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A lawyer representing Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council said allowing the Haudenosaunee Development Institute to intervene in Six Nations’ multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against the feds would be inappropriate.

“That should not be allowed,” said Iris Antonios, a lawyer representing SNGREC. “HDI is a divisive, obstructive, opaque association and it would be inappropriate for it to be chosen or appointed by this court as a representative.”

The comments came at the first day of hearings at Superior Court in Toronto where three different parties are expected to argue why they should also be included in SNGREC’s massive land claim suit seeking an accounting of funds from the federal government for hundreds of thousands of hectares of land within the Haldimand Tract.

The tract covers six miles on either side of the Grand River from its mouth to its source.

Six Nations says 95 per cent of that land was unlawfully squandered by federal agents and today, only five per cent of that land base remains, at the Six Nations reserve.

Antonios told the court that HDI is made up of two individuals: Aaron Detlor, a Toronto lawyer, and Brian Doolittle.

She said Detlor has been paid doubly by both the HDI and the HDIs numbered corporation

hundreds of thousands of dollars in success fees in addition to his regular salary and legal bills.

She presented exhibits showing that success fees have been paid to Detlor every year since 2017 but this was not public knowledge until he was cross-examined by a court.

“That only came to light on cross examination. It is an opaque organization.”

Detlor's actions at the Metrolinx site at Moss Park also came under the microscope. In January 2023, after talks with Metrolinx broke down with HDI, Detlor smashed a car into a construction fence, causing employees and an archaeologist on site to feel threatened, to which he later apologized.

She said he claimed he was asserting his treaty rights to obstruct tree cutting work at the park.

The HDI applied to be an intervenor in the historic land claim battle last year, claiming it is the rightful governing body of Six Nations and that elected council was not in power at the time the Haldimand Proclamation was made in 1784.

The HDI further stated that the Haldimand Proclamation is not the basis of its land rights arguments, saying that the government at the time had no right to give away land that it didn’t own anyway.

The elected council only came into power in 1924, Antonios said, but stated many Six Nations community members did not want a hereditary government in place and wanted an elected system.

It’s been said by some

historians that the RCMP forcibly removed the traditional council and replaced it with the elected band council in 1924.

Antonios said that the elected council of 1924 is not the same as the one functioning today, with a custom election code outside the authority of the Indian Act.

Antonios said the HDI intervention is an attempted governance claim and that they are attempting to usurp the band council and bring the litigation back solely under the jurisdiction of the HCCC.

Six Nations Elected Council had tried to resolve its outstanding land claim issues in the 80s under the federal government’s specific claims process but that process did not lead to a resolution, leading them to file the court case in 1995.

The case was put in abeyance in 2006 to enter into joint negotiations with the HCCC, seeking a joint resolution, after Six Nations people staged a massive land rights protest in Caledonia by stopping construction on a proposed subdivision on contested land.

She said the HCCC considered intervening in the case in 2009 when it says band council walked away from the joint negotiations but did not file the intervention until 2022.

The HCCC informed sister Haudenosaunee communities in Canada and the United States of its intent to intervene last year, but only after they already filed the motion to intervene. They were not consulted prior to the motion being filed, said Antonios.

Particularly, she noted a letter from the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte objected to the HDI representing the Haudenosaunee people in court.

Antonios laid out her case by stating the HDI had received about $38 million in revenue over the past roughly 10 years but much of the information about the HDI’s funds hasn’t been public, calling it an “opaque” organization.

She concluded her arguments by saying allowing the HDI to intervene in the case would be “inappropriate.”

On Monday, the trial was originally set to start but was delayed after legal counsel for HDI requested a last minute case conference to see if the issues at hand could be resolved.

Those negotiations were ultimately unsuccessful and the matter proceeded to court anyway.

A Six Nations rep told 2RT the HDI had made an “unacceptable” proposal that failed negotiation attempts and that all sides were going back to court for the hearings.

A lawyer for the Men’s Fire told 2RT the case built up by the HDI is “exceedingly weak” and the last minute attempt to settle things outside the hearings process was likely a response to the writing on the wall.

A Six Nations rep echoed the same, saying HDI was not confident they would get what they were asking for from the courts.

At Tuesdays hearings HDI appeared to be walking back their original claim — including the statement that they represent the

whole Haudenosaunee population and instead said they would only represent the HCCC.

The Men’s Fire of Six Nations and the Elected Council are both arguing that HDI lacks accountability and should not be a party to the land claim.

Ontario responded to HDIs motion and says that it should be dismissed because HDI and HCCC do not have legal standing as they are not a natural person or a corporation.

They say that HDI told the court that regardless of the outcome that the HCCC Chiefs and Clanmothers will not abide by any order of the court, and as such there should be orders given if HDI is successfully added to the case - specifically an order that legally binds the HCCC Chiefs and Clanmothers to abide forever by the determination of the court.

HDI said they would be willing to change the intervenor motion to name Brian Doolittle and Aaron Detlor personally to be included in the land claims case.

HDI lawyers also said that the HCCC chiefs and clanmothers told them they would all be willing to follow the orders of the courts but would reserve the right to respond to any decision they don’t like by addressing potential negative outcomes as any other sovereign nation would, potentially bringing it to “the Hague”.

The hearings will reconvene Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. in Toronto.

Council lawyer: HDI is obstructive, divisive and not transparent with community about finances

Six Nations not consulted on Indigenous settlement found in Mississauga

calls for a Stage Three archaeological assessment under Ontario rules.

Evidence of an Indigenous village was uncovered during the construction of a residential property in Mississauga but Six Nations of the Grand River has not been consulted on the find.

The City of Mississauga is consulting with the Mississaugas of the Credit as a report from Fisher Archaeological Consulting described the 0.2-hectare lot on the Southeast Corner of 1470 Pinetree Crescent as part of the former Credit Reserve.

The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation people had a settlement near the Credit River in Mississauga before moving to their present-day location adjacent to the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve just south of Caledonia on Hwy. 6.

The site is currently being considered to be designated as a Heritage Property by the city.

Indigenous lithics (a term referring to the age of stone technology) and sherds were found during initial archaeological investigation in 2021, prompting further stage three and four assessments and remedies to be carried out.

Fifteen test pits were dug, revealing Indigenous Woodland habitation, according to the Fisher

report.

Further testing and monitoring during construction will be overseen by the city of Mississauga, a licensed archaeologist, and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

The report recommended protective fencing be installed during construction of the house to avoid the areas where artifacts were found, according to the report.

If any new artifacts are found, construction will cease, the report noted.

The archaeologist will be tasked with determine the significance of any material found.

The report notes there are 19 registered archaeological sites within one

kilometre of the subject residential construction, many of them described as pre-and-post-contact Indigenous Woodland sites.

The report noted that other Indigenous groups were present in the area, notably, a Seneca village called Teiaiagon on the Humber River.

However, the report also noted that the particular study is located “within the former Credit Indian Reserve” and that there is no evidence of settler inhabitants in the study area on Pinetree Crescent but that it still has potential for Euro-Canadian archaeological artifacts.

One of the artifacts found was an example of Indigenous ceramics, which

Stage four is the final stage of any archaeological assessment, which demands work be stopped or measures are taken to avoid the area.

One particular artifact was dated between 900 BCE and 1,700 CE.

Stage three testing took place in November and December 2021 and found 65 artifacts.

The report was brought back to the city’s Heritage Advisory Committee yesterday (May 9) for further discussion.

