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Archives show nearly 100 known deaths at Mohawk Institute, only half in official records

Search for unmarked graves continues, Survivors Secretariat estimates 10 years to complete work

DONNA DURIC donna@tworowtimes.com

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SIX NATIONS — There are 48 deaths recorded at the former Mohawk Institute, according to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. But the Survivors Secretariat announced Monday that archival research has so far identified 97 known deaths at the school, double the amount officially on record.

And at the Annual General Meeting for the Survivors Secretariat, held at The Gathering Place on Tuesday afternoon, officials said it could take another 10 years before all the property connected to the school is covered using ground penetrating radar as the search for unmarked graves continues.

The Secretariat’s search will enter its second year this spring, almost three years after the remains of over 250 children were first found at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., sending shockwaves around the world.

When the news first broke, in May 2021, Laura Arndt, Six Nations Survivors Secretariat lead, was with her mother, a residential school survivor.

“It is because of her that

I am honoured to represent the Survivor’s Secretariat,” Arndt said Tuesday.

Thanks to quick funding from Six Nations Elected Council, Arndt said the Secretariat was able to mobilize quickly as it began the work of searching for potential hidden graves around “the Mushhole”, Canada’s longest-operating residential school.

“Our success in the first year sits largely in the generosity of this community,” said Arndt.

The Secretariat is still short of the funding needed to complete the work.

They had originally asked Canada for $26.4 million — at $8.9 million a year for three years — but have only received confirmation of a $3.4 million investment for 2021-2022. Only about 30 per cent of what was needed.

From the province, a total of $9 million was requested at $3 million over three years. To date, Ontario has only committed $1.2 million for the work from 2021-22.

“These funds will be insufficient to complete the work that will be done for the next 10 years,” said Arndt. “This work has never taken place in Canada before. We cannot put a budget to a process that is tied to genocide.”

The bulk of the expense

for the project in 2021-22 is connected to research and documentation at $542,913.16. Operating costs for the Secretariat for the 2021-22 year are running at $385,839.27.

And the team says they have only touched on all the documents that need to be uncovered.

Know History, a research team that has joined in the work, is helping to uncover information and documents related to the operation of the Mushhole.

“It’s painstaking work,” said Arndt.

Records are not centrally located to one department or physical library in Canada but is spread out across several libraries, archives, private collections, universities and other facilities that all need to be searched for records to bring the whole story about the students, their time at the school, and what happened to those that never made it home.

The Secretariat says they are working toward bringing those records to the public by way of a database that will give the community access to the records of their family who attended the school and put that information back into the hands of families.

The search of the grounds so far has cost $180,184.60. Reflecting

just 12% of the budget.

There is 600 acres of land connected to the school to search.

Four weeks of ground penetrating radar work was done in 2021 covering 10 acres of property directly surrounding the school. Officers from the Six Nations Police were tasked with participating in the first round of ground penetrating radar work.

“It’s been my sincere pleasure and an honour to provide the assistance we did over the last year and a half. I am truly honoured and humbled. I told my officers this is probably the most passionate work you will ever do in your policing career and I’ve talked to those officers on it and that is how they feel,” said Six Nations Chief of Police Darren Montour.

Police services from Brantford, Six Nations and the OPP all came together in a multi-jurisdictional task force to work on the initial criminal investigation that was launched into student deaths at the school after historical remains of an indigenous male youth, believed to have been a student from the Institute, were uncovered in a wooded area on lands that were historically a part of the school’s property.

No further details on

the investigation into that youths remains have been made public.

A 24 hour police tip line was launched in 2021 for anyone to share stories about possible criminal activity that took place at the school.

The Secretariat now says they expect to wind down the criminal investigation, with a final report on the results of that investigation to be released sometime this year.

The search will continue to be led by the Coroner’s office — meaning the work will now focus on who died, the nature of their death and the circumstances surrounding their deaths.

Montour says an officer from the Six Nations Police will be tasked with working alongside the Coroner’s Office on that part of the work.

“The Office of the Chief Coroner will continue to support the Survivors Secretariat in trying to find answers about what happened to children who didn’t return home after being sent to Indian Residential Schools,” says Dirk Huyer, Ontario’s Chief Coroner. “We will work closely with the community to determine the next steps forward and share our findings along the way.”

Elected Council renews Grand River Notification Agreement

chased by the province near Paris.

Six Nations Elected Council renewed the Grand River Notification Agreement for another five years, just as it begins to explore the impacts of the controversial More Homes Built Faster Act, also known as Bill C-23.

The GRNA is an agreement formed in 1996 that is supposed to compel stakeholders along the Grand River to notify Six Nations of any development taking place along the tract.

Elected Council voted to renew the GRNA for another five years at Monday’s Political Liaison meeting.

Councillor Helen Miller told the council she learned a large parcel of land was recently pur-

Six Nations is in the midst of suing the provincial government for unlawfully appropriating Six Nations’ lands along the Haldimand Tract in what could turn out to be the largest land claim settlement in Canadian history.

Miller wondered how the provincial government can sell land that is subject to litigation.

Six Nations Lands and Resources Director Lonny Bomberry said he did not believe the land was purchased by the government, but rather by private developers and said that private sales are still allowed to occur while the litigation moves forward.

He also notified council that developers are currently buying significant tracts of land in Brantford.

“Technically, we can’t

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do anything to stop them from doing that. We don’t have the authority to stop third-party people from transferring land back and forth. However, we’re not letting Ontario off the hook. We are approaching them and saying whatever

provincial approvals that are there, in regards to any kind of development, we’re going to be objecting to approving those until you sit down and talk with us about consultation and accommodation. We can’t really stop anything

that occurs between third parties.”

The only legal obligations the province and developers have is to notify Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council under the GRNA.

“If there is going to be

any development have to notify us. The Grand River Notification Agreement is supposed to let us know stuff like that.”

Meanwhile, Councillor Nathan Wright sounded the alarm on Bill C-23, introduced by Premier Doug Ford which became Ontario law in 2022 to build more housing across the province. The new law grants overriding authorities Ontario ministers, strips authority from conservation agencies, reduces environmental protections and cuts into once-protected green spaces.

