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Greiving couple recreates Christmas with cheer

By Paula Hill TORONTO – Christmas Day 2013 for Felecia White and Josh Lundrigan was spent in the ICU of a local hospital with their family, praying that the life of White’s young stepfather Jamie Froman be spared after he suffered a brain aneurysm. But on Christmas night Froman passed away, leaving his loved ones in a state of absolute despair.

This year, as the one year anniversary of Froman’s passing approached, 21-year old White wanted to do something that would honour the life of her stepfather.

Froman had loved Christmas and he wholeheartedly and enthusiastically exuded the Christmas spirit during his life. He had always been known to be giving – anytime he bought something new, he would donate his used items.

Based on this, White and Lundrigan had the idea to give Christmas

Felecia White, daughter of Roxanne Miller and Jake Jamieson, could not bear to relive the painful memories from their last Christmas, when White's stepfather Jamie Froman passed away. They set out to make new, happy memories in Froman's honour. White and her boyfriend Josh Lundrigen were able to distribute presents to 25 homeless people this year. The giving was so rewarding they intend to make this an annual event. PHOTO BY JOSH LUNDRIGEN presents to the homeless of Toronto. They knew this was something that Froman would have loved. White and Lundrigan also recognized that they needed to try to create happy Christmas memories for their family, because focusing on the tragedy was just too painful.

The couple were given a donation of $420 towards their project, plus

they acquired 31 sweaters, winter coats, fi e blankets, three small coats, seven pairs of jeans, six pairs of track pants, 22 long-sleeved shirts, t shirts, fi e pairs of boots and fi e pairs of shoes through donations.

With the donated items, White says they tried to make the gifts as “even as possible� such as putting more than one sweater in gifts that did not have a

winter coat.

The donated money was used to purchase additional items and goodies to add. The duo was able to create 25 gifts, each containing two toothbrushes, a toothbrush carrying case, a tube of toothpaste, three bars of soap, insulated socks, insulated gloves, a balaclava, two lighters and two boxes of matches in additional to the big

ticket items.

They loaded up their truck on Christmas Eve and hit the streets of Toronto to play Santa for the night, parking their truck for about an hour in each location and approaching people who were obviously living on the streets. They kept this going from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m., relocating to another location every hour to ensure they gave the bundles to a wide range of people. In preparation for the event, Lundrigan had taken the time to speak to numerous people living in the streets of Toronto, who had suggested this approach, rather than going through a homeless shelter.

White described the experience as very rewarding. She said that at one stop, they saw a man that was already asleep.

They covered him with a blanket and left him a few wrapped gifts. She said that when they drove by later, they saw that the man was still snuggled

in his blanket, digging through his presents.

At another area, they walked by a group of people on mattresses under a bridge. The group saw White and Lundrigen with presents in their hands, and one man joked, “Are those for me?� “I think they thought we were just walking by.

That man almost started crying when we gave them the presents. I told him, you better promise me you won’t open them until tomorrow,� White says. Sure enough, when they passed by again at 2 a.m., she saw that the group still had their wrapped presents sitting beside them.

This initiative was so emotionally rewarding for White and Lundrigen that they intend to do it again every year. Hearing the stories of the young couple playing Santa lifted the hearts of White’s grieving family and she has had numerous offers of help for this initiative next year.

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Chiefs and Clan Mothers invited to dinner

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – A grassroots group of Six Nations people and allied supporters known as the Two Row Society hosted a dinner and discussion on the Enbridge Line 9 pipeline, which would bring toxic and dangerous bitumen oil through the Haldimand Tract. The pipeline and its repurposing to carry Tar Sands oil were pushed ahead without consultation and against the wishes of both Elected Confederacy and the Confederacy Council. fine meal prepared

by TRT Food Columnist “Farmer” Joe Farrell was prepared for the 25 guests, which included Confederacy Chiefs and Clan Mothers. The venue was the Six Nations Green House located behind Big 6 variety and gas bar on Forth Line Rd. “Today is all about a seasonal dinner and meet and greet for the Chiefs and Clan Mothers,” said organizer Donna Powless. “The Two Row Soci-

Six Nations resident Missy Elliott, explains the dangers of the Enbridge Line 9 Pipeline, which runs through Haudenosaunee territory along the Haldimand Tract. It was part of a meal and meet and greet with the Chiefs and Clan Mothers put on by an organization known as the Two Row Society, which consists of Haudenosaunee and non-Native allies. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE ety is hosting the dinner and discussion on Line 9.”

The Two Row Society has been in existence for two years and is made up

of Six Nations activists and non-native allies who believe that they can adance mutually beneficial goals by working together in the spirit of the Two Row Wampum.

According to Powless, most if not all Chiefs and Clan Mothers were invited to attend in one way or another; however, only two Chiefs and three or four Clan Mothers accepted the invitation.

Interim speaker Missy Elliott enlightened those who came on the dangers of the Enbridge Line 9 Pipeline after the scheduled speaker got lost and could not make it.

Elliott said she believes a rupture in Enbridge’s 40-year-old pipeline is inevitable. She strongly recommended that if the HDI is engaged with Enbridge on their behalf, they should take a closer look at the cost of that potential rupture once bitumen from the Alberta oil sands is sent through it.

Elliott explained that Enbridge wants to re-

erse the flow of the old pipeline with bitumen, which it was not intended to carry, and which is both highly corrosive and many times more difficult to clean up than standard oil. She said that it is only a matter of time before the old line bursts somewhere.

“Between Brantford and Cambridge, for instance, the pipeline crosses the Grand River,” she said. “By reversing the flow, the main shutoff valve to protect the river in case of a rupture, is now on the wrong side of the river meaning it would have no effect on stopping a leak should it happen before it dumped its toxic oil into the river.”

“That Line 9 really sounds dangerous,” said Onondaga Chief Arnold General after Elliott explained why the issue is especially important to Onkwehon:we people and the protection of the earth, water and air.

