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Leap in coronavirus cases on Six Nations as cases rise across First Nations in Canada STAFF REPORT
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OHSWEKEN — Public Health officials in Ohsweken say a spike in coronavirus cases in the last week is alarming. “Since moving to stage 2.5 the community are becoming slack with the core health principles, please let these 5 new cases be a stark reminder that the virus is still in and around Six Nations Territory,” says Six Nations Health Service’s Director Lori Davis Hill. On Sunday October 4 Ohsweken Public Health confirmed a new positive lab reported case of COVID-19 and resolved an existing case, leaving Six Nations of the Grand River community’s total active cases at five. Currently Six Nations has two probable cases and three confirmed cases in the community. These latest confirmation of positive cases brings the total number in Six Nations (since the start of the pandemic) to twenty-two (22). Since the pandemic began, the Six Nations COVID-19 Information and Assessment Centre has completed 2062 tests and of those tests, 1948
were confirmed negative cases so far. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Indigenous communities have been facing an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases during the last few weeks. Miller says 673 COVID-19 cases have been reported in First Nations communities in all, and about 130 of them are active cases now. He says Indigenous communities were successful in facing the first wave of COVID-19 with measures that limited the spread of the virus. The measures included closing communities to outsiders, imposing local restrictions on gatherings and making sure that people were observing basic health and hygiene protocols. Reopening schools and businesses and places where physical distancing is not possible are all factors in the rise. Kluane Adamek, Yukon regional Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said Wednesday that Indigenous people get their strength from connecting to their land, culture and languages. ``We need resources to support community-led, community-driven solutions,'' she said.
Being out on the land, spending time with elders and being able to harvest are things that help First Nations to face the COVID-19 pandemic, she said. ``The connection through spirituality, through ceremony and through cultural practices is incredibly important.'' A lot of these practices have been impacted by COVID-19, she said. Many Indigenous communities are also dealing with the opioid crisis and more mental health issues because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she said. ``It's absolutely something that across the country isn't dealt with in the same way that we have to response to it as northerners,'' she said. ``These are people from small communities that we know. Perry Bellegarde, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, says First Nations communities are among the most vulnerable populations in Canada and need more assistance to keep them safe. ``First Nations face unique realities that require unique approaches,'' Bellegarde said. ``Those living in poverty or in rural areas need more support and resources, including social and health supports for
families.'' Dr. Evan Adams, the deputy chief medical officer of health at Indigenous Services Canada, said the biggest concern is ensuring that the more than 650 Indigenous communities are ready for potential COVID-19 outbreaks. His home community on Vancouver Island, the Tla'amin Nation, had a cluster of over 30 cases. ``It is scary for them and it's scary for us,'' he said. ``We want them to be prepared and not scared.'' Miller said the federal government has provided a total of $2.2 billion for Indigenous communities. ``That has been deployed according to a formula based on population and community wellness.'' He said the government made the funding programs flexible so Indigenous communities have a lot of options on how to deal with COVID -19 outbreaks. Miller said there is also a ``hidden epidemic'' of mental health problems hitting Indigenous people. ``We are deploying $82.5 million to tackle the mental health epidemic, which in fact has claimed more Indigenous lives than the COVID has during the same time period.'' These challenges come on top of issues
Indigenous people have been facing for long time including overcrowding, underfunding, lack of infrastructure and limited access to clean drinking water in some communities. ``All these other things are exacerbated by COVID but still are present in the top of people's minds,'' said Miller. He said Canadians have to recognize that Indigenous communities started off with a socio-economic gap that made them more vulnerable to COVID-19. ``The fact that they have performed exceedingly well doesn't change the fact that that socio-economic gap still exists.'' Adams said Indigenous communities are concerned about having enough personal protective equipment and about whether they will have access to enough medical staff during the second wave of the pandemic across Canada. ``We're doing everything we can to make sure their plans are dusted off and ready,'' he said. He said many Indigenous people can take advantage of the foraging and hunting season to stay outside, especially those who are living in remote and isolated communities. PM42686517
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CALEDONIA - OPP say they have arrested 25 people in relation to the McKenzie Meadows residential development site and demonstrations in Caledonia. On October 1 another person was added to the list. OPP has charged 29-year-old Leah Rowlinson of Toronto, Ontario with: Disobeying an Order of the Court and Mischief. Police say Rowlinson was arrested, served documents and released. They are to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga at a later date to
answer to the charges. Police are also reminding people that there are two court injunctions are currently in effect and prohibit anyone from being on the McKenzie Meadows property site located at 1535 McKenzie Road, also known as 1492 Land Back Lane, in Caledonia. The injunctions also prohibit anyone from establishing road blockades in Haldimand County. Police say anyone violating the injunction and attending the property could be charged with: Disobeying Order of Court - court injunction; Obstruct Peace Officer everyone who resists or wilfully obstructs a peace officer in the execution
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Religious cult targeted Brant County in 1700s JIM WINDLE
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Around 1793, a petition for land was filed by Abraham Dayton, and his wife. The piece of land was to meet certain specific qualities. Dayton found it at what is now known as Whiteman’s Creek. He came to Canada from Connecticut with a shopping list from his boss. He was to find that land in Ontario, along what is known as Whiteman’s Creek, between Burford and Brantford. The land was “be situated on the Indian path to the Mohawk Village on the Grand River, on a creek that empties into the river about 12 miles above the [Mohawk) village which land has no appearance of ever being located (surveyed).” He requested Lord Simcoe, who handled land transactions at that time, to grant he and his “friends” a township which would include Whiteman’s Creek area, their new promised land. At first, Simcoe agreed until he found out who the Dayton's patron was and who his “friends” were. Dayton and his sonin-law Benaijah Mallory, were scouting Canadian land for the cult. Both were acting on behalf of Jemima Wilkinson and her cultish religious order, the Universal Friends. This pseudo-christian cult was spreading across the northwestern New York, Connecticut, Ohio regions. Wilkinson and her followers were looking for a foothold in Canada and sent Dayton and Mallory to scout potential settlements. But why was being near the Mohawk Village so important to them? To answer that we must trace the history of Jemi-
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ma Wilkinson and her Universal Friends back to November 29, 1752, Cumberland, Rhode Island where she was born. By all accounts, Jemima Wilkinson had a rather uneventful upbringing being raised by her strict “Quaker” parents. She took her religion very seriously and studied constantly. Being a curious sort, she began attended meetings at the New Light Baptist church under the flamboyant evangelist, George Whitefield. When this was found out, Jemima was excommunicated from her Quaker community. Soon after, she was struck down by a debilitating fever, likely typhus, which left her bed-ridden and semi-comatose for nearly two-months. When she came through the ordeal she was a changed woman. She said that she had actually died and her soul went to heaven but her body was reanimated by the Holy Spirit and she was no longer Jemima Wilkinson, but rather, insisted on being called “The Universal Friend.” She said she was no longer a woman or a man and insisted on sexual abstinence and attention to prayer from her followers. She said she was sent by God to warn the world of the wages of sin. That may sound like an easy cult to stay away from, but Jemima was not
only very well read, intelligent and a convincing orator, she was also young, strong, and beautiful. Although she wore what would be recognized at the time as rather masculine attire, that soon didn’t matter as more women of the cult also began dressing in a similar fashion. The little cult began to grow during the Civil War years, especially among women fed up with the male dominated and violent world around them. Men joined as well, including some prominent local businessmen and politicians. For them, the threatening war was believed to be the beginning of Armageddon and only prayer and piety would stave off the end of the world. Records show that some Iroquois settlements were visited by Wilkinson and her evangelists in Ohio and in Seneca County. She was initially welcomed, especially by the women of the villages where Iroquois social structure elevated women as their true leaders. Although she was not driven from them, Wilkinson did not getting anywhere at starting her new religion among them. She thought that proximity to the Mohawk Village would be a safe place to be. When Dayton appeared before the Executive Council to confirm the sale officially, it was denied him. He was suspected of being an American sympathizer and any holdings he or Mallory may have had, were confiscated. The Universal Friends church carried on in the US without its Brantford/ Burford connection for a few more years until Jemima Wilkinson died July 1, 1819, near present-day Penn Yan, New York, U.S.A. Her Universal Friends cult died out soon after.
