.

“Now that I know why it’s wrong, I disagree with people that choose to wear inappropriate costumes,” said Kapoor. “Think twice about your costume this year.”

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Akwesasne creates first indigenous court in Canada The Canadian Press MONTREAL — The Mohawk band council of Akwesasne has introduced what is considered the first indigenous legal system in Canada outside a federal framework.

While First Nations band councils have been passing and enforcing

legislation on reserves across the country for decades, those bylaws are either tied to the Indian Act or within a self-governance agreement with the federal government.

What's special about the new court law passed by the council of Akwesasne _ a reserve that straddles the Quebec,

Ontario and New York state borders _ is that it was drafted by the community and independently of Ottawa. ``We did it and our community is behind us,'' said Joyce King, director of justice in Akwesasne. ``It's a historical moment.

It's the first in Canada.''

Justices and prose-

cutors must enforce 32 laws that cover civil matters including tobacco regulations, sanitation, elections, property and wildlife conservation.

Criminal matters are still settled outside the territory, in federal or provincial courts.

Akwesasne's council decided to mix aspects of

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Canada's justice system with Mohawk values and principles such as considering the talents of the offending party and using them to benefit the community.

For example, if someone spray paints graffiti on a school wall and the offender is a great lacrosse player, the law stipulates the person can be ordered to teach students how to play the sport. ``It's not just looking at penalizing,'' said Bonnie Cole, Akwesasne's sole permanent prosecutor. ``That's old thinking — that's outside thinking. ``This law looks at the person, what offence they committed and how they can restore balance between the (offender), the victim, and the community as well.''

Women also play a big role: the director, public prosecutor and the territory's two justices are women.

McGill University Prof.

Kirsten Anker, who specializes in aboriginal peoples and the law, visited Akwesasne in May with a delegation from a Manitoba Cree community that was interested in the Mohawk system. ``It's being looked at as a model and a source of inspiration,'' she said, adding the Akwesasne Mohawks are ``at the forefront in pushing the self-government envelope.'' ``What's unusual in this particular instance is that the law is not claiming to fit into the (federal) system.''

One major issue is whether Akwesasne law will be recognized by provincial and federal courts.

Ian McLeod, a spokesman with the federal Justice Department, confirmed that talks have begun between Ottawa and the Ontario and Quebec governments to draft a framework to recognize the new legal system but he cautioned ``discussions are at the

very early stages.''

Plaintiffs and defenders under the system, which came into effect Aug. 12, plead their cases in front of a justice — similar to Canada's process — but most of the court's details are decidedly Mohawk.

There are no jail terms, with sanctions based on the concept of restorative justice and the objective of helping ``restore relationships and harmony in the community.''

Justices do not need a law degree but must be from a First Nation and meet a series of other requirements including having ``good character, credibility and reputation in their community.''

Candidates, who are chosen by a review commission independent of the band council, receive 10 weeks of training by a law firm, which evaluates them and makes recommendations to council.

Prosecutors are also not required to have a law degree but must have ``related post-secondary education or work experience in the field of advocacy.''

Those accused of breaking Akwesasne law are allowed to bring advocates to court to speak on their behalf. ``At times you'll find that First Nations people don't say a lot and don't try to defend themselves,'' King said.

Cole said ``a lot of people don't like talking about things; they don't want everyone to know about (what happened).

This is where the advocate comes in.''

King said the new court law is also a teaching tool, offering citizens lessons on how Mohawks have historically handled disputes. ``It kind of gives people a clear picture of how things used to be,'' she said.

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Akwe ambulance certified

By TRT staff The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne announced that the Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance (AMA) is now certified and equipped for Advanced Life Support (ALS) calls.

Prior to this certification, the ambulance staff provided first aid and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) level care.

The new certification gives MCA’s ambulance unit the ability to start IV’s and administer life-saving medication.

“Our community relies heavily on the expert care of our ambulance unit and knowing we now have the ability to save lives in new advanced ways while en route to the hospital is something for us all to celebrate,” said Kawehno:ke District Chief Dennis Chaussi, who holds the Health portfolio.

There are three levels of ambulance staff cer-

tification: an EMT is the first level, followed by Critical Care Technician/ ALS, followed by Paramedic. While the AMA has already had four staff available with the CCT/ ALS certification, the ambulance itself needed modifications to receive certification in order for the staff to use their ALS skills and training.

The AMA now has one paramedic, two full-time CCT/ALS staff, and one casual CCT/ALS staff. Until additional ALS providers are hired, advanced life support is available from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Issac McDonald, CCT/ ALS, is “extremely proud” of the new designation. “Having this access brings a whole lot of new responsibility,” he said.

