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A memorial is in place near the intersection of Highway 6 and 5th Line where a night of fun for a group of indigenous youth ended in tragedy. Two young girls from New Credit First Nation, 12-year-old Grace King and 14-year-old Waagosh Secord, were among three people killed in a head-on collision on Highway 6 south of Caledonia, Ont. The fatal accident also claimed the life of 21-year-old Wyatt Martin of the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. PHOTO BY JAYSON KOBLUN

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Three injured in accident, child airlifted to hospital

By TRT staff OHSWEKEN – Six Nations Police say three children were injured in a crash Sunday April 2 around 6 p.m. at Chiefswood Road and 2nd Line.

The Six Nations Police responded to a report of a single vehicle roll over motor vehicle accident on Chiefswood Road south of 2nd Line Road in Ohsweken.

At the scene officers found a blue, four door, BMW sedan in the east ditch, severely damaged after rolling several times.

The female driver and the two small children one male and one female) were ejected in the crash.

The infant was buckled in the car in a baby seat and did not appear injured.

The baby's gender was not in the report’s findings. The female child was severely injured and the male child had minor injuries. A witness on the scene removed the infant before emergency ser-

Community mourns loss of three

By TRT staff with files

A medical transport helicopter landed in the field near Chiefswood Road and 2nd Line on Sunday. PHOTO BY MELISSA MONTURE

vices arrived.

The evidence at the scene indicated that the vehicle had been north bound on Chiefswood Road when the driver lost control and the vehicle went into the east ditch and rolled several times.

The injured female child was airlifted by helicopter to McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton. The male child and infant were taken to McMaster by ground ambulance. The driver was taken by ambulance to Hamilton General Hospital.

The officers at the scene gathered as much information as possible but the children and driver’s medical care took top priority so names of the children were not given to police at the time. Detectives are still investigating and an update to the media release will be forthcoming.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to please contact the Six Nations Police at 519-445-2811 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS) or www. crimestoppers-brant.ca.

SIX NATIONS – A night of fun for a group of indigenous youth ended in tragedy when two young girls were among three people killed in a head-on collision in southern Ontario, said R. Stacey Laforme, Chief of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation on Thursday.

Laforme said the two girls died while travelling home with their youth group from a game of laser tag in nearby Hamilton.

Police identified the girls as 12-year-old Grace King and 14-year-old Waagosh Secord.

The fatal accident also claimed the life of 21-yearold Wyatt Martin of the Six Nations of the Grand River.

The incident has left many struggling to come to terms with the loss, Laforme said.

“We've suffered a tragic event,” Laforme said at a press conference. “We're so closely knit that all our members are suffering.”

Ontario Provincial Police said the fatal crash happened on Wednesday around 9 p.m., on Highway 6 between the communities of Hagersville and Caledonia, when two vans carrying 15 members of the youth group were returning to the New Credit.

Constable Rodney Leclair said one of the vans, carrying seven youth and driven by a 27-year-old man, was travelling southbound when a car going the opposite way crossed the centre line and collided into the van head-on.

Leclair said the force of the crash sent the van rolling into the ditch.

King, Secord and Martin were pronounced dead at the scene.

Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill expressed her sadness at the loss, saying members of the reserve's tragic event team have been dispatched to New Credit to support the bereaved nearby community.

“There's a lot of intermarriage, they're right beside, we share boundaries and we share a lot of things,” Hill said. “It's difficult when we lose anybody in our community, even though we're large, it's still difficult.”

Police said the six other occupants of the van involved in the crash were all sent to local hospitals with serious injuries.

Six Nations Police released an update stating they believe an earlier hit and run accident on Cayuga Road, south of 5th Line is connected to the crash as well. OPP were informed of the earlier incident.

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Drugs seized, four charged

WATERFORD — Provincial police say four men are facing charges after opioids and other drugs were seized during a search of a home in Waterford, Ont. They say officers executed the search warrant at the residence last Friday.

OPP say a large quantity of drugs, including hydromorphone, codeine, oxycodone, cocaine and

marijuana, was seized.

A 58-year-old Norfolk County man and a 43-year-old Brant County man are charged with possession of hydromorphone, codeine and oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking and possession of marijuana.

Two Nortfolk county men aged 50 and 22 are charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana.

Man facing murder charges after shooting death

TYENDINAGA — A shooting on the Tyendinaga reserve has left one man dead.

43-year-old Ken Ferrill of Tyendinaga was pronounced dead at a local hospital following a shooting on the territory Sunday morning.

A 25 year old Belleville man is now in custody in relation to the shooting.

He surrendered to police without incident and has been charged with first degree murder.

The shooter, Brandon Phillip George Baptiste is also charged with pointing a firearm and unauthorized posession of a firearm in the incident.

An investigation is continuing.

TORONTO — The province is asking schools to take down posters aimed at students - advocating to help possible flawed Children’s Aid Society investigations.

The posters, distributed to schools across Ontario, ask students if they were taken from their parents by CAS. It details an investigation into a flawed drug and alcohol hair strand test, run by Toronto’s Sick

Kids Hospital.

Elementary school students across the province who are now in CAS custody have inundated staff with questions about why they were removed from their homes. School administrators say they are not equipped to deal with those questions.

Ontario’s Attorney General has asked schools across the province to take the posters down.

Teachers upset by CAS investigation posters

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Students celebrate language at SNP

By Jayson Koblun

BRANTFORD – CEO of Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) Rebecca Jamieson, asked a room filled with a mix of more than 400 indigenous and non-indigenous students last week a very thought-provoking question: “How would you feel if one day you weren’t allowed to speak your language and communicate to your peers?” she asked during an Indigenous Languages Day event hosted at the SNP Brantford campus on Friday, March 31.

“That’s what happened to us. That’s what happened to our people and we’re here today to help relearn our language and teach others what was lost,” said Jamieson.

Students from schools in Brantford, Six Nations and surrounding areas were bused to SNP to spend the day participating in language workshops, presentations, lectures, information sessions, art demonstrations, story-telling, sports, singing demonstrations, and more.

The schools that participated were—Kawenni:io, Grand Erie District School Board, Mt. Pleasant School, Waterford Public School, École Confédération, and Waterford District Highschool.

“With guest speakers including Rick Hill, Tom Deer, and Steve Smith, this daylong event will feature various language and cultural workshops for youth,” said Chelsey Johnson, communications officer at SNP. Jamieson said that SNP staff were planning for around 200 students to attend but since more than 400 came, they had to readjust on the fly.

Considering the impor-

Cam Hill and Cleve Thomas came to Six Nation Polytechnic's Brantford campus on March 31 to introduce visiting students and staff to a few traditional Haudenosaunee songs. PHOTO BY JAYSON KOBLUN tance of the event, an overabundance of visitors is encouraging.

“It’s important for all sides to become engaged and involved in language reconciliation.

Seeing young people interested in learning our language and having fun while participating is encouraging and makes all the effort worth it,” said Jamieson.

Kayarehtho, a student at SNP and Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa for Mohawk language, led a language workshop and she said that it was great to see the young people

get so involved and interested.

“We weren’t sure of the level of indigenous knowledge the students had so we started with the basics like, ‘hello’, ‘me’, ‘we’, and ‘you’, things like that,” said Kayarehtho. “By the end of the workshop we were working towards more difficult phrasing and words. It made me so happy and proud, even though I didn’t know the students, to see such a good response and participation.”

After the main presentations, speeches and

workshops, Cam Hill and Cleve Thomas taught the students some songs.

They asked students to come on stage and participate together as they taught and sang songs for the Moccasin Dance, Round Dance, Women’s Shuffle, and a few others.

“C’mon up. Have some fun and learn some Haudenosaunee Iroquois style singing,” said Hill as he passed around some rattles for the volunteer students to shake as their sang along.

Taina Lickers-Smith, strategic initiatives manager for SNP, asked the students if they had a good day and they responded with a loud resounding “Yes!” She said she felt the day was a great success and that it was very encouraging to see so many different types of people participating in and appreciating some of the Haudenosaunee culture.

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From left to right: Jessica Jamieson, Kayarehtho, Artie Martin, Lindsey Monture were all a part of the day's events.PHOTO BY CHASE JARRETT

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More than 400 students from several schools in the Brantford surrounding areas came to honour indigenous language at Six Nations Polytechnic's Brantford campus on March 31. PHOTO BY JAYSON KOBLUN

Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) has partnered with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to generate 44 MW of clean and renewable solar energy. The Nanticoke Solar Farm will be located on and adjacent to the coal yard of the formal Nanticoke Generating Station in Haldimand County.

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Life after death EDITORIAL BY JONATHAN GARLOW There have been two major car accidents in the last week with a number of fatalities and serious injuries. Sunday night a little girl was airlifted to McMaster hospital to be treated after a bad wreck near 69 Corners.

Many families are grieving on Six Nations, and on our neighbouring New Credit, it seems like we can’t get a break from tragedies here.

Even though we are the largest reserve in Canada by population, three deaths in the community affects nearly everyone. Some of us are still trying to recover from the last few funerals.

There are people on Six Nations who want to help but don’t know how. Maybe we’ve grown shy of each other, maybe we need to reintroduce ourselves and familiarize with each other again like we did in the old times.

We need to reconnect and trust each other again.

Today we would like to say that our hearts and minds are with the families of the deceased. No matter if you are a church or longhouse person (or some combination of both) our elders on Six Nations agree that death isn’t the end.

During the Kanohnstaton land reclamation, Jesse Ireland showed me a picture from his wallet. It was a long path leading upwards into the sky with native people all walking in a single row up and up.

He told me “this is where I’m going when I pass away, to be with my family”. The proverbial after-life.

Pastor Phil Sault hosts a bluegrass jam every now and then at the Chiefswood Christian Fellowship and they often sing a song with the lyrics, “Oh, will the circle be unbroken? By and by, Lord, by and by.

There's a better home awaiting. In the sky, Lord, in the sky”.

Regardless of your beliefs, our ancestors had “common-sense spirituality” that was practical. We

cared for each other and loved one another, truly. So in that old way, we could not talk about any business matters until we addressed the apparent heartache and heartbreak of our cousins and relatives.

Even if life after death does exist, we should treat each other kindly now while we are still here.

This is how our ancestors addressed the issue of death, and how some of our people still do today by carrying the tradition their family has preserved through the ages.

There are many different accounts and translations and this represents only one of those teachings.