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Family of Indigenous woman subjected to slurs in Quebec hospital announces lawsuit CANADIAN PRESS
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JOLIETTE — The family of an Indigenous woman subjected to insults as she lay dying in hospital said Friday it will hit back hard against a racist system it accuses of killing her. Members of Joyce Echaquan's family, community members and lawyer Jean-Francois Bertrand announced a series of legal actions during a news conference at the native friendship centre in Joliette, Que., northeast of Montreal. The family said it will launch a lawsuit against the Joliette hospital and file complaints with the province's human rights commission and with the police. They said they hope criminal charges will follow. ``I'm convinced my partner is dead because systemic racism contaminated the Joliette hospital,'' her husband, Carol Dube, said. ``It killed my partner.'' Dube was overcome with emotion and struggled to get through his speech at times. ``I'm here today to re-
claim justice,'' Dube said, choking back tears. ``I am here for my wife, Joyce Echaquan, and her seven children who will never again see their mother, who are the biggest losers in all this. ``The objective is to obtain justice for Joyce, but also to ensure what happened here never happens again to anyone ... Justice for Joyce! Justice for my children! Justice for my Atikamekw Nation and for other First Nations!'' Before her death, the 37-year-old Atikamekw mother filmed herself from her hospital bed Monday while she was in clear distress and pleading for help. Two female hospital staff can be seen entering the room and are heard insulting Echaquan, who had been admitted with stomach pain. The video circulated widely on social media and prompted widespread indignation across the country. On Thursday, the regional health authority confirmed that a second health-care worker had been fired in connection with the treatment of Echaquan, a mother of seven. Quebec's coroner's office is investigating
Echaquan's death as is the regional health authority. Bertrand, a Quebec City-based lawyer, said the family intends to ``take all -- and I mean all -- the recourse the law puts at our disposal'' to obtain justice for Echaquan. ``We're going to hit hard because we want to give the example that it has to stop.'' The family, he said, is also filing a complaint with the province's nurses order so that the nurse in the video loses her licence. Family members called for a public inquiry into the treatment of the Atikamekw people at the Joliette hospital and said they want intervener status at a coroner's inquiry into Echaquan's death. Paul-Emile Ottawa, chief of the Atikamekw council in Manawan, Que., called Friday for Premier Francois Legault to take immediate measures to make sure what happened to Echaquan doesn't occur again. He said he wants a nation-to-nation meeting with the premier. Ghislain Picard, chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador, did not attend a Friday morning meeting he had scheduled with Legault.
In a tweet, Picard later explained he did not cancel the meeting but could not meet with the premier without the Atikamekw chiefs present. ``Matter of respect for the nation that expects nothing less.'' The premier called Picard's decision unfortunate. During a news conference Friday, Legault repeated his long-held opinion that systemic racism does not exist in Quebec. ``When we talk about systemic racism, for me, it's in relation with the Black people in United States -- for a reason we know,'' he said. ``I don't see that in Quebec, but, for sure there is some racism against the First Nations in Quebec and I want to fight, I want to be the government who will do the most actions ... against racism against the First Nations.'' Bertrand challenged Legault to ``stop making promises'' and commit to taking concrete actions to address the situation ``as of tomorrow.'' ``We need more than nice words, we need change,'' the lawyer said.
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MONTREAL — A second health-care worker has been fired in connection with the treatment of an Indigenous woman who was subjected to degrading remarks in a hospital northeast of Montreal before she died. The regional health authority that represents the Joliette hospital confirmed today that a patient attendant who was at Joyce Echaquan's bedside has been fired. Before her death, the Atikamekw mother of seven filmed herself from her hospital bed while she was in clear distress and
pleading for help. Toward the end of the video, two female hospital staff can be seen entering her room and are heard making insulting comments towards Echaquan, who had been admitted with stomach pain. The health authority previously confirmed that the nurse who was in the room was fired following the incident, which has prompted widespread public outrage and two separate investigations. The health authority for the Lanaudiere region said in a statement that it was also working with members of the Atikamekw community to put in place concrete actions to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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Human rights groups ask feds for plan to deal with white supremacy in Canada government needs to take action to prevent such incidents in the future. ``Canadians, whether from Indigenous, Black, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh, Christian, or other faith and racialized communities have faced attacks on our homes, our places of worship, and our congregants at the hands of white supremacist organizations,'' they wrote. The organizations that signed the letter include the National Council of Canadian Muslims, the World Sikh Organization, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, Amnesty International and the Canadian Anti-Hate Network. They asked the federal government to develop an action plan to dismantle white supremacy groups. They also called on all political parties to help counter such groups. ``We look forward to ongoing dialogue with the government to ensure that
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A coalition of multifaith human rights organizations urged the prime minister Monday to come up with a plan to dismantle white supremacist groups across the country. The open call to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau comes in wake of the death of a 58-year-old man who was fatally stabbed outside the International Muslim Organization mosque in Toronto last month. The mosque has asked police to investigate the death of Mohamed-Aslim Zafis as a hate crime. The head of the Toronto police homicide squad said last month that while investigators had no immediate evidence the stabbing was motivated by hate, it was a possibility. The organizations that wrote to Trudeau said the
action be taken now,'' the groups wrote. Police said last month that Zafis was seemingly attacked at random as he sat outside the mosque on Sept 12. William Von Neutegem has been charged with first-degree murder in Zafis' death. Investigators said last month that there was no known motive or relationship between the victim and the accused. The Canadian Anti-Hate Network alleges that social media accounts under the name William Von Neutegem show a chant and symbol on YouTube associated with a neo-Nazi group that encourages killings. It also alleges an account with the same name follows a white supremacist on Twitter. The Canadian Press has not verified that the accounts belong to the accused. Von Neutegem is set to return to court on Nov. 5.
