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Gaylord Powless to be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame By TRT staff TORONTO – Six Nations’ great Gaylord Powless is among the nine new inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame for 2017, announced on Wednesday, April 19 in Toronto. Gaylord, nicknamed the Marvelous Mohawk, was an extraordinary lacrosse player, proud of his heritage and family name. To soar to the lofty heights of stardom he enjoyed he had to overcome many obstacles: hurtful racist taunts, a trick-knee, and a damaged back. Through it all, he beat back the personal barriers to excel in the game of his forefathers. Born December 1, 1946, on the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, near Brantford, Ont., Gaylord was waving a lacrosse stick almost from the moment he could walk. Soon, his opponents discovered how to throw the budding star off his game — abuse him physically and verbally, knowing he would retaliate and take a stupid pen-

alty and often rejection from the game. He overcame this to become one of the greatest athletes and stars the sport has known. A legendary lacrosse coach soon came calling and was able to get the 17-year-old Gaylord to join his Oshawa Green Gaels, winners of the 1963 Minto Cup. In the subsequent four years, Gaylord won two scoring titles, was twice awarded the Ken Ross Trophy for ability and sportsmanship, accumulated 710 points in 110 junior games and was named the Tom Longboat Trophy winners Canada’s outstanding Indian athlete in 1964 and 1967. During his years with the Oshawa Green Gaels the team captured the Minto Cup all four years, with Gaylord twice being named the series’ Most Valuable Player. That team is an honoured Inductee of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Gaylord graduated to senior lacrosse level in 1968 and, like his father before him, led a somewhat nomadic lacrosse

The legendary Gaylord Powless aka the Marvelous Mohawk has been inducted. life, playing at the Intermediate and Senior ‘A’ and ‘B’ levels between 1945 and 1966, lined up with teams in Peterborough, Hamilton, and St. Catharines, Brantford, Ohsweken, and North Vancouver.

Gaylord also travelled about — Detroit, Montreal, Brantford, Syracuse, Brampton, Six Nations and Coquitlam — before his damaged back forced him into retirement in 1977.

For Gaylord, it was a nine-season, 303-game Senior career that produced 492 goals and 741 assists for 1,233 points and one Mann Cup ring. Jim Bishop, Canadian Lacrosse Inductee in the Coach Category, felt “He had the fastest reaction time of any athlete I ever coached, of anybody I’ve ever seen,” Bishop said in a 1989 interview: “He was an outstanding athlete. I shouldn’t compare him with Wayne Gretzky, but there’s a natural tie-in. He knew where everybody was on the floor at all time. He was an unselfish player and a great playmaker. The biggest compliment I can pay him is that, under the pressure of national championships, he was always at [his] best. He was an unbeatable person where we were in difficult straights. He had an inner toughness — the capability of being a street fighter in lacrosse. He was able to take a lot of punishment. In hockey, you’d say he was tough in the corners.” Not only has Gaylord

Powless made a significant contribution to sport in Canada and specifically in the sport of lacrosse, to the communities of Oshawa, Brantford, Six Nations, Montreal where he played on local teams as an amateur or professional athlete but also to the many communities across Ontario, Canada and internationally where he inspired crowds of fans and as a Mohawk member of the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, Ohsweken. The Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame said in a nomination support letter that they “agree with the sentiments expressed by the nominators that Gaylord in an excellent candidate for induction into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. His selection would provide important role modelling for young athletes, for Canadians who love the sport of lacrosse, one of Canada’s national sports, and bring pride to the growing aboriginal community in Canada.”

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HAMILTON — Ontario is launching a basic income pilot project this spring, aimed at providing financial stability for low-income residents. The pilot will launch in the Hamilton area _ including in Brantford, Ont., and Brant County _ and the Thunder Bay, Ont.,-area late this spring, and in Lindsay, Ont., this fall, with a minimum payment of nearly $17,000 for an eligible single person. In order to qualify, a single person would need to make less than $34,000 and a couple would need to make less than $48,000, a spokesperson for Ontario's minister of community and social services said. The pilot is open to people aged 18 to 64.

Local students punished for no immunizations

BRANTFORD — 240 Brant County students whose immunization records are out-of-date with the Health Unit have been suspended from school until their records can be updated. The suspensions began Thursday and include 173 elementary and 67 secondary school students. Director of the Health Unit says immunizations can protect children from serious diseases that are easily spread in the school system. Officials say this year’s list of suspensions is significantly lower than last year.

Shooting on Seneca

SIX NATIONS — Police responded to an early morning call from a local resident about a shooting at 124 Seneca Road on Sunday. The caller reported that shots had been fired at the residence from the road. Officers arrived on scene and spoke with the owner of the residence. There were several people at the house at the time of the shooting but no one was injured. Officers observed a front window damaged and an area of the siding damaged from a gunshot. Several spent shell casings were recovered and seized at the scene. Six Nations Police continue to investigate. SIX NATIONS

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Geronimo Henry receives Lifetime Achievement Award By TRT staff

NEW CREDIT – Geronimo Henry, Walter Gretzky and Mary Welsh each received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Volunteerism at a ceremony on April 24. The ceremony was held at the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation Community Centre during National Volunteer Week, where the lives and volunteer work of the three award recipients were celebrated by friends, family members, guests, politicians and more. “The Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Volunteerism recognizes individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to our communities through volunteerism during their lifetime,” reads the Lifetime Achievement Award’s website. “This award will be presented to a maximum of four residents from one or more of our communities — a celebration will be held during National Volunteer Week in April of each year. As a part of the award, a legacy fund will be established in the name of each recipient and will be administered by the Brant Community Foundation.” Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation Chief R. Stacey Laforme and Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill were in attendance and celebrated the three award recipients alongside Mayor Ron Eddy, Councillor David Neumann, and others. “The ceremony went really well, it was very well received and a lot of people were there to celebrate,” said Co-ordinator Caitlin Laforme.

Geronimo Henry is a respected educator and survivor of Canada's Residential School System. Henry is seen here showing signs of beavers returning to the Brantford area a few years ago. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE “Our 2017 recipients have truly enriched the lives of so many, on so many levels, within our communities and beyond,” committee chair Derek Bond told the Brantford Expositor earlier this year. “All three have been recognized for their tireless contributions through volunteering in previously well-received commendations for their ongoing efforts and leadership. Now it’s our turn to honour each of their lifetimes of giving selflessly and directly to our citizens.” Henry spent several of his formative years at the Mohawk Institute, and was instrumental in the class action lawsuit against Canada for its part in the forced assimilation of native children and the attempted genocide of indigenous culture and language by both the Anglican Church and the federal

government. Receiving the award makes Henry the first Six Nations resident to be nominated and chosen to receive the award. Henry recalls his time at the school by saying “It was like a prison, but we had done nothing wrong. We were just kids.” Instead of allowing the trauma of his past to ruin his life, Henry is spending a lot of his time as a volunteer to educate the public about the residential school system’s past. He founded the Lost Generations restoring balance program for those who suffer from the intergenerational impacts of the residential school system. Although currently on hold for renovations, Henry often leads tours of the same school he spent 10 years of his life attending. Henry was nominated by the Six Nations Elected Council and the council said he is: “A genuine trea-

sure reflecting the virtues of courage, strength and honesty, Geronimo Henry has made countless contributions to the community of Six Nations,” reads the nomination by Six Nations Elected Council. Mary Welsh of Mount Pleasant in the County of Brant received the award for her tireless efforts and more than 40 years of volunteering work supporting her alma mater, Brantford Collegiate Institute (BCI), animal welfare and environmental protection, to name a few. Walter Gretzky, known as the father of ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, is also recognized for his volunteer work particularly for youth charities and received a Lifetime Achievement Award for the work he does on camera and behind the scenes.