“It takes away their authority to stop things that are sensitive to the environment,” Bomberry noted. “They have less authority to protect the environment.”

The Six Nations CAP team delivered a report and request to Six Nations Elected Council on Monday's Political Liaison meeting, to accept and sign the renewal of the Grand River Notification Agreement. The agreement gives notice to Six Nations when any development occurs with any of the participating communities. SNGR FB

Chronicling the move of the Mississaugas to its present-day location

The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation have moved around a lot throughout Ontario over the centuries.

And learning about their journey from the Credit River near the present-day City of Mississauga to their current location adjacent to the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve lands along Hwy. 6 was how the annual three-day historical gathering closed out at the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation community centre last Thursday.

The move happened in 1847.

The story of the move revolves around a few people who helped initiate the move and negotiate a settlement for the nation, notably, Rev. Peter Jones.

Jones was born in 1802. Not only was he a Methodist Reverend, but he was also a Mississauga chief.

The Mississaugas had

already signed a few treaties by his birth and before their move to their current location, including the Toronto Purchase and the Between the Lakes Treaty.

“We entered those treaties expecting to share the land with the settlers,” said Darin Wybenga, traditional knowledge and land use coordinator at the MCFN Department of Consultation and Accommodation.

He said they knew setters would build roads and farms but, “we fully expected to live our traditional, seasonal, migrant lifestyle.”

By1805, that wasn’t happening for the Mississaugas.

“They’re (settlers) chopping up the forest, they’re plowing down the fields, they’re establishing their farms, building fences, and they’re disrupting our traditional way of life.”

Settlers threaten to shoot them and run them off their campsites.

In the early 1800s, their population had dropped to only 300 people.

Settler interference made it difficult for them

to continue their economy and subsequently feed themselves.

Factor in disease, and their population severely dwindled.

“The treaty-making period is not very kind to us,” said Wybenga.

By 1818, they were down to about 200 band members.

“We thought we were on the verge of extinction.”

Peter Jones, at this time, was learning a settler education. He learned how to be a bricklayer and became a fully-ordained minister in 1823.

Jones thought that converting his people to Christianity and giving them a settler education would help save them from extinction.

Wybenga said Jones figured if they could become an agricultural people, that might be able to save them from further decline.

By 1825 he’s got most of the Mississaugas to convert to Methodism.

With the help of the government, he founded a Christian mission village

on the banks of the Credit River.

Moving into the village represents a change of life, Wybenga noted.

Their migrant lifestyle was gone and they became a Christian village.

In the span of one year, by 1827, they went from being impoverished and sickly to being well-dressed and able to read and write English.

By 1844, their settlement has two sawmills and a dam to run them.

They’re the major shareholders in the credit river harbour company. They’re successful at farming. They have 900 acres of oats and wheat and are raising beef and pork livestock.

They even have a hospital, school and chapel.

“We completely transformed our lives,” said Wybenga.

But there were a few things happening that required them to move.

The wood was used up, they were worried about the negative influence of settlers and they needed a larger tract of land for

farming.

Underneath all of that, they could not get title to their lands.

In 1845, the Anishinaabemowin of the Bruce Peninsula offers them land near Owen Sound.

“We thought it was a good solution.”

When surveyors went to inspect the land, they found it impossibly suited to agriculture.

However, they had already put their land near the Credit River up for sale.

It was scheduled for sale, by the government, on Apr. 27, 1847.

They were about to become homeless.

"Peter Jones learns that the chiefs of Six Nations have heard of our plight and met in council to decide if they can do something for us. What they decide is to offer land on their tract.”

Jones and Joseph Sawyer came to Six Nations in April 1847 to meet with Six Nations and found goodwill among the chiefs and council.

Wybenga said Six Na-

tions remembers the favour the Mississaugas did for them by allowing the Six Nations to settle along the Grand River after losing their homelands during the American War of Independence.

The Between the Lakes Treaty enabled the British Crown to grant almost a million acres to Six Nations, he said.

“The Six Nations remembered what we had done for them when they were homeless and now they wanted to return the favour.”

Sawyer and Jones took them up on the offer and in May 1847, the deal is struck. The Mississaugas are allowed to occupy 4800 acres in Tuscarora Township and another 1,200 acres is added in Oneida Township in 1848.

When they came to their present-day location they were known as the Mississaugas of the “New” Credit, but the nation reverted back to its legal name and dropped the word “new” from their name, logo and documentation in 2018.

Sifton Properties again asks Brantford to build condominiums over historical Six Nations village of Davisville

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BRANTFORD — A developer is taking a second kick at the can, again asking the city of Brantford to change a zoning by-law to allow it to build a condominium development area over the site of a Six Nations ancient village site. A site that they already know is environmentally sensitive, historically important to both Six Nations and Mississaugas of the Credit — and geologically critical to the Grand River.

A notice posted to a property on Hardy Road in Brantford’s north end, just outside Paris, shows that Sifton Properties is looking for clearance to build a neighbourhood of condominiums over the historical village of Davisville.

A public meeting about the proposal is set for March 9.

The property, and the proposal to build condos there, was part of a

massive fight between the City of Brantford, Sifton Properties and Grandview Ravines Inc in 2012-2013 with the Ontario Municipal Board after city council resisted the developers building over what the city’s waterfront master plan then identified as an ecologically sensitive area.

Developers Sifton Properties Ltd. and Grandview Ravines Inc. appealed to the OMB, claiming the applications were being delayed as city officials made changes to policies that would prevent their development from getting the green light.

That fight cost the city of Brantford more than $2 million dollars over nearly a year of hearings.

Six Nations Men’s Fire became involved in the proceedings to voice community opposition to the development and bring forward issues around the importance of the site to Six Nations.

Professor Gary Warrick of Laurier University, Brantford Campus, was one of the defence witnesses called by the City

of Brantford.

Warrick studied the Hardy Road area since Davisville’s exact location was discovered in the late 1990’s by retired archaeologist Ilsa Kraemer and says Davisville was a thriving Indian village along the banks of the Grand River, established by a Methodist Mohawk Chief, Thomas Davis, around 1800.