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The year that was This has been an eventful year for gweh weh people across all of Canada. In some cases the events have been monumental: such as the victories for so many Haudenosaune athletes taking national titles this year! Some news has been incredibly upsetting: namely the passing of Bill C-10 in parliament and the continued failure of the Harper government to meaningfully respond to the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

In all cases it has been our responsibility to deliver to you every week the stories of what is happening in the indigenous world.

The following are a few of our lead stories over the past 52 weeks.

We invite our readers to visit www.tworowtimes.com and read all 52 issues for free. We encourage your feedback and hope you will stay with us in 2015. It has been our pleasure to provide you with the news that matters to you; accurately and as it happens. We are humbled and ever so grateful to be your “go-to” source for indigenous news.

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January 2014 Well regarded Six Nations warrior Dick Hill enters rest. Hundreds of people send condolences and acknowledge his contributions to the people.

February 2014 Gatherings across Turtle Island are held in honour of Missing and

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Murdered Indigenous Women.

Participants call on the Harper government to create a formal government inquiry into the matter.

March 2014 Protests demanding a national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls shut down Wyman Road and local railways going through Tyendinaga.

April 2014 Six Nations launches protests and discussions condemning the conservative government’s proposed changes to education on reserves. The First Nations Education Act is ultimately an unsuccessful proposition and AFN Chief Shawn Atleo’s tenders his resignation.

May 2014 CAS honours the wishes of a New Credit family to pursue traditional medicine for their daughter’s leukemia.

June 2014 Six Nations’ Don Tripp challenges constitutional questions in court.

Elected Chief Ava Hill addresses the UN on aboriginal rights.

July 2014 In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court in BC concluded the Tsilhq’ot Nation have title to their traditional lands and can control what development happens on their territory. The Second Annual Lyle Anderson Sr. Memorial Smoke Dance Competition was a success in spite of stormy skies and lots of rain.

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Op-Ed

DECEMBER 31ST, 2014

The true role of the Rotisken’rakéhte

By Fernando Arce

Though the image of the camouflage clad warrior facing off with police at a barricade has been sensationalized by the mainstream media, it is actually far from accurate. The role of the Haudenosaunee Warrior, or Rotisken’rakéhte, is as much about defending his land and people from invaders as it is about promoting peace, unity and well-being within the community.

“I was taught it was about a responsibility to go and check on older people to make sure they're okay; to stop and see if that single mom needs some food. It's those responsibilities,” Kanenhariyo told the Two Row Times in an interview. “It's not just about resistance, and certainly not just about protests and roadblocks.”

The Kahnawake Warrior Society was re-established in the early 70’s, with the approval of the Kahnawake branch of the Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs, as a way to both defend the Longhouse and to carry out the resolutions of the council. The Unity Flag, now a symbol of resistance and unity widely recognized by Indigenous peoples around the world. The image was created in the mid1970s by Louis Karoniaktajeh Hall, a Mohawk artist and writer. It was created as a way to unite Onkwehonweh people, as the Peacemaker intended when he conceived the Great Law of Peace – the constitution of the Iro-

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Kanenhariyo Seth LeFort, Kanienkehaka/Bear Clan is a speaker and also a teacher. PHOTO BY LUCHO quois Confederacy.

To achieve this unity and to effectively defend our territory and our sovereignty, said Kanenhariyo, who belongs to the Kanienkehaka nation, the Rotisken’rakéhte must learn and live the responsibilities that a man carries within their matrilineal society.

“In our society...men and women's responsibilities are different.

They're equally important, but different,” he explained.

While it is the responsibility of the women to “make sure everything functions” by managing and organizing the day-to-day affairs of the families, the men is responsible for providing everything from meat to safety and protection.

“All boys upon manhood become Rotisken’rakéhte.

They have the obligation and responsibility to provide safety and security and protection for the nation,” he said. “That's really what we're talking

about: the protection of the Skén:nen (peace) of the people. Even in the household, the men always have to be considering their wife's Skén:nen and the children's Skén:nen.”

But growing into a Rotisken’rakéhte is neither easy nor a single person's task. Rather, said Kanenhariyo, it is a community effort which can only be properly executed when the families live and reunify under their traditions and original families and clans.

In fact, an issue hitting indigenous communities just as hard as the case of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, he added, is that many of the kids are being adopted out of their communities.

“Part of the reason for that is our clan system isn’t working as intended and isn’t able to accomdate a baby that needs a home. o fi ing that clan families addresses that issue, because the whole clan family is responsible for that child – it's all the

mothers of the clan,” said Kanenhariyo.

The Warrior Society was created during a time when the spirit of the people itself, particularly those of the men, had been “beaten down” so repeatedly that they barely felt in a position to stand up for themselves, said Kanenhariyo.

“So during the '60s and '70s that (spirit) began to be revived, and it began strengthening itself, and it spread quickly to other communities,” he explained.

Indeed, when Hall created his first unity flags, which began as four-inch paintings he'd give as presents to the community kids the old poet and painter babysat, the purpose was to keep the kids together.

“It was his teachings to them to always be together and always be united and to not back down,” said Kanenhariyo. “That this is your land CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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DECEMBER 31ST, 2014

By Fernando Arce

The "Decolonized" Diet

Mohawk man asks Mrs. Flaherty to vacate

Residents of Little Earth of United Tribes, a low-income housing complex in south Minneapolis, are bringing back foods that existed before European settlers arrived, and are calling this new movement the “decolonized diet.”

It’s a movement that’s spreading across indigenous communities across the United States as a way to combat the bad eating habits that have led to obesity and diabetes issues plaguing the native community.

“In New Mexico, indigenous food programs are working to preserve seeds from hundreds of years ago. Tribes in North Carolina are restoring native fruit and vegetable plants in newly established gardens. Closer to home, the White Earth Land Recovery Project aims to preserve original land practices,” reports the Star Tribune.

Members of Little Earth plan to build a greenhouse to grow more indigenous fruits and vegetables and a foodtruck to bring it right to people’s doors.

Thahoketoteh, from the Mohawk Nation, wrote a letter to Mrs. Flaherty on Dec. 19 asking her for a chance to meet to talk about the fact she’s illegally occupying indigenous land protected by the Royal Haldimand Proclamation 1784, and to ask her to vacate the premises.