“But we are going to be able to save valuable time in getting community members the necessary treatment they need when they’re suffering

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Mi’kmaq demand crisis resolve

By Nahnda Garlow POTLOTEK FIRST NATION, N.S. — Elected leaders from the Potlotek First Nation in Nova Scotia say they are fed up with thick brown water coming from their taps.

The smelly water, which is sometimes nearly black, comes from high concentrations of manganese and iron.

Band members from the Mi’kmaq community met with Indigenous Affairs officials last week.

Federal and provincial officials say they are planning to respond to the crisis.

The liberal government previously stated they are committed to ending water crises situations on reserves by 2020.

Chief Boucher disappointed

By Nahnda Garlow The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne announced last week that the Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance (AMA) is now certified and equipped for Advanced Life Support (ALS) calls. SUBMITTED PHOTO

from a heart attack or in pain from a broken bone.”

“This designation is a huge accomplishment for the community,” said Ambulance Manager Daryl Diabo. “After years of navigating through the red-tape, we are celebrating our uniqueness in

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Thunder Bay, Ont., police probing racist online comments allegedly made by cop The Canadian Press

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FORT MCKAY FIRST NATION, A.B. — The chief of a Northern Alberta reserve said he was disappointed with a historic treaty alliance signed by nearly 85 communities, vowing to resist tar sands expansion.

Chief Jim Boucher of the Fort McKay First Nation says his community’s economy is directly connected to the tarsands.

Last month the the in-

vested $350 million dollars into a Suncor Energy oilsands mine.

Boucher said communities that signed the treaty alliance are not informed about communities that benefit from tarsands development.

Boucher said Fort McKay will suffer greatly if oil sands development is halted, and said the First Nations alliance against tar sands expansion is naiive.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., are investigating allegations that racist comments posted on a local newspaper's Facebook page were made by members of the police service.

They say a reporter for APTN News provided investigators with a number of comments which appeared on the Chronicle-Journal's Facebook page regarding a letter from Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler.

Fiddler's letter to the paper was in response to an editorial on a reported incident during an education session for police on indigenous issues.

A number of specific comments posted on Sept. 17 and 18 in relation to Fidler's letter are now the subject of a Police Services Act investigation by the TBPS Professional Standards Unit. ``I think this shows that we still have a very long way to go,'' Fiddler said in

an interview on Friday after participating in an Orange Shirt Day ``walk for healing'' in Thunder Bay to raise awareness about residential schools. ``There's been a lot of discussion over the last year around reconciliation, the need to for all of us to begin to understand our shared history — including residential schools,'' he said.

In a statement, the Thunder Bay Police Service said the comments on Fidler's letter are ``not acceptable'' and do not reflect the values of the force.

The statement added that the police service ``would like to apologize to our indigenous community for the hurt these comments may cause.''

It called the investigation into the comments ``a top priority.''

Fiddler said he wouldn't be accepting the force's apology right away, saying he wanted to wait for the findings of the police investigation.

He said the entire issue

began with a CBC report that Thunder Bay officers allegedly verbally abused a woman conducting a training session for police on First Nations issues. ``The explanation that was being provided by the city police (was) that this was just a big misunderstanding,'' he said.

But Fiddler said that during the training session, participants were talking and ``laughing on the side,'' which he described as ``so inappropriate on so many levels when something as serious, something as tragic, as missing and murdered indigenous women and girls is being discussed.''

The Thunder Bay investigation comes just a few days after police in Ottawa said they were probing derogatory online comments allegedly made by an officer which apparently linked the death of award-winning Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook to the broader issue of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.

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McMaster Indigenous group hosts cultural exchange

By Jayson Koblun HAMILTON – Reclaiming space and sharing knowledge was the goal of last week’s cultural gathering at McMaster University last Thursday.

The gathering, put on by a group on campus called “McMaster Indigenous Student Community Alliance” (MISCA), took place on a field right in the heart of the campus and was intended to help indigenous students feet at home as they begin a new year of studies; also to help non-indigenous students become more familiar with the First Nation, Inuit and Metis students and culture at McMaster University.

“We want all students at the school to feel safe and comfortable while they are studying here,” said Maya Gorodskoy, a McMaster student and member of MISCA. “It’s a time to celebrate one another’s cultures and allow First Nations, Inuit and Metis staff and students to ‘reclaim space’ in a way.”

Throughout the day, students were invited to watch Pow Wow, Inuit and Metis performers, sample

A group of Grade 12 students who are part of the Aboriginal Club at Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton came to the event as part of one of the clubs cultural outings. From left to right: Kate, Victoria, Sadie.

One of the dancers right before he performed men's traditional dance at this year's Cultural Gathering at McMaster University in Hamilton.

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PHOTO BY JAYSON KOBLUN

free traditional foods like strawberry juice, scone and corn soup, visit the silent auction booth and purchase some handmade artwork or clothing sold by several different vendors.