“The site dates to multiple periods of Indigenous occupation and is representative of the continual habitation of these lands by Indigenous Peoples since time immemorial,” a report from the committee reads. “Due to the connection with the Indigenous occupation of this part of Mississauga and city’s commitment to reconciliation through actively opposing the erasure of Indigenous heritage, the site is found to have associative value, as well.”

Portions of the property will be protected from construction as per archaeological guidelines in Ontario.

Neither the city of Mississauga or Six Nations Lands and Resources returned calls for further comment on the find.

Development Corp named best managed company

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Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development Corp named one of best managed companies

Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies by Deloitte Canada for 2023.

This is the fourth year SNGRDC has been a recipi-

ent of this title.

This national award is presented annually by Deloitte Canada and is considered one of Canada’s leading business awards programs, recognizing excellence in private Canadian-owned companies.

Each year, hundreds of companies undergo a rigorous application process, but only the best are awarded with this prestigious designation, SNGRDC said in a statement.

“We are tremendously

honoured to be awarded the title of one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies from Deloitte Canada for a fourth year,” said Matt Jamieson, President and CEO of the Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation. “I am pleased that SNGRDC continues to build our corporate profile on the national scale and showcase the value of Indigenous business.”

The best managed applicants are evaluated based on four key areas including:

strategy, capabilities and innovation, culture and commitment, and governance and financials.

The announcement was made public today (May 9) by Deloitte.

“I am thankful that we have such a hardworking team dedicated to the economic prosperity of the Six Nations community,” said Jamieson. “I am immensely proud of all of them, and we continue to work together towards our goal of Autonomy 150 by 2030."

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Celebrate Indigenous Nurses Day and National Nursing Week

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This year's Nursing Week theme, "Our Nurses. Our Future,” emphasizes the critical role nurses play throughout our healthcare system.

“Nurses are our future: starting with prenatal checkups for mothers and a baby's first cry in this world, the future of our healthcare system depends on supporting the nurses who contribute to those systems and communities from coast to coast to coast,” said Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu in a May 8 press release.

Hajdu issued the following statement regarding nurses week:

At every stage of our healthcare journey—from birth to death and everything in between—nurses play an invaluable role in supporting patients and their families. Nurses are

on the front lines: providing essential services and comfort during the toughest moments of healing and grief.

As we begin National Nursing Week, we praise the commitment, courage and compassion that nurses bring to the many roles they play in hospitals, long-term care homes, and Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.

This year's Nursing Week theme, "Our Nurses. Our Future", emphasizes the critical role nurses play throughout our healthcare system. Nurses are our future: starting with prenatal checkups for mothers and a baby's first cry in this world, the future of our healthcare system depends on supporting the nurses who contribute to those systems and communities from coast to coast to coast.

We also celebrate National Indigenous Nurses Day. As Minister, I salute the unique efforts of First Nations, Inuit and Métis nurses who provide cultur-

ally safe and inclusive care to communities, both on and off reserve.

Indigenous nurses have a unique understanding of the needs of the communities they serve. First Nations, Inuit and Métis nurses are at the forefront of weaving the threads of traditional Indigenous knowledge and practices with Western medicine to provide culturally relevant healthcare. They often educate other medical practitioners on treating Indigenous patients to ensure they receive appropriate care in hospitals, medical centres and clinics across Canada.

Far too many Indigenous Peoples experience racism in our healthcare system. These culturally safe nurses are necessary as we work to close health gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians.

In many remote and isolated Indigenous communities, nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system.

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Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services staff wore red on Friday, May 5 to to acknowledge and remember the violence towards Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). They also hung red dresses around the property on trees, with each dress sharing the story of local women who lost their lives to violence, and in order to honour their memories. The Red Dress Project honours MMIWG every year on May 5th. The symbolism of the red dresses represent the blood of the people lost to violence. Indigenous women and girls are 12 times more likely to go missing or be murdered compared to the rest of the Canadian demographic.

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After suffering a devastating fire in 2018, the Native Horizons Treatment Centre is rising from the ashes, like a Phoenix, as the much-sought-after treatment centre celebrated an open house yesterday (Tuesday). The centre has a brand-new building at 130 New Credit Road and has been a beacon of hope for many people suffering from addiction throughout the years.

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The very cool and true connection between Six Nations and the Coronation Chair

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Millions of people around the world tuned in to virtually attend the crowning of King Charles on Saturday morning. The event was filled with the typical pomp expected from a British monarch being officially crowned. But did you know there is a neat and old connection between the royal Coronation Chair used during Saturday’s ceremony — and the Six Nations of the Grand River?

It starts back in the year 1860. The Six Nations at Grand River are still walking proud as allies to the British and Prince of Wales, Edward Albert, is making his first official royal tour in North America — including a

stopover at Six Nations.

A young Mohawk, Peter Martin Oronhyatekha, is chosen to make a speech

during the Prince of Wales visit and the two find some commonalities.

Prince Albert, known to his family as “Bertie”, is completely impressed with his time with the Six Nations and Oronhyatekha is invited to come to Oxford University to study. He accepts the offer and becomes the first indigenous person to attend the prestigious school, and becomes a doctor.

Throughout the rest of his life, Dr. O grows in stature among the white settlers in Canada — earning positions of authority among several of the fraternities and institutions that supported development in Canada.

He became the CEO of the International Order of Foresters and for 26 years held that title - bringing the fraternity over $11 million dollars and 250,000 members.

Oronhyatekha’s personal passion was collecting

cultural relics and he amassed a huge collection of artifacts throughout his life.

One of the artifacts he acquired was an exact replica of the Coronation Chair. Some people claim the chair was gifted to Dr. O by Prince Albert himself — who would later be crowned King Edward VII. Others say that the Doctor was granted permission to make an exact replica for his collection and that was how it came to be in his possession.

The chair is incomparable in its exactness — even the graffiti carvings into the chair and deteriorating top spindles are perfectly recreated. Another replica sits beneath the chair. A large stone which is called — and I kid you not — the Stone of Scone! Some people call it the Stone of Destiny.

History says that every monarch of Scotland after the 13th century is

crowned sitting upon that Stone and the stone remains under the Coronation Chair to this day.

The stone itself is said to have been brought from Egypt to Spain and then onward to Ireland and Scotland and was the exact stone the biblical patriarch Jacob laid his head upon when he had visions of Heaven.

Oronhyatekha’s Scone Stone sits beneath his replica chair. Currently that chair is housed at Casa Loma in the Great Room as part of the castle’s permanent exhibit.

Notes about Oronhyatekha’s collection of artifacts were published in 1904 by the International Order of Foresters, who took possession of

the entire collection after his death.

“It is not the original chair but a remarkably well executed and exact facsimile of the celebrated Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey. No previous copy had ever been made, but as a special concession to this Canadian collection, permission to make a copy was granted, and those who look upon it to see the details of the original chair exactly in every particular, in shape, disfigurements and colouring, as it now is in Henry VII’s Chapel in Westminster Abbey.”

King Charles was officially crowned on the coronation chair at Westminster Abbey on Saturday.

Dr. Oronhyatekha. FILE

This is not the real coronation chair, it is an exact replica that belonged to Peter Martin, a Mohawk man also called Oronhyatekha. FILE

King Charles III takes day off after busy coronation weekend

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LONDON — On the third day of his long coronation weekend, King Charles III rested.

