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Even though there were more walkers than bikers at this year’s Ride4Pride, Six Nations Pride Outreach organized a very successful third annual event. Vendors and merch tables were set up in the Six Nations Veterans' Memorial Park on Saturday, June 11 showcasing locally made pride-themed jewelry badges, pins, flags, t-shirts and more. Spectators and those participating in the ride were welcome to select from some of the swag. Even though the event’s namesake implies participants and supporters need to ride a bike, they don’t have to and won’t have to in years to come. The idea is to just get out and support your local LGBTQIA2S+ community. “You don’t have to bike to participate,” said Six Nations Pride Outreach Member Michael Hill last week while preparing for the ride. “The main idea is just to be active. There will

SN Ride4Pride bikers getting ready to start the route on Saturday, June 11.

be people walking, running, skateboarding, rollerblading and driving. Whatever means you have, you’re more than welcome to join.” Riders, walkers, runners,

rollerbladers and whoever else met at the Park early Saturday morning to check in and familiarize themselves with the new route. Six Nations Police kept

participants safe by leading the pack and taking them through residential areas in Ohsweken and up to Kool Kidz and back. There were staggered starts for

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the different groups of bikers walkers and runners as well as water stations, free snacks, strawberry juice, fresh fruit and other refreshments.

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Events across Ontario for Indigenous People’s Day STAFF REPORT

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In what promises to be an exciting Indigenous People’s Day (also known as Solidarity Day) after two years of lockdown stopped events countrywide, Ontario will be abuzz with activities and learning opportunities across the province this Tuesday. On June 21, a national day celebrating Indigenous people in Canada, you will be hard pressed to not find something do in your area to honour the rich history of Indigenous people in Canada. -Six Nations is once again hosting its annual celebration that features a free midway for all community members. The event starts at 1 pm at the Six Nations Sports and Cultural Memorial Centre. Music starts at 1 pm. There will a free community bbq of hot dogs, hamburgers, and watermelon. Guests are asked to bring their own drinks. General entry is at

Lawrence Jonathan Lane, entry for seniors is at the main gate on Fourth Line. Volunteers are needed. Please email commsofficer@sixnations.ca -In the evening on June 21, Six Nations is hosting an outdoor screening of Run Woman Run with a chance to meet the cast and crew! Run Woman Run is a poignant film about a single mom who reclaims her power while she trains for a marathon. The screening will be held at The Gathering Place at 8:30 p.m. Volunteers needed as well. Email sncoas@sixnations.ca -The Brantford Region Indigenous Support Centre (BRISC) will be hosting a smoke dance competition and social on June 21. Registration starts at 2 p.m. Competition from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and social from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is located at Mohawk Park in Brantford. Water and snacks will be available. -In Mississauga, a Solidarity Day event will be held at Mississauga Celebration Square at 6 p.m. -The City of Hamilton will host an event featur-

ing drumming, speakers, singing and cake starting at 1 p.m. in front of City Hall. -Toronto will celebrate Indigenous Day with a star-studded event at Yonge Dundas Square from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. featuring a host of talent, including Gary Farmer, Logan States, Jace Martin, Derek Miller, and many more! -in London, starting at 6 a.m. with a sunrise ceremony, Indigenous Day will be celebrated at The Green (Whortley Village) with food, vendors, singers, dancers, and more. -St. Catharines is hosting a Land Back unity jam from 4 p.m. to sunset at 250 St. Paul Street. National Aboriginal Day (now National Indigenous Peoples Day) was announced in 1996 by then-Governor General of Canada, Roméo LeBlanc, through a proclamation declaring June 21 every year as National Aboriginal Day.

It feels like forever since the last time community members gathered together for a fun fair to celebrate Indigenous People's Day on Six Nations. This year the in-person community events have returned with modifications for COVID safety -- first with the Bread and Cheese parade and dispersion at the Ohsweken Arena and now with Indigenous People's Day. Free midway is back this year starting at 1 p.m. along with a free barbeque. Photo from the 2019 event where some excited participants rode the human centrifuge for quips and giggles. LAFORCE

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Lynnwood Arts opens with Rebuild, Restore, Renew Together exhibit STAFF REPORT

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Lynnwood Arts has opened their doors with the launch of the exhibit Rebuild, Restore, Renew Together. The exhibit, in partnership with the Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk Catholic District School Board, and support from Peace Hills Trust, features five Indigenous artists, Michael Barber, Tristyn Day, Julie Mallon, Nikki Shawana, and Michael Green. The exhibit opened on June 9 and closes on June 30. In the spirit of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action, the project is shining a light on artists that are creating new and vibrant works, while at the same time, honouring the traditions of their ancestors. This exhibition features a variety of art disciplines and helps to foster the building of student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect. Throughout the month of June, more than 650 school students across Brant, Haldimand and

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Norfolk will tour Lynnwood Arts and participate in workshops conducted by the five artists. These artists will share their process, wisdom, and culture with local students. Through the various workshops, students will paint spirit animals from the Seven Grandfather Teachings, learn hoop dancing, and create dream catchers. “Lynnwood is thrilled to showcase these five outstanding Indigenous artists. The opportunity for school students to participate in workshops with the artists provides a lasting opportunity to

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Independent position created for the search for missing children STAFF REPORT

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Kimberly Murray has been named the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves. Her appointment to the newly-created federal position, announced last week by Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Canada David Lametti and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller, will ensure any work done on unmarked and hidden graves at former residential schools will be done with culturally appropriate treatment. For the past year, Murray served as the executive oversight lead of the Six Nations Survivors’ Secretariat, which was created to oversee the search for unmarked or hidden graves at the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford. A search of the school yard began last fall using

Kim Murray is the Independent Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves. The position will ensure cultural authenticity and safety for any work done surrounding unmarked graves at former residential school sites. INDSPIRE

ground-penetrating radar. The investigation is being handled as a criminal matter jointly between the Six Nations Police, Brantford Police and OPP. Murray, a member of the Kahnesatake Mohawk Nation, will begin her new role on June 14. As the special interlocutor, Murray will work with Indigenous communities and survivors to “recommend a new federal legal framework to ensure the respectful and culturally appropriate treatment and protection of unmarked graves and burial sites of

children at former residential schools” according to a press release from Six Nations of the Grand River. The position is independent and non-partisan. “I am pleased to see Kimberly Murray appointed to this role to continue the important work of bringing justice to our lost children and our Survivors,” said Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill. “She has done meaningful work with the Survivors’ Secretariat and we look forward to continuing to support her in her new role at the federal level.”

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SNGRDC donates books to Six Nations elementary schools STAFF REPORT

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The Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development Corporation is donating books written by Indigenous authors to Six Nations schools as part of National Indigenous Day celebrations on June 21. The donation is part of SNGRDC’s aim to increase literacy through its Community Collaborators program. The Community Collaborators program brings additional funding to Six Nations through sponsorship on behalf of SNGRDC partners. The funding is reserved to bring community-oriented events to Six Nations. SNGRDC has planned three initiatives for the 2022 program. In recognition of Solidarity Day, SNGRDC has purchased a set of books through Raven Reads –

an Indigenous literacy subscription box – to be donated to six elementary schools on Six Nations. Each book is written by an Indigenous author, further amplifying Indigenous voices. The first point of support for the program this year was the purchase of prizes for the Community Awareness fundraiser raffle at Chiefswood Park, where $1,573.45 was raised for the Kawenní:io/ Gaweni:yo School Building Fund. The event saw over 200 attendees and offered raffle prizes for home, local and major league events, and local experiences. The final event will be held in October, with details to come. SNGRDC manages the Six Nations’ economic interests in 20 renewable energy projects and numerous economic development opportunities, in and around the Six Nations territory.

Six Nations Cannabis Commission issues second production license STAFF REPORT

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The Six Nations Cannabis Commission has issued its first production license. The SNCC announced last week it has issued a production license to a business called Bloom Cannabis, owned by a Six Nations band member and local entrepreneur. “Having a licenced producer that has worked cooperatively with the SNCC to build a state of the art growing facility will now allow retailers licenced by the SNCC to purchase locally grown, safe product at competitive prices in the coming months,” said SNCC Chair Nahnda Garlow. “The hard work and ingenuity of Six Nations entrepreneurs is the foundation of our community’s economy. Licensed cannabis industry participants and business owners are asserting Indigenous economic sovereignty and investing in the future of

The Six Nations Cannabis Commission has issued a cannabis production license to Bloom Cannabis. The company will give back a portion of all sales to a community contribution fund and it's license guarantees ownership of the producer is by a Six Nations community member. FILE

our community by abiding by the health and safety regulations outlined in the Six Nations of the Grand River Cannabis Control Law (SNGRCCL) and giving back a portion of

all sales to a community contribution.” Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council created the SNCC in 2018 and tasked it with forming regulations for the

cannabis industry on Six Nations. The Six Nations Cannabis Control law came into effect on June 21, 2021.

