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Proud parents Shawn VanEvery (left) and Shannon Henry (right) welcomed their sixth child (middle) into the world just after 10 a.m. on January 1, 2017. Weighing in at eight pounds four ounces, their new baby girl is Six Nations' New Year's Day baby and her parents are thrilled to have had a baby girl. The baby has yet to be named and is going to have a lot of fun growing up with five older brothers. "It's going to be very interesting," said Shannon. "We're ready though." PHOTO BY JAYSON KOBLUN PM42686517
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Six Nations' lacrosse and hockey star Brandon Montour made his NHL debut with the Anaheim Ducks Dec. 28 against the Calgary Flames. Submitted Photo
Montour sticks with the Anaheim Ducks By Jim Windle
ANAHEIM C.A. – Many are chosen, few are called; a saying that many potential all-star hockey players hear and in this case refers to being drafted by an NHL hockey team. But for many drafted players getting a shot at the “show” never happens and they languish in the minor pros or head to Europe. Six Nations’ Brandon Montour was chosen by the Anaheim Ducks two long years ago and was assigned to the Ducks’ American Hockey League affiliates the San Diego Gulls. All of Montour’s great work ethic and patience
paid off when he got “the call” he’d been waiting for since he first laced up a pair of skates at the Gaylord Powless Arena in Ohsweken. He was called up to the Ducks before a two game road trip, which began in Calgary against the Flames Thursday Dec. 28. He also dressed for Friday’s game in Vancouver, but saw less ice time. He was called to fill the role of Sami Vatanen who had came up sick and left a vacancy for Montour to have his first NHL experience. He was told following the Gulls’ 2-1 OT loss in which he scored the only Gulls goal and called
his mom back home in Ohsweken even though it was the middle of the night despite the time difference. "Obviously a lot of emotions because it's my first time," Montour said, on being called. "I'm excited to get going. This is what I grew up playing the game for. I'm ready to go. If it's there, it's there. If it's not, I'll just keep waiting." Montour started attracting serious attention back in 2011 to 2013 when he was a standout player for the Brantford Golden Eagles and Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL). From there, he went on
to play for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) before transitioning to NCAA Division 1 hockey with UMass Amherst. In the 2014 to 2015 seasons, his first season in the pros, Montour led all AHL defensemen in assists (45), ranked second in scoring (57) and was named to the AHL First All-Star Team with San Diego. "He's earned the opportunity," said Ducks coach Randy Carlyle. "He was a player we thought would be challenging for a spot out of training camp. It didn't materialize, but he went down and worked
hard. All the reports are he's been their best player." Thanks to Montour’s two-game performance, against Calgary and Vancouver, he was asked to stay with the Ducks for a closer look, sending Shay Theodore back to San Diego instead. “We know he’ll be back,” Carlyle said of Theodore. “It’s not a question of if, it’s just when. And it gives us an opportunity to take a longer look at Montour here. We’ve given him a couple games so far and we’ll have an opportunity for him to stay with our hockey club and practise with us. “Kind of get more up to
speed on where he’s at in his development.” Montour knew he had made the best of his opportunity and was pleased with his performance with the Ducks. “I thought I played well enough to keep staying here,” said Montour, who was a bit surprised but thankful to remain in Anaheim. “Sami’s back but Shea will go back there and dominate. I’m just looking forward to keep playing and continue being a part of these guys.” Montour and the Ducks will be hosting Detroit on Wednesday in their second of a five-game homestand.
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Six Nations elder selected to Order of Canada By Jim Windle
SIX NATIONS – Six Nations Mohawk Elder, Janice Jan (Kahehti:io) Longboat can add yet another honour to her life’s accomplishments after being selected to the Order of Canada. Longboat was one of 100 new appointments for the honour named by Governor General David Johnston on Saturday. “I'm delighted to recognize these new recipients of the Order of Canada in this milestone year,” Johnston said in a statement. “Besides marking Canada's 150th birthday, 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Order. “So let's be inspired by the examples set by these remarkable Canadians and use this occasion to build a smarter and more caring country in which every individual can succeed to the greatest extent possible.” A short ceremony was
held on the opening of aboriginal persons' court in Brantford, Saturday to give local honour to the appointment. Robert Kindon, Brant County Crown Attorney, Justice Kevin Sherwood, and Justice Gethin Edward used the Dish With One Spoon wampum belt to underscore the historic first peace treaty made in North America between all native nations before European contact (made between the League of Five Nations and its allies, and the confederacy of Anishinabek and allied nations). The dish with one spoon reminds people we only have one dish, one mother earth we can take from. We should take only what we need, leave something for others, and keep the dish clean. It also demonstrates our collective responsibility to share equally. Longboat is being recognized from the Six Nations
Reserve for her efforts to preserve and disseminate knowledge of indigenous medicine and culture. The Order of Canada was created in 1967 and is one of the country's highest civilian honours recognizing outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation. Close to 7,000 people from all sectors of society have been invested in the Order. The inductees will receive their insignias at a later ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Order of Canada, in Ottawa.
Janice (Kahehti:io) Longboat. FILE PHOTO
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Two invaders arrested MOUNT PLEASANT — A Brantford man is under arrest after a home invasion in Mount Pleasant Thursday night. The residents of the home, a 21 year old male and his 20 year old girlfriend were assaulted after two unknown men
followed them into their home without permission. The man was beaten by the pair and the female shoved into a closet in the home. Officers later arrested a 29 year old Norwich man without incident as
one of the assailants. He is charged with a slew of charges including two counts of Assault, Posession of Heroin and Uttering Death Threats. Police are still seeking the second assailant in the incident.
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New Year's baby By Jayson Koblun
SIX NATIONS – Meet Six Nations’ New Year’s Day baby! Shannon Henry and Shawn VanEvery are pleased to announce the birth of their sixth child, born on January 1, 2017 at 10:16 in the morning. “We haven’t named her yet because we were honestly expecting another boy,” said Shannon. Shannon and Shawn have five boys and love them very much but Shannon has always dreamed of having a baby girl. Her family is from the Cayuga Wolf clan. “For awhile there I didn’t think it was ever going to happen,” she said. “We’ve waited a long time for her and now the pressure is off to have a girl so the family line can continue.” Their new baby girl weighed eight pounds and four ounces when she was born and the family was discharged from McMaster Hospital in Hamilton on the morning of January 3rd and came back home to Six
Nations to see the rest of the family. As the newest member of the family the new baby joins her parents and five brothers; Xavier (18), Quaid (15) Quincy (4), Shawn (8) and Zylen (2). Zylen turned two years old just days before
on December 20. “I think it’s just so cool that it’s their first baby girl and she was born on New Year’s Day,” said an ecstatic Doris Henry, Shannon’s mom. “That makes three girl grandchildren now in the family.”
Proud parents Shawn VanEvery (right) and Shannon Henry (left) are excited to have their first baby girl. PHOTOS BY JAYSON KOBLUN
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Four years going strong and sometimes people wonder how we are a free paper. In truth we are supported by advertising revenue and that’s what pays the bills. If you like our paper, please advertise with us. Perhaps more importantly remember to support the businesses that do. Getting into the newspaper game this late is also kind of funny. A lot of media outlets have said that the print industry is a dying one, but we’ve discovered that isn’t quite true. The TRT still flies off those 400-plus shelves week-toweek and our distribution manager Tim Reynolds has been keeping track of how many papers come back to our offices. Last year our return rate was under three per cent. Blowing away industry standards. Our wide distribution network puts ads into the hands of curious shoppers from off-reserve who may be interested in what Six Nations and surrounding areas have to offer. It’s a service that all of our advertisers take advantage of. The Two Row Times also has the largest distribution network of any indigenous publication in the province, going directly to Ontario’s northern reserves in our provincial issue — the fourth week of every month. Every issue, as always, is free to our readers. While other newspapers are dying, ours is flourishing. Why? Because we are rare. In part because reliable, accessible and independent indigenous sources for indigenous news are scarce. You might be surprised with how many “non-native” readers we have. Rumour has it our online editions are e-mailed back and forth internally at the Department of Indian Affairs and with many post-secondary institution across Canada. We are excited to announce that 2017 will be a year of expansion. This newspaper is now available at all Grand Erie District School Board schools; delivering an indigenous perspective for teachers to share with their classes — and sharing stories and perspectives on local and national issues for indigenous students to take pride in. We are also planning to move into a brand new facility soon. It’s an exciting time for us really. And how about those centre spread posters? If you have ideas or submissions for these pull out posters email us at tworowtimes@gmail.com and give us some feedback we will take the time to respond!
