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Positive Covid cases hit record levels on Six Nations DONNA DURIC
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Six Nations Public Health Services is sounding the alarm and begging people to stay home as the community grapples with a record 116 active cases of the virus this week. It’s the highest number of positive cases on the territory since the pandemic was declared a year ago. Four Six Nations people are currently battling the virus in hospital. Three people have died. The spike in cases caused Six Nations of the Grand River (SNGR) and Six Nations Health Services to urge people to stay home and only go out when necessary. “Our healthcare workers are overwhelmed,” read a press release from SNGR on Monday. “They are working diligently to keep our community safe, perform an increasing amount of Covid-19 tests, and conduct contact tracing. We owe it to them to follow public health guidelines to prevent any further spread of Covid-19 within the community.” Six Nations has been in alert level black – the most restrictive Covid alert level for the commu-
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Six Nations residents watched as COVID-19 positivity rates consistently increased over the weekend with four people now in hospital. At least one person is reported to be on a ventilator. There are currently 116 positive cases with no announcements from Elected Council, Indigenous Servcies Canada or the province as to when Six Nations will get it's desperately needed vaccines.
nity – since January. Level black means most businesses are shuttered for the time being, aside from essential services. Although there is no official statement on what caused the recent spike in cases, SNGR has asked the community to “avoid gatherings of any size outside of your immediate household.” Public health is also encouraging people to self-isolate if they’ve been exposed to someone with Covid-19 and to only leave their homes if absolutely
necessary, encouraging online shopping and the use of curbside pick-up for essential items. “Following these guidelines is more crucial than ever as the case count within the community continues to rise. Each swab is being monitored for variants of concern. While none have been identified, we are concerned about the rapid spread of the virus.” Six Nations declared a state of emergency almost a year ago after the World Health Organization
deemed Covid-19 a global pandemic in mid-March, citing repeatedly the vulnerability of Six Nations people and their high rates of underlying health conditions that could make Covid outcomes worse for the community. Despite that, Six Nations was not prioritized for the Covid-19 vaccine as were remote northern First Nations in Ontario. Only health care workers, frontline workers and elders in long-term and assisted living facilities have received the Covid
vaccine on Six Nations. The adult urban indigenous population in Brantford recieved doses this week ahead of Six Nations on-reserve elders seeing any vaccines. Six Nations Health Services did not respond to numerous requests for comment questioning why case counts rose rapidly, when the vaccine rollout will begin for the rest of the community and why Six Nations is behind schedule. PM42686517
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Six Nations language commission needs permanent funding DONNA DURIC
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The Six Nations Language Commission will be able to finish out the academic year, thanks to $200,000 in emergency funding from Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council. The SNLC, which aims to preserve Haudenosaunee languages by producing fluent or near-fluent speakers, sought the extra funds from SNGR last week, but lamented its lack of permanent funding from any source, making it difficult to retain staff and language students. The emergency funding will see the commission through to May. “Language is our identity,” said SNLC Chair Karen Sandy. “We are unique and distinct from our neighbours because of our language and culture. Creating second language speakers is urgent because as we lose more first language speakers, it endangers our languages and puts them more at risk.” The commission receives sporadic funding yearly from elected council, as well as grants from local organizations. But Sandy believes language programming
Indigenous language speakers, instructors and learners will see additional funding to finish the 2021 year but further investments are needed to make language learning tenable.
should be a permanent part of the elected council budget. “It’s been difficult to plan with piecemeal funding. We continue to seek out other sources of funding. Until we secure funding, the language commission should be considered a regular, yearly, line item on council’s budgets.” Mohawk Language teacher Brian Maracle said because the commission only gets funding once a year, it’s hard to retain staff who seek more permanent and secure employment. “We can’t offer that right now. We need to have some assurance we can provide our employees more than eight months of employment. It’s no way to save a language just to go from one eight-month program to another. We’re making tremendous progress with the Mohawk program.”
