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Goal achieved for Giving Tuesday at the Woodland Cultural Centre STAFF REPORT

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BRANTFORD — The Woodland Cultural Centre (WCC) set a goal to save 1000 Bricks on GivingTuesday this week.

And they met it.

Marketing and Sales Manager Layla Black said that by 3 p.m., Tuesday eve-

ning, the 1000 brick goal was met and exceeded.

“We circulated a lot of community help,” said Black. “We had a lot of community members on Facebook with large fan bases that agreed to send [the campaign] out. So we had Six Nations Polytechnic, Six Nations Tourism, Six Nations Bingo that all shared it out, and so it was really a community effort.”

The Gift a Brick campaign began on Giving Tuesday which landed on December 3 and yielded well over their original 1000 brick PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN goal.

Giving Tuesday Canada is a global awareness campaign following the sales of Black Friday and Cyber Monday that is meant to shift the focus back to giving. Recently, the WCC was also notified that an anonymous donor in the community offered to match all donations that came in on Tuesday.

Black said that this comes before they have begun to take the campaign to schools, which is a great start.

“We still have people coming through the door and making donations now, which is amazing,” she said.

The project, which will renovate the masonry of nearly 400,000 Bricks, will cost roughly $5 a brick and the campaign is part of Save the Evidence.

The WCC has since put the call out to individuals,

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schools, businesses, and organizations to help them fund the work necessary to preserve this significant space. Many Survivors have carved their names, dates of attendance, the number attributed to them at the school, and many messages into these bricks.

The WCC says that there are three ways that anyone can help: Make a personal donation on Giving Tuesday at the Museum or online and Save as many Bricks as you can! http://woodlandculturalcentre.ca/donate.

Share the campaign to your networks.

And make a pledge to "do good" on Giving Tuesday in the name of WCC and we are entered to win an extra $5000 towards the project. Pledge online at https://woodlandculturalcentre.ca/pledge.

To show the contact in renovated bricks, pictured above on the PHOTO BY left is the older brick and the right is newer.

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“Every single brick has a story,” says Carley Gallant-Jenkins, the Save the Evidence Coordinator.

The Woodland Cultural Centre is extremely grateful for the support of the Save the Evidence Campaign from our community, and emphasizes the significance of restoring the former

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“A lot of the names on these bricks have passed away now, but it’s like they are still here,” said Geronimo Henry.

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The removal of gas cards will come January 2020 and status-holders will be required to show new status cards instead.

Regulation 533 has been amended to simplify how gas is purchased tax-exempt by First Nation people and entities on-reserve.

“Effective January 1, 2020, the Ontario Gas Card will be replaced with the more secure federal Indian status card as proof of entitlement for First Nation people to buy tax-exempt gas on-reserve.

Band councils, tribal councils and band empow-

ered entities, will use an Ontario-issued certificate,” wrote Ontario Canada.

Ontario Canada noted that this change will reduce red tape, updates the way transactions are processed and retailer refunds will be processed faster with a decrease in applications that are

denied.

Another positive of removing gas cards is that it will eliminate the market for stolen gas cards.

Timarah Hill, 23, a resident of Six Nations, said that she visited a gas station on the reserve and found that she wasn’t returned her gas card after

“It was the gas attendant,” she said. “He tried to keep it, saying he al-ready gave it back — he didn’t — and my partner had to go right up to the register to get it back.”

This phenomenon comes from the sale of gas cards.

Gas cards can and have been sold to non-Native visitors for a fee of $300$500 each. This is because many non-Native visitors that visit often want to access the tax break for cheaper fuel.

And when a card is lost or stolen for this purpose, the card-holder can simply fill out an application for a new one and mark the

card missing, without any questions asked.

Removing the use of gas cards completely will eliminate the market and maintain safe access to non-taxed fuel.

Ontario Canada said that amending Regulation 533 was the only option available to modernize the existing Ontario Gas Card Program as the re-quirements for the operationalization of the gasoline tax exemption are prescribed by regulation.

“There are no fees, or upfront operating costs required by the amendments to Regulation 533.

From an ongoing operations perspective, some authorized on-reserve gasoline retailers who request tax refunds elec-tronically

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SIX NATIONS — December is a busy holiday month, but to fill the schedule with festive fun for students, Oliver M. Smith Elementary School will be hosting several events in the near future: Currently running is the Mistletoe Market. The purpose of this market is to have students do chores to EARN money to shop rather than being given money to shop. Students have been saving their money to purchase secret presents for their loved ones for the holidays.

Our We Stand club will be running the market and providing change for students during their

shopping times. Students will be shopping from December 4-6.

On December 11th at 2 pm, our We Stand Club will be attending Iroquois Lodge at 2 pm.. The purpose of this trip is to assist wrapping presents for the elders. If time permits they will also be playing board games with them.

Our Winter concerts are in the evening this year. December 17 the primary ages will perform at 5 p.m., and December 18 at 5 pm the junior and intermediate ages will perform.

On December 10 we will be having a school skate at the Gaylord Powless arena. Grades 1-5 will be skating at 2:30-3:20 p.m. At 3:30 there will be a teacher vs. student game.

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Allegation a janitor was told to not speak Cree

By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press LA RONGE, SASKATCHEWAN — An allegation from a school janitor who claimed she was told not to speak Cree was unfounded, a school division in northern Saskatchewan said after an internal investigation.