Monday was, after all, a holiday declared in honor of his crowning and he had spent several whirlwind days of elaborately choreographed public festivities capped with an off-the-cuff cameo on ``American Idol.''

While Charles, 74, had no public appearances, other royals picked up the mantle of service the king had called for in declaring the ``Big Help Out'' that was said to draw millions to volunteer a couple hours on their day off.

Prince William, heir to the throne, took controls of a small backhoe with his youngest son, Prince Louis, in his lap as his family helped renovate a Scout hut in Slough.

After his father dumped a load of soil, the 5-yearold Louis, who has become a social media sensation for making fidgety faces during public appearances, wore a look of determination as he shoveled sand and piloted a wheelbarrow under the watchful eye of his mother, Kate, the Princess of Wales.

While painting the base of a planter later, he ignored his sister, Princess

Charlotte, 8, who told him he had paint in his hair.

``Louis, look at me!'' she said. ``You've got to wipe it.''

When someone suggested he may grow up to be a painter, he replied, ``No, a fighter pilot.''

It was the boy's first royal engagement and he was rewarded later with a toasted marshmallow sandwiched between two chocolate biscuits.

``You won't hear a peep out of him now for about 20 minutes,'' his father quipped.

Louis took a bite, rolled his head back and staggered into his sister.

The volunteer work came after a weekend of pomp, circumstance and partying for the newly crowned king and queen in an ancient spectacle Saturday. Thousands of public picnics and street parties were held Sunday across the U.K. in honor of Charles before the concert

Queen or queen consort? What to know about Camilla's title

at Windsor Castle.

During the show, Charles and Camilla were on their feet swaying to the music at one point. Other members of the royal family, including Charlotte and Prince George, 9, waved Union flags along with a crowd of some 20,000 gathered on the castle's east terrace.

Charlotte and her mother, Kate, sang along as Katy Perry, dressed in a gold foil ball gown, performed her pop hit ``Roar.'' There were performances by the Royal Ballet, Nicole Scherzinger from the Pussycat Dolls, opera singer Andrea Bocelli and British band Take That. Even Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog made an appearance.

After the big show, Charles and Queen Camilla walked into a room at Windsor Castle on Sunday where ``Idol'' judges Perry and Lionel Richie — who also performed — were appearing virtually on the talent show.

The king, wearing a dark blue suit and tie, showed a sense of humor by name-checking one of the signature songs Richie had performed, asking if he was planning to do this ``All Night Long.''

Million dollar scratch ticket bought at Oasis Gar Bar in Ohsweken

The Canadian Press LONDON — Now that she has been crowned alongside her husband, King Charles III's wife is officially known as Queen Camilla.

While it sounds more official than ``queen consort,'' the changing of titles does not signify any practical difference in the role of the 75-year-old royal.

Queen consorts do not formally share the sovereign's powers, and dropping the ``consort'' part of the title does not change that. Nonetheless, the change marks a milestone in Camilla's decadeslong road to rehabilitating her image — from someone once reviled as the other woman in Charles' first marriage to Princess Diana, to a senior royal member largely accepted

by the British public.

The question of what title Camilla would hold when Charles became king has long been a subject of contention, due to sensitivity about her status as Charles' second wife.

Camilla and her first husband, Andrew Parker-Bowles, divorced in 1995, shortly after Charles gave an explosive television interview admitting his relationship with Camilla. Charles and Diana divorced the following year. In 1997, there was a global outpouring of grief when Diana died in a car crash. Camilla and Charles waited until 2005 to marry in a low-key private civil ceremony.

For many years it wasn't clear if Camilla would eventually be styled as queen.

Queen Elizabeth II settled the matter last

year, when she gave the blessing for Camilla to be known as queen consort.

The endorsement was widely seen as a formal sign that the royal family had finally accepted Camilla as a respected senior member.

Last month, Buckingham Palace's official coronation invitations referred to Camilla as ``Queen Camilla'' for the first time.

At the time, British media reported that palace officials believed it was an appropriate time to introduce the title, because several months had lapsed since Elizabeth's death in September.

The most recent queen consort in British history was George VI's wife, Queen Elizabeth, who was known as ``The Queen'' and later the Queen Mother.

Stacey Boots won a cool million from a scratch ticket called Bigger Spin that he bought from Oasis Gar Bar in Ohsweken. He was in good spirits even before his million dollar spin, “well I am already a winner cuz my family is here!” Boots was quoted on Facebook. STACEY BOOTS FACEBOOK

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Students and youth prepping for country’s largest Indigenous youth performance

the event.

Two hundred and fifty Indigenous students from 13 communities across the country are ready to leave it all on the stage.

Canada’s Largest Indigenous Youth Performance, presented by Outside Looking In (OLI), runs from May 12 to May 13 at Toronto’s Meridian Hall. After last year’s return to performing in front of a live audience OLI CEO and Founder Tracee Smith said she is excited about

“This is a fantastic year for OLI,” said Smith in a press release. “We’ve never had this many student performers and we’re continuing to draw big names to our showcase.”

This year’s event is OLI's biggest one yet. Special guest performers include Logan Staats, Matt Mac and Boogey the Beat.

OLI is a national organization that offers multiple support programs for Indigenous youth across the country. Smith added that OLI continues to expand its reach.

“2023 has seen the ad-

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dition of six new communities, including our first in Quebec. Our numbers took a bit of a hit during the pandemic, but last year and this year clearly indicate that we have bounced back with more students and communities wanting to join our dance program,” said Smith.

Since the inception of its dance program in 2007, OLI has played a critical role in empowering thousands of Indigenous youth from more than 30 communities and achieving high school graduation rates of more than 96 per cent while improving academic standing and health and wellbeing.

More than 80 per cent of youth participants reported improved mental health and self-esteem; 90 per cent reported an increased level of importance on education and 86 per cent reported better grades.

The 2023 performance will feature youth from:

Baker Lake, Nunavut

Big Island Lake Cree Nation, Sask.

Garden Hill, Man. Lac La Croix, Ont.

Native Canadian Centre of Toronto

Pikangikum First Nation, Ont.

Pinaymootang First Nation, Man.

Red Sucker Lake, Man.

Seven Oaks School Division, Winnipeg St. Theresa Point, Man. Tasiujaq, Nunavik, Que.

Wasagamack, Man.

Webequie First Nation, Ont.

Local students will be able to catch the first showcase on May 12 at 10:30 a.m. The general public is invited to purchase tickets for the second show on May 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $100 each.

"Join us for an unforgettable evening of performances and an opportunity to learn about Indigenous communities and the amazing youth participating this year,” stated the OLI. “While this year has been our biggest performance to date, we are excited to about what we have in store for next year.”

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Ontario strengthening supports to create safer communities

JACE KOBLUN jace@tworowtimes.com

The Ontario government is investing $25.5 million over two years to help address the rise of hate incidents against religious and minority groups.

The new Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant is set to help faith-based and cultural organizations enhance or implement measures to ensure community spaces remain safe and secure.

“No Ontarian should live in fear that they will be targeted because of their background, who they love, or how they worship,” said Michael Ford, minister of citizenship and multiculturalism. “Building on our other investments to combat hate, the new Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant will help build stronger, safer and more inclusive communities and ensure everyone

has a safe environment to practice their faith and express their culture and beliefs.”

The grant will provide up to $10,000 to help religious groups, Indigenous communities and cultural communities better protect and secure their facilities from hate-motivated incidents, graffiti, vandalism or other damage. Grant funding can be used for things such as building upgrades, enhancing locks, installing cameras, training staff, completing security assessments, introducing safer cybersecurity measures, hiring shortterm professional security personnel and making repairs.