Davis and a group of fellow Mohawks disapproved of the Anglican teachings of the Joseph Brant Mohawks at the original Mohawk Village and, what they considered to be the negative moral conditions the village had fallen into since being established in 1785. Davis led a group of discontented Mohawks to establish a new village upstream in what is now the Hardy Road region of Brantford’s Northwest.

Peter Jones, son of pioneer surveyor Augustus Jones, like his father before him, married a Mississauga woman. He converted to the Methodist faith in 1823, and

became good friends with Chief Davis, visiting Davis’ Hamlet, as it was also referred to, often.

Jones eventually invited several Mississaugas of the Credit River near present day Toronto, to join Davis‘ community, which many did, and lived separate from, yet jointly with, the Mohawks at Davisville.

After several years, the Mississaugas pulled out and moved back to their traditional home on the Credit River, until resettling on a corner of the Six Nations reservation, which was given to them by the Six Nations Confederacy.

Due to upriver clear-cutting by settlers in the establishment of Kitchener and Guelph, the river began flooding its banks downstream by 1833, and washing out the cabins of Davisville residents. The site was abandoned and the Davis Mohawks resettled in Sour Springs and elsewhere, but not many returned to the Mohawk Village.

In around the early 2000’s, further excava-

tions revealed the size and extent of the village as being bigger and wider ranging than originally thought. Most of this area has been the subject of Warrick’s digs and Timmins-Martel’s surveys with eight identified sites strung out along the banks of the river. But there could also be more sites yet to be discovered, because along with the Davisville remains of the 19th century, there were also artifacts proving habitation in this gentle bend in the river may go back as much as 12,000 or 13,000 years as well as evidence of other habitations over the centuries since.

Warrick recommended to the OMB that certain areas within the Sifton plan could disturb the historical and archaeological significance of this very special and important site.

“A combination of archaeological and natural features form a significant cultural heritage landscape would preclude development of the properties in question,” he writes. The area is so rich

in archaeology that Warrick and Timmins-Martel together have catalogued 80,000 artifacts in an area of only 1200 square meters. Where people lived, they also died, creating highly sensitive ancient burial grounds throughout the region from all inhabitants over the past 12,000 years.

“The accumulation of archaeological evidence indicates 10,000 radiocarbon years (12,000 calendar years) of Aboriginal use and occupation of this portion of Brantford, and holds tremendous value for the Mississaugas of the New Credit and Six Nations of the Grand River,” writes Warrick. “In the Davisville area, the density of archaeological sites rivals that found in the Mississippi River valley of the central United States, one of the richest archaeological areas in North America.”

The public meeting about the Hardy Road proposal will be held March 9, 9:00 a.m. at Brantford’s City Hall chambers.

HCCC Chief draws a blank on-air, former board member says HDI money goes to fund schools run by HCCC Secretary Leroy "Jock" Hill

Last week, the CBC Radio’s Metro Morning made space on their platform to bring forward the story of the Haudenosaunee

Confederacy Chiefs Council opposing the cutting down of trees at Osgoode Hall.

Lawyer Tim Gilbert of Gilbert’s Law, the HCCC’s current law firm of preference, opened the segment and the host, Ismaila Alfa, then welcomed in HCCC Chief Roger Silversmith.

That is when the interview took a steep nose dive from competent explainer into an embarrassing example. The following is a transcript of the interview.

CBC: Why is it so important to you to see these trees stay up?

Silversmith: Because that’s our people. Our people are connected to the land and to the trees. And to see that little bit amount of trees destroyed for somebody’s project is real-

ly hurtful to our people.

CBC: Metrolinx does say this new subway line will serve hundreds of thousands of people. They say it will reduce crowding on subway lines. What’s the balance between protecting nature and making transit better here? Chief?

*silence*

CBC: Chief Silversmith?

Silversmith: Yeah I kind of lost you there.

CBC: Oh sorry, what I was saying was that Metrolinx does say that this new subway line’s gonna serve hundreds of thousands of people. It’s gonna reduce crowding on subway lines so how do we find the balance. What’s the balance between protecting nature and better transit here?

Silversmith: The better thing to do is to deal with the Haudenosaunee Development Institute, the HDI so we can make these agreements go forward.

Right now it’s only one-sided it seems to me and it’s not good to do things like that without engaging with the treaty people. Like our treaties are right there in Osgoode Hall, you know.

CBC: What kind of communication have you had with Metrolinx? What do you make of the communications you’ve had with the agency?

Silversmith: Well there was good engagement at the start. Metrolinx was working with HDI and signed an agreement with HDI already so we thought it was the start of a good thing and then somewhere in there, uh…

CBC: What happened?

Silversmith: I don’t know what happened.

CBC: How did things change?

Silversmith: *silence again* uhmmm… things changed. I’m not uhhmm… things changed on their side I guess because

uhhh…they don’t want to be honourable to treaties to our people.

CBC: And exactly how? What indication have you received form them that they don’t want to be honourable to the treaties?

Silversmith: *silence, third time* well from what I understand they were supposed to be in talks with HDI and they went ahead and cut trees down without our consent.

This is when the show dies. The CBC host essentially gives up — lets a beat of dead air hang on the aftershocks of Chief Silversmith totally bombing the whole segment — and then pivots to HDIs lawyer for the story to be explained.

Add this to the list of comms disasters the HDI is facing when it comes to their “engagements” with Metrolinx.

Couldn’t the HCCC afford to get the Chief a

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A Hagersville reader

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Your opinion pages always enlighten us with information and history that we weren’t taught through our education system. We were especially impressed with the editorial piece in the Feb 15th issue.

Though we live along

side 2 large and progressive reservations, we see that we have so much yet to learn about our histories. For example, I attended Hagersville High school, had (and still have) many native friends and yet, at the time, I was totally unaware of an active residential school in Branford. I only became aware of that atrocity within the last 10-20 years.

Education about both

sides of history is key to better understanding each other.

We look forward to picking up your weekly newspaper and learning so much information about what’s happening next door to us. We want to thank you and your staff for the well-researched articles.

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one-pager so he wouldn’t stumble on live air and be left without any key facts or talking points here? It’s the most basic part of media training for politics: when you get the mic and you don’t like the question or don’t know the answer - you pull out your canned answer to tell the people what you want them to hear.