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Fourth world post-colonialism with Professor Susan Hill By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS/LONDON – There is a new book on the shelves written by Six Nations’ author and educator Associate Professor Susan Hill, which sets out to offer some clarity to the murky and confused topic of Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River. Hill is a Haudenosaunee citizen — Wolf Clan, Mohawk Nation — and resident of Ohsweken (Grand River Territory). She earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Native Studies from Trent University, a Master of Arts in American Studies from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Michigan. Her research interests include Haudenosaunee land history, indigenous research methodologies and ethics and native education. She is an associate professor in History and the Director of First Nations Studies at University of Western Ontario. In The Clay We are Made of, Hill presents a revolutionary retelling of the history of the Grand River Haudenosaunee from their Creation Story, through European contact, to contemporary land claims negotiations. She incorporates indigenous theory, fourthworld post-colonialism, and Amerindian auto-his-

tory, along with Haudenosaunee languages, oral records, and wampum strings to provide a comprehensive account of the Haudenosaunee relationship to their land. The book is soon to become a must read resource of valuable and well-documented history for the researcher or student of indigenous history, especially when it comes to the Haudenosaunee of the Grand River Territory. Hill outlines the basic principles and historical knowledge contained within four key epics passed down through Haudenosaunee history. She highlights the political role of women in land negotiations and dispels their misrepresentation in the scholarly canon. She guides the reader through treaty relationships with Dutch, French, and British settler nations — including the Kaswentha/ Two-Row Wampum (the precursor to all future Haudenosaunee-European treaties), the Covenant Chain, the Nanfan Treaty, and the Haldimand Proclamation — and details outstanding land claims. Hill’s study concludes with a discussion of the current problematic relationship between the Grand River Haudenosaunee and the Canadian government, and reflects on the meaning and possibility of reconciliation. The 320-page work has

A new book is on the shelves some believe is destined to become a valued resource for researchers, students and the general public. It was extensively researched, compiled by written by Susan Hill, Six Nations author and educator, associate professor in History and the Director of First Nations Studies at University of Western Ontario, in London, Ont. SUBMITTED PHOTO raised the bar on the subject and reveals some new information as well, and is receiving rave reviews from such academics as Jon Parmenter, Department of History, Cornell University, and others. Hill situates herself as a community-based scholar and yet manifests the ability, as Lakota historian Philip Deloria has recommended, ‘to look the Euro-American archive full in the face’,” says Parmenter, “It contains informed derived by close readings of Haudenosaunee tradition and untapped archival

sources. This book maps out the story of the Grand River’s people in a fresh and compelling narrative that overturns many previously held assumptions about the extent of Haudenosaunee agency vis-à-vis the Canadian settler state.” The Clay We are Made of is an impressive book packed with well documented information about the sometimes troubled relationship between the Haudenosaunee and the settler governments of Canada and the Crown.

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five days from May 3 to May 7 and spread across three buildings on the OCAD University campus, including the iconic Sharp Centre for Design. One graduating student in each program will be awarded the OCAD University medal acknowledging creativity, mastery of technique and high academic standards. The winners will be announced April 28. "I am so proud to show Toronto the accomplishments of this group of talented creative thinkers who have grown and flourished with the support of the university's

faculty and academic staff, experts in their respective fields," said Dr. Sara Diamond, president and vice-chancellor. "Increasingly, from the public sector to large corporations, leaders are turning to artists and designers to explore the human interface of their products and services and to solve problems." GradEx 102 runs Wednesday, May 3, to Sunday, May 7, 2017 and admission is free. For details and a complete event schedule, visit www.ocadu.ca/gradex.

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More likely than EDITORIAL BY JONATHAN GARLOW If you happen to be an indigenous woman or girl in Canada, for no fault of your own, you are six times more likely than a regular Canadian to be murdered. Six times. Almost 25% of the 516 homicide victims in 2014 were reported by police as indigenous — a group that accounted for just five per cent of the Canadian population. Let’s be clear that we did not ask to be identified as indigenous, but if Canada arbitrarily decided that we are not indigenous it basically amounts to genocide, or cultural genocide if you prefer. Maybe it’s semantic but we say we are Onkwehon:weh, that’s our word for what we are. So yeah about that number. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) under direction from Justin Trudeau’s liberal government, teamed up with Statistics Canada and 300 other policing agencies to produce the report that calculated indigenous women and girls are six times more likely to be killed than non-indigenous citizens. The same RCMP report also found that indigenous women account for 4.3 per cent of the female population of Canada, yet account for 16 per cent of female homicide victims. The math says this situation is super bad, especially for a supposed “first world country” whatever that is supposed to mean. And some people have the nerve to tell us to “get over it”. Theresa McCarthy identified in her book In Divided Unity that, “The Six Nations reserve is immediately bordered by Haldimand-Norfolk County and the municipality of Brant. Both regions have very little ethnic diversity. The Ontario provincial government’s community profiles of both regions quote Indigenous and visible minority populations as less than 1.9 per cent and 1.5 per cent, respectively, and the overwhelming majority of the population is of white, Anglo-European descent.”

These facts can be frightening considering this is our only homeland. Where is our security? We could look at numbers all day but the point is that we need to discuss as nations and communities about the vulnerability of Onkwehon:weh women and girls and look for approaches that are organic and that permeate into families and attitudes. Doing nothing is not a viable option. Melina Laboucan-Massimo of the Lubicon Cree First Nation wrote in the New York Times, “We need to unpack the patriarchal, racist, and colonial mentalities of Canadian society to ultimately address the reasons why indigenous women’s lives are not valued in Canadian society as much as the lives of non-indigenous women.” The article reiterated Canada's minister for the status of women who suggested the number of missing and murdered indigenous women (MMIW) could be as high as 4,000. The Federal government did a survey earlier this year and the results showed 75 per cent of the Canadian population supports the inquiry into MMIW. The country is just taking baby steps towards addressing the problems that are the root cause of the epidemic. Indigenous people are not the problem! Conservatives and Trump fans alike should be able to appreciate the threat of immigrants arriving to outnumber you and eventually overpower you, it’s their greatest fear. For us it’s a reality. Why can’t we imagine a world where Onkwehon:weh women are six times more likely to become leaders, policy makers, world rulers, business owners, or astronauts. At the very least we deserve a future where our children can be safe in Canada. Until then all we can do is appeal to Canadians and hope their conscience will concur.

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Iroquois Caucus and Anishinabek Nation issue declaration regarding radioactivity KAHNAWAKE – The Iroquois Caucus and the Anishinabek Nation wish to announce that they have issued a Joint Declaration regarding their serious concerns regarding the transportation of highly-radioactive liquid waste on their respective territories. Additionally, a joint letter to Prime Minister (see attached) was sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday advising Canada of our concerns in these matters. The letter was signed by Kahnawà:ke Grand Chief Joseph Tokwiro Norton on behalf of the Iroquois Caucus and by Grand Council Chief Patrick Wedaseh Madahbee on behalf of the Anishinabek Nation. A proposal to transport more than 100 truckloads of highly-radioactive liquid material from Chalk River,

Ontario to the Savannah River Site in South Carolina is being condemned as extremely dangerous and ill-advised. “We understand that a small amount of this radioactive liquid, just a fraction of a liter, can contaminate hundreds of millions of liters of water to levels far exceeding the current drinking water limits,” the letter states. “We have unified and strongly opposed this proposal as these shipments would, of necessity, enter the U.S. along roads and bridges on or adjacent to some of our traditional territories.” “We draw on our sacred law, traditional law, customary laws — we need to protect the lands, waters and all living things for future generations,” the Joint Declaration states. “We remain collective and unified in our decisions and that

radioactive waste will not be transported, exported or imported throughout our territories by road, rail, water or other means on transportation.” The Anishinabek Nation and Iroquois Caucus wish to remind the government and various authorities that there is an alternative to eliminate the weapons-grade uranium on the Chalk River site, called down-blending, which is a much safer alternative. The shipments from Chalk River are scheduled to begin in the spring. A prompt reply is expected.