“Everyone in Ontario deserves to be safe in their communities,” said Solicitor General Michael Kerzner. “We have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to hate and these grants will help provide safe and secure areas so that people can worship in

peace. We will continue to protect the people of this province.”

Indigenous, Black, Muslim, Jewish and 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities have been among the most targeted groups of hate crimes in recent years. There were more than 1,500 police-reported hate crimes in Ontario in 2021, according to a May 5 press release.

"The National Council of Canadian Muslims welcomes improvements to the Government of Ontario's new Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant,” said CEO of National Council of Canadian Muslims Stephan Brown. “The changes to this grant provide dedicated funding that will provide more resources for Muslim Ontarians and other faith-based and cultural organizations across our province to take more effective measures to ensure our community spaces are safe and secure for everyone.”

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Better than a bouquet: Plants for the mom in your life on Mother’s Day

JACE KOBLUN

If you haven’t found a gift for the mom in your life for Mother’s Day yet, you’re probably going to get her another bouquet of roses at the grocery store like you’ve done every year since you were in high school. If you’d rather not opt for the traditional Mother’s Day bouquet this year, potted plants are a fun spin on a classic gift. The first thing to consider is whether or not your giftee is into plants. Whether they are or not could determine what kind of potted plant you get for them. Here are some options for both the green- and black-thumbed mom:

Flowering plant

Some of the most popular Mother's Day plants are plants that flower easily because even if she’s not a good plant parent, one little flower could make her feel like a hero. You could get her an orchid,

gardenia, peace lily, hoya — so many options!

Mother-In-Law’s Tongue

A Mother-In-Law’s Tongue is really just an appropriately named snake plant or sansevieria. This plant is for moms whose thumbs are anything but green. Sansevieria are very tolerant of neglect, do not need heavy light,

don’t require complicated soil and thrive without a lot of water. It’s an attractive plant that adds vibrant colour to any room.

Succulent

Succulents store water in their stems and leaves and I can confidently say that unless she is bathing it daily, your mom won’t kill a succulent. There are

so many types available for not a large cost and they all look so different. Adding different textures, patterns and colours to a room. They are so easy to care for you could water them simply by keeping them in the bathroom when you shower every day. Succulents are the gift that keeps on giving because they are one of the easiest plants to propagate or transplant and give away.

String of Pearls

Technically this plant is also a succulent but I wanted to give it a shoutout of its own. I don’t have a string of pearls yet — but I really want one. It’s a delicate hanging plant that thrives in a warm and dry environment. Not exactly made for southern Ontario’s humid summers but with some extra time, effort and care, these plants can grow to be quite impressive. They need a good six to eight hours of bright, indirect sunlight per day. If your place doesn’t haven’t enough light for your

string of pearls, consider putting them under some fluorescent lighting for 12 to 16 hours per day.

Croton

No, I’m not suggesting you buy your mom croutons for Mother’s Day. Crotons are an easy-to-grow houseplant known for their variegated foliage covered in bright splashes of green, red, orange and

yellow. Pay close attention to the vibrancy of its leaves. Dull, droopy, matte leaves on a croton means you need to give it some attention (probably just some water) and don’t be alarmed if you start to lose some leaves as the seasons change. That is totally normal for a healthy croton.

String of Pearls.

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Canadian journalist Connie Walker wins Pulitzer Prize, Peabody Award for podcast

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It was a monumental day for Canadian journalist Connie Walker: over the course of 24 hours, she won a Peabody Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

Walker's podcast ``Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's,'' an investigation into the abuse her father suffered at a residential school, took home the Pulitzer's audio reporting award on Monday and the Peabody's podcast award on Tuesday.

She said she got a call about the Pulitzer Prize from her boss on Monday, while she was in Seattle for a speaking engagement.

``She told me the news, and then my mind just went blank. I was silent for like 10 seconds just trying to process it,'' Walker said in a phone interview Tuesday. ``It's just

such an incredible honour. I've just been pinching myself ever since finding out.''

The Pulitzer citation describes the podcast as ``a personal search for answers expertly blended with rigorous investigative reporting.''

Walker said winning the two prestigious awards feels like a dream.

``It's this recognition that Indigenous stories matter, and that our voices are important, and that our stories are important, and that Indigenous journalists should be supported in helping to tell these stories.''

Walker, who is from Okanese First Nation in Saskatchewan, tracked down priests from St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Duck Lake, Sask., for the podcast from Spotify's Gimlet Media, and spoke with survivors, including her aunts and uncles, about what happened decades ago.

The idea came to Walker after she learned more about how abuse at the residential school affected her late father throughout his life, she said.

But she said that while the podcast started with the personal, it expanded into a much larger story about residential school survivors and the legacy of intergenerational trauma.

Walker said the process of reporting the story taught her more about her family, and particularly her father, who was not a major presence in her life.

She said she hopes these awards bring more people to the podcast.

``I hope that it means that more people will get to hear the survivors who bravely shared their stories with us. That, to me, would be the biggest reward of all, is to know that their stories and their voices are reaching more people.''

Indigenous guardians help restore nature and community

gram is one of 150 different Indigenous Guardians programs that have blossomed in the last five years.

the network of guardian programs, said the number of programs quadrupled in the last five years.

programs.''

The guardians programs are as varied as the lands they occupy.

OTTAWA — On the shores of the eastern arm of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, Iris Catholique and the Ni Hat'ni Dene Indigenous Guardians have spent several years watching the ice take longer and longer to form every winter.

It's another sign of climate change and the changing environment in the north, and one more thing they are keeping track of as the group tasked with conserving both their traditions and their lands.

``We call it 'Dene Chanie' and that means who we are, our way of life,'' said Catholique.

The Ni Hat'ni Dene pro-

First Nations account for 120 of those, while Inuit and Metis communities make up the rest.

This week, 250 guardians from almost all the existing programs are meeting in Ottawa for the largest national gathering yet.

It is a networking event for most, and a chance to see what's working elsewhere and how other groups have built and expanded on what, for many, are still pilot programs without permanent funding.

Valerie Courtois, the executive director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative that helps run

Ottawa initially provided $25 million in funding, and in 2021, expanded that $100 million over five years.

Courtois said it's a good start but she wants enough funding for every community to start a program if they want one.

``Our ultimate goal is that every First Nation that wants a guardian program should be able to have that support and the second goal is that funding should be ongoing and permanent in the same way as health funding and education funding and all of the other issues,'' Courtois said.

``Environment is just as important as those other

The Ni'Hat'ni Dene guardians keep watch over Thaidene Nene, an Indigenous protected area spanning more than 26,000 square kilometres, where the boreal forest transitions into tundra.

In the winter, the seven guardians monitor caribou movements, keep track of other wildlife, and help trap and harvest to feed the residents of the ?utsel K'e Dene First Nation. In the summer, when they hire six students to bolster their team. They monitor water quality and act as the search and rescue teams for visitors, who are coming back in high numbers now that COVID-19 is diminishing.

Thousands of kilometres away, north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., the Wahkohtowin Guardian Program is teaching young adults to tap birch trees and to identify and harvest local plants for medicinal uses.

This summer, they're working on tracking moose by seeking out their waste and determining if the areas where the government is working to protect moose habitats actually make sense.