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CANMORE, AB — Stoney Nakoda women elders have revealed a new name for a prominent landmark in the Alberta Rockies with a racist and misogynistic nickname. The feature, which has been known since the 1920s as Squaw's Tit, is located near the summit on Mount Charles Stewart
and can be seen from the mountain town of Canmore. A ceremony was held Tuesday near Canmore to bring back the peak's original name: Anu katha Ipa, or Bald Eagle Peak. Elders say the landmark was long overdue for a name change. The word ``squaw'' came from the Algonquin language and once simply meant woman, but it has become a term to disparage Indigenous women.
The derogatory nickname for the landmark has been used in several hiking and climbing guides, on Google maps and on many trail websites — although some sites have recently removed it. There have been two other recent attempts to officially name the landmark, but the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation board rejected both.
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Racism contributes to poor attendance of Indigenous students By Teresa Anne Fowler Regular attendance in schools is a factor that affects positive and healthy childhood development. Students with poor school attendance are at an increased risk for a number of negative outcomes. Students who experience chronic stress, such as socio-economic disadvantage, mental health challenges or cultural marginalization, are at an increased risk for school absenteeism. In Alberta, recent data from Rocky View Schools — the province's fifth largest school board serving students west, north and east of Calgary — suggest that of the population of students who identify as Indigenous within the district, 30 per cent can be considered chronically absent the 2017-18 school year. Of the population of on-reserve students attending Rocky View Schools, a staggering 80 per cent of all on-reserve students were chronically absent. Enrolment of on-reserve students has also decreased significantly in the past five years. These findings prompted Rocky View Schools to undertake further research, funded by Alberta Education, to examine this gap. As a white educator who spent years teaching in kindergarten to Grade 12 schools, predominately in Rocky View Schools, I conducted research with my colleague Mairi McDermott to probe deeper into on-reserve Indigenous students' attendance patterns. We used a mixed methods study that included education staff (teachers, educational assistants, administrators, guidance
counsellors and central office staff) and families from the Stoney-Nakoda Nations whose children attended Rocky View Schools. Education staff completed an online survey, and families were interviewed in person. We found a form of cross-cultural anxiety was a barrier to attendance. Cross-cultural misunderstandings compounded by educators' unexamined white privilege and racism are barriers to on-reserve Indigenous students' school attendance. What Indigenous parents, teachers said Rocky View Schools serves the Stoney-Nakoda First Nations communities of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley, as well as the Tsuu T'ina Nation. Indigenous parents in the study reported that they chose to send their children to an off-reserve public school for increased access to specialized programs, such as mechanics, and special education support.
Parents felt that attending off-reserve schools would assist with children's learning to bridge different cultural worldviews and might help them with future employment opportunities. But parents said that sending their children to off-reserve schools also meant their children showed signs that they were experiencing racism. One parent said they anticipated this, and wanted to gradually expose their children to the settler-colonial worldview and to gradually experience racism so it was not such a shock later in life. Another parent struggled to understand their eightyear-old child's request for more sunscreen on a family vacation. The child said they did not want to return to school more brown. Therefore parents say Indigenous or racialized students do not feel safe or a sense of belonging in schools. Education staff who
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participated in the research overwhelmingly said they felt anxiety and mental health concerns were a key barrier to student attendance. The educators connected this to the legacy of residential schools. One parent in our study said that this assumption by educators was demeaning and served only to delegate the issues of contemporary racism into the background. Despite educators not recognizing this as a barrier, daily experiences of racism and a lack of cultural understandings are contributing to the poor attendance of on-reserve students. Particularly given our findings about students' experiences of racism, an important area for future research could be the attendance pattern of racialized students. Current reconciliation education The teaching profession in Alberta is 70 per cent white and female.
Having an homogeneous teaching population in Alberta classrooms presents a challenge to reconciliation. If educators consistently see their own identities and perspectives reinforced, and are not encouraged to critically examine how white privilege shapes these, it limits educators' capacities for perceiving Indigenous or racialized students' experiences. In Rocky View Schools, educator professional development has focused on Indigenous education through increasing teachers' knowledge about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, residential schools and trauma. Activities have included the blanket exercise and examining teaching approaches. Indigenous scholars have spoken at leadership meetings and Elders have engaged with classrooms. However, there has been little attention paid to how forms of systemic racism and oppression
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remain ingrained in policy, curriculum and teaching or classroom practices in our current kindergarten to Grade 12 school system. As I have explored in other research, beyond Rocky View Schools' own professional development offerings, trends in teacher professional development are focused on self-reflective practices, which often ignore social structures and systemic forms of racism in schooling. Narrow professional teacher education may in fact contribute to Indigenous student absenteeism. Being accountable Making new and better commitments to how educational systems interact with Aboriginal communities was a key focus of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action. Who is accountable for its call towards truth and reconciliation? While the ministries of education and the the Council of the Ministers of Education Canada, an intergovernmental body that works to support ministers of education, are engaged in work to prioritize Indigenous education, on-reserve families we spoke with are not seeing improvements in their children's educational experiences when attending off-reserve schools. The data from Rocky View Schools indicates that on-reserve students are not feeling safe or included in Alberta's schools. There is clearly more work to be done, and yet there remains a lack of accountability surrounding reconciliation to ensure educators are partners in removing barriers to accessing public education — rather than furthering the opportunity gap.
