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OHSWEKEN — As the Six Nations Emergency Control Group hits a pace in responding to the pandemic, the next phase of the fight is coming into focus: how will Six Nations mitigate the coming economic losses to the community. Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill told Two Row Times the actual total loses are unknown but expected to be significant. “I think personally it’s going to be one of council’s biggest challenges,” said Hill. “I think that this is definitely going to have a huge impact on our economy in general.” Six Nations of the Grand River does not have data projecting what loses could look like — but the combination of limiting traffic to the community along with a sharp spike in local unemployment does not paint a comforting picture. According to SNGR there are approximately 300 local businesses on Six Nations registered with the band office since voluntary business registration began in 2012. Hill says there are hundreds of additional local businesses that were independently recognized by council prior to the official registration process. Those numbers have not yet
been tallied. Because on-reserve businesses do not collect federal and provincial taxes an unknown number of the community’s long-standing businesses are not registered with the provincial and federal governments. It is not yet clear how or if hard working legitimate local businesses recognized in the community will be able to access rescue funding being put in place by Ottawa. That funding was announced this weekend by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — $306 million for Indigenous small and medium sized businesses administered by the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association and diverted to Indigenous financial institutions across the country for local disbursement. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller noted that many smaller, Indigenous businesses are being disproportionately affected by the economic downturn of the pandemic, especially smaller companies and those that do not have access to financing from larger banks. ``These businesses may and are already facing unique challenges such as being in rural or remote locations and having less access to capital,'' Miller said. Two Rivers Community Development Centre in Ohsweken is one of the institutions that
will administer funding. In a letter to business owners on the territory, Business Support Officer Rachel Martin said “Two Rivers will receive funding to deliver the program in our service area, however we have not yet been advised of the terms, conditions, eligibility criteria or amounts available to individual businesses nor the total funding that will be made available for distribution in our service area.” Martin said that when that information is available and an application process is ready to share — local businesses will be emailed with details on how to apply. “Is this going to be the new norm? That is the difficult piece — the unknown and the timing,” said Chief Hill. “I’ve been in contact with both provincial and federal leaders. We are a big entrepreneurial community. A ton of small businesses are being impacted. We’re looking to these ongoing discussions to ensure that they are not left to the wayside.” Hill said that there is the potential for a local fund to be developed to further assist band members but says those discussions are still in early stages. “Even if it’s looking for a short term response. We have to look at our own funding. The priority is still the emergency piece of things. Although I don’t think we’ve
technically hit the peak of COVID-19 — we still want to make sure that we’re letting businesses know that we’re not forgetting about them,” said Hill. For now the community and local businesses wait — not knowing how or when they will be able to re-open and how or when the ECG will reopen the flow of traffic. In an interview with CKRZ-FM, Mike Player, owner of Knighthawk Security, the firm managing the entrypoints told Chief Hill guards are turning away at least 100 non-residents a day at some spots — people who normally shop and visit the territory. When traffic will open up and businesses can resume normal operations is still uncertain. “That is the biggest question of the unknowns,” said Hill. “The Emergency Control Group put a max of 30 days and are reassessing the situation on a daily and weekly basis in terms of restricting access to the territory.” Hill said that implementing local health and safety standards prior to re-opening public access to the community must be put in place to protect businesses, their employees and customers. “We’re working diligently as quickly as possible…looking at potential implementation of strict health and safety
protocols and exploring what that looks like.” Hill said options of businesses installing plexiglass barriers for staff, initiating curbside pick-up and hand-washing stations for employees and patrons are all on the table. “We need to see how we can safely be able to get businesses back operating,” said Hill adding that it will be necessary to add feedback from the community and council being diligent in the expense this transition into implementing health and safety standards for local businesses as part of the pandemic response plan will cost the community. “We need to do this collectively and make sure everybody is in this together. Some people aren’t going to be happy but it’s still looking at the bigger picture and looking to the economy next. This is an opportunity to set a standard. Because of COVID-19 we need to be able to set these high standards to protect the economy and those businesses within it,” said Hill. “I think those are the priority areas for us. Still keeping in mind the health and safety of the community in general - that is the main priority at this point. But the protection of the economy is a huge piece.”
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BRANTFORD — Two people have died after complications from COVID-19. A male and female, both in their 80s, are the latest local casualties in the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. The two deaths bring the local numbers up to a total of 3 deaths in Brantford-Brant County. As of Tuesday April 21 the total number of confirmed cases in the region are 78 — 50 of which are resolved. A total of 72 of the confirmed cases were not in hospital, 3 people remain in hospital. A surprising 60% of cases in the region are female. Cases in people between 20-59 years old make up the bulk of infections with 54 of the 72 local cases representing that age group. There are 16 cases in people age 6079. Just 4 cases in people under the age of 20 and another 4 cases in people aged 80 and older. A total of 1800 people have been tested in Brantford and Brant County to date.
River Enterprises says they are now manufacturing personal protective equipment for security guards working the checkpoints around the community. Approximately 100 plastic face shields were delivered Monday to frontline workers across the community. The shields are interchangeable and can fit on the bill of a baseball cap. Prototypes were made last week with the first run be-
hand sanitizer for the community as well. GRE is one of the community’s largest employers on Six Nations. The production facility paused on March 17 and has instated new health and safety protocols for staff including health scans of staff before the enter increased hand washing stations, groups working in crews of less than 10 people with staggered entry and exit processes.