Guests were treated to a wide array of dance and performances during the event; dances like — women and men’s traditional, men’s grass and women’s shuffle, were performed by several different na-

tions.

Despite the rain and cold, a few dozen university, high school and elementary school students came to the gathering. A group of students who are a part of the Aboriginal Club at Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton took time off of school to come take in the experience.

This event is really cool,” said Sadie, a Grade 12 student from Westdale. “I’ve

seen Pow Wow before, but I really appreciate seeing all the different group represented here today and it makes me happy seeing Metis and Inuit showcased alongside the First Nations groups.”

Westdale’s Aboriginal Club is in its first year of operation and the cultural gathering was the group’s first official outing.

“The club was first thought of by another

student from the school named Cordell, he is from Six Nations and from the turtle clan,” said Sadie.

The club is open to students at Westdale who are interested in learning about indigenous culture.

“The club is for anyone who is an ally for aboriginal culture,” said Victoria, a classmate of Sadie’s and club member. “We’re going to go on different cultural outings, learn about ab-

original issues, shed light on stereotypes and try to get more attention for the group within our school.”

The gathering went on for most of the day, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This was the third year that MISCA has put on the event and organizers are hopeful that everybody walked away having learned or experienced something new.

Barry Hill writes book on the history of the Royal Mohawk chapel

By Jayson Koblun OHSWEKEN – Barry Hill’s book St. Paul’s H.M. Royal Chapel of the Mohawk is finally completed and ready to be sold and used as an interesting look the chapel’s place in Six Nations’ history.

Hill came to last week’s Six Nations Elected Council general meeting to let elected know that the book is finished and to thank council for their support, they purchased one full box of his books to show their appreciation for the years of hard work and research Hill put forward.

Originally called St Paul's, this chapel was the first Protestant church in Upper Canada and is now the oldest surviving church in Ontario. It is one of two Royal Chapels in North America, but the only one located on a

First Nation Territory.

“Built by the Crown in 1785, it was given to the loyalist First Nations, primarily Mohawks, but accompanied by Onandagas, Cayugas, Senecas, Oneidas and Tuscaroras who had supported the British during the American Revolution. They were led by Tyendenaga, Joseph Brant. Their choice cost them their lands in New York. To compensate for the loss, the Mohawks and such others of the Six Nations who accompanied them were granted 950,000 acres on the Grand River.

Although the Chapel has undergone many alterations, it stands as a reminder of the important role played by the Loyalist First Nations in the early settlement of Ontario,” reads the Mohawk Chapel’s website.

The book gets into a

Author and researcher Barry Hill poses with Elected Chief Ava Hill and councillors Roger Jonathan and Lewis Staats at an elected council meeting last week where Hill announced the completion of his historical book. PHOTO BY JAYSON KOBLUN lot more detail when describing the chapels history and also showcases some of the different art-

work on display inside.

Hill also makes a point to acknowledge several of the various dignitaries

and high-profile individuals who have made visits to the chapel.

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$50 M residential school settlement 'thrills' survivors The Canadian Press ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An emotional, decade-long battle ended quickly Wednesday for hundreds of former students of Newfoundland and Labrador residential schools.

After a two-day hearing, a provincial Supreme Court judge gave his expedited approval for a

$50 million class-action settlement with the federal government. ``Everybody is thrilled,'' said the plaintiffs' lawyer, Steven Cooper. ``You have to remember that when we started this claim, we said it was worth $50 million. Well guess what, we settled for $50 million. That doesn't

happen very often in litigation.''

The settlement was reached in May, but required Justice Robert Stack's approval before any money could be paid out. Because of his expedited ruling Wednesday, the payment process can begin once the 30-day appeal period ends.

The approval comes

about 10 years after the fight began and eight years after former prime minister Stephen Harper excluded the province from a national apology and related compensation package.

His Conservative government argued the Newfoundland and Labrador schools weren't ``akin'' to now-defunct institutions

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under the federal Indian Act that were the subject of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

Cooper said the roughly 800 to 1,000 class-action members now want an apology from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

But he said he has no doubt Trudeau will eventually make an apology, adding there are indications it could come in the spring.

He said the legal process became much swifter after the Liberals took power last year. ``The judge did specifically note that at times this case became acrimonious,'' said Cooper, adding that in one decision, Stack ruled that Canada had abused the process. ``From that aggressive attempt to deny justice to a settlement for essentially everything we asked for in a matter of three or four months really does go to the heart of this.''

Students who lived in school residences for less than five years will be eligible for $15,000 in general compensation, while those who lived there five years or more will be eligible for $20,000.

Approval would be

based on a streamlined, trust-based application process overseen by a judge, Cooper has said.