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Native American historic site displays history with harvest CANADIAN PRESS
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STANTON, ND — Darian Kath is helping Knife River Indian Villages get back to its roots. The national historic site's acting interpretive and cultural resource manager has been expanding the site's gardens with an eye to history of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara people. Kath cultivated corn, beans, squash, tobacco and sunflowers this year. Now he's sharing the harvest with the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and other people for food, ceremony and starting community gardens around the state, The Bismarck Tribune reported. ``My ultimate goal with the gardening and everything is to have like a food sovereignty food bank for the tribes,'' Kath said. He started growing plants indoors in April. The garden plots faced challenges including ground squirrels raiding the corn and sunflowers,
and a mosaic virus that struck the beans. An early frost this month hit the gardens hard, but sunflowers and a stand of tobacco plants survived. Harvested tobacco is hanging in the site's earth lodge to dry. Kath might ``dial back'' the garden next year, potentially abandoning one plot and expanding the other. As the coronavirus pandemic emerged in North Dakota last spring, he found gardening a good diversion. He's enjoyed early morning walks in the quiet garden plots, where hummingbirds and bumblebees visit. ``Gardening is therapeutic,'' he said. ``It's health and wellness.'' Site Superintendent Alisha Deegan said visitors comment most often on the gardens and earth lodge. The site also offers trails and cross-country skiing. Ground depressions of past earth lodges also are visible on the land. ``There's a lot. We have the natural and cultural resources,'' she said. Kath grew three varieties of tobacco, including two traditional Native types and one commonly found on Virginia plan-
tations of the time the Knife River villages were occupied. The site had last grown tobacco circa 2008. When shrubs out front of the site's visitor centre were removed, Kath thought it the perfect spot, front and centre, for a tobacco garden. He gives the tobacco as gifts to tribal elders, who mainly use it for ceremonial purposes. He recently gave some to Keith Bear, a renowned Mandan-Hidatsa flutist. Bear plans to take the tobacco with him as a gift when he and a brother visit medicine people in Montana. Tobacco is a sacrament for many Native people, he said. ``It's not where you just sit down and have a cigarette,'' Bear said. ``This is where you offer your prayers.'' Sometimes tobacco is mixed with clippings of red willow, a mixture called chinshasha, he said. Tobacco is loaded into pipes in seven pinches, representing north, south, east, west, above and below, ``but the last pinch comes from your heart, because no matter where
you stand in the universe, you are the centre of the universe,'' Bear said. ``Prayer is so powerful,'' he said. ``I don't care what culture you go to, prayer is the most powerful thing.'' Coming from the villages, the tobacco has historic and spiritual significance, he said. He regularly offers tobacco in prayer. Kath said the tobacco will hang in the earth lodge until it's fully dry. Several plants survived the frost. A few new blossoms even turned up recently. ``It's kind of a special thing,'' he said. Kath harvested corn ranging in colour from dark red to ``pink lemonade'' to a rare ``eagle-spot'' variant. He hand-pollinated the corn to encourage diversity in the garden, and studied gardener Buffalo Bird Woman's 1917 account of Hidatsa agriculture. ``Luckily we still have that knowledge today'' after smallpox epidemics devastated the tribes centuries ago, he said. Kath plans to take a box of corn, squash and seed corn to New Town on the Fort Berthold Reservation. He's also talked
with Standing Rock tribal members about gardening projects. Knife River's garden included colorful Painted Mountain corn developed by Montana corn breeder Dave Christensen and traced back to the villages. ``That corn has most of its ancestry from Knife River,'' Christensen said. He's been breeding the corn for 48 years, using seeds from a national seed bank that preserved Native corn from Bismarck seed magnate Oscar Will, who developed and sold seed varieties. Painted Mountain corn is ``very versatile'' and stress-hardy, according to Christensen. It also matures and dries quickly. The corn is available through catalogues.
``It's always been fun to grow that one because you never know what you're going to get when you unwrap a cob,'' Kath said. Christensen visited the Knife River Indian Villages about 20 years ago on a spiritual corn trip, when he met with Native and local people to learn about the corn's history. He's shared the corn with reservations that have lost their original seeds. Painted Mountain is mainly a flour corn, but it can be eaten fresh off the cob like sweet corn, but it's not sugary, he said. He's provided the corn all over the world for food crop -- even North Korea. ``It will grow where nothing else will grow,'' he said.
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Teara Fraser profiled in new DC Comics graphic novel of women heroes CANADIAN PRESS
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TORONTO — Not all heroes wear capes, as the saying goes, but Teara Fraser does have her wings and likes to fly -- with a social purpose. The Vancouver-based Metis commercial pilot and owner of Iskwew Air is named one of 18 ``real-world heroes'' in a DC Comics upcoming graphic novel ``Wonderful Women of History,'' which also includes late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and singer Beyonce. ``I feel surprised, I feel honoured and a sense of responsibility,'' Fraser said in a recent phone interview, ``a sense of responsibility to honour the women that I'm alongside by continuing to dismantle systems of oppression and to stand for truth, justice and equality as the women on that list have
done -- and as the Wonder Woman character was designed to represent.'' Due out Dec. 1, the graphic novel also includes late transgender-rights activist Marsha P. Johnson, disability rights activist Judith Heumann, singer Janelle Monae, and tennis star Serena Williams, among others. Author Laurie Halse Anderson edited ``the anthology of Wonder Women,'' which has different writers and illustrators for each profile. Writer Traci Sorell and illustrator Natasha Donovan are behind the Canadian pilot's entry, titled: ``Teara Fraser: Helping Others Soar.'' ``I feel completely in awe of that, but I suppose what I want is to acknowledge that there are real superheroes working at the grassroots levels, and that everyone has their own unique superpowers,'' Fraser said. ``There are everyday superheroes that are working hard to co-create a better world, one that serves all peoples.''
The Hay River, N.W.T.born Fraser announced the launch of Iskwew Air in Vancouver in March 2019 and started operating it last October. It's billed as Canada's first female-founded Indigenous airline. Iskwew (pronounced IS-KWAY-YO) is a Cree word for woman. Fraser chose the airline name as an act of reclamation of matriarchal leadership, language, and womanhood in a male-dominated industry, she said. The company also wants to create a sense of belonging for all people, Fraser added. ``It's important to me to uplift all those identifying as women and non-binary folk and Indigenous peoples.''