Instead — the Haudenosaunee people were again spoken for by a white lawyer.

What is HDI doing with the money they got from Metrolinx anyway? According to HDI lawyer/director Aaron Detlor the money was given to “daycares and health facilities” on Six Nations.

Former HDI corporate director Elvera Garlow chimed in on social media last week — saying HDI gives their education-focused engagement money to a Cayuga language

daycare run by HCCC Secretary Leroy “Jock” Hill. And also to a culture and ceremony school run by HCCC Secretary Leroy “Jock” Hill on Sixth Line. And also pays for the HCCCs administrative offices which are, you guessed it, also run by HCCC Secretary Leroy “Jock” Hill.

If you do a basic google search on “engagement meetings” that HDI/HCCC is having with proponents you can see the direct conversations HCCC is having with developers are with Leroy “Jock” Hill, who is not a Chief. And he is also the signatory on all cease and desist letters where developers and municipalities are being directed to work with, and pay, HDI.

And now, at least according to Garlow, he is also on the receiving end of those payments.

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Kanienkehaka national meeting called in Akwesasne

The Kanienkehaka

Nation have called for a nation-wide meeting for all Kanienkeha across all Haudenosaunee territories to come to Akwesasne to discuss matters of governance.

Tehonwakanerehn spoke to TRT and said the meeting would discuss

the people taking back the Kanienkehaka name, instead of being referred to as community Mohawks — and discussing nation governance in light of various community groups, councils and organizations across all the territories who are claiming to speak on behalf of all Mohawk people and their rights.

Tehonwakanerehn said the meeting would directly address issues like the Mohawk Council of Akwe-

sasne, Saint Regis Tribe, Nation Longhouse and affiliates from other communities like the Haudenosaunee Development Institute reaching to settle land claims on behalf of the Kanienkehaka.

The Meeting is open to all Kanienkeha people and will be held March 4 at 9:00 a.m. at the longhouse beside Wild Bills’ store in Hogansburg, NY on the states side of Akwesasne.

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Being part of community gives us a sense of belonging. Giving us space to support and encourage each other's growth often based on mutually enjoyed activities.

Many LGBTQ+ individuals have experienced difficulty finding community where they feel welcomed and excepted. Gaymer, a blend of the words “gay” and “gamer,” is an umbrella term for people in video gaming who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer within the community.

“A community can be anything from a physical place where geographically people connect, or via a virtual space such as social media groups or private community platforms,” says wellbeingpeople. com. “Communities bring like-minded people together with similar characteristics and common interests.”

The video game industry was booming in the 2000s with the release of the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and Microsoft Xbox, but gaming competitions and award shows were made up mainly of straight men. Even meeting

a female gamer was still not the norm. Gay characters in video games often hit several gay stereotypes at once or were considered the comic relief of a series. Videos games could be a world for LGBTQ+ individuals to escape to but seeing themselves in a world they loved was uncommon.

But that is no longer the case as queer representation in video games has exploded in the last number of years and the gayming community is putting on more award shows, tournaments, and events. Game developers have included more LGBTQ+ characters in

their games like Chloe from Life is Strange, Trevor Phillips from GTA V, Ellie from The Last of Us, and Birdetta from Mario Bros.

“Birdetta is honoured to be the first trans character in Nintendo history. The Super Mario Bros 2 instruction manual described her as a boy who thinks he’s a girl,” says ugami.com

Studies show that being a part of shared space, whether virtual or physical, helps people be inspired, joke, talk about frustrations, solve problems and celebrate achievements. Your strengths in an area may be someone else’s

weakness and someone else’s strengths may help you in an area you are weak in.

“People who stay within a community are the ones that agree passionately with its values and with these shared beliefs, trust and togetherness, there’s no limit to what they can do for their community. Bringing together like-minded people who are headed for the same goal undoubtedly, nurtures a rewarding and engaging community,” says wellbeingpeople.com.

It’s not to say that the video game world is free of all bigotry and homophobia. Homophobic slurs have been common insults during online matches of Call of Duty and many other games since online gaming picked up in the early 2000s. But with North America and other parts of the world celebrating the success of things such as Ru Paul’s Drag Race, more LGBTQ+ movie stars and performers, and other pop culture, the community has seen a shift.

Playing video games with fellow gaymers can also help you destress in a safe place if there are a lot of stressors in your life out of your control.

“For many people, the world of video games is a perfect break from a reality

How to keep your cool and stay a hero

so immersed.

Heroes, shes and hes in distress, magic, and going head-to-head with Tony Hawk himself all from the comfort of an ergonomic reclining gaming chair? Sign me up.

Whether it’s having a competitive personality, escapism, or generating income people play video games for many different reasons. But we get too emotionally invested in winning and levelling up when returning from that escape affects us personally. Whether it be anger when losing, repeatedly being insulted online, or titles that tug at our emotional heartstrings like Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, it’s hard not to become

“Becoming immersed in the world of a video game can be an intensely rewarding experience. But for some gamers, it can also lead to emotional trauma, which can be difficult to process without help. Fortunately, there are many options for those who need support,” said Jazmin Murphy in an article titled, Tools for Readers.

Murphy shared some tips for gamers on what you can do to keep your emotions regulated while still enjoying what the game has to offer you.

Seek out supportive channels on platforms like YouTube, Discord, or Twitch where gamers discuss specific games or create video essays that open up a safe space for others to share their feelings.

Join a gaming communi-

ty which encourages group engagement both online and at in-person events. Recognize physical symptoms of anger. You might show signs of anger in your body, even before you realize that you are feeling angry or upset. Pay attention to how you are feeling physically. You might be headed toward an emotional reaction if you experience symptoms such as tense muscles and clenched jaw, headache or stomachache, increased heart rate, sudden sweating or shaking, or a dizzy feeling.

Take a break. If you have become angry, hurt, or frustrated, you should take a break from playing the game. Distract yourself from the aspect of the game that made you react by doing something else for a little while. The next

filled with deadlines, stress and responsibilities,” said an article rcg.org. “Computer and video games are often used to help people focus on something other than life’s daunting problems. For a few fleeting moments, the players ‘lose themselves’ in the games as they feel the bliss and release of being in control. They are in a virtual world that makes sense to them — a place where they can be whoever or whatev-

er they choose, without worrying about how they look or act, and without having to deal with real-life problems.”