About 100 of these interchangeable face shields were delivered to frontline workers guarding community checkpoints on Monday, courtesy of Grand River Enterprises. As of Tuesday April 21 there were 9 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 on Six Nations, including 1 active case, 7 resolved cases and 1 death. There are 55 people in self isolation. A total of 263 people have been tested with 186 PHOTO OBTAINED BY TRT negative results.
Police respond to local Laurier offers free online self-care and resiliency course gathering Saturday night NAHNDA GARLOW
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SIX NATIONS — Six Nations Police responded to reports of a large gathering over the weekend on Sixth Line. Officers attended a location on Saturday just after 11:00 p.m. and say approximately 20 vehicles were seen. The homeowner was given information about the risks of coronavirus spread and educated on provincial restrictions of gatherings of more than
5 people. Police say officers were called off to an active emergency and returned two hours later to find the vehicles gone and the home locked. Police are reminding the public to be diligent to avoid large gatherings of people and are encouraging people to practice social distancing to mitigate community spread of COVID-19 on Six Nations. To date Six Nations has 9 confirmed positive coronavirus cases and 1 death.
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BRANT COUNTY– The County of Brant is organizing at-home Earth Day activities during the week of April 20 to 24, 2020. “April 22, 2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. This is a milestone worth celebrating,” said Mayor David Bailey. “Due to COVID-19, we have postponed our tree planting and clean-up events. However, there are a number of things each citizen can do to help the earth and keep our community healthy and beautiful.” Starting on April 20th, a variety of at-home earth friendly activities will be shared on the County of Brant’s social media channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @Brant-
Community) and on www. brant.ca/EarthWeek. As well, information about composting, how to recycle and other friendly tips will be shared. The County is encouraging families to participate in Earth Day activities at home such as: Family clean up challenge, unplug from technology and plug into time together or learn how to make a birdfeeder from recycled materials you have at home. Participants can email photos to socialmedia@ brant.ca. On April 24, 2020 at noon, four photos will be chosen at random. The winners (must be County of Brant residents) will receive either a rain barrel or a composter. County staff will deliver this to your property, while practicing physical distancing.
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Left behind by Ottawa's COVID 19 response By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Canada's urban Indigenous population is being left behind by the federal response to the COVID-19 crisis, according to the The National Association of Friendship Centres. Friendship centres across the country have been on the front lines of the crisis and have been inundated with requests for help as their communities struggle to cope, the association told the House of Commons health committee Tuesday. Workers and volunteers have been cooking and delivering food and traditional medicines, responding to a rising number of calls about sexual and family violence, and helping people address their medical needs, executive director Jocelyn Formsma told the committee. On top of that usual work, they're being asked
to deliver services to Indigenous community members on behalf of non-Indigenous agencies and to lead task forces to address the needs of urban Indigenous Peoples. All the while, she said they're struggling to function without additional funds from the federal government to provide all those services. The federal government pledged $305 million to help First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities, with $15 million set aside for organizations providing services to those living off reserves or in urban centres. Conservative MP Gary Vidal told the committee that, while more than half of Indigenous Peoples in Canada do not live on reserves, the organizations that serve them received only five per cent of the funds. Christopher Sheppard-Buote, president of the friendship centres
association, called the government's approach ``disrespectful.’' ``The fact that there was a structure that was that under-funded and competitive ... to me, it was disrespectful,'' Sheppard-Buote said. While there was no deadline or application for Indigenous communities looking to access government funds, community organizations in urban settings had to put together a proposal by April 13. Sheppard-Buote said the application process and tight deadline put undue burden on organizations who are already struggling to serve their communities. He said some community organizations simply don't have the capacity, and are therefore disqualified from any COVID-19 relief funding at all. The money also doesn't cover all the needs across Canada, he said. ``It's not enough money. Period.’'
The National Association of Friendship Centres was notified Monday it would receive $3.7 million, which will be distributed to its more than 100 member centres. ``We certainly appreciate the support but we know these funds will not last long,'' said Formsma. Sheppard-Buote told the committee that there is a misconception that because people live in a city things must be better for them, but inequalities persist. While he believes there needs to be special consideration for remote, northern communities and people living on reserves, public policy also needs to acknowledge urban Indigenous populations. ``My hope is that as we move forward ... those responses are actually responsive to what the reality is for urban people, and for Indigenous people in this country,'' he said.