He said the commission is often asked for advice from across the country because of its track record in producing speakers. “The way we teach is unique in that we get results. We create speakers. We need to become an established entity within the council funding structure.” Elected Chief Mark Hill said council supports the commission and preservation of Haudenosaunee languages and that council will look into providing them with permanent funding. “I don’t think it’s a matter of us not funding or approving funding for it. We know that we need to support our languages and we speak about it all the time. Our languages and culture is what separates our identity. I don’t think that’s the matter. The language commission has the support from this council.” Coun. Wendy Johnson
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noted that when money is tight, language programs are often the last to get funded and council needs to change that thinking. Coun. Helen Miller questioned whether the language programs were actually producing any speakers, saying she hasn’t seen any statistics that detail the number of graduates every year. Sandy said they produce speakers every year, but their programs only run for two years, resulting in “intermediate low” speakers. To create advanced speakers, she said, they’d need funding for three and four-year programs. Students who do become advanced speakers end up investing their own time and money after graduating to reach that level of proficiency. “That’s how we get a lot of the speakers,” said Sandy. Language students get about 2,000 hours of instruction per year. A twoyear program would turn a novice student into an intermediate-low speaker , said Sandy. Coun. Johnson suggested the commission seek funding from federal sources. "There is no reason our language commission should be hurting for funding," she said.
Over half polled oppose Arrowdale sale DONNA DURIC
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Over half the Brantford residents polled in a recent survey oppose the controversial sale of Arrowdale Golf Course. The Friends of Arrowdale, a citizen’s group that banded together to fight city council’s sale of the property, delivered a petition to Brantford City Hall last week, which they say represents about 55 per cent of city residents saying no to the sale. Others argue the sale cannot move forward because it sits on unceded Six Nations land and that both Six Nations and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation were not properly notified of the impending sale according to the stipulations of the Grand River Notification Agreement (GRNA). Eric Gillespie, a lawyer for citizen’s group “Know Your City”, argued at a virtual hearing in December 2020 that Six Nations and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation were not notified of the sale in a timely manner. They were notified after the sale was complete, contrary to the GRNA, he said. The GRNA is a voluntary agreement between
Six Nations, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the City of Brantford, Brant County, Haldimand County and the Grand River Conservation Authority. The agreement asks that each party notify each other on matters of common interest on the lands in each county/territory. Brantford resident Elisabeth Chernichenko told the Two Row Times the petition, “refute(s) the opinions of Brantford city councillors to the effect of ‘no one caring’ or the amount not being significant enough to not sell. The statistics tell a very different story.” Over 8,000 people were contacted during a doorto-door campaign last year, and the results were analyzed by a statistician at Simon Fraser University. Out of those, 7,871 did not want the sale to proceed. The results translate to about 55,000 residents of the city, or 55 per cent, opposing the sale, according to Friends of Arrowdale. “We are hoping that these irrefutable figures show council exactly how many are opposed to this decision,” said Kailee Poisson, president of Friends of Arrowdale. The City of Brantford has said it wants to sell the former golf course to make room for more housing.
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Six Nations library funding on hold until council budget this spring DONNA DURIC
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The Six Nations Public Library walked away from elected council’s general finance meeting Monday not knowing when its budget for the upcoming fiscal year will be approved. The library, which is the largest and oldest First Nations public library in the world, needs $222,000 to operate in 2021-2022 and relies mostly on elected council for its annual funding. Feather Maracle, director of the Six Nations Public Library, said it’s a “hub of enlightenment” that has continued to serve the community throughout the pandemic. “Since Covid, the library has continued to play a very active role behind closed doors,” said Maracle. Staff has continued to serve about 10 to 15 customers per day in person, and more online via email. They’ve provided
contactless pick-up and quarantine returned items for 72 hours after drop off to allow for decontamination. The SNPL also provides community members with printing, scanning and copying services, which Maracle said have been especially needed for people applying for the federal Indian Day School Settlement. The SNPL also provides IT support to the community, said Maracle, as well as board games, puzzles, “de-stress” kits, and cursive writing kits to help both kids and adults improve their penmanship. Those programs help people keep busy when their Internet is down and reduces screen time, she said. The SNPL also offers audiobooks, games and puzzles to residents of Iroquois Lodge, Six Nations’ long-term care home. The library has three permanent and two parttime staff members. It’s been closed to the public since the start of the
pandemic, but staff have remained on site. “Throughout all of Covid we have continued to provide information for people around the world,” said Maracle. Coun. Helen Miller said it’s important to continue funding the library, especially after the provincial government slashed library funding in half in 2019. “It’s imperative to make sure our library keeps running. Six Nations is one of the most fortunate communities to have a library. I think we need to be really supportive of the library. I think (Feather has) done a great job keeping the library going through Covid. It’s not an easy job to do for anybody. Unfortunately, they get no money. They have no money other than depending on us, council.” Council said it would look into the library’s funding request when it makes all of their budget decisions this spring.