In a world where so many people struggle to fit in or feel accepted for who they are, join a community of people who share some of the same interests as you. One that can help you be a better person for yourself and others.

time you need a distraction from your frustration you can call up a friend, make a meal or snack, or clean your room.

Go outside. Getting a change of scenery by going outside is a great way to calm yourself down in a hurry. To keep recurring emotions under control, try to balance your video game time with some daily time outdoors.

Remember why you play video games. You probably play video games because you enjoy playing. But if playing video games is causing you to become too emotionally immersed in them, then you might not be enjoying yourself as much as you used to. Think about taking on a new hobby to replace gaming for a while.

Consider joining a community of people who share some of the same interests as you. PHOTO BY GLENN CARSTENS-PETERS ON UNSPLASH

know the score.

Ohsweken Bears and Six Nations Snipers look for redemption this weekend

the Express.

SIX NATIONS — Eastern Arena Lacrosse League games continued this past weekend, starting with matches that sae the Paris Riverwolves face the Peterborough Timbermen and the Whitby Steelhawks face the Toronto Monarchs on Saturday, February 25. The Timbermen won at the Millbrook Arena 10-8, while the Monarchs won 19-17 at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre.

The following day, Sunday, February 26, the Ohsweken Bears took on the Oshawa Outlaws at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena.

The Bears opened at home with an initial goal from Dawit Martin, with three racked up by the Outlaws. This was followed by a single from Oakley Thomas, and five more from the Outlaws, giving them a lead to 2-7. Danton Miller closed the period with a double, making the game 4-7 for the Outlaws.

Coming into the second period, the Outlaws came for blood and put away four goals, stopping the Bears from scoring at all. This brought the score

to 12-4 for the Outlaws going into the third period. In the third, another goal was earned by the Outlaws, but the Bears pushed back. Alex Henry, Jake Bomberry, Sturgis Sundown and Oakley Thomas came through with singles to lose the pe-

riod 13-8 for the Outlaws.

In the fourth, Dawit Martin came in and buried his second goal of the game, and closed out scor-ing for the Bears. The Outlaws tallied up four more goals and closed the game with a steep 17-9 win over the Bears.

Oakley Thomas was awarded a third place star for two goals, two assists, tallying four points to-tal for the Bears.

Later in the day, the Six Nations Snipers took on the second place team in Eastern ALL stand-ings: the Brampton Express.

Another steep game was had, as the first goal went the Express, which was followed by a goal from Mike McGlaughlin for the Snipers. The Express put two more away, and Cheyton King closed the period with a single, making the game 3-2 for

In the second, Justin Porga and Haodais Maracle came in with singles, but were cancelled out by two responses from the Express. Brent Longboat earned another goal for the Snipers, but the Express saw two fast ones by the end, closing the period 9-5 for the Express.

In the third, two more goals went up for the visitor, while Brent Longboat and Cheyton King ate at the deficit. By the fourth, the Express came through with a strong period, tallying up five consec-utive goals. But it was Cheyton King that closed the period with a single, finalizing the game at 17-8 for the Express.

Jaxon Longboat was awarded a third place star for 16 assists and 35 saves, tallying sixteen points total for the Snipers.

The next scheduled game for the the Ohsweken Bears will see them play at the Millbrook Arena against the Peterborough Timbermen on Saturday, March 4. While the Six Nations Snipers will venture out to the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre to face the Toronto Monarchs the same day.

Orange Jersey Project in hockey continues across Canada

By TRT Staff with notes from canadiantire.ca

In rinks across the country, thousands of youth hockey players have been improving their skills while wearing orange jerseys.

When they get off the ice, the youth athletes and their coaches have been having tough but necessary conversations about why they wear the jerseys: they are a part of the Orange Jersey Project, a grassroots truth and reconciliation initiative.

“Created by the Orange Shirt Society, the Orange Jersey Project uses the power of sport as a vehicle

to educate young athletes about the history of the Indian Residential School System and strengthen the path toward truth and reconciliation. Through the project, sport teams are provided with orange practice jerseys that serve as both a visual reminder and an act of solidarity with Indigenous people and players. The jerseys are accompanied by learning materials that encourage education, discussion, and action about the impacts of the Indian Residential School System,” reads a release from Canadian Tire, a premier supporter of the project.

date, over 1,250 hockey teams and 25,000 athletes have participated in the project since its inception in 2021.

To further support the Orange Jersey Project and recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, in September 2022, CTC sold “Every Child Matters” orange t-shirts in Canadian Tire, Mark’s, and Sport Chek stores across the country.

One hundred per cent of the net proceeds from these sales were donated to the Orange Jersey Project, totalling more than $243,000.

SIX NATIONS — Eastern Arena Lacrosse League games continued at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena this past weekend, with the Six Nations Snipers and Ohsweken Bears facing opponents that brought losses; this weekend is hoped to see away-from-home redemptions. TRT STAFF

The Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) helped scale the program for the 2022-23 hockey season, reaching more than 750 teams and 15,000 youth players across Canada. To

Canadian Tire put money into the Orange Jersey Project to educate youth in sports about the Indian Residential Schools in Canada. CTC

By TRT Staff with notes from NLL.com

As Week 14 gets underway within the National Lacrosse League, transactions from Week 13 are visible with standings making showing solid effort in both the Eastern and Western Conferences.

The Buffalo Bandits remain on top of the Eastern, followed by the Rochester Nighthawks, Toron-to Rock, Halifax Thunderbirds, Philadelphia Wings, Albany FireWolves, New York Riptide, and Georgia Swarm. Out West, the San Diego Seals still sit on top, followed by the Calgary Rough-necks, Saskatchewan Rush, Panther City Lacrosse, Colorado Mammoth, Las Vegas Desert Dogs and Vancouver Warriors. As for internal movement:

On February 21: The Panther City Lacrosse Club signed Nate Wade to the Practice Player List and signed Brooker Muir to the Practice Player List.