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Aviation is a field the 49-year-old Fraser didn't consider until she was 30. That's when she took her first flight on a small plane, on an aerial tour over the Okavango Delta in Botswana, and the pilot told passengers stories of the land and animals. ``I was like, 'That guy has got the coolest job ever,'' she recalled. ``And I came down from that flight thinking, 'Wouldn't that be amazing? What if I could do what that guy is doing?' Obviously I'm biased, but witnessing the land in such a sacred way, like a bird witnesses the land, is so powerful.'' When she returned home, Fraser got her commercial pilot's licence in less than a year, which opened up her world to more possibilities beyond her previous career of various entry-level jobs. ``Becoming a pilot seemed like an impossible thing for me,'' Fraser said. ``So when I made that impossible thing possible, then I began to wonder what else might be possi-
ble -- and then I began to dream bigger.'' In 2010 Fraser began her Master of Arts in Leadership degree from Royal Roads University and started her first business -- KISIK Aerial Survey Inc. -- which she sold in 2016. It was also in 2010, while observing visitors flocking to Vancouver for the Winter Olympics, when Fraser thought of the idea for Iskwew Air. She wanted to uplift Indigenous tourism, serve Indigenous peoples and communities, and showcase Indigenous peoples throughout the province. The self-described ``systems disrupter'' and ``bridge builder'' also wanted her industry ``to think differently about diversity, and inclusion and belonging,'' she added. ``I wanted to create a space both for myself and for other people where we can be our whole selves -love is one of our articulated values, and we wear love buttons -- and a place where we can energize humanity.'' Fraser did a ceremony asking the Musqueam people for their blessing to do business on their territory with Iskwew Air in September 2018. The company flies out of Vancouver International Airport, which Fraser says is the unceded territory of the Musqueam people. So far the company
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First Rounder Marshall Powless ecstatic about signing deal with NLL NEIL BECKER
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September proved to be a magical month for Six Nations lacrosse star Marshall Powless. First, on Thursday, September 17, the years of hard work and sacrifice paid off when he realized a lifetime dream of being drafted in the 2020 NLL Draft. One of several Six Nations products to be selected in what was due to COVID-19, a virtual draft, Powless was with his parents, grandfather, girlfriend along with brothers Sidney and current NLL star Johnny, who all shared in the thrilling achievement of Marshall being drafted first round, seventh overall by the Saskatchewan Rush. Almost two weeks later, this offensively gifted forward was all smiles when life got even sweeter as he officially inked a two -year contract with Saskatchewan. “I signed with Saskatchewan on September 28,” Powless said. “I was really excited as it was my first ever NLL contract. It was nice to see it finally in front of me.” History was also made when he was selected first round as he along with Johnny Powless become
only the third Iroquois brothers to be NLL first round draft choices. Johnny Powless, who currently plays for the Toronto Rock, was drafted first round, fifth overall in the 2011 draft by the Rochester Knighthawks. “It’s really unlikely I’ll meet up with him on the floor, but just the intensity of knowing my opponent is Johnny and his team is crazy since I’m more about playing with him rather than against him,” Powless said about the prospect of playing against his brother. Playing for the Six Nations Rivermen in 2019 as an AP, Marshall Powless played a big role in helping them achieve the ultimate goal of pulling off a 9-5 championship win against the Akwesasne Bucks to win the Presidents Cup. What made this so extra special for Powless was that he got to experience this thrill with brother Johnny. “He was not an off-theboard pick for us,” Rush GM Derek Keenan said about Marshall Powless. “We got the player we wanted. He’s highly skilled, a very smart player with tons of upside.” Finishing up his Junior ‘B’ career in 2019 with the Six Nations Rebels, Powless made a statement when he was named the league’s MVP following
As a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will at this time be no Six Nations minor hockey being played at the Gaylord Powless Arena. According to Six Nations minor hockey vice-president Dennis MacDonald, if later on, things improve and it’s possible to get back on the ice, then they would like to perhaps organize PHOTO BY NEIL BECKER some development camps.
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Six Nations lacrosse phenom Marshall Powless recently signed a two- year deal with the Saskatchewan Rush. Taken in the first round of last months NLL Virtual draft, Powless joins older brother Johnny as being only the third Iroquois brothers to be first round draft choices. Johnny Powless was selected nine years ago, PHOTO CKSN.CA fifth overall by the Rochester Knighthawks.
a solid regular season which saw him score 151 points in 20 regular season games. Proving to be clutch, Powless continued to produce in post season as he produced 108 points in 21 playoff games in leading the Rebels to a silver at Founders Cup tournament championship play. Looking ahead to this new exciting chapter, Powless is understandably
excited about putting on the Saskatchewan Rush colors and getting started whenever that might be. “They see me as an offensive player. They want to bring young blood into the team so it’s exciting,” Powless said. “I am excited for training camp when everything (COVID) gets situated. It’s going to be a lot of fun getting back to work.”
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guidelines. Following the review, a vote was made.” Reflecting on this bad news, MacDonald agrees that right now, it’s best to take a cautious safety-first approach before jumping into any hockey activity. “There are some wishing and hoping for a season. Totally understandable,” MacDonald said. “They also realize and understand that due to the virus being so unpredictable that it perhaps is best to be cautious for the sake of the community. I feel the same. Right now, following the public health guidelines is the best interest for safety.” Meanwhile, playing in Brantford has been an option to some players, but MacDonald believes that as far as he knows, registration is now closed. Unfortunately, as a result of COVID-19, the Gaylord Powless arena lights will remain turned off for quite some time.
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Indigenous man determined to raise money for grandson’s hockey tuition NEIL BECKER
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Sebastian Benuen displayed tremendous determination in showing that he would do anything to make sure that his 14- year-old grandson, Aries Benuen, was able to continue playing hockey at the Canadian International Hockey Academy. Showing tremendous character both grandfather and grandson began on August 29 what would end up being a nine day 330-kilometre fundraising trek from Churchill Falls to Sheshatshiu, with the prime objective of raising tuition money so that Aries can return to the Canadian International Hockey Academy, which charges $41,900 tuition for a full- time student. “I want to thank my grandfather and grandma for doing the fundraiser and the walk with me,” Aries, who is from Sheshatshiu Inn First Nation said. “I grew up to hockey. My whole family plays hockey and like most of the reserve play hockey.
Sebastian Benuen and grandson Aries Benuen successfully accomplished the heroic feat of completing a fundraising 330- kilometre walk/run from Churchill Falls to their home community Sheshatshiu, which took nine days. The purpose was to raise tuition money so that Aries could return this year to the Canadian International Hockey Academy. When setting out, the goal was to reach $50,000 which was exceeded as they ended up raising a little over $74,000. PHOTO BY JOSIE BENUEN-PONE, INNU NATION/TWITTER
It’s the most popular sport on the reserve.” Originally, the prime objective was to raise $50,000; following various donations, including Go Fund Me, corporate sponsors and 50/50 sales in Nunavut, that objective was easily surpassed as they ended up raising a
little over $74,000. “I was surprised when I saw the amount of money that was raised. I just wanted to reach my goal,” Sebastian Benuen said. “And it was so emotional when my sister was telling me that this is how much we made and I couldn’t even describe how I felt
She was also the assistant coach for the Sour Springs Masters Women’s Fastball team.” Sports history was officially made when in May 2019, at the Townsend Lion Club diamonds, 15 teams came out and competed while of course sharing some good laughs and honoring Steph at the first Annual Steph General Restoule Memorial 3-pitch tournament. Making this tournament so successful was help from the General family, including Steph’s mom, Deb General, along with help from good friends, which made that tournament’s first year so memorable. “This tournament is all about playing in her honour and remembering her from the ball field. A place where she loved to be,” Johnson said. “Steph had a laugh that could be heard from a mile away and a heart of
gold that could be seen all over the world. Steph wouldn’t hesitate to help anyone in need. She was always the biggest fan to her family especially to her boys, nieces and nephews, siblings and mom.” Originally, the second year of the tournament was scheduled for back in May but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was pushed back to late September/early October before officially getting cancelled all together due to the world- wide virus. Unlike that first year, which had 15 teams, this years’ Steph General Restoule Memorial 3-pitch tournament was supposed to have 12 teams, as three cancelled due to the pandemic. “Unfortunately, due to growing case numbers of COVID-19, we decided to cancel this years’ tournament in order to keep our family and community safe,” Johnson said.