Jason Young, director of education for the Northern Lights School Division, said a letter was sent to parents and guardians Friday outlining actions taken by the division and the outcome of its probe. ``I think we needed to take the time that we needed to do this right,'' Young said Monday. ``So,

we didn't rush to any decisions.’'

The investigation was prompted by social media posts that gained traction on Twitter in October.

Rose Bradfield is a janitor at the remote Timber Bay School, about 260 kilometres north of Saskatoon near Montreal Lake. She alleged that she was told by the school's principal in September that it wasn't right for her to be speaking Cree and it was rude.

Bradfield didn't complaint to the school or the division, but told her husband and sister about it. Her sister then put the allegation on social media.

The principal denied the accusation.

Bradfield did not re-

spond Monday to a request for comment, but has said she was worried that publicity could cost her job.

She was placed on paid leave during the investigation. Young said he could not comment on her employment status.

A senior administrator, not previously assigned to the school, lead the investigation and multiple interviews were done, Young said.

During the process, he added, it was made clear how important it is to teach First Nation children their language. Schools in the division are using the situation to re-commit support for Indigenous languages. ``This is an important is-

sue to First Nations people and I'm glad it is, and I'm glad it touched a nerve,'' Young said.

More than 3,600 of the 4,100 students in the division are Indigenous, so are half of its senior administrators. Out of nine school board members, only one is non-Indigenous.

Young said Cree and Dene are taught in many of the schools and there is a teaching assistant to support Cree instruction in some elementary classrooms. ``We define ourselves as an Indigenous organization,'' he said. ``So there would be absolutely no policy that would say you cannot speak the language.''

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History repeats itself: the Amazon STAFF OPINON

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Since 1978, over 750,000 square kilometers (289,000 square miles) of Amazon rainforest have been destroyed across Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana.

Without asking for it, we know why.

For most of human history, deforestation in the Amazon was primarily the product of subsistence farmers who cut down trees to produce crops for their families and local consumption.

Increased government incentives to take down the forest come in the form of loans and infrastructure spending, including roads and dams, scaled-up private sector finance due to growing interest in "emerging markets" and rising domestic wealth, surging demand for commodities like beef, soy, sugar, and palm oil.

But in the later part of the 20th century, that began to change. An increasing proportion of deforestation driven by industrial activities and large-scale agriculture. By the 2000s more than three-quarters of forest clearing in the Amazon was for cattle-ranching.

The result of this shift is forests in the Amazon were cleared faster than ever before in the late 1970s through the mid 2000s. Vast areas of rainforest were felled for cattle pasture and soy farms, drowned for dams, dug up for minerals, and bulldozed for towns and colonization projects.

At the same time, the proliferation of roads opened previously inaccessible forests to settlement by poor

farmers, illegal logging, and land speculators.

But that trend began to reverse in Brazil in 2004.

Since then, annual forest loss in the country that contains nearly two-thirds of the Amazon's forest cover has declined by roughly eighty percent. The drop has been fueled by a number of factors, including increased law enforcement, satellite monitoring, pressure from environmentalists, private and public sector initiatives, new protected areas, and macroeconomic trends. Nonetheless the trend in Brazil is not mirrored in other Amazon countries, some of which have experienced rising deforestation since 2000.

However Brazil's success in curbing deforestation has stalled since 2012. And in July 2019, deforestation soared to levels not seen since the mid-2000s.

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon surged this year to the highest May level since the current monitoring method began, prompting concerns that president Jair Bolsonaro is giving a free pass to illegal logging, farming and mining.

The world’s greatest rainforest – which is a vital provider of oxygen and carbon sequestration – lost 739sq km in 31 days, equivalent to two football pitches every minute, according to data from the government’s satellite monitoring agency.

Although a single month is too short to confirm longterm trends, May is considered an important guide because it marks the start of the dry season, which is when most burning and other forms of forest clearance are carried out. We already know of the fires that began this year.

But protectors of the forest are at a high risk as well.

Paulo Paulino Guajajara, a protector of the forest, met his end last week.

Three of his fellow “guardians of the forest” – a squad of armed indigenous sentinels – had already been killed by land grabbers trying to knock down and develop one of the last remaining shards of the rainforest in Maranhão state. Paulino would talk about this fear frequently, then swallow it down and head out on another patrol.

This past Friday, his worries were realized. State authorities say Paulino and another guardian from the Guajajara tribe went out to fetch water when at least five armed men surrounded them. The meant then opened fire and Paulino, 26, was shot in the neck. He died in the forest.

As deforestation in the Amazon surges under Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, threatening thousands of indigenous people, Paulino’s death has drawn media attention and promises by officials to act.

The governor of Maranhão state announced the creation of a task force to protect indigenous life, and Justice Minister Sérgio Moro vowed “to bring those responsible for this serious crime to justice.”

Environmental regulations slackens and deforestation rises under Bolsonaro, there’s fear that the recent deaths of the forest guardians might be only the beginning.

In the first eight months of Bolsonaro’s tenure this year, authorities issued the fewest fines for deforestation infractions in at least two decades, Human Rights Watch reported.

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Deforestation over that period was more than double that of the previous year. An expanse larger than Delaware has been lost this year alone.

The retreat of the federal state and the encroachment of developers has placed more pressure on nontraditional defenders of the forest – small-time farmers, cops, indigenous tribes – viewed by many conservationists as integral to maintaining its structural integrity.

But their work is increasingly subject to threats and violence. More than 300 people have been killed in the past decade while trying to protect the land, according to the nongovernmental Pastoral Land Commission – and that figure, analysts say, is probably an undercount.