Amberly Quakegesic, the Wahkohtowin program manager, said the program has a heavy emphasis on reconnecting young people to their land and traditions. Every spring they hire post-secondary students to work all summer.

``We had one youth par-

ticipating who had never been to his community, never been on his treaty lands and didn't really know anybody,'' she said.

``And then he went and spent a week there and he met uncles and was gifted a feather. He made a lot of strong connections. And now he's working for his lands and resources department.''

Courtois said the programs respect the knowledge that Indigenous peoples have of the land they have been guardians of for centuries, and that benefits everyone.

Courtois, who is from Labrador, said guardians have helped forestry companies keep their equipment out of bog, for example.

It's also a program, she said, that advances reconciliation.

Netflix’s ‘Rez Ball’ is in production

By TRT Staff

ALBUQURQUE — After months of casting calls, the Netflix feature film “Rez Ball” is filming in New Mexico.

According to the New Mexico Film Office, “Rez Ball” is filming in and around Albuquerque, Shiprock, Belen, Los Lunas, Estancia, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho and the Navajo Nation, with the permission and support of local governments and sovereign tribal nations, through May.

The film tells the story of the Chuska Warriors — an Indigenous high school basketball team from Chuska that must band together after losing their star player. They fight for the state championship as an all-American underdog story of Native kids and coaches told from the inside out.

“Representation matters, and I am thrilled that so many Native actors, directors and writers are being tapped for this production,” said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

Rally for Indigenous young man kicked in head by Edmonton police officer

life-altering kick directly to the head ? as a first resort cannot be supported.''

causing this level of harm to another civilian or to an officer.''

EDMONTON — About 100 people gathered in front of an Alberta Justice building on Saturday to support Pacey Dumas, an Indigenous man who was kicked in the head by an Edmonton police officer in 2020.

``Justice for Pacey,'' boomed throughthe crowd. Many wore orange and some carried signs calling for police accountability and reform.

Dumas was at the event but did not speak publicly. Some family members who did called on the Crown to reconsider its decision not to charge the officer.

The province's police watchdog released a report in April that recommended criminal charges against the officer, but the Crown decided not to pursue a case.

``The (officer) was standing above a 90-pound, 18-year-old and pointing a firearm at him with two other officers nearby offering assistance,'' said the report from Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.

``While the law allows police to use force during an arrest in appropriate circumstances, using a

The injured man and officer were not identified in the report.

Pacey Dumas and his family have filed a lawsuit against Const. Ben Todd, alleging he kicked Dumas in the head ``like a soccer ball.'' Police Chief Dale McFee and six unnamed officers are also listed as defendants.

The statement of claim says officers responded to a call about a fight at a home in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2020. They were told that a knife was present, and a brother of Dumas was placed in handcuffs while Dumas was ordered to the ground, says the document.

The lawsuit alleges Todd kicked Dumas without warning or provocation, causing him serious injury. Doctors had to remove a portion of his skull to ease pressure from his brain and a metal plate was later put into his head, says the document.

No charges were laid against Dumas or his brother.

``Const. Ben Todd should be facing a charge of aggravated assault,'' said a statement from Hilary Steinke-Attia, a lawyer for the Dumas family. ``(That) would be the case against any civilian

None of the allegations in the statement of claim have been proven in court. And astatement of defence denies the allegations.

The defence document says that Dumas, while on the ground, announced to officer that he had a knife in his pocket and began reaching for it.

``The EPS members were required to act swiftly to address the lethal threat and Const. Todd delivered one kick to Pacey's head as it was the closest target to him, and from his assessment it was the only option to address the threat without moving and placing the other EPS members at risk,'' says the statement of defence.

No knife was found on the brothers or at the home, said Steinke-Attia. A pocket knife discovered during on the street the next day was determined to be unrelated, she said.

Edmonton police said that they are conducting their own investigation and that Todd is on leave with pay.

At the protest, family members also spoke in memory of Blair Dumas, who died by suicide last year after battling depression.

``Justice for Pacey and Blair,'' the crowd yelled.

Canada to create more Indigenous shelters

A combined investment of up to $103 million to build at least 178 new shelter and transitional units in communities across the country was announced on May 8.

Honourable Ahmed Hussen, minister of housing and diversity and inclusion, Honourable Patty Hajdu, minister of Indigenous services, Honourable Marc Miller, minister of crown-Indigenous relations, and Jaime Battiste, member of parliament for Sydney-Victoria made the announcement in collaboration with Indigenous

partners.

"This funding will help address the urgent need for new shelters and transitional housing for First Nations, Inuit and Métis across the country who are experiencing family and gender-based violence. The shelters and transitional homes will be located on reserve, in the North, and in urban areas, and will offer survivors a stable environment when they need it most. These projects will be Indigenous-led and will offer access to support programming to help survivors of family and gender-based

violence access culturally appropriate services to recover from the trauma of their experiences,” says a May press release.

The funding breakdown includes:

- $81 million from CMHC for the construction of 178 new shelter/transitional units.

- $15 million from ISC for ongoing operational support of the 178 new shelter and transitional units.

- $7.8 million from ISC will be available to support start-up costs for operations.

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Indigenous artist needed hospital care, not jail, family tells inquest

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The sons of a renowned Indigenous artist wept on Thursday at an inquest into their father's death, criticizing the failure to treat his mental health struggles before he died by suicide in a Thunder Bay jail.

Moses Beaver, of Nibinamik First Nation, a fly-in community 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, was found unresponsive in his cell in February 2017. He was taken to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead, aged 56.

Thunder Bay's law enforcement services have faced widespread criticism in recent years, particularly over their treatment of Indigenous People.

The inquest is looking into the circumstances surrounding Beaver's death and may also make recommendations on how to better provide mental health care both in Thun-

der Bay's jails and across remote First Nations.

Shallum Beaver, 41, said his father's mental health began deteriorating more than two decades ago after his wife died suddenly from a brain aneurysm.

Beyond that trauma, Moses Beaver had also spent time in a day school designed to forcibly assimilate Indigenous children. There was widespread abuse in the schools, and Shallum Beaver alleged that his father had been sexually assaulted by a teacher.

Moses Beaver also lost a younger brother to suicide, his son told the inquest.

``The pain inside him was deeper than anything,'' he said.

Jerome Beaver, the artist's 31-year-old son, became emotional as he recalled the trauma endured by his father, a selftaught artist who depicted traditional Indigenous legends with a contemporary style in his work

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``I do remember my father was a kind man,'' he said.

Shallum Beaver recalled his father's love of fishing and hunting, and that he would drive for hours to attend his sons' hockey games.

Evidence of his father's mental distress emerged when he was teaching an art class in Toronto in 2011, Shallum Beaver said.

``Something happened and it took six police officers to restrain him,'' he told the inquest.

``He was tasered and put in jail in Toronto and released the next day. He said he was paranoid that (the officers) were going to rape him and I think it reminded him of other memories from when he was younger.''

Shallum Beaver said his father then moved in with family in Thunder Bay. Through that period, the artist was in and out of medical facilities and jail, he said.

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Canada announces plans to place King Charles on $20 bill, coins

on its currency. Australia chose to go in another direction, opting for an Indigenous design for its five-dollar bill.

different from the one that witnessed the last coronation,'' LeBlanc said.

OTTAWA — The image of King Charles will eventually replace the queen on Canada's $20 bill and its coins, the federal government announced during Saturday's coronation events.