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Mu WÎyan Î’uch: Thunder Woman speaks
Staying Silent while the oppressor speaks By Rachel A. Snow Our voice is connected to the land. Our voice is one with the land. This is why the fraud of Boyden is causing the indigenous grief, anger and betrayal. Several writers have written either supporting or questioning the authenticity of Boyden’s indigenous claims. Mainstream writers are supportive of Boyden because he perpetuates the stereotypes in his fictional writing. What is more upsetting is the indigenous who have been blinded by his showmanship. An indigenous person writes from the heart. Our ancestral knowledge runs through our veins despite attempts by the settler oppressors to stifle this knowledge. If you recount the many legislative reforms in the Indian Act and the hard chapter of the history of residential schools, you will see that families, children and language were targeted. Why? Indigenous laws begin with relationships. The first relationships are formed through kinship. It is necessary to know who you are and who your people are, to continue the communal work we have in our systems. We are not individuals born into purposes for ego or self-attainment. We are born into clans, into tribal nations and into the indigenous world for spiritual purposes and specific roles. So, again, you have two
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How can you write from a perspective that is not part of your being? True indigenous voices have been ignored long enough. positions wrecking the take on Boyden’s authenticity and the voice that comes with this purported “authenticity”. The indigenous position believes in inclusion. But this practice has been colonized or lost so now there are distorted notions of adoption and relevant indigenous laws of inclusiveness being discussed. The bottom line is this. The indigenous did adopt and include people into their tribal nation but it was after much deliberation. Elders, traditional people, spiritual people or headman/women would assess contributions of older individuals who were demonstrating merit to be included in a clan or tribal nation. Adoption could also be of a child of a different tribal nation or with another background. However, this child was raised by the nation, mentored by the traditional people and well versed in the language, worldview and practices of the adoptive nation. Boyden has followed none of these adoptive practices. He has claimed erroneously membership/citizenship or ancestry (that’s
for all you compartmentalized thinkers) in several indigenous nations and no one has taken up his cause from a communal tribal perspective. Why is this false claim troublesome? It is because Boyden has stated he is writing from the “indigenous perspective”. How can you write from a perspective that is not part of your being? How can you know the ancestral trauma and obligations without having the spirit of ancestors guiding you? Further to the harm of presuming to be “empathetic” to indigenous angst, Boyden has positioned himself as a spokesperson for the voices of our people. True indigenous voices have been ignored long enough. True indigenous voices have been silenced for long enough. True indigenous voices now thunder with the unheard cries of our people. Boyden types pander to privilege. They write what is acceptable to hear for non-Indigenous people. They are the voices that bring further harm to our marginalized nations. They are the voices that usurp
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the real work of partnership that has always been the original position of our ancestors. Indigenous thinkers and writers who live and work with their communities are busy at the grassroots level doing the necessary work to rebuild their people. Many of our Indigenous people are broken. They have been broken by a system that oppresses and denies the very strengths that make us who we are. We are a people who share. That is incompatible with a settler society that takes. We are a people who think of the group before the individual. This is incompatible with a society that functions around “individual rights”. We are a people concerned with stewarding the land and waters. This is incompatible with a society that has a government catering to companies with the buzzwords jobs and economy. These are the indigenous truths and words that need to be written and heard. These values are why the indigenous have continued to survive as a people. The system of reciprocity and communal concern is a better system. With ongoing climate issues, water shortages, fossil fuel overuse and an elite ruling faction, the indigenous are bringing a necessary voice to a world plagued with problems. When you take this critical voice and message and subvert it to coopted or scripted responses, you CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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continue the destruction of the planet and all people. It is this reason why what Boyden has done or is doing is so offensive. For the true indigenous writers or thinkers, trying to get the alternate message out is a daily challenge. It is the voice of integrity in a language of compartments. It is the voice of simplicity saying stop. The second voice weighing in on this issue is the voice of the oppressor. It is the voice of white male privilege that defends Boyden. Why? Because Boyden has been speaking with their voice. Isn’t that enough of a measure? The voice of the oppressor also filters through the indigenous community. Words like divide and conquer are being used to pit indigenous voices against each other and did you know that all six hundred and thirty plus opinions on this matter would be correct? Why? Here is the lesson that keeps losing its place. There are six hundred plus nations speaking with autonomous voices on this issue. This means we may not agree but the perspectives are all valid because they are the voices of sovereignty. Ahhhh using a one-size fit all approach will not work for our peoples. We stand as nations, some with similar linguistic backgrounds or practices but proper consultation of all voices involved must be heard. This is perhaps the greatest travesty that Boyden has missed. As a true indigenous voice, you recognize your people, your territory and acknowledge that you are one small part of Creation. Once you know who you are, you know what to say. Boyden is just the voice of Boyden.
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Brantford ignores Six Nations in new deal By Ella Haley BRANTFORD – On Jan. 1, 2017 Brantford and Brant County will have completed one of the largest annexations in southern Ontario in recent history, with the approval of Bill Mauro, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The deal gobbles up approximately 9,000 acres of mostly prime farmland, with Brantford annexing about 6,700 acres and Brantford then extending services to adjacent rural communities to enable another 2,150 acres of mostly farmland available for development. As a member of Sustainable Brant I say that the “Ontario government is not listening. It is not protecting our precious food resources for a growing population. The decision to allow Brantford sprawl onto farmland, flies in the face of pre-
mier’s election campaign in Brant County to make sure farmland is around for future generations.” Brant County reflects a growing land grab across the country. Brant County suffers from “leapfrog development” pressure, with developers and a land banking company buying up farmland just outside of the Ontario Greenbelt. The National Farmers Union has been tracking the large scale purchase of farmland by corporations, pension funds and off shore investors, including in Brant County. Emery Huszka, President of the National Farmers Union of Ontario expressed deep concern about the annexation. “If the Ontario government cares that little about agricultural land, it’s a poor demonstration of their feeling of rural communities,” said Huszka.
Walton International, a multinational land banking company with thousands of offshore investors is now the largest owner of prime farmland in Brant County. Walton has bought up approximately 5,000 acres of mostly farmland in Brant County. A close inspection of deeds of farms owned by Walton, including the farm that was owned by Mayor Ron Eddy shows hundreds of offshore investors mainly from Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Brant County is unique because of the Six Nations community. Different parties in the Six Nations community feel that Minister Mauro’s approval of the Brantford/Brant boundary deal reflects a failure of Brantford, Brant County and the Ontario government to have “meaningful consultation”.
For example, Wilfred Davey from Hodiskeagehda Men's Fire (Six Nations) issued a written statement that the Brantford Boundary agreement has “never been discussed with the Men’s Fire or Haudenoshaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council”. Minister Mauro’s decision ignores: - the 3,000 petitions to create a Grand River Watershed Greenbelt to protect farmland, natural areas and water resources in Brant County - the call by residents, farm and environmental groups for no urban boundary expansions - the recent recommendations of the Crombie report - the wishes of the majority of Brantford and Brant County residents - the unanimous call from the Ontario branch of the National Farmers
Union, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, and other farm organizations to “freeze urban boundaries in the Greater Golden Horseshoe”
The Brantford annexation deal does not protect farmland or help feed the growing Ontario population. The deal flies in the face of all recommendations for smart growth and compact communities. We call for Premier Wynne to protect prime farmland by intervening and placing a moratorium on the Brantford/Brant boundary deal. For more information please contact Ella Haley from Sustainable Brant at 519-647-0307 or by email at ehaley1@gmail.com.