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Mu WÎyan Î'uch: Thunder Woman speaks – Kill the Indian By Rachel A. Snow

Prior to settler colonials infecting the original ways of the Indigenous, the First Peoples had sustainable systems and communal ways that worked for centuries. In this year of “reconciliation” and with the celebration of the century and one half of “Canada”, a spotlight is being thrust on Canada’s treatment of its First Peoples. The consensus of Canada’s agencies and representatives is that “much is being done”. Apologies, press releases, press responses, released budgets and policy statements are all just words. Where is the action? When the original settlers thought to “open up” this land for homesteading, did they envision the eventual withering away of the Indian? Homesteading has now become economic development but the idea to “wither” away the First Peoples remains the agenda of Canada. How can this be accomplished? – By legislating all things Indian into an act or piece of legislation. This legislation will then hinder the First Peoples from keeping their ways by restricting their movement and placing them on reserve concentration camps; (Indian Act) – By hampering them with this Act economically.

Make them unable to challenge settler businesses or to hire legal representation. (Indian Act); – By destroying their inherent governance systems and replacing these true mechanisms with a chief and council with two year terms so no long-term planning can be encouraged; (Indian Act) – By taking away their children forcibly to break the language and kinship ties of their society (residential schools). The redeeming quality of this strategy is that it can be “undone” with an apology. Today we see “movement” by “Canada” to rectify the harms it has bestowed on the First Peoples. Every federal government undertakes some national tokenized ceremony or action to give Canadians and the global community, “the appearance” of rectifying century old wrongs. It comes under various names: the Royal Commission, Truth and Reconciliation Commission and now the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Inquiry. Can there be solutions put forth by the oppressors who created the problems? No. Every federal or provincial action that has a one-size, cookie cutter approach with partisan “Indian” involvement will fail. There are grassroots peo-

ple working to quell the many issues of injustice directed at First Peoples. They are not part of the government approaches or actions. Why? Because the federal government continues to view “Indians” with their archaic colonial looking glass that shows them a paternalistic view, encapsulating this slogan: “We know better”. So federal government policies and laws create problems ranging from inadequate land bases, unresolved land claims, water and emergency issues, road access, unequal funding formulas for every department which leads to corruption, high incarceration rates, high infant mortality, high suicide rates and poverty BUT the government “knows better”? Mainstream media reports daily on the many ongoing crises in First Nation communities but the answers to the problems come from carefully crafted communication personnel who sit in federal offices completely removed from the reality of the problems. Reporters and journalists schooled in mainstream programs with no cultural understanding or context exacerbate the “Indian problem”. This has been rectified to some extent by First Nation owned or operated media and with the placement of few “aboriginal” report-

Historical truth, unpleasant as it may be, is still the truth. ers in mainstream media. However, the daily news items should flag to all Canadians, the fact that something has gone terribly wrong for the First Peoples. On reserve, there are groups of families and sometimes other linguistic speaking peoples that have been placed together. This means that there are sometimes competing interests or ways of addressing community issues. It may look like infighting, but in fact, it is different tribal nations trying to work together when they are sovereign people. However, the biggest problem on reserve remains the interference of the federal government with underfunding, onerous reporting regulations and caps on addressing the actual community needs. Federal or provincial government representatives will then take it upon themselves to “address” some of these issues. But the issues can only be assessed in a very small vacuum. Funding or dollar management is usually the benchmark that governments are willing to address. Recently the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs has

undertaken a study of “Default Prevention and Management Policy” to look at (1) financial management in First Nation communities. This is the preferred discussion to (1) inadequate finances and the inability of First Nations communities to effectively continue a separate way of life. This Standing Committee will also look at (2) the current policy on default management and prevention in particular the role of third party managers. This should read: (2) Outdated policy caps and onerous reporting on underfunding leads to our placement of overpaid third party managers on reserves. The Standing Committee is also looking at (3) existing federal programs that support financial management in First Nation communities which should read: (3) highly paid civil servants with benefits will run a program that keeps financial reporting and controls supporting the federal paternalistic system. Indians are big business. The Standing Committee is looking at: (4) identification of alternate models for default man-

agement, with a focus on innovative solutions and promising practices (reworded INAN/INAC “best practices”). Can the Standing Committee go to an actual First Nation reserve? Can the Standing Committee that sits in comfort in their Ottawa offices with technology and infrastructure at their beck and call, go to a reserve to see what the REAL issues are? It seems more than just stupid that the federal government has a Standing Committee trying to mitigate how best to stop interfering in the historic underfunding that exists on reserve. In this “celebration” of Canada (the State), it seems that the voices of the First Peoples, guaranteed a way of life through treaty, should be the priority. Canada was given this statehood based on the fact that Great Britain signed international covenants with the First Peoples to “share” the land. Therefore, Canada exists because of the Treaties. Canada should be celebrating “150 years of being a colony with 35 years as a designated state”. Historical truth, unpleasant as it may be, is still the truth.

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HEALTHY ROOTS - The Haudenosaunee Foods List is part of the Healthy Roots challenge. The goal? Eat as often as you can from traditional Haudenosaunee foods and note the transformation that occurs in your life. But getting familiar with some of these foods can be tricky as they are not all readily available at local grocers. So we’ll be taking a while to zoom in on the ﬁve components of the Haudenosaunee Foods List: foods from the Garden, the Waters, the Fields, the Skies and the Woods. From the Skies Our foods from the skies are probably some of the most familiar and easily prepared items in the Haudenosaunee Foods List. Poultry is an easy ingredient to source from local butchers and hunters. Historically the Haudenosaunee territory was said to be hunted clear of turkeys becuase it was such a favoured food item. Hunters were said to travel hundreds of miles to outlying areas to collect turkeys for the local villages. Evidently, the work was worth it. Wild birds' eggs were frequently eaten, and included those of the partridge, quail, and duck. Birds hunted from the skies also had a practical purpose for Haudenosaunee culture. The feathers were collected and used in decoration and for ceremonial purposes.

for the love of duck fat... Culinary artists describe duck fat as ‘kitchen alchemy at its tastiest’. Some also say that duck fat brings a silky mouth feel and umami flavour savoury foods that is comparable to the elation a quality chocolate truffle brings to sweets. A classic combination is to fry potatoes in duck fat, which offers a high smoke point and richness to something so simple. Some researchers now believe that hydrogenated or processed fats may be more damaging to blood vessels than regular saturated fats are. Duck fat has some pretty rich statistics as well. It is 33% saturated fat and 62% unsaturated fats. Nutritionally speaking it is closer to olive oil with 75% monounsaturated fat, 13% saturated fat, 10% Omega-6 linoleic acid and 2% Omega-3 linoleic acid, than it is to other animal fats. And it has less saturated fat than butter (which has 51%). You can easily find duck fat alongside fresh meats or in the freezer section of most grocery stores. It can be kept in the refrigerator or freezer for extended periods. Duck fat can bring a really tasty sear to meat and poultry before it goes into the oven for roasting bringing a beautiful brown crust. You can even try making popcorn the old fashioned way using loose kernels in a hot pot over melted duck fat. So good!