Message from Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation Chairman Delby Powless On behalf of the Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation I want to take this time to thank our sponsors for all they have done for us over the years and especially our main sponsor Grand River Enterprises. We have been fortunate to have helped 14,000 applicants over the years with over $36,000,000 donated to help individuals and causes on territories throughout Ontario, Canada and the United States. These are community members who had no place else to turn to and Dreamcatcher is fortunate to be able to help them achieve their dreams or help them get to a better place. Here at Six Nations we would like to mention how GRE’s contributions have helped the community over the years, including the donation for the new Firehall and the donation of the land on which sits the new community hall, skatepark and track. They have also donated on a continual basis to Six Nations and New Credit schools, Six Nations Food Bank, the Champion of Champions Pow Wow, Iroquois Lodge, Six Nations Fall Fair, Six Nations Animal Shelter and have hosted free community events such as Indian Solidarity Day and community Kids Christmas Parties. GRE’s contributions have also allowed Dreamcatcher to supply 24 fly-in northern communities with playgrounds for the youth as well as school supplies and clothes. These were places that were all but forgotten, and the community was overwhelmed with the show of support and generosity. It was a powerful reminder that we need to help each other because everyone else had passed them by. When this pandemic is over, we will be back in full force helping the communities in their time of need. Dreamcatcher began because our communities were not getting the assistance we needed and we understood there needed to be a charity that was focused on helping the grassroots communities and its members. We have noticed a change in how our youth look at their dreams. With the assistance of Dreamcatcher and other concerned companies and individuals, the youth of our territories can truly feel that anything is possible for them. We would like to thank everyone who has made a donation to Dreamcatcher over the years, but especially to Kenny Hill, Jerry Montour, Curt Styres, Scott Smith, Don Skye and the families of the late Yogi Bomberry and Peter Montour for believing in what we do. If not for their selflessness and generosity, we would not be where we are today. Thank you to these 7 fine businessmen for making our communities better places to live in.
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It’s been about three weeks now that Ontario leaders and health officials alike have made strides to cut down on the spread of Covid-19, including a highly recommended self isolation, or “quarantine” for every household. It was in early to mid March that the virus began its notoriously uncontrollable spread within the country, and since then almost every city has been shut down to only essential services and is scheduled to continue this way until at least mid-May. Throughout the past few weeks spent in isola-
tion, every single person has been directly affected in one way or another, or in some cases many. Small businesses remain closed, people are left without work, and families are kept from each other in a time of fear and need. Not to mention, the families immediately affected by contraction of the virus. However, life, as it does, has seemed to “find a way”, as physically distanced friends and loved ones begin to feel the sting of isolation. Families and friends are now trying to find creative ways to stay connected during, let’s be honest, some pretty uneasy times as the weeks tally up through the Covid-19 pandemic. After all that’s what family
and friends are for: being there to make you smile when you’re feeling sad or scared. We, as a human race, are adapting and finding ways to still celebrate the goodness in human connection and interaction while still keeping a safe distance. Recently, “Birthday Drive By’s” have become increasingly popular in the area, popping up in various neighbourhoods and towns nearby. These “Drive By’s” consist of a parade of vehicles individually adorned with balloons, banners, signs and cheers from its passengers as they pass by the home of their loved ones in quarantine. A Drive By could be to celebrate a birthday, retirement,
anniversary, or basically anything that would normally give reason for people to celebrate. This way, people can still spread a message of love and unity to their friends and family members while respecting each other’s protective bubbles. This world wide pandemic is unlike anything most of us will have seen or will see in our lifetime. However, it’s the strength in human spirit, the strength in community, and the strength in togetherness that will bring us joy and ease throughout the entirety of isolation. There is no doubt that people will continue to find ways to connect and shed joy and light during these clouded days.
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Let's use this extra time to spend with our families and others who live in our home. We can connect with Creation and our culture in many ways while at home. Below are some examples and links for guidance and support.
It is important to stay home and avoid social gatherings to stop the spread of COVID-19. It only takes one infected person to rapidly spread COVID-19 into our community
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GANOHONYOHK: We are told to give thanks every morning We are told to give thanks every morning. It is important to give thanks to all Creation, to express appreciation for all life forms, this guides our thoughts in a good way. CLICK HERE to listen to the thanksgiving address. Practice every day.
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Singing is an integral part of our history. Songs are a form of storytelling and entertainment for our people. Our songs have meanings and purpose and uplift our minds. They can be used for ceremony, entertaining and giving thanks. Now is a great time to learn, practice, and sing our songs with family in your house. CLICK HERE for singing resources.
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It is a great time to start a garden. Gardening helps us to develop connection with Creation. Get your children involved and develop awareness of our traditional foods and Haudenosaunee agriculture. To understand our Haudenosaunee ways of growing food, CLICK HERE. Watch for videos and information on our Healthy 6nay Facebook page!
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Now is a great time to start beading and you can make it a family activity! Beading is a fun and therapeutic activity for many ages. CLICK HERE to follow a link for a beginner's guide to beading.