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Can't Wynne with Hydro Dear Editor, Is premier Wynne New Year’s resolution again is to continue to take more money out of our pockets as the cap and trade tax starts on just about everything we buy on Jan. 1 2017. We already pay HST on just about everything we buy thanks to the liberals. Premier Wynne is imposing a hidden 4.3 cent a litre gas tax which includes home heating oil then she is charging HST
on top of the gas tax. When the liberals announced their $87 billion hydro upgrades in 2007 it had very little to do with the environment as a spokesperson for former energy minister Brad Duguid had stated. Even if Quebec hydroelectric power is clean energy we won't purchase the power because it won't create jobs in Ontario so Ontario is going to invest $9 billion to produce 1.5 per cent of our power by solar by 2030 and develop a solar industry in Ontario. While the Liberal's were boasting this would create 50 thousand jobs other experts had stat-
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billion. The other things that don't make any sense is we export power to Quebec, Manitoba, and the U.S. at major loss. Also on March 4 2016 the OPG released a report that in 2014 to 2015 the OPG spilled water or diverted water at our Ontario hydroelectric dams which would be equivalent to 3.2 terawatts of power to fully supply 350 thousand homes in each year .We had to pay for that and now premier Wynne has purchased two terawatts of unneeded power a year for seven years from Quebec. The liberals should
have bought cheap Quebec hydro 10 years ago so were not buying unneeded power now and exporting more surplus power due to the intermittent power produced by wind and solar which has to be back up by gas and nuclear plants. That makes the grid impossible to manage efficiently remember premier Wynne has been in cabinet since the start of this crisis and now she is imposing a cap and trade tax (cash grab) on us which some experts say will have little effect on the environment. Ross Ayotte
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Boyden an example of how the "winners" get to write the history By Thohahoken
Peasants farm for lords of the manor — in this case Catholic priests. In Boyden’s novel the League of the Five Nations sabotaged Huron civilization. The Old Ones tell a different story. The Huron Confederacy was torn apart by agents of France with names like Brebeuf and Lallemand in the mid-1600s. The word "huron" is not derived from the French word "hure" for peasant. The word "Huron" is from the Five Nations people — the Onondaga word "'horon'yaehteh" means "they share our sky" according to the late-Reg Henry. The sky (vista) they shared with the League of the Five Nations was the Great Law. The rule of the Great Law prevailed in Iroquoia — until the mid-1600s when Boyden’s novel is set. These priestly spies disrupted the Great Law Confederacy of the Hurons
The Joseph Boyden mistaken identity issue is not new. It’s been around since he published his fictional account of the Great Dispersal of the Hurons in 1648 titled The Orenda. No one ever heard of Boyden, and all of a sudden he has Indigenous ancestry. That he can’t prove his ancestry, Boyden recently became the target of our Culture Police. The Orenda is fiction. The idea of “Indian savages”, as the Iroquois were most famously labelled in the American Declaration of Independence in 1775, is projected back into the 1600s. The Iroquois mindlessly attacked the passive Huron-Wendat People. Claimed by some to derive from the word “hure” for ‘peasant’, these people were called by historian Bruce Trigger “The Huron: Farmers of the North”.
causing a rift between the Bear, Fish and Cord Nations, and the Great Law loyalist Rock and Deer Nations. The Bear, Fish, and Cord Nations became allies of the Catholic Church. The spies worked to deliberately split the Huron Confederacy. The Rock and Deer Nations met with the League of the Five Nations near present-day Guelph Ontario. The Rock and Deer Nations described how the other Nations were breaking the Great Peace. The Five Nations agreed to help restore order. "Count five days, and let your people know they should leave. Then we'll be there." The event was described in priest's journals before they were executed into martyrdom. The Bear, Fish, and Cord Nations were banished. The Rock and Deer Nations were admitted into the League, mostly among
the Laurentian Mohawks. Today, remnants of the Huron Confederacy reside on Georgina and Christian Islands. Descendants also live on Manitoulin Island. As in any country on earth, indigenous people had the right to restore order and kill the spies. The Iroquois are no more barbaric than any other people. Joseph Boyden, like Disney writers for the cartoon Pocahontas, is a product of his time and space searching for meaning through a cultural meme. It's art. And as popular artists do, Boyden reflects contemporary time and space. In our modern era everyone else is the barbarian, everyone is the demon, and everyone else is the problem. Projecting these views onto history is what the winners get to do — revise history to suit their own master narrative of how things came to be.
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Author's claimed indigenous ancestry questioned TORONTO — Canadian author Joseph Boyden’s heritage is under scrutiny after an APTN investigation revealed inconsistencies in the writer’s claims to indigenous ancestry. Boyden released a statement on his Twitter account saying he is of mostly Celtic heritage with indigenous roots on both sides of his family.
The writer has been heralded across the country as a breakthrough indigenous literary artist, presented to the Order of Canada and appointed an honorary witness to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The APTN investigation claims there is a lack of evidence to support Boyden’s claims of indigenous ancestry.
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CAS grilled for lying to OPP after deadly house fire on Oneida reserve
Six Nations Community Food Bank Co-ordinator Ellen-Rose Jamieson stands beside Jukasa Radio Host Matthew Bergen as they hold an $11,500 donation from Jukasa Radio. The cheque was given to food bank on Friday, December 30. Jamieson would like to extend some community appreciation as well: "On behalf of the Six Nations Food Bank I would like to thank all who contributed to our "Helping Hands for the Holidays" Christmas Campaign 2016. Thank you to our volunteers who helped us throughout the year, your hard work and dedication makes the difference." PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN
Like Santa's Helpers, Thursday morning the Men's Fire began deliveries to all Six Nations Schools of emergency mitts and blankets for their students. Last year there were two separate incidents at O.S. Smith School where fire alarms sent students into the cold and rain without winter weather protection. An off reserve benefactor heard about the situation and purchased enough mitts and blankets for students should that incident ever happen again. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE
Water safety: warmer temperatures and rain forecast for first week of January By TRT staff SIX NATIONS – Warmer temperatures and light rain spread across the Grand River watershed on the evening of Monday, Jan. 2nd. Temperatures are forecast to rise to four degrees this morning and remain above freezing until Wednesday, when more seasonable weather returns. The current forecast call for 10 to 15 millimetres of rainfall on Tuesday afternoon through-
out southern portions of the watershed. Areas to the north are forecast to receive this precipitation in the form of snow or freezing rain. Much of the rain should be absorbed into the snow pack and snowmelt should be gradual given the short duration of above-freezing temperatures. This event should not produce a large volume of runoff, therefore stream and river levels are not expected to cause flooding. Stream and river levels will rise
today and remain high through the remainder of the week and into the weekend. Conditions will be monitored as this weather system moves through the watershed. This message is in effect until Monday, Jan. 9 unless updated messages are issued. The public is reminded to exercise extreme caution around all water bodies. Banks adjacent to rivers and creeks are very slippery at this time and when combined with
the expected weather conditions, pose a serious hazard. Parents are encouraged to keep their children and pets away from all watercourses and off frozen water bodies, which may be weakened as a result of the warming trend. For more information on flows, weather and reservoir conditions see the River Data section of the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) website.
ONEIDA NATION OF THE THAMES — The Children’s Aid Society of London & Middlesex is under scrutiny after a representative gave false information to OPP following a tragic house fire on Oneida Nation of the Thames that claimed the lives of five people. Oneida Elected Chief Randall Phillips said CAS workers lied to OPP, saying CAS had acquired permission and direction from the elected council to proceed with an inves-
tigation. Phillips expressed his frustration, saying there is no excuse for the level of incompetency and insensitivity by the CAS and its staff during a time of extreme tragedy and sorrow for the community. The chief says this is not the first time local CAS has overstepped their boundaries with Oneida’s families and says the surviving family members in this situation deserve a public apology from Children’s Aid.
OHSWEKEN — A fire broke out in a factory on Six Nations Christmas afternoon. Six Nations Firefighters battled the fire with help brought in by Brant and Haldimand County fire services. Approximately two hours into the battle
the fire was reported knocked down. No injuries were reported and no victims were located. Officials say the fire is considered arson. No damage estimate has been released. The Ontario Fire Marshall and Six Nations Police are investigating.