In a frontier as vast as the Amazon, where police have few resources and where many killings happen in remote areas, many deaths receive little notice.

Some of the people facing those threats were Paulino’s family members.

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OP-ED: Born into their people for specific purposes RACHEL A. SNOW

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In 2019, were there any significant changes in the situations for the original people of this land?

The indigenous believe that life is a circle.

Our learning begins in our mother’s womb and continues until we make our final journey. We are born to serve our family, our clan, our people and our distinct nations. This continues for our whole life. Is this still happening today?

Settler colonialism is rooted in capitalism and individuality. Money and property form the basis for the foundation of this society that has seeped into the fabric of Turtle Island. Is there any parallel between this settler society and the original peoples?

The original people believe that the Creator lent them this space; therefore they do not “own” the space according to settler property laws. However, to protect this space and the sacred places that exist, many First Nations are making arguments inside the colonized property box. This is the first break in the circle of our teachings.

Currently in Canada,

there are issues about First Nation kids being placed into foster care homes, several reserve communities have enacted state of emergency statuses on suicides or addictions issues and there always the continued ongoing fight between the original peoples and their treaty partners or inheritors, the settler governments.

Unfortunately, mainstream media and Canada continue to misrepresent to the Canadian public that the “indigenous” can be effectively dealt with in one box. Because Canadians are predominantly European immigrants who identify with a “new land”, they feel that equality is real or that every person has the opportunity to be equal.

Yet they are the same Canadians who check their locked cars when parking beside Indigenous people or people of colour. They are the same Canadians who follow Indigenous people in retail stores fearing theft. They are the same Canadians who shout down Indigenous athletes in sports venues with racist taunts.

What do Canadians really know about the “Indigenous” truth?

How many Canadians have ventured onto a reserve and seen the

poverty, the overcrowding in houses, the lack of clean water, the prevalence of mold, the poor roads and infrastructure or the close proximity to development without oversight?

The solution to these same Canadians is simple.

Leave the reserve and venture into established urban settings where there is housing, water, infrastructure and a livable system available. This option leads to ghettoization of the Indigenous. When Indigenous leave their ancestral homelands, they become targeted in urban areas. Landlords can be racist and unyielding in their efforts to protect “their property”. The law usually sides with them on this issue because property is a tenet of settler colonialism.

Further to this housing dilemma is the accompanying racism in heightened situations. There are more opportunities for the Indigenous to be targeted in schooling or employment, while using urban services. The north end of Winnipeg did not form overnight.

This is the extent of the Canadian understanding of the problems that exist for First Nation people.

They look at the problems that have relevance in “their eyes”. Mainstream Canadians can only em-

pathize with what they understand.

How do the Indigenous begin to explain that their system is a covenant with the Creator to protect the land and waters and to live in harmony with one another and all Creation.

Where is the mainstream box for this understanding?

Canadians can quickly bring this thought into their thinking, “Oh that’s volunteering or church work or specific to the environment”. This is incorrect. It is not one or part of three separate boxes for the indigenous.

It is all the same thing.

Settlers do not understand the close relationship between First Nation families, clans and nations. Our children are held, there are moss bags or carriers to give babies the security of always being held and comforted.

The non-First Nations approach is to put babies, alone into cribs. Sometimes there is swaddling, but basically cribs are mini beds for mini human beings. They have to learn to “be alone”, “self-soothe” and adjust to a schedule.

Contrast this with the First Nation approach where the child is held by many family members, encouraged, teased and loved by all their siblings and larger clan families.

Furthermore, if this child shows a gift in singing, drumming, art, understanding herbs or medicines, or is gifted with spiritual strength, this gift is mentored and acknowledged. The child is a gift to the community. The child is not an extension of two individuals who need an inheritor for their “stuff”.

Canadians continue to only see government propaganda about “best interests of the child”, “safety issues” and access to “services, for First Nation children. Canadians are not being told that these special words are paternalistic approaches to how children should be cared for in Canada.

Where is the cultural understanding that had been practiced by the First Peoples for thousands of years prior to the coming of the settlers?

This break in parenting, education, health and nutrition, early childhood education, k-12, post secondary or training or any other box that falls under the settler compartmentalized understanding continues to be the problem.

If First Nations articulate their concerns – mainstream media, government and Canadians can only understand the reality that exists for them. “We care about

kids”, so this is a children’s issue because “kids are at stake”. For the original people, it is about more than just “kids or kids in care”.

First Nations wanted jurisdiction “back” because the mainstream processes are not only assimilating our children, they are de-sensitizing these children to their ancestral commitments. Our children may very well thrive as individuals in mainstream organizations or systems. But they were born into their people for specific purposes.

I posted a short paragraph about this for my social media threads.

A few who understood my message shared it.

Those scooped or foster kids waiting for a payout (money) who follow my threads did not reshare or comment on this thinking.

That tells me that the assimilation project to make our children into individual only thinkers is complete. Our ancestors weep with this knowledge.

Rachel A. Snow is an Iyahe Nakoda Indigenous Legal scholar, speaker, presenter & policy writer currently living in Morley Alberta.

Rachel studied Law at University of Saskatchewan.

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OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on the federal government to make up a national suicide-prevention strategy for young people, with a suicide crisis gripping a First Nation in northern Saskatchewan.