A news release from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has directed the Bank of Canada to replace the likeness of the late Queen Elizabeth II with King Charles III during the next design process. It has also tasked the Royal Canadian Mint with designing coins depicting the new monarch that will go into circulation.

The reigning monarch has appeared on paper money and coins since the central bank and the Mint since each began production in 1935 and 1908 respectively.

The announcement comes after speculation on whether Canada would follow the U.K.'s lead and honour the new monarch

Canada Post also released its first regular-circulation stamp featuring King Charles as monarch. It continues the corporation's tradition of issuing definitive stamps depicting the Canadian sovereign, dating back more than 170 years.

The federal government honoured the coronation of Canada's new head of state, with a ceremony of its own in the nation's capital Saturday morning, which concluded with a 21-gun salute from Parliament Hill.

Elected officials and dignitaries attended the ceremony in Ottawa with speeches, musical performances and special unveilings.

In a speech, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc spoke of the monarchy's place in Canada.

``Millions of Canadians are witnessing the coronation of Canada's sovereign for the first time in a country that is radically

``But as Canada evolves, so do its institutions, and so does the monarchy.''

Leaders of federal parties, including the NDP's Jagmeet Singh and the Conservative party's Pierre Poilievre, were absent from the event.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen Mary Simon were in London for the coronation, along with a Canadian delegation.

The Ottawa celebration included a diverse set of performers, including an Algonquin traditional drum group, the Eagle River Singers, and a fusion Celtic group from Charlottetown, Inn Echo.

Pure gold and silver collector coins from the Royal Canadian Mint that mark the coronation were also unveiled at the event.

Rideau Hall is open to the public this weekend for free activities, including viewing a recording the coronation ceremony and musical performances by members of the Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Prizes, food, information booths. Cultural Teachings and education sessions are limited seating .

Berkeley professor apologizes for false Indigenous identity

SAN FRANCISCO — An anthropology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, whose identity as Native American had been questioned for years apologized this week for falsely identifying as Indigenous, saying she is ``a white person'' who lived an identity based on family lore.

Elizabeth Hoover, associate professor of environmental science, policy and management, said in an apology posted Monday on her website that she claimed an identity as a woman of Mohawk and Mi'kmaq descent but never confirmed that identity with those communities or researched her ancestry until recently.

``I caused harm,''

Hoover wrote. ``I hurt Native people who have been my friends, colleagues, students, and family, both directly through fractured trust and through activating historical harms. This hurt has also interrupted student and faculty life and careers. I acknowledge that I could have prevented all of this hurt by investigating and confirming my family stories sooner. For this, I am deeply sorry.''

Hoover's alleged Indigenous roots came into question in 2021 after her name appeared on an ``Alleged Pretendian List.'' The list compiled by Jacqueline Keeler, a Native American writer and activist, includes more than 200 names of people Keeler says are falsely claiming Native heritage.

Hoover first addressed doubts about her ethnic identity last year when she said in an October post on her website that she had conducted genealogical research and found ``no records of tribal citizenship for any of my family members in the tribal databases that were accessed.''

Her statement caused an uproar, and some of her former students authored a letter in November demanding her resignation. The letter was signed by hundreds of students and scholars from UC Berkeley

and other universities along with members of Native American communities. It also called for her to apologize, stop identifying as Indigenous and acknowledge she had caused harm, among other demands.

``As scholars embedded in the kinship networks of our communities, we find Hoover's repeated attempts to differentiate herself from settlers with similar stories and her claims of having lived experience as an Indigenous person by dancing at powwows absolutely appalling,'' the letter reads.

Janet Gilmore, a UC Berkeley spokesperson, said in a statement she couldn't comment on whether Hoover faces disciplinary action, saying discussing it would violate ``personnel matters and/ or violate privacy rights, both of which are protected by law.''

``However, we are aware of and support ongoing efforts to achieve restorative justice in a way that acknowledges and addresses the extent to which this matter has caused harm and upset among members of our community,'' Gilmore added.

Hoover is the latest person to apologize for falsely claiming a racial or ethnic identity.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren angered many Native Americans during her presidential campaign in 2018 when she used the results of a DNA test to try and rebut the ridicule of then-President Donald Trump, who had derisively referred to her as ``fake Pocahontas.''

Despite the DNA results, which showed some evidence of a Native American in Warren's lineage, probably six to 10 generations ago, Warren is not a member of any tribe, and DNA tests are not typically used as evidence to determine tribal citizenship.

Warren later offered a public apology at a forum on Native American issues, saying she was ``sorry for the harm I have caused.''

In 2015, Rachel Dolezal was fired as head of the Spokane, Washington,

chapter of the NAACP and was kicked off a police ombudsman commission after her parent told local media their daughter was born white but was presenting herself as Black. She also lost her job teaching African studies at Eastern Washington University in nearby Cheney.

Hoover said her identity was challenged after she began her first assistant professor job. She began teaching at UC Berkeley in the Fall of

2020.

``At the time, I interpreted inquiries into the validity of my Native identity as petty jealousy or people just looking to interfere in my life,'' she wrote.

Hoover said that she grew up in rural upstate New York thinking she was someone of mixed Mohawk, Mi'kmaq, French, English, Irish and German descent, and attending food summits and powwows. Her

mother shared stories about her grandmother being a Mohawk woman who married an abusive French-Canadian man and who committed suicide, leaving her children behind to be raised by someone else.

She said she would no longer identify as Indigenous but would continue to help with food sovereignty and environmental justice movements in Native communities that ask her for her support.

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Indigenous teen earns OHL’s Humanitarian of the Year Award

Six Nations Rebels continue undefeated regular season

NORTH BAY — Dalyn

Wakely, 19, a forward with the North Bay Battalion, was awarded the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) humanitarian of the year award called the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy, announced on Monday, May 8.

Wakely is a member of the Curve Lake First Nation in Ontario and last winter, he created a program to help feed North Bay’s homeless and low-income populations.

Through his Wake’s Sakes initiative, he would bring along two different teammates to help prepare and serve meals each Tuesday. Beginning last November and continuing

until the end of the regular season this March, Wakely headed to The Gathering Place, a community kitchen that serves people in need.

Wake’s Sakes also helped donation drives with bins set up at their home rink in North Bay and throughout the season fans donated more than 600 winter coats, 450 mitts and gloves, 400 hats and more than 2,000 hygiene products. An estimated $2,100 in monetary donations were also turned over to The Gathering Place.

The Battalion had also chosen him for the team award for the 2021-22 campaign. By winning the OHL award the syear, Wakely is now the league’s nominee for the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) humanitarian of the year. Also nominated are the Western Hockey League and Quebec Major

Junior Hockey League winners.

The CHL winner will be announced June 3 at an awards ceremony held in conjunction with this year’s Memorial Cup, to be staged in Kamloops, B.C.

Wakely will keep his attention on the playoffs as the Battalion and the Peterborough Petes are deadlocked at 3-3 in their OHL Eastern Conference best-of-seven series.

Wakely and his teammates are hosting Game 7 next Monday. The winner will advance to square off against the Western Conference champion London Knights in the best-of-seven OHL championship series.

Wakely has accumulated eight points, including five goals, in 19 playoff contests so far this spring.

SIX NATIONS — The First Annual Iroquois Arm Warrior Tournament is set to come to Yogi’s Barn this summer. The Iroquois Arm Warriors (IAW) is an armwrestling club founded in 2020 in Ohsweken. “We are excited to announce that the Iroquois Arm Warriors will host our First Annual Arm wrestling Tournament in Ohsweken on August 19th.