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Alma Greene defends Six Nations autonomy By the late Mrs. Alma Greene Editor’s note: This letter was given to TRT writer Jim Windle by Chief Arnold General which was written by Mohawk historian, elder, author and seer Alma Greene (Kawenohstohn) in the 1960s or ‘70s. She was born in the 1890s and died in 1983. Greene was attributed to casting the famous curse on Brantford’s Market Square, the present site of the downtown Mall. The mall has never been viable since it was built in the late 1980s.This was a submission she made to the Indian Affairs office regarding the historically based proof of Six Nations national sovereignty. There is no point in history or any legal act of legislation that ended this sovereignty and Six Nations has never given it up. Therefor, according to International Treaty law, Six Nations remains a sovereign Nation. We the people of the Six Nations Confederacy of the Grand River Country, under the protection of the Haldimand Deed made between Sir Frederick Haldimand, in His Majesty’s name King George III, and Captain Joseph Brant, also by the proclamation of the King dated Oct. 7, 1763, desire that you exempt, the Six Nations from the Indian Act which was introduced in 1869 and never accepted by the Six Nations Confederacy. This Indian Act, not only does it deny the people their legal status, abolishes all power, deprives us of our every possession, subjecting us to removal from our lands, and taxation, but has established swarms of offices and officers which harass our people and eat our substance. In general it may be stated that our entire freedom is jeopardized and this Indian Act is subject to revision, amendments or substitution. Under this Act we have become Wards and subjects under dictatorship while the international obligations between the Six Nations and the Brit-
ish Crown, the Covenant Chain, the Pipe of Peace, the Treaty of Utrecht, the Wampum Treaty, etc., exempts us from any foreign power to legislate laws and enforce same. And these Treaties created by two separate Nations verifies the fact that we were and are Sovereign People, being classed as Allies in the Treaties and not subjects, also specifies we are a Sovereign People and that the Crown having no legal right to transfer the Alliance to a third party (Canada) without the consent and approval of the two parties involved, and by conforming to this establishment, we relinquish all rights, abolish our most valuable laws and altering fundamentally the status of the Six Nations. Therefor, our only recourse against the tyranny of the Indian Act is the complete removal and abolishment. Great Britain has always recognized the Six Nations of the Grand River as legitimate inheritors of an ancient sovereignty and have so declared in a memorial filed by the British Imperial Government in 1912, in the presentation of a pecuniary claim against the United States for the benefit of the Cayugas of the Grand River and in the following language referred to at the time of the settlement at Grand River. “The Six Nations were recognized as independent Nations and Allies of the Dutch and afterwards by the English of whom the Dutch surrendered their possessions in 1664.” “These confederate Nations have ever since resided upon the Grand River where they have been domiciled and established, maintaining their cohesion and ancient construction and method of government.” (from British Memorial VIPI Ottawa, Dominion of Canada) On the 24th of September, 1664, the first treaty of alliance was entered into between the English and Five Nations and ratified. It provided: “That if any English, Dutch
or Indian (under the protection of the English) do any wrong, injury or violence to any of the said princes or their subjects in any sort whatever if they complain to the governor of New York or to the officers in Chief at Albany, if the person so offending shall be discovered, that person shall receive condigne (sic) punishment and all due satisfaction shall be given; and like shall be given to any to His Majesty’s subjects in any colony or plantation in
long as you shall honestly and faithfully perform what has been in all times hitherto been promised and performed. And to prevent all mistakes on this head, I must remind you of what has ever been meant and understood by you as well as us, by the Covenant Chain, that is that on the one hand the subjects of His Majesty on this continent should not only refrain from all acts of hostility or anything tending that way towards you but readily assist you
Alma Greene was a powerful voice of the Six Nations people. FILE PHOTO
America.” “That if any Indian belonging to any of the Sachems aforesaid do any wrong, injury or damage to the English, Dutch or Indians under the protection of the English, if complaint is made to the Sachems and the persons be discovered who did the injury, then the person so offending shall be punished and all just satisfaction shall be given to any of His Majesty’s subjects in any colony or plantation in America.” On June 13, 1717, at a conference in Albany, the terms of the alliance were clearly and definitely stated by Governor Hunter as follows; “We are met here at this place by order of the King of Great Britain, my Master. In the same public and solemn manner, I, here in His name and by His command renew the ancient covenant with the Five Nations, promising on His pact that all the known conditions of the said covenant shall be duly and punctually observed, so
when attacked by others, or enable you by such methods as were in power to repel force by force or defend yourselves, and on the other hand, you were on your part to live in strictest friendship with all His Majesty’s subjects, and in case they should be attacked by any enemy whatever, to afford them to readiest and most effective assistance in your power.” (N.Y. Doc Vol. 5 P 484.) In 1733 Governor Montgomerie assured the Six Nations;“You need fear no enemies while you are true to your allegiance with him, the King. (N.Y. Doc. 5 P 963). In 1739, the lords of trade addressed the lords of the Privy Council; “We shall observe to your lordships that these Six Nations are the most powerful and war-like of the ancient of that part of America. That they have always been faithful allies to the British settlement in those parts. We may add that these Six Nations are looked upon to be a
great support of the British Empire in those parts.” (N.Y. Doc 6 P 256). In 1748 Sir William Johnson wrote Governor Clinton; “Your Excellency is plenipotentiary (meaning having all diplomatic power) with the Indians who, though called subjects, are a foreign people, and are to be treated with as immediately from the King, of His Majesty’s Governor.” (N.Y. Doc 6 P540). Proceedings of Council, April 19, 1757. Brethren — let all nations of Indians know that the great King of England, my master, is their friend, that He desires all nations of Indians may unite together, be as one body and one blood. He offers them His alliance and protection, which all princes and peoples over the great lake are proud and glad of.” (N.Y. Doc 7 P 246). Sir William Johnson writes the Earl of Shelborne, Sept. 22, 1767. “They, the Six Nations called themselves a free people who had an independent land, which were their ancient possessions, that the French by ceding Canada, according to the words of the treaty granted what was not in their power to give; their outposts and distant possessions being only held by them, not by conquest but by favour; that if they admitted our rights to the posts we conquered, the country was still theirs and in fact it is most certain the French never spoke to them in any other style, as sensible of the consequences it might with regard to their interest.” (N.Y. Doc 7 P 958). In 1768 a line of demarcation was established between the lands of the Six Nations and the lands of the King and their full independence acknowledged by the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, at this time the Six Nations was regarded as a distinct political community, capable of making treaties or compacts to which the law of England did not extend. Governor Simcoe writing Dundas, Secretary of the State, on July 3, 1794; “It rests for me to observe Sir, that I have always con-
sidered an Article of the Treaty of Utrecht to be the only authentic document that defines the state of the Indians, as far as it respects the European nations, whose whose line of demarcation as limited by themselves for their own mutual guidance, gives to the Indians and their respective traders, the utmost freedom therein and considers the nations as entirely independent.” (Can. Arch. Co. Off. Rec. Series Q Vol. 280 — 1 P.M. 201 — 207) In a further report (Can, Arc. Q 183 P 87) is stated; “The manners of the Indians required that the tract assigned them should be in common, inalienable and kept out of the view of our municipal laws, at least so long as they affected to consider themselves independent allies, for this purpose, a council, a treaty, a belt, was adequate. It was a compact of one nation with another, to be governed by general rules and not by the provisions of the common law of England. To answer the fair intent all as done that ought to have been done to have been adequate to the wish of the Indians and the extent of the Government, new circumstances must have arisen to justify and call by the Indians on the government for further assurances or change ... The Government cannot wish to constrain them or to introduce our laws among them so long as they continue a people apart.” It is a fact that should not be forgotten by anyone considering the historical position of the Six Nations that neither the Province of New York in its colonial days, nor the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, ever passed either and Act of Assembly or Parliament by which it was sought to regulate, govern or interfere with the affairs of the Six Nations, and that the first Act of Parliament which ever did so, was that passed by Canada in 1859, reserved by the then Governor-General for Her Majesty’s special consideration, and CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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which received the Royal assent only on the assurance of the Governor-General in his dispatch transmitting a draft of same to England made “no changes whatever to the rights of the Indian tribes.” The Royal instructions of Indian Affairs of July 10, 1764, imposed no restraints on the Indians, but only on the whites and provided the methods by which business with the Indian tribes was to be regulated. Strictly speaking, the original status, rights, and privileges of the Six Nations. Hon. Frank Oliver, speaking in the House of Commons, May 11, 1914 (Hansard) said; “These are the bands of the Six Nations Indians located on the Grand River in Ontario, who, I maintain are in a different legal position from any other Indian bands who are native to this country. These Indian bands on the Grand River had their original home in the United States. At the close of the war of the revolution they emigrated to Canada and were given lands under special treaty, not as subjects of Great Britain but as allies for Great Britain and I maintain that the holding of these Six Nations Indians on the Grand River is of such a kind that this parliament has no right to interfere with it. I admit that Parliament has the power to interfere with the rights of Indians, under treaty made with this government, but I say that this parliament has no right to interfere with a treaty made between the Imperial Government and the Six Nations Indians.” When rebellion broke out in America, the King called on his allies, the Six Nations, for assistance, and promised, if given, he would “protect them and preserve them in all their rights.” Lord Dartmouth on July 5, 1775, wrote Colonel Guy Johnson, who had succeeded as Superintendent of the Six Nations after the death of the great Sir William Johnson: “The present state of affairs in His Majesty’s Colonies in which an unnatural rebellion has broken out, that threatens to overturn the constitution ... as that His Majesty may rely on their assistance in any case in which it may be necessary to require
it.” (N.Y. Doc 8 P 592) By Tradition, as of the Kings of centuries past, the Six Nations Confederacy never casts a vote and never lends its support to any political candidate and with the original Haldimand Deed in their possession, the Six Nations feel that voting for the sale of any part of their Grand River Country would violate their treaty rights. After the passing of the North America Act, a Wampum Belt was presented to Six Nations by Col. Clause on behalf of the Canadian Government. This was a token of regard for the Mohawks and others of the Six Nations who had ever proven themselves “faithful allies of the British” and conferred upon them the full and perpetual right to live as a Nation within a Nation” conforming always to their ancient rules and customs which the Government would never force them to change.”