On February 22: The Calgary Roughnecks placed Zach Herreweyers on the Active Roster from

Dreamcatcher 3 on 3 Youth Lacrosse

NLL Transactions for Week 14

the Practice Player List and have removed the Practice Player Tag and signed Keegan Bell to a one year agreement and have placed him on the Practice Player List. The New York Riptide have placed Andrew Borgatti on the Injured Reserve List from the Active Roster and placed Jordi JonesSmith on the Active Roster from the Short Term Hold Out List.

On February 23: The Albany FireWolves have placed Brett Manney on the Short Term Hold Out List from the Active Roster, placed Zac Tucci on the Short Term Hold Out List from the Active Roster, placed Greg Downing on the Injured Reserve List from the Active Roster, placed Ty Lo-gan on the Active Roster from the Short Term Hold Out List, placed Practice Player Jackson Reid on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List and placed Practice Player Justin Scott on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List. The Colorado Mammoth placed Brett Draper on the Physically Unable

to Perform List from the Active Roster, placed Noah Lebar on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List and have removed the Practice Player Tag and signed Connor Watson to the Practice Player List. The Georgia Swarm released Practice Player Jordan Trottier from the

Active Roster. While the Philadelphia Wings have traded John Ranagan to the Georgia Swarm in exchange for their fourth round selection in the 2023 Entry Draft, and placed Practice Player George Downey on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List.

SIX NATIONS — As noted last week, four teams came out on top of the 3-on-3 youth lacrosse tournament hosted at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena: the U9 division was won by Da Boys, U11 by Fuse Lacrosse, U13 by Young Warriors, and U15 by Mohawk Militia. The four teams were recognized on the Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation Facebook page on February 21 for their leading scores. Photos submitted.

On February 24: The Calgary Roughnecks placed Tyler Pace on the Injured Reserve List from the Active Roster, placed Ethan Ticehurst on the Injured Reserve List from the Active Roster, placed Practice Player Keegan Bell on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List and placed Practice Player Chris Willman on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List. The Colorado Mammoth have placed Eli McLaughlin on the Injured Reserve List from the Active Roster, placed Ryan Lee on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List, placed Tyson Gib-son on the Short Term Hold Out List from the Active Roster and placed Practice Player Connor Watson on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List. The Las Vegas Desert Dogs have placed Joe Robertson on the Short Term Hold Out List from the Active Roster, placed Jackson Suboch on the Active Roster from the Suspended List, released Nick Ellerton from the Active Roster, signed Nick Ellerton to the

Practice Player List and placed Marshal King on the Active Roster from the injured Reserve List.

On February 25: The Buffalo Bandits placed Brandon Robinson on the Injured Reserve List from the Active Roster and placed Josh Byrne on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List. The Georgia Swarm placed Jordan MacIntosh on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List, placed Craig Wende on the Short Term Hold Out List from the Active Roster, placed Ryan MacSpadyen on the Injured Reserve List from the Active Roster, placed Practice Player Dustin Hill on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List, placed Practice Player Jerry Staats on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List, and placed Ryan Lanchbury on the Physically Unable to Perform List from the Active Roster. The Saskatchewan Rush placed Clark Walter on the Injured Reserve List from the Active Roster and placed Ryan Barnable on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List.

A photo taken during the Georgia Swarm home game on February 22, highlighting brothers Lyle and Jeremy Thompson. NLL

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The City of Guelph invites you to apply for the new Activating Community Micro-grant program before March 23, 2023.

To learn more visit guelph.ca/grants

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Suspected grave sites, children's deaths found in probe of B.C. residential school

tween 1948 and 1968.

Plint, who was 77 at the time, was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

NDP MP urges feds to create 'Red Dress Alert' for missing Indigenous women

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — A Vancouver Island First Nation has announced the detection of 17 suspected unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school, in an emotional event that combined science and ceremony on Tuesday.

The Tseshaht First Nation, which took the lead in an 18-month effort to find potential graves of schoolchildren at the former Alberni Indian Residential School, also said interviews with survivors, historical records and other documents show 67 students died at the school.

``We need to remember that all of these students were just children,'' said Tseshaht Elected Chief Councillor Wahmeesh, whose English name is Ken Watts.

``They were just children. So ? for those of you that are not from our communities, I want you to think about that, think about what would happen today if children who were five years old were removed from their homes.

``That's the reality that our communities have to live with,'' said Wahmeesh, who wore a traditional cedar headband.

The announcement was preceded by drumming and singing, and portions of the event were blacked out in a livestream because of cultural sensitivities.

Many at the ceremony wore orange, the colour that has come to represent those who died and the survivors of Canada's residential schools. Dozens of women slowly danced to the drumming, turning on the spot in their orange shawls.

Children from at least 90 communities spanning more than 70 First Nations attended the school when it operated from 1900 to 1973.

B.C. land surveyor

GeoScan has been work-

ing on the project, using ground-penetrating radar to detect possible grave sites at the former school since last July.

Brian Whiting, a geophysics division manager with GeoScan, said at the announcement that the 17 suspected graves represent the minimum number believed to be on 12 of 100 hectares that were searched.

Sheri Meding, the lead researcher who did the work with historical records and survivors' statements, said many of the 67 children had died from medical conditions.

Meding said there were a number of recurring themes when interviewing survivors of the school, including forced abortions, multiple burial locations without markers, students finding skulls and human remains around the grounds and witnessing small coffins being taken out of the building at night.

Wahmeesh said it was essential to embark on what he called ``this journey of truth'' despite the process being difficult for survivors.

He said any legal investigations would have to be done by an independent body with Tseshaht consent, and not by the RCMP, because of the force's role in residential schools and removing children from

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Douglas Hogarth described Plint as a sexual terrorist while also likening the Indian residential school system to ``a form of institutionalized pedophilia.''

The Alberni school was also one of six residential sites where the children were subjected to government-sanctioned nutrition experiments without the consent of their parents.

their homes.

He also called on Canada to conduct a review to determine the RCMP's role in the Alberni school.

``Why we can't just get over it, it's because it takes more than one generation to get over 150 years of colonization and abuse of our people,'' Wahmeesh said.

The Port Alberni site is the latest of several Canadian locations being searched for possible unmarked graves of children who died while being forced to attend residential schools.