OGHENTONH KARIGHWATEGHKWENH: DEYUGHNYONKWARAKTA, RATIYATS. As recorded by Horatio Hail, 1883 1 – Onenh kady yakwenronh, wakwennyonkoghde okaghsery, akwah kady ok skennen thadenseghsatkaghthonnyonhheke.

“Now, then, we say, we wipe away the tears, so that in peace you may look about you.”

2 – Nok ony kanekhere deyughsihharaonh ne sahondakon. Onenh kady watyakwaghsiharako waahkwadeweyendonh tsisaronkatah, kady nayawenh ne skennen thensathondeke enhtyewenninekenneh.

“And, further, we suppose there is an obstruction in your ears. Now, then, we remove the obstruction carefully from your hearing, so that we trust you will easily hear the words spoken.”

3 – Nok ony kanekhere deyughsihharaonh desanyatokenh. Onenh kady hone yakwenronh watyakwaghsihharanko, akwah kady ok skennen deghsewenninekenne dendewadatenonghweradon.

“And also we imagine there is an obstruction in your throat. Now, therefore, we say, we remove the obstruction, so that you may speak freely in our mutual greetings.”

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What’s under the Civic Centre and Casino?

By Jim Windle BRANTFORD – Brantford celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Brantford and District Civic Centre last week with all of the usual pomp and pageantry a moment like this deserves; although, one aspect of the celebration was not mentioned by dignitaries and local politicians alike.

The civic centre was built on land that was once the main factory complex of Massy Harris Farm Implement company. It was a huge sprawling complex of buildings. But it’s what happened to that land before Massey Harris that remains a bone of contention between Six Nations and Brantford.

Some Six Nations residents believe that the land known as the Nathan Gage Tract is in fact Six Nations land. When John Brant and Lewis Burwell mapped out what was to become the town plot of Brantford, it was to be 600 acres; however, by the time it was mapped, it had somehow grown to 807 acres. Canada says the deal included what was known as the flats, which would eventually be registered under Nathan Gage.

Six Nations contested that assumption almost immediately. They say that if John Brant increased the acreage allotted for the town plot, it was without their consent.

Subsequent petitions were filed through various Indian Agents throughout several years but were rejected. The government’s position was that John Brant made the deal on behalf of Six Nations, and if there is an issue, it is within the Six Nations community.

This particular claim was discussed during the negotiations between Canada Ontario Six Nations Elected Council and the Six Nations Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council for a peaceful settlement of the Caledonia land reclamation of 2006.

Both Canada and Six Nations agree at that time that if it was illegally added to the town plot or not, that either way, Six Nations did not receive compensation for that 20 acre of land.

The government pointed to February 19, 1823 when Six Nations leased approximately 20 acres to Marshall Lewis for the symbolic, one peppercorn per year. This was for the expressed purpose of constructing a gristmill and that Lewis could continue to use the land as long as the mill was operating. Six Nations agrees that the lands were leased and with these conditions. The mill operated until around 1849.

Six Nations recommends that more research is required to sort out a side deal that was made somewhere along the line with an Esther Hill but agrees that the lands in question were intended for lease only.

There were other transactions made on the land, which eventually put it in the hands of Nathan Gage, but Six Nations says the Chiefs, as required, did not approve these transactions.

It is clear that the Chiefs agreed to allow the Crown to sell this Town Plot land off in small plots, but the proceeds were to go to the Six Nations Trust Fund. However, they say the Nathan Gage–Brant Farm land were not part of

that surrender for sale. In fact, the Hepburn Commission Report rejected Gage’s claim to this land. Two of the three assigned trustees overseeing the establishment of the village of Brantford testified they were not consulted, as required, before Gage received two Crown Patents for the land.

Although the government lists several other later land transfers and patents relative to the Gage lands, Six Nations’ position is that none of that matters if the original patent is invalid.

In conclusion, Canada states that it is their view that surrender No. 30 was voluntary and agreed to; and that Six Nations concerns at the time related to how the lots would be disposed of— who would get to purchase them and for how much.

But Six Nations stands on its position that the ‘flats’ were not a part of any purported surrender they were aware of, and that a required description of the lands agreed to would have clarified the discrepancy over the 600 acres versus the 807 acres actually surveyed. It is also worth reminding all parties of the initial intention of the town plot was to clear the Six Nations lands of squatters, which never happened.

Canada agrees that Gage acquired land under lease and as such should not have been issued a patent without compensation to Six Nations. Although Six Nations concurs, the Haudenosaunee still maintain the land was never part of any surrender and therefor still belongs to Six Nations. That claim is still active.

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Stone Walled: “Remarkable Life of Deskaheh” Part 4

By Jim Windle

SIX NATIONS – We pick up the story of the Six Nations Chief and diplomat, Levi, “Deskaheh” General who took the case of Six Nations sovereignty and disregard of treaties made with the Six Nations to the League of Nations in the early 1920s.

Deskaheh was making ground in his case in 1923 and 1924, gaining the support of member nations of the newly formed league, established followingthe First World War, the League was the brainchild of U.S. president in 1920.

Historians William H. Harbaugh and Ronald E. Powaski give the credit to Theodore Roosevelt as the first American President to call for an international league of nations to prevent future wars. The Great War caused eight and a half million soldiers to be killed, an estimated 21 million wounded, and approximately 10 million civilian deaths.

Others say President Woodrow Wilson had the rise of the German war machine against smaller neighbouring countries in mind when he pushed for the establishment of the League of Nations and the World Court.

President Woodrow Wilson capsulized his vision for world peace in 14 points.

Wilson sketched out his vision of an end to the war that would bring a “just and secure peace,” not merely “a new balance of power”.

He then appointed a committee of experts known as The Inquiry to help him refine his ideas for peace. In December 1917, The Inquiry was asked to draw up specific recommendations for a comprehensive peace settlement between nations.

Using these recommendations, Wilson presented a program of fourteen points to a joint session of Congress on January 8, 1918.

Five of the points concerned the establishment and protection of “open

This memorial to Deskaheh sits outside of Sour Springs Longhouse on Six Nations of the Grand River. PHOTO BY NAHNDA GARLOW covenants” (i.e. treaties or agreements) openly arrived at; freedom of the seas; free trade; reduction of armaments; and adjustment of colonial claims based on the principles of self-determination. The 14th point proposed was to become the League of Nations mandate to guarantee the “political independence and territorial integrity [of] great and small states alike.”

The final Covenant of the League of Nations was drafted by a special commission, and the League was established by the Treaty of Versailles. On the 28th of June 1919, 44 states signed the Covenant, including 31 states, which had taken part in the war or joined it during the War. The League held its first council meeting in Paris on 16 January 1920, when the Covenant of the League of Nations came into force.

On November 1, 1920, the headquarters of the League was moved from London to Geneva, where the first General Assembly was held on 15 November 1920.

That was the setting at the time and Deskaheh and his lawyers J.P. Decker and British lawyer W. H. Stoker believed the plight and frustration of Six Nations would find a sympathetic ear with this new League of Nations. That was not to be, at least by Canadian and British members of the league.

Despite meeting all requirements of recognition and inclusion in the League as stated in its own rules, the League was strong armed by what was, at the time, the most powerful nation in the world, Britain, on behalf of its Canadian colony.

After years of speeches, encouraging highs and devastating disappointments, Deskaheh finally got the definitive word that his efforts were not enough to break the wall between Six Nations and justice.

As explained in a letter from Stoker to Deskaheh, it was time to accept an offer from Canada to open negotiations regarding these petitions and forget about getting any support from the League. His reasoning was to keep the door open by not rejecting the offer outright.

They offered three judges to hear the case, but they were all to be Canadian. Deskaheh and the Chiefs insisted the Judges be from nations without vested interest, using the reasoning of Queen Anne in the 1700s who recognized Six Nations petitions cannot be justly heard with British lawyers.

In November of 1924, Stoker recommended, they accept the offer anyway saying, “I appreciate very much it might be possible to have justice for the Six Nations Indians before the privy council in England.”

He did not know the extent

of Canada’s meddling in whole affair.

He further noted, “About four or five years ago, the Six Nations Indians did their best to bring suit against the Canadian government before the Canadian courts. The Canadian government absolutely declined to have the Six Nations matter to enter on any Courts in Canada.

How could we expect to be able now when they refused once?

“The Six Nations Indians from the Grand River Lands are not subjects to the British nor American subjects,” he wrote. “In this point we have no right to enter our case in any Courts of Canada. These courts and laws are made only for British subjects.”

Stoker offered to represent Six Nations case in Canada should Canada allow the case to move forward, which they never did and Deskaheh never agreed to under Canada’s rules.

Stoker also advised that if Deskaheh and Six Nations pressed too hard, it might result in harsher treatment. That bore out to be true when in late December of that same year, the Canadian government under the recommendation of Indian Affairs Minister Duncan Campbell Scott, the Six Nations traditional council government was deposed at gunpoint by Canadian Police and an elective system of government following British and Canadian law was forced upon the people on the consent of a small fraction of the community. They were primarily those returning from the War to find they had no equal rights to post war compensation with Canadian soldiers whom they fought along side of, but had unknowingly relinquished their identity as independent Haudenosaunee people. In so doing, disenfranchising themselves from their Onkwehonweh identity.

More of the “Remarkable Life of Deskaheh” next week.

A Poem by Betts Doxtater We know we’ll have days When we’ll have to mourn, Our tears will keep falling Our hearts feel torn Our throats become sore We can’t speak quite right Our ears will not listen We won’t have clear sight Our minds become heavy With sorrow and pain Our tears are as endless As a warm summers rain It’s then we remember What our teachings would cite That comforts us through Our most sorrowful night Loved ones who’ve passed Begin a journey they say They travel back home Along the milky way They dance with the stars They sparkle and shine Now they are home With the creator divine Our teachings then help To dry up our tears To clear our throats To open our ears Some say a week Ten days to a year To start healing - from losing A loved one so dear The balance of life Can always be found There’s sun and there’s moon, There’s up and there’s down There’s planting and harvest, And sureness and doubt And backwards and forward, And still and about There’s happy and sad, There’s day and there’s night There's sunshine & rain There’s black and there’s white The circle of life balances sunset and dawn As both are connected for life to go on…

Prayers for strength going out to the Mississaugas of the New Credit and Six Nations families and communities..

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HEALTHY ROOTS - The Haudenosaunee Foods List is part of the Healthy Roots challenge.

The goal? Eat as often as you can from traditional Haudenosaunee foods and note the transformation that occurs in your life.

But getting familiar with some of these foods can be tricky as they are not all readily available at local grocers. So we’ll be taking a while to zoom in on the five components of the Haudenosaunee Foods List: foods from the Garden, the Waters, the Fields, the Skies and the Woods.