From the Skies... Goose Duck Passenger Pigeons Partridge Quail Turkey Grouse Eggs from Birds

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Energy Partners Sponsor Our Sustenance Food Forest

SIX NATIONS — Access to fresh, local food has been Our Sustenance’s primary focus since its inception in 2011. With the help of Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation’s (SNGRDC) Community Collaborators over 100 fruit or nut bearing trees and shrubs will be planted, in Our Sustenance’s new Food Forest, in honour of Earth Day 2017. On Monday, April 24 the Little Green Thumbs gardening program helped to launch the Food Forest by taking part in a ribbon cutting ceremony and planting the first 10 trees. The Food Forest will reach maturity at varying times with most bushes and shrubs maturing within the year. Some of the larger fruit & nut bearing trees will take five plus years to mature. “Plants are basically nature’s solar panels. They convert energy from the sun through photosynthesis which they use to grow, where solar panels

capture energy from the sun and invertors convert it into energy which we can use in our homes,” said Tabitha Curley, Corporate Communications Officer of SNGRDC. “By linking simple and relatable concepts to renewable energy, we can better explain to our youth how green energy works.” SNGRDC’s Community Collaborators are business partners of SNGRDC who want to go one step further to truly engage and support the communities in which they do business. The Food Forest Initiative was supported by SNGRDC’s Tier One Collaborators which include Samsung Renewable Energy, Aecon Group Inc., and Ontario Power Generation. Our Sustenance intends on expanding the Food Forest again in the fall, during the autumn planting session. For more information about the Our Sustenance program visit: www.oursustenance.ca.

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Guests gathered at the Storytelling and Art Auction Dinner at the Our Sustenance Greenhouse and Farmer’s Market on Wednesday, April 19. Six Nations Development Corporation gave away fresh peppermint plants. The Group of Six youth artgroup auctioned off artworks and had a live paint session. Guests were also treated to a storytelling event by Virgie General followed by a delicious Healthy Roots dinner including Navy Bean Soup with Smoked Turkey, Fresh Greens Salad and Healthy Roots Apple Crisp. Look for recipes in next week’s issue!

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Naked man chases child Saskatchewan First Nation band councillor gets one year for drug trafficking

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Ottawa removes objections to UNDRIP By Jim Windle with notes

The objections of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was one of the many unfortunate legacies left by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, yet it has been fixed by the current Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and is being received well by indigenous leaders across Canada. Trudeau formally removed the objections on record with the United Nations along with Canada’s reluctant acceptance of the UNDRIP. Canada was the last to sign onto the UNDRIP declaration which Harper was opposed to. When he finally did, as the last holdout of more than 125 countries, he added several caveats, watering down some of the articles that most impacted the federal Conservative’s commitment to assimilate all aboriginal peoples under one Canada. This has been a well-documented stance of the Conservative Party since John A. MacDonald who once said in 1879, “When the school is on the reserve, the child

Canadian leader Justin Trudeau. lives with its parents, who are savages, and though he may learn to read and write, his habits and training mode of thought are Indian. He is simply a savage who can read and write. It has been strongly impressed upon myself, as head of the Department, that Indian children should be withdrawn as much as possible from the parental influence, and the only way to do that would be to put them in central training industrial schools where they will acquire the habits

and modes of thought of white men." And this from Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs Duncan Campbell Scott, in 1910: “It is readily acknowledged that Indian children lose their natural resistance to illness by habituating so closely in these schools, and that they die at a much higher rate than in their villages. But this alone does not justify a change in the policy of this Department, which is being geared towards the final solution of our Indian

Problem." Harper followed the same Conservative path as his predecessors in relation to Indigenous Rights when UNDRIP was unveiled 10 years ago. They objected saying, “the wording could be seen as giving a veto to aboriginal groups and could not, therefore, be reconciled with Canadian law.” Liberal Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett made the announcement on behalf of the federal government in Ottawa, Monday.

Among the articles outlined in the UNDRIP that caused Harper problems is one that calls for “states” to obtain the consent of indigenous peoples when enacting laws and undertaking development that will affect them. Another was the right to free, prior and informed consent when development of any kind may impact on indigenous rights and traditional land. “I think that we feel very strongly that Canada now is seen to have an important role in reconciliation and decolonizing, and it was very important for the indigenous people to make sure that our record was clear,” Bennett said in an interview with the Globe and Mail from New York. “They want any question about Canada’s commitment clarified so that we can go forward in a good way.” Fending off anticipated reaction from some Conservatives, Bennett explained what that means and does not mean in the eyes of the Liberals. “This is about making decisions together” from the inception, the minister said. “It means not putting some fully-baked

project in front of people and getting them to vote yes or no.” This is important news for Onkwehonwe [First Nations] land protectors with Trudeau clearly sending a message that “free, prior and informed consent” is now a part of Canadian policy. AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde was in New York this week to attend the UN forum, which focused on a request that Indigenous governments be represented at the United Nations General Assembly — a point Bennett announced that Canada “unequivocally supports that proposition.” Bellegarde praised Bennett’s public removal of Canada’s objections. “We call on all levels of government, both federal and provincial, to look at ways and means to breathe life into the UN declaration from both a practical and a legal perspective,” said Bellegarde. “Before you try to build anything, before you try to build a pipeline, before you try to build a mine, you build a respectful relationship with Indigenous peoples, one that respects inherent rights and Indigenous people’s rights.”

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EDMONTON — A man and a woman have been charged in the death of a toddler whose body was found outside a church in Edmonton. Joey Crier, 26, and Tasha Mack, 25, each face one count of second-degree murder, criminal negligence causing death, failing to provide the necessities and assault. Crier is also charged with assault causing bodily harm. They appeared in court Monday via closed-circuit television and the case was put over to May 8. Edmonton police say both of the accused were guardians of the toddler. Police did not release the boy's name but a Facebook group titled R.I.P. Anthony Joseph Raine has hundreds of posts. The boy's aunt, Brandi Raine, confirmed to The Canadian Press that police had informed the family it was Anthony

who was found dead outside the Good Shepherd Anglican Church on Friday. A GoFundMe page is raising money for the boy's funeral and identifies the boy's mother as Dalyce Raine from the Louis Bull reserve, a community south of Edmonton. ``This sweet little man was not registered with our band so we are fundraising to make a beautiful service,'' reads the GoFundMe page. ``He was the sweetest little boy you can meet.'' People upset by the boy's death have posted messages of support. ``I am so sorry to Anthony's family on the loss of their sweet baby,'' wrote Karen George. ``RIP beautiful boy.'' Police investigators have determined the toddler's body was left outside the church last Tuesday. An autopsy was to be performed on Monday.

Woman wins 32 year fight for Indian status; argued rules were discriminatory The Canadian Press TORONTO – A woman's decades-long quest for recognition as an Indian ended in victory Thursday, when Ontario's top court ruled she should be granted status, something the federal government had steadfastly denied her because she didn't know who her paternal grandfather was. In its ruling, the Court of Appeal found the government's refusal to register Lynn Gehl as an Indian, even though she can trace her indigenous heritage back five generations, was unreasonable. Gehl, 54, of Peterborough, Ont., was denied registration under complicated Indian Act rules because of a government policy adopted in 1985 that deems a father to be non-Indian if his paternity is unstated or listed as unknown on a child's birth certificate. Gehl argued that the 1985 changes — designed to address gender-based discrimination in how Indian status was passed from parent to child — in fact led to new problems for women because it imposed a disproportionate burden on them. In its ruling, the Appeal Court recognized a

woman might have good reasons to keep the identity of her child's father secret, or may simply not be able to say for sure who he is — circumstances that commonly arise in cases of rape, incest or abuse, or because a man simply disavows his child. ``Proof of identity of a parent is, as a matter of biology and common experience, more difficult for a mother to establish than a father. There can hardly ever be any doubt about maternity, but there may be considerable doubt about paternity,'' Justice Robert Sharpe wrote. ``The registrar's application of the policy to Dr. Gehl's circumstances failed to take into account the equality-enhancing values and remedial objectives underlying the 1985 amendments and was therefore unreasonable.'' Sharpe noted that Indian status involves important legal rights and material benefits, such as tax exemptions, extended health coverage and financial aid for post-secondary education. Another critical aspect is the right to pass status to one's children. ``There are also very