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There are so many free language apps and YouTube videos available now to help you learn one of our Haudenousanee languages. Learning your language strengthens your cultural identity and family ties and creates an awareness of our traditional knowledges. CLICK HERE to see a Cayuga language resource. For more updates please follow: @Healthy 6Nay @healthy6nay
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Economists around the world are sending local governments reeling with their analysis of what comes next in the “new normal” of our post-COVID reality. The general consensus is that life will not go back to as it was — with the biggest changes hitting world economic structures. Changes that mean governments are working double time right now to bring their communities up to speed. In truth this is just the pace setting first haul of a marathon race into our future. Six Nations has won a hard fought victory when it comes to local employment. In contrast to other reserve communities, whose only source of employment is sometimes the band and maybe one retail outlet — Six Nations of the Grand River has a functioning economy centred around things like tobacco, gas and other local businesses to provide products, services and fun for community members and visitors alike. Since the 1990s the numbers of entrepreneurial enterprises on the territory has grown in leaps and bounds. The list is awesome: in addition to our tobacco industry we are home to construction companies, auto repair shops, hunting and sport supply stores, laundromats, hairdressers, clothing and fabric stores, white corn producers, jewellery and craft supply outlets, printing shops,
event managers, architects, and greenhouses. Six Nations has hands down the best local restaurants in a 50 kilometre radius — when you go out into the world nothing compares to the quality of breakfasts in our community. All of them cooked at the kind of mom and pop places run by whole families with their own house specials that locals come out for in droves. We even have a Chinese food restaurant! Lest we forget the community is home to two indigenous owned Tim Hortons locations and a few Country Style coffee shops as well. We have bakeries, caterers, potters, water purifiers, dance teachers, cable tv providers, a local inn, an Apple Store, tattoo parlours and recycling businesses. That doesn’t even touch the community arenas which are the birth place of sports hall of famers — and support the vitality sports brings to the community and the surrounding area. Make no mistake - Six Nations is a hub in the area for life and life abundant! But that has all been frozen in limbo by a virus smaller than the human eye can see. We are in an economic free-fall across the entire globe right now and Six Nations Elected Chief, Council and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council have all got to unify and pull some nine-lives moves in order to protect the economy that band members have toiled to build over the last forty years — making sure
that we all land on our feet. Implementing a careful plan of real health and safety regulations on the territory could expedite a return to work environment and see traffic restrictions lifted maybe sooner than later. Something that will be so important for Six Nations who, despite our independent economic strength, is already in a constant struggle to bridge the gap between on-reserve life and life of Canadians. All of Canada’s economic pre-existing conditions are made worse by the pandemic. Perhaps the most critical thing to expedite to keep us in the game right now is local access to internet service in the community. Businesses are turning to online platforms as web sales soar amidst physical distancing protocols. The pandemic is accelerating the need for high speed internet access, affordable access to devices, and a quick transition to digitizing and automating work at all levels of service. Without all levels of government on board and ready to quickly transition to instant, online delivery of messaging, engagement and communication — Six Nations will get left in the dust. For Six Nations and several other indigenous communities, things couldn’t be more precarious as the gap between rich and emerging markets widens— and the ability to be resilient in the face of community crises will become even more tough to manifest.
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With so many parameters, restrictions and lay offs, public health experts say that a graph of positive tests shows that the sacrifice is working. But as for Canada’s closest neighbour, on March 25th it was predicted that the U.S. might end up with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the industrialized world. As it was explained in The Atlantic, the testing fiasco was the original push toward America’s pandemic failure. If the country could have accurately tracked the spread of the virus; hospitals could have executed their pandemic plans, allocated treatment rooms, ordering extra supplies, tagging in personnel, or assigning specific facilities to deal with COVID-19 cases. But none of that happened. Instead, a health-care system that was already challenged by a severe flu season and consistently runs close to full capacity, was suddenly faced with a virus that had been left to spread, untracked, through communities around the country. The same hospitals became overwhelmed. Basic protective equipment began to run out with promise that more items would run out inevitably, and some more important than others. America’s health-care system is set to operate
on the assumption that unaffected states can help affected states in an emergency. But that ethic works only for localized disasters such as hurricanes or wildfires, not for a pandemic that is now in all 50 states. On top of it, cooperation has given way to competition; some worried hospitals have bought out large quantities of supplies, in the same way that many panicked consumers bought out toilet paper. Still, in the past week, protesters around the U.S. waved signs that have been branded "dumb" and "ignorant" as they rallied behind wanting the states to reopen immediately, even though the coronavirus is continuing to claim lives at an alarming rate. Hundreds gathered outside Colorado's state capitol in Denver on Sunday demanding an end to the shutdown. They joined demonstrators in other states, including Arizona and Washington, demanding governors lift lockdowns and open nonessential businesses that have been shuttered to slow the spread of the virus. Thousands defied a ban on gatherings of 50 people or more to protest Washington Governor Jay Inslee's stay-at-home order at the state capitol in Olympia. A number of people carried signs that suggested they would prefer to become ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus,
than have limits on their freedom. "Freedom over illusion of safety" and "Freedom is essential,” were written upon signs that protesters of Olympia brandished. Many protesters also defied social distancing guidelines and indicated their support for President Donald Trump, who appeared to endorse demonstrations against lockdown measures by saying some governors had gone "too far" with pandemic parameters during his media briefing on Sunday. Rallies calling for restrictions to be eased also broke out in numerous other states, including Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Kentucky and Tennessee last week. It is as redundant as protesters wearing face masks amid signs that read “the lockdown is killing us not Covid-19” and a sign that read “I want a haircut.” Meanwhile Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump reignited their long-running feud Sunday morning after the House Speaker said the president is embracing anti-lockdown protests to "distract from his failures." The protesting itself is without agreement, labelled as a public health danger. All in all, crossing the border seems to be out of the question for the foreseeable future.