From the Waters Early accounts of travellers to Haudenosaunee territory often remarked on how lush the gardens and forests were to produce medicine and food. They also noted the opposite to be true about the fields and waterways.

In the book, Iroquois Food and Preparation, anthropologists noted Haudenosaunee country to have “a pleasant and fertile country; but they want roe-bucks and turkeys, as well as fish, of which their rivers are altogether destitute, insomuch that they are forced to fish in the lake, and to broil or dry their fish with a fire, in order to keep them and transport them to their villages.”

Regardless of the work involved in gathering fish and other water based foods for our communities it is clear that they were worth it. Several historical accounts exist of people from all six nations preferring fish, amphibians, reptiles, mollusks and crustaceans.

fish you’ll find in the GRANd river watershed

the goods on fish Freshwater fish are a great protein to add to your diet and there are several indigenous species in the Grand River.

Although freshwater fish are a bit lower in healthy omega-3 fatty acids than ocean fish like salmon and tuna — they still make up with a ton of other nutrients vital to making a healthy body.

Freshwater Bass comes in at just 124 calories for a 3oz serving - but adds 20 grams of protein. That can also bring a big chunk of dietary iron to your meals. Bass are also a good source of pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12.

Smallmouth Bass Rainbow Trout Brown Trout Walleye Channel Catfish Black Crappie Carp Redhorse Suckers Panfish Pike Sunfish Rock Bass

White Sucker Bullhead Yellow Perch Moneye White Crappie Longnose Gar White Bass White Perch American Shad Freshwater Drum Pacific Salmon

Perch has about 99 calories in a 3oz serving. It too provides a high level of minerals including manganese, copper and iron.

Walleye is similar in caloric counts to both freshwater bass and perch but is the lowest in fat of all the freshwater fish.

It is slightly higher in minerals than the rest with one serving offering nearly 40% of your daily intake of manganese.

Trout is the highest in calories of all the freshwater fish but also has tons of heart healthy unsaturated fat. Trout can provide the highest amount of B vitamins for your diet - at more than 100% of your daily recommended portion of B12 in one 3 oz serving.

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Our Haudenosaunee ancestors ate a lot of frog. Ongwehonwe were fond of the American bullfrog and would serve it skinned and broiled on a skewer, served up with salt. On Six Nations there is a local tale that SS#8 School Principal Oliver M. Smith would let the students go out to the ponds to catch frogs and would cook them up for the class. Yummy!

Crayfish - known in Onondaga as ‘udjie’ie’ or ‘feet that pinch’ were also commonly eaten by our ancestors. Tail meat was extracted and fried in oil or the crustaceans could also be placed whole in the shell under hot coals to cook. One popular recipe was to cook them in a simple soup with wild onions or leeks.

Cranberries grow on vines similar to strawberries throughout wetland areas. These are known as cranberry bogs or marshes. The berries are used for several different things in many indigenous nations; from cooking to dye and medicines. Northern nations used the leaves as a tobacco substitute. It can also be dried and added to tea. Haudenosaunee used cranberries medicinally for blood purifiers, as a laxative, and even for treating fever.

Yes. Snails. Traditional preparation of snails shows up in several historical accounts. The Onondaga term for slugs and shell-less snails roughly translates to ‘brains’.

Old timers say they were fried in oil or boiled in soups.

You might be surprised to hear that wild rice isn’t actually a rice, but a grass seed. Great Lake nations traditionally harvest this grass seed in canoes travelling through marsh wetlands and then process the raw seeds through roasting for the finished wild rice product. It can be boiled and cooked like all other rices but takes a bit longer than white or brown rice. It can also be popped similar to popcorn kernels. The end product is not as puffed as a popcorn is but is delicious served hot with salt, or kept as a crunchy topping for salads and other dishes.

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Ganohkwasra hosts family violence prevention

By Chezney Martin OHSWEKEN – As many know, “Ganohkwasra” (ganoh-qua-shra) translates to “love among us”.

On Tuesday, April 4 within the Healing Centre of the Ganohkwasra facility, began the introduction to the history of Ganohkwasra and the history of family violence in indigenous communities to a group of 23 people interested in earning certification in Family Violence Prevention Training.

This 30-hour program is hoped to continue with modules from Saturday, April 8 until Thursday, April 27, and offer information and support ranging from elder abuse to revitalizing the family.

Co-ordinator Julia Jamieson explained that these modules will host speakers, panellists and support workers from the Six Nations community, and will be the embodiment of “the community helping the community”.

“Our family violence prevention training is very

Community Educator Julia Jamieson poses with a piece that is used as a tool for program participants to introduce themselves and offer an oath of confidentiality. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN unique,” said Jamieson.

“We educate through the Onkwehon:we perspec-

tive. And that being said we do a lot of groundwork, and that being said we do a lot

of grounding through selfcare because we understand that the topics that will be discussed, there may be triggers, there may be emotions that of course come up. And it's because we're talking about centuries of build-up.”

Jamieson offered a time line of history which included: the fur trade, the Haldimand Proclamation of 1784, the opening of the Mohawk Institute in 1831, the Gradual Civilization Act of 1857, The Gradual Enfranchisement of Indians in 1869, the Indian Act of 1876, Residential School onslaught of 1920, the removal of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy System in 1924, the Amendment to the Indian Act in 1951, and the Sixties Scoop—which has carried into current child welfare systems.

Jamieson explained that because of these blemishes in Canadian and indigenous history, this program is sensitized to effectively offer support and education to anyone willing to

learn.

“For over two decades we've offered family violence prevention training.

It's for our clients, it's for community members, it's for teachers, principals, and even agency workers,” she said.

Jamieson explained that the value of having a good mind and using it as an ideal in the program provides “what is needed to heal.”

This co-aligns with the goal of the program, which she explained, is to honour the resiliency of indigenous people as well as heal.

“The main goal is to decrease family violence by understanding the history that has built up to our dysfunctional family roles,” she said. “You know when we talk about elder abuse for example; we were once communal. And you know, we were once communal living and now we're really trying to do a lot of work as a community to bridge the gap between our elders and our youth.”

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“I'm really excited to get to meet the people that I'm going to meet,” she said.

If you are interested in joining this program or would like more information, Jamieson would like you to call her as the Community Educator at 519445-4324 ext. 237, or email communit yeducation@ ganohkwasra.ca.

There is a registration fee and a small screening process to better help those that may be triggered by the module content.

Looking ahead, in May, Ganohkwasra will also be hosting their 25th Anniversary during Community Awareness Week.

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Confederacy Chiefs unknowingly made shareholders in Canadian corporation

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – A leave for a class-action lawsuit filed against the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) by William Monture and Wilfred Davey is back in court on Monday, April 10, at a Hamilton, Ont. courthouse.

The two members of the Men’s Fire are hoping the court will allow the Six Nations community at large to see a much more detailed financial report than those posted on the HDI’s website, which were formulated using numbers submitted by the HDI themselves and not vetted.

It has been made known to the public that the Six Nations Elected Band Council is a registered Canadian corporation. Some of the public is even aware the HDI is a registered numbered corporation too. But how many people know the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) is also a registered numbered corporation? Additionally, the Chiefs and their traditional titles are named in the registration document as shareholders in these corporations.

The men want to make public that, it appears unbeknownst to most of the chiefs that their traditional titles are named as shareholders of that numbered Canadian corporation, as set up by HDI legal advisor, or legal representative, lawyer Aaron Detlor.

According to court submitted documents brought

by Detlor, “The board [of this corporation] holds 50 equitable non-transferable shares in trust for the

Hazel Hill, HDI Director.

Haudenosaunee through the Whiskniyonwenstake Rotionisorh (HCCC).”

But there are not 50 sitting chiefs. Detlor and the HDI have submit to the court all 50 titles and the clans they represent, but almost half of those names submitted are either deceased or the titles remain empty. Other “live” sitting chiefs have been asked by the men’s fire if they knew they were named as shareholders in a registered Canadian corporation.

“Most contacted to date have said ‘no’ they were not aware of it at all,” said Davey.

The Board of Directors for the HCCC Corporation, as submitted, includes President Brian Doolittle, Secretary Aaron Detlor and Administration CEO and Director Hazel E. Hill.

A document dated Octo-

ber 20, 2014 and signed by Director of the HDI, Hazel Hill states: “In Consideration of the sum of $1.00 now paid to the undersigned and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged), the undersigned, declares that 50 common shares (the “Shares”) in the capital of 2438543 Ontario Inc. (the Corporation”) registered in the name of the undersigned, in trust on the books of the Corporation, and all moneys, shares and other property which may have been payable in respect of the Shares, whether by way of dividend or capital distributions or otherwise howsoever, and all of the benefits pertaining to the Shares are held by the undersigned in trust for

the Whiskniyonwensyake Rotionisonh (HCCC of the Grand River) as set out in schedule “A” attached (the “Beneficiary”) and that the undersigned will convey, transfer, deal with or otherwise dispose of the Shares and any income or capital paid in respect to them, and any other benefits pertaining to them in such manner as the Beneficiary shall from time to time direct. The provisions of this Declaration are binding on the undersigned, and the successors and assigns of the undersigned, and enure (sic) to the benefit of the Beneficiary and the heirs, legal personal representatives, successors and assigns of the Beneficiary.

There are also questions about the second corporation known as OGWAWISTA INC. SC file No 1-58391, which has the same board of directors but adds Elvira Garlow to that number.

These and other allegations made have not been proven and will be tested in Hamilton court, should the leave for class action be granted.

Detlor, who is referred to as a “representative” of the HDI, submitted an expense bill to the Ontario Energy Board for $41,791.00 plus $1,566 in travel with the cheque to be made payable to R. Aaron Detlor.

Among other things, the class action wants the HDI and Aaron Detlor to reveal any proof that, in fact, Detlor has any supporting documents that would balance with the Ontario Energy Board payout and CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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OTTAWA — The AFN released a study this week, showing a majority of Canadians support legislation to preserve, protect and revitalize indigenous languages in Canada.

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AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde says Canada deliberately tried to eradicate indigenous languages through its residential school system — and says Canada must now undo the damage that was done.

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MMIW outreach tour stops in Winnipeg The Canadian Press WINNIPEG — The families of missing and murdered indigenous women have met face-to-face with members of the national inquiry team in Winnipeg.

On Thursday, a group of about 25 people, made up of families who have

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The meeting was the last stop on the MMIW Outreach Tour organized

by Kevin Hart, the regional chief of Assembly of First Nations Manitoba.