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Living water: Northern Indigenous communities' use and perceptions of drinking water By Mylene Ratelle and Jessie Yakeleya In Indigenous communities that have lacked access to safe water for years, getting access to a safe water supply is crucial. However, perceptions of the water supply — not just how it tastes and smells, but also trust in the source's safety — affect consumption. It is estimated that Canada is in eighth position of the most renewable freshwater resources per capita on the planet. Unfortunately, not everyone has access to safe drinking water. In particular, water security is a challenge for Indigenous communities. Twenty-eight First Nations still have long-term drinking water advisories, meaning no home access to safe drinking water. This lack of safe water may be linked to indirect adverse health effects. These include things like drinking sweetened beverages as an alternative to water, and not being able to achieve optimal hygiene or prevention of infection transmission (for example, hand washing to prevent COVID-19). It is also associated with the environmental burden of things — like single-use plastic bottles — as well as

economic, social, cultural and spiritual impacts. Limited access to safe drinking water In December 2021, a compensation process was authorized for those who suffered from a lack of reliable access to clean water, resulting in an $8-billion settlement. The federal government has promised to end all long-term drinking water advisories on First Nations communities by 2025, after failing to achieve this by the previous deadline of March 2021. Several First Nations, such as Bay of Quinte First Nation in Ontario, have now ended their long-term advisories. Since 2015, 132 long-term drinking water advisories have been lifted. Having access to safe drinking water at home can also be associated with limitations for Indigenous communities. These include the high expenses to maintain water treatment systems, the reliance on trucked-in water and challenges to retain certified water operators, who operate and monitor water plant and distribution equipment. The perception of tap water After decades of not having access to safe wa-

ter, Potlotek First Nation (Nova Scotia) now has a proper water treatment plant. However, because of their experiences with unsafe water, residents still have concerns and are skeptical about the safety of the water. Similar concerns about drinking water quality have been reported as far away as remote Indigenous communities of Australia. Taste and smell are the main factors impacting the perception of water and consumption practices. We may think that remote northern Indigenous communities have more trust in their tap water, as they have access to pure water far from urban centres. Two of the top 10 biggest lakes on the planet are found in northern Canada, in the Northwest Territories, home of only about 45,000 residents. However, resource development and climate change, colonial relations and historical polluting industrial activities may have contributed to the perception of low-quality water in remote communities, resulting in low trust in the drinking water supply. Low trust in tap water in northern Indigenous communities With a collaborative

team including academics and Indigenous northern collaborators, we aimed to understand the extent of this situation. We completed a study to characterize the consumption of water and identify the perception of water in 10 Indigenous communities from the Northwest Territories and Yukon, Canada. Those communities have access to treated tap water delivered to house tanks by truck. We used a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods, in surveys and focus groups, to better understand the limitations of drinking water. Our survey findings indicate that 19 per cent of respondents did not consume any water in the previous 24 hours. Of the people drinking water, one-third drank more bottled water than tap water, and 40 per cent drank more coffee or tea than water. About two per cent of the respondents had consumed water collected directly from a water body nearby during the previous day _ which was in wintertime _ and five per cent of respondents mentioned a lake or river as a main source of their drinking water overall through the year. Both during the con-

sultation meetings and through the surveys, we heard that the smell and taste of chlorine was the main factor limiting the consumption of tap water. Concerns about chlorine in the water were significantly associated with the consumption of water from the land. During a followup discussion with a small group of Elders in an on-the-land camp, we gathered stories on the importance of untreated water and snow for traditional practices. Snow was identified as the best water for making tea. Interestingly, there are scientific reasons to justify the differences in the taste, odour and appearance of tea prepared with tap water versus snow or ice water. The thin, dark layer floating on the surface of tea is a combination of oil from the tea leaves and insoluble compounds such as calcium and magnesium, precipitated by heating. As snow does not pass through the ground and does not accumulate ground minerals, this observation should be low. Indigenous knowledge informs science. Current ongoing water quality monitoring from samples taken at the water plant as well as in lakes and rivers does not show

any red flags of chemical contamination. Decolonizing waters Water from the Land is consumed for various reasons: as an alternative to unsafe tap water and expensive bottled water, as a perceived healthier and safer option, as a preferred taste and for cultural and traditional practices. However, preference of tap water is limited. This led us to two main conclusions. First, water is life and protecting the natural sources of water is essential for the wellness and health of those Indigenous communities. Second, universal access to safe drinking water in First Nations is a must. While decolonizing water and rebuilding trust in water will take time, it might be a key element to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Providing access to safe water is more than building water treatment plants. It is to engage with communities to remove all the limitations of drinking water, including colonial and historical inequities and lack of empowerment, so Indigenous people can rebuild their relationship with and regenerate their trust in water.

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Thrips. No, it’s not an STI even though it sounds like it could be – thrips are a plant parent’s worst nightmare and could easily take out a few of your favourite plants if you don’t realize you’ve caught them soon enough! Basically lice but for plants, these sneaky little insects like to show up unannounced, stay hidden, and you usually don’t notice you’ve got a problem until it’s much too late. If you ever find yourself in this predicament, I hate to say it but sometimes the easiest solution is to toss your plant, have a little funeral for it, acknowledge you were a neglectful parent and move on. Here are some tips I’ve gath-

ered from www.almanac. com and my own experience dealing with the little nasties. How to tell you have thrips: Clear indicators of thrips are if you see tiny black specks on your leaves and buds. Other insects leave black specs on plants too, so use a magnifying glass to confirm that your pests are thrips. An easy way to look for thrips is to bang a branch or leaves over a sheet of white paper and compare what you see with the image shown above or do a quick Google search. Adult thrips are slender and tiny. Their colours can be anywhere from yellow to brown or black, and if you try to get close to them, they will probably leap or fly away. They have narrow, fringed wings and the nymphs look like even smaller adults, though they tend to be light green or yellow rather than darker colors. Their wings are also not fully developed, and they sometimes have red eyes.

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What are thrips: Thrips are tiny insects about as fat as a sewing needle that dine on many plants around the globe. Also known as thysanoptera or thunderflies, thrips are sucking insects that can cause damage to plants; however, the damage they cause can be much worse if they transmit viruses to your plants too.

Damage Control: Thrips damage includes streaks, silvery speckling, and small white patches on your plants. This happens because the thrips suck plant cells from many garden plants, flowers, fruits, and shade trees. If you have a major infestation of thrips, your plants might be stunted with damaged flowers and fruit. The

damage that you notice might instead come from the virus that the thrips spread — usually, tomato spotted wilt virus. How to get rid of thrips: To keep thrips populations under control you can try using yellow or blue sticky traps. Another method you can try is to shake your plant's branches or stems to knock them

`Ìt's not a veto power, but what it is, is the opportunity for consent to be provided,'' Rankin said. The difference between a typical environmental assessment process and a consent-based one, is that the Tahltan will have an opportunity to give consent to the process in advance, Rankin said. The B.C. government will then conduct the assessment and if it passes, the project will go straight to permitting. `Òur hope is that because of the robust involvement of the Tahltan along the way, with the environmental assessment side of things, the permitting should go much more quickly,'' Rankin said. The goal is also for the B.C. environmental assessment to replace any federal one, he said. Tahltan president Chad Norman Day said it's `èxtremely important'' that the nation's rights and values are at the heart of any project on its territory. Becoming the first

Indigenous group to sign such an agreement is an accomplishment, he said. ``I often tell people that whether the government is orange, or red, or blue or green, the Tahltan nation is always going to be covered in a lot of gold, silver, copper and a lot of other minerals. So, it's important that we build these structures, and that we do it properly,'' he said. Tahltan territory covers about 11 per cent of the

province and contains the richest mineral potential in B.C., including the ``Golden Triangle,'' where private-sector investment has been and continues to be significant, according to the B.C. government. The proposed mine at Eskay Creek is about 85 kilometres northwest of Stewart, B.C. Skeena Resources Ltd. acquired the land in 2020 and has proposed a new high-grade, open-pit gold

off and catch them on a cloth you can then dispose of. Thrips have an interesting life cycle so even if you think you’ve got them all there could still be eggs waiting to hatch deep within a plant's stem. A few rounds of insecticidal soap will kill them. Follow the package’s directions and spray the plants twice, three days apart and the thrips should disappear. You can redo the process a few times if you want to be sure. To help ensure your infected plant doesn’t spread to your entire collection, as soon as you see you have thrips you need to remove that plant from the room and isolate it. Green Tip: You can plant various flowers to attract beneficial insects that are natural predators to thrips. Some good predators include pirate bugs, lacewings, and lady bugs.