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Iroquois Lodge enduring outbreak STAFF REPORT
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OHSWEKEN - Iroquois Lodge is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19. The long-term care home on Six Nations of the Grand River notified Ohsweken Public Health that two of its staff members tested positive for COVID-19. The positive test results were discovered as a result of the facility’s surveillance testing. SNGR said in a statement that heightened safety measures have been implemented at Iroquois Lodge and says the affected staff members have been directed by Ohsweken Public Health to self-isolate while confirmation testing is completed to identify whether or not an official outbreak must be reported to the Ministry of Long
Term Care. Staff Members of Iroquois Lodge have reached out to resident family members to notify them of the outbreak protocol. Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council is urging the community to continue to follow health and safety guidelines to prevent any further spread of COVID-19 within the territory. This includes staying home as much as possible, practicing social distancing, wearing a mask, frequent hand washing, and avoiding large gatherings. It is also strongly encouraged that community members get tested for COVID-19 if they are experiencing symptoms or think they may have been exposed to the virus. It is possible to contract the virus and not have any symptoms while still being contagious.
Pandemic recovery funding on the way for Woodland Cultural Centre STAFF REPORT
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BRANTFORD — Woodland Cultural Centre, the home of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School, will receive pandemic recovery funding from the Ontario government. In Brantford-Brant, two organizations — WCC and Outside Looking In will be given financial assistance issued by the Arts Recovery Support Fund to help the arts community get through COVID-19 lockdowns. “The Woodland Cultural Centre is extremely thankful for receiving funding from the Arts Recovery Support Fund” said Janis Monture, Executive Director. “As we move into the recovery stage from this
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pandemic, this funding will assist Woodland in being able to sustain our operations, create new programmes and prepare to re-open once it is safe to do so. Woodland looks very forward to welcoming everyone back to our programming spaces and to engage with our visitors once again”. The total contribution from Ontario into the Arts Recovery Support Fund is $24 million dollars divided amongst 140 organizations like the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival and the National Ballet of Canada. It includes an additional $1 million to provide support directly to artists and creators from across Ontario. The funding is being administered by the Ontario Arts Council. A list of all 140 recipients and the
amounts being contributed to each organization was not listed by press time. “This support will help organizations like Outside Looking In and the Woodland Cultural Centre to continue to make important contributions to our community, while building the groundwork for long-term economic recovery,” said MPP Will Bouma. “Artists and creators have been deeply impacted by the pandemic but continue to work hard every day to keep our communities engaged and connected. Providing the help they need will make a real difference in the lives of individuals in Brantford-Brant and their families.” “Ontario’s arts sector, like so many of the province’s heritage, sport, tourism and culture
industries, was among the first and hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a ‘high-touch’ sector that depends on gatherings of people, and will take the longest to recover,” said Minister MacLeod. “That is why I am proud that our government is providing much-needed support through initiatives like the Arts Recovery Support Fund. Arts and cultural festivals, live musicians, writers, filmmakers, art galleries, and dance and theatre companies are vital to the cultural fabric of this province. They also play an important role in the mental health and well-being of Ontarians and an equally important role in the province’s economic and social recovery.” Their website is https://woodlandculturalcentre.ca/
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OHSWEKEN — One of the most popular local restaurants is reopening and implementing additional safety measures after closing its doors over the weekend due to two staff members testing positive for COVID-19. Management for Maracle Man’s Delivery and Take-Out announced the closure on the restaurant’s Facebook page on February 25, saying two staff members who worked at the location a week prior, on February 20, tested positive for COVID-19. The restaurant reopened on March 1 after all staff were able to produce negative COVID tests. As a precaution, all staff who worked directly with the members who tested positive were required to do a full 14 day quarantine before returning to
work. “The employees who were not in direct contact with the positive cases weren’t required to get tested or to quarantine but our management asked them to get tested to be sure no one else had covid 19. Thankfully all of their tests came back negative and they are cleared to come back to work if they wish to do so,” said the restaurants management in a post to social media. Maracle Man’s says they have health and safety protocols in place including staff following physical distancing protocols, masks and gloves are worn at all times and are only offering curb side pick-up for orders. Staff members are also undergoing temperature checks before shifts and payments are being accepted as exact cash, or debit payment by tap or e-transfer. The statement goes on
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CALEDONIA — OPP are investigating a single-vehicle collision that sent a 21-year-old driver to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred on March 1 on the Highway 6 Bypass south of Argyle Street in Caledonia just after 7:00 p.m.. A witness told police a single vehicle had rolled over and the driver had been ejected. First responders attended the scene and took the driver to an out-of-town hospital via ambulance with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. OPP investigation, thus far, has determined a green pickup truck being driven by the 21-yearold driver was traveling southbound on Highway
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6 Bypass when it crossed the centre line and hit a steel guard rail. The vehicle rolled several times landing on its roof and the driver was ejected. Highway 6 was closed between Greens Road and Fourth Line for approximately five hours while emergency crews were on scene. OPP continue to investigate and is asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who may have any information to assist with the investigation to contact them at 1-888-310-1122.