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Lately, I’ve been feeling particularly disconnected as I’m sure many others are too. Not only do I feel disconnected from my loved ones, but also disconnected from myself and the spirit of the natural world not only around me but also of that which lives within me. It’s a full disconnect: spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically…it’s almost like an out of body experience. It’s like I’m watching myself trying to burn time, distract myself, and simply make the day pass by. For most people, spending this much time with yourself is something very new, and possibly never even been done before. We’re shifting from being such busy people: craving solitude, time to play guitar, write, paint, or whatever it is that we do to make the weight of the day disappear. Now, we are stuck inside our homes. We have the entire day to do what makes us happy…
So why am I not doing this? That “weight of the day” feeling is perpetual lately. I wake up in the morning with the same weight on my chest as I had when I fell asleep. And I only have myself to blame. During the spiritual education course I took years ago, each student was given an assignment. This assignment was called the “21 Day Feelers Challenge”. The assignment was to wake up each morning and before starting any daily routine (ex: brushing your teeth, making your bed, etc.) we were to smudge and listen to the daily message from our spirit; our spirits are less influenced when we first wake up. We were then to simply journal whatever the first thought was that came to us from within ourselves. On one of my days during this assignment, my entry read “Go outside…especially when you don’t feel like it”. So today, I took my own advice. I went outside and walked the fields my grandfather used to
walk with my four-legged friend. And wouldn’t you guess it…I received a lesson. This disconnect…this spiritual and natural fracture I was experiencing was all because I was trying to cheat time. I thought I could float through the tough stuff, turn a blind eye and just wade through the drama as quickly as possible. That only made time seem longer. To live in time: to be present in time…that is how we survive this. We have to stay in tune with ourselves…and that means staying in tune with our natural, spiritual, emotional and mental self. If you live alone, don’t make the same mistake I did. Use your alone time as an opportunity to spend time with yourself and look within. Get to know and reconnect with yourself, or make that existing bond even stronger. It’s scary outside, but it’s much more quickly that things can become scarier on the inside if not tended to.
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OTTAWA — The federal government will provide $306 million in funding to help small and medium-sized Indigenous businesses suffering the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will allow for short-term, interest-free loans and non-repayable contributions through Aboriginal financial institutions, which offer financing and business support services to First Nations, Inuit, and Metis businesses. The money will be administered by the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the money will help thousands of
businesses bridge to better times, including many that are owned and run by Indigenous women. ``These businesses employ people right across the country in small communities and big cities alike. They create good jobs in a whole range of sectors so when we support them, we're supporting families and workers too,'' Trudeau said. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller noted that many smaller, Indigenous businesses are being disproportionately affected by the economic downturn of the pandemic, especially smaller companies and those that do not have access to financing from larger banks. ``These businesses may and are already facing unique challenges such as being in rural or remote locations and having less
access to capital,'' Miller said. Providing financial help through the 59 Aboriginal financial institutions will enable them to keep supporting small and medium First Nation, Inuit and Metis businesses, offering flexibility so they can be in a better position to weather the crisis, he said. These measures are expected to help 6,000 Indigenous-owned businesses get through the financial challenges that the pandemic is having on companies forced to close their doors or those suffering major drops in business due to public safety and physical distancing restrictions. Trudeau said this is just a first step and that more help for Indigenous businesses would be coming soon.
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First I saw scene captures, then I saw the memes. With nothing to do on weekends I decided to try it out. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is just a single bite of the Animal Crossing saga which is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo and created by Katsuya Eguchi. In Animal Crossing, the player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals, carrying out various activities such as fishing, bug catching, and fossil hunting. The series is notable for its open-ended gameplay and extensive use of the video game console's internal clock and calendar to simulate real passage of time. Since its initial release in 2001, five Animal Crossing games have been released worldwide, one each for the Nintendo 64/ iQue Player (enhanced and reissued for the GameCube), Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. The series has been both critically and commercially successful and has sold over 30 million units worldwide. Three spinoff games have also been released: Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer for Nintendo 3DS, Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival for Wii U, and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for mobile devices. Currently, my avatar looks like a child version of myself which is kind of cute and kind of daunting as a twenty three year
ACE Animal Crossing Cutline: The Nintendo Switch is still new tech to me, but I would give Animal Crossing: New Horizons a 7 out of 10 ranking for ingenuity and time killing! PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN
old at the same time. But again, most of us have nothing to do on weekends, so here I am (shrugging emoji). In the beginning, I had no idea what I was doing. I hadn’t even read a description of the game because I wanted to walk in without any prejudice or knowledge and try to wave my hands around it in the dark. And so, I was taken to an island and told to settle the land, which gave me no ideas because I had never played before, but there was a lingering memory of a Game Cube version when I was younger. Once I got over the interesting mechanics of the Nintendo Switch, I began to explore. This turned into maybe an hour of me running around my island and doing absolutely nothing. The sun rose with the real sun outside and after another hour of nothing and asking the township mayor or whatever what to do, I realized that I could make money selling fish and bugs and the like once I learned how to make “flimsy” tools. I spent a good day just doing that and made enough money to pay off my house. Thus, I went from tent life to home life in a matter of twenty four hours, which was exhausting in In the mean time I also helped a stranded
duck, a wisp, a museum curator and I even dug up relic fossils, which was a it more exciting than life right now so I can’t complain. In reading the Wikipedia page, this will provide a better description than I can: “Gameplay is open-ended: players have no defined objectives, but are instead encouraged to spend their time in the village performing any number of activities, which include collecting items, planting plants or other items, and socializing with the village's residents. Animal Crossing games are played in real time, utilizing the video game console's internal clock and calendar. Thus, passage of time in the game world reflects that in reality, as well as the current season and time of day. Some in-game events, such as holidays or the growth of a tree, occur at certain times or require some duration of time to have passed. One notable feature of the Animal Crossing series is the high level of customization available, some of which affects the outcome of the game. The player character is both named and gendered by the real life player at the start of the game, and their appearance can be modified by buying or designing custom clothes and accessories or chang-
ing the hairstyle (introduced in Wild World). The player's house can also be furnished, decorated, and later expanded: the player can purchase and collect furniture and place it anywhere in the house, as well as change both the wallpaper and floor designs. While its terrain, building locations, and initial residents are randomly generated when the game is first begun (except in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, in which the player decides between four given towns, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, in which the player similarly decides between four given islands), the village's name and anthem, as well as some of the residents' catchphrases, are also determined by the player.” New Horizons is the newest installment released this year and I knew none of this, but got to experience it firsthand. So, I wish I could tell stories of how I created an entire colony of misfits or a horde of orc-like castles to populate my island, but I haven’t because the game forces you to put time into it. Otherwise, you wouldn’t appreciate what you create fully. In time I hope I can make something interesting. Overall, the game really gave me Pokemon slash MineCraft vibes.