B.C. and First Nation reach first 'consent based' agreement on mining

The Canadian Press VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it has entered a first-of-its-kind ``consent-based'' agreement with a First Nation over land use, changing the way resource projects move forward in its territory. The agreement with the Tahltan Central Government affects how decisions are made as part of the environmental assessment process for the Eskay Creek mining project, but the province said the shared intent is to create a model for sustainable mining and environmental standards. Premier John Horgan announced the agreement Monday, saying it represents a ``true partnership'' between the Tahltan and the province that recognizes the nation's rights and title. ``Globally, this is profound,'' Horgan said. ``When investors look to British Columbia, they

will look to a territory, a jurisdiction, that has shared decision-making at its foundation so that we can develop the unique resources that we have here to meet the needs of a changing environment.'' The deal is the first in Canada made according to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, said Murray Rankin, minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation. The declaration calls for the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples when governments make decisions that affect them. In November 2019, British Columbia adopted the Declaration Act into law, making it the first jurisdiction in the country to formally implement it. However, the NDP government has repeatedly said that free, prior and informed consent does not mean ``veto power'' over proposed resource projects. That was reiterated Monday.

and silver mine at the site. It was previously the location of an underground gold and silver mine from 1994 until it closed in 2008. Justin Himmelright, senior vice-president of external affairs and sustainability with Skeena Resources, said the original mine left a legacy of assets including road access and tailings management facilities.

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Finding accurate information during Indigenous History Month DONNA DURIC

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When it comes to Indigenous history, many people say they never learned the truth growing up in Canada. We often hear the term “whitewashed” when it comes to settler-colonial history in North America. Mainstream sources of information, including media outlets and provincial curricula, have often been not only inaccurate but downright wrong about Indigenous history and the Indigenous experience in Canada. With the month of June being Indigenous History Month, the Two Row Times sought out reliable sources of historically accurate information for anyone wishing to learn more about Indigenous people and Indigenous history.

If you have the time, the University of Alberta has a free online Indigenous Studies course. Another option for online learning is through the Downie Wenjack Fund Website at www.downiewenjack.ca. The Downie Wenjack Fund is part of the legacy from the late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, who was passionate about reconciliation with Indigenous people. The charity is named after Chanie Wenjack, a young Indigenous boy in Ontario who froze to death trying to escape a residential school. Another good source of information is the Good Minds store at www.goodminds.com. The store carries a massive selection of Indigenous publications for all ages. So much information about the Indigenous experience is concentrated in one place at the online book store. You’ll find atlases, history

books, cultural books, art books, fiction and non-fiction books alike. It has specific resources and tabs on its main menu for educators, as well as teaching guides, workbooks and teaching resources. And of course, on Six Nations, there is the Six Nations Public Library with staff who will help you find what you’re looking for. Another highly-recommended website is www. sheckonneechie.ca. It is all about Indigenous history. And with pandemic restrictions lifting or lifted, Indigenous-based museums and cultural resource centres are re-opening, with in-person events and opportunities to learn about Indigenous people and Indigenous history. The Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford is a popular place for exhibits and they even do virtual tours, as well.

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Residential school survivors tell their expectations of the Pope's visit STAFF REPORT

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WINNIPEG — Residential school survivors say they hope the Pope's visit to Canada next month will include a direct apology for the Roman Catholic Church's role in running the institutions. Members of the National Indian Residential School Circle of Survivors hosted three days of meetings to discuss what they expect from the visit and reconciliation with the church. On Wednesday, survivors met with three Roman Catholic bishops to share their wishes. ``I expect the Pope to apologize on behalf of the Catholic Church in the right way,'' said Ken Young, a former Assembly of First Nations regional chief for Manitoba. ``There has to be some recognition that the (Catholic) Church is responsible for what happened. The

Pope can represent that responsibility in a statement that says that.'' Pope Francis is to stop in Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut. The capital cities of Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit are to act as bases for the trip from July 24 to July 29. He committed to visiting Canada in April after meetings with First Nations, Inuit and Metis groups at the Vatican, where he apologized for the deplorable conduct of church members involved in residential schools. Indigenous delegates had told the Pope that they expected an apology to be delivered on Canadian soil. Young said Wednesday the group of survivors drafted wording for an apology and gave it to the bishops. He added language is important and the apology must include ownership and responsibility on the Catholic Church's behalf for its role in the harmful experiences Indigenous

The Pope will be asked to give a specific and direct apology for the Roman Catholic church's role in running residential schools in Canada, for their part in the cultural genocide against indigenous children and families in Canada. FILE

children and their families faced, instead of placing blame on individuals within the church. ``We expect the Pope to do no less and say no less,'' Young said. An estimated 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools in Canada and more than 60 per cent of

the schools were run by the Catholic Church. Archbishop Richard Smith of Edmonton, who spoke with survivors Wednesday, said the Pope and the Vatican are open to hearing from survivors. ``He'll do the right thing. He'll say the right thing, whatever that ends up being, because he

really wants this to be a step forward in the whole healing process,'' Smith said. ``How he says it is the prevailing, outstanding issue.'' Work is still ongoing to find the wording that will ``land well for everybody,'' he said. The group of residential school survivors also spoke about their disappointment at being excluded from the trip planning. They want the papal visit expanded to more locations beyond the scheduled stops. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops previously said the Vatican selected the three cities based on the length of the trip, the vast size of Canada and the health of the 85-year-old pontiff. Smith doesn't expect changes will be made to the trip. He said the bishops of Canada are committed to working with survivors and all Indigenous people during and after the visit. Ted Quewezance, inter-

im chair of the survivors' group and the former chief of Keeseekoose First Nation, said this work is already happening in different regions. ``The bishops are working with survivors. The big priority is how do we get our survivors to Edmonton,'' he said Wednesday. The group and the Catholic Church are working to get survivors to Alberta and are looking at chartering busses, Young said. He said he left the meeting with an open mind. ``I have a positive feeling that we're going to get the work done and that the Catholic Church is going to be there supporting us.'' The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program has a hotline to help residential school survivors and their relatives suffering trauma invoked by the recall of past abuse. The number is 1-866-925-4419.

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Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day across Turtle Island The Canadian Press National Indigenous Peoples Day takes place on the summer solstice, June 21 and is a special occasion to learn more about the rich and diverse cultures, voices, experiences and histories of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. According to canada.ca learning about Indigenous Peoples, places and experiences is a step forward each Canadian can take on the path to reconciliation. As organizations continue to plan for Indigenous Peoples Day throughout this month, here are some ways the day is planned to be celebrated in Ontario and other provinces. Across the country, events will highlight the heritage, history and remarkable achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Use the interactive map found at canada.ca to find activities happening in your community. Share your experience on social media by using the #NIPD2022 and #NIPDCanada hashtags. Amanda Grieves Jingle Dress Creation – MB: The first day of summer (Summer Solstice) there will be a table set up in Maclean Park in Thompson, Man., with two pre-cut dresses. Visitors are invited to sew and attach the jingles to the dress throughout the day. When complete, the two dresses will be presentee to the city as part of reconciliation. This event is sponsored by Manitoba Arts Council. Indigenous Arts Festival at Fort York – ON: Come together June 18 and 19 at Fort York in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Month. Join for a free community-focused event with traditional and contemporary Indigenous music, dance, artisan and culinary experiences of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples living across Turtle Island and Indigenous Communities around the world. Carnegie Community Centre’s virtual commemoration of Indigenous cultures – BC: Join Carnegie Community Centre’s virtual commemoration of Indigenous cultures and

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the Downtown Eastside, in partnership with UBC Learning Exchange. This online cultural sharing event will include a welcome from Squamish Chief Bill Williams, performances from Carnegie’s lexwst’i:lem drum group and Children of Takaya dancers, a virtual tour with the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, and artist talks with the Museum of Anthropology. Mawiomi National Indigenous Peoples day celebration – NL: Indigenous crafts, art, and food vendors coming together to celebrate each other through the First Light Friendship Center. Registration is free, and a table and chair will be provided to each vendor, but vendors are required to bring any additional materials needed. National Indigenous Peoples Day Welcome Event – AB: Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity invites visitors to National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrations Welcome Event hosted by Indigenous Leadership's Simon Ross, Indigenous Arts' Janine Windolph, and Îyârhe Nakoda Elder Alice Kaquitts. This is an opportunity to learn more about the significance of the day and the importance of the relationships between Indigenous peoples and Canada. Register in advance: National Indigenous Peoples Day Twin Flames Musical Event – AB: Join husband and wife duo Twin Flames for a night of indie rock, synth rock and folkpop delivered through a mix of English, French, and Inuktitut FREE on the Jenny Belzberg stage. Can't attend the concert in person? Look for a link to watch the livestream on June 21. At First Light: Tsi Tewentahróhos – ON: Celebrations for National Indige-

nous Peoples Day and the Summer Solstice will start at 5:59 a.m. on Friday, June 21. A traditional Sunrise Ceremony will be led by local fire keeper, Al McDonald, and local Haudenosaunee Community Member, Fran Davis. After the ceremony, you are then welcome to come inside of THEMUSEUM for music, dancing, and of course – coffee. Spend some time browsing the exhibitions, such as SPECTRUM and Brain: The World Inside Your Head, for a creative start to your day. At First Light: Tsi Tewentahróhos is presented in partnership with the Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre and the City of Kitchener. National Indigenous Peoples Day – Yukon: The Yukon events encourage everyone to participate. There will be live music, artist demonstrations, traditional food, special ceremonies and much more; running races under the midnight sun; kayak and canoe races; motorcycle event. KWE! Meet Indigenous Peoples – QB: Highlighting the cultural richness of the 11 nations in Québec; taste culinary specialties, artistic and musical performances, workshops on traditional knowledge, and discussions on the issues and realities affecting Indigenous communities all in the promotion of reconciliation. Runs from June 17 to 21. Lennox Island First Nation – PEI: Lennox Island is a great destination to learn about Mi’kmaq culture any day. While not promoting a specific National Indigenous Peoples Day event there are many unique experiences that will make any visit enjoyable. Try their bannock and clam bake, quill work on birch bark, or drum making.