Compensation for sexual or significant physical abuse could be up to $200,000 and must be based on sworn testimony.

The federal government will also contribute an undetermined amount for healing programs to be guided by aboriginal leaders, and for commemoration.

Aboriginal students who attended the schools before the province joined Confederation in 1949 will not be eligible, said Cooper. That group is only around 15 people, he said.

About 120 class members died waiting for a resolution.

Cooper said in an unusual move, Stack approved the settlement Wednesday in order to expedite the payment process. He said normally the judge would give reasons for his judgment, which could have extended the approval process by as much as a month.

Cooper said lawyers involved in the case will receive about one third of the settlement for fees.

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'What needs to be happening;' residential school cemetery gets heritage status The Canadian Press REGINA — Along a dusty gravel road on the edge of Regina is a small plot of land surrounded by a rail fence with peeling white paint, weathered teddy bears, flowers and a couple of dream catchers.

There's just one headstone in the 680-square-metre cemetery for the two children of Rev. A.J. McLeod, the first principal of the Regina Indian Industrial School, belying that dozens of indigenous children from the school are buried there too. ``It's easy to overlook the cemetery itself. Even when I first came out here, we drove right by,'' said Janine Windolph, president of the Regina Indian Industrial School Commemorative Association. ``The site needs to take another step further in basically acknowledging the students that are here and

how we can start making it more apparent that this is a scared site for gathering.

That'll all come in time.''

A big step came Sept.

26, when Regina city council voted unanimously to grant the site municipal heritage status. Civic administrators suggested the move after a 2014 land survey found there were potentially 22 to 40 unmarked graves of children in the cemetery.

Windolph said an archeologist for the association identified 36 anomalies, but she said there could be many more children because it was practice at the time to bury several together.

Sakimay First Nations Chief Lynn Acoose, whose grandmother attended the Regina Indian Industrial School, said the heritage designation process has been emotional. ``It's not only about preserving the memory. It's

Ottawa did not budget court ordered increase for First Nations children

By Nahnda Garlow OTTAWA — Advocate Cindy Blackstock says the Liberal government did not budget a court ordered increase for child welfare in First Nations communities.

Blackstock said nearly $200 million dollars is required to bring care for children on reserve equal to what is provided other

children in Canada.

In January the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found the federal government guilty of discriminating against First Nations children in the way it delivers child welfare services on reserves.

Critics say they have yet to see Ottawa uphold the tribunal’s decision — and provide equitable funding for First Nations children.

not only about preserving the site and the graves.

We need to also, from this tragedy, create something powerful and good out of the loss of these children,'' said Acoose.

The Regina Indian Industrial School operated between 1891 and 1910.

An unknown number of students died there.

Justice Murray Sinclair, who led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, has estimated at least 6,000 children died at residential schools but it's impossible to say with certainty.

The federal government stopped recording the deaths around 1920 after the chief medical officer at Indian Affairs suggested children were dying at an alarming rate.

Residential schools were often crowded, poorly ventilated and unsanitary.

Children died from smallpox, measles, influenza and tuberculosis. Some were buried in unmarked graves in school cemeteries, while others were listed as ``missing'' or ``discharged.'' In some cases, parents never found out what happened.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's offices are now closed and the work has been transferred to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in

Winnipeg.

Centre director Ry Moran said the designation in Regina ``is just exactly what needs to be happening.'' ``It means that one city in particular has really stepped up and honoured the children that are buried in that cemetery,'' said Moran. ``And sadly, across this country, there are many, many, many other locations exactly like the one in Regina. So the fact that we're seeing the city designate this site as a commemorative site, really I think can help encourage other cities and other jurisdictions to take a real hard look at this work that needs to happen across the country.''

Moran said preliminary estimates suggest there could be around 400 burial sites across the country directly associated with a residential school or where residential school children are likely were buried.

He said the centre recently looked at the cemetery associated with the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School in Kenora, Ont. ``That's a really good example of a site where we know there's kids buried there, but it's heavily overgrown,'' said Moran. ``We know that there's

graves likely outside of the cemetery as well, and that's just one of many examples of a cemetery that's really been forgotten and a critical part of our history being ignored and disrespected, truthfully.''

The work is not done for Windolph. She would also like to see the Regina cemetery get provincial heritage designation.

She said it marks a pivotal point in history — the time where cultural and identity loss began. ``And so, in order to start our healing journey, we have to go back to that point where this happened.

We have to make good out of our past and simply acknowledge it is the beginning of that journey.’'

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RISE! Welcome to the third annual Good Minds Stand Up campaign!

Last October, this anti-bullying program reached First Nations homes and classrooms across the province with a simple message – Good Minds Stand Up to stop bullies.