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Diversity and inclusion are critical to decolonizing Haudenosaunee identity NAHNDA GARLOW
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Human DNA is a fascinating science to explore. Each human has a specific code within their DNA that comes directly from their mother, called maternal DNA or mtDNA think of it as your specific genetic branch of the human family tree. According to genetic researchers — each human has 23 pairs of chromosomes within your DNA. These pairs shuffle about each time a new human DNA is created - however mtDNA is not shuffled. It is retained as an exact copy of the maternal DNA in every single person in your direct maternal line. Everyone in your lineage: your mother, brother, sister, aunt, grandmother - will all share the same mtDNA. Quite poetically, we all carry pieces of our mothers inside the very first bit of creation that exists in our bodies. Science groups people together with identical mtDNA into something called haplogroups. A haplogroup is a genetic population group who share genetic ancestry all the way back to where it began. At the very essence of human cellular makeup - we are all matrilineal. It’s a beautiful part of scientific discovery that perfectly compliments the Haudenosaunee historical practise of following the lineage of our mothers in assigning clans and nationhood.
The interesting difference between the two however, is that our Haudenosaunee social history is a story of adoption. Traditionally, if a woman was welcomed into Haudenosaunee society and bore children to a Haudenosaunee male, their children would be adopted and fused into the clan and nationhood of their father. In contrast - a person’s mtDNA is non-transferrable. So while we may claim Haudenosaunee clan membership and nationhood, often a person’s mtDNA will tell a different story. Take for example a man who was born and raised to two Mohawk people from a Mohawk reserve. His parents are Mohawk, his grandparents were Mohawk, but a singular great-grandmother was Scottish. That Mohawk family, three generations down, now carries the mtDNA of that singular Scottish granny. It only takes one female ancestor of variance to alter your haplogroup. Does that make the Mohawk family in this example less Haudenosaunee? On the flip side - what would make someone more Haudenosaunee? If a woman bears the pure mtDNA of Haudenosaunee lineage - and then marries a Jamaican man, bears Jamaican children, who bear Jamaican grandchildren - are they now more Haudenosaunee because of their mtDNA? In contrast - would they be accepted as undisputed
members of clan families and granted nationhood because of the lone Haudenosaunee female ancestor? It’s an interesting thing to think about. At the core of who we are — genetics — women matter so much. But in the social constructs of who we are as communities and nations and clans - the definitions of which woman’s nationhood counts flips and flops depending on who you ask. Are you really a Cayuga or a Delaware in disguise? And who gets the say on who belongs and who doesn’t? Is it adoption, maternal lineage, or social preference that gets you a spot on the clan list? If you look to social media to determine who counts as a Haudenosaunee woman they might even give you a totally different requirement. The waters are muddy and the variance is vast. As we move into International Women’s Day - it is important to examine our own communities and look at how we can smash internal stereotypes on what is required to define someone as a Haudenosaunee woman. What are the standards we place on Haudenosaunee women who bring forth the faces yet to come? What kind of messaging are we as a community giving to them about inclusion, or rather, exclusion when it comes to finding a partner to have children with if they want to retain Haudenosaunee nationhood and clan belonging? And is that messaging good
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for people’s well-being overall? What kind of work are we doing as a community to embrace diverse women? Those who are not born biologically female but emerge as women throughout the course of their lives and self-discovery. Is there a place for them in the Haudenosaunee world today? Do we put out messaging in our community that reinforces cis-gendered ideals and diminishes gender diversity? Does that kind of downplaying or exclusion affect members of our community who are gender diverse? How can we be more conscious as a community in our organizations, departments, businesses and social spaces to make it safe for women of all gender expressions and sexual orientations. And how can we hold space to value the children of women of diverse gender expressions and sexual orientations? They are all Haudenosaunee. These are important decolonization questions for Six Nations and the surrounding region to consider in looking at how to move forward as inclusive and diverse communities - celebrating indigenous women and keeping them safe. If you have stories about how your family, organization or group are working to create inclusive spaces for Haudenosaunee women we’d like to hear from you. Drop us a line: editor@tworowtimes.com.