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Teen sexually assaulted by three men PETERBOROUGH — Three men are facing charges following an investigation into a series of alleged sexual assaults involving a Peterborough, Ont., girl.

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Too many indigenous kids in CAS care, BC VANCOUVER — Officials in BC say indigenous kids are being taken from their homes and placed in care because of provincial and federal underfunding.

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Man assaults parking officer with hot coffee TORONTO — Toronto police say a 32-year-old man is facing assault charges after he allegedly threw a hot cup of coffee at a parking officer's face.

Police say the incident happened in northern Toronto on Monday after the officer issued a ticket for a vehicle parked in a no stopping zone.

They allege a man got out of the car and threw the coffee at the officer's face, who suffered first-degree burns to his cheek as a result.

A Toronto man has been charged with assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm.

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quiry will hold its first hearing with families on May 29 in Whitehorse.

The Liberal government has earmarked $53.8 million for the study over two years.

Hart said the pre-inquiry outreach is important in order to get all the necessary information to the families that will take

part. ``Obviously there is a lot of misinformation out there, at the same time there is a lot of un-information going out there to all the families,'' he added.

Hart added it's encouraging to see all different kinds of organizations inside the various com-

munities are working with families to make sure they are supported through the inquiry process. ``We look forward to this upcoming national inquiry because we know there are a lot of families that want to address this national tragedy that's happened to our women

and girls,'' he said.

So far the tour has stopped in nine communities including Norway House, Cross Lake, Thompson, The Pas, Dauphin, Brandon, Portage La Prairie, Sagkeeng and Winnipeg.

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Since the creation of the NC Biodiversity (Team) in the summer of 2014, the group has been engaged in many projects within the MNCFN community. The group was formed through the Life of the Grove project, overseen by the New Credit Cultural Committee and has hosted a variety of workshops and programs to promote biodiversity learning within the MNCFN community since its inception.

The Life of the Grove project began in 2007 and is in response to our community’s concern over the health of our trees surrounding the dance area within our Powwow grounds. The underlying man date is, “ If you care about the Grove then you should care about everything else connected to it. This includes the air, water, the soil, the plants & the animal species, etc.”

NC Biodiversity Team was formed to carry on this mandate and to further educate, support, and preserve biodiversity on New Credit. Engaging our community members is a key component to a successful biodiversity program and a great basis for an environmental department.

Biodiversity refers to the diverse ecosystems of plants and animals and explains their connection to air, water, land, and fire. Through engaging in biodiversity initiatives, MNCFN members will be given an opportunity to learn about their role in helping the earth as Anishnaabe people.

During a Home and Community Care luncheon in March of 2015, Carla Campbell paid a visit to the MNCFN Seniors Group to determine biodiversity interests. From this meeting the group identified that they would be interested in learning more about birds, fish and medicinal plants.

Through the Ministry of Ontario, under, Ontario Seniors Community Grant Program and a partnership with Home and Community Care, the NC Biodiversity Team was able to provide a biodiversity program for our Elders.

Educational activities were planned for the Normandale Fish Hatchery and the Terra Cotta Conservation Area, located in our traditional territory. The program also included a presentation by archaeobotanist, R.D. Fecteau, on the history, usage and location of medicinal plants.

Through this grant, elders were also given bird houses, seeds, gardening tools, a small collection of literature, and planters to encourage further learning and participation. Ojibway language teacher at L.S.K. Elementary, James Shawana, of Manitoulin was also consulted to incorporate the Native language into the program.

The program concluded with a final presentation during the February senior's luncheon that featured a culminating slideshow and discussion. Due to the overwhelming positive feedback, the NC Biodiversity Team submitted a 2016-17 grant application and was successful. Carla explained the importance of the program for our elders, "It's been great to see them share their knowledge. They learn from the sessions and are given an opportunity to teach and share the information they have with each other and the community:” Connecting with our seniors for another biodiversity learning project has allowed for increased sharing of knowledge and increased active participation within the community.

This year our seniors had Norton Farms come in with their bee keeper and talk about bees. Their honey was also brought in for purchase. Our seniors had a lot of questions and insight to this presentation. Balls Falls Conservation was brought in for an invasive plant presentation. Our connection with this Conservation was a result from having Niagara Conservation attend our Department of Consultation and Accommodation fall 2016 Open House. Lastly, a trip to Cambridge Butterfly Conservation to see butterflies up close! Pssst., wear red and flowery shirts.

This program concluded at our 7th Annual Historical Gathering & Cultural Series, Feb 15-17, 2017, at our MNCFN Community Centre. The New Credit Cultural Committee, NC Biodiversity Team and NC Public Library sat together as an information booth. One senior sat with NC Biodiversity for all three days. She had to take over for NC Biodiversity on the afternoon of the last day, but she was well-armed with the Ministry of Ontario Agreement, a photo album of the senior biodiversity activities and her own knowledge.

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SN Development Corporation recognized nationally

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SIX NATIONS – Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) won the 2017 Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business “Aboriginal Development Corporation of the Year” Award and is pleased to have been recognized on a national level.

“Receiving this award is a great sign for us here at Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation that we’re on the right track,” said Matt Jamieson, President and CEO of SNGRDC when he heard SNGRDC won the award at the council's annual Calgary Gala earlier this week. “It puts us on a different playing field now and I see lots of opportunities coming out of this.”

SNGRDC was launched in May 2015 with the mandate to pursue eco-

Left to Right: Dr. Sabrina Saunders, Chair of the Board of Directors (BOD); Matt Jamieson, President/CEO of SNGRDC; Barbara-Helen Hill, BOD; Claudine VanEvery Albert, BOD; BODs Absent from Picture-Jeremy Bouchard and Stephanie Burnham. SUBMITTED PHOTO nomic self-sufficiency for the people on Six Nations.

SNGRDC is a for-profit corporation with a non-profit mind-set. Surplus revenues generated

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“The creation of SNGRDC was in many ways a response to the growing number of development projects happening in and around Six Nations of the Grand River territory,” said Elected Chief Ava Hill. “Through the establishment of SNGRDC, our community has been able to create real economic benefits for our people.”

SNGRDC has transcended the unique political environment of Six Nations, by ensuring transparency and accountability through the creation of a unique governance structure that positioned them

to be a viable First Nations business partner, specifically with renewable energy projects. SNGRDC currently participates in more than 900 MW of clean energy through its direct (Equity Ownership) or indirect (Community Benefit Agreements) involving 17 renewable energy projects.

The corporation supports the growth of Six Nations through annual community investments by the EDT with more than $3.5 million invested into the Six Nations Community in 2016. Also, SNGRDC has facilitated $1.48 million throughout 20 years in direct Post-Secondary contributions from renewable energy partners.

Sodexo founded the award that was given by the council and will be hosting a celebration in the area in the near future for those who wish to cel-

ebrate but weren’t able to attend the gala in Calgary.

Sodexo is one of the top diversity employers in Canada and a Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) Gold Certified company. Sodexo is dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals and organizations wherever they work.

"Congratulations to the Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) on receiving the 2017 AEDC award," says Katherine Power, Vice President Corporate Affairs, Sodexo Canada. "Sodexo celebrates the diversity of not only indigenous communities across the country but their continued growing business success. It is the vital work that corporations such as the SNGRDC champion each day that is building tomorrow's prosperity today."

confirm Detlor actually attended all 11 meetings he submitted expenses for.

The reason for the scepticism comes from allegations made by a former First Nations client community that Detlor may have over charged them and even triple or quadruple charged the government on other similar energy related meetings.

These allegations have not been brought to court but are documented.

According to Monture and Davey, “People tell us that they have tried to get information from the HDI only to be straight-armed or simply told no. Yet they talk about how transparent they are.”

The HDI insists it is transparent to the community by giving reports to the Chiefs once a month at Council, and if anyone wants to know, they should attend. However, protocol prevents members of the public from questioning anything in these reports, in the Longhouse.

The men say they too have tried every way imaginable to get HDI to release to the public whatever the public demands before resorting to the class-action suit.

“Anyone can still join us in this suit as we move forward,” said Davey.

The men say that if the court allows the motion to continue, as much as $55 million would be frozen until a new more transparent HDI, with new directors representing the entire community, can be built.

The men explain that no one involved in their class action would receive a dime individually; however, the money will be channelled into a new trust fund.

“It’s for the people we are doing this and we are ecstatic that this is getting attention,” Davey adds.

“It’s gratifying that all the research we have been doing is going to be looked at.”

They also want the community to openly see the details surrounding any and all deals made between the HDI and anyone else.

Documents shared with the Two Row Times have raised a number of serious questions about how much is being made through the HDI’s business dealings, exactly how it is being spent with specific details including who is being paid what for what ser-

vice and how much, if anything, these deals will cost future generations.

Lynda Powless, a media advisor, responded to the Two Row Times’ request for information with a quote from Hazel Hill: “2438543 Ontario Inc. is the vehicle used by the HCCC to buy shares of the Veresen Grand Valley Wind Farm and to purchase land to return to the Haudenosaunee and build on our land base.

The Ogwa whista de dwa snye is the corporation that was established by a new finance committee to oversee HCCC revenues and the distribution to the community that happens annually. For example last April the HCCC donated more than $900,000 to a variety of community ventures from language programs, to day care and others and invested in our environment as a shareholder in a recycling program on Six Nations to encourage less waste, and assist with the landfill site crisis we are in,” Hazel Hill executive director of the HDI. These and other allegations named in the class action have not yet been proven in court.

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Logan Staats nominated for three IMAs

By TRT staff SIX NATIONS – Goodbye Goldia by Logan Staats has received three award nominations at the Indigenous Music Awards in Winnipeg, M.B. The already award-winning album

received three nominations in the categories: Best Folk Artist, Best Music Video and Best Producer. “This is a huge honour for me and all the people who work towards our shared goal,” said Logan Staats. “We’re hoping to bring home all

three.”

The Indigenous Music Awards or the IMAs are taking place Friday May 19, 2017 in Winnipeg, M.B. The IMAs are the premier award show for recognizing Indigenous excellence in music.

Logan Staats took

home the Best Rock award at the IMAs in 2014 with his rock band Ghost Town Orchestra.

You can tune in to the IMAs on APTN or stream online at www.indigenousmusicawards.com this coming May.

To obtain a copy of this correspondence in French, please contact Stephanie Copeland at 519-873-4369.

Afin d’obtenir ces renseignements en français, veuillez communiquer avec Stephanie Copeland au 519 873-4369.