This year we will take a look not only and standing up and stopping bullies, but what youth can do to RISE! -persevering and healing if they have been bullied.

Throughout the month, we will be sharing teachings and stories about how to combat and overcome bullying — as well as some activities that can be utilized in the home or classroom.

In addition to our exclusive weekly content, we are also holding a contest. Sign our anti-bullying pledge for a chance to win some great prizes!

This is open to ALL First Nations across our coverage area – so get connected.

Reach out to one another and encourage other First Nations people to work together to end lateral violence in our communities.

Stand up when you are being bullied. Stand up when someone else is being bullied and we just might turn the tide so we can all overcome the reign of the bully together.

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Report a bully to a trusted adult (teacher, principal, or parent/ guardian). Reporting sends a message that bullying is not ok.

Remember that it is not your fault that you are being bullied.

DO YOU SEE SOMEONE BEING BULLIED? • Invite someone who is being bullied to play with you. Bullies are less likely to pick on someone when they are with others.

• Be a friend – tell them they do not deserve to be bullied and it is not their fault. And – • Use your words. Tell bullies that their behavior is not ok. Tell a trusted adult what is going on. Bullying stops within just 10 seconds, 57 per cent of the time when someone intervenes.

ARE YOU A BULLY? • • Have you been hurt before?

Talk to a trusted friend or adult and ask for help.

Bullying won’t make you feel better, but reaching out for help can.

• Sometimes other kids might watch and laugh when they see you bullying.

This does not mean its ok.

Often it means other kids are uncomfortable and even afraid. In fact, 83 per cent of Canadian students say bullying makes them uncomfortable.

• Do you see another kid who is a little different from you and your friends? That’s good! Diversity makes the world a better place to be.

Different does not mean bad, weird or worse than you. It just means different!

• You can apologize to people who you have hurt.

Apologizing takes bravery!

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Opposing views on hunting in Ontario

By Jonathan Garlow According to the government of Ontario website, to hunt in Ontario, most Ontario residents need a hunting version Outdoors Card and all applicable licence tags and licences.

There are two exceptions to this.

The first exception is an Ontario resident hunter apprentice who is hunting with a licensed mentor. The hunter apprentice must carry an Ontario-issued Hunter Apprenticeship Safety Card. (The mentor must have an Ontario hunting version Outdoors Card and all applicable licences; see page 22.)

The second exception is members of Aboriginal communities with Aboriginal or treaty hunting rights in Ontario. These hunters are not required to be in possession of an

Outdoors Card provided they are hunting for food, social or ceremonial purposes within their traditional or treaty area or they are visiting the traditional area of another First Nation and have received proper written permission to hunt from that First Nation.

The website also says that "all other Ontario residents, including Aboriginal persons, either hunting outside of areas where they have Aboriginal or treaty hunting rights OR hunting in areas for which they have not received proper written permission to hunt, must have a hunting version Ontario Outdoors Card and all applicable licences."

The problem is that many of these treaties being referenced predate Canada and some treaties that have been affirmed

by section 35 even predate Columbus.

According to Mohawk activist Shawn Brant, indigenous people have the right to hunt at any time if they are hungry.

"You can hunt pigeons in Toronto if you are hungry," Brant said in an interview with Two Row Times.

And he has.

Brant is well known for spear fishing as a form of indigenous activism since the 1980s and spoke to us about some 'unannounced' hunting that him and a large group of Mohawks did in hunting seasons past.

HCCC secretary Leeroy "Jock" Hill says that the he calls the Haldimand OPP office to notify them before their group begins the fall deer hunt.

And the OPP like all Canadian officials must comply.

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By TRT staff NEW CREDIT — On Sunday morning, October 2, 2016, at approximately 4:30 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment responded after a body was located near the roadway at a Mississauga Road, Mississauga’s of the New Credit First Nation address.

OPP investigation, thus far, has determined that a driver discovered the

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OPP Technical Collision Investigators and the OPP Forensic Identification Unit, in conjunction with Six Nations Police Service, are working at two scenes to determine what had happened.

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By Benjamin II of Pentortoise "If I do not have a right to tax my neighbor, how can I assign that right to the government to tax my neighbor? Magic!?"

Proper representation can be a very complex concept; like, what elements are necessary to qualify representation, if we are truly represented we should have a very solid understanding of what that verily means.

What is representation? Representation is a statement, which induces entry into a contract, also the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.

A contract is a voluntary arrangement between two or more parties that is enforceable at law as a binding agreement.

In situations where an ambiguity of representation exists and has been cited, the ambiguity must be cleared before authentic representation can occur. This could mean that if the chain of authority is broken or not established the representation may be false.

An ambiguity causes doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention, and, in a contract the full intent of all parties need to be properly represented and understood for the agreement to be valid.