significant intangible benefits,'' Sharpe said. ``Registration represents the right to belong to and be recognized as a member of a community and to participate in its life and governance.'' The court decided it would be pointless to send the matter back to the registrar because Gehl had presented some uncontested evidence that indicated her paternal grandfather did indeed have Indian status. Gehl, who identifies as an Algonquin Anishinaabe and had been trying since 1994 to get registered, was delighted with the outcome. ``This has been a long and arduous 32-year journey and I am happy for this moment,'' Gehl said. ``I will continue my work to ensure that indigenous mothers and children are not excluded from registration due to an unknown or unstated paternity, especially in situations of sexual violence and an abuse of power.'' Justices Peter Lauwers and Bradley Miller agreed with Sharpe's decision to grant Gehl status, but said they didn't need to rely on charter rights or values to come to that conclusion. In-

stead, they said the case could be resolved under administrative law because Gehl was required to prove something that cannot be proven, making the decision against granting her status ``simply unreasonable.'' Gehl called the decision important for indigenous women. ``The well-being of mothers and their children must be at the forefront of all our cultural practices,'' she said. ``This includes laws, policies, and practices. Motherhood and a child's sense of being and belonging is no place for sex-discrimination in law or in the policies and directives that support law.'' Gehl's lawyers called the decision a major victory, and said they would wait to see how the government would incorporate the ruling in pending changes to the Indian Act aimed at addressing gender-based discrimination. ``This has always been a case about a woman's equal right to pass on her Indian status to her descendants,'' lawyer Christa Big Canoe said in a statement. ``Canada needs to stop fighting indigenous women in court over their identity.''

Jessica Rose, the board's Mi'kmaq representative, said Monday that the proposal was brought up at a committee meeting last Wednesday with hopes it can be adopted and in place by September. Rose said the gesture may help aboriginal students gain a sense of pride in their heritage. ``I think it's fantastic,'' she said. ``For some of our First Nations students

they might not feel comfortable talking about their culture and they might not feel comfortable self-identifying ... so I think this could really help with that.'' She said it would likely be a simple statement that could be understood by children of all ages and would be read along with housekeeping announcements and the singing of the national anthem at each school.

Rose said the idea came from a colleague, who saw that the Toronto District School Board had introduced a similar motion last year. The message, read every morning at that board's roughly 585 schools, recognizes they sit on traditional First Nations territories. Halifax board spokesman Doug Hadley said board members will on

Halifax schools could acknowledge aboriginal territory soon The Canadian Press

Police did not release the boy's name but a Facebook group titled R.I.P. Anthony Joseph Raine has hundreds of posts.

HALIFAX — The morning ritual for Halifax students may soon be expanded beyond the national anthem, to include a daily reminder that their school sits on traditional Mi'kmaq territory. A member of the Halifax Regional School Board is proposing that an acknowledgment be read out as part of morning announcements.

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Rescheduled inquest into indigenous inmate's death in Saskatoon to go ahead The Canadian Press

SASKATOON – A public inquest into the death of an inmate at the Saskatoon Regional Psychiatric Centre is to go ahead next month after a lengthy delay. An examination of what happened to Kinew James was to have been held last April, but was postponed indefinitely when new documents surfaced. James, who was 35, died in her cell in January 2013 after an apparent heart attack. Inmates have alleged that she was denied timely medical assistance. One report said James, who was diabetic, activated the emergency call alarm in her cell and told corrections staff that she was feeling sick and lethargic the night she died. James was serving an aggregate sentence of 15 years for manslaughter, assault, uttering threats and other charges _ many of which happened after she was first sent to jail. The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies has said it hopes the inquest will lead to better care for indigenous women with mental-health issues who are serving time in prison.

Last April, on the first day of the inquest, lawyers for the association and James's mother argued that disclosure documents provided by the Corrections Service of Canada — which covered the year leading up to James's death — weren’t enough. They presented a package made up largely of Corrections Service documents the society obtained while fighting for James's release in 2011. Containing some 8,000 files, some of the documents dated back as far as 1998. Association lawyer Gillian Gough said it was important to look at how various factors in James's incarceration may have contributed to her death. Gough pointed out that James was transferred between facilities some 30 times and had been in and out of the Saskatoon centre 13 times over the years. Inquest coroner Timothy Hawryluk said he wasn't comfortable ruling on a request to expand the scope of the inquest until he'd had time to review the new documents. He postponed the proceedings indefinitely. The rescheduled inquest is to be held May 8-12 and May 15-19 in Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench.

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Either legalize it or leave it alone By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – It’s like the Wild West out there right now when it comes to the implementation of fully legalized marijuana use in Canada. On the horizon is a pot friendly future for not only those who have been registered and are currently being prescribed medical marijuana for a wide range of ailments, but also as a recreational alternative to booze. But with any such a radical shift in policy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finding the devil in the details. There is not a comprehensive plan in place even though the use of medical marijuana has actually been legal in Canada since 2002, with a prescription. But there is still no clear definition of exactly how that is going to work or any definable ground rules. For police enforcement and the courts, dealing with pot charges is becoming lower and lower on the priority list of offences worth investigation or sentencing. Possession for personal use isn’t even being

enforced these days, although driving under its influence is still a legitimate concern. Until quite recently, the feared role of marijuana as a gateway to hard drug abuse, was the mantra of parents, politicians and police alike. This has since been proven wrong. Millions in research money was directed to the study of marijuana in the ‘50s and ‘60s, but not to find if there were any redeeming qualities within the natural chemicals that make up the humble but complex weed. No, the research was directed to finding what problems the smoking of it could cause to individuals and society at large. Some of our older readers may remember the classic propaganda short film shown at movie theatres, driveins and in schools in the 1950s called Reefer Madness. It is on these gathered assumptions and manufactured public fear throughout the last two or three generations that pot has gained such a bad reputation. But none of this is

new. There was the same level of push-back in the 1980s when Canada decided that organized crime was making too much money from “illegal” gambling and they wanted a piece of it. It wasn’t for any kind of moral standard in either case. It was and is all about tax money. The declining tobacco industry is losing billions of dollars in taxes. By making pot legal and taxing it, these tobacco tax losses will be more than covered by the new pot industry, with a brand new and expanding revenue source. That’s the pattern — make it illegal for anyone other than themselves to grow or sell it. Using marijuana seems to be OK; it’s only a problem if Ontario and Canada don't get their pound of flesh along the way. So, what’s the problem? The government already has a template on how to turn an “illegal” criminally controlled industry into a major new “legitimate” money stream. Twenty years ago, the same questions had to be asked and answered to legitimize what was

once the immoral act of illegal gambling. First step was to leave the law where it was, keeping gaming houses and “numbers running”, otherwise known as lottery’s, illegal, but adding the caveat, “except by a government regulated and licensed establishment”. In New York in 1964, there were 8,000 arrests made and an estimated 100,000 people “working the numbers” as they used to say. To set out the dispensary regulations, pricing, establish safe and professional grow-ops, and regulate, somehow, who can and who can’t use the product at the consumer level, should not be such a big deal, should it? It is obvious why the government does not want aboriginal growers and dispensaries to take root. They are already upset that they can’t seem to get all the tax money they want from tobacco, imaging all the taxes they would miss if Six Nations began growing, packaging and selling pot in all those smoke huts.

Halifax to recognize indigenous title continued from page 13 Wednesday discuss asking staff to bring back a report with more information on the proposal, adding that board meetings now start with a similar statement that reads, ``We acknowledge that this meeting is being held

on Mi'kmaq territory.'' Hadley said he believed the board unanimously approved the inclusion of that statement when it voted on it last year. Rose said the effort to raise the profile of aboriginal history comes

out of a report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which spent six years examining the legacy of the government-funded, church-operated schools that operated from the 1870s to 1996.