The land in question is in Kanekota, known as the Haldimand Tract, Lot 1, Concession 11, where the late Jim Flaherty erected three 3-storey buildings in a 90-acre estate in 2005. It is also where the old Etobicoke Education Centre used to be before being abandoned.

“I claimed the school property...(which was) enough for my growing family. All this was done according to the Kaianerekowa and the Two Row Wampum, which your government is legally required to honor,” reads Thahoketoteh’s letter. “(But) your husband decided to ignore the Royal Proclamation and build a home on our claim (even though)...we let him know before a shovel was put in the ground.

Mrs. Flaherty did not respond to phone calls by press time.

renounce the Discovery Doctrine, a 15th century church decree that sanctioned the enslavement and killing of indigenous peoples who did not convert to Christianity when their lands were taken over.

Sister Maureen Fiedler and her order – the Loretto Community – worked with a member of the Osage Nation to draft a resolution in 2012, and last year joined 12 other Catholic groups in asking the pope to rescind the Doctrine.

The document has been enshrined in U.S. law since 1823, and was even cited by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a landclaim ruling against the Oneidas, according to Religion News Service.

In 2007, the United States called the Doctrine racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust.”

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Clarke’s bill requires band councils to publish their by-laws, and demands the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development communicate annually to the House of Commons any proposed changes to the Indian Act. It also seeks to “give First Nations greater responsibility over dayto-day affairs...(and) repealed all references to residential schools as well as removing unnecessary schools-related provisions,” according to Eagle Feather News.

Mikisew Cree First Nation wins lawsuit against Federal Government

The Mikisew Cree First Nation in Alberta took the federal government to court over the omnibus bills passed in 2012 – and won.

Though the victory won’t change the passed bills, it means that by law, governments will have to

seek input from First Nations before passing any bills in the future, not just before individual projects, reports the Edmonton Journal.

When the omnibus bills such as Bill C-38 were passed in 2012, the Harper government did not consult with First Nations at all, even though the bill greatly reduced federal protection of the waterways and fish habitat used for generations by the ikisew for fishing and traveling.

Citing the guarantees afforded to First Nations under Treaty 8, which the Mikisew and other First Nations entered into in 1899, Justice Roger Hughes ruled that the Harper government was wrong in not giving the First Nations an opportunity to respond to a law that would reduce the amount of oversight of waterways, which would carry with it the “potential risk of harm,” reported the Edmonton Journal.

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Chief Tammy Cook-Searson of the Lac la Ronge Indian Band said they are frustrated because the federal government passed Bill C-428 on Dec. 16 without any consultation with First Nations despite ample opposition.

To top it off, the bill was brought forward by the First Nation’s MP. Chief Cook-Searson said her band has opposed the bill every step of the way but have been ignored, and added that their MP, Rob Clarke, failed at being a representative.

“We want real input into the laws that govern us, not unilateral Private Members Bills...We would hope that our representative in the Federal government would actually represent us,” she told Eagle Feather News.

Though Chief Cook-Searson recognizes the Indian Act needs to be amended, she pointed out how ironic and problematic it is that it was changed without any consultation with First Nations – the very people it

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To vote or not to vote: that is the question

By Nahnda Garlow There are many people on our territory who abstain from the politics of our nationality. This position of abstinence is rooted in the atrocious way the elected band council system was initiated onto our territory.

The hereditary Confederacy Chiefs were the natural leadership of Six Nations since the beginning of Haudenosaune Confederation. They even had a building in the village of Ohsweken where they met together and did official business. In , under the instruction of the federal government of Canada, the RCMP came riding into the village of Ohsweken and drew guns on the traditional chiefs.

The RCMP locked the chiefs out of the council house in a coup and propped up a federal political arm here on Six, aka the Elected Band Council.

This is the nutshell version of the story, but it is not without debate. There are many versions about what ‘actually’ happened when the Elected Council was put into place. One version says the hereditary confederacy chiefs were corrupt and that is why ‘the people’ wanted to elect their leaders instead.

Others say that after a number of failed attempts to rally a successful coup, a lot of bribes were offered and accepted to “help” the 1924 action take hold. Regardless of particulars, and for the sake of my coming point, there used to be a singular traditional version of government but at some point a federally ruled elected system was forcibly put into place.

Somehow the RCMP and guns were involved in that switch.

In spite of the switch, the traditional confederacy chiefs kept on meeting and doing business. Over time Six Nations became increasingly politically divided: some following the elected band council chiefs and some following the confederacy chiefs. However once the elected band

council was implemented, the Canadian government carried out all official business regarding Six Nations with the band council and not the traditional system which they had formerly recognized.

Knowing the history of our community and the legend of the implementation of the band council system, many of us are taught that in order to maintain our integrity we should not participate with elected band council because to do so would validate the imposed system. It is, in my opinion, safe to say that this is a widely shared belief on Six Nations. This is one reason why there were only a thousand or so voters in the last election for Six Nations Elected Council chief despite a band list of close to 20,000 names. That’s just a 5% voter turn out rate!

However, and again given our history, many young adults such as myself on Six Nations have strong political bones and very passionate ideas about what civic leadership should entail. This gives us the natural desire to want to participate in the politics of our community. We are full of opinions when it comes to what we want our community to look like. Yet we’re given the teaching to avoid the band council. And they are given all the authority by the federal government to implement what they want the community to look like because they are given the capital to do so.

It then makes logical sense that if you cannot support the elected system that one would head over to the other side, in this case straight to the Confederacy chiefs. However there are many intricacies to being involved in the traditional system. First of all you have to be born into the right lineage to be eligible for leadership. Those of us born clanless are taught we “have no voice”. And those with a clan might not be impressed with the chief that our hereditary lineage has appointed for

us. What then? There’s no voting people in or out, you get what you get, for life.

Next we have to deal with the dark cloud of historical delegitimization hanging over our heads.

Which means in spite of who the “right” choice is in terms of support, federally delegated authority over how the Six Nations community infrastructure and administration is run has been handed not to confederacy but to the elected system.