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SIX NATIONS — Police say a child was found sleeping next to a computer tablet with drug residue on it during a search warrant executed at a home on River Road. On February 23, Six Nations Police investigated the home with warrants for Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act violations. When police entered the home they found the sleeping child in a room with fentanyl paraphernalia that was easily accessible
to the child. Police say Six Nations child protection agency Ogwadeni:deo was contacted to assist with the child’s needs. The mother of the child attended the residence and was arrested. Another male was in the home sleeping in a separate room. He was also arrested. As a result of the search the police seized an amount of fentanyl, firearm ammunition they say was not safely stored and a stolen pick up truck. A 24 year old male has been arrested and charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Fentanyl, Fail to Provide Necessaries of
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BOSTON — Six Dr. Seuss books — including ``And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street'' and ``If I Ran the Zoo'' — will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy said Tuesday. ``These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,'' Dr. Seuss Enterprises told The Associated Press in a statement that coincided with the late author and illustrator's birthday. ``Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises' catalogue represents and supports all communities and families,'' it said. The other books affected are ``McElligot's Pool,'' ``On Beyond Zebra!,'' ``Scrambled Eggs Super!,'' and ``The Cat's Quizzer.'' The decision to cease publication and sales of the books was made last year after months of discussion, the company, which was founded by Seuss' family, told AP. ``Dr. Seuss Enterprises listened and took feedback from our audiences including teachers, academics and specialists in the field as part of our review process. We then worked with a panel of experts, including educators, to review our catalogue of titles,'' it said. In ``And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,'' an Asian person is portrayed wearing a conical hat, holding chopsticks, and eating from a bowl. ``If I Ran the Zoo'' includes a drawing of two bare-footed African men wearing what appear to be grass skirts with their hair tied above their heads. Books by Dr. Seuss — who was born Theodor Seuss Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 2, 1904 — have been translated into dozens of languages as well as in braille and are sold in more than 100 countries. He died in 1991. He remains popular, earning an estimated $33 million before taxes in 2020, up from just $9.5
million five years ago, the company said. Forbes listed him No. 2 on its highest-paid dead celebrities of 2020, behind only the late pop star Michael Jackson. Random House Children Books, Dr. Seuss' publisher, issued a brief statement Tuesday: ``We respect the decision of Dr. Seuss Enterprises (DSE) and the work of the panel that reviewed this content last year, and their recommendation.'' As adored as Dr. Seuss is by millions around the world for the positive values in many of his works, including environmentalism and tolerance, there has been increasing criticism in recent years over the way Blacks, Asians and others are drawn in some of his most beloved children's books, as well as in his earlier advertising and propaganda illustrations. The National Education Association, which founded Read Across America Day in 1998 and deliberately aligned it with Geisel's birthday, has for several years deemphasized Seuss and encouraged a more diverse reading list for children. School districts across the country have also moved away from Dr. Seuss, prompting Loudoun County, Virginia, schools just outside Washington, D.C., to douse rumours last month that they were banning the books entirely. ``Research in recent years has revealed strong racial undertones in many books written/illustrated by Dr. Seuss,'' the school district said in a statement. In 2017, a school librarian in Cambridge, Massachusetts, criticized a gift of 10 Seuss books from first lady Melania Trump, saying many of his works were ``steeped in racist propaganda, caricatures, and harmful stereotypes.'' In 2018, a Dr. Seuss museum in his hometown of Springfield removed a mural that included an Asian stereotype. ``The Cat in the Hat,'' one of Seuss' most popular books, has received criticism, too, but will continue to be published for now. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, however, said it is ``committed to listening and learning and will continue