Speaking to a special assembly of chiefs from across Canada that began this morning in Ottawa, National Chief Perry Bellegarde said action must be taken to stop Indigenous youths from feeling so hopeless that they are resorting to self-harm. ``We know that too many of our young ones are taking their lives. And so we say to those young people that you're special, you are gifted and you're loved. Never forget that,'' Bellegarde said. ``We do call on this government to finally work with (our) leadership and families and people to final-

ly implement a youth-suicide-prevention strategy.

That is needed _ one that supports all of our young people.’'

The Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation at Loon Lake, Sask., has raised concerns in recent weeks about ``cluster suicides'' in the community, about 360 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.

Band leaders say eight people, mostly youths, have tried taking their lives since the First Nation declared a state of crisis in mid-November.

That came after three deaths by suicide, including one of a 10-year-old girl, over three weeks.

Speaking on behalf of the AFN's youth council, Rosalie LaBillois broke into tears as she talked about her concern for young Indigenous people not only in Saskatchewan, but across Canada. ``We want to commit to making changes for our young people. Because, as leaders, I don't believe

we're just here to look pretty. I want to get stuff done.

I want to tell you the hard, cold truth that's happening in our communities,'' she said, as a number of chiefs surrounded her in support. ``Our communities, our homelands, are facing something that's very dark.''

Bellegarde also called for more aggressive action on climate change as a way to offer more hope to young people.

Despite almost daily scientific reports being released painting a dire picture for the future of the planet if greenhouse-gas emissions continue to increase, Bellegarde said he believes there is a reason to hope for a positive outcome if governments are willing to work with First Nations on real climate action. ``The time is now for bold vision and decisive action,'' Bellegarde said. ``Their future is in all of our hands and they (youth) are telling us we all need to do better.''

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``Bringing connectivity to communities takes timing, collaboration and hard work to design local solutions and develop infrastructure that meets the needs of its residents, and to ensure the network is one that people and businesses can depend on,'' he said at a news conference.

The $50 million is the largest single investment in the province's Connecting British Columbia program since its creation in 2015, said Kahlon.

The program has started or completed projects in 479 communities since July 2017, of which 83 are Indigenous communities, says the Ministry

of Citizens' Services in a statement.

Rural internet provider Falko Kadenbach said it is challenging to build fast, reliable and affordable networks into more remote areas, but the benefits improve services, lives and communities. Kadenbach said his networks cover vast areas of B.C. from Terrace to Mackenzie to Osoyoos.

Rural and remote communities are also eligible to access the federal government's recently released $750-million broadband fund to provide investments in local infrastructure to deliver high-speed internet, said Kahlon.

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Video Game Review: This Land Is My Land (PC Steam) CHEZNEY MARTIN

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Coming this December, Two Row Times will be worn in collaboration with the Dreamcatcher Foundation to host Day of Play 2019.

And this year, a computer will be up for grabs that will have the Early Access version of This Land Is My Land.

“Not everyone is your enemy; there are still some who are open to trade and barter with you for the right price,” — This Land Is

My Land.

The game allows players to experience the frontier as a chief of a Native American tribe that resists the onset of the settlers.

Players can explore, survive, hunt, craft, unite and lead the tribes to take back their lands. The settlers expand rapidly and crash a lot of resistance. Players are guided to lead their people against all the odds, survive the expansion of the settlers, unite the tribes and retaliate.

Playing as a chief, a player can send out warriors to gather essential resources,

settle on new camps, and even attack the enemy.

Approaches to take down the enemy camps, mines, settlements, and forts can be decided. Once the area is clear of hostile, you can send your brave warriors to settle in new camps and expand accordingly. Each step will take you closer to securing back your lands. Although primarily a stealth game, players will utilize various weapons such as knives, bows, pistols, and rifles in addition to traps and intimidation.

There is also options for crafting, gathering, hunting,

Before you can even use a bow the game requires you to craft it from materials you find in the forest.

The same goes for arrows that you shoot and basically every other item can be crafted from scratch SCREENSHOT BY JONATHAN GARLOW the ol' fashioned way.

taming (this includes boars and wolves), bartering and trading. The geography of the game is beautiful. Both positive and negative karma has its own benefits and disadvantages. Depending on your play-style, you can choose your path.

Taking back the land is a long, challenging process. Players must take the the time to upgrade skills which will unlock more crafting, combat, and other options that will aid in progress.

Overall, Two Row Times Jonathan Garlow said the game was “surprising.”

“I think I was surprised by the quality, it seems like its a really high quality game. There`s a huge amount of detail, the grass, the trees and all of these different types of plants and berries. They made a lots of forest craft and all of that,” said Garlow, who played the game alongside Benjamin Doolittle.

“Each little piece of grass is it’s own thing, its not just a blob of colour and some of the blades of grass are semi-transparent. It’s really phenomenal.”

As for the story style and game play, he said it reminds of other modern

games.

“The third person perspective is reminiscent of a lot of modern games. It has a PLAYERUNKNOWN`s Battleground feel in third person, and when you go to aim your bow it zooms in a bit and it gives you a really ‘over-the-shoulder’ feel and that reminds me of another game called WarFrame, Fortnite too,” he said.

“It’s almost like a sandbox game and it does seem like there’s a main story line but the game doesn’t force you through it, so what we did was mostly explore.”

As for the creators of the game, who are of Scandanavian decent, Garlow

said that he “respects the effort” they put into the game.

“Whenever I play a game like this I’m always apprehensive about how it’s portrayed. I’m apprehensive about the cultural and ethnic portions in the way its portrayed,” he said.