DJ Shub Cutline: On April 16, DJ Shut announced his official release of ‘Calling All Dancers,’ which was filmed at Thru the Red PHOTO SUBMITTED Door on Six Nations.
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TORONTO — DJ Shub (Dan General) was excited to announce the official release of Calling All Dancers on April 16, 2020. This is the first single on his newly formed record label, Shub Music, partnered with The Orchard’s (Sony Music) new Canadian office Calling All Dancers is the first single in over a year from the Godfather of Powwow Step, DJ Shub. The track is released alongside a music video produced by Thru The RedDoor Productions, an indigenous and independent production studio based in Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario. The video shoot was covered by Two Row Times, the official local voice of Six Nations of Grand River Territory. Speaking of Six Nations, Dan said: “This is where my parents are from and I have family here and I think it holds a big place in my heart. Anytime
that I can come back and do something I’ll do it. Especially with the video that we’re shooting today, they’re all local dancers so they’re all from around this area.” All scheduled tour dates are now postponed due to the worldwide COVID 19 pandemic, but this won’t stop Shub from releasing new music. Expect a stream of content from him over the next year, including a second single this May and weekly livestreams on his Twitch channel, titled “Two Tables and a Mic: Friday Night Mix with DJ Shub.” DJ Shub is a Juno Award Winning and Polaris Prize Short-List music artist, formerly a member of A Tribe Called Red. Now a Zync Music published artist, his music has been featured on Vice, CBC, Exclaim, Toronto Star and Global. In 2018, Sacha Baron Cohen licensed DJ Shub’s song “Indomitable (feat. Northern Cree Singers)” as the theme music to his show, the viral sensation “Who Is America?” airing on Showtime.
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for 10th in the standings. “This year I really liked how we all bonded good on and off the ice,” MacDonald said. “In the dressing room we were all friends with each other and that made communicating on the ice easier. This year I think our team did really well just playing as a team in general and not being out there for just ourselves. After all hockey is a team game.” In terms of what the team improved on as the year went on MacDonald was quick to say, “What we most improved on throughout the year is the way we connected on the ice. We
started to just know where everyone was at the right times and the plays coaches drew up were almost always executed.” During post-season play MacDonald continued her strong performance starting in their first- round playoff series opener when she drew a critical assist in what was a 2-0 Game 1 win of what was a best of five format against the Kitchener Rangers. This veteran blue- liner went on to add a goal and three more assists in the next three games which saw Cambridge pull out a 3-2 Game 2 win before rebounding in the fourth game in pulling off a series winning 1-0 win. Reflecting on the series win, MacDonald downplayed any special rivalry she had with her good friend in forward Alissa General who played for the Rangers. “If I were being honest, it really wasn’t much different then playing against any other opponent because once I’m on the ice and I have my team jersey on, no matter who’s on the other team were not friends out there,” MacDonald said.
“So, I’m there to win not to make or keep friends. I wouldn’t say there was bragging rights between us but there’s always bragging rights when you beat out a team that finishes higher than you do.” MacDonald’s quest to end her junior career with a championship came to an end when the season was officially called off after the first round due to the Coronavirus crisis. In reflecting on her time in Cambridge, MacDonald had some high praise for the organization. “From the first time I put the Cambridge jersey on, I knew it would be hard to leave. Cambridge welcomed me with open arms and helped me grow as not just a hockey player but a person in general. Throughout my years I met many people, made new long- lasting friendships and memories I’ll never forget. They will always be my friends and have a special place in my heart.” Looking ahead, MacDonald is eager to tackle that next chapter which is patrolling the blue line for the Concordia Stingers.