to review our entire portfolio.'' The move to cease publication of the books drew immediate reaction on social media from those who called it another example of ``cancel culture.'' ``We've now got foundations book burning the authors to whom they are dedicated. Well done, everyone,'' conservative commentator and author Ben Shapiro tweeted. Others approved of the decision. ``The books we share with our children matter. Books shape their world view and tell them how to relate to the people, places, and ideas around them. As grown-ups, we have to examine the worldview we are creating for our children, including carefully re-examining our favourites,'' Rebekah Fitzsimmons, an assistant teaching professor at Carnegie Mellon University, tweeted. Numerous other popular children's series have been criticized in recent years for alleged racism. In the 2007 book, ``Should We Burn Babar?,'' the author and educator Herbert R. Kohl contended that the ``Babar the Elephant'' books were celebrations of colonialism because of how the title character leaves the jungle and later returns to ``civilize'' his fellow animals. One of the books, ``Babar's Travels,'' was removed from the shelves of a British library in 2012 because of its alleged stereotypes of Africans. Critics also have faulted the ``Curious George'' books for their premise of a white man bringing home a monkey from Africa. And Laura Ingalls Wilder's portrayals of Native Americans in her ``Little House On the Prairie'' novels have been faulted so often that the American Library Association removed her name in 2018 from a lifetime achievement award it gives out each year. The association still gives out the Geisel Award for ``the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.''
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For author Eden Robinson, saying goodbye to the ``Trickster'' trilogy feels like a ``mutual breakup.'' For the past decade, Robinson says the supernatural book series had been occupying her mind from the moment she wakes up, to those last hazy thoughts while drifting off to sleep. As ``Return of the Trickster'' hit shelves Tuesday, Robinson, who is from the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations, said the culmination of her coming-of-age tale about a young Indigenous man grappling with his magical family history has created a conscious void. ``It's left a huge hole where I wake up and go, 'Oh, yeah, that's done.' And go to sleep and go, 'Oh, I don't really have a book yet.''' Normally, Robinson
Eden Robinson has been writing the Trickster Trilogy for the last ten years. The author says she is taking a break from writing as CBC pulls the plug on the second season of Trickster due to the conPHOTO OBTAINED BY TRT troversial Michelle Latimer.
said she'd move on to her next writing project. But for now, the Kitamaat Village, B.C.-based writer feels like she could use a ``breather'' as she closes the book on ``Trickster'' amid the fallout from the cancellation of the TV adaptation of her series. ``It's like a mutual breakup,'' said Robinson, 53. ``You have to be alone
by yourself.'' In January, CBC pulled the plug on the second season of the ``Trickster'' series, which premiered to positive buzz last fall, after a CBC News report questioned co-creator Michelle Latimer's claims of Indigenous identity. The public broadcaster said the decision to end ``Trickster'' was made in
consultation with members of the creative team, including Robinson, who in a statement said seeing a young, Indigenous cast ``soar'' was ``one of the best parts of 2020'' for her. Ahead of the show's debut last October, Robinson told The Canadian Press she kept picturing the actors as their characters
while writing ``Return of the Trickster.'' Robinson said releasing the book with the knowledge that those visions won't be realized feels ``surreal.'' She declined to comment further on the cancellation of the CBC series. But Robinson she's had her fill of the film and TV world for a while. ``That was enough,'' she said. ``I'm done.'' Robinson's preferred medium is the page. But in crafting the supernatural final showdown in ``Return of the Trickster,'' the author said she sought to emulate the oral tradition of one-upmanship that shaped the trickster stories she was raised on. ``When I'm listening to two storytellers battling back and forth, it's always thrilling,'' said Robinson. ``I was hoping to have that same sense in the last book, that we've gone as far up as we can go.'' The final installment of the trilogy raises the
stakes for protagonist Jared _ who like his biological father, is a shape-shifting, dimension-trotting trickster _ as he faces off against his ogress aunt and her pack of organ-gobbling coy wolves. Jared is joined in this battle by a motley crew of mythical beings, including a witch, a sasquatch and an octopus monster. Robinson said Jared's strength lies not only in his supernatural abilities, but the connections he's made throughout the series. She feels the same is true of her own success, which she said wouldn't be possible without the support of her community. ``With the Haisla and Heiltsuk, you are an individual, but you're also thoroughly enmeshed in your community,'' said Robinson. ``If you're given a big name, you have a lot of status, but you also have a lot of crushing responsibility.''