PART TWO
A message for today SIX NATIONS – Alma Greene, Mohawk historian, elder, author and seer wrote a letter in the 1960s or ‘70s calling for the abolition of the Indian Act. This letter was a submission she made to the Indian Affairs office regarding the historically based proof of Six Nations national sovereignty. There is no point in history or any legal act of legislation that ended this sovereignty and Six Nations has never given it up. Therefor, according to International Treaty law, Six Nations remains a sovereign Nation. In 1739, the lords of trade addressed the lords of the Privy Council; “We shall observe to your lordships that these Six Nations are the most powerful and war-like of the ancient of that part of America. That they have always been faithful allies to the British settlement in those parts. We may add that these Six Nations are looked upon to be a great support of the British Empire in those parts.”
(N.Y. Doc 6 P 256) In 1748 Sir William Johnson wrote Governor Clinton; “Your Excellency is plenipotentiary (meaning having all diplomatic power) with the Indians who, though called subjects, are a foreign people, and are to be treated with as immediately from the King, of His Majesty’s Governor.” (N.Y. Doc 6 P540) Proceedings of Council, April 19, 1757. Brethren — let all nations of Indians know that the great King of England, my master, is their friend, that He desires all nations of Indians may unite together, be as one body and one blood. He offers them His alliance and protection, which all princes and peoples over the great lake are proud and glad of.” (N.Y. Doc 7 P 246) Sir William Johnson writes the Earl of Shelborne, Sept. 22, 1767. “They, the Six Nations called themselves a free people who had an independent land, which were their ancient possessions, that the French by ceding Canada, according to the words of the treaty granted what was not in their power to give; their outposts and distant possessions being only held by them, not by conquest but by favour; that if they admitted our rights to the posts we conquered, the country was still theirs and in fact it is most certain the French never spoke to them in any other style, as sensible of the consequences it might with regard to their interest.” (N.Y. Doc 7 P 958) In 1768 a line of demarcation was established between the lands of the Six Nations and the lands of the King and their full independence acknowledged by the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, at this time the Six Nations was regarded as a distinct political community, capable of making treaties or compacts to which the law of England did not extend. Governor Simcoe writing Dundas, Secretary of the State, on July 3, 1794; “It rests for me to observe Sir, that I have always considered an Article of the Treaty of Utrecht to be the only authentic document that defines the state of the Indians, as far as it respects the European nations, whose whose
line of demarcation as limited by themselves for their own mutual guidance, gives to the Indians and their respective traders, the utmost freedom therein and considers the nations as entirely independent.” (Can. Arch. Co. Off. Rec. Series Q Vol. 280 — 1 P.M. 201 — 207) In a further report (Can, Arc. Q 183 P 87) is stated; “The manners of the Indians required that the tract assigned them should be in common, inalienable and kept out of the view of our municipal laws, at least so long as they affected to consider themselves independent allies, for this purpose, a council, a treaty, a belt, was adequate. It was a compact of one nation with another, to be governed by general rules and not by the provisions of the common law of England. To answer the fair intent all as done that ought to have been done to have been adequate to the wish of the Indians and the extent of the Government, new circumstances must have arisen to justify and call by the Indians on the government for further assurances or change ... The Government cannot wish to constrain them or to introduce our laws among them so long as they continue a people apart.” It is a fact that should not be forgotten by anyone considering the historical position of the Six Nations that neither the Province of New York in its colonial days, nor the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, ever passed either an Act of Assembly or Parliament by which it was sought to regulate, govern or interfere with the affairs of the Six Nations, and that the first Act of Parliament which ever did so, was that passed by Canada in 1859, reserved by the then Governor-General for Her Majesty’s special consideration, and which received the Royal assent only on the assurance of the Governor-General in his dispatch transmitting a draft of same to England made “no changes whatever to the rights of the Indian tribes.” The Royal instructions of Indian Affairs of July 10, 1764, imposed no restraints on the Indians, but only on the whites and provid-
11 ed the methods by which business with the Indian tribes was to be regulated. Strictly speaking, the original status, rights, and privileges of the Six Nations. Hon. Frank Oliver, speaking in the House of Commons, May 11, 1914 (Hansard) said; “These are the bands of the Six Nations Indians located on the Grand River in Ontario, who, I maintain are in a different legal position from any other Indian bands who are native to this country. These Indian bands on the Grand River had their original home in the United States. At the close of the war of the revolution they emigrated to Canada and were given lands under special treaty, not as subjects of Great Britain but as allies for Great Britain and I maintain that the holding of these Six Nations Indians on the Grand River is of such a kind that this parliament has no right to interfere with it. I admit that Parliament has the power to interfere with the rights of Indians, under treaty made with this government, but I say that this Parliament has no right to interfere with a treaty made between the Imperial Government and the Six Nations Indians.” When rebellion broke out in America, the King called on his allies, the Six Nations, for assistance, and promised, if given, he would “protect them and preserve them in all their
rights.” Lord Dartmouth on July 5, 1775, wrote Colonel Guy Johnson, who had succeeded as Superintendent of the Six Nations after the death of the great Sir William Johnson: “The present state of affairs in His Majesty’s Colonies in which an unnatural rebellion has broken out, that threatens to overturn the constitution ... as that His Majesty may rely on their assistance in any case in which it may be necessary to require it.” (N.Y. Doc 8 P 592) By Tradition, as of the Kings of centuries past, the Six Nations Confederacy never casts a vote and never lends its support to any political candidate and with the original Haldimand Deed in their possession, the Six Nations feel that voting for the sale of any part of their Grand River Country would violate their treaty rights. After the passing of the North America Act, a Wampum Belt was presented to Six Nations by Col. Clause on behalf of the Canadian Government. This was a token of regard for the Mohawks and others of the Six Nations who had ever proven themselves “faithful allies of the British” and conferred upon them the full and perpetual right to live as a Nation within a Nation” conforming always to their ancient rules and customs which the Government would never force them to change.”
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The story of how “No:ia” came to be By Chezney Martin
When thinking of celebrating New Year’s Day many think of enjoying the day off and maybe sleeping in. But in many Haudenosaunee communities, waking up early for “No:ia” (new-ya) is something that provides fuel for an age-old tradition and a pick at sweets for breakfast. For the traditional Haudenosaunee, the belief that the year does not renew until the ashes have been stirred in ceremony is still strongly upheld. However, many of our European neighbours rubbed off on us and hold similar customs in comparison to one another during the new year. The Scottish celebrate a part of “Hogmanay” (hawg-man-ay) with First-Footing by running from house-to-house shortly after midnight to welcome the new year. After converting to Christianity the Irish placed a great importance on who was the first person in the door at the start of New Year’s Day and preferred a dark haired man to bring good fortune. The British would open their back door to let the old year free, and ask a dark haired man to come through the front door carrying coal, salt and bread at the stroke of midnight. But, it was the adaptation of our Dutch neighbours celebration of the new year roughly 400 years ago that simply stuck. So what is No:ia you ask? “Gellukig Nieuwjaar” (gae-loo-hig new-yar) is how you say “Happy New Year” in Dutch, and the term “Nieuwjaar” is where the adapted word “No:ia” stems from.