because I was almost crying at the time.” Aries’ grandparents have been true heroes ever since taking him in as a baby, and making sure growing up, that he was able to maximize his potential in playing the sport he loves in hockey. Years ago, the grandparents sacrificed by picking up and moving close by to Happy Valley-Goose Bay where Aries got an opportunity to play and compete against stiffer hockey competition. “I told my grandson Aries, I will be there for you no matter what,” Sebastian Benuen said. “After six years-old, Aries started hockey and I have been supporting him ever since.” Later on, they once again re-located only this time in Quebec, where this up and coming hockey player competed and excelled in AAA hockey. A couple of years later, he was off to Ontario, where he was accepted to The Canadian International Hockey Academy school. This rapidly improving hockey player, whose ultimate goal is to make the
NHL, has excelled over the years in various hockey tournaments played in both Quebec and Ontario. Unfortunately, with the CCVID-19 pandemic, last year’s season was cut short and Aries came back home last March to Labrador when the Canadian International Hockey Academy was closed. “He keeps asking me when he’s going back to school and we don’t have it,” the grandfather said. “It’s a lot of money. The way this pandemic turned this world upside down and impacted me financially, that’s the reason why I’m doing this.” Each day of walking, the plan was to cover 50-60 km a day, and they were often joined by many strong supporters including many former teammates of Aries and a girls’ hockey team from Sheshatshiu, who supported them on the final quarter or so of the walk, back home. Playing a big part in getting this fundraiser organized was the grandfather’s sister, Germaine Benuene. “He has done a lot,” Ger-
maine Benuene said about the grandfather. “A lot of people are supporting him for this. People are stopping me and donating for them.” This coming 2020/2021 academic year, Aries was named as one of the 15 to play for Canada at the World Cup International Tournament Europe U15 2021. Aries Benuen has been described as a role model to the Innu youth and for the community on a whole. Training at the Canadian International Hockey Academy gives Benuen a big advantage when it comes to chasing that dream of one day playing in the NHL. The true heroes are not only the grandparents but also the caring people of Sheshatshiu and those people from outside the community who have come together and helped support the cause of raising money so that Aries can continue to attend the Canadian International Hockey Academy and maximize his talents of playing hockey.
Steph General Restoule Memorial 3-pitch tournament cancelled
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Prior to Steph General Restoule’s passing, she had a special request for her cousin Tony Johnson. Described by Johnson as “An amazing woman,” Restoule prior to losing her battle in May 2017 with cancer, asked Johnson if he could orchestrate a memorial 3-pitch tournament to honour her legacy if she passed away. “Loving mother, wife, daughter, sister, auntie, niece, cousin and friend,” Johnson said about Restoule, who played ball and had a strong passion for the sport. “Steph played ball for many years. Growing up she played for the Little Mohawks Fastball team,” Johnson said. “As an adult she played slow pitch for the Hawks, Whoop Di Doo, E-Z Goin and more.
Due to the climbing numbers of COVID-19 , what would have been the second Annual Steph General Restoule Memorial 3-pitch tournament was cancelled this year. Originally, it was supposed to have happened back in May, but then it was postponed until late September/early October, then officially cancelled due to the virus. This yearly tournament, which kicked off its first year in May, 2019, is to honor the memory of Steph General Restoule, who was passionate about ball. Steph Restoule is seen here smiling with sons Kaleb and Justin Restoule. PHOTO OBTAINED BY TRT
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First Nation to start lobster fishery HALIFAX — A First Nation in southern Cape Breton is set to become the second Indigenous band in Nova Scotia to launch a self-regulated commercial lobster fishery that will operate outside the regular season. The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs issued a statement Wednesday saying fishers from the Potlotek First Nation plan to head out on St. Peters Bay on Thursday. ``The Mi'kmaq Nation celebrates the community of Potlotek as they take to the waters for their Netukulimk livelihood fishery and the many communities that will be taking similar steps in the near future,'' the assembly said in a statement. Netukulimk refers to the ability of a community to meet its nutritional and
economic needs without jeopardizing the environment. Potlotek Chief Wilbert Marshall said his First Nation has drafted its own fisheries management plan, which it has submitted to Ottawa. ``Our community-developed plan will provide those in our community . . . with the opportunity to provide a means of support for themselves and their families,'' he said in a statement. Marshall said the harvesters plan to exercise their inherent right to fish for a moderate livelihood, as spelled out in a 1999 Supreme Court of Canada decision. ``We're not looking to get rich off of it,'' Marshall told CBC last month. ``We just want to make a decent
living.'' Marshall has said about 10 licensed Indigenous fishers were expected to each use about 70 traps on Thursday. Most of the non-Indigenous lobster harvesters in the area are represented by the Richmond County Inshore Fishermen's Association, but no one from that organization was willing to offer comment Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Sipekne'katik First Nation in western Nova Scotia has faced protests from non-Indigenous fishers after the band launched its own self-regulated lobster fishery on Sept 17. That First Nation has now entered into talks with the Federal Fisheries Department to settle its dispute with non-Indigenous harvesters.
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JOB SUMMARY: The Grand River Post Secondary Education Office (GRPSEO) is a very busy office environment that necessitates multi-tasking by all staff and for duties to be carried out in a professional manner consistent with a team approach. The Reception and Records Clerk with the GRPSEO reports to and is directly responsible to the Director of Post Secondary Student Services for: Responding to enquiries of a general nature regarding the programs and services of the GRPSEO and directing all specific enquiries to the appropriate personnel. Maintaining a system where the student files can be accurately and efficiently retrieved by all staff. Maintaining an accurate, efficient and effective information tracking system for all incoming and outgoing written correspondence; for all incoming clientele and calls; and, all outgoing/incoming emails. Maintaining student files, including entry of accurate, current and confidential student information. Logging and distributing student documentation; as well as, issuing student information packages as required. Maintaining reception equipment service as needed (photocopiers/postage/telephone etc.) Accepting money on behalf of the GRPSEO from institutions, students, community donations and preparing and journalizing receipts. Contributing to the overall development and coordination of programs and services of the GRPSEO.