In January, officials at the Williams Lake First Nation in B.C.'s Cariboo region said they detected 66 additional ``reflections,'' marking possible graves, during the second phase of the search at former Catholic-run St. Joseph's Mission.

That number was in addition to the 93 possible grave sites already discovered at the former residential school before the latest phase of scanning.

This isn't the first time the Alberni Indian Residential School has been a focal point in the national discussion over the treatment of First Nations children.

In March 1995, former school dormitory supervisor Arthur Henry Plint pleaded guilty to 18 counts of indecent assault be-

The children were sick and malnourished during the experiments from 1942 to 1952. Some were fed lard, broth and bread, while others were fed flour mixtures with vitamins.

Kimberly Murray, the special interlocutor appointed by the federal government to work with Indigenous communities on the unmarked graves around residential school sites, said they need to continue fighting to uncover records that would answer the ``hard questions,'' such as the identity of the missing children and how they died.

Murray told a national gathering in Vancouver in January that survivors of the residential schools have a ``right to know,'' and ``deniers will continue to deny'' without records that document the genocide of Indigenous Peoples.

The topic of residential schools' unmarked graves exploded into public discourse in May 2021, when the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation announced that more than 200 suspected unmarked graves had been identified on the grounds of a former school in Kamloops, B.C.

The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program has a hotline to help residential school survivors and their relatives suffering with trauma invoked by the recall of past abuse. The number is 1-866-9254419.

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Ottawa should establish a system that would send the public a phone notification when an Indigenous woman goes missing to ensure that their disappearances stop being ``normalized,'' says an NDP member of Parliament.

Leah Gazan penned a letter to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino on Friday urging the government to fund what she and other advocates call a ``Red Dress Alert'' program. His office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Gazan says that while details of the program would have to be negotiated, she imagines it would operate similarly to the Amber Alert, which is an emergency notification people receive on their phones when a child in their region has been abducted or is believed to be in danger.

``We shouldn't have to beg for our safety,'' Gazan said in an interview Wednesday. ``In Canada, we are still begging for safety and to live in dignity as Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.''

Research from across the country, including the 2019 final report from the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, shows that Indigenous people, and women in particular, disappear at a higher rate than people who are not Indigenous.

Gazan said that for years, advocates and the families of missing and murdered women and girls have said there needs to be a faster response by police and other authorities in their cases.

And because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has recognized the crisis in missing and murdered In-

digenous women and girls as a genocide, he must act urgently to better protect them, Gazan said.

It's ``almost as if our disappearances (have) become so normalized that nobody looks for us,'' she added.Setting up a specialized alert system, she said, ``acknowledges the urgency.''

The Winnipeg MP said that if the public is better informed when Indigenous women and girls disappear, it will increase the likelihood that they are found.

``We know that the sooner cases start, the sooner searches start when somebody goes missing, the more likely they are to be found,'' she said, pointing to the success of emergency notification programs for children.

Calls to set up a ``Red Dress Alert'' in Canada are not new, and some advocates have established grassroots-led efforts on their own, such as the Aboriginal Alert website, which publishes timely information and photos of Indigenous people who are missing.

Last year, Washington state established the ``Missing Indigenous Person Alert System,'' adding it to an existing alert system in place to broadcast the disappearances of children and seniors.

While its state patrol says that not every Indigenous person who is missing will qualify for the program, those that do are individuals who go missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances and appear to be vulnerable due to reasons such as age and health.

In her letter sent last week, Gazan pointed to the disappearances and deaths of at least four First Nations women who Winnipeg police believe were murdered by the same man.

Another First Nations community has detected unmarked graves at a former Indian Residential School in Canada - this time at the former Alberni Indian Residential School in BC. PC

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Delmor Jacobs “Dao Jao Dre”

February 2, 1957 - February 24, 2023

With heavy hearts we announce that Delmor Jacobs/Dao Jao Dre, Faithkeeper Lower Cayuga Longhouse has begun his journey to the Spirit World. He is survived by lifelong friend Valerie, children Delmor Jr. (Trudy), Ashlee (Derek), Cody, and Lacy whom were his pride and joys. He was an even prouder Gramps to Daelon, Kobe, Caius, Raynee, Rodderek, Danyka, Cayden, Treyton, Azure Wilma J, Halen and Hendrick. Delmor is predeceased by parents Herbert Jacobs & A. Joan (Crawford) Jacobs and predeceased by mother-in-law Wilma Martin whom he had deep affection for. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Delmor will be missed by friends Kevin Sandy, Carmen Thomas, Ivan Bomberry and Marvin Bomberry. Delmor was a great orator of the Creator’s Game, he loved to share his knowledge of lacrosse which he had done by travelling in Canada, the United States and in his home community. Delmor was a man of many accomplishments during his lifetime, some of his accomplishments include: Faithkeeper Lower Cayuga Longhouse, World lacrosse player, Wall of Fame at Jordan Station Public School, Beamsville Highschool championship football team (where Delmor attended public school and highschool), Lacrosse coach, partner with Out Of The Blue Talent Agency, Employed with Ojistoh, Taught Business to Our Youth, past employee of Six Nations Lands & Membership, Owner of many businesses, co-author of Lacrosse the Ancient Game. Delmor loved dressing as Santa Claus as he loved to see the joy in children’s eyes, their innocence. These were just a few of Delmor’s accomplishments. Delmor was humble and had a good heart and mind. Delmor loved to go for rides, attend his children and grandchildren’s sporting events, attend Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers football games with his sons. Delmor also enjoyed watching the Toronto Maple Leafs with his sons. Delmor leaves a great legacy to his children, grandchildren, family, friends as he helped us to be the people we are today. Delmor’s motto was “Sharing Culture, Sharing Peace”. Resting at 41 Moccasin Trail, Ohsweken after 5 pm. Saturday. Funeral Service and burial at 11 am. Monday, February 27, 2023 at Lower Cayuga Longhouse. Arrangements by Styres Funeral Home. www.rhbanderson.com