I say all of this not to judge, or help anybody pick a side, or even to perpetuate the division that exists, but for the sake of those of you settler ally friends who truly want to understand Haudenosaune perspectives. And for the sake of other young Haudenosaune adults just trying to take one step forward and look out for our faces yet to come!

Bear with me as it gets worse! We’re left spending a lot of time as individuals trying to reconcile with our history and determine what the right thing is to do. Meanwhile, in Ottawa, the federal government steam rolls ahead. They are busy legislating what ‘Indians’ are allowed to do – heaven forbid we have

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an industry that makes us any money. This has extended through time from land leases on the Haldimand Tract up to and the production, sale and transport of tobacco.

In a back room somewhere there are politicians and rich guys plotting to clear cut a path straight through Turtle Island from Ottawa to the Northwest.

Collecting as many beaver pelts, and tapping into as many diamond mines and oil sands as they can along the way. All the while brushing away the ‘pesky’ indigenous people to greater utilize “Canada’s natural resources”. Come to think of it – that doesn’t sound all that different than what’s been going on in Ottawa under Harper’s Conservatives!

No matter how hard I try to maintain a good mind I just can’t stand Stephen Harper. The things his government have done to humanity in the last eight years infuriate me.

Ever see that picture of Harper smiling and donning yellow face paint, wearing a Sioux War Bonnet? Every time I see that picture I throw up a little bit in my mouth. I wish he wasn’t the Prime Minister.

I wish somebody would yank his yellow face out of parliament.

Yet I, like many other young adults on Six Nations, have been handed down this teaching that in order to walk out my life with a sense of integrity, I should never participate in voting of any kind be-

cause to do so would acknowledge the validity of the federally imposed system. And on that I agree!

Yet we are still faced with the fact that the only way to engage in getting rid of Harper is to vote. But voting is “selling out”. It’s so confusing.

See I was also taught to value an education.

And when I got educated I learned that not voting is “manufacturing consent” and might as well be the same as voting ‘yes’. And when I became grown and learned more about my responsibilities as a Haudenosaune mother I discovered that I have a responsibility to care for those seven generations yet to come. So if I vote yes, or if I vote no, or if I do not vote at all...it all turns out badly for my descendants?

What do I do?

We Haudenosaune have good reason to abstain from federal politics altogether. On the other hand, we are also one of the most inherently politically active people groups in North America. It is arguable to say that, on the whole, Indian Act ‘Indians’ have the most at risk when it comes to federal politics in Canada as we are the only people group with specific legislation aimed at us because of our race.

We are the only people with any real authority over the natural resources of this land. Following that logic it would seem that we would be the most inclined to participate in the vote for who makes the rules

and what they do with our resources. However this is not the case.

For the most part I feel that Ongwehowe people share common values with Canadians. Things such as making sure everybody is well fed, safe, warm and treated with fairness.

That matters to most of us, right? Yet in 2015, if we notice that women of a certain people group are statistically more likely to fall victim to violence than a woman of any other race – does that matter? Do you see where I am going with this?

Just recently Harper actually said, on the record, that Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls isn’t really “on the radar” for his visioning of what kind of Canada he is reaching out for. I feel like that is a problem, and a good reason to vote his yellow face as far away from politics as humanly possible. Can’t we vote him onto a spaceship and fly him to the moon I don’t want to vote.

Or do I? I know for sure I want to maintain my sense of integrity so I abstain. So then I support the traditional Confederacy Council. Or should I support the Elected Council and help appoint someone to fight from the inside? Argh!

Can’t I support both? I like everybody I swear! Except for Harper’s conservatives.

I know I don’t like those guys.

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The year that was... continued from page 4 August 2014 Haudenosaune people from all nations of the Confederacy gathered to mark the 250th Anniversary of the 1764 Treaty of Niagara. A group of band members at Kahnawake collect names of non-band members living within the borders of the reserve with intent to evict those living in violation of the reserve’s residency bylaw. Community members lined the streets of Six Nations to cheer on the Rebels bringing home the Founder’s Cup. Haudenosaune athletes would take a number of national titles this year, rocking Men’s Lacrosse by scooping up the Founder’s Cup,

the Mann Cup, the Minto Cup, the Champions’ Cup and a Silver Medal at the FIL World Field Lacrosse Championships.

September 2014 Six Nations man Travis Squire-Hill is found guilty of dangerous driving causing the deaths of two local youth. A Six Nations woman decides to pull her 11 year old daughter from chemotherapy at McMaster Children’s Hospital for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in favour of pursuing indigenous and alternative medicine instead.

October 2014 Six Nations Police respond to what appeared to be a pipe bomb at the

Village Café in Ohsweken.

The OPP Bomb squad was called in and the device destroyed. It was revealed to be a fake.

November 2014 Proposed changes to the Criminal Code of Canada, also known as Bill C-10 or the Anti-Contraband Tobacco Act, pass through parliament and receive royal assent and officially become a part of Canadian law. Manufacturing, distributing or moving tobacco without paying tribute to the federal government is now a crime in Canada with mandatory minimum jail time. A Brantford judge ruled that a Six Nations mother has the constitutional right to

Rotisken’rakéhte from page 4 practice indigenous medicine to treat her child’s Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The ruling is seen as a major victory for indigenous people across the country.

December 2014 Assembly of First Nations elections were held and Perry Bellegarde was chosen as the National Chief.

He will maintain this position for the next 3.5 years.

Many hope he will overhaul the organization and implement numerous recommended changes.

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The revival of the role of the Rotisken’rakéhte has been making some big strides, said Kanenhariyo.

In the 2006 Caledonia stand-off between Six Nations and the federal government, for instance, Kanenhariyo recalls the mobilization of the Rotisken’rakéhte once the OPP perpetrated violence against the women and children as something positive. Though not many men had been present at first, lea ing the resistance instead to the “more than few women” who bravely held their posts, when the community demanded their action, they responded.

“But the moment the word got out that women were attacked and kids were tasered, my clan mother sent us,” recalled Kanenhari-

yo. “She said, 'You're going right now.' Then they called a clan meeting and told all the able-bodied men to get out there. We got there and there were 2,000 others!”