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Wouldn't ask Beyak to quit Senate over 'unfortunate' remarks: O'Leary The Canadian Press OTTAWA — One of the perceived front-runners in the Conservative leadership race is calling Sen. Lynn Beyak's comments about residential schools ``unfortunate'', but Kevin O'Leary is stopping short of saying he'd kick her out of caucus.

In a roundtable interview Thursday with The Canadian Press, O'Leary said he assumes Beyak is a good person, and that if he were the party's leader he would sit her down to discuss a situation he called ``very embarrassing.''

But the businessman and reality-TV star, whose leadership campaign has been predicated, in part, on his reputation as an Ottawa outsider, at first appeared to know little about Beyak or indeed the history of Canada's residential schools. ``I don't agree (with Beyak),'' he said, eventually.

``There's nothing good about that situation. I can't change the past, I would never want that to happen again so we've got to look at that. Clearly, that comment was unfortunate.''

It took O'Leary a while to get there, however.

Beyak has been mak-

ing national headlines for weeks after a speech in the Senate that said some good had come out of the government-funded, church-operated schools, which operated from the 1870s to 1996 and subjected generations of indigenous children to sexual, physical and emo-

tional abuse.

Indigenous leaders, fellow senators and selected MPs have been clamouring for her resignation ever since.

But the question initially appeared lost on O'Leary, who at one point even seemed to agree with the senator: ``There probably are good people,'' he said.

When the question was rephrased, he seemed to confuse the issue with the long-standing debate about how best to finance First Nations education. ``That's the First Nations issue ... That is part of a much bigger dialogue than just the schools because what I hear from those leaders now is they want to participate in a full economic overhaul,'' he said. ``In other words, they don't want charity anymore, they want growth including their ability to have some control over their children's education and future.''

Finally, upon further

al killer Robert Pickton's farm. ``This inquiry is very, very important to a lot of people.''

Coalition member Fay Blaney said at a news conference Monday that the group was concerned about media reports that said the inquiry had only located about 100 family members or survivors as of two weeks ago.

An RCMP report in 2014 said police had identified nearly 1,200 missing or murdered indigenous women and girls in Canada.

Blaney said she understood the federal government had not shared with commissioners the names of those who came forward during pre-inquiry consultations due to privacy obligations.

She said the commission should immediately request that all levels of

government and indigenous organizations reach out to family members and survivors to ensure they know how to register to be a witness.

The coalition is also concerned that federal, provincial and territorial governments appear not to be assisting the inquiry, Blaney added.

Chief commissioner Marion Buller said in a statement that the commission has now identified 195 family members and survivors.

Buller said it has been reaching out to families and communities through its website, social media, podcasts, newsletters, regular teleconferences with national indigenous organizations and advisory meetings.

The inquiry is holding a series of regional meetings across the country to

receive input from survivors and families before the first public hearing on May 29 in Whitehorse.

The commission has said families and survivors who would like to share their stories do not need to apply for standing and should instead send an email or call a tollfree number. It has asked national indigenous organizations to share the contact information, said Buller.

But Lorelei Williams, whose aunt went missing decades ago and whose cousin's DNA was found on Pickton's farm, said the commission should be proactively reaching out. ``I'm feeling so frustrated and very upset about what is going on with this inquiry so far,'' she said. ``Families are freaking out right now.''

Williams questioned

Canadian Senator Lynn Beyak said we need to focus on the "good" done by residential schools.

clarification, O'Leary said he would ask Beyak to apologize if he was in charge. ``Now I know what you are taking about,'' he said. ``Look, that is really a shame and ... I'm going to make the assumption she's a good person, she didn't mean that.''

Beyak has resisted repeated calls to resign or even to apologize for her remarks.

Earlier Thursday, NDP indigenous affairs critic Romeo Saganash a residential school survivor himself urged interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose to kick Beyak out of the Tory caucus.

Beyak's words and behaviour are juvenile, Saganash said in a letter to Ambrose, calling her ``callous and unemotional'' for refusing to apologize even though it's clear the comments caused outrage and hurt to an entire segment of the population. ``This arrogance makes her particularly incapable

of performing the most basic duties of a senator,'' Saganash wrote. ``Immediate action is required.''

Ambrose, too, has stopped short of calling on Beyak to quit.

The senator's views do not reflect the Conservative position on residential schools and the interim leader finds her opinions ``unexplainable,'' spokesman Jake Enwright said in a statement. ``Residential schools were a dark period in Canadian history,'' he said. ``Aboriginal children were taken from their families and these children lost their culture, language, and were often abused physically and sexually. It will take generations to heal the damage done to survivors of residential schools.''

Ambrose rejects any rationalization that excuses this dark part of Canadian history, he added.

why pre-inquiry consultations were held at all, if not to collect names of family members for the inquiry. ``What did they do that for?'' she asked. ``I'm going to assume that those families put their names forward for a reason. ...

They want to be a part of this.''

Shawn Jackson, a spokesman for Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, said it transferred to the national inquiry in November a database of information collected during the pre-inquiry process including meeting recordings and correspondence.

However, Jackson said many people participated in the consultations anonymously and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada is prevented by privacy rules from

providing the lists of participants.

The coalition is also urging the inquiry to make efforts to include ``families of the heart,'' or friends. Evelyn Youngchief's friend Georgina Papin was killed by Pickton and she said many friends of the missing and murdered would like to speak. ``We've been waiting for a very long time,'' she said. ``Changes need to be made on how aboriginal women are looked at.

Stop killing us.''

Pineault said it has been difficult to tell her story over and over again for the past 20 years. ``It's at a point now where I just want to say, 'I want a life of normalcy.

I just want to stay home and not have anything to do with this.' But I have to do it to the bitter end.''

Missing and murdered women's inquiry not reaching out to families: advocates The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — The national missing and murdered indigenous women's inquiry has failed to adequately reach out to loved ones and survivors, says a coalition of advocacy groups and families less than two months before hearings are set to begin.

The Coalition on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in British Columbia is calling on the commission and federal, provincial and territorial governments to do a better job of communicating with distraught families. ``This is the last chance that family members who want to be heard will be heard,'' said Michele Pineault, the mother of Stephanie Lane, whose DNA was found on seri-

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TELLING STORIES THROUGH CORNHUSK ART By Koblun ByJayson Mari Reeve

In October 2014, Elizabeth Doxtater, better known as Bets, opened Everything Cornhusk in the plaza right in the centre of Ohsweken.

“We’re so tiny many people don’t know how much is in here. It’s a gallery, just as much as a little shop,” Bets says.

Everything Cornhusk is much more than that. It is also a reflection of traditional stories and values, a collection of cultural pieces of artwork. Stepping into the shop and seeing the beautiful, lovingly crafted pieces is a wonderful visual experience in and of itself — not to mention a great way to learn some oral traditions and stories.

Bets explained that her family has been making

cornhusk dolls “since forever”. Her house was getting filled with too many items, so she opened up a gallery/shop. Throughout the years, the pieces have proved to serve as great educational tools, as well as a way of preserving a historically oral tradition from being lost due to colonization.

Bets developed cornhusk doll creations outlining the Peacemaker’s Journey a few years back. This 16-piece set retelling the Peacemaker’s Journey has travelled around and been appreciated and enjoyed by many.

For many, the faceless cornhusk doll is a central part of our art and history. Bets explains the story behind its featureless face: “The soft husk of the corn plant was used to make a beautiful cornhusk doll.

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to play with all the children and keep them entertained. She travelled to many villages and the children loved her. Many people would comment on her beauty. Soon the doll forgot about her duties and spent long hours by the water, admiring her reflection. Her face was removed to remind the people to remain humble and not to become obsessed with appearance, as true beauty is found in fulfilling your commitments.

To this day, the cornhusk doll remains faceless.”’

Along with the magnificent and extremely detailed showcase of the Peacemaker’s Journey, there is a physical mapping of his journey through Haudenosaunee territories, displayed on the ‘Map of the Territorial Divisions of the Aboriginals of New York from

the 1600s. The gallery is filled with artwork and teachings about the origins of cornhusk dolls, the Thanksgiving Address, dreamcatchers, beadwork, and The Three Sisters, to name a few. The work really does speak for itself; these pictures cannot fully capture the detail or beauty of the art found at Everything Cornhusk.

Bets has displayed her artwork in other places, and can make the pieces available for travel to display in schools, museums and other events. Her acrylic painting ‘Mona Lisa Makes a Basket’ was highlighted in in The World’s Leading American Indian Arts Alliance Magazine. It was also displayed at the Iroquois Indian Museum in 2014.

Another one of Bets’ pieces was featured in Studio Magazine for Craft and

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Design in California: a rather fun, creative piece she completed in 2012 called, ‘Walking the Two Row.’ It features kneehigh basketball shoes with colourful beads running alongside the laces (the beading took many hours).

Bets has also created a beautifully-illustrated card deck to help build traditional language and math skills. This deck can serve as flash cards or be used for different games.

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BRANTFORD – An event hosted at Club N.V. in Brantford was supercharged with local talent and attracted a large audience to see Onyx headline in the flesh on Thursday, March 30, with opening artists such as Mugg Shot, Chief Mojo, DJ NME and more.

Onyx formed in 1989 out of Queens N.Y. with a different style of rap. The rap group today consists of Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz, both notoriously known for bringing rap to mosh pits with their antics that could only be compared to heavy metal.

The group is well known for their raucous single “Slam” which became an unlikely hit on MTV and pop radio.

Majority of the crowd braved the weather, and many came to support the local artists as well as see the headliners Onyx, who had never performed in Brantford before. Maracle explained that hosting Onyx was an opportunity he couldn't miss.

“From start to finish, I knew Onyx was coming through Canada 'cause they're getting ready for a big festival with Insane

Clown Posse,” said Maracle. “I was contacted by the agent and I thought 'Onyx is something I'd always wanted to see near my home town’, and I knew a lot of people do like Onyx. So, I just jumped at the chance to bring them down.”

When asked how he thought the headliners felt before going on stage, Maracle said, “they're excited”.

“I was speaking to them just a little while ago, they're excited. They've never been here before and it's always nice to come to a new market and be able to approach fans that have wanted to see them for so long.”

Maracle mentioned that some of the opening artists for the night, including Chief Mojo, have been Onyx fans themselves.

“When I approached him with the opportunity to open he jumped at it,” he said. “What I like seeing is where I can bring people's favourite artists down.

I've done a bunch of events in the past and I don't want to pigeon hole myself into only one genre.”