But, she said the daily message isn't enough. She said the history of indigenous people has to become a more meaningful part of the education system and extend beyond Grade 6. ``My only concern is

that there needs to be the education piece that goes along with it,'' she said. ``A couple of lines in the morning isn't going to educate all of our students on this history of our First Nations people.'' Rose said staff are

looking into the logistics of the daily message and will consult with Halifax's Mi'kmaq Native Friendship Centre about how to word it.

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The food prices in Canada that you don't know about By Chezney Martin

Canada is the last country in the world we think of when we hear words like “poverty” and “hunger-stricken”. This can be proven by the fact that each year hundreds upon hundreds of Canadian dollars are donated to help starving populations in third world countries. A fact that has become common knowledge to most, but less common is the knowledge that there are Northern fly-in communities in Canada with families that can't even afford a case of water. And the reason is more startling than you think. Food in the North has always been expensive, but living in the North doesn't guarantee higher wages. Although subsidized by 15 per cent, the cost of shipping food to the North is still exorbitant and puts nutritional items beyond the reach of many families. This can be easily seen in the fact that almost half of Inuit adults earn less than $20,000 annually, while the price of groceries for a family of four is an estimated $19,760 annually. To put it into perspective: a head of cabbage rings in at $38 and a case of water rings in at $105 in Iqaluit. So, shopping for groceries week-toweek could easily cost a whopping $600, and you might not hit all four food groups. To top it off, not everyone benefits from the subsidy of the food because it is based upon year-round road access and if the old “Food Mail” program from the 1960s was used by the specific community. In other words, the subsidy is

based on past usage and not current need put forth by northern communities. This is why the Inuit go hungry more than any other indigenous nation. Many parents skip meals or choose not to eat at all so that their children can eat. With young mouths to feed, some unreliable food sources have revealed themselves: In 2001, the Niqinik Nuatsivik Food Bank opened its doors to serve about 30 families. But in 2014, it served as many as 120 families and those same families would come looking for supplies and food every two weeks. Some families have taken it upon themselves to hunt for meat in daylong expeditions to find caribou or seal, but only if they haven't been pushed to sell the equipment needed to do so. While the most desperate — much like poverty stricken families in third world countries — will resort to foraging in dumps to find scraps of food. This isn't happening in a far-away place either, this is a $2,000 plane ticket away in Nunavut, Canada. The cost of travel to and from Nunavut also answers the question as to why these families don't move — if families can't afford the cost of expensive food, how can they afford the expensive cost to leave? But there have been some speculations and ideas brought forward; including proper and effective subsidization of food and hunting supplies. It has also been suggested that online opportunities need to be focused on to help create an economy for the northern communities. But, Nunavut

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A 1.75 litre of Tropicana Orange Juice should cost about $2, while a duo of salt and pepper could easily cost around $1 in Ontario. PHOTO TAKEN FROM THE ``FEEDING MY FAMILY`` FACEBOOK PAGE.

has expensive, slow and limited internet access — more so than any other part of the country. So, this likely won't be an option until efforts are made to enable high-speed internet access in the North. So, many indigenous nations have stories of famine and drought that have been passed through oral tradition and history from years ago. The problem here is that northern communities are living it now. If more national efforts were focused on helping

the hungry in Canada rather than the hungry in another country, pages wouldn't exist to post about the high cost of food in northern communities. And Southern communities wouldn't have to be appalled at learning that their northern neighbours watch their children go hungry while a bottle of ketchup costs $9 Leesee Papatsi's page “Feeding My Family” on Facebook is a good starting point to learn more about the issue.

“Canada needs to give Indigenous stories the platform they deserve.” Earlier this year, Jesse Wente, Ojibwe from Serpent River First Nation who is a broadcaster, activist and Director of Film Programmes for Toronto International Film Festival, delivered the closing keynote speech for Prime Time 2017 advocating for First Nations, Métis and Inuit representation in Canadian cinema. The following is an excerpt of that address. “As Canada celebrates 150 years, many indigenous people won’t be joining them. This is not our anniversary to celebrate. And what are we celebrating anyway? The reality is that everything we would celebrate about Canada is built on the violent oppression of indigenous people. All of the privileges of being Canadian, which we hold so dear, exist at the cost of the culture, sovereignty, land, language, and lives of this land’s original people.” “That what we’re reconciling is Canada 150. And the role of stories is immense because it was almost 150 years ago — 137, to be exact — that those stories were taken from us. The Indian Act was passed in 1876, when this country was only nine. The Indian Act is what created the reserve system, gave the government control of indigenous identity, and entrenched the residential school system. Four years later, when Canada became a teenager, it amended the Indian Act and introduced a law called The Potlatch Ban, which outlawed indigenous ceremonies such as the potlatch and the sundance. It made easy the theft of our cultural artifacts for display in colonial museums; it stole our stories. The law stood for more than 70 years until 1951. First Nations, Inuit, and Métis in Canada lived and died during that period, having never heard their own stories. Many of our stories were, and are, lost.” “That’s why it’s so important to us that we get a chance to tell them ourselves. That’s why some of us are lobbying hard for dedicated funds to tell our stories. Because for us, this isn’t about making a movie deal or getting a network series, this is about our survival, and Canada’s, because if you think this nation can exist without indigenous people, then you just haven’t been paying attention.” Mohawk Girls is being marketed as Sex and the City aboriginal-style. The show, which debut on OMNI Sundays and on APTN Tuesdays, centers on four young women dealing with life on “The Rez.” There are scenes looking at racism (“I can’t date a white guy, those are the rules”) to inbreeding on the reservation (“I’m not having troll babies with my second cousin”) to the decline of the male stock (“How are we supposed to rebuild the Mohawk nation if every guy is a butterhead?”). One of the main characters gets told one too many times she is “lucky” she doesn’t have to pay taxes as an aboriginal. She finally explodes: “You guys got the best rental deal in history. You’re the lucky ones” “When we were doing the writing we were all holding our breath a little. Are we going too far? Will this make it on network TV?” says creator Tracey Deer in an interview. Deer, whose roots are in documentary, says she expects pushback from viewers, “I think there is a tendency in the community to say it’s our business, it’s private, or don’t give them more ammo against us. But let’s talk about controversial issues, not hide it,” she says. “And other (non-aboriginal) viewers might not like everything we have to say either.” As a young native woman, Deer seldom saw herself reflected in the TV of her youth, so she made her own. Last September, Deer brought more attention to herself when she married Sylvain Pratte, who isn’t part of the Kahnawake community. “I do know people are talking and they are angry and they disapprove,” she told Global News. Since 1981, a Kahnawake law has prohibited Mohawks from living on the territory if they marry a non-native person.

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Exciting new art arriving soon to Woodland Cultural By Chezney Martin BRANTFORD – With the renovations at the Woodland Cultural Centre still ongoing and the Walking Together exhibit closing on May 2, you might be wondering what's coming next. As one of the most anticipated exhibits, the First Nations Artwork (FNA) exhibit will open on Friday, May 26, at 7 p.m. to feature a collaborative collection of indigenous artwork from across Turtle Island. If you have never attended this event: this particular showing has been ongoing as an annual exhibit since its inception in 1975, and the exhibit serves as a collection of indigenous artwork that

allows emerging First Nations artists to seek the spotlight. It is also as an excellent opportunity for up and coming artists to exhibit works in a fine art gallery setting and even sell their pieces. Sculptures, installations, paintings, drawings, and traditionally based works will soon cover the gallery and offer visitors the opportunity to view unique and current pieces. Although only three pieces can be exhibited by each artist, the opportunity is still a very ripe one for positive exposure. The exhibit will finalize on July 28, so if you are a lover of uncovering new talent — this exhibit is one you won't want to miss.