When contracts are entered into as a result of false representation the contract is voidable, void ab initio.

Now in a real world sense what do I think this means? If anyone makes a claim that they represent me I have to ask myself and the claimant, how? How the contract was made valid, what if it’s not valid?

Anyone who makes a claim also carries the burden of proof. If proof cannot be shown then the claim must be vacated or voided.

To better understand representation we must also understand the idea of delegation of authority. What is a properly delegated authority, how has a company like HDI and others like it gained authority, how have they been delegated by the people they claim to speak on behalf of? How was HDI empowered by the different nations and those nation’s people?

If they do rightfully represent me through a collective rights agreement, there must be a chain of evidence, a provable link from me, to HDI. I have been told that HDI uses clan mothers as a way to collectivize our individual rights. This clearly is bypassing the need for proper checks such as a true consensus of all individual interests that make up the collective, even those who do not have a clan presence at these meetings.

Individuals can hardly assert the rights of the collective. It would seem absurd, yet, however HDI has managed to do just that, they have made the claim.

In any case we must look at the elements of qualifications, including HDI’s claim to achieve proper representation.

Where HDI is concerned, they claim that the clan mothers mandate them, and all clan families are equally heard in the meetings, yet the ambiguity starts when even just one clan mother of the complete array is absent.

The fact is that the clan mothers are also in a position to prove who they represent and so on down the chain to

assert a true verifiable representation over the thousands of people they claim to represent. Without a proper internal and nationalized census we cannot truly understand the demographics of our nations to come to an understanding of the nature and true intent of HDI’s offer to represent our interests. It’s all too ambiguous. Therefore it is void from the very beginning. All benefits gained from its existence are unjust enrichments, and a dilution of our complete and inalienable rights.

Proper representation is exact — it has form. It is not vapor. If HDI cannot provide proof of an actual chain of evidence linking me to it, then I can only conclude that I am an unwilling slave to HDI. We are being taxed without proper representation, not only from the collective Canadian governments but we also face the threat of untruths, unprovable claims and extreme plunder by the very ones who claim to represent us.

In 2008 I set up a task force to review specific claims made against myself and my estate, called the Pentortoise: Evaluation of Administration, Regulations and Liabilities. Anyone who wishes to share ideas about this article should contact me at pentortoise@gmail. com

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Puffball in nana's kitchen: a local treat

By Chezney Martin OHSWEKEN – The white volleyball look-a-like plant, known as “puffball” has been making it's move from the earthy outside to the warm kitchens of Six Nations homes for generations — as far as most grandparents will say.

If you've never eaten them, the first instinct you might have once you find one is to kick it. But hold your horses because, this hard-to-find fungus is among several wild delicacies similar to the likes of corn smut, and morelles.

To top it off — not only has a scientific study proven that eating puffballs can inhibit tumour growth, rather than just eating puffballs, indigenous people have used them as a coagulant to stop wounds from bleeding and to prevent infection.

The common misconception many hold is that 'all mushrooms should be considered poisonous,' when they venture outside, but this elusive and edible fungus is known for it's mushroomy and wild flavour. This description might make you want to venture out to find one, and it is the perfect time to do so as puffball season ranges from late summer to early fall.

Majority of puffballs found in the forests of North America come from the calvatia family, which means they produce their fruiting body in a mere week's time. This means you can spot a puny puffball on a Monday and by the end of the week come back to find it the size of a soccer ball and ready for picking.

Finding this mushroom is easy — check at the edges of meadows, drainage ditches, under brush and under trees. Sometimes

they grow in the simplest of places. But, as they are from the calvatia family, this mushroom grows what are called 'basidiospores' which are grown within the fruiting body.

This means that the old wives’ tale of never finding a puffball in the 'same place twice' rings true, as if you pick the puffball to eat, these spores do not get released to grow more; quite disappointing, that’s why finding one makes it so much more rewarding.

Puffballs tend to be white or tan in colour, with small pointed spines that rub off when touched.

Please pick with caution though, as the golf ball sized stinkhorn and earthball can be mistaken for the delicious puffball and are incredibly poisonous.

A rule of thumb for checking the puffball is to slice it down the middle first.

If the inside is pure white and without any internal structures, luck is on your side and you have indeed found a puffball.

After you've cut the mushroom down the middle, make sure the inside is pure white – if so, it is ready to prepare. If the puffball you picked is not the edible uniform white, but instead a yellow colour, beware; the flavour will be very bitter and can ruin paired dishes.

The homemade style of eating this mushroom delicacy is usually by peeling, slicing, battering then frying slices of the mushroom to later be decorated with salt or maple syrup. A generation-to-generation batter recipe is: flour, baking powder, salt and milk to coat slices of the puffball to be fried in a preferably cast-iron pan coated with tenderflake.