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First Nations search former residential school sites, find anomalies CANADIAN PRESS

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WINNIPEG — Chiefs from two First Nations in Manitoba say their communities are still looking for answers after finding possible graves using ground-penetrating radar at the sites of former residential schools that were run by the Roman Catholic Church. Sagkeeng First Nation found 190 anomalies in the soil and Minegoziibe Anishinabe First Nation located six. Initial data shows the irregularities fit some of the criteria for graves, but both communities say more information is needed. The news was recently shared with community members. ``We are going to take our time and make sure we do the right thing,'' said Sagkeeng Chief Derrick Henderson. Sagkeeng's efforts began last year. Residential school survivors shared their memories of areas they thought could have graves linked to the Fort Alexander Residential School. The school was opened in 1905 in the community of Fort Alexander, which later became Sagkeeng First Nation. It ran until 1970 and had a reputation for abuse. Survivors told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission about starvation and harsh discipline.

The community worked with a drone company which conducted ground-penetrating radar on three levels. Henderson said it found two locations with anomalies. Neither is a known graveyard, but both were spots residential school survivors had pointed to on maps before the search began. Henderson said leadership will be consulting with elders, survivors and pipe carriers to decide next steps to confirm whether there are graves. ``How do we start excavating?'' Henderson pondered. ``I probably have to bring in archeologists. There's a lot of work to be done yet.'' When the information was shared with community members, they had a feast and ceremony, he said. Many community members are struggling with unanswered questions as more anomalies are found, Henderson said. It will take time to find certainty, he added, and only after that can closure and healing begin. ``Now we know locations. Now we know there's something.'' At the Minegoziibe Anishinabe First Nation, six anomalies are under a church on the site of the former Pine Creek Residential School, said Chief Derek Nepinak. Survivors had asked that the area be examined

because of ``horror stories'' about what happened in the basement of the church, he said. The First Nation is treating the area like a potential crime scene, he said. ``We are searching for answers, but what we are doing is arriving at more questions,'' he said. Minegoziibe Anishinabe also hired a drone technol-

ogy company that specializes in ground-penetrating radar. The company used a cart to perform a ground search under the church due to the confined space, a community notice said. Survivors and community members have directed leadership to do another, more detailed radar search of the basement. The community is still

waiting for results from another area that is suspected to have unmarked burial sites, the chief said. The Pine Creek school ran from 1890 to 1969 in a few different buildings on a large plot of land. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has a record of 21 child deaths at the school and survivors have long spoken about abuse at

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the institution. Nepinak said the First Nation has gone through records and knows of dozens of children who died while attending the school but there could be others who are not part of that history. Healing will take time, he said. The hope is that it will inform future generations.

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Some ideas for reconciliation By Claire Bélanger-Parker Ed. note: This article was originally published on Dec. 14, 2020. A few years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) presented its report and along with it, 94 recommendations. How far have we come in creating positive changes in our relationships with Indigenous Nations? What story will our descendants share in the next 150 years? Everyone would agree that the TRC revealed a dark history, but it does not have to define our future, on the contrary, Canadians and Canadian companies can influence positive changes for the future. In a past interview, the Honourable Paul Martin summed it up beautifully: “In terms of this idea of guilt we should know our history and our history is not very pretty. I can’t answer for what happened 50 years ago, but if my grandchildren ask me what I did in my life in terms of this issue and there hasn’t

been an improvement, then I certainly should feel guilt and I don’t want to and I don’t think any Canadian wants to.” Earlier this year, the leadership of the Crane Rental Association of Canada (CRAC) answered the call to action and began working toward Indigenous engagement. It started with a conversation that led to a greater understanding of the 630 First Nation communities in Canada. As CRAC-ACLG continues on this journey, it is important to remember that simple actions can produce great results. If an organization is ready to embark on a discovery journey, here are some ideas to consider: - The Government of Canada and the University of Alberta have excellent online learning tools, free of charge. - Signing up for Indigenous newspapers and magazines and having them available in your staff room will create awareness of surrounding communities. - Watching APTN to gain a better understanding of

the news coverage Indigenous people are watching will give you great insight. - Listening to Indigenous radio stations and engaging in the conversation may create new opportunities. - Placing advertising in local and national Indigenous media will get you visible. - Including Indigenous interesting facts in your internal newsletters will keep your staff informed and interested. - Showcasing Indigenous artists by purchasing their works of art and prominently displaying them in their places of business. - Creating a bursary or scholarship for Indigenous students that aligns with your business could build your future workforce. - Sponsoring Indigenous events or activities will create visibility. - Fostering an internal culture that encourages staff and business associates to reach out and become better informed about the Indigenous community.

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Indigenous leaders survey members to explore racist responses when status cards used CANADIAN PRESS

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VANCOUVER — The Union of BC Indian Chiefs is asking its members how much racism or discrimination they encounter when presenting their status card at banks or retail outlets. A news release from the organization says members will be asked to take part in an online survey to determine the extent of difficulties they face when using the card that confirms they are a registered status Indian under the Indian Act. Using the card can ensure access to certain rights and benefits, including some tax exemptions, but the group's vice-president, Chief Don Tom, says there is a lack of data on what happens

when status cards are presented, so the survey will provide a way to measure the problem. Kukpi7 Judy Wilson, the group's secretary-treasurer, says it's hoped at least 1,000 status card users share their experiences. She says results of the study will be made public and will be used in ongoing and future legal proceedings as the organization works toward positive change. The survey follows the 2019 arrest and handcuffing of Heiltsuk First Nation member Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter as they presented their status cards while opening an account for the young girl at a Vancouver bank. An investigation has since determined the two Vancouver police officers committed misconduct when they detained and

handcuffed the pair and both officers were disciplined and ordered to write apologies to Maxwell and his granddaughter. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says the online survey is ``critical'' to determining the extent of discrimination encountered when presenting a status card. The responses will ``give us the tools we need to make change in the courts of law and public opinion,'' Phillip says in the statement. ``It will also tell us more about how Indigenous people adapt their clothes, their demeanour and their conversation to avoid racism,'' he says. The survey, posted on the Union of BC Indian Chiefs website is open to eligible participants until July 1.

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Creating space for Indigenous and non-Indigenous business JACE KOBLUN

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Ed. note: This article was originally published on Feb. 21, 2020, in Rock to Road magazine. If you don’t understand Indigenous people, how will you work with Indigenous people? JP Gladu asked that to a room full of business owners and managers at the Ontario Road Builders’ Association Convention and AGM (ORBA), encouraging them to create workplaces where Indigenous communities can manage wealth, rather than poverty. ORBA’s convention took place at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto Feb. 2 to 4, 2020, on the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Haudenosaunee. Gladu, the at-the-time president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB), said there are several op-

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portunities and challenges toward building a modern economy with Canada’s Indigenous entrepreneurs. “Whether you like this government or not, this government has made Indigenous relationship a top priority, and you can see it in its current policies and what they’ve been doing,” he says. “You see it in anything that’s going on in infrastructure in this country.” Gladu mentioned the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its 94 Calls to Action, which released in 2015, encouraging anyone who has not read it yet to at least read some top key points. The purpose of the

commission, organized by the parties of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, was to create a historical account of the residential schools, help people to heal, and encourage reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. “There’s something in there for everyone to engage with an Indigenous person or community to advance our relationship,” he says. CCAB focuses on economic reconciliation and what that looks like. “Our people have been managing poverty for over 150 years, and I can tell you, that that is no fun. So, we’re here to create a space as an organization between Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations to help our country, as well as really honing in on the Indigenous community to create a place where we’re actually managing wealth,” says Gladu. Gladu is Anishinaabe from Thunder Bay, Ont., and the grandson of

two residential school survivors. One of his grandfathers worked for TransCanada Pipelines in northern Ontario, and the other was a logger. Gladu shared this part of his story to emphasize that his grandparents working encouraged his parents to work, which broke the cycle of dependency. “I was the very first person in my family history to go beyond high school, get a college diploma,” he says. Gladu has over two decades of experience in the natural resource sector. His career path includes work with Indigenous communities and organizations, environmental non-government organizations, industry and governments from across Canada. “So, you can start to see there are so many incredible Indigenous leaders across this country, that are doing incredible work—there is this wave coming.” Gladu said for him, that was because his parents had a job. “Imagine if we start to