As the Rotisken’rakéhte continue to grow in influence and strength, indigenous people have had to resist a colonial system which continues to marginalize the Onkwehonweh community, though Kanenhariyo sees potential for more growth.

“I'd like to see at some point in the future where there isn't a single man in our territory who doesn't consider himself Rotisken’rak hte first, and who carries that responsibility seriously, and knows his obligations and responsibilities to keep his people safe.”

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You will be healthy again: going back to our roots in 2015 TRT Staff

SIX NATIONS & TYENDINAGA - It’s been called the “reclamation of well-being” diet. Some refer to it as decolonizing your plate.

Whatever you choose to call it, most people who commit themselves to this diet are wondering the same thing - how can an old way of eating transform your life into something new and improved?

“Healthy Roots,” sponsored by The Dreamcatcher Foundation, is a cam-

paign that examines how traditional foods and regular physical activity can positively impact the lives of Indigenous peoples. The Two Row Times, Six Nations Health Services, Tyendinaga Community Well Being Centre, the Southern Ontario Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative and De Dwa Da Dehs Nye>s have partnered to develop a food list and support materials which will help four committed individuals – Johnny Powless, Karihwawihson (Joe Brown), Kathy

Isaacs and Julee Green - stick to a traditional diet for 12 weeks.

The Two Row Times will share their progress over social media and in our weekly print issues for the entire duration of the campaign, along with some expert articles, recipes, children’s resources, contest opportunities and more.

Our hope throughout this program is to get everyone thinking about how they can incorporate traditional foods into their

daily menus – so if you’re interested in making some positive changes, we are sharing the food list the participants will be choosing from in today’s issue.

The traditional food list, a food tracking journal and goal setting worksheet will be also be available on our website at www.tworowtimes. com. If you’re not ready to restock your cupboards with strictly traditional foods, we have a “healthier foods” list online that you may use to ease yourself

into some better choices.

Your personal commitment level is entirely up to you. Have a success story, proud moment, challenge, recipe or more you’d like to share with us? Post on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #healthyroots and we will share it with our audience.

Throughout the campaign, you may see us throughout the community spreading the word.

Come visit us at Six Nations Health Services’ Chronic Illness and Palliative Care

event on January 12 from 5-8 p.m., at the Six Nations Community Hall.

We will be hosting a giveaway at our booth and will have physical copies of our food journals available so you can follow along at home. We will be partnering with Six Nations Health Services on future events including a community dinner, so keep checking weekly issues of the Two Row Times for dates!

Healthy Roots Participants

Kathy Isaacs

Karihwawihson

Julee Green

Johnny Powless

Do you think that you eat good and live a healthy lifestyle currently?

I have certainly been working to live a healthy lifestyle within the past year, more than ever before. It’s too bad that it took being told that I have diabetes to make me smarten up. But it’s never too late to change how we are living.

Do you think that you eat good and live a healthy lifestyle currently?

As of today my eating habits are not very good. I try my best to stay within a healthy diabetic diet however it is not without failure. I currently exercise three times a week with weight training and cardio.

Do you think you eat good and live a healthy lifestyle currently?

I feel my diet and lifestyle are somewhat healthy however not healthy enough for my liking. There’s aches and pains that have crept up in the last year, along with the fear of diabetes and heart disease. I feel its time to make some changes so I can live for another 40 healthy years.

Do you think you eat good and live a healthy lifestyle currently?

I would like to say I live a healthy lifestyle and eat healthy but I do eat at McDonald’s and Wendy’s from time to time.

Seneca Turtle Clan Age: 49

What are you hoping to accomplish over the next three months?

I have a beautiful grandson now and I would like him to be healthy and not have to worry about diabetes in his future. We need to lead by example. I would hope by eating better for three months that I would lose some weight and this is my journey for 2015 to fall in love with whole foods and I will be turning 50 in November and would lo e to be fit at

Mohawk Turtle Clan Age: 37

What are you hoping to accomplish over the next three months?

To loose 25 lbs and to normalize my blood sugar levels. I am excited to take on this challenge of a healthy traditional lifestyle. I saw this challenge as an opportunity to better my life and the life of my family. I am planning to take full advantage of this in hopes to lose weight and get my blood sugars under control.

Mohawk Wolf Clan Age: 38

What are you hoping to accomplish over the next three months?

My hope over the next 3 months is to break some bad diet habits for good, become healthier and stronger inside and out. Also I would like to gain a better understanding of our Onkwehonwe diet. I hope this inspires others to begin or continue on taking the steps forward to plant their own Healthy Roots.

Mohawk Turtle Clan Age: 21

What are you hoping to accomplish over the next three months?

I want do the Healthy Roots Challenge because I think it will help me become a better lacrosse player by eating healthier foods. I am hoping to feel better overall and to get in a good habit of eating healthy so I can live longer and hopefully encourage some of my family members into eating healthy with me!

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TRADITIONAL FOODS LIST Aim to eat foods that are not processed and come directly from the earth.

Avoid these 5 white foods: flour, sugar, lard, salt and dairy

PLANT FOODS White corn Peas Celery Green beans Mushrooms Winter squash- acorn, pumpkin, hubbard Summer squash- zucchini, cucumber Dandelion greens Spinach Kale Chard Nettle Purslane Clover root Dock Seaweed Lamb’s quarters Sorrel Fiddlehead

Burdock root Beets Jerusalem artichoke/sunchoke Sweet potato Potato Rutabaga Carrots Celery root/celeriac Turnip Onions Garlic chives Mint Maple sap/syrup Honey

BEANS, SEEDS & NUTS Strawberry Raspberry Blueberry Blackberry Musk melon/cantaloupe Apples Pears Blackcaps Cranberry Cherries Plums Peach Currants Grapes Rhubarb Tomatoes

Navy beans Kidney beans Pinot beans Black beans Black-eyed beans Wild rice Quinoa Amaranth Millet Walnuts Chestnuts Beechnuts Acorns Hickory nuts Hazelnuts Cashews Almonds Peanuts Pumpkin seeds Squash seeds Sunflower seeds