Maracle explained that he wants to be able to promote different types of rap artists and much more in

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Onyx Rap Artists Fredro Starr (above) and Stinky Fingaz performed as headliners last Thursday for a large crowd at Club N.V. in Brantford, providing a performance loaded with '90s nostalgia. PHOTOS BY CHEZNEY MARTIN

the future. He especially enjoys opening up opportunity for local artists.

“The majority of the other artists I've worked together with them a few times,” he said. “I just want to promote local music as well. I want them to be able to say 'I opened for a bigger artist' and that kind

of gives them that plateau to be to launch their careers off of.”

“If artists are interested in opening up, just reach out to me,” he said.

SKM Promotions is available for contact on Facebook and Instagram, and keep an eye open for future shows.

Local and out-of-town artists performed at Club N.V. in BRantford throughout the night, charging the space with energy and powerful creativity.

Six Nations artists Mojo and Henry Booka took the stage early in the night. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN

The 2017 Juno Awards surprise in the Indigenous Music Album of the Year winner, “Tiny Hands” Quantum Tangle. The duet combines their talents of throat singing, haunting melodies and storytelling best exemplified in a track, “Tiny Hands” on YouTube.

Grey Gritt and Tiffany Ayalik specifically tailor works to examine systematic racism, dismantling ideologies put in place by colonialism and empowering marginalized groups through music. Vocal advocates for gender-equality and the need for safe-spaces.

Quantum Tangle looks back through history to challenge the next generation to be socially aware.

Avalik was born in Yellowknife, NWT and is of Inuit ancestry. After receiving her Diploma in Acting from Red Deer College, she continued her studies at the University of Alberta, and graduated ‘With Distinction’ from the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. Grey Gritt was born on the Canadian Shield, raised on a dirt road, this queer Métis songster has been highlighted at the Folk on the Rocks festival, has collaborated with Harry Manx, Leela Gilday, and Pura Fe, and toured with bluesman Guy Davis.

This weekend’s Juno Awards was a bold effort at reconciliation with Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip taking some top awards. Downie didn't attend Saturday's Juno Awards gala celebration to pick up his awards, but his presence was still deeply felt. The Tragically Hip frontman was linked to three Juno wins at the celebration of Canada's music industry held at Ottawa's Shaw Centre. One was shared with his band while the other two came from his "Secret Path" album which also won recording package of the year for its presentation of the story of 12-yearold Wenjack, who died in 1966 after running away from a residential school. Downie wrote the songs, which were released alongside a graphic novel and CBC-TV special.

Live performances by A Tribe Called Red and William Prince where TV highlights on both nights. Winnipeg artist William Prince won his first Juno Award Saturday evening. The double nominee clinched the award for his debut solo recording, “Earthly Days”, in the Contemporary Roots Album of the Year. He’s known as a storytelling singer, songwriter from Peguis First Nation. Produced by longtime collaborator Scott Nolan, was released in December 2015 to critical acclaim. A founding member of the aboriginal collaborative Indian City, Prince helped release two albums, which garnered him the “Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year” award at the 2014 Indigenous Music Awards. Stepping out on his own as a country-folk singer-songwriter, his lead single “The Carny” hit number one on Sirius XM’s National Aboriginal Music Countdown Top 40 in November of 2015 (Produced by NCI FM).

Other Juno wins included DJ collective A Tribe Called Red (ATCR) winning the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year award for its album, “Halluci Nation” for producer Tim “2oolman” Hill. ATCR is a modern gateway into urban and contemporary indigenous culture, celebrating all its layers and complexity. Made up of DJ NDN, Bear Witness and 2oolman, ATCR packs the dance floor while projecting indigenous stereotyping from movies, cartoons and media into a new political context accompanied by a dancer, mixing b-boy, powwow and traditional moves. In 2012, ATCR was long-listed for Canada’s prestigious Polaris Music Prize for their self-titled album, which also made the Washington Post’s Top 10 albums of 2012. In 2013, their second album Nation II Nation was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize and in 2014, they garnered mainstream recognition, becoming the first Indigenous group to win “Breakthrough Group of the Year” at The Juno Awards.

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JUNO Awards recognize indigenous content OTTAWA — It was a strong win for indigenous talent in Canada at the JUNO Awards Sunday night.

The awards were handed out at a televised ceremony in Ottawa.

A Tribe Called Red took home the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year award.

Alternative Album of the Year was awarded to Julytalk for their Jukasa engineered album Touch.

Gord Downie also took home JUNO recognition for his Secret Path project

The iconic Buffy Saint-Marie.

A Tribe Called Red is 2oolman (Six Nations), DJ NDN Ian Campeau, and Bear Witness of Cayuga First Nation. They won for best produced album which is a huge victory for 2oolman and Six Nay. PHOTO VIA JUNO AWARDS.

that documented the story of a Cree boy who ran away from one of Canada’s residential schools.

Northern Cree and

Tanya Tagaaq also took home a prize for their work with Steve Wood and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra for the

score to the critically acclaimed truth and reconcilliation themed ballet Going Home Star.

JulyTalk recorded their album at Jukasa Studios, Six Nations and won for their work. It's a big win for engineer Darren Magierowski and team.

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JORDAN’S PRINCIPLE

AND CANADA’S APPROACH TO SUPPORT ITS IMPLEMENTATION JORDAN’S PRINCIPLE is meant to prevent First Nations children from being denied essential services or experiencing delays in receiving them.

JORDAN’S PRINCIPLE

JORDAN’S PRINCIPLE: u applies to all First Nations children u involves all jurisdictional disputes, between federal departments or between federal and provincial governments u provides payment for needed services by the government To support Jordan’s Principle, Canada is working to: 1. resolve situations where governments and departments cannot agree about who should pay for services and supports to meet the needs of a First Nations child 2. cover the costs for health and social services and supports for First Nations children in situations when a First Nations child does not have access to a publicly funded program usually available to other children 3. facilitate access to all services and supports for all First Nations children without delay or disruption Canada’s approach to supporting Jordan’s Principle includes proactive measures to help prevent any delay in accessing needed services by First Nations children.

CANADA’S COMMITMENT:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What is Jordan’s Principle?

Jordan’s Principle is meant to prevent First Nations children from being denied essential services or experiencing delays in receiving them. Jordan’s Principle: u applies to all First Nations children u involves all jurisdictional disputes, between federal departments or between federal and provincial governments u provides payment for needed services by the government To fully implement Jordan’s Principle, Canada is working to: 1. resolve situations where governments and departments cannot agree about who should pay for services and supports to meet the needs of a First Nations child 2. cover the costs for health and social services and supports for First Nations children in situations when a First Nations child does not have access to a publicly funded program usually available to other children 3. facilitate access to all services and supports for all First Nations children without delay or disruption Canada’s approach to supporting Jordan’s Principle includes proactive measures to help prevent any delay in accessing needed services by First Nations children.

Are all First Nations children with Jordan’s Principle?

Up to $382.5 million, beginning in 2016, over three years is available to help improve First Nations children’s access to needed services, similar to other children in Canada.

a publicly funded health or social service or support are included, regardless of their health or social status, or place of residency (on or off reserve).

This includes:

Is there a difference in services and supports if a First Nations child lives on or off a reserve?

u establishing an Enhanced Service Coordination model of care in every region to proactively assist in identifying children with needs and addressing them u making funding available to address the immediate unmet health or social needs of First Nations children u involving First Nations, and provinces and territories in implementation activities to support Jordan’s Principle u collecting meaningful data and other information to inform policy and program reforms, which will enable us to better respond to the needs of First Nations children over the long term

Under Jordan’s Principle, a First Nations child is eligible for the same services if they live on or off a reserve. A child should see no difference in accessing publicly funded services and supports regardless of where he/she lives.

What services and supports are included?

If a First Nations child needs a publicly funded health or social service or support that other Canadian children receive, and cannot access it through existing programs in the community, then it is an eligible service or support through the Child-First Initiative.

u services for children in care

Transparency — Process is open, available to the public, and easily understandable.

Who do children or families contact to get access to services and supports?

Timeliness — Decisions are made within a reasonable time period, without delay, and in keeping with established service standards of Jordan’s Principle.

Client-centered — Each stage of the process is focused on the child, leading to an outcome that is in the best interests of the child.

What if a First Nations child doesn’t have their status registration number yet?

u case management

If the child is under one year old, then the parent/guardian status registration number will be used. If the child is older than one year old, but is eligible to be registered, then the child will still be covered under Jordan’s Principle. In cases where a registration number is required to access a service, the parent/guardian status registration number will be used.

u data collection, analysis and reporting to support Jordan’s Principle implementation and longer-term policy and program reforms The Service Coordination function will be delivered by one or several existing service delivery organizations in each region (e.g., Tribal Councils, Regional Health Authorities, Indigenous Non-Governmental Organizations or other provincially mandated organizations). They will be funded by Health Canada through Contribution Agreements.

Does Jordan’s Principle apply to First Nations children living in the territories?

Yes, First Nations children in all three territories are covered

by Jordan’s Principle

How quickly are requests processed under Jordan’s Principle?

Can families appeal decisions under Jordan’s Principle?

The Service Access Resolution Fund is used to pay for services and supports that cannot be covered under any other existing federal, provincial or territorial program. To avoid delays or disruptions in services to children, requests are processed within 5 to 7 business days, and all urgent requests are addressed within 24 hours. Once a request is processed, the requester will be contacted to discuss next steps.

Yes, appeals should be submitted in writing to the regional Focal Point contact. The Jordan’s Principle Focal Point will work with the child and/or their family throughout the appeal process to provide advice and guidance, and will submit the appeal to Health Canada.

What is the Child-First Initiative?

One of the new policy activities that has been put in place to support Jordan’s Principle is the Child-First Initiative.

This three-year initiative, announced in July 2016, aims to facilitate and improve access to health and social services and supports for First Nations children. The Child-First Initiative will:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION For more information about JORDAN’S PRINCIPLE and how to access services and supports, call 1-800-567-9604 or visit www.canada.ca/jordans-principle.