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unleash the capacity of our country with more Indigenous people in employment,” Gladu says there in a storyline of an Indigenous economy emerging in Canada. The Indigenous economy contributes $31 billion to Canada’s GDP, according to CCAB’s research. Indigenous entrepreneurs make up $12 billion of that total. Gladu said it is estimated there are over 50,000 aboriginal businesses looking for business opportunities. “Business is business and you know it doesn’t matter the colour of your skin; man, woman, LGBT, it doesn’t matter. You build a business together,” he says. Gladu used Aecon Group as an example. Aecon is a Canadian construction company providing services to private and public sector clients across its three core segments of Infrastructure, Industrial, and Concessions. Aecon partners with Six Nations, a territory near Brantford, Ont. “They do road construc-

tion; they’re working on the Ontario 401; they’ve done solar installations and all sorts of construction jobs,” says Gladu. “Aecon recognizes what is to come and they’ve positioned themselves in a place where they can benefit from one another.” Gladu concluded his session by calling all non-Indigenous leaders in the room to engage and work with Indigenous communities and future employees, adding that he hopes listeners recognize there are myriad opportunities for companies to engage people like him and Indigenous businesses. “If you haven’t done business with Indigenous people, hired Aboriginal people, made the time and effort to visit an Indigenous community, you’re not going to understand us,” he says. “And if you don’t understand us, how are you going to work with us? And if you don’t work with us, you’re going to lose your competitiveness.”

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Native children's remains to be moved from Army cemetery The Canadian Press CARLISLE — For more than a century they were buried far from home, in a small cemetery on the grounds of the U.S. Army War College. Now they're heading home. The Army began disinterring the remains of eight Native American children who died at a government-run boarding school at the Carlisle Barracks, with the children's closest living relatives poised to take custody. The disinterment process, which began over the weekend, is the fifth at Carlisle since 2017. More than 20 sets of Native remains were transferred to family members in earlier rounds. The children had lived at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, where thousands of Native children were taken from their families and forced to assimilate to white society as a matter of U.S. policy _ their hair cut and their clothing, language and culture stripped.

More than 10,000 children from more than 140 tribes passed through the school between 1879 and 1918, including famous Olympian Jim Thorpe. ``If you survived this experience and were able to go back home, you were a stranger. You couldn't even speak the language your parents spoke,'' said Rae Skenandore, of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin. She is a relative of Paul Wheelock, one of the children whose remains will be disinterred. The off-reservation government boarding schools — Carlisle was the first, with 24 more that followed — ``ripped apart tribes and communities and families,'' said Skenandore, adding she lost part of her own culture and language as a result. ``I don't know if we can ever forgive.'' She and her mother, 83-year-old Loretta Webster, plan to make the trip to Carlisle later this month. Webster said her own father ran away from a similar boarding school in

Wisconsin when he was 12. ``It was like a a prison camp, what they were putting these little kids in,'' Webster said. ``It's a part of our history that's really traumatic and still affects the community today.'' The children to be disinterred came from the Washoe, Catawba, Umpqua, Ute, Oneida and Aleut tribes. The sex and approximate age of each child will be verified, according to Renea Yates, director of the Office of Army Cemeteries, with archeological and anthropological support from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ``We conduct a very dignified disinterment of each child ... and then we do a very dignified transfer ceremony, sending the children back with their families,'' Yates said. The small cemetery has been enclosed with privacy fencing during the disinterment process, which is expected to conclude in July.

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Feds need to deliver meaningful benefits to First Nations families CANADIAN PRESS

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OTTAWA — As the first Canada Child Benefit cheques were mailed in 2016, cabinet ministers fanned out across the country to raise awareness about the Liberals' landmark new program to lift children out of poverty. Then-Indigenous affairs minister Carolyn Bennett was dispatched to Enoch Cree Nation, just outside Edmonton, to speak about the importance of the new benefit to people on First Nations and encourage them to fill out their income tax returns. ``It is important that Indigenous families are aware of this benefit and we are committed to provide the support they need to help with tax filing,'' Bennett said in a statement about the trip. In the six years since, the government has struggled to make the benefits available to First Nations families, and Indigenous advocates and economists

have called for a more creative approach that looks beyond income tax. Now, Canada's auditor general has added her voice to that chorus. In a report released Tuesday, Karen Hogan found the government isn't doing enough to make sure income-tested supports like the child benefit get to hard-to-reach populations like those living on reserves, despite spending tens of millions of dollars on outreach. The most recent figures show only 79 per cent of eligible families on First Nations accessed the Canada Child Benefit in 2017 compared to 97 per cent of the general population. The auditor said it's not possible to know whether that gap has closed since 2017 because the eligibility figures are based on census data, which is only gathered every five years. Though not directly related to her report, the auditor said Tuesday the government should consider an approach that doesn't include income tax filing as a mandatory

requirement. ``You could explore, as they're doing with the Guaranteed Income Supplement, a different way of demonstrating income other than a tax return,'' Hogan said at a news conference. ``It's that sort of creative thinking to go out and reach that hard-toreach population, which might be helpful in trying to actually increase uptake in some of these programs.'' There are many reasons people may not fill out their income tax returns, from principled stands against colonization and lack of trust in government to lower literacy stemming from poorly funded public services, said Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. ``To expect families who have got this additional piece of the traumatic crises and the disadvantage because of the underfunding of education and therefore the lower literacy levels to access benefits

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have in the government. But the government has a fiduciary and moral responsibility to Indigenous people to make sure they get the benefits they're entitled to, regardless of the personal decision they make about their tax returns, he said. There are options the government could consider to encourage people to fill out their income tax forms, automate the process or circumvent it entirely, Hickey said, but the government needs to balance that against ensuring the integrity of the program. One option would be to engage band offices, said Hickey, who is of Indigenous heritage. ``The band, I think, can play a role in encouraging those Canadian Indigenous band members to ensure that they're getting access to those programs,'' he said, but added right now bands don't have the incentives or the resources to do that. Blackstock suggests creating a parallel program specifically for First

Nations that doesn't use the income tax system. ``There already are mechanisms to flow funding through First Nations for the provision of social services, like child welfare, social assistance, etc. And this ought to be added to it,'' she said. Others have suggested automating the income tax system, but Hickey said it's an imperfect solution because many people make money under the table. ``It's not going to be one solution to this. There need to be a lot of different approaches taken, I think,'' Hickey said. The suggestions aren't new, however, and the auditor's greatest frustration with her job is that often she highlights issues and nothing changes. ``It's very frustrating and discouraging for the government to know, for many years, that problems exist, that barriers exist, but that little action is taken to address and eliminate them. So it's time for actions to actually catch up with all of the words,'' Hogan said.

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ongoing emotional and psychological harm.'' His parole comes with a long list of restrictions, including that he must return to an approved residence every night. Dejaeger can't be around children without the presence of a guardian and must continue therapy for his sexual deviance. He must report any new friendship. The parole board considers him a low to moderate risk to reoffend. Although he completed different courses of therapy, the board questioned his motivation to change. ``Regarding change, you presented as being content with yourself,'' the decision said. ``Your self-management plans needed some improvement.'' Dejaeger's parole may be the final chapter in his long and tortured history in Canada. Born in Belgium, he became a Canadian citizen in 1977 and was ordained the following year. Before his trial for the Igloolik crimes, Dejaeger had served part of a five-year sentence for sex charges

stemming from a posting in Baker Lake, Nvt., between 1982 and 1989. After his release in 1991, Dejaeger learned RCMP were investigating his activities in Igloolik. Before facing trial on those charges, he fled to Belgium. Oblate officials have acknowledged that they knew Dejaeger was about to depart. They have also said Canadian justice officials suggested that the easiest thing was for him to simply leave Canada, and Dejaeger was told he wouldn't be bothered if he stayed away. Dejaeger remained in Belgium, performing some functions of a Catholic priest, until 2011, when he was extradited back to Canada over immigration violations. He remained in custody until his trial in 2014 and 2015, which roiled many in Nunavut and especially Igloolik. Before the trial began, the territorial government sent two extra mental health workers to the community.