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The Haudenosaunee People have had a long tradition of law and justice in their communities, and a tradition of hearing from all of the People in the community, on issues of importance. In that spirit, the Justice Department is reaching out to the you as we develop our strategic plan, which will guide us through the next five years of delivering services to Six Nations’ members. We will be asking questions to understand the community's expectations for how the Justice department delivers its' services and does its' work. The information we gather will inform that work moving forward. We invite you to share your thoughts by filling out the community survey through the link below https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QDZT8HT
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The first Indigenous player to break baseball’s “Red Barrier” was Louis Sockalexis, a 25-year-old member of the Penobscot Nation of Maine. He learned the game while attending a residential school. He was born on the Penobscot reservation on October 25th, 1871. Louis (Sox) Sockalexis, a pitcher and fielder, played in his first professional baseball game on April 22nd, 1897, suiting up for the Cleveland Spiders. He was an impressive-looking man with size and a ready smile. In an interview, Baseball Hall of Fame manager, Hughie Jennings, once referred to Sockalexis specifically. “No other player (besides Louis Sockalexis) ever crowded so many remarkable accomplishments into such a short time,” he said. Sockalexis played only two pro seasons with the Spiders before the team disbanded in 1899, and moved but left his mark as the first American Native to play professional baseball. But soon there would be others. According to the team website, after the Spiders franchise owner moved some of his best players to another league, they became the Cleveland Browns but would change its name again to the Cleveland Indians in memorial to Sackalexis after his death in 1919. The controversy over the team name lately had caused today’s owners of
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the franchise to change its name. One of the suggestions being floated is a return to the name the “Cleveland Spiders.” Many others would follow using baseball as a means of escape from the reservation. Bill Phyle, a Lakota, was born in 1875, was a pitcher/third baseman from 1898 to 1899 for the Chicago Orphans franchise, then traded to the New York Giants in 1901, and then the St. Louis Cardinals in 1906. On September 17, 1898, he pitched a shutout on his Major League debut with a 9-0 win over the Washington Senators. After retiring as an active player, Phyle became an umpire, and died in Los Angeles, in 1953, at age 78. In 1903 there was Ed Pinnance, an Ojibwe from Walpole Island, nicknamed “Peanuts” who pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 162 games, he finished the season with a 2.57 ERA. Lou Bruce was a pitcher and fielder, a pureblood Mohawk born at St. Regis, NY, January 16th, 1877. According to a contemporary news article which appeared in the
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TORONTO - The 2021 edition of the Toronto Blue Jays debuted a lot of new faces and some favourites from last season this past weekend. The COVID-19 situation has made the league revamp its entire schedule, but the preseason is now officially open as the Blue Jays took on the New York Yankees Sunday afternoon. The Jays came out with a 6-4 win on 10 hits, and one error. T.J. Zeuch earned the win on the mound as they displayed some very encouraging results, especially from their new blood. Among the veterans returning is a trim and ready Vlad Guerriel who admits letting himself get out of shape last season and arrived at training
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TORONTO - To say the Toronto Maple Leafs are hot, is like saying Ghost Peppers are “kinda spicy”. February was very kind to the Leafs, but the fire started in January with a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers, Jan 28th. They picked another point on the 30th with an OT loss versus the Oilers. Then came a very busy February when they took 19 of a possible 24 points into March1st, which they also won 3-0 against the Oilers. All three Leaf goalies have been great throughout. The Toronto Maple Leafs were still without goalie Frederik Anderson in the lineup, when the Leafs went up against the Oilers of Edmonton, Sunday afternoon. It was a battle of first versus second in the North division and in the end, the Leafs opened more distance between the two in the North Division rivalry. Jack Campbell got the