MEATS & FISH Wild salmon Pickerel Lake trout Whitefish Perch Bass Duck Goose Turkey Pheasant Partridge Eggs Deer Moose Beaver Muskrat Rabbit Bison

Oils from nuts and seeds (i.e. Walnut oil, sunflower oil)

SAMPLE DAY #1

SAMPLE DAY #2

Breakfast: White corn mush with berries and walnuts and sweetened with drop of maple syrup

Breakfast: 2 eggs, sliced melon and root vegetable hash (cooked in sunflower oil)

Lunch: Smoked lake trout mixed greens and grated carrot with roasted sunflower seeds with a dressing of walnut oil, apple cider vinegar and honey

Lunch: Corn, bean and squash soup

Snack: Piece deer jerky, sliced apple with sunflower seed butter Dinner: Roast moose with roasted root vegetables (squash and turnip) with wild rice

Snack: Nuts and dried cranberry/blueberry/currant mixture Dinner: Pan cooked perch with green beans and walnuts Water and cedar tea to drink throughout day

Water and cedar tea to drink throughout day

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ANSWERS Apple Barley Beans Ceremonies Chokecherry Corn Dancing Deer Fishing

Gardening Hickory Hunting Lacrosse Muskrat Nettle Pumpkin Purslane Rabbit

Seasons Snowshoe Snowsnake Squash Strawberries Teachings Walnut Water

WEEKLY CHALLENGE #1

Each week as part of the Healthy Roots campaign we will be issuing a Weekly Challenge to the community so that all of you can follow along at home.

This Week’s Challenge: Journal what you eat for one week to gain some perspective on your current eating habits. At the end of the week, assess what you might have done differently and decide why you’d like to particpate in this challenge yourself. Too much white sugar? Try maple syrup as a replacement. oo much salt ubstitute with fresh herbs to add fla or to your meals. heck our website www.tworowtimes.com/healthyroots for a downloadable food tracking journal to help you record your snacks and meals.

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By Nahnda Garlow

The University of Northern Michigan launched a study into the effects on the human body when consuming foods indigenous to the Great Lakes Region.

The study was done over the course of one year and the results were documented by lead researcher, Dr. Martin Reinhardt, an Annishnabe man and professor of Native American Studies at the University’s Centre for Native American Studies.

Reinhardt, along with 24 additional participants, abandoned the Standard American Diet (SAD) and instead ate from a specific list of foods that were either historically documented or commonly known to be indigenous to the original people of the Great Lakes region. In what they named the “Decolonized Diet Plan” (DDP), foods such as corn, beans, squash, turkey, pecans and venison were sourced for the participants by local providers.

In addition to the foods consumed by the team, they actively pur-

Service berries. PHOTO CREDIT: FACEBOOK/DECOLONIZED DIET PROJECT sued harvesting their own foods directly from the earth wherever possible. This was intentionally done by the team to reduce dependency on factory farming and to bring about another level of decolonizing their diets. Participants collected herbs to make teas and other foods commonly available from the natural world as well. In videos published on YouTube, the team can be seen harvesting cattails and white pine needles for food and teas.

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Two Row Times spoke with research lead Dr. Marin Reinhardt about his findings. fter a four day fast to cleanse his body of non-indigenous foods, he started out the first of the year with an all indigenous decolonized meal and every day for the next 365 days he only ate decolonized foods.

Reinhardt said, “On a biological level I lost weight.

I went from 192 lbs to 155lbs over the course of a year. I also saw a significant decrease in my cholesterol levels which went from 215 to 155.”

The study found that participants adhering to the foods approved for the Decolonized Diet Plan resulted in a wide range of positive effects.

In his report on the DDP study Reinhardt writes, “The implications for In-

digenous peoples’ health are profound. Eating Indigenous foods at a commitment level of 25% or higher on a daily basis can result in significant losses in weight and girth. Eating at a level of 100% could also result in significant decreases in overall cholesterol, LDL, and Triglycerides.”

Reinhardt also told the Two Row Times that on a personal level he received a greater sense of cultural connection to the territory. He said, “It was a very intense and the work was very meaningful to me. I invoked my treaty rights to utilize the land. I did what I could to gather food not in the marketplace. It’s so much more rewarding.” nother benefit to all those involved in the diet plan was an in-

creased sense of community brought about by the participants gathering together to collect and prepare foods. In fact, the participants regularly still communicate together via online forums about food decolonization.

This was just one study in a growing move across North America where indigenous people are taking up the work of reducing their consumption of genetically

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modified and mass produced foods and moving towards a greater consumption of traditional and home grown or self hunted foods.

From January to March of 2015 the Two Row Times is facilitating our own version of a decolonized diet: the Healthy Roots Indigenous Lifestyle Challenge. This work is sponsored by The Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation and is a collaborative effort in partnership with Six Nations Health Services, Tyendinaga Community Wellbeing Centre, De Dwa Da Dehs Nye’s - Aboriginal Health Centre and the Southern Ontario Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (SOADI).

For more information on the Decolonized Diet Project you can visit their Facebook page at https:// w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / groups/decolonizingdietproject and for more information on the Two Row Times Healthy Roots campaign visit us at www. tworowtimes.com.

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The Burlington Chiefs came out on top going undefeated in the tournament that helped raised money for wounded veterans. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

Wounded Warrior Tournament gives support to vets

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – Two days of lacrosse began Monday morning at the ILA at 10 am as fi e r. eams competed in a pre-season exhibition series to help Wounded Warriors of Canada. Wounded Warriors Canada began in 2006 and has since significantly contributed in assisting and improving the value of life for Canada’s ill and injured Armed

Forces men and women and their families.

Although an exhibition game, participants gave it their all for the fans who were admitted free or with a donation to the cause. Judging by the intensity behind the benches, the coaches were not taking it easy either.

The Arrows Express entry was actually about half Minto Cup Champion Arrows and half,

Founders Cup Champ Jr. B Rebels as they coasted to a win in their first game against the St. Catharines Athletics, who also had a Jr. A and B lineup.