Haudenosaunee ancestors saw Dutch children celebrating the turnover in their calendar cycle by aiming to be the first at a neighbour’s doorstep early on New Year’s Day. If this was performed, the children would be considered very lucky and rewarded with coin, fruits and Oliebollen. Oliebollen is a sweet, oil fried dumpling that is very, very similar to indian donut and might be where the pastry originated from. This trip of running from house-to-house had to be completed before noon and this piece of the Dutch celebrations has since been adapted and immortalized within Haudenosaunee communities. Fast-forward 400 years and on New Year’s Day Haudenosaunee children (and adults) still visit their relatives and friends to holler “No:ia!” on their doorsteps. The visitors will then subsequently receive one of a variety of treats including; fruits, homemade indian donuts or cookies, and sometimes a jar of honey early in the morning. It can be said that this practice was adapted because it falls perfectly in line with the cultural and moral basis of the Haudenosaunee. Celebrating No:ia in this way is a great form of reconnecting with old relatives and friends and it shows appreciation for familial connection. The sense of sharing falls directly into giving and offering food freely as a custom that has not been forgotten. As well, the smell of warm donuts and cookies is a keepsake many Haudenosaunee cherish in childhood memories.
Haudenosaunee children across all territories like Sawahete, pictured here, enjoyed the sunshine and the goodies during this year's celebrations. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Happy No:ia!
"Indian" donuts and cookies the old fashioned way. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN
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Visiting: a part of Six Nations culture By Wilma Green Do you know your neighbours? I don't mean just their names. I am wondering if you actually know your neighbours? Instead, are you like the city apartment dwellers who can recognize someone as being a tenant in the same building but don't know much more than their names, if that. I remember years ago when you not only knew your neighbours, you also knew each of the family members by name. Parents looked out for everyone else's children and "got after them" if they needed it. Today, a parent would approach another person with a "how dare you correct my child" attitude. In my day, it was expected because that is what neighbours did. Some of us can think back to the days when we didn't yet have hydro, television or telephones.
The Six Nations Grand (Ouse) is a beautiful river. FILE PHOTO A few people had battery operated radios and would sparingly listen to the news. People would often congregate at a home and listen to such favourites as The Shadow, Butch Cassidy and
even further back, Fibber McGee and Molly. Once hydro made its appearance, people would go to a home that had a television and watch the hockey games or other shows. There was a real sense
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of kinship and community that seems lacking in the present. People used to take the time to go and see their friends and neighbours. They didn't need any particular reason than they wanted to have a visit, usually over a cup of tea. You didn't have to call ahead or make an appointment. You just showed up. If no one was home, you tried another day. Visiting was the way to keep in touch with your friends and relatives. It was the best way to catch up on their lives and the family and they caught up on yours. Visiting also went hand-in-hand with caring for those who were alone and had no family nearby. They could be looked in on often. Nothing lifted the veil
of lonliness than a good visit. The visits were the perfect time to see if they needed anything, were in good health or needed help. Winter was a great time for visiting as it was the season for story telling. The time when the earth was resting and there was not much work to be done. Those visits became great times of learning between the generations. You can remember hearing the same story being told many times. However, with each telling, more information was added as the child was able to understand more and more. I remember going visiting with my father. Those we visted were elderly folks. I was expected to sit and listen while the
adults carried on their conversations. Afterwards, they always took time to talk to me. For me, visiting was a time of learning and those times gave me the incentive to learn more of our own history. We prepare for the start of a brand new year. January 1st, the children will go from house to house until noon, to receive their homemade donut, Indian cookie, fruit or candy. After lunch, the adults have the opportunity to visit their friends and neighbours to bring in the new year in the spirit of friendship and caring. That never goes out of style and is what No:ia is all about.
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Make 2017 a 'legacy', says Governor General
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OTTAWA — Governor General David Johnston is marking 2017 by urging Canadians to make 2017 a legacy year. Johnston said Canada’s 150th year is a once in a generation opportunity to look to the future and make it better. Governor Johnston’s
term is complete in September. It is not clear who will replace him. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says diversity and minority representation will be included in potential candidates for the next person to hold the position.
TORONTO — Ontario seniors 65 and older will be eligible to get the shingles vaccine free of charge starting January 1st. The program will save the province’s seniors the $170 fee for the shots. Seniors aged 65 to 70 can get the vaccine from their doctor or nurse practitioner. Shin-
gles affects more than 42,000 people every year in Ontario. The painful rash can last a month or more and is often severe enough to interfere with daily activities. Complications from the virus can lead to serious health problems such as loss of vision and prolonged nerve pain.
OTTAWA — An internal government memo says the federal government is failings to provide adequate care for First Nations children with mental health issues. The memo was uncovered by NDP critic Charlie Angus and says in extreme cases First Nations parents are surrendering their children
to child welfare in hopes they will get the critical care needed. The report admits funding for mental health needs on reserve are not equal to that of children in the rest of Canada, and says not enough on reserve services exist on reserve to meet mental health demands for first nations children.
SALT LAKE CITY — Native Americans tribes in the United States are celebrating the designation of a new national monument in Utah. The Bears Ears National Monument sits on over a million acres across the ancestral homelands of five American Indian tribes. A five member tribal commission will oversee the monument as well as
an advisory committee of local government officials, business owners and private landowners. Those tribes are concerned President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet appointees will steamroll the wishes of the tribes. The indigenous commission says they are trying to stay hopeful the incoming administration will give them a legitimate voice.
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Brant/Brantford land transfer still faces obstacles By Jim Windle BRANT/BRANTFORD – When about 1,500 former County of Brant residents went to bed or headed out to celebrate the ringing in of the new year, they were suddenly Brantford residents. Some of them certainly do not like it at all. Grass roots groups in Brant, Brantford and Six Nations have rejected the virtual expropriation of what Six Nations residents call the Johnson Settlement Tract, which has never been properly surrendered. This makes it a much more complicated affair than some people might want to think, and some residents effected by the transfer believe neither the city nor the county took everything into account before reaching their agreement late last year. Some 2,720 hectares (6,721 acres) of mostly farmland were transferred into Brantford in three areas. The first between Powerline and Governors roads. The second, east of Garden Avenue and the third is Mount Pleasant Road up to Tutela
Heights. City Council is still dividing the spoils regarding which Wards these new residents would be in and who their elected councillors were going to be. There are also some farmers in the north end of the transfer, along Powerline Road, who are taking the county and the city’s arbitrary action to constitutional lawyers to determine if their pre-confederation rights have been violated. According a new book by researcher Elizabeth Marshall, “Private property is not ‘in’ or does not belong to the provincial corporation, same for municipalities, because the soil or land belongs to the patentee (his heirs and assigns), which includes the patentee’s private property rights.” Marshall goes on to say, “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.” The statement giv-
#NoDAPL demonstrators arrested for stadium banner MINNESOTA — Three people were arrested after Dakota Access pipeline opponents hung banners from the roof of Minnesota Vikings stadium. The banner called for a Minnesota bank to divest from the pipeline project.
A 32 year old man and 26 year old woman were arrested Sunday for climbing the roof and unfurling the banner. A 27 year old woman has also been arrested in connection to the act. Formal charges are expected to be filed today.
Three arrested in robbery KAPUSKASING — Three men from Kapuskasing have been arrested for an armed robbery at a convenience store in the community. Police said an armed male entered the store, demanding money from staff. OPP Canine units tracked the man and ar-
rested three males in connection to the robbery. Chase Sutherland was arrested and charged with robbery with a weapon. Two 17 year old men were also arrested as accessories after the fact. The two cannot be named as young offenders.
en to those objecting to land development issues is that the municipalities are “creatures of the province” and therefor they have to do what they are told. But according to Marshall, that well used assumption may not be true at all. “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,” writes Marshall. Then there is the big elephant sitting right in the middle of it all. This is an action that further alienates Six Nations from its land. Although invited to the negation process between Brant and Brantford, it was allowed only under observer status and not as participants. This is not consultation or accommodation according to the Supreme Court’s decision. Chief Ava Hill confirmed that Six Nations has not been a part of the deal and in fact have objected to it. That could place the whole deal under a different set of laws and rules and obligations.