“I was full of joy, and very excited,” Jurgeneit said. His proud parents showed up at his school with a big sign which read ‘Congratulations Ethan you made the U18 Rugby Canada Team.’ Reflecting on that magical afternoon, he went on to add, “I think the whole thing was scripted. I was with my friend and he wanted me to come out
to his car with him, and when I turned around by the doors there they were.” “We travel one hour for practice in Barrie,” Jerrilyn Jonathan said. “He loves the sport. He learned a lot from some great coaches in New Zealand.” While excited about making Canada U18 Rugby team, he recently suffered a setback when
the team’s Summer Series scheduled for July in B.C. against the USA U18 team, was officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 crisis. “I’m a little disappointed, but I’m going to keep training,” he said. Naturally making the U18 team is a major step towards that ultimate challenge of international play.
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Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation defenceman Arielle MacDonald admitted to feeling “beyond excited” upon receiving a scholarship and signing a letter of intent to play on the Concordia Stingers. “They (Concordia) are one of the top USports programs in the country!” MacDonald said. “Concordia has always been one of the schools that stood out to me when I was deciding where I wanted to go and the coaches were amazing to me when I went to tour and I just knew that’s where I wanted to go. Not to mention Montreal is beautiful.” In finishing up her third and final season with the P.W.H.L.’S (Provincial Women’s Hockey League) Cambridge Rivulettes, MacDonald was once again a force as she scored three goals and 14 points along with six penalty minutes in helping her team finish with a 17-14-6 regular season record which was good
All through Arielle MacDonald’s (above) hockey career she has been known as a slick skater who is known for speed. PHOTO OBTAINED BY TRT
Ethan Jurgeneit makes U18 Rugby team
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Six Nations lacrosse fans will have to wait until next summer before they can watch and cheer on their beloved Six Nations Stealth. After discussions were held, it became official on Friday, April 17th that due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Ontario Junior ‘C’ Lacrosse League are officially cancelling the season. While this is a responsible, correct decision, this news might serve as an extra blow for Six Nations fans whose team which in the past were called the Warriors, didn’t play last year and were about to come back after a year’s absence as the Six Nations Stealth. “I was hoping for an abbreviated season, or a condensed season, but I was a little skeptical after the OLA first said nothing until May 15th,” former Six Nations Junior ‘C’ coach Jay Smith said. Smith, who served as Six Nations GM/Assistant coach in 2015 before taking over head coaching duties with them in 2017 and 2018 was about to embark this season on a new challenge of coaching the Oakville Junior ‘C’ Hawks. To his credit, Smith is taking things in stride as he
knows that what is going on is far more important. “Although it’s a little disappointing I was half expecting a cancelation,” he said. Meanwhile League Commissioner Reg Holinshead came out with a public statement which said, “The physical nature of lacrosse, along with the reality of locker rooms, showers, buses, and even spectator seating made it impossible for us to envision a way that we could responsibly begin play anytime soon. Arena availability was also a concern, with two clubs unable to take the floor until at least August 1st, and many others without homes until July at the earliest. This was a really tough decision for our league because, like our players and fans, we would love to be in arenas thinking about goals, saves and hits—not sick relatives, social distancing, and economic uncertainty. Unfortunately, that just wasn’t realistic, and we needed to put the health of our players, staff, officials and fans first.” Also recently the Six Nations Confederacy lacrosse tournament which was to be held from May 29th-31st. has officially been cancelled due to COVID-19.
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WHITE: RYLEIGH JANE
JAMIESON: William (Bill) Huron
Ryleigh Jane White passed away peacefully in her parents’ arms on April 16, 2020. Ryleigh was born April 19, 2016 to Preston Mt.Pleasant and Miranda White. Despite her short time on Earth, she was deeply loved and brought immense joy to those around her. Ryleigh will be forever remembered and loved for her sassy attitude and her loveable laughs and smiles by her parents; her siblings, Jordan Mt.Pleasant, Anthony Sandy, Naomi White, and Randolph White; her grandparents, Russell Mt.Pleasant, Paula Mt.Pleasant and Fred Clause and Deanna White and Predeceased by Randolph White; many aunts, uncles and cousins and everyone that crossed her path. Including the many professionals that helped us over the years, including our second home at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto - especially the CCCU and all of the staff on 4d that became our second family. Private family visitation followed by cremation. Arrangements by Styres Funeral Home, Ohsweken. www.rhbanderson.com
Passed peacefully at home on Friday April 17, 2020 at the age of 62. Beloved husband of Dawn. Loving father of Billi-Jo & Logan, Sam & Kev, and Josh & Katelyn. Grandfather of Devon, Sydnei, Keisha, Silas, and Xayne. Great-grandfather of Ari, Ashlyn, Dray, Riah, and Av. Brother of Isobel, Dave & Kathy, Jack & Lonni, Shirley Ann, and Steven & Lisa. Predeceased by his parents Ervin & Jean (McLean), siblings Elvin Jr., Valerie, Jimmy, and Gary, grandsons Deacon, and Daylen. Bill leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, and many friends in the community. Private visitation with cremation to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Hyde & Mott Chapel of R.H.B. Anderson Funeral Homes Ltd., Hagersville. www.rhbanderson.com
Card of Thanks
Death leaves behind a heartache no one can heal. Love leaves a memory no one can steal. Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
When you’re in the Village, we have you covered THANK YOU Lloyd M. Hill - January 15, 1942 – April 22, 2019