Six Nations tripped over Orangeville in their second game of the tournament by a score of 5-4 for their first loss. hat was followed by an 8-4 loss to Burlington who went on to win the inaugural tournament, finishing the event with two

wins and two losses after a close 8-7 win over Barrie.

The event was the brainchild of St. Catharines Athletics player Todd Stewart and was brought to fruition with the help of Canadian Naval Veteran and lacrosse fan Jason Donville, who believed in the event and made it all possible.

Stewart went to the Wounded Warriors of Canada and the league

missioner Dean McLeod.

The event was one of many which have raised more than $1.1 million for Wounded Veterans across Canada in 2014 alone.

The Burlington Chiefs will bear the distinction of having theirs as the first name engra ed on the trophy after defeating St. Catharines A’s 12-4 in the last game.

Hagersville outlasts Port Dover Sailors 3-2

By Jim Windle

Two days of Jr. exhibition lacrosse at the ILA this past week produced the first ever winners of the Wounded Warriors Cup - the Burlington Chiefs who went undefeated against four other Jr. A clubs including a homogenized Arrows entry consisting of Six Nations Arrows and Rebels. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

with the idea of bringing the OLA and the WWOC together for a fundraising tournament. Both parties liked and endorsed the event, and organizers have committed to holding the second annual tournament next year at this time.

“Next year we intend to have more teams and a different format that would see a Championship Game for the prize,” said Jr. A Lacrosse Com-

PORT DOVER – The Hagersville Hawks moved into a tie with the Niagara i erhawks for fifth place in the Ontario Jr. “C” race after closing out 2014 with a 4-3 win over the Port Dover Sailors Sunday afternoon in Port Dover.

It was an exciting game with neither team able to sustain an advantage.

The Sailors struck first at with ichael Almas connecting on a Branden Roberts set up, but the lead did not last long. At 18:38, Cole

Martin evened the score at 1-1 from Brayden Hill.

Almas opened the second period, as well, with his second of the game scored at 6:36 from Roberts.

Hagersville’s Jacob Soloman pulled the Hawks even again at 13:31, assisted by John Monture and Dan Pugliese, but the Sailors were not finished yet as ichael Boateng gave Port Dover the lead for a third time, with Josh Miedema and Eric Mueller assisting.

Derek Friesen tied it at 3-3 at 15:58 from Matt Rimac and Mitch Green

and Nick Sherwood gave the Hawks the lead for the first time at of the second frame.

Both goaltenders, Mike Caluori for Dover and Lucaciu Horia for Hagersville stood tall in the third, allowing no further scoring as the Hawks hung on to the one goal lead for the win.

The New Year begins on the road for the awks, as they fly into Grimsby to face the Peach Kings Friday, Jan. 2nd, before returning home to take on the Simcoe Storm Saturday, Jan 3rd at 7:30 p.m.

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Pro-Fit Corvairs are ready for 2015

By Jim Windle CALEDONIA – The Caledonia Corvairs open the 2015 portion of the Jr. B hockey season in command of first place in the Golden Horseshoe Conference and first o erall with an impressive 293-1 record, with goaltenders Brendan Polasek and Kevin Entmaa leading all goaltenders in first and second spots, respective-

ly, and a top penalty killing percentage of 91.74%.

Not a bad position to be in as they prepare to defend last year’s Sutherland Cup Championship.

The league statistics also show the balanced roster general manager Brian Rizzetto, with the help of head coach Mike Bullard, have fashioned again this year.

Although well ahead of the rest of the league in

almost every category, as far as in the scoring leaders column goes, the first Corvair name to appear is Matthew Hore, way down the list, tied for 17th spot with 16 goals and 24 assists for 40 points. Next after that is Jake Brown in a fi e way tie for th place.

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at you with every line change with consistent firepower. efensi ely, the Corvairs are equally balanced with the best goals against average in the league.

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Salad in a jar

By Joe Farrell This time of the season you can still make great tasting, locally grown food. When stored properly, the vast availability of close to home grown produce will amaze you.

Eating what is available from the area in which you live and with the season is one way to connect with the land. It is also a great way to support a local food system.

The majority of the dollars you spend on vegetables that have travelled far goes to the middleman or distributors. The farther your food travels, the farther you are removed from supporting the people that grow your food. Every small step taken to bridge the gap from the field to the table brings us

all closer to a nutritionally rooted food system.

Eating food that grows closer to home also tastes better than those that have been imported.

Even in early January you can find nutritious egetables to make a raw and refreshing salad. They are a great accompaniment to a stick to your bones winter meal offering balance to rich fla ours and contrasting textures in your mouth.

Salads made with hearty vegetables – not tender greens – keep well for long periods of time and are a great choice to make ahead of time.

When put in a jar, a layered winter vegetable salad is a great portable light meal or snack. Also, using colourful vegetables and interesting ways to cut them can make the salad nice to look at.

Salad in a Jar Equal parts: D Beets - peeled and cut in Matchsticks D Carrot - peeled and cut in Matchsticks D Cabbage - shredded D Apple - cut in small cubes To your preference: D oasted unflower Seeds D Fresh Mint - Torn

Layer each ingredient in a jar in the following order: D apples D dressing, make sure to cover the apples so they do not oxidize D mint evenly distributed after each layer D beets D cabbage D carrots

D sunflower seeds D shake to mix before serving, pour out into a bowl and enjoy!

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Your Voice Is Important Our Community, Our Future, Let’s Talk About It

Six Nations Alcohol Community Engagement - Week 7 Alcohol Decision-making: a two part process There are two separate, but related projects running side by side throughout this engagement; the Six Nations Alcohol regulation and the Brewery Proposal.

Six Nations Alcohol Regulation On January 17, 2015 Six Nations members will have the opportunity to attend a referendum to show the community stance on alcohol within the community. There will be three options to choose from at the referendum: I support a PERMISSIVE alcohol regulation for Six Nations. This means that the regulation will be drafted to permit the sale and/or manufacturing of alcohol under certain requirements. This would allow for community input to include things like the number of permits granted, sale times and locations and age restrictions.

I support a RESTRICTIVE alcohol regulation for Six Nations. This means that the regulation will be drafted to state that there will be NO sale or manufacture of alcohol within the community at all.