A good part of the Johnson Settlement was involved in the transfer. According to well researched and documented historical evidence, the 7,000 acre Tract was never surrendered for sale, only to be leased on short term leases with Six Nations approval and with proceeds going to Six Nations. This land claim has been talked about for decades and is one of 29 land claims filed and accepted as legitimate claims in the 1980’ and is part of a legal action filed in 1995 and reactivated in the early 2000s. “On Jan. 1, 2017 Brantford and Brant County will complete one of the largest annexations of prime farmland in southern Ontario in recent history with the approval of Minister Bill Mauro,” according to a document by Sustainable Brant, the National Farmers Union of Ontario and the Six Nations group Hodiskeagehda Men’s Fire. According to Ella Haley of Sustainable Brant, the government that approved a deal that gobbles up about 9,000 acres of mostly prime farmland, with Brantford annex-
ing 6,721 acres directly and Brantford extending services to adjacent rural communities (Cainsville) to enable another 2,150 acres to be available for development, is not acceptable. “The government is not listening. It is not protecting our previous food resources for a growing population,” said Haley. The National Farmers Union of Ontario, expressed discontent with the annexation of so much farmland as well. “If the Ontario government cares that little about agricultural land, it’s a poor demonstration of their feeling of rural communities,” said Emery Huszka, NFU-O president. The NFU-O mission statement is focused on sharing its core values with both rural and urban populations, highlighting the need for strong rural communities and sustainable local economies, prioritizing issues affecting farmers and promoting the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of family farms and rural communities. “We may not agree on all issues, but we will en-
gage thoughtfully and take action constructively,” notes Huszka. “We are known for asking hard questions, and I intend to continue on that path.” Wilfred Davey representing the Men’s Fire issued a written statement that the agreement “has never been discussed with the Men’s Fire or the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council.” Elected Chief Ava Hill has also confirmed that the Elected Council has not been properly consulted either. However, during the transfer talks, the question of Six Nations has come up more than once, and when it has, the stock answer has been that Six Nations has, indeed, been consulted. Not according to anyone at Six Nations. Haley said Sustainable Brant and other groups mentioned will not give up their battle against the development slated for Tutela Heights, Powerline Road and Cainsville. “Our farmland must be protected for future generations,” Hayley says.
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Stan Jonathan played for the Boston Bruins from 1975 to 1983.
Jonathan proud of Montour’s call to the NHL By Jim Windle
SIX NATIONS – The last time a young Six Nations hockey player played in the NHL it was 21-yearold Stan Jonathan. He and his family were gathered around the TV recently to watch Brandon Montour make his NHL debut, in with a one game call up from the Bruin’s farm club in Dayton. He recalls clearly the excitement and the outof-body experience it was of playing in his first game in the “bigs”. “We are so proud of him,” said Jonathan. “It really brings back a lot of memories for me.” The infamous Don Cherry was behind the bench for Boston and the two seemed to hit it off well. Cherry still calls Jonathan the toughest player he ever coached, and that is saying a lot. For Jonathan, he was called up for one game
against Minnesota and remembers almost every second of it. “I remember Cherry telling me, ‘when you get that chance, you gotta make the best of it,” says Jonathan. “I think I spent most of the time looking down the bench at guys like Orr, Johnny Bucyk, Phil Esposito and thinking it was like a dream.” Cherry’s instructions were simple and clear. Play your game. He must have done just that because he was signed the following season. Jonathan knows Ducks coach Randy Carlyle well after playing with him, and knows him to be a defensive specialist as both a player and a coach. “I know Randy will be teaching him a lot while he is up,” he says. “I really hope he sticks.” Jonathan evaluated Montour’s performance and felt he had a good debut. “He looked good,” says
Jonathan. “Got into the clear a couple times but being new on the team, didn’t get the pass.” Montour got scoring opportunities in both the Calgary and Vancouver games by stepping up into the play. This is Montour’s game and an important part of today’s game if he sticks with the Ducks. The only concern Jonathan has about Montour’s chances in Anaheim has to do with numbers. Montour is a right-hand shot. The Ducks already have three right-hand shots on the blue line. “As hard as it is to get there, it’s even harder to stay up,” recalls Jonathan. “He looked really good and I know this community is so proud of him getting his chance.” The game has changed a lot since the days of the big bad Bruins, some of those changes fall right in Montour’s wheelhouse as a free ranging, offen-
sive defenseman who is fast and savvy enough to get back in time. In Jonathan’s day, Bobby Orr and a couple of others were the only one blazing that trail. Jonathan says it will be better for him right now to be in someplace other that Toronto or Montreal or Buffalo where the media and the fan’s can be brutal if things don’t go right. “It’s good to see another native in the game,” says Jonathan. “He’s not only making Six Nations proud but every other young native kid too.” “Too may people grow up wondering ‘What if?’” says Jonathan. Brandon Montour has earned this and has taken the opportunity given him with a teammate’s sickness and has played that hand well, impressing sports broadcasters and play-by-play commentators in his first two NHL appearances this
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past weekend. “It might be a little different than when I went up, but I found that, as a native, I would have to work harder to get past the prejudice of the day,” says Jonathan. Jonathan has offered himself to Montour at any time if he needs to talk of get a few pointers. “For me when I went up, there wasn’t anyone I could talk to about that,” recalls Jonathan. “I think Johnny Bucyk was the
first guy I had a friendship with in Boston. He was Ukrainian, but he had a dark complexion and they used to call him Chief. When I got there I became the little Chief.” All Six Nations and Onkwehonwe young people from coast to coast are watching with interest as Brandon Montour makes his run for an NHL career.
Brandon Montour is making his NHL debut and Ex-NHLer Stan Jonathan has a few tips for him. FILE PHOTO
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Hagersville Hawks look forward to 2017 By Jim Windle
HAGERSVILLE – The Jr. C Hagersville Hawks closed out 2016 on Fri. Dec. 30 at the Dunnville Memorial Arena with a 4-3 OT win. The score did not represent the ebbs and flows of the game as the Hawks outshot the Dunnville Mudcats 4323, but had a hard time beating Cats’ goalie Jesse Schoeman who stopped 39 Hagersville shots. There was certainly no Christmas cheer exchanged between the two teams, especially in the second period where referee Alton Stead blew 16 penalties, many of the nasty kind, including four inciting an opponent misconducts, two to each side. All in all, Hagersville served
30 minutes on seven infractions and Dunnville took 50 minutes in 13 infractions. Mudcats’ Josh Meeuwse opened the scoring halfway through the first period, and then took a 2-0 lead early in the second frame with Tanner Vallee scoring for Dunnville. Hagersville got into the game at 3:33 of the second as Matt Weston found room past Schoeman from Zach Car and Matt Killip. The Hawks chipped another goal off the Dunnville lead on a Ralph Taggart powerplay goal scored from Carr. Jacob De Maeyer restored the Dunnville lead at 16:18 to sent the teams into the second intermission with Dunnville leading 3-2. Both teams settle down after
a wild second period, and Taggart scored his second of the game on a Caledonia powerplay with four minutes remaining in regulation time to force an OT decision. Carr scored the game winner at 4:50 of the OT period from Taggart for the win. The Hawks enter 2017 in fourth place in the Bloomfield Conference, 15-13-1, seven points behind Port Dover. Glanbrook is in second place with 40 points and the Grimsby Peach Kings still control the top spot with 59 points. Thursday, January 5, the Hawks will be in Dundas and Saturday, January 7, Niagara is in Hagersville for a 7:30 p.m. start, followed by a Sunday afternooner at 2 p.m. in Port Dover.
transition and play fiveon-five. Our defence and goalies are really good, so we should be fine [if we make little changes].” Currier scored Rochester’s second goal of the game, which pulled the Knighthawks with one at 3-2. Joel Matthews, who scored in transition, then tied the game at three. Wayne Van Every also tallied in the first quarter as he connected at 8:46. “He was shooting the ball well and he was moving his feet well,” said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen of Currier. “He’s quick. He’s got quick feet and quick hands so it was good to see. There were a lot of firsts here tonight for us — both positive things and things we know we’ve got to fix. But there were also a lot
of good things out there for us as well.” Matt Vinc was solid in goal for the Knighthawks, making 43 saves. Angus Goodleaf also chipped in one save in his 1:32 of work. With the first game behind them Hasen is confident that over the next week the team will work to smooth out their game and walk into the next game ready to fight for the first win of the season. “It was the first time we played at home so there may have been some jitters there,” Hasen said. “Game one is done now. It’s lessons we take away from this game. It is what it is tonight and we will just move forward. I thought they were good, they were strong. So we take it and we’ll be better next week.”