‘I think they did right by not making anything up, like fake lore, but we only played for like two hours so who knows where the story goes,” said Garlow. “I respect them for the effort, despite their Scandanavian roots.”

The game was released for PC on Steam earlier in November.

churches and other relevant institutions.

The groundbreaking agreement vests legal rights with the artwork itself – not the artist who made it, not the museum where it will now live. The rights belong with The Witness Blanket and the stories it carries.

In conversation with CBC broadcast journalist Shelagh Rogers, Newman and co-author Kirstie Hudson will share the remarkable and emotional process of Picking up the Pieces.

Rogers, who is Chancellor of the University of Victoria, was also an Honorary Witness to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

Newman, a renowned Kwakwaka'wakw and Coast Salish artist, began the project to honour his father — a residential

school survivor — and bear witness to the stories of the children. He and his team travelled over 200,000 kilometres across Canada, met over 10,000 people and collected over 800 pieces of history - from bricks and doors to shoes and dolls, skates and badges, straps and braids. They have been embedded in the Witness Blanket, an artistic installation assembled from pieces of cedar and inspired by woven and patchwork blankets.

Newman’s agreement brings an Indigenous lens to the relationship between artist, work and museum, and in the process overturns the traditional non-Indigenous model.

He doesn’t put it on the same level as treaties. It’s about an art installation, not land, laws and nations.

But treaties played a

large role as Newman thought about the relationship between the museum, the work and himself.

The evening included a book signing, with copies available for sale. The book, published by Orca Book Publishers, is also available online and in the Museum's Boutique.

A work of national significance, the Witness Blanket provides a tangible framework for conversations about the genocide of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Newman and the CMHR this year forged a historically unique agreement for its lodging, protection and use.

It is now being restored at the CMHR after touring extensively (including exhibition at the CMHR in 2015-16), while a reproduction continues to tour the country.

This Land is My Land is one of the many games that will be available for the community to try at this years Day of Play being held Saturday December 28th at the Gathering Place by the Grand.

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Artist shared epic journey for the Witness Blanket STAFF REPORT

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WINNIPEG — Last month The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) hosted the national launch of a book that explores the epic quest to gather items from over 130 sites of Indian residential schools for the Witness Blanket, a monumental art installation by master carver Carey Newman (Ha-Yalth-KinGeme).

And when the CMHR wanted to display Newmans work, he set out to redefine the relationship between artist and institution.

Dozens of people were asked to witness a historic event taking place at the traditional community gathering place, located

Artist Carey Newman and the Witness Blanket.

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between Courtenay and Comox, B.C: an oral ceremony that was making Canadian legal history.

For the first time, a federal Crown Corporation had ratified a legally binding contract through Indigenous traditions; written documents and an oral ceremony were given equal weight in the contract. It is, as the artist who made the work at the centre of the contract said, an agreement that lives in two worlds – in traditional Indigenous ways, but written in “West-

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ern contract legalese.”

The event concerned The Witness Blanket, a monumental installation by artist Carey Newman, who is Kwagiulth from the Kwakwaka’wakw Nation and Coast Salish from the Sto:lo Nation. The 12-metre cedar-framed multi-panelled work is a memorial and tribute to residential-school victims and survivors, made with more than 800 items collected from survivors, descendants and sites of former residential schools,

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"National embarrassment" boil water advisory leads to class action lawsuit

By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press WINNIPEG — A chief of a Manitoba First Nation is proposing a class-action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of her community and other reserves that have experienced long-term boil water advisories.

Tataskweyak Cree Nation Chief Doreen Spence said in a statement of claim filed last month that people are unable to practise their traditions, have become

very ill and have moved away because of issues with drinking water.

The government was aware that treatment plants and funding were inadequate, the suit alleges, but did not adequately respond. ``Although Canada was advised of the devastating human consequences of these failures, its response to this human catastrophe was — and continues to be — a toxic mixture of inertia and incompetence,'' the lawsuit said.

The suit is seeking

damages and a court order forcing the government to construct or approve as well as fund appropriate water systems. It is not yet certified.

The allegations have not been proven in court and a statement of defence has not been filed.

Indigenous Services Canada spokeswoman Rola Tfaili said the department is seeking legal advice. The federal government has committed more than $2 billion toward water and wastewater infrastructure since 2016, she added.

``In large measure this is about Canada's obligation to provide adequate access to clean water for communities on reserves and it's about a sustained failure to discharge that obligation,'' said Michael Rosenberg, one of the lawyers representing Tataskweyak, from Toronto.

The Tataskweyak Cree Nation's traditional territory was vast, following caribou herds in northern Manitoba. But its reserve was created in 1908 about 48 kilometres northeast of Thompson on the shore of

Split Lake.

Much of southern Manitoba's water drains to Hudson Bay through the Nelson and Burntwood rivers, which converge in the lake. The court action alleges that as upstream land use and hydroelectric development increased, water quality in the lake significantly declined and the community suffered.

Tataskweyak's first treatment plant was built in 1959 and community members had to get water by filling pails. A larger plant was built in 1987 and remains operational today.

The lawsuit says the plant has been plagued by problems due to its original construction. It also cannot not deal with water quality in the lake, which has significantly worsened in recent years by increasing populations downstream and recent floods.

Tataskweyak Cree Nation has been under an official longer-term boil water advisory since 2017.

People are advised to avoid swimming in the water, children get rashes after bathing in tap water and most pay out of pocket for bottled water. ``Traditionally, water is a powerful medicine for the Cree people, but the members of Tataskweyak Cree Nation now consider their water to be poison.’'