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Rain cannot stop Six Nations Pride 2016

By Chezney Martin SIX NATIONS – After a cancellation due to threat of thunder storms, the Six Nations Pride 2016 was held indoors this year at the Six Nations Community Hall to honour Aiyanna Maracle and to coincide with Orange Shirt Day honouring all “two spirited” residential school survivors and descendants on Friday, September 30.

The room was decorated with colours of the rainbow, as vendors and information booths offered wares and information to visitors. Several local artists played live music and a meal was served and enjoyed as raffle draws were drawn throughout the night.

Maracle's older sister Marilyn Maracle remembered when her brother Dennis became Aiyanna.

“I am Aiyanna's older sister,” said Maracle.

“She was 16 when I left home, and when I left home I left my three brothers and my three sisters. And the next time we had a family get together, it was when one of my younger sisters graduated from high school that year and then we were all split up. The next time I saw her [Aiyanna] was at my folks’ anniversary.

All of a sudden, instead of three brothers and three sisters, I had two brothers and four sisters,” she said.

“And I didn't have a problem with that,” she said. “I was 35 or 37 or whatever when I figured out I was a lesbian, and I thought 'oh how did that happen?' But the first thing I did was call everybody in my family and tell them about my great news. And from their reactions, I was the last one in my family to figure out that I was a lesbian,” she joked.

“Do you know how much better all of you young folks have it? I was in graduate school when I came out,” she said. “I remember when some of us used to go

out and about and we'd get in a car and drive around the campus. At the time everyone would say 'well I don't have a problem [with your sexuality], I don't care what you do in the privacy of your own bedroom. But we would drive around campus and see a couple walking down the road holding hands, and we would slowly get up to them and go 'blatant heterosexuality!'

Heterosexuals have no idea how often and how much they demonstrate their sexuality, and don't allow us the freedom to be exactly who we are. But, times have changed,” she said, adding that the younger generations will have it easier.

As though to directly agree with Maracle, Supportive Community Member Michael Elliot said this year was his first year attending but he “thinks it's a big step forward.”.

“Especially for our community, as a lot of people are gay, lesbian, trans and what not and they're oppressed in native communities,” said Elliot. “[People used to be] feeling shunned or feeling pushed away, or feeling like they have to move away from the community; whereas we're taking steps now to be more inclusive to people of all sexualities and all genders. And I think it's really cool that we can have things like this to bring people together instead of separating each other,” he said.

Although held indoors this year, the event offered information on the LGBT Community, an enjoyable evening and a sense of communal support in coming together with pride.

PHOTO: (From Left): Aiyanna Maracle's grand-daughter Tahnee Williams, sister Denise Maracle, and sister Marilyn Maracle holds niece Nora Williams as they take turns speaking on stage to honour her. Photo by Chezney Martin

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Goalies #70, Stephen Harvey joins the Corvairs from Plenham but is originally from Nanaimo B.C., and #32 Daniel Chenard from the Halton Hills Hurricanes AAA Major Midgets and the Kitchener Rangers AAA Minor Midgets have been given the task of backstopping the three-time Sutherland Cup winning Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs. PHOTO

BY JIM WINDLE

Pro-Fit Corvairs earn six more points

By Jim Windle CALEDONIA – After last week’s games, the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs find themselves tied for first place with the surging Welland Canadians in GOJHL Jr. B hockey action. The Canadians have played one more game than the Corvairs but both teams have 13 points.

Behind them is the St. Catharines Blackhawks who are two points back, but hold one game over Caledonia and two games over Welland heading into this week’s games.

Saturday night the Buffalo Regals arrived at the Haldimand Centre Arena looking for their first win as a franchise, but couldn’t against the Corvairs who easily defeated them 9-0.

Ryan Punkari scored two first period goals while Evan Bidenti, Austin Ulett, and Zachary Core added one apiece to

Corvairs' #77 Alexander Gonyou is one of the new faces in the Pro-Fit Corvairs dressing room this year.

He is a solid 176 pound defensemen, who comes to Caledonia by way of Plenham and Niagara Falls Jr. C's.

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end the first 20 minutes with the Corvairs leading 5-0. Ulett Core and Alexander Gonyou built on that to take an 8-0 lead after two periods.

The Corvairs seemed to take a little mercy on the Regals in the third with the only goal of the period coming, shorthanded, from Bailey Fletcher.

The night before, the Fort Erie Meteors were in Caledonia and took it on the chin, 5-1, with Caledonia outshooting the visitors more than 2 to 1, at 49-22 in another lop-sided win.

Evin Badenti scored two, and Christian Montachino, Kyle West, Quentin Maksimovich added goals for Caledonia with Chace White spoiling Daniel Chenard’s shutout bid with less than one minute to play.