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It has been a long, very emotional year since Lloyd left us. We have so many wonderful memories of him, but we would rather have him here with us. He has his family and friends to keep him company now and forever. We thank everyone who took the time out of their lives to give comfort with their words, good deeds, hugs and kisses, those of whom shed tears with us and to all those who come to visit with Lloyd before he was gone. To the amazing people who brought emotional support, hugs, food, cards, donations and floral arrangements. Our community services are the best around, always there when we needed anything: Six Nations Long Term Care, providing PSW’s, Home Care; Care Partners for the very caring and helpful nurses; Six Nations Ambulance & Fire Department; Miles to Go Cancer; Golf Fore Timbuck; LHIN Home Care, Brantford; Cancer Assist, Hamilton; Medina Baptist Church; Ohsweken Pharmasave; Six Nations Women Singers; Sour Springs Longhouse; Native Conference Bowling League; and Ontario Works. We appreciate everyone’s help: Donna Bomberry, Vera Garlow, Margaret and John Green, Lorne General, Tammy Henhawk, Samantha Williams, Corry Williams, Ange Longboat, Sue Staats, Marion Martin, Christina Bomberry, Miron Hill, Pat Hess, Burgandi Martin, Wake Singers and Speakers. Please forgive us if we left anyone out, it is not our intention. We are also thankful for Erlinds staff for coming out to wave Lloyd on, also to the construction workers who respectfully paused and to everyone who pulled over until the procession passed. To Hyde & Mott Funeral Home, so very kind and helpful with Lloyd’s arrangements especially Bill Lofthouse. To Jody, carrying his father along with, grandsons Matt, Josh, and nephews Tommy, Wade, Tony and Adam, thank you for your strength, as we know it was very difficult to do. Thank you to Lloyd’s sisters and brother, my sister and brother, all the nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles for being with Lloyd and us the entire weekend. Families are the best healers and are there for anything and everything. We love them all. Lloyd loved making people’s dreams come true. We are so thankful for having him in our lives. Nya:weh, Darlene Hill, Kim, Marcie, Jody and families
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April 22nd, 2020 DECEMBER 19TH, 2018
CLUES ACROSS 1. Revolutions per minute 4. Hymns 10. Brew 11. Did not acknowledge 12. Atomic #77 14. Partly digested food 15. Not one 16. Lesotho capital 18. Copyreading 22. Living organism that feeds on organic matter 23. One’s biological father 24. An aggregate of molecules 26. Equally 27. Khoikhoi people 28. Jump in figure skating 30. Lantern 31. TV network 34. Georges __, French philosopher 36. Sharp, shrill bark 37. Albanian monetary units 39. Launched Apollo 40. One who graduated 41. Exist 42. Passed by 48. Very unpleasant smell 50. Graduates 51. Seedless raisin 52. Self-protection 53. Clue 54. Life-savers 55. Ingest too much 56. Misrepresented 58. Small Eurasian deer 59. Most mocking 60. Soviet Socialist Republic CLUES DOWN 1. Flower cluster
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, reach out to someone who can help take some tasks off of your shoulders and help lighten your load. Realize you don’t have to do everything yourself. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you might not be able to balance your budget this week, but you can still create a big picture analysis of where you want to be financially in the weeks ahead.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Your confidence and power of persuasion are elevated this week, Gemini. Any self-doubt will disappear so you can focus on things you want to accomplish. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you are erecting a protective shell around yourself. There doesn’t seem to be any conflict on the horizon, so let your guard down and let others in.
2. A form 3. Inner organ regions 4. Local law enforcement 5. A citizen of Senegal 6. Positively charged electrodes 7. Connects granules 8. Business practice 9. The Mount Rushmore State 12. Leader 13. Hindu queen 17. Proofreading mark 19. European country 20. Greek mythological nymph 21. Grandfather 25. Clears 29. Amount of time
Answers for April 22nd, 2020 Crossword Puzzle
31. Mollusks 32. German municipality 33. Body part 35. City of Angels hoopsters 38. Suffocate 41. Pleasing to the eye 43. Poplar trees (Spanish) 44. Ship officer 45. Individual investment account (abbr.) 46. Prefix meaning within 47. Ceased to live 49. Day by day 56. Not color 57. Condition of withdrawal (abbr.)
SUDOKU
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 You have a strong magnetic force about you this week, Leo. If you are looking for love and romance, now may be the time to attract someone new or reignite a preexisting spark.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may not have realized that you have been hibernating away, but it is time to greet the world again. Focus on invites to any and all social events.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, this is a good week to put into practice the “work smarter not harder” mantra. Figure out what needs to get done and then put the people best suited to the jobs on it.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 It has been some time since you’ve let your hair down and had a good time, Scorpio. Push responsibilities aside for the time being and throw caution to the wind with friends.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 You may need to clear the air with someone close to you, Sagittarius. Try to figure out a good time to have a heart-to-heart discussion in the next few days. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Focus on the people who lift your spirits, Capricorn. These people can help you get through tough times and reinspire the self-confidence that has made you such a success to date. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 The spotlight is on your finances, Aquarius. Looks for ways to grow your savings so you can achieve some of your goals. It may take a few months to see real progress. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 It is time to update your brand, Pisces. That means reinventing yourself. Refresh your résumé and revamp your wardrobe.
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