The lawsuit says the federal government has re-

fused to find an alternative source for drinking water, despite the community recommending a nearby lake.

During the 2015 federal election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to eliminate all long-term water advisories on First Nations by March 2021. Since that time, 87 long-term advisories have been lifted.

However, 57 advisories remain.

Four Alberta First Nations — Tsuut’ina Nation, Sucker Creek First Nation, Ermineskin Cree Nation and the Blood Tribe — filed a lawsuit in 2014 and the Okanagan Indian Band in British Columbia followed suit this summer. Those lawsuits have not been settled. ``It's a health and equality issue _ one that the federal government can't ignore any longer,'' Okanagan Chief Byron Louis said in a news release in August.

If certified, Tataskweyak's class action would be open to people on First Nations who experienced water advisories for more than a year since November 1995. ``The conditions in which ... members live would shock Canadians who have never visited the affected communities,'' Tataskweyak's lawsuit said. ``These conditions constitute nothing less than a national embarrassment.''

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Frog Pond Maulers capture Dreamcatcher Lacrosse Tourney gold NEIL BECKER

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OHSWEKEN---There was no stopping the Frog Pond Maulers who were clearly on a mission.

Competing at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena, the Maulers made history when on Sunday, November 30th they completed an undefeated run by defeating the Rebels 6-4 to win the 2019 Dreamcatcher Lacrosse Tournament.

“They were a tough opponent,” Frog Pond Maulers Gates Abrams said.

“It feels great to defend the title.”

Overall, there was a lot on the line, as first place for the tournament received not a trophy but a cheque for $3,000.

“The tournament is considered a recreational tournament, but teams do want to win so it can get

The Frog Pond Maulers dominated the competition as they went undefeated in winning the 2019 Dreamcatcher Lacrosse Tournament. They finished things off by defeating the Rebels 6-4 in champiPHOTO BY NEIL BECKER onship play.

pretty competitive,” Delby Powless whose job title is Student-Athlete Services at Dreamcatcher.

A total of 10 teams were competing in what was the 6th Annual Dreamcatcher Lacrosse tournament which

Frog Pond Maulers slick forward Mitch Green gets ready to elude the Rebels defender during Sunday PHOTO BY NEIL BECKER afternoon's championship play at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena.

was three days ending with playoff Sunday. This was a much anticipated championship as it had a Rebels team looking for some revenge after being beaten earlier by the Frog Pond Maulers.

“I wanted to play them again,” Rebels Marshall Powless said. “They had players who have played junior at least. It’s all about having fun. It was fun playing against my other brother.”

Striving to keep that undefeated streak alive, Frog Pond Maulers got the early jump as Kessler Doolittle scored within the first minutes for a 1-0 lead.

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before Frog Pond Maulers Zach Hill celebrated a breakaway goal which doubled their lead.

“It (Dreamcatcher tournament) was exciting,” Maulers Josh Miller said.

“Our team is made up of some of the best lacrosse players around. Not only that we are very close knit on and off the floor. I think that gives us a leg up on the competition.”

Moments after the Frog Pond Maulers just missed going up by three, the Rebels offence kicked into gear as they got consecutive goals from Maccoy Abrams and Marshall Powless which made it a brandnew game after a period of regulation.

“I enjoy getting to play alongside my friends, and playing for a good cause,” Miller said. “And most of all getting to play against some old friends on Rebels and it’s always fun to compete against friends.”

With first place on the line, Frog Pond broke things open in the second as they managed to shut out the explosive Rebels offence

while taking control with three goals from Miller on a nice pass from Mitch Green followed by tallies from Wenster Green and Jordan Durston for the commanding 5-2 advantage.

“We just kept pushing and it was great to go undefeated,” Frog Pond Maulers Ashton Jacobs said. “It’s friendly competition with cousins even slashing each other.”

The Rebels would make things interesting by scoring early in the third, but there was no denying the Frog Pond Maulers who came right back on a goal from Abrams as they went on to capture this year’s Dreamcatcher Lacrosse Tournament championship.

“Dreamcatcher would like to congratulate the Frog Pond Maulers on winning the championship,” Dreamcatchers’ Josh Powless said. “We would also like to thank the fans, teams, refs, timekeepers, volunteers, and our sponsors for helping to make our 6th Annual Dreamcatcher Lacrosse Tournament a success. See everyone next year.”

With championship gold on the line, Frog Pond Maulers Mitch Green weighs his options before making that pass against the PHOTO BY NEIL BECKER Rebels.

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Six Nations U14 Rising Stars’ basketball team makes debut performance NEIL BECKER

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SIX NATIONS - There is no doubting the strong talent on Six Nations U-14 Rising Stars basketball team.

After several practices, this Six Nations squad faced the moment of truth when on Tuesday, November 26th, history was made as they played their very first game, which was an exhibition affair they lost by a 47-42 score against Norfolk at the Dajoh: Youth and Elders Centre.

Despite not getting the win, there was still plenty of optimism from what Six Nations U-14 coach Matt King saw.

“This was our first game ever. I liked the effort and enthusiasm,” King said. “They played hard and I liked how everyone moved.” King also went on to add, “It’s great they got to experience a real basketball game with refs and scorekeepers. That they got to experience this instead of just practice.”

Showcasing their skills, Six Nations found themselves deadlocked at 2-2,

before going on an offensive run which saw them hit their shots in taking command with an 11-2 first quarter lead.