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NLL – The Rochester Knighthawks dropped their opener 12-5 against the rival Toronto Rock. The contest opened the 31st season for the National Lacrosse League. Quinn Powless (2+0) and rookie Josh Currier (1+1) led the Knighthawks with two points each. Currier, though he wished for a better outcome at the end of the game, was happy to make an impact in his first game in the teal and purple. “It was an adjustment and I would have liked a different outcome but it was good to get out there and get the first game under our belts,” Currier said. “We’ve got to put it behind us and learn from our mistakes. We’ve got to cut off that
The Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs get back to work Friday night in St. Catharines and again in Fort Erie Saturday night. They will not be home again until January 14 against Thorold. FILE PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE
Corvairs to battle St. Kitts By Jim Windle
CALEDONIA – What is usually considered the second half of the hockey season after the Christmas break opens on the road for the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs when
the second place St. Catharines Falcons face off against the first place Corvairs this coming Friday, January, 6 in St. Kitts at 7 p.m. After 35 games played so far they are 30-4-1-0 while the Falcons are 27-
4-0-3 in one less game played. Saturday, they travel to Fort Erie to face the Meteors. The Corvairs are not back at home again until Saturday, January 14 when the Thorold Blackhawks visit the Haldimand Centre at 7:30 p.m.
More about the Arena Lacrosse League By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – The demise of the semi-pro Canadian Lacrosse League left a big hole in Ontario’s winter lacrosse scene. But it didn’t take long for a new Sr. League to pop up in its place. The Arena Lacrosse League kicks off Jan. 7th with six teams including the Six Nations Snipers and the Paris RiverWolves filling the spaces left by the Ohsweken Demons and the Paris Lock Monsters from the CLax. The new Arena Lacrosse League will play under the NLL rules and will play with a game roster of 18
players and two goalies but can carry 20 players and three goalies. ALL founder Paul St. John sees the league as an alternative to the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) which folded after five seasons earlier this year. St. John founded CLax but was not a part of the league the past three years. The leagues are not connected. Unlike the CLax, the ALL is an amateur Sr. League equivalent in some ways to the Major Series Lacrosse League, summer league. According to St. John, ALL players “will pay a registration fee. It will make them more invested and ease some pressure of re-
lying on gate receipts and sponsorship to cover costs. A.L.L. games will be played at three or four venues with double-and triple-headers in the schedule to cut operating costs. Confirmed venues are Oshawa's GM Centre, Iroquois Lacrosse Arena at Six Nations and Syl Apps Community Centre in Paris. St. John said he's negotiating with the City of Peterborough for eight dates, seven Sunday afternoons and one Saturday, at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. If those negotiations don't pan out, the Timbermen play home games in Oshawa, but retain a Peterborough identity, St. John said.
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Clause (White): Rose Mary Elinor
BEAVER: RONALD CHARLES
With heartfelt sorrow we are sorry to inform you that Rose Mary passed away at home with her grandson Darrell by her side, late Thursday afternoon, December 29, 2016 at the age of 83. Wife of the late Hubert M. Clause. Dear loving mother of Jannette (Michael) Thorne, William (Monica) Clause, and Rosalie Clause. Special Aunt Rezzy to Pat (George) Jenne, Norman Charles, and Randy (Crystal) Charles. Predeceased by her birth parents Susannah (Legacy) White and Robert Henhawk and loving father George L. White who raised her with love. Her children, Elizabeth Linstead , Katherine Moore, Gerald Clause, Eugene Charles, and Ralph Green Charles, grandson Clark, siblings Harry Henhawk, George Henhawk, William Henhawk, Hazel Maracle, Christine Hill, Wilma (Linda) Vigar and Abe White. Rose Mary will be sadly missed by her many grand and great grandchildren as well as her best friend Ruby Jepson. Resting at Styres Funeral Home, 1798 Fourth Line, Ohsweken after 2 pm Monday January 2, 2017 with Evening Prayers at 7:30 p.m. Funeral Service and burial will be held from Six Nations Pentecostal Church on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation, Cancer Society or Diabetes Association. www.rhbanderson.com
Passed away peacefully at the West Haldimand H o s p i t a l , Hagersville on Boxing Day morning December 26, 2016 at the age of 79 years. Loving father of Ronald Howard Beaver, and Jacqualeen Beaver (Chris Stock). StepFather of Michael Leslie Capton. Dear grandfather of Jenna, and Kaitlin Beaver, and Nicholas, and Keanna Stock. Brother of Ross Beaver, Eva Williams, and Ollie Beaver. Special friend of Marg Churchill and family. Loving uncle to many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by parents, Howard and Stella Beaver and siblings Violet House, Peter Beaver, Grace Patterson, Ruth Mt Pleasant, and Bud Beaver. Ronald was a retired member of the Iron Workers Local 736 Hamilton, retired member of the Local Indian Agriculture Program of Ontario and enjoyed spending time telling tales with the Two Arrows Liars Coffee Club. The family will honour his life with visitation at the Hyde & Mott Chapel, R.H.B. Anderson Funeral Homes Ltd., 60 Main Street South, Hagersville on Tuesday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. where funeral service will be held on Wednesday December 28, 2016 at 2 p.m. Interment Medina Baptist Cemetery. www. rhbanderson.com
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SPITTAL: Doris Mary Passed on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2017 at the age of 65 years. Survived by husband Guy “Buck”, son Warren Bebee, granddaughter Angelina; Buck’s children Shawnee, Alsea (Joe), and Nandell (Reid), Hanadis (deceased) and many, many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Also survived by brothers, Leo Paquette, Canada and one remaining in the Great Central Desert - Australia. Predeceased by parents Albert & Mary Paquette. Resting at 2282 Tuscarora Rd., Six Nations after 2 pm. Monday, January 2. Funeral Service and Burial will be held at Mohawk Longhouse on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 11 am. www.rhbanderson.com
HILL: ALLAN WAYNE Passed away at the St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton on Thursday December 22, 2016 at the age of 77 years. Loving father of Justine Hill (Jeffrey), Chivonne Hill (Randel), and Christopher (Patti). Dear grandfather of Jonelle (Brandi), Guy (Raven), Adam, Kelli, Marlli, Jessica, Kyla, and Chris Jr. Dear great grandfather of Brianna, Kaila, Giyana, Zackarya, Zayden, Aryana, Clay, and Ashton. Brother of Jim (Gerri), Wanda (Lou), Dave, Brenda, Lonnie, Roger (Charlene), Brian “Mutt”, and Pam (Gary). Brother-in-law of Sharon, and Hazel. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his wife, Carol; daughter, Valerie; son, Kyle; parents, Aubrey and Elma; sister, Blanche (Mitch); and brothers, Hubert (Penny), Cam, Dick, Gerald, and Tony. Resting at Hyde & Mott Chapel, R.H.B. Anderson Funeral Homes Ltd., 60 Main Street South, Hagersville after 5 p.m. Monday. Evening Service 7 p.m. Monday. Funeral Service will be held in the chapel on Tuesday December 27, 2016 at 11 a.m. Interment Stumphall Cemetery. www.rhabnderson.com
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*Tables, fabrics, and colours may vary by store location. 1 *FREE 3PC Table Set (choice of 7912, 7913, 7842, 7924, 7925 or 7927), 2 *FREE Modern Lamps (6115) any colour, and 1 *FREE Wall Art Print (24x36) any pattern valid with the purchase of any 2PC Livingroom Set.°Free Pillows & Sheets only valid with the purchase of any Premuim Mattress Set. All advertised offers cannot be used with any other promotion or discontinued/scratch & dent items. Promotional items are limited to one per customer, per purchase. †Same day delivery on in-stock merchandise only. ‡FREE Layaway, No storage fees, No interest fees, No administration fees. Initial deposit required. Flexible payment options.**O.A.C. Additional terms apply. See store for complete details.