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Corvairs bubble bursts, Kings advance By Jim Windle

CALEDONIA/ELMIRA – There may be few Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs fans still sitting in a catatonic coma at the Dan Snyder Memorial in Elmira. Sunday afternoon’s 3-2 loss to the Sugar Kings, suddenly turned the lights out on a very successful regular season and a dominating playoff run. That is, until they faced the Elmira Sugar Kings in the GOJHL semi-final round. Since switching divisions, the Corvairs and the Sugar Kings lost touch with each other, and in that time, the Kings improved greatly and were worthy of the series win. However, part of this year’s Sutherland Cup story has to include the sudden collapse of the three-time consecutive Cup champions, favoured to win its fourth at the end of a yet another divisional title. “Elmira was simply better than us,” was the short answer from Corvairs general manager, Brian Rizzetto. But breaking the disappointing loss down further, Rizzetto was blunt in his assessment of the collapse of his team. “I think we took Elmira too lightly in Game No. 1, and ran into a hot goaltender in Game No. 2,” he says. “I was pleased with Game No. 3 (which they won 2-0), but we ran into penalties in Game No. 4. We won Game No. 5, but in Game No. 6 we had about a 10-minute brain-fart

where we lost focus.” Rizzetto tips his hat to the Elmira team while admitting to being disappointed with the attitudes and effort of some of his players in particular, especially in Game No. 6, but would not name names. Despite the disappointment, Rizzetto endorsed the work of head-coach Mike Bullard and is not expecting any changes in that department over the off-season. “No, Bully is our guy,” he says. Elmira will now face the London Nationals for this year’s Sutherland Cup, beginning later this week. Every horse was need-

ed to carry the Caledonia Corvairs past the strong Elmira Sugar Kings 2-0, Friday night at the Haldimand Centre Arena in Caledonia. This time they got it. Down 3-1 in the series, there was no margin for error against a very talented Elmira team. Caledonia’s powerplay unit proved to be the heroes scoring the only two goals of the game. The Kings seemed to be a little too stoked to take out the favoured Corvairs and set themselves up for the loss with costly penalties. Zack Cameron was given two-minutes for board-

ing at 3:52 of the first period, which comes along with a 10-minute misconduct. On the ensuing powerplay, Adam Craievich scored for Caledonia from Brandon Lindberg and Quentin Maksimovich. Another Elmira penalty at 12:51 of the second period resulted in Quentin Maksimovich adding the insurance goal from Trent Mallette and Zachary Core. From there, it was all on Daniel Chenard and the Caledonia defense to hold the fort, which they did well. Facing elimination, they had to. Unfortunately for Corvairs, they were unable to repeat the task the next day in Elmira.

There was a sudden end to the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs' playoff season as the Elmira Sugar Kings surprised the three-time consecutive Caledonia Corvairs four games to two. The Corvairs couldn't seem to get much going against the close checking of the Kings. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

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ANAHEIM – Well, it looks like Toronto Maple Leaf fans will be going to plan “B” in their Stanley Cup playoffs watching schedule. After the Leafs put up a valiant effort, pushing the league champion Washington Capitals to a sixth game before losing in overtime. For many Six Nations hockey fans, the Anaheim Ducks are the team to watch with Six Nations’ own Brandon Montour patrolling the blue line. The Ducks open Round No. 2 with the Edmonton Oilers. To win, Anaheim needs to shut down Oilers captain Connor McDavid, which will put a lot of pressure on Montour and the young Ducks’ defense. Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf knows this and adds, "McDavid is someone you have to pay attention to when he's on the ice, but much like [Johnny] Gaudreau last series, we don't want to direct

too much of our attention at him. Respect the guys around him." Injured Cam Fowler may be back in the Ducks lineup as early as Game No. 1 where he will be matched with Montour on the blue line when the whistle blows Wednesday night. Game No. 2 will also be in Anaheim, Friday, April 28, and Sunday, the series moves to Edmonton. One of the most telling of statistics for a defenseman isn’t how many goals one scores, even though Montour is more than capable of, but rather the plus/minus stat and Montour’s +11 after the regular season is impressive. He is a +3 going into the second round. Elsewhere around the league, the Nashville Predators take on the St. Louis Blues, the New York Rangers play the Ottawa Senators, and the Pittsburg Penguins are coupled with the Washington Capitals.

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Scoring was a top priority for the Wildcats, as the Raiders stole three consecutive goals with far out and pinpointed slap shots from the outside. But, the Wildcats connected just once and the Raiders lead continued. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN

Dreamcatcher's men’s ice hockey tournament By Chezney Martin

PARIS – As a way to generate some fundraising dollars, the Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation hosted the Fifth Annual Men's Ice Hockey Tournament at the Brant Sports Complex to offer competing teams the opportunity to have fun and aim to win the Dreamcatcher Cup. Each team paid an entry fee in light of helping one of the leading indigenous charities to play

from Friday, April 21 to Sunday, April 23. Dreamcatcher Foundation Board Member Delby Powless said that this tournament is one of the last in the area and is solidly a friendship tournament for charity. “It's been good every year,” Powless said. “We get a lot of support from the community and from all around. We've got teams from up North, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and down in St. Thomas

that came to play.” For the Oldtimers Division, Hoy's Chinese Cuisine and the St. Thomas Barons beat out the Dreamcatcher and Grey Hawks teams. But after a rough and hard fought game, the St. Thomas Barons walked away with $1200 prize. For the Open Division there were a whopping 10 teams in total, and each were hungry to win. But the wildcats won all three of their games with

The Oldtimer Division was taken by the St. Thomas Barons over Hoy's Chinese Cuisine in the championship game last Sunday. The Dreamcatcher cheque was presented by Delby Powless Sr. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN

Overthrowing the Wildcats, the four-time Champs, the Raiders took titleship to the Dreamcatcher Cup after they led the championship game 6-1 last Sunday. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN good scores in the first two days, and advanced to the semi-finals. As the wildcats were four-year reigning Open Division Champs, the Raiders had to push to win all three of their games, as they nearly tied their last game 5-4.

However, come Sunday the Wildcats got a run for their money as the Raiders stole three goals in the first period with far out slap shots. The wildcats returned one in the second, but couldn't keep up as the raiders put another

three in the net. The Raiders finalized the game at 6-1 and earned $5,000 as well as titleship to the tournament's Dreamcatcher Cup.

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Young Rebels 2-0 on new season By Jim Windle

SIX NATIONS – The 2017 Six Nations Rebels had a little harder of a time defeating the Owen Sound North Stars, 13-10, Friday night than they had in the season opening 15-4 last week, but the end result was the same. The young Rebels are already showing signs of great things to come, howbeit against two of the league’s weaker franchises, they will bank the points for a time later in the season when those points may be needed down the stretch. To their credit, the North Stars appear to have made a few steps forward giving the Rebels reason for concern. As far as the Rebels are concerned, the spread of seven goals scored by six, Six Nations players in the first period is a good sign of a well balanced team, put together by general manager Scott Maracle and rookie coach Miles General. It was a wild opening where 11 goals were scored as the Rebels built a 7-4 first period lead with goals by Wake-Riat Bow-