Contact Information for Jordan’s Principle Cases Health Canada - Regional Focal Point contacts Vanessa Follon: (613) 952-0148 | vanessa.follon@canada.ca Stephanie O’Brien: (613) 415-9423 | stephanie.obrien@canada.ca

u a fund to address the unmet health or social needs of First Nations children that may arise from jurisdictional service gaps or unavailable services in a First Nations community

u long-term care for children with specialized needs

Kathleen N. Roberts: (807) 737-5862 | kathleen.roberts@hc-sc.gc.ca INAC – Regional Focal Point contacts Elana Pal: (416) 973-1276 | elana.pal@aandc-aadnc.gc.ca

u ongoing engagement with First Nations, provinces and territories

Anyone who is aware of a First Nation child who is not receiving the health and social services and supports he/she needs, is encouraged to contact us through:

Taia Tarvainen: (416)-952-9593 | taia.tarvainen@aandc-aadnc.gc.ca

u data collection, analysis and reporting to support Jordan’s Principle implementation and longer-term policy and program reforms

u the regional Jordan’s Principle Focal Point contact Health Canada or Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada

Local Service Coordinators will help identify First Nations

How are local services being coordinated? children in need and act as the primary local contact for First Nations children and families. The Service Coordinators will work closely with the regional Jordan’s Principle Focal Point contacts.

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u intake, assessment and coordination

u enhanced service coordination to help proactively identify children with needs and address them

u medical supplies and equipment

u

considered for coverage.

u outreach to local communities

In 2016, the Government of Canada committed up to $382.5 million over three years for the Child-First Initiative. It includes:

u rehabilitative therapies

u special education supports and services

Any request submitted for a First Nations child with an

need, including possible gaps in coverage and services that are particularly vulnerable to disputes.

u mental health services

Fairness — Decisions are consistently applied, and based on impartial judgement without discrimination or favoritism.

How does Jordan’s Principle work with the

u help Canada, provinces and territories, and service providers understand the extent to which First Nations

u respite care

u transportation to appointments

Local Service Coordinators are being staffed across Canada to provide children and families with a knowledgeable local resource to help them navigate the full range of existing federal and provincial health and social programs and services to address their needs. The Service Coordinator role includes:

u improve access to services and supports for First Nations children; and

So far, coverage has been provided for a variety of services and supports, including:

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well-coordinated care for the years to come. Funding required for the long-term structure has not yet been determined so a fund has been set up under the Child-First Initiative to cover immediate needs.

Who are Service Coordinators and how can they help children and families get access to services and supports?

Shelley Knott-Fife: (705) 768-3547 | shelley.knottfife@aandc-aadnc.ca

Six Nations Focal Point - For situations involving Six Nations band members only, please contact: Marnie Morley (519) 445-2418 | jpfocalpoint@sixnations.ca

Why doesn’t Jordan’s Principle have its own fund to cover services and supports?

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know the score.

By Jim Windle

CALEDONIA – Not that anyone realistically expected anything different, but the GOJHL Jr. B Conference matchup between the Caledonia ProFit Corvairs, and the St. Catharines Falcons is not going to be quite as easy as getting there for the Corvairs.

The Corvairs and the St. Catharines Spartan were in a toe-to-toe endto-end first period when Lucas Smilsky scored the only goal of the first period despite Caledonia outshooting the visitors 14-8.

Caledonia’s Eddy Schulz made the best of a powerplay opportunity to get the Corvairs machine running. But Matt Marinier and Smilsky closed the second 20 minutes with the Falcons leading 3-1.

Bailey Fletcher and Trent Mallette took over from there scoring all five

third period Caledonia goals while Bradley Van Schubert and the Corvairs’ defence kept the Falcons outside looking in as Flatcher scored three and Mallette scored two for the 6-3 Caledonia win.

The Corvairs are up 2-1 in the best of seven series.

Asking coach Mike Bullard if he was surprised at all by how much trouble the St.Catharines Falcons have given the Corvairs to date, he said, “They are a good team, its as simple as that. But we’ll see what happens tonight.” They played Game 4 Tuesday in St. Kitts and Sunday at home.

The series stared Wednesday, Mar. 29 and set the tone for the rest.

Although the Corvairs came out on top 3-2, it took a long time to get there. The fans got a lot of bang out of their entertainment buck. These two evenly measured teams battled through

The Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs are in a tightly played series against the St. Catharines Falcons in the Jr. B hockey Conference Finals. As of Sunday night, Caledonia lead two games to one with Game No. 4 set for Tuesday night in St. Kitts in a game that will miss our deadline. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

Eddie Schultz celebrates his second period goal. He would be ejected from the game later for checking from behind which carries a Game-Misconduct as well as a 2-minute minor. Schultz' physical presence kept the Falcons looking over their shoulders until then. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

Amazing

JUNIOR B HOCKEY ACTION

three periods and three overtime periods before Caledonia’s Eddie Schutz sent everyone home after three hours and 49 seconds of fast paced Jr. B playoff action. Also scoring for Caledonia were Trent Mallette and Adam Craievich.

Zach Main and Lucas Smilsky scored for St. Catharines. Bradley Van Schubert registered the win in the Corvair goal facing 38 shots. Owen Savory at the other end of the ice faced 56 shots in a loosing effort.

Game No. 2, at the Jack Gatecliff Rink in St. Cath-

arines, Friday night was more of the same high speed, action. It too ended 3-2, in OT, when Greg DiTomaso scored at 6:40 of the extra frame to even the series at a game apiece.

Game No. 4 is slated for the Jack Gatecliff arena Tuesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. with Game No. 5 coming back to the Haldimand Centre Arena in Caledonia, Wednesday April 5.

Game No. 6, if necessary, will be in St. Kitts Friday April 7 and a possible Game No. 7 in Caledonia Saturday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m.

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Young Rebels show their stuff at Showcase

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – If Saturday’s Jr. B lacrosse showcase can be any indication, it looks like it’s going to be another great year for the Six Nations Jr. B Rebels when the season opens April 11 in London, Ont. The Rebels’ Showcase tournament hosted eight Jr. B teams that will be competing for the Founders Cup and offered coaches, general managers and fans a glimpse of their 2017 prospects before final cuts are made.

The Rebels let four prospects go after the showcase, and will tighten up the bench further after the Spartan Showcase Saturday in St. Catharines.

Winning or losing at these showcases is not important at all. They give everyone a good look before the new season begins.

In the stands were team executive coaches and scouts watching not only their own hopefuls, but also taking note of what talent is out there in case one or two players become available.

The new crop of talent is vying for a spot on one of the hardest rosters in the league to earn a place on at Six Nations. As rookie coach Miles General says, “It also helps the players to see for themselves what they need to do to play at this level of the game.”

The Rebels have won

An unknown Rebels celebrates a goal from his stomach after putting a diving shot against the Newmarket goaltender during Saturday's Jr. B Rebels Showcase held at the ILA. PHOTO

BY JIM WINDLE

the Founders Cup six times since 2007, including a run of four straight Cups between 2011 and 2014. But they have fallen on harder times these past two seasons, losing a heartbreaker to the Akwesasne Indians in 2015 and missing the finals last season.

This year, head coach General and his bench coaches Bear Hill and Nick Skye hope to regain their

winning ways. General played on the 1992 Rebels when they won their first Cup with General’s father, former Six Nations Elected Chief Dave General behind the bench.

They got a very good idea of who is ready to take up that challenge in 2017.

For the Showcase, General was very pleased with what he saw in a lot of young kids coming up,

Rebels rookie coach Miles General (black shirt) and his assistants Bear Hill to his right and Nick Skye, out of frame, are on a rebuild program for the storied Rebels franchise which won the National title four years in a row between 2011 and 2014. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

but even more so with the improvements made in some of last year’s rookie Rebels.

“We’ve already named Colin Montour our captain,” reveals General. “He has shown himself to be a leader in the dressing room and on the floor and is well respected as someone who leads from example, and that was what we were looking for.”

General was excited not only about the talent he will be working with this season in his rookie coaching assignment at this level of the game, but already has his eyes on next year when he will be seeing some of these kids again and has noted then all.

Everybody worked hard at camp but General is looking for the one who go the extra mile.

“We will need that attitude to bring the Founders Cup back to Six Nations,” he says.

But he may have shown his own hand to his players at the same time when he went ballistic on the referees in the second game and was tossed.

“I was just sticking up for our guys,” he said unapologetically. “And I hope our guys will do that for each other too.”

General was steamed at some of the calls that were made, including “dressing room” penalties when, “there was no penalty call when the period ended, but were discussed, I guess, in the ref’s room and assessed when the next period started. I don’t understand that at all.”

While the coaches coached and experiment with line matchups, General had “eyes in the sky” in the stands including his dad, looking at the little things, like a pick freeing a teammate for a clear shot, quick responses and a well tuned instinct for the ball.

“We kept all our goals against on Saturday to single digits which is going to be a goal of mine moving forward.”

There will be another showcase tournament in St. Catharines next week when the team will be solidified further with a few last minute cuts, but

General knows that many of these young hopefuls can still be called up as AP players as the season goes on and could still find a spot during the season.

The new Rebels, with several second year players taking leadership roles this year, are small in size, as a team, but quick and fast with typical Six Nations stick handling skills and ball control one comes to expect from a Six Nations team no matter what level. But there is always fine-tuning to do as the season progresses.

As stated earlier, these games are not about winning or loosing, but the Rebels crushed all comers, leaving a calling card for team that this team is already focused on getting the Founders Cup back on Haudenosaunee Territory.

The OJBLL is comprised of 25 teams that each play a 20 game regular season.

Four rounds of playoffs determine a league champion. The OJBLL champion advances to the Founders Cup each August to represent Ontario at the Canadian Championships.

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ALL heading into inaugural playoffs

By Jim Windle with ALL files SIX NATIONS ¬– The Oshawa Outlaws and Six Nations Snipers finished the inaugural season in first and second places respectively in the Arena Lacrosse League (ALL) standings following weekend games around the league.

The ALL’s inaugural regular season wrapped up with the Toronto Monarchs beating the Paris RiverWolves 15-9 at the TRAC in Oakville, Ont. Jordan Dance led the Monarchs with a socktrick (six goals) and three assists, Craig Wende was strong in goal and jumpstarted many transition runs.

The Monarchs finished third on the season and will host the Peterborough Timbermen Friday night in the second game of the Quarterfinals. The game will be played at the TRAC in Oakville, game time 8 p.m.

Saturday, Danton Miller scored 7 minutes into overtime as the Six Nations Snipers beat the RiverWolves 15-14 in a thrilling 5 period game. Both goaltenders (Warren Hill, Snipers and Tyler Christopher, RiverWolves) were outstanding especially in the extra period. Travis Longboat led the Snipers with four goals, Brendan Thenhaus was two and eight for Paris.