“We played good,” Six Nations leading scorer Noah McQueen, who was on fire with nine first quarter points said. In terms of what they did well McQueen was quick to respond. “Everyone ran hard and played as a team.

It was all about having fun.”

Continuing to produce on offence, Six Nations managed six more points as they held a 17-8 lead

after one quarter of play.

Reflecting on his torrid production, McQueen strongly believes that his strengths are “Shooting and scoring.”

Pressing on offence, Norfolk came on strong early in the second as they made a statement with consecutive two pointers in narrowing the deficit to 17-12.

Both teams continued to furiously exchange offensive opportunities as they pushed the pace which resulted in Norfolk making things interesting by getting to within four at 25-21

heading to the second.

In analyzing what his team must still work on King said, “We still have to work on the defensive side of the ball and fundamentals.”

Six Nations lead wouldn’t last as Norfolk started the second half on fire with five straight points as they leap frogged ahead at 26-25 in what was turning out to be anyone’s game.

That lead wouldn’t last long as Six Nations offence clicked for four straight points as they regained the lead until Norfolk came

roaring back to knot things up at 33-33, before sinking a two pointer with 40 second left in the third to once again take the lead.

Riding that wave of momentum there was no slowing down Norfolk who began the fourth quarter by opening up a 39-33 lead and never looked back as they went on to register what was a grueling exhibition basketball win in front of what was a near capacity enthusiastic crowd.

“It’s more about having fun,” McQueen said. “Everyone played as a team.”

The Six Nations U 14 squad showed lots of promise during their first game which was an exhibition PHOTOS BY NEIL BECKER affair at the Dajoh: Youth and Elders Centre against Norfolk.

Thunderbirds’ Ryan Hill displays elite basketball skills NEIL BECKER

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CALEDONIA - When it comes to basketball, Pauline Johnson Thunderbirds’ player Ryan Hill definitely has game.

Making his senior high school basketball debut on Saturday, November 30th at the McKinnon Park Tip Off tournament, Hill finished with five fourth quarter points but it wasn’t quite enough as they dropped the championship game by a 51-46 score against ACMT, who are a school out of Hamilton.

“We have a good team this year,” Hill said. When asked what he liked about his team’s performance he was quick to respond, “When it looked like there was no hope left, we fought back and made it a game.”

Hill, who is an all-

Pauline Johnson Sr. Thunderbirds Ryan Hill was a strong force during the pre-season McKinnon Park Tip Off basketball tournaPHOTO BY NEIL BECKER ment.

around athlete who also stared this past year on the Thunderbirds’ football team, received some strong praise from his senior basketball coach Matt Lickers.

“Ryan is a good athlete who works hard,” Lickers said. “He is a big body who goes out and competes every day.” In taking about his team Lickers went on to add, “Our team doesn’t

quit. In yesterday’s (Friday) game, we were down by 17 at the half and we came back to win against Simcoe.

Today (in finals) we were down at the half, and we didn’t quit.”

The Thunderbirds, who won last year’s pre-season McKinnon Park Tip Off Tournament, got off to a slow start as they trailed ACMT by a 9-0 first quarter

deficit.

Pauline Johnson eventually were rewarded but they still had an uphill battle as they trailed 17-5 before finishing off the first with nine of the next 12 baskets as they cut the deficit to 20-14 heading to the second quarter.

“I wanted to play,” Hill said about school basketball. “If I don’t play sports, then I feel like I’m getting fat. It’s (basketball) something to do when I’m not playing football.”

Showing strong resiliency, Pauline Johnson went on a serious roll as they played solid defense in limiting ACMT to only four second quarter points as they trailed by eight at 33-25 at half.

Getting on a roll, ACMT re-gained momentum by increasing their lead to 42-28, before the Thunderbirds made a statement by finishing the third quarter

The Pauline Johnson Sr. Thunderbirds put up a battle as they ended up second in the McKinnon Park Tip Off tournament. PHOTO BY

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strong with seven straight points to set up an interesting fourth quarter.

“It’s a quicker game,” coach Lickers said about the difference between junior and senior high school basketball. “It’s (senior) crisper, cleaner basketball and Ryan handled it well.”

In making his mark, Hill began the fourth with a three pointer and the

Thunderbirds continued to score as they made it a onepoint game at 47-46 with a little under four minutes remaining.

Despite generating countless opportunities, it wasn’t to be for the Sr. Thunderbirds as they settled for second in the pre-season McKinnon Park Tip Off Tournament competition.

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Hagersville Hawks feeling confident NEIL BECKER

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HAGERSVILLE—There is a growing confidence coming from the Hagersville Hawks organization.

Occupying third place in the overall standings with a 15-4-1-2 record, the Hawks closed out November on a strong note as they defeated on Friday, November 22nd the Grimsby Peach Kings by a 4-3 overtime score before eight days later coming home and earning a 7-2 Saturday night win against the Hespeler Shamrocks.

“We have been forechecking with a purpose and coming in as a unit so it’s hard for other teams to get the puck out of their zone,” Hawks veteran forward Tycie Cowan said in regards to his team’s success.

Talking about the streak which has seen

Hagersville pick up two wins in their past three games Cowan replied, “It’s (confidence) completely different. It’s (dressing room) a great atmosphere to walk into and helps build confidence in young guys.”

Approximately three weeks after defeating Hespeler 2-0 in their own barn, the Hawks got off to a strong start in the much anticipated match-up as they exploded in a little under eight minutes with four first period goals from Ralph Taggart on the power play, Alastair Irvine, Taggart with his second and Luke Erauw for a commanding 4-0 lead.