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Wake-Riat Bowhunter scores his third goal of the new season in the Six Nations Rebels' 13-10 win over the Owen Sound North Stars, Friday Night at the ILA. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE hunter, Sidney Powless, Chayton King, Colin Montour, Layne Smith, with two, and Josh Miller. The Stars pushed back in the second period, but not before Garret VyseSquire made it 8-4 only 18 seconds into the period. Owen Sound’s Logan Swanson responded nine

seconds later with a shorthander. The Rebels’ Riley Miller chipped one in before Layne Smith netted his third of the game from Owen Martin at 8:01. The Stars battled back with the last three goals of the second period to threaten a comeback, but Riley

league, Saskatchewan downed the Toronto Rock 15-10 and Vancouver beat Colorado 13-10. Rochester controlled a 6-4 first quarter lead, which New England carved a goal from by the half, which ended 8-7 for the Knighthawks. I would have been bad if the game was in Georgia, but Buffalo Bandits fans had to sit through a 20-7 crushing at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo. Lyle Thompson recorded a 10-point game with two goals and eight assists while brother Miles scored four and assisted on another. Randy Staats scored four and assisted on three and Johnny Powless added two goals and two assists. “That’s probably the worst beating I’ve taken in lacrosse,” said dejected Bandits defenseman

Steve Priolo. “And it came on the most important night of the year. That kind of sums up our season of bad luck and lack of effort and lack of passion.” Coach Troy Cordingley was devastated at his team’s lack of effort. “That was an embarrassing effort. We were outclassed and outworked right from the get go,” he said. “It’s especially tough when you’re battling for your life and you have no battle.” There was the exact opposite emotions at the Blue Cross Arena Saturday night as the Rochester Knighthawks responded to the desperate situation with a 15-13 win over the New England BlackWolves. The Rochester Knighthawks remained alive in the hunt for the third and

Miller, Bowhunter, and Gates Abram put the game out of reach despite the Stars gutsy performance scoring the last two of the game for the 13-10 final. In all, 13 Rebels who dressed for the game contributed to the win while Dustin Hill got the win in the Rebel’s net, facing 44

shots. The Rebels will face their toughest challenge so far this season on Thursday night when they travel to Niagara Falls to take on the Thunderhawks at 8 p.m. They will return to the ILA, Friday, April 28, at 8 p.m. to host the Welland Generals.

Bandits bounced from NLL playoffs By Jim Windle

NLL – Week 17 of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) regular season was a make it or break it weekend for the Rochester Knighthawks who were teetering along with the Buffalo Bandits on the brink of missing the playoffs, in the eastern division. By Saturday night, the Buffalo Bandits were sent packing with an exclamation mark, as the first place Georgia Swarm murdered the Bandits 20-7 to mathematically eliminate them for this post season. That was very good news for the Rochester Knighthawks who defeated the New England BlackWolves 15-13 the same night to keep their playoff hopes alive. Elsewhere around the

Photo by Micheline Veluvolu. final playoff spot in the East Division after a 1513 victory over the New England BlackWolves Saturday night. Rochester got a career-high seven-point effort from rookie Dan Lomas, who scored three goals and added four assists. “He had a great night that started with his first couple of shifts,” said

Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. “He came up in transition and had a great game.” This coming weekend, Rochester close its regular season against the Georgia Swarm in Georgia, April 28.

BRANTFORD – Friday night, May 12, will be boxing night at the Brantford Curling Club Six Nations with Six Nations fighter Karl “The Razor” Hess headlining the card, hosted by Brantford’s Black-Eye Boxing Club. The Razor will be fighting a seasoned veteran from the notorious Cabbagetown Boxing Club in Toronto, Steve Hagan who has 22 fights under his belt. “How’s his chances?” Black Eye Boxing manager, Jackie Armour, was asked. “It doesn’t matter how many fights he [Hagan] has had, there is nobody like Karl. Either way it is going to be a great test for Karl to see how he stacks up now that he is fighting in the open class,” said Armour. Also on the card will be Paul Longboat, who happens to be Karl’s cousin also from Six Nations in his debut fight, facing Cam Maurer from Boomerz Boxing Club in London, Ont. Longboat is a powerful heavyweight, six-foot-three-inches tall in stature and 260 lbs. “It’s going to be an exciting night,” predicts Armour. Also on the card will be 19-year-old Nikita Abbot, who is fighting for her first title at the Nationals this week. The gate will open at 6 p.m. and the first bell rings in at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, from the club by calling 519732-7268 or on the BlackEye Boxing Club Facebook page. Otherwise it will be $20 for a full card of great fights, as many as 12, at various weight classes and experience levels.

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History of the Warrior/Unity Flag By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – There are various interpretations of what has been called “The Mohawk Warrior Flag” or “The Unity Flag”. Research shows that the flag was created during the mid-1970s by Louis Karoniaktajeh Hall, a Mohawk artist and writer. It initially appeared as a silhouette of a long-haired Onkwehon:we male with a sun in the background. On a painting of this flag, entitled “Indian Flag”, Karoniaktajeh explained it’s meaning: “Designed for all Indian nations. Single feather means ‘all of one mind’. The Peacemaker wanted all Indians to be under the Great Law of Peace. Equality for all Indian nations.” It should be noted that the term "Indian" was commonplace in the 70's especially with such organizations as the American Indian Movement and such. It was first used at Ganienkeh, in New York state in the reclamation of that territory by Mohawks in 1974. The flag is also known as the “Ganienkeh Flag” and symbolized “Indigenous unity, nationalism, and resistance”. According to a research article published in Warrior Publications website, “Karoniaktajeh designed a

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In his 73rd year, surrounded by his family, Roger went to be with the Creator on April 23, 2017. Survived by his brothers, Sid and Alex (Holly). Dear uncle of Nicki, Craig, Renae (Ben), Lindsay, Simon, Jack, Jesse and the late Cory Thomas. Predeceased by parents Clifford Sr. (1981) and Sadie (1989) and brother, Clifford Jr. “Beet” (2001). Proud uncle of seven great-nieces and nephews. Roger was a retired Ironworker of Local 736, Hamilton. He worked all over the States out of more than 25 Locals and was an avid Oakland Raiders fan. Uncle Roger will be resting at his niece Renae’s home at 3609 River Range Road after 5pm on Monday. Funeral service will be Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 11 am, Lower Cayuga Longhouse, Six Nations. www. rhbanderson.com

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Words can never be enough to express my sincerest thank you to everyone that was and still are here for me and our families. All the love, hugs and mostly the memories... Wade was such a big part of so many people’s lives and that makes my heart happy. His smile, his laugh, his deep voice have made so many memories. I would like to express a huge thank you to everyone that have been with us right from the beginning of this terrible moment... my family, friends, coworkers and Wade’s work family and friends, Missy’s family. Bill Lofthouse & Styres Funeral Home staff, Sheena Marini for making things the way Wade would have liked it... short, sweet and to the point; my nephew Matt and sister-in-law Sue and family for starting the Go Fund Me fund and all the contributors. Thank you for the food, monetary donations, flowers and Dianne Bomberry for the use of Yogi’s Barn on such short notice and especially Cameron, Dallas, Darcy, Shane, Todd and Rick. I love you guys! I know I have missed so many names but there were so many, just know that I love you and appreciate everything. Karen, Dan, Curt, Kerri, Jill, Crystal, Missy, Olivia, Lenny and all of our families. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those who assisted our families during the passing and journey home of Torrence Ezra Todd VanEvery. In times of grief, the Creator places special people on our path to help lift us up, without whom we would be lost. Thank you to those who dressed him, singers, musicians, drummers and pallbearers who carried him on his way, and to the cooks at the community hall and home for your preparation of food. Thank you to Richard Anderson, Jock Hill, Art Porter and Pastor Clinton Moody for your care, words of wisdom and guidance. To Curt Styres for your generous support, kindness an friendship shown during difficult times. To our families, friends and community members who stayed with us, brought donations of food, flowers money, cards and an outpouring of love. And to those who continue to visit, call and text, thank you from our very grateful hearts. Rest in peace little man. Torrence Ezra Todd VanEverys family

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