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The organizational accomplishment of identified Board Ends policies; and operating within established Board and Operational policies and procedures to accomplish these ends. To do this the Funding Advisor will: • Be knowledgeable about all Board and Operational policies and procedures. • Coordinate all matters relating to the programs and services within the Post Secondary Funding Advisor's designated student caseload. • Provide orientation and support services to all students within the designated student caseload. • To be knowledgeable about post secondary programs, services, and procedures in post secondary institutions attended by Six Nations students. • Maintain accurate student files for the designated student caseload. • Provide liaison between the GRPSEO and Six Nations secondary school students, post secondary institutions, other educational agencies and institutions. • Make appropriate referrals of students to other agencies that will assist the student in accomplishing his/her post secondary education objectives. • Contribute to the overall development and coordination of programs and services of the GRPSEO. • Carry out his/her duties in a professional manner consistent with a team approach. MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED FOR THE POSITION: University degree or College diploma with concentration in a relevant field. Also, evidence through work history of prior achievement of at least two – three years of work experience demonstrating capability in a client based setting. Prior successful experience in a multi-task work environment requiring professional level of time, information and project management skills is preferred. Working knowledge and experience of Windows Operating System and Microsoft Office programs. Proven ability to ensure accuracy of work dealing with data entry and editing. OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION: Satisfactory police check and must be bondable. Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in written and spoken form. Able to travel using own vehicle and valid driver’s license (some over night travel required). Interact with others in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and completion of projects. Work collegially with co-workers and clients while maintaining confidentiality, organizational integrity, and responsiveness to client needs. Organize tasks and manage time effectively. Understand, interpret and apply policy in a consistent manner. Be dependable, flexible, and take initiative when necessary (work flex hours as required). SALARY: To be determined dependent upon experience and qualifications. CLOSING DATE: October 21, 2020 by 4 pm. Applicants must submit their resume with (3) recent reference letters by: e-mail to Justine Henhawk-Bomberry, Director of Post Secondary Student Services at: justineb@grpseo.org or drop box located at the front entrance of the office located at 2160 Fourth Line Road, Ohsweken or by mail to the: Attention: Director of Post Secondary Student Services GRAND RIVER POST SECONDARY EDUCATION OFFICE P.O. BOX 339, OHSWEKEN, ON N0A 1M0
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NPAAMB – Indigenous Youth and Employment Training, Ohsweken, ON Canadian Mental Health Association, Brantford, ON
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Executive Assistant Court Services Program, Case Manager (Indigenous Support) Director, Business Development Facilities Technician Financial Controller Payroll Supervisor Executive Director Psychiatrist Diabetes Nurse Educator First Nation Police Constable Administrative Assistant Police Officer Elder Helper Traditional Indigenous Cultural Advisors Education Coordinator Cultural Safety Facilitator Indigenous Early Years Outreach Facilitator Nya:Weh Elementary Advisor Program Coordinator Registered Early Childhood Educators Transportation Facilitator Reaching Home Program Facilitator
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Mississaugas of the Credit Business Corporation Full Time TBD October 9, 2020 Six Nations Polytechnic, Ohsweken, ON Full Time TBD October 13, 2020 Six Nations of the Grand River Development Full Time TBD October 16, 2020 Corporation, Ohsweken, ON The Grand Erie District School Board, Brantford, ON Full Time $70,558 - $80,181 October 16, 2020 MAiDHouse, Toronto, ON Full Time $85,000 - $100,000 October 16, 2020 Anishnawbe Health Toronto, Toronto, ON Contract TBD October 13, 2020 Anishnawbe Health Toronto, Toronto, ON Full Time TBD October 13, 2020 Oneida Nation of the Thames Police Services, Muncey, ON Full Time TBD October 19, 2020 Indspire, Ohsweken, ON Full Time TBD October 25, 2020 RCMP, Various Locations Full Time TBD October 30, 2020 Correctional Services Canada, Ontario Part Time / Full Time TBD October 2020 Correctional Services Canada, Ontario Part Time / Full Time TBD October 2020 Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, ON Full Time $30,000 - $40,000 Open Until Filled Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg, Hamilton, ON Contract TBD Open Until Filled Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg, Hamilton, ON Full Time TBD Open Until Filled Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg, Hamilton, ON Contract TBD Open Until Filled Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg, Hamilton, ON Contract TBD Open Until Filled Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg, Hamilton, ON Full Time TBD Open Until Filled Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg, Hamilton, ON Contract TBD Open Until Filled Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg, Hamilton, ON Contract TBD Open Until Filled
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Director Trainee Supportive Housing Case Manager Esadatgehs (Quality) Lead Community Crisis Response Coordinator Palliative Care Case Manager Garden Helper Occupational Therapist Physiotherapist Training and Development Coordinator Addictions Counsellor Health Communications Registered Nurse – Charge Nurse Intake Team Lead Training Lead Quality Assurance Analysis Special Projects Officer – Cannabis Cook Cannabis Addiction Outreach Worker (2 Positions) Urban Unit Assistant Unit Assistant Maintenance Worker Support Team Member Communications Assistant Graphic Designer/Illustrator Registered Nurse – Charge Nurse Personal Support Worker PT (6 Positions) Personal Support Worker FT (4 Positions) Indigenous Children’s Mental and Addictions Worker Maintenance Worker
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Yard Sale Yard Sale 4 Family Yard Sale Saturday October 10, 2020 Starting at 10:00 am Last Sale for the year Winter Clothing, Household Items, much more Corn Soup - take out 1676 1st Line Rd. Social Distancing
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October28TH, 7th, 2020 NOVEMBER 2018
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SIMON: Cody Torrell
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Suddenly at home on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the age of 33 years. Partner of Tracy Maracle. Loving father of Drayton, Daylin, Dakota, and Dimitri. Dear son of Lonnie (Ted), and Sandy. Step-son of Darrell (Wit). Brother of Lee, Brandy, Carrie, Wade, Darrell Jr., Brooke, and Cole. Step-brother of Holly & Brezi. Cody will be lovingly remembered by his nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. He also leaves behind a very close friend Holly Martin - buds forever. Cody is re-united with sisters Lyndsay, Nicole, and nephew Tanner. The family will honour his life with a visitation at Styres Funeral Home, 1798 4th Line, Ohsweken on Friday, October 9th from 2-4 and 7-9pm. (Masks or face coverings are required). Due to Covid restrictions a private family service will be held followed by cremation. www.rhbanderson.com
The family of the late David Anderson wish to express their appreciation to those who offered such kindness, support, messages of sympathy and comfort in our time of bereavement.
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Land For Sale 81.47 Acres located on 3rd line. Runs back behind Sour Springs Longhouse. Please call 519.732.3069 for information. Serious inquiries only.