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A defrocked Oblate priest who was convicted of dozens of horrendous sexual crimes against Inuit children has been granted parole. Eric Dejaeger, 75, was sentenced to 19 years for crimes committed between 1978 and 1982 in the Nunavut community of Igloolik, where he was a missionary. The offences included indecent assault, unlawful confinement, buggery, unlawful sexual intercourse and bestiality. He pleaded guilty to eight counts and was convicted of another 24 on children mostly between the ages of eight and 12. The details were so appalling the judge's sentencing came with a content warning. ``You were in a position of great trust in relation to the victims, which you used to groom and silence them,'' said the decision from the Parole Board of Canada. ``You also used physical violence and caused serious physical injuries to some of the victims. The victims suffered devastating and

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The future of a lawsuit seeking to hold Canada accountable for the loss of Metis lands is in doubt after about a third of the plaintiffs asked to withdraw from the action when their legitimacy was questioned. The Metis Nation of Alberta says the move proves that it speaks for Alberta's Metis and that the provincial government's dealings with breakaway groups should stop. ``These are the same groups that the current provincial government props up and consults with to the exclusion of the vast majority of Metis in Alberta,'' vice-president Dan Cardinal said in a release. The so-called Durocher case, filed in 2019, was brought by 17 Metis groups and individuals in Alberta and another 39 similar plaintiffs from Saskatchewan on behalf of all Metis in the area. It sought compensation for the loss of a vast amount of land in the northern reaches of the two provinces

through the issuance of scrip certificates to Metis around the turn of the last century. The scrip was supposed to be redeemable for land. The available land, however, was far from the Metis homelands. Much scrip was bought by speculators for pennies on the dollar from people who didn't understand the deal they were making. The lawsuit sought damages, a declaration that Metis still hold title to the land and negotiations toward a land claim. But that lawsuit is now on hold. The Alberta plaintiffs have asked to be removed from it after the Metis Nation of Alberta and the federal government challenged the legitimacy of their claim to represent all Metis. In addition to 10 individuals, the groups withdrawing from the legal action are the Metis associations in Athabasca Landing, Fort McKay, Lakeland, Willow Lake, Owl River and Conklin. The 17th plaintiff, Chard Metis Dene Inc., has been dissolved. ``When the light of scrutiny is on them, it's telling that they say we'll just withdraw,'' said Jason

Madden, lawyer for the Metis Nation. Metis Nation president Audrey Poitras said in a news release that any scrip settlement must be negotiated with representatives of all Metis. ``Justice requires that any benefits that come from litigation or a negotiated settlement will be for the benefit of all of the descendants of Metis scrip, not just a few self-appointed individuals and private corporations they control.'' The groups that brought the claim are only a few years old, said Madden. The Metis Nation of Alberta was founded in 1928. The fate of the case is now uncertain, Madden said. ``All the parties have agreed to a three-month adjournment to give the Saskatchewan parties a chance to decide what they're going to do next.'' Madden said the withdrawal of the 17 plaintiffs now makes it clear that the Metis Nation of Alberta has the right to speak for Metis in the province. He pointed out the United Conservative Party government has been eager to consult and work with

the breakaway groups who have now backed off from Durocher. That relationship should end, said Cardinal. ``We hope that the same judicial scrutiny will be applied to the backroom deals between the Kenney government and these self-appointed individuals and groups to ensure that all negotiations represent the interests of all Metis citizens.'' Neither the lawyer for the breakaway groups nor their representatives could be immediately reached for comment. In the release, Poitras acknowledges the issue of compensation for loss of land through the scrip program needs more urgency. She said her group signed a deal with Ottawa in 2019 that included negotiations over scrip, but little has happened since then. ``Little progress has been made with Canada,'' she said. ``We will be consulting with our citizens as well as our democratic governance structures at the local and regional levels on what we should do next.''

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Men charged after shots fired during standoff in Saskatchewan Indigenous community CANADIAN PRESS

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CUMBERLAND HOUSE — RCMP say three men face drug and weapons charges after shots were exchanged with Mounties who were searching for a wanted man in an eastern Saskatchewan Indigenous community. A critical incident response team was called to the Cumberland House Cree Nation last week and residents were warned to stay inside. Police said a dangerous person was walking around with what was suspected to be a long-barrelled firearm. During a standoff at a home, three people surrendered and were

arrested, but another person inside shot at officers, who returned fire. Police arrested another suspect inside and found a wounded 22-year-old man from Prince Albert, Sask., who died at the scene. Investigators found a restricted firearm and cocaine. Two of the three men are to appear in provincial court later this month in Cumberland House. The other is scheduled to appear in provincial court in La Ronge, Sask., in July. The Moose Jaw Police Service is conducting an independent investigation into what happened. Cumberland House Cree Nation is about 450 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.

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More work to do on ending violence against Indigenous women The Canadian Press The Native Women's Association of Canada says the federal government has made little progress in the past year on its plan to end violence against Indigenous women, girls and gender-diverse people. There have been funding commitments, but little has been done to directly support survivors and families, said an analysis released Friday by the

group. ``Today, we are seeing the sad results of the government's weak response to the crimes being committed against Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse people,'' said CEO Lynne Groulx. ``The National Action Plan, as it was drafted, was actually a recipe for inaction, and the people represented by our organization are paying the price.'' The association tracked

commitments made by the government and assessed their implementation. While some progress has been made over the past 12 months on some fronts, little or none has been made on others, the organization said. The national plan was at the top of 231 calls to justice put forth by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in its final report three years ago.

The association was one of the groups working with Ottawa on the plan, but walked away saying the exercise was fundamentally flawed and politically motivated. The federal government committed to provide funding or enhance existing funding in four areas: culture, health and wellness, human safety, and security and justice. Ottawa released its own progress report Friday. In it, the federal government

documents work completed between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022, in each of those areas as well as a fifth one called ``organizational capacity and co-ordination.'' Ottawa says there has been progress in each of the areas, but it recognizes that there is more work ahead. It says it supported more than 410 Indigenous language and culture projects from First Nations, Inuit and Metis groups

serving urban Indigenous populations. Nineteen Indigenous organizations received money for projects and services that support the healing of families and survivors. In the area of justice, Ottawa is supporting Indigenous-led efforts to address systemic discrimination and the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the justice system.

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Two Indigenous sisters imprisoned for 30 years see hope for release The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Two Indigenous sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say is a wrongful murder conviction now have reason to hope their names could soon be cleared. The Justice Department has sent a letter to the lawyer representing Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance saying there may be a reasonable basis to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in this matter. The letter, from the department's Criminal Conviction Review Group, says the matter will now proceed to the investigation stage of the conviction review process. Once the group completes its investigation, a recommendation will be made to Justice Minister David Lametti for his consideration. Odelia was 20 years old and Nerissa was 18 when they were arrested for the

1993 stabbing of 70-yearold farmer Anthony Joseph Dolff, near Kamsack, Sask. Their lawyer, James Lockyer, says the sisters were present when Dolff was killed, but a person who was a youth at the time confessed to the killing and testified the sisters were not involved. Odelia Quewezance was recently granted a brief release from prison and travelled to Ottawa on Thursday to appeal directly to justice officials and urge release for Nerissa, who remains imprisoned in British Columbia. Lockyer filed an application with Lametti's office in December seeking a ministerial review of the case. He says he received the letter from the department on Thursday and now plans to file a bail application later this month or in early July. ``It's a sign that things might be going well for them,'' Lockyer says of the sisters' reaction to the

news. `Ìt's very exciting for them. They can start to see possible overturning of their conviction on the horizon. `Ìt's really good news, and if I can get them both bail, it's even better news.'' The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples says in a release that it is `ècstatic'' to learn justice may be coming for the sisters. Kim Beaudin, national vice-chief of the congress, says it's exciting that `àfter 30 years of a colossal injustice, the women are one step closer to freedom.'' `Ìt must be fate,'' Beaudin says, of the timing of the letter that reached Lockyer on the same day Odelia Quewezance made her appeal in Ottawa. Lockyer, a Toronto-based lawyer who helped to exonerate David Milgaard in 1997 and helped found the advocacy organization Innocence Canada, has said he took on the sisters' case because of Milgaard's belief in their innocence.