I DO NOT support an alcohol regulation for Six Nations. This means that the regulation will not move forward and alcohol within the community will remain status quo. Community members will still have the option of pursuing Provincial Liquor licenses for events in the community where alcohol is being served.

The decision will be based on the majority of participants. If there is support for an alcohol regulation at Six Nations, a community engagement process will be undertaken, following the referendum, to allow for further input from the community regarding the details of the regulations.

Brewery Proposal The decision regarding the Brewery Proposal will be gathered through collection of comment cards submitted indicating whether community members DO or DO NOT support the project. Comments can be submitted through www.snfuture.com or by dropping off written comments at Six Nations Tourism building or at the Six Nations Elected Council Administration building.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DATES Tuesday, December 30, 2014 Tourism Assembly Room

Information Session 11:00- 4pm

Monday, January 12, 2015 Six Nations Polytech

Final Community Meeting 6:00-9:00pm

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 IL Thomas

Information Session 5:00-8:00pm

Saturday, January 17, 2015 Community Hall

Referendum 10:00am-7:00pm Votes Tallied 7:00-8:00pm

Saturday, January 10, 2015 Six Nations Polytech

Advanced Polls 10:00am-5:00pm

Your Voice Should Be Heard Submit Your Comment Online

www.snfuture.com

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Contact Amy Lickers or Nicole Kohoko Six Nations Economic Development

P: 519-753-1950

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Two Row Times Obituary

Obituary

Johnson: Darryl Dean At Iroquois Lodge, Ohsweken on December 23, 2014 Darryl Johnson age 53 years, father of Michelle & Matt Johnson Martin, grandfather of Easton, Kallyn, Madden & Kassia, son of Welby & Linda Johnson, brother of Bryan, Richard (Lori Hill), & Shawna Johnson, uncle of David, Winter, Chaz, Richard Jr., Quinn & Linden, also survived by Aunts, Uncles & cousins. Rested at the Styres Funeral Home, 1798th Line, Ohsweken after 6pm Saturday. Funeral Service & Burial at the Lower Cayuga Longhouse on Sunday December 28, 2014 at 11am. www.rhbanderson.com

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Frank (Hoodie) Hill In loving memory of our father, grandfather, and greatgrandfather who left us 3 years ago on December 27th, 2011.

Forever missed Always loved Never forgotten

Thank You I want to thank everyone involved with my successful fund raising spaghetti dinner.

Thanks to all my family, especially the Cooks, servers, clean up crew & delivery gang, the Singing Societies, friends, neighbours & family for the monetary donations & everyone who came out to eat the delicious meal.

I appreciate your thoughtfulness and assistance during my long recuperation from surgery.

Nya:weh tréhs Bud Longboat

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Humbug 4. Meaningless talk 10. Conceit 11. Not studied 12. Megabyte 14. When born (abbr.)

15. Placed on a golf ball stand 16. Melekeok is the capital 18. Mischievous 21. Mason’s mortars 23. Spain’s former monetary unit 25. Small fries 27. Article 28. Capital of Yemen 29. Type of Theater companies 31. Plastic, paper or shopping 32. Electronic countermeasures 35. Language along the lower Yenisei River 37. Institute legal proceedings against 38. Beam 39. Old World buffalo 40. Latch onto 42. Physical therapy 43. Conditions of balance 48. Half pro 50. Resounded 52. Sales event 53. Separates seating areas 54. N.M. Pueblo people 55. Bridge building degree 56. Fullback 57. Peyote 59. Afflict 60. Rests on one’s knees 61. Having negative qualities CLUES DOWN 1. Besmear 2. Genus dasyprocta 3. A male ferret 4. Unit of volume (abbr.)

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2014

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Don’t be afraid to embrace your lighthearted side this week, Aries. Laughter is the best medicine, and those around you will enjoy your sense of humor.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, embrace your desire to be close to friends this week. Spend as much time as you can with your friends, especially those you have not seen in awhile.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 A great week with regard to matters of the heart is on the horizon, Gemini. If you have been in a relationship for some time, now is a great time to talk about the future of that relationship.

5. Italian hors d’oeuvres 6. N.W. German city & port 7. Signal sounds 8. Adult females 9. -__, denotes past 12. Gas usage measurement 13. Fishhook point 17. Mauna __, Hawaiian volcano 19. In a way, thrusts 20. Grimm brothers birthplace 22. Withered; dry 24. Genus salvia 26. About senator 30. Livestock enclosure 32. Work units 33. Hebrew name meaning dog

Answers for Dec 31, 2014 Crossword Puzzle

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 You harbor desire to spend some time alone this week, Cancer. You are a social person, but even you need some moments to retreat into your own mind for a while.

34. A tumor composed of muscle tissue 36. Satisfy to excess 41. Third mast 42. A horse’s strut 44. Tree producing gum (Arabic) 45. Armour carried on the arm 46. Winged goddess of the dawn 47. Ego 49. Hesitancy 51. Young woman of society 55. Founder of Babism 57. Mark (abbr.)

58. Jeans maker’s initials

SUDOKU

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 You may be noticing all of the good vibes surrounding you this week, Leo. Expect some positive changes in the days ahead. It may just be a new romantic relationship or friendship.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a work opportunity could spring up this week if you are willing to expand your horizons. It may be a bit outside of your comfort zone, but you can handle it.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you are in a relatively optimistic frame of mind this week as you try to see the bright side of things. You may find that many new opportunities are headed your way.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Don’t spend too much time lost in your own fantasies, Scorpio. You need to maintain your focus on the tasks at hand, both at home and at work.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, resist the urge to take yourself too seriously. Instead, lighten up and embrace the “class clown” role for a little while. This departure from the norm is a breath of fresh air.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, your mind is running a mile a minute this week, but do your best to maintain your focus.

This breakneck pace will only last for a little while.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Jump into a situation without restraint, Aquarius.

You may find it’s refreshing to let go for a change and not worry about the potential outcomes.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 You may receive happy news relating to your partner’s finances this week, Pisces. It could be a salary increase or a good bonus. It’s time to celebrate.

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