Yard Sale / Pie Sale Sat. Oct. 10 9-2 PM Pumpkin, Lemon, Coconut, Banana Creme & ELDERBERRY. Shop for Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thank you to Rev. Marcy Gibson for offering words of comfort and remembrance the day of the funeral. Thank you to Rick and Sharron for the stories and memories you shared. They truly helped our family and highlighted what a special person Dave was. Thank you to Art and Jesse Porter for coming to visit and sing for Dave on many occasions, including the funeral. Thanks to Brian General and Sheldon for drumming and singing, Ton Hill for sharing some childhood memories, Nancy Elmer for speaking on behalf of the Davis family, and Jimmy and Penny for the background music and microphones. A special thank you to our Anderson family - Rick and Sharron for providing our meals for the last two months, Evelyn, Donna, Doralee, Sandra, Ricky and Desi your love and hard work shows what the true meaning of family is all about. Thank you to all of our family, friends, and neighbours for the amazing flowers, food, monetary donations, cards, telephone calls, texts, and visits. Thank you to our Knight in shining armour for the deck and ramp and to Miles to Go Cancer Group for the support. Our family appreciated the love and thoughtfulness. Love Elda, Lindsay, Carly and Darienne, Luke, Athan, Silas
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CLUES ACROSS 1. They look out for kids 4. Play 7. Water (French) 8. Prayer leader 10. Small constellation 12. __ Carta: influential royal charter 13. Pressure unit 14. Extrasensory perception 16. A symbol of “Aloha” 17. Portion of the small intestine 19. Psychedelic amphetamine 20. Very long period of time 21. British overseas territory 25. Cereal grain 26. Car mechanics group 27. Wish harm upon 29. At a specific prior time 30. Peyton’s younger brother 31. UK firefighters’ union 32. Carroll O’Connor’s screen partner 39. Popular show honoring musicians 41. Basics 42. Honk 43. Trent Reznor’s band 44. Patti Hearst’s captors 45. Long-legged wading bird 46. Specialized biological grouping 48. A coin goes in it 49. Of the wind 50. One-time measure of length 51. A very large body of water 52. River in NE Scotland CLUES DOWN 1. Boston hoopster 2. A type of bribe 3. SE England county 4. Returned material authorization (abbr.)
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, whether your mind is buzzing out of control or not, you have to find a way to get everything under control. There is much you need to accomplish this week. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, mornings usually aren’t your best time of day. Put off making tough decisions until afternoon or later when you have given yourself ample time to charge the brain.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Difficulties will eventually dissipate as your week progresses, Gemini. You will find you get some relief from what ails you as the days pass by. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Heavy emotional baggage doesn’t line up with your free spirit, Cancer. Try to avoid conflict at all costs over the week and you’ll find you are much happier for having done so.
5. “Hotel California” rockers 6. Italian province 8. Mischievous child 9. Popular street name 11. Boxing promoter Bob 14. Snakelike fish 15. Break into pieces 18. The Bay State 19. Time zone 20. Port city in Yemen 22. In name only 23. 007’s creator 24. No (Scottish) 27. Baseball’s Gordon and rock’s Snider are two
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28. Pie _ __ mode 29. Don’t know when yet 31. Supervises interstate commerce 32. Make a ringing metallic sound 33. Helps little firms 34. Pound 35. Lilly and Manning are two 36. Put on the back burner 37. Baltimore ballplayer 38. Cuddle 39. Poker stake 40. Drinks to celebrate a birth (Spanish) 44. Pouch 47. Not around
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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Prepare for surprises this week, Leo. They may come from you or someone else. This is an opportunity to play and have fun. Enjoy it for as long as it lasts. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, things seem to be going well for you in many different areas. Clear thinking and contained emotions are the keys to your success in all of this. Keep up the good work. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 It may take you a little while to get started this week Libra. You may feel like you’re trying to turn over an engine on a cold morning. But eventually you will find your groove. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you want to tackle all of your goals, but you simply take on too much — as is your nature. Step back and prioritize your tasks so you can more easily achieve your goals.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Tempers may flare when someone criticizes someone you love, Sagittarius. You may want to be a hero, but step back and let things cool down. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Let your dreams linger a bit longer before getting out of bed this week, Capricorn. It’s okay to indulge in some fantasies. They may inspire future endeavors. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Find a blend of rational and impulsive behavior, Aquarius. When the scales tip in one direction, you will find it is much easier to tackle what you need to do.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, sometimes it is best to follow your emotions instead of your head as you make plans for the day. Figure out what works best for you.
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Alternative Ideas for Thanksgiving 2020 This Thanksgiving, celebrate with only the people living in your household in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. Below are some ideas of what to do on Thanksgiving weekend.
Virtual Party
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Self-Isolation Guide The purpose of self-isolation is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to others in your home and your community. You must Isolate for 14 days if you have: Returned from travel outside Canada Been diagnosed with COVID-19 Are waiting to hear the results of a lab test for COVID-19 Symptoms of COVID-19, even if they are mild Been in contact with a suspected, probable or confirmed case of COVID-19
How to Self-Isolate
Have a virtual Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends. You can connect through phone, text, or social media.
Stay Home
Do not use public transportation, taxis or rideshares. Do not go to work, school or other public places Ohsweken Public Health will let you know when it is safe for you to leave your house.
Pumpkin Carving Day Have a pumpkin carving day outside with members of your household.
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Thanksgiving Dinner Competition
Celebrate Thanksgiving dinner with only the people that live in your household. Have each family member create part of the Thanksgiving meal and have a judging panel to see who created the best meals.
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Keep your Distance & Wear a Mask If you are in a room with other people, keep a distance of at least two metres Wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth when you are around other people. Wear a mask if you must leave your house to see a health care provider.
Make Fall Face Masks Design your own fall themed face masks and have a competition to see who has the best one! CLICK HERE for a link on how to make face masks. October 6, 2020
When are you allowed to stop home isolation after testing positive for COVID-19? People who tested positive with COVID-19 can only leave their home after the following conditions are met: If you will be getting tested again to determine if you are still contagious, you can leave home after these 3 things have happened:
No visitors unless essential (e.g., care providers). Stay away from seniors and people with chronic medical conditions. As much as possible, stay in a separate room from other people in your home and use a separate bathroom if you have one. Make sure that shared rooms have good airflow (e.g., open windows). If these steps are not possible, keep a distance of at least two metres from others at all times.
If you will NOT be getting tested again to determine if you are still contagious, you can leave home after these 3 things have happened:
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Cover your Coughs and Sneezes Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow, not your hand. Throw used tissues in a lined wastebasket and wash your hands. Clean your hands after emptying the wastebasket.
Wash your Hands
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Dry your hands with a paper towel or with cloth towel that no one else will share. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.
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References: “Self-Isolation Instructions for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).” Ottawa Public Health, 8 July 2020, www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-health-topics/self-isolation-instructions-for-novel-coronavirus-covid-19.aspx.
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Self -Isolation: Why is it Important? Self-isolation is when you have been told by Ohsweken Public Health to separate yourself from others, including from the people you live with, to the greatest extent possible. Going into self-isolation is not meant to be a punishment, rather its a precaution as COVID-19 spreads easily from person to person.
Why is it important?
Self-isolation is important for many reasons. The most important being that you could have the virus without displaying any symptoms and infect others without knowing.
Why else? Since there is not yet a cure for COVID-19, preventing it from coming into the community by self-isolating is one of the most effective ways to protect yourself and your community.
When do we go into self-isolation? When you return from travel outside Canada. If you have come into close contact of someone who traveled outside Canada. If you have been diagnosed with COVID-19. If you have been in contact with a probable or confirmed case of COVID-19 and you are waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test.