QUISSY, Vera Jane

A caring mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend left this world on February 21, 2023 in her 72nd year. Vera was born to the late Hazel (VanEvery) and Daniel Hill. She was a 1970 graduate of Niagara Wheatfield High School and Bryant & Stratton. She was employed by Niagara County Savings Bank and The Cave as a Cave Queen. She was the mother of Vinton (Danielle) Harris and Vanessa Harris. She was a foster mother to Corinna Butler and many others. Vera loved her grandchildren Jacob and Veida Harris; Morgan and Merrick Anderson; and Kinsley Butler. She was the beloved sister of Wayne VanEvery, Elaine Smith, Derry Lou Smiedela, Tanis (Gregory) Greene, Deborah Sue (Peter) Folino, Dolores (late Walter) Hill-Crawford, Denise Walter, Donald Hill, and Dawn C. Hill. Predeceased by siblings Brenda (late George) Howard, Daniel and Darlene Hill, David Hill, Ty (Donna) Hill. She will be sadly missed by her aunts Cao Beaver and Jan Longboat, many nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. Her caring nature and kindness made her a shoulder to lean on and she was a trusted confident to many. Vera enjoyed a special bond with family and enjoyed many hours gathered around a table storytelling, playing scrabble, euchre, beading and drinking weak tea. She loved cooking for everyone and going to karaoke with her friends. A special thanks to her niece Janet VanEvery for all the loving care she showed Vera. A special thank you to the surgeons and staff at the Hamilton General Hospital for all their heroic efforts and care given to Vera. Visitation at 11 am. with Funeral Service to follow at 2 pm. on Friday, February 24, 2023 at Styres Funeral Home, 1798 Fourth Line Road, Ohsweken. Cremation to follow. Arrangements by Styres Funeral Home. www.rhbanderson.com

STAATS: Linda Irene

To the friends and family of Linda Irene Staats (aka Mumsie or Kwe), Linda began her journey to the spirit world early morning on Monday, February 27th. She left us peacefully at home after her 2nd battle with cancer. She will be missed by all who knew her. Linda is survived by her children Robin Staats, Aaron Staats and the late Christina Staats. Linda was sister to Gary Hill, Joe and Val Sharrow, Fran Hill, Edna Hill, and the late Cindy Hill. She will also be missed by grandchildren Brent Staats, Marc Staats, Dylan Hill, Seth LaForme and Aaron Jr. Staats and several nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind her beautiful great grand babies Taylene, Melina and Noah. Visitation will take place at Styres Funeral Home in Ohsweken, Wednesday starting at 2:00 pm. for close family and friends with an evening service for all beginning at 7 pm. Funeral will take place Thursday, March 2nd at 2:00 p.m. also at Styres with a reception to follow at Six Nations Polytechnic. Journey well Mumsie. We love you dearly and will hold you tightly within our hearts. Arrangements by Styres Funeral Home. www.rhbanderson.com

Recovery is a Process (March 4th and March 18th Meetings)

This a 12 Step Recovery Christian based Meeting (Breakfast Included). This program is a workbook study (book is available to purchase) that will teach the practical application of the foundational steps to stable recovery and healing from addictions. Breakfast starts at 8:30am and the meeting is from 9am -11am at St. Luke’s Church basement. Please come with an open mind to share your journey and to strengthen your recovery from addictions. Meeting will be every 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month. Typically runs for 14 weeks. Meetings will be held at St. Luke’s Church basement between 3rd & 4th Line. Contact Dorothy-Lee 778-997-1923.

20. Sodium

21. Manning and Lilly are two

24. Where golfers begin

27. Entrapped

30. Influential punk artist

31. Hebrew calendar month

33. Car mechanics group

34. Undesirable rodent

35. Minneapolis suburb

37. Witch

39. Get free of

41. A written proposal or reminder

42. British School

44. Country on west coast of Africa

47. Cool!

48. Information

49. __ route

50. Jim Nantz’s network

52. Something to register (abbr.)

53. Give cards incorrectly

56. One who’s learning on the job

61. Stevenson adventure novel

63. Taking careful notice

64. CNN’s founder

65. Speak badly of CLUES DOWN

1. A person with unusual powers of foresight

2.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

Take a few deep breaths before forging ahead with a plan that you have in mind, Aries. You might need to think things through a little more in the days to come.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, when a new opportunity arises, you may feel like a fish out of water until you get into a routine. After that learning period, things will come more easily.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, do not wait around for change to come. Sometimes you have to get the ball rolling yourself. Put plans in motion and figure out who will join you.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, right now is a big waiting game, and that could have you feeling a bit frustrated. If you are ready for action, take on a hobby or something else to stay busy.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

32. Hindu model of ideal man

Single sheet of glass

3. Portrays a character

4. Expresses happiness

5. Acquires

6. “The Martian” author

7. Degree

8. 60-minute intervals

9. A detective’s pal

10. Group of nations (abbr.)

11. Popular Georgia rockers

12. Fencing swords

13. Basement

14. Samoan monetary unit

17. Male parent

22. Finnish lake

23. A smooth fabric

24. Arctic explorers (abbr.)

25. Mild yellow Dutch cheese

26. Very willing

28. Expressed pleasure

29. Lasso

36. Move your head in approval

38. Ill-__: gained illegally

40. Die

43. Accused publicly

44. Precious stone

45. Individual thing or person

46. Behaved in a way that degraded

51. Derogatory term

54. No seats available

55. Liability

56. Popular beverage

57. Tough outer skin of fruit

58. __ Spumante (Italian wine)

59. Troubles

60. Negative

62. Camper

Leo, you may get wind that others are talking about you when you are not around. Remember that all publicity is good publicity. You’re on their minds and that’s important.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, after a few tumultuous months, you finally get into a groove and forge a new path for yourself. You may be surprised by what comes your way.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

You may joke about something that someone else takes very seriously, Libra. Be careful with your words to avoid offending someone you care about.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

You may have a lot of ideas, Scorpio, but it is essential to figure out funding if those plans are to be put in motion. This includes home improvements.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, it’s time to embrace your love of culture, as you need to start pushing the creative side rather than the analytical one. Visit a museum when time permits.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Opportunity awaits if you know where to look, Capricorn. A new business venture could be right around the corner. Start thinking of ways to get involved.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, big project is finished and you could not be happier. That pressure may have been weighing you down and now you have more free time.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, your own mind could be your only obstacle this week. Clear this mental hurdle and enjoy the challenges ahead.