call to duty in the Leafs net and turned in a hard earned, 30 save, 4-0 shutout win. In fact the Leafs have been hot as a pistol in February with nine wins and two losses. Saturday night’s game was a fast moving and close checking game with neither side giving the other very little time with the puck making for a fast game. William Nylander continued his good fortune in front of the net by scoring Toronto’s first goal after netting the tying and the winning OT goal the night before. Nylander nestled one just inside the stick-side post assisted by Mitch Marner, to open the scoring at 14:13 of the first period. Marner added one of his own with a powerplay goal at 15:50 from John Tavaris and Joe Thornton, who was iffy to start the game after a lower body injury. Around halfway into the second, Leaf defenceman Jimmy Vesey dove headlong to poke a loose puck in his own zone up to Vesey who relayed to
a speeding Jason Spezza who made it a 3-0 game. Campbell’s shutout was nearly lost later in the frame when he was helped out by the crossbar, but the shutout remained still intact. At 13:34 of the third, Jack Hyman scored his fifth of the season from Pierre Engvall and Jake Muzzin with a rocket wrist shot to the top gloveside, for the 4-0 final and Campbell’s third shut out of the season. The win puts the Leafs firmly in first place in the North division with 16 wins, four losses, and two OT losses for 34 points as of Monday morning. Edmonton falls to 14-9-0 for 28 points, and a game in hand. Toronto’s dominance of Edmonton continues Wednesday before opening a two-game stand against the Vancouver Canucks, then eastward to Winnipeg for three. Over this past month and a few days, the Toronto Maple Leafs have outscored their opponents, 60-28.
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Bradley, Robert G. of North Tonawanda, entered into rest on February 23, 2021. Beloved husband of Vivian J. (nee Maracle) Bradley; devoted father of Scott Maracle, Michele Maracle, Robert (Ashie John) Bradley, Melissa (Pamela) Bradley, and Michael (Rachelle Reuben) Bradley and the late Tracy (Guy) General, the late Monica Maracle and the late William Longboat; survived by several loving grandchildren and great grandchildren; dear brother of Judy (Danny) Montour, William (Brenda) Bradley, James (late Lynn) Bradley and Ken (Sue) Bradley. Relatives and friends may visit the LOMBARDO FUNERAL HOME (Northtowns Chapel) 885 Niagara Falls Blvd. on Saturday from 3-8 PM, where a service will be held at 7 PM. There will be visitation at the Hyde & Mott Chapel, 60 Main St. S., Hagersville on Sunday from 6-8 p.m. (must register by calling 905-768-5733). A private family service & burial will be held on Monday, March 1, 2021 at Hyde & Mott Chapel. www.rhbanderson.com
Peacefully at home on Wednesday February 24, 2021 at the age of 72 years. Beloved wife of 54 years to Cecil Martin. Loving mother of Kerry (Joy), Nancy, Tammy (Derrick), and Blayne (Rachel). Dear grandma of Paul, John, Chris, Colt, Levi, Becky, Mickenzie, Connor, Neo, Corey, and Jody. Great grandma to Kairo “Gussy”, Diesel “Dio”, and Iceal “Iceman”. Sister of Helen, John, Willie, and Florence “DeeDee”. Aunt to many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by parents Roy & Phyllis (Hess) Henhawk, and siblings Roy Jr., Ozzie, Mary, Jean, Irma, Roger, and Rod. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The family extends a sincere thank you to the Six Nations Dialysis Unit, doctors, nurses, and personal support workers for their care. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Six Nations Dialysis Unit (make cheques payable to St. Joseph’s Healthcare) c/o 1745 Chiefswood Rd., Ohsweken, ON N0A 1M0, attn: Yolanda Berghegen. Arrangements by Styres Funeral Home, Ohsweken. www.rhbanderson. com “She now has her angel wings.”
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Expect to be in high demand this week, Aries. You have the time and energy to give to others, so make the most of each chance to lend someone a helping hand. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Now is a good time to focus on your relationships, Taurus. There may be a close friend who can use a little more attention from a confidante and you can fill that role.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 There is work to be done, Gemini. If your work space is a tad chaotic, then hunker down somewhere less hectic. This can provide the right environment for focus.
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