Earlier Saturday, the Oshawa Outlaws rode an 8-0 second quarter run as part of their 16-13 win over the St. Catharines ShockWave. John St. John had four goals and three assists to lead the Outlaws who had already clinched 1st place in the overall standing with their win Thursday night against the Peterborough Timbermen.

This game saw the league's leading scorers Bryan Neufeld of the ShockWave and Mike Triolo of the Outlaws go head

to head with Neufeld winning the title although the final totals are unofficial until the official video review of the games has been completed by league Video Statistician Wray Maracle this week.

Quarter-Finals Matchups at the Toronto Oshawa Snipers Toronto St. Catharines Paris Peterborough

GP 14 14 14 14 14 14

W 10 9 8 7 5 3

Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville will be played Thursday April 6, at 8 p.m. with St. Catharines taking on Paris. Then, on Friday night, April 7, at 8 p.m. Toronto will play Peterborough.

The final four playoff weekend is set for the Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa April 8, at 3 p.m. when Oshawa will play a semi-final

against a yet to be determined opponent, and at 7 p.m., the Six Nations Snipers play its semi-final to determine a championship matchup.

The big game for the inaugural Arena Lacrosse League Championship will be played at the TribL 4 5 6 7 9 11

T 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts. 20 18 16 14 10 6

ute Communities Centre in Oshawa, at 6 p.m., Sunday, April 9.

Chris Attwood of St. Catharines, won the league scoring title with 34 goals. Snipers’ Layne Smith has 30 goals for second place. Six Nations’ Chase Martin finished the regular season in first place with a Save Percentage of .805 and second in Goals Against Average at

9.36.

The Snipers closed the regular season April 1 at the Syl Apps Arena facing the Paris RiverWolves.

The Wolves pushed the Snipers to the wall, but in the end, the Snipers won it 15-14 in overtime.

Paris led Six Nations 3-2 after the first quarter but Six Nations turned that around in the second to lead 8-6 at the half. The Wolves evened the score at 10-10 heading into the final quarter.

Travis Longboat scored for the Snipers at 2:26 from Layne Smith and Craig Point. Seconds later it was 12-10 after Shayne scored at 2:59.

Paris was not ready to give up the ghost just yet as Brenden Thenhaus brought the Wolves back to a one-goal disadvantage.

Longboat restored the two-goal cushion but the RiverWolves pushed back and tied it again, at 13-13. Layne Smith gave

the Snipers the lead back from Danton Miller but Mike Melnychenko tied it again at 13:32, which is how regulations time ended.

At 1:54 of the extra frame, Danton Miller scored the game winner from Ashton Jacobs.

hawks a little further from where they want to be Saturday night, defeating the Knighthawks 11-9.

Friday night, March 31, the Vancouver Stealth took the Toronto Rock 14-11 on the west coast at the Langley Events

Centre.

This coming Friday, April 4, the Georgia Swarm will be in New England to face the Black Wolves. Then on Saturday, Buffalo will be in Calgary and Vancouver will be in Saskatchewan.

Layne Smith finished the inaugural season of the Arena Lacrosse League, second in goals scored with 30, behind Chris Atwood of St. Catharines ShockWave with 34. Photo by Jim Windle

Around the NLL

By Jim Windle

The Georgia Swarm lived up to its name against the Colorado Mammoth in Georgia Saturday night by overwhelming the Mammoth 21-13.

The Thompson brothers combined for 30 points led by Lyle with 11 points (4G,7A), Miles (2G,4A), and Jerome (1G,3A) following. Randy Staats had a nine-point night with a trio of goals and six assists.

The Swarm also had input from Shane Jackson who scored three and assisted on six.

Jeremy Noble has a six point game for Colorado.

Jeremy Thompson contributed two assists in the Saskatchewan Rush 17-14 win over the Buffalo Bandits Saturday night. Alex Kedoh Hill scored one for Buffalo.

The Calgary Roughnecks pushed the slumping Rochester Knight-

NLL Standings EAST Georgia Toronto New England Buffalo Rochester

W 9 8 7 5 5

L 4 7 7 8 9

GB -2 2.5 4 4.5

WEST Saskatchewan Colorado Vancouver Calgary

W 9 8 6 6

L 4 7 8 9

GB -2 3.5 4

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Getting there only half the battle for Montour

By Jim Windle

ANAHEIM – It is no small feat to make it to the NHL but it is even harder to stay there.

Brandon Montour has made huge inroads this season with an on-again off-again relationship with the Anaheim Ducks, splitting most of the early season with the San Diego Gulls of the AHL. As the playoffs loom on the horizon, it is more than likely he will be experiencing the second highest high a hockey player can have. That is playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in your first year in the league.

Fate will determine if the Six Nations own Brandon Montour will play in a Stanley Cup final or hoist the coveted Cup over his head later this spring, but with a line-up like the Ducks have this year, that isn’t out of the question.

“Obviously, it’s pretty

surreal,” Montour said.

“Looking back on the last 20-30-40 games that I’ve been here, I haven’t really thought about it too much. In the summer, I’ll think about it more when I’m around my family and friends,” Montour said in a recent Orange County newspaper, “but having that chance to play in the playoffs for a team like this is pretty surreal.”

Having been a part of the Ducks’ official team photograph last week, it appears Montour is going to be there for the long haul.

He has impressed a lot of people this year and is accepted at the Duck Pond too.

“He comes into every situation at full speed,” teammate Hampus Lindholm said. “You have to be pretty impressed with a first-year guy doing that, playing without fear. He’s been really good for us.

Hopefully he just keeps

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going from here.”

Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said that trait serves him well.

“We think he’s going to play and he’s played very well for us,” Carlyle said.

“We think he adds another skating and puck-moving ability to our back end and we think that’s the way the game is trending. That you have to have that. You have to have defensemen that are real solid in going back and getting pucks and moving

pucks under pressure.

“We think that’s he not overwhelmed by too many situations. He’s a guy that goes for it versus sitting back. He’s one of those aggressive type personalities.”

That may be so on the ice, but anyone who knows Brandon Montour or has had the pleasure to meet him can attest, he leaves all that on the ice.

Brandon Montour.

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This Service is FREE. The Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs Gate Girls pose for the Two Row Times camera at a recent hockey game. From left: Suzie Miller, Carrie Hoben, Diane Jones and Roxanne Wilkinson. Missing is Candy Smith.

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Hawaii women abused in prison The Associated Press HONULULU— Ten women say in a federal lawsuit that guards and a worker at a Hawaii’s female prison sexually assaulted them while they were incarcerated.

The employees _ a female guard, three male guards and a male janitorial work-line supervisor _ subjected the women inmates to emotional distress and deprived them of their rights by sexually assaulting them, the lawsuit filed Thursday said.

Hawaii officials failed to properly train and supervise employees and ignored ``an obvious and ongoing pattern and practice of sexual abuse of inmates by both male and female guards and employees ... that dates back at least 25 years,’’ the lawsuit said.

A spokeswoman for the state Department of Public Safety said Friday that officials have not yet been served with the lawsuit.

The department oversees Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua, a Honolulu suburb. ``We have to reserve comment

until we receive it and have had time to discuss it with our legal counsel,’’ said department spokeswoman Toni Schwartz.

The inmates were given food, makeup, crystal meth and special privileges for complying with sexual demands, according to the lawsuit.

In one of the allegations described, a female guard coerced an inmate to have sex in a control room, a bathroom and a closet. In exchange, the inmate received clothes, hair-care products, access to Facebook, a marriage proposal and a gold wedding ring, the lawsuit said.

Another allegation describes a male guard forcing a woman to perform oral sex and then taunting her about it when her boyfriend visited. He gave her extra food in exchange for the sex assault, the lawsuit said.

That guard reported an inmate for violations that never occurred when she didn’t respond to his demands for sex, the lawsuit said.

Another male guard gave inmates makeup, can-

dy, cellphone access and other items in exchange for sex.

One of the plaintiffs saw her cellmate having sex with a guard who gave them crystal methamphetamine. The woman who kept silent about what she saw attempted to hang and kill herself. When she ended up in a hospital, the same guard was assigned to watch her, the lawsuit said. ``His presence caused her undue stress, emotional trauma and outright fear for her life,’’ the lawsuit said.

An inmate assigned to janitorial work alleges in the lawsuit that the supervisor called her into his office and exposed himself. She ran away, but he cornered her and told her no one would believe her because ``she was just an inmate,’’ according to the lawsuit.

The female guard and two male guards no longer work for the department, Schwartz said, while the third male guard and the janitorial supervisor are still department employees.

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SNAP® is a 13-week program for children ages 6-11 who are struggling with serious behavioural issues. SNAP® teaches children how to make better choices, manage their emotions and “keep problems small.”

SNAP® also helps parents and caregivers learn ways to deal with their child’s behaviours .

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APRIL 5TH, 2017

Five ways to garden with climate change

By TRT staff GRAND RIVER – Gardeners know first-hand that the weather has always been unpredictable, but the new normal under climate change has shown increased temperatures and more extreme weather events.

In 2016, gardeners had to deal with dry weather beginning in May, followed by heavy deluges of rain in August. The best way to adapt a garden to a changing climate is to build resilience into your landscape. At the same time, gardeners can play an important role in helping the natural environment cope with environmental changes.

Here are some tips that can be used in a garden of any size.

Remove invasive species – Habitat ranges are moving northward, but the change in the length of the growing season is bringing invasive plants that out-compete the native plants for resources.

Remove invasive plants, such as buckthorn and garlic mustard, from your yard. Learn more about invasive plants online at www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca.

Plant native species – Native species are adapted to the local climate, and are winter and drought tolerant.

They have longer root systems compared to plants such as Kentucky

Native plants such as asters bring pollinators and increase biodiversity when they are incorporated into a garden. Asters are easy to grow and don`t require watering. PHOTO BY VIRGINIA MACDONALD blue grass, and they require less watering. They also benefit the ecosystem as a whole, because native pollinators and wildlife depend on the native plants for nectar, food and shelter, which non-native plants may not provide. Enhancing your garden with native species and diversity enables it to be resilient and complements the local ecosystem.

Embrace diversity – Natural ecosystems contain lots of diversity and so should a garden.

Not only does diversity provide a range of colour, shapes and texture, but it will also improve diversity and health of the soil, which in turn is more resilient in times of drought.

Harvest water – Just like saving money, you can save rain for times of need. Install a rain barrel to capture the water that lands on your roof

and use it to water your garden during the dry summer. A trick to making this more effective is to install the barrel in a spot where any excess water that overflows moves away form your house.

Many municipalities have rain barrel sales in the spring. Using harvested rainwater will also save you money on your water