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A new organization of Indigenous leaders is working to lay the groundwork for isolated First Nations to TheOrganization Organization The have a stronger presence across the country. The Two Rivers Community Development Centre (Two Rivers) is an Aboriginal Financial The Two Rivers Community Development Centre (Two Rivers) is an Aboriginal Financial ``Many times, our remote Institution that supports Indigenous entrepreneurs in South/Central Ontario. Our vision is to Institution that supports Indigenous entrepreneurs in South/Central Ontario. Our vision is to communities' voices are build Aboriginal prosperity by providing financial support and business advisory services to build Aboriginal prosperity by providing financial support and business advisory services to lost, and we get the short Indigenous owned and controlled businesses in our service area. Indigenous owned and controlled businesses in our service area. end of the stick in terms of resourcing that is diverted Two Rivers is accepting applications for a Loans Manager with a strong business acumen, Two Rivers is accepting applications for a Loans Manager with a strong business acumen, to our communities,'' said leadership, strategy, community development experience and engagement skills. An opportunity leadership, strategy, community development experience and engagement skills. An opportunity Bobby Narcisse, depuexists for advancement to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position. ty grand chief with the exists for advancement to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position. We are looking for an experienced, motivated, preference will be given to an IndigenousNishnawbe Aski Nation in northern Ontario. We are looking preference will given toand an Indigenous individual to for fillan theexperienced, role, buildmotivated, on the significant assetbegrowth market presence achieved ``We want to ensure that individual to fill the role, build on the significant asset growth and market presence achieved over the past decade. the priorities and challengover the past decade. es of our Far North and remote communities are also The Role taken into consideration.'' The Role The first meeting of Reporting to the CEO the Loans Manager is responsible for: the National Assembly of Reporting to the CEO the Loans Manager is responsible for: Remote Communities is Working with the Business Support Officer to assist clients develop proposals and business plans taking place in Saskatoon Working with theadvice, Business Support Officer to assist develop proposals and business plans by providing links to information andclients business resources, this week. Leaders and by providing advice,tolinks information and business resources, Provide support the toBusiness Support Officer, front-line workers are Provide supportand to the Business Support Understand recommend policyOfficer, changes if conditions dictate, to the risk and pricing models, sharing stories about the Understand andfollow recommend policy if conditions dictate, to the risk and pricing models, Identify and up on newchanges business opportunities, challenges they face and Identify follow–upresearch, on new business Credit and analysis reviewopportunities, and assess information and documents to support each loan how best to advocate for Credit analysis – research, review and assess information and documents to support each loan application, equitable funding. Working with our partners and stakeholders prepare competitive credit package and assist clients application, The group was created source complementary capital/equity and debt, Working with our partners and stakeholders prepare competitive credit package and assist clients as part of a $40-billion Risk assessment – review applications source complementary capital/equity and debt,for financing and prepare recommendations for settlement with the federal presentation CEO and/or board of directors, Risk assessmentto– the review applications for financing and prepare recommendations for government that included Monitor client and follow up where default occurs, presentation to thecompliance CEO and/or board of directors, $20 billion in compensaAssist the Loans Administrator collections, demonstrate flexibility in all pre-emptive Monitor client compliance and followwith up where default occurs, collection discussions by identifying techniques to encourage to maintain payment Assist the Loans Administrator with collections, demonstrate flexibility inclients all pre-emptive schedules, collection discussions by identifying techniques to encourage clients to maintain payment Prepare and present loan portfolio reports to the board of directors, schedules, Support vision, values TwoofRivers in carrying out the role, Prepare andthe present loanmission, portfolioand reports to theofboard directors, Replacethethe CEOmission, duringand vacations Support vision, values ofand Twoabsences. Rivers in carrying out the role,

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tion and $20 billion to help reform child welfare in Indigenous communities over five years. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled in 2016 that Ottawa discriminated against First Nations children living on reserves by chronically underfunding family and child services. The assembly's first task is to look at increased costs for providing those services to its remote First Nations. The information will be essential for reform, leaders say. Narcisse said the Nishnawbe Aski Nation is developing an empirically based analysis of the true cost of delivering services in the North. ``A dollar in Saskatoon is different than a dollar in many of our remote communities,'' Narcisse said. ``The cost of transportation, foods and services goes well beyond the ? standard amounts within our provincial and federal allocations.'' The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in Saskatchewan is the

meeting's host. Participants include the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak representing that province's northern Indigenous communities and the Alberta and Northwest Territories regions of the Assembly of First Nations. Many more groups have indicated they want to be involved, Narcisse said. Many of the First Nations represented live with boil-water advisories and have limited access to health, education and social programs. Communities can only be reached by plane or on winter roads, so gasoline, food and other supplies are more expensive. At the same time, leaders say, the First Nations are located on land rich with resources that provincial and federal governments rely on for economic growth. Vice-chief David Pratt with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations said a priority is to ensure equitable child- welfare reform.

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B.C. man turns himself in after allegedly hitting 4 people who were marching to raising awareness about residential school The Canadian Press MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Mounties say the driver of a truck has turned himself in after allegedly hitting four people who were marching in Mission, B.C., to draw attention to residential schools over the weekend. Garett Dan, captain of the British Columbia chapter of the Crazy Indians Brotherhood, which organized the Recognition for Residential Schools march on Saturday, said that before the incident a driver had been goading the group, yelling at them to take his picture and to make him famous. Dan alleged the man said he could ``drive through any one of them, anybody that was in his way, he would hit them''. Mission RCMP said in a news release Monday that a 77-year-old man came forward to police after

learning through news reports and social media that they wanted to speak to him. The driver, who is not in custody and has not been charged, is co-operating with investigators, Mounties said, and his truck has been seized for examination. Two people suffered minor injuries, police said. The marchers had been walking to the site of the former St. Mary's residential school and were calling for ground-penetrating radar to search for unmarked graves around the site. Christopher Robertson was at the head of the march, drumming and singing, when he was told about an encounter involving a marcher near the back of the group and the driver of a truck. Robertson said he started encouraging people to move more quickly to

a side road to the school site. He said when he saw the truck, it moved toward him, and he tried to get out of the way, but didn't make it in time. ``Hit my knee and (it) spun me right around,'' Robertson said. Another marcher jumped and ended up on the hood of the truck before rolling off, while a third marcher was hit by the vehicle's mirror, Robertson said. Robertson said it was disappointing to see at a march about residential schools. ``We just want truth, not violence,'' he said. None of the allegations have been proven in court. Dan, who said he had heard of abuse at the institution his parents attended, said the march was emotional. He drove with his grandfather in a truck following the group,

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carrying supplies and water. The marchers temporarily blocked the only eastbound lane of the Lougheed Highway, Mounties said. When marchers were nearing the turn to the residential school, Dan said the driver of a truck got out of his vehicle and started to yell at demonstrators. Dan said the man then got back in his truck, drove forward, and hit four people. ``If he would have waited 10 minutes we would have been off the highway,'' Dan said. Const. Harrison Mohr of Mission RCMP said Monday that investigators were seeking more witnesses to what he called a ``traumatizing event.'' ``Like any criminal investigation, we need to let the evidence guide the investigation, and that's

why we're continuing to ask for more witnesses to come forward,'' he said. ``We want to ensure that we present the best evidence possible for charge assessment by Crown counsel.'' Mission RCMP had said in a news release on Sunday that they were called after an ``impatient'' driver tried to get around the march, striking four people. It said there was ``no indication that this incident was targeted, or that the driver's actions had anything specifically to do with the people marching or their cause.'' That news release can no longer be seen on the Mission RCMP website. In Monday's news release, Mounties say a bystander called when it appeared as though a fight was about to break out, and police only learned upon arrival that the

pickup truck had driven through the group of demonstrators. Investigators particularly want to speak to the driver of a dump truck or semi truck that was behind the pickup involved in the incident, Mounties say. Dan said the incident reminded him of what his parents went through when they walked similar paths to attend the residential school. People didn't want to be inconvenienced by the injustices at the schools, he said, and they rushed to drive by. ``Everyone just wanted to see through them,'' Dan said. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation records 21 student deaths at St. Mary's residential school but Dan said elders and survivors believed there could have been more.

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Alberta First Nations want benefits from oilsands carbon storage plans The Canadian Press EDMONTON — Several Alberta First Nations have told the province's government and energy industry that they must be consulted and share in the benefits of carbon capture projects near their lands that are crucial to making the oilsands more climate friendly. ``(The companies) want to work together to reduce climate effects,'' said Cameron Alexis, head of Tribal Chiefs Ventures, which includes six Treaty 6 First Nations near Cold Lake, Alta. ``However, those big players didn't come in the first instance to the First Nations. We're an afterthought and that's not right.'' The six largest oilsands producers have formed a group called Oil Sands Pathways to work together to find a way to reduce the industry's greenhouse gas emissions and bring them to net zero.

Its plans rely heavily on carbon capture and storage, which would collect carbon dioxide from large emitters at oilsands mines, pipe it to a central location and inject it deep underground in geologic formations that would keep the carbon safely out of the atmosphere. But Alexis points out much of that infrastructure, as well as the underground formations being used, would lie on or near First Nations traditional territory. ``We want full consultation and full inclusion.'' Alexis said the bands will also be looking to negotiate impact and benefits agreements. And they will want research to ensure the developments are safe for the land and the people. The chiefs have already met with the heads of oilsands companies and have sent a letter to Premier Jason Kenney to express their concerns. Justin Brattinga,

spokesman for Kenney's office, said the province has no record of any letter from the chiefs or their bands on the issue. ``The project hasn't advanced enough for us to be involved in the process,'' he said in an email. Kendall Dilling, interim head of Pathways, said talks with First Nations are just beginning. ``They want to be intimately involved in this journey,'' he said. ``Most of this infrastructure will be on their traditional lands and they want to be at the table.'' Dilling said the projected carbon dioxide pipelines would mostly follow existing right-of-ways. He said the injection facility would consist of 16 or so wells that look similar to a natural gas field, with which the First Nations are familiar. None of the underground storage space the companies have applied to use underlies First Nations land, Dilling said.

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The Survivors’ Secretariat was established in 2021 to organize and support efforts to uncover, document and share the truth about what happened at the Mohawk Institute during its 136 years of operation.

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• Gather Statements from Survivors, their families and community members. • Collect records from all entities that have information relating to the Mohawk Institute. • Support commemoration activities. • Coordinate processes and protocols in relation to the ground search.

Meet the Board of Directors: The Survivors’ Secretariat’s Board of Directors are all Survivors who attended the Mohawk Institute during its time of operation. Having a Board of Directors comprised solely of Survivors ensures that Survivor voices are always leading the work and activities of the Secretariat.