“The team just stuck to our game and battled every time we were faced with adversity,” Cowan said. “We were just that much better than our opponent.”

Continuing to produce, Taggart with 56 seconds remaining in the first

completed the hattrick with his second power play marker as Hagersville took a 5-1 lead into the second period.

It was a scoreless penalty filled second period which included a variety of fights including Cowan who a little over seven minutes held his own as he was involved in fisticuffs which earned him a fighting major and game misconduct.

Hagersville, who outshot Hespeler 26-14 on the night, managed consecutive third period tallies from Erauw with his second and with under seven minutes remaining Alex Milanovich as they went on to earn a pivotal two valuable points.

“Since the beginning we have showed improvement in our systematic game where we pick up a man coming back into our defensive zone,” Cowan said.

Bandits share practice with Montour STAFF REPORT

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“Shoutout to Brandon Montour for coming by practice today! New righty on the squad,” posted the Buffalo Bandits to Facebook on Sunday, December 1.

The Six Nations native suited up for a practice days before the Key bank Centre is set to host the San Diego Seals in the home opener at Banditland on December 6. Big names like Dhane Smith and Quinn Powless were also pictured.

Earning himself one assist on Saturday against the Leafs, another on Sunday and another assist on Monday against the Devils, Montours return to the ice has been welcomed.

It was announced in September that Montour would be out 3-4 weeks for the Sabres because of a hand injury. He was acquired in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks on Feb. 24 and earned 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in 20 games with Buffalo.

Earlier in July, Buffalo News also published an article citing that Montour made the effort to work with a youth hockey camp in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Brandon Montour (left) was noticed by many at practice PHOTO FACEBOOK Sunday.

About 110 children from the 13 First Nations communities across the Yukon Territory attended the camp in Whitehorse in July. Montour skated with two of the three groups, spoke to the children about his path to the NHL and reminded them to never get discouraged.

Buffalo News wrote that Montour viewed his time in Whitehorse as mutually beneficial. The trip provided him with an opportunity to see the mountainous landscape around Whitehorse — Cozens offered a few travel tips to Montour prior to his departure — and views these camps as an opportunity for personal growth.

Many children in Whitehorse have to travel

hundreds of miles to play hockey competitively, while others only see ice time during the Yukon Native Hockey Tournament every March. A large majority of the youth don't have the financial means to pursue hockey beyond a recreational level.

In 2018, Ethan Clow from Last Word On Hockey wrote “after stepping into the NHL last season, Montour has steadily received more ice time from coach Randy Carlyle.

While averaging 20:28 in the regular season, he has seen an increase to 24:58 in the playoffs. There are not many 25-minute per game defensemen in the NHL (10 to be exact), and no skater averaged more than 27 minutes per game. Defensemen with the endurance and the trustworthiness to play that amount of time are very hard to come by.

Fowler is the usual man for the job in Anaheim, but Montour has been handed the role. Montour however, has not only adapted to the increase but has also excelled in it.”

He has since made his presence known after playing in the GOHL without much exposure.

Hagersville Hawks veteran forward Tycie Cowan has played a key role in his team's success which has seen them win two of the past three games. Besides for adding some timely scoring Cowan also PHOTO BY NEIL BECKER adds some valuable grit.

Brantford 99ers Major Midget ‘A’ defenceman Preston Hill "best" NEIL BECKER

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BRANTFORD--- Brantford 99ers Major Midget ‘A’ coach John Klunder couldn’t say enough about his second year defenceman Preston Hill.

On Thursday, November 28th, shortly after Brantford earned a point in a momentum swinging 3-3 game at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre against the Burlington Jr. Cougars, coach Klunder’s face lit up in excitement when asked about his hard nosed blue liner, who processes a lethal shot.

“Preston is our best

defenceman,” Klunder said.

“He is good offensively and defensively and has a strong work ethic.”

Coming into play riding a two -game winning streak, which included a 5-1 win 10 days prior to this same Burlington club, this game had added importance.

“We wanted to win this and get to .500,” Hill said.

When asked about the goal for Brantford headed into Christmas Hill stated, “To be in the top six.”

Along with making some high-pressured tape to tape passes, Hill who is in his second year of Major ‘A’ Midget hockey, also showcased what was a bullet shot from the point. Without hesitation Hill, who just

turned 16 years of age said “Shooting and passing,” are his strengths, He certainly showed that especially in the second with his team pressuring on the man advantage where he had quite a few bullet shots from the point.

“Preston leads with his work ethic,” coach Klunder said.

During what was a high paced physical intense game Brantford got a two- goal performance from Eric Gee while Ryan Klunder scored as they earned what was a well-earned point.

“They’re a good team,” Hill said about Burlington.

“They shoot well and play hard.”

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TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you are ready to break out of a rut that has kept you in neutral for some time. You may have to sacrifice some comfort to get up and moving.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you are outgoing in the days ahead, and the stars are aligned with your interpersonal relationships. This combination could prove rewarding.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, take some time this week to do something that makes you feel good. Don’t just focus on the physical; concentrate on your emotional wellbeing as well.

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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, it is time to spread your wings and try something new this week. You’ll get restless tied behind a desk. Take some time off to indulge your wanderlust.

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The cosmos are certainly against it. Pour your heart out to someone or take on a grand project.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Take your foot off the gas pedal this week, Capricorn. You have a funny way of always being on the move. Sometimes you need to scale back and do nothing.

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