Spencer Sullivan and Ryan Punkar got tangled up at 13:44 of the second period for a little extra curricular activity. When

the fur stopped flying Punkari got a double minor for roughing after the whistle, and a 10-minute misconduct for inciting an opponent. Spencer had the book thrown at him with across-checking major, plus game misconduct, a double minor for roughing after the whistle, and a misconduct for inciting.

Caledonia’s Brandon Lindberg was heavily penalized following a head checking incident receiving a two-minute minor plus 10 minutes and a game misconduct on the play.

To be fair, the Corvairs had an easy time of it this week against two of the bottom dwellers of the league. But this week should be more of a challenge against fourth place Thorold, Thursday night in Thorold, St. Catharines Saturday night in Caledonia, before hosting the fifth place Ancaster Avalanche Sunday night.

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Martin saved the game.

Tyler Hunt scored first for Burford, to take a 1-0 first period Burford lead.

In the second, Tyler Hunt scored for Six Nations and Noah Cartion made it 2-1 by the end of the second, with Burford leading.

Ross Hill evened the score, unassisted, two minutes into the third period where the score stayed the rest of the game.

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Hagersville Hawks gaining ground

By Jim Windle HAGERSVILLE – The Jr. C Hagersville Hawks made up some ground between themselves and the second place Port Dover Sailors Saturday night in Hagersville by defeating the Sailors 7-1. The win improves the Hawks to 3-4-0-1 records so far,

who sit tied with Glanbrook for fourth place.

Matt Weston scored the only goal of the first period with 36 seconds remaining to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead to take to the dressing room.

Weston opened the second period with a powerplay marker before Ralph Taggart, Callum Smith

and Westley Fritz closed the second with Hagersville leading 5-0.

Travis Walker put the Sailors on the scoreboard at 7:34 from Colin Montour and Colton McLeod, but that was the Sailors’ only as Tyler Nagy and Derek Friesen scored the Hawks sixth and seventh goals for the7-1 win.

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Henhawk: Wade Alex Gerald March 1, 1987 - October 2, 2016 Passed away suddenly as a result of an accident. Beloved son of Karen (Dan) and Curt; loving brother of Kerri (Tony), Jill, and Crystal (John), partner and best friend of Missy, loving father of Olivia and Lemmy, uncle of Hayden, Haylee and AJ, Sean and Ascension. Grandson of Anne (late Gerry) Clause, Frank Henhawk, Myrna (late Kenneth) Hess. Nephew of Kelly, Kathy (Ken), Ron and Kim; Carson, Rod, Lana, Trudy; Randy and Sue, and Becky. He will be sadly missed by many cousins and friends. The family will honour his life with visitation at Styres Funeral Home, 1798 4th Line, Ohsweken on Wednesday 7-9 pm. where Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 11 am. Cremation to follow. www.rhbanderson.com

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Sept 27, 2016 My heart floods Turtle Island in honour, praise and thanks for our forefathers, Hereditary Chief William and Mrs. Smith and Captain A. G. E and Mrs. Smith. Our families gathered at Mohawk Chapel, Brantford Sept 25, 2016 in dedication of a Nativity Scene to the Mohawk Chapel for a memorial.

Nya:weh to my husband and children Laura, Jason and Erin and their families, Lynne Johnston, David and Wilma, Scott and Kathy, Scott and Marilyn and Fred and Pat Renaud. Thanks to Judy Smith Martin who flew in from Russia a few hours before.

Thanks also to Mr. and Mrs. Barry Hill, Pastor Norm Casey and Julie Jamieson. You were all ‘on board’ from beginning to end. Thank you for all your encouragement and labour of love.

To family members from far and near, thank you for attending. Your pot blessings of good food was appreciated. You are vital life-giving leaves in both our family trees. Our Creator choses who he places in families. Each one of you is born for greatness.

Our family gathering, here on earth was registered in heaven. A big smile and two thumbs up from our Creator the Lord Jesus Christ.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, it is time to be on the lookout for fresh financial opportunities. Set new goals for yourself, and put your finances at the top of your priority list.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, don’t bother attracting people through false advertising. Instead, be authentic and you will find you garner much more attention and adoration.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, the universe is trying to send you cues this week. But you will only receive these cues if you keep your eyes and ears open. Things may not be what they seem.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if you want others to open up, you have to start the conversation by sharing something from your heart as well. Make an effort to be more open in the days ahead.

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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, a dear friend or relative could use your support right about now. Offer a helping hand or even a shoulder to cry on so this special person knows you’re there to help.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, make an effort to be a social butterfly in the week ahead. This will quench your thirst to be around others this week. Don’t be afraid to reconnect with old friends.

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