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SIX NATIONS —The Six Nations Junior ‘B’ Rebels are continuing a stellar regular season.Currently, the Rebels sit undefeated after six scheduled games.

In defeating Owen Sound 12-8 the week before, the Rebels hosted the St. Catharines Athletics within the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (ILA) in the evening on Friday, May 5.

A close game ensued, with Chaz Hill and Macay Jimerson opening scoring in the first period. Rahonwinetha Elijah scored a third, as the Athletics tied the game by the end of the period. In the third period, the Athletics took off with a steep lead, 7-5, after Winter Rivera put one away for the Rebels in

between. Damon Doxtatar put another on the board, making for a 5-7 by the end of the second.

Coming into the third period, the Rebels kept the Athletics from scoring for the entire period. Damon Doxtatar, Joe Squire, Rahonwinetha Elijah and Winter Rivera each put singles away to finalize the game a closer 9-7.

Another close game was had the following Sunday, at the Forest Glade Arena. The Rebels met up with the Windsor Clippers for their sixth regular season match. Macay Jimerson opened scoring again, followed by Damonie Thomas. With two responses from the Clippers in between, Anahilis Doxtatar and Joe Squire scored two more to

close the period 4-2.

Maintaining the lead in the second, Hodo Martin and Ryan Hess put goals away. Peppered responses came form the Clippers, finishing the period 6-4.

In the third, both Rahonwinetha Elijah and Cole Powless put goals away, with the Clipper unable to close the gap. Even scoring in the third maintained the Rebels two-goal lead, giving them the win 8-6.

Their next match will take the Rebels to the Nichols Centre to face the London Blue Devils. While the next Rebels home game will see them at home within the ILA, where they will face off against the Cambridge Highlanders on Friday May 12, at 8:00 p.m..

SIX NATIONS —The Six Nations Junior ‘B’ Rebels continue a stellar season, with six straight wins. Two games at home with one versus the St. Catharines Athletics, and one away with the Windsor Clippers racked up more top scoring points for Winter Rivera, who sits in fifth place overall. STAFF

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NAHC returns to celebrate Indigenous athletes this week

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WINNIPEG — Teams of Indigenous hockey players from across Canada will gather to compete in the 2023 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) in Winnipeg this week.

So far, the Female Team Ontario earned 13-0 over Atlantic in Game1, another 9-1 win over Eastern Door and North in Game 2, and Alberta 5-1 in Game 3. As for the Male Team Ontario, updates are yet to come.

It’s the 20th Anniversary of the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) and for the first time since 2009, this highly-regarded, Canada-wide hockey event will be held in Winnipeg.

The 2023 NAHC convenes at the Seven Oaks Sportsplex, 745 Kingsbury Ave., on May 7, 2023, and will continue every day until both male and female champions are crowned on May 13.

Hosted by the Manitoba

Host Committee, the event brings together the finest U18 AAA, Prep School and junior hockey players from across the country, all vying for the right to be called National Champions.

“We’ve been waiting for many years to have the National Aboriginal Hock-

ey Championships back in Manitoba,” said Manitoba Sports & Recreation Council Executive Director Mel Whitesell in a press release.

“We are so happy to have been awarded the 20th Anniversary Championships that will be played at Seven Oaks Sportsplex

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in May.”

The tournament features the top Indigenous hockey players from across Canada vying for a national championship.

Alumni of the event include past and present Canadian national team members including Jocelyne Larocque, Brigette

Lacquette and Jamie Lee Rattray.

Founded in 2002, the tournament features elite U-18 athletes from across Canada. Team Saskatchewan features seven individuals who recently competed in the U-18 Esso Cup national championships from the Regina

Rebels and Prince Albert Northern Bears.

Manitoba and Ontario enter as the top ranked teams in the tournament with rosters filled with players from provincial AAA, Junior, and Prep school teams.

Team Ontario will feature current professional hockey player Kelly Babstock on the bench as an assistant coach at the tournament.

Team Saskatchewan also might have the most game ready roster at the tournament as seven members of their roster recently finished playing in the 2023 national championship Esso Cup, including five members of the host Prince Albert Northern Bears and two members of the bronze medal winning Regina Rebels.

That group including Jacquelyne Chief, a blueliner who is committed to play ACHA DI hockey next season for Marysville University.

ALBUQURQUE — After months of casting calls, the Netflix feature film “Rez Ball” is filming in New Mexico.

According to the New Mexico Film Office, “Rez Ball” is filming in and around Albuquerque, Shiprock, Belen, Los Lunas, Estancia, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho and the

Navajo Nation, with the permission and support of local governments and sovereign tribal nations, through May.

The film tells the story of the Chuska Warriors — an Indigenous high school basketball team from Chuska that must band together after losing their star player. They fight for the state championship as an all-American underdog story of Native kids and coaches told from the inside out.

“Representation matters, and I am thrilled that so many Native actors, directors and writers are being tapped for this production,” said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, in a release. “Growing the film industry is a priority of my administration, but it’s imperative that the industry is benefiting every New Mexican.”

Gallup native Sydney Freeland is helming the production as director.

National Aboriginal Hockey Championships are coming.

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SIX NATIONS — Another showing of senior lacrosse took place at the Six Nations Sports and Cultural Memorial Arena (SNSCMA), as the Six Nations Senior ‘B’ Rivermen competed against Owen Sound last Saturday. The game saw a close score throughout until the final period, where the Rivermen put goals away to seal a 12-10 final. Goals came from Wes Whitlow, Justin Martin (2), Danton Miller (4), Layne Smith (2), Chayton King, and Ryley Johnson. Assists came from Layne Smith (3), Wes Whitlow (2), Nolan Fehr (2), Joe Maracle, Chayton King, Rodd Squire (2), Jesse Johnson, Mike McGlaughlin, Wayne Hill, and Justin Martin. Their next home game will be held in Ohsweken on Saturday, May 13 at 7 p.m..

VANCOUVER — Announced on May 5, Canucks defenceman Ethan Bear will be heading overseas this month to play for Team Canada at the 2023 IIHF World Championship in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia. Now 25-years-old, Bear last represented Canada on the world stage in 2015 at both the U18 World Junior Championship and the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. The Canucks acquired Bear from the Carolina Hurricanes in October of last year. The Ochapowace Nation product collected three goals and 16 points while averaging 18:32 in 61 games with the Canucks during the 2022–23 regular season. The 2023 Worlds are set to take place between May 12 and 18. CANUCKS TWITTER.

The Six Nations Arrows travelled to Mimico for a two-game pre-season tournament this past Sunday. Missing many returning players due to hockey and school commitments the Arrows took on the Oakville Buzz in their opening game of the tournament. Young goaltender Jackson Curtis got the start for the Arrows in game one. Curtis would assert himself very well in the opening period keeping Oakville off the scoreboard as the Arrows built a 2-0 lead on goals from Tyler Davis and Hadowas Smith.

The Arrows continued to control the game into the 2nd period outshooting their opponents by a wide margin and building a 4-1 lead on transition goals from rookies Blayze Becker and Kenny Porter.

Six Nations Arrows to open season in Toronto

Following the Porter goal however, the Arrows ran into penalty trouble playing much of the period short-handed. The penalty killing unit faced multiple 5 on 3 situations and were able kill of some of the penalties, with goaltender Curtis stopping a barrage of shots.