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The Police Task Force: The Police Task Force was created in 2021 to investigate the deaths of children who died while attending the Mohawk Institute. Working with the Coroner’s office, the Task Force is led by the Six Nations Police Service and includes the Brantford Police and the Ontario Provincial Police.

The work of the Task Force is being monitored by an Indigenous Human Rights Monitor and Indigenous Cultural Monitors. Independent Indigenous monitoring ensures that integrity, fairness, transparency and accountability are upheld throughout the Police Task Force’s investigation.

Tip Line: You can help recover and honour children who died at the Mohawk Institute by providing a statement to the Police Task Force. The tip line is monitored 12 hours a day and calls are returned within 24 hours.

If you have information to share, please contact the Police Task Force at 1-888-523-8587.

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VICTORIA — A review by British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has determined a public hearing is not required into the arrest and handcuffing of an Indigenous man and his granddaughter at a bank in downtown Vancouver. A statement from the commissioner's office says Clayton Pecknold's review of an earlier disciplinary decision upholds its finding that two Vancouver police officers committed misconduct in arresting Maxwell Johnson and his young granddaughter. Pecknold has also determined a public hearing or review on the record would not be in the public

interest. The disciplinary decision said the officers acted ``recklessly'' and used unnecessary force while it imposed a three-day suspension for one officer, a two-day suspension on the other, and ordered both to take remedial training and send written apologies to the victims. Pecknold confirms the apologies have been sent. Johnson and his granddaughter were arrested in December 2019 as they used what staff at the main Vancouver branch of the Bank of Montreal alleged was a fake status card to open an account. Pecknold's review says the disciplinary decision imposed by a retired judge ``correctly charac-

terized'' that because of the actions of the officers, ``two vulnerable persons of Indigenous heritage were exposed to unnecessary trauma and fear, and left with a serious perception of unfairness in their treatment at the hands of police.'' The complaint commissioner's review says the Vancouver Police Board is still considering a separate but related complaint concerning Vancouver Police Department policies related to handcuffing. Depending on that outcome, Pecknold says he may make further recommendations to the department or Solicitor General's Ministry about training or policies.

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Applications for a contract position for Court Officer with the Six Nations Police are now being called for. The position will assist the organization in successfully meeting its mission of providing culturally sensitive policing services to the Six Nations Police Service (SNPS), by providing support throughout the process of the administration of court related duties. The Court Officer position works closely with SNPS members to process documents required for daily court operations in locations where uniformed members are required to attend. The Court Officer processes requests for disclosure from the Crown Attorney and performs other administrative operational duties as delegated. The goal of the Court Officer position to ensure appropriate processes are followed in respect to the courts, in collaboration with the judiciary. The position requires tactfulness and diplomacy in interaction with the public, other justice partners, and with all staff members. The Court Officer is supervised by the Chief and Deputy Chief of Police.

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Arrows defeat longtime rival at home STAFF REPORT

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SIX NATIONS —Visiting the Mimico Arena, the Six Nations Junior A Arrows met up with the league leader, the Mimico Mountaineers, for a lop-sided match away from home on Saturday, June 11. A blitz of nine goals in

the first period without a response from the Arrows at the Mimico Arena, and put Mimico 0-9 in the lead. In the second period, the Mountaineers put up four more before Oneniotekowa Maracle put a single away for the Arrows. Two more from the Mountaineers saw a single from Ross Hill and another from Mitchell VanEvery, making the match 3-16.

Thunder Hill opened the scoring for the third period, and Mimico shut it down with another five goals. This ended the game at 4-21 for the Mountaineers. The Six Nations Junior A Arrows welcomed the Orangeville Northmen to the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena on Sunday, June 12. Off the bat, the Arrows put up the first three goals

lead, with two from Daylin John-Hill and a sin-gle from Mitchell VanEvery. Following with another two Arrows goals from Tyler Davis in the second period, the Northmen put four away. With the lead, the Arrows entered the third period 5-4, with a fast goal to start the second period from the Northmen. The single was answered by

Daylin John-Hill for his third, Tyler Davis and Ross Hill with singles. The Northmen answered twice, leaving a deficit 8-7 for the Arrows. Tempers got to both teams as a line brawl took place, delivering majors to Arrows Tyler Davis for face masking, and Northmen Jamie Hunt for face masking. The Arrows next away

game will fall on June 15, at 8:00 p.m., versus the St. Catharines Athlet-ics at the Canada Games Arena. While the Arrows next home game will fall on June 19, at 7:00 p.m., within the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena to pair them up against the Toronto Beaches.

SIX NATIONS — With the lead, the Six Nations Junior A Arrows entered the third period 5-4 against the Orangeville Northmen last Sunday. By the end, they had closed the period 8-7 with a win at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. TRT STAFF

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SIX NATIONS — On Wednesday, June 8, the Six Nations Junior B Rebels visited the neighbouring London Blue Devils at the Lambeth Arena for another regular season match. The Blue Devils opened the first period with a two goals, with answers from the Rebels by Llayton Sowden, Shako Swamp and Damon Doxtatar. This closed the period 3-4 for the Blue Devils. In the second period, the Blue Devils opened again with three fast goals, answered by four buries by Damon Doxtatar (2) and Deeland Martin (2) for the Rebels. One more goal from Damon Doxtatar closed out scoring for the Rebels for the period, as the Blue Devils racked up two more. This made the score 8-9 for the Blue Devils. Come the third, the Rebels wouldn’t let the Blue Devils return, finishing the period with a shut out. Deeland Martin (2), Eric Hodo Martin (2), Damon Doxtatar, Anahilis Doxtatar (3) put goals away, ending the game 16-9 for the Rebels. Back at home on Fri-

Six Nations Junior B Rebels will be at it again on Thursday, June 16 in St. Catharines.

day, June 10, the Rebels welcomed the Windsor Clippers to battle at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena for a close game. The first period gave way for two goals from Damon Doxtatar and Deeland Martin, but the Clippers quickly put six away, taking the lead 2-6. The second period saw

scoring from Anahilis Doxtatar, Blaze Becker and Eric Hodo Martin put away singles, sitting the game at 5-8 for the Clippers. By the third, Anahilis Doxtatar, Eric Hodo Martin put singles away, but the final goal comeback wasn’t in the books for the Rebels as the game

Ward was brilliant recording 40 saves of the 48 shots he faced in net and was named first star of the game. Colorado is seeking their third title after winning in 1987 (when the franchise was lo-cated in Baltimore) and 2006, Buffalo their fifth (1992, 1993, 1996 and 2008). It is the third time since 2014 the Finals have gone to a deciding third game. Rochester took the title from Calgary two games to one in 2014, and Saskatchewan defeated Roches-ter two games to one in 2018. It is also the first time two U.S. based teams have met in the finals since 2013, when Rochester defeated Washington 11-10 in a one game final. The Bandits, the first seed overall, finished 14-4 in the regular season,

then eliminated Albany and swept Toronto in the Eastern Conference Finals. Colorado, 10-8 during the 2021-22 season to earn the third western seed, upended Calgary then edged San Die-go in three games in the West Conference Finals to advance. Transactions as of June 11 show some movement: The Buffalo Bandits placed Bryce Sweeting on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List. The Buffalo Bandits placed practice player Dalton Sulver on the Practice Player List from the Active Roster. The Colorado Mammoth placed Nick Finlay on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List (maintain Practice Player tag). The Colorado Mammoth placed Eli McLaugh-lin on the Injured Reserve List from the Active Roster.

Mammoth push a winner takes all in NLL best-of-three

By TRT Staff with notes from NLL.com BUFFALO — Saturday, June 19 will determine it all at the Key Bank Centre—the best of three series is tied in NLL final 1-1 after the Mammoth defeated the Bandits 11-8 last Saturday in Denver, Colorado. The Mammoth scored five unanswered goals to take control in the second half and secure the 11-8 victory to force a deciding Game Three. Colorado was led by a game-high four goals from Zed Williams, in addition to another three from Connor Robinson. Mammoth rookie Brett McIntyre scored twice. Tyson Gibson and Dylan Kinnear both contributed one goal apiece with Kinnear’s goal being the go-ahead goal in the fourth quarter. Goaltender Dillon

finalized at 8-7 for the clippers. Visiting Victoria Road Community Centre, the Rebels took on the Guelph Regals on Sunday, June 12. The Regals took the lead with two goals separated by a single from Shako Swamp to close the first period 1-2 for the Regals.

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The second period saw goals from Sebastian Reynolds, Blaze Becker and Anahilis Doxtatar, with three returns from the Regals making the game 4-5 for Guelph. By the third, the Rebels couldn’t respond and gave up the lead to the Regals, closing the game at 10-4. The Rebels look to

their next away game on Thursday, June 16, at the CG Sportsplex against the St. Catharines Athletics. Their next home game will come on the following Friday, June 17, at Iroquois Lacrosse Arena at 8:00 p.m., versus the Welland Generals.