Oakville did cash in on a couple of the powerplays, but the Arrows did manage a short-handed marker on Blayze Becker’s 2nd goal of the game. The end of the 2nd period saw the Arrows clinging to a 5-4 lead. The penalties continued int the 3rd period Six Nations again played much of the period in man-down situations. The 3rd period also featured an altercation between the Arrows rookie Shatekaienthon “Duntoo” Van Dommelen and Oakville’s Jack McAlpine, with McAlpine attempting to hit the Arrows player with his helmet before Van Dommelen threw him

to his back. This resulted in two players from each team being ejected and the Arrows again finding themselves shorthanded again. Kevin Hill would add a goal in the final frame, but it would not be enough as the Arrows would fall 8-6. The Arrows

would rack up 51 minutes in penalties to Oakville’s 23, with five of Oakville’s goals coming while on the power play.

The Arrows 2nd game would see them faceoff against the host Mimico Mountineers. In goal for the Arrows to start this

game would be returning team MVP Ethan Robertson. The Arrows controlled much of game with the play in Mimico’s end for most of the 1st period, thanks in large part to Ross Hill dominating the face off dot. The 1st period ended with Six Nations up 3-2 with goals coming from Tyler Davis, Oneniotekowa Maracle and Kahetienni Thompson.

The 2nd period would again see the Arrows controlling the play outshooting Mimico by a large margin, building a 6-3 lead with goals coming from Kash Doxtator, Rioux Johnson and Ross Hill.

The Arrows shorthanded unit did kill off three penalties in the frame with Robertson playing solid in net. Six Nations would go on to win the final period for a comfortable 10-4 victory. Third period markers would come from Davis, notching his second of the game, with Kevin Hill, Hadowas

Four teams advance to NLL conference finals

By TRT Staff with notes from NLL.com

Last week the semi-finals commenced with the final eight teams from May 5 to May 8.

The Halifax Thunderbirds fell to the Toronto Rock 15-11, the San Diego Seals fell to the Colorado Mammoth 12-13, the Rochester Nighthawks fell to the Buffalo Bandits 8-20, and Panther City fell to the Calgary Roughnecks 8-12.

Thus, the Buffalo Bandits, Toronto Rock, Calgary Roughnecks, and Colorado Mammoth advanced this weekend to the best-of-three National Lacrosse League (NLL) Conference Finals, which begin play this Thursday, May 11.

Game 1 of the West Conference Finals between the Calgary Roughnecks and the defending NLL Champion, Colorado Mammoth, is this Thursday, May 11 in Denver, CO. The teams travel to Calgary for Game 2 on Saturday, May 13. Game 3, if necessary, will be played in Calgary on Saturday, May 20. Calgary, the higher seed, exercised

its right to choose Game 2 vs. Game 1 for their initial home game of the series.

Game 1 of the East Conference Finals between the Buffalo Bandits and the Toronto Rock and will be hosted by Buffalo on Friday, May 12. The teams travel to Hamilton, ON for Game 2 on Saturday, May 13. Game 3, if necessary, is scheduled

for Saturday, May 20 back in Buffalo.

As for notable transactions ahead of the conference finals:

On May 2: The San Diego Seals placed Brodie Merrill on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List and placed Practice Player Cameron Lumb on the Practice Player List from the Ac-

tive Roster.

On May 5: The Colorado Mammoth placed Ryan Lee on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List, placed Practice Player Connor Watson on the Practice Player List from the Active Roster, placed Josh Sullivan on the Active Roster from the Short Term Hold Out List and placed Practice Player Ty-

Smith and Brody Thomas adding the other three.

Coach Stew Monture was encouraged by his team’s overall effort, but did have his concerns about the amount of penalty minutes the Arrows took “Saw some good things and can tell some of the players have become more familiar with each other. At both ends of the floor you could see some chemistry with our guys and that is something we look to build on moving forward. We do have to be more disciplined though, starts by getting a read early on what the refs are calling and making sure we adjust to it so we stay out of the box.”

The Arrows open their season on the road vs the Oakville Buzz May 17th at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre at 8pm. Followed by their home opener on Monday May 22nd 4pm at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena vs the St.Catharines Athletics.

placed Tom Schreiber on the Injured Reserve List from the Active Roster and placed Practice Player Josh Dawick on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List (maintain Practice Player Tag).

ler Garrison on the Practice Player List from the Active Roster. The New York Riptide signed Reilly O’Connor to a one year agreement. The San Diego Seals placed Danny Logan on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List and placed Jacob Dunbar on the Injured Reserve List from the Active Roster. The Toronto Rock

On May 6: The Buffalo Bandits placed Justin Robinson on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List and placed Practice Player Carter McKenzie on the Practice Player List from the Active Roster. The Calgary Roughnecks placed Mitch Wilde on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List and placed Practice Player Zach Herreweyers on the Practice Player List from the Active Roster. The Rochester Knighthawks placed Ethan Schott on the Injured Reserve List from the Active Roster, placed Brad Gillies on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List, placed Ryan Smith on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List and placed Practice Player Parker Pipher on the Practice Player List from the Active Roster.

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National Lacrosse League standings. NLL

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15. Organic compound

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17. Interest term

18. Experts

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22. Smooth and glossy

23. One-time S. Korean city

24. One from Damascus

28. Short message at the end of an email

29. It cools your home

30. Oh, God!

31. Intestinal pouches

33. Men

37. Popular English soccer team (abbr.)

38. Former CIA

39. Arrange in steps

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42. The Great Lake State

43. Dog-__: to mark a page

44. Stop moving

46. Ancient Dead Sea region

49. Of I

50. Clerical vestment

51. Songs sung to a lover

55. Charges

58. Popular design program manufacturer

59. Where to park a boat

60. One who values reason

64. Slang for cigarette

65. Sailboats

66. Actress Zellweger

67. Screen material

68. Country music legend Haggard

69. Puts together in time

70. When you hope to arrive

CLUES DOWN

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2. Philly’s rail service

3. Leaves a place

4. No longer be a part in

5. Guitar players use them

6. Cease to exist

7. General’s assistant (abbr.)

8. Shaking of the earth

9. Strong winds

10. For each one

11. A bog

12. The creation of beautiful or significant things

13. Affirmative

19. Pie _ __ mode

21. Nonclerical

24. Inspirational football player Hamlin

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27. Bring out or develop

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32. Theatrical device

34. Loads

35. Popular Hollywood alien

36. Distinguishes

40. College dorm worker

41. Secondary or explanatory title

45. Resembling wings

47. One who delivers a speech

48. In the middle

52. Loop with a running knot

53. Airborne (abbr.)

54. Beloveds

56. Ordain

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A loved one may be hinting at a few things he or she wants to do with you, Gemini. Find the time to make these things happen. Let loose and have fun.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

It could be tempting to hole up in a bookstore or a coffee shop for hours in the days ahead, Cancer. However, avoiding certain issues is not the way to go. Confront them head on.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, if you are going to leap, do so with both eyes open; otherwise, you may miss some of the dangers along the way. Always take the bigger picture into consideration.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, accept that you may be different from most of the people with whom you associate, and that is perfectly fine. What makes you unique is what others like about you.

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SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, even though you have been faced with a number of challenges lately, you have managed to come through with your head held high. Keep up the progress.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

There’s not much that will bother you this week, Capricorn. It seems you have all of your ducks in a row. Enjoy this good fortune while it lasts.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

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Big changes can sometimes be scary, Pisces. But change is just what you need to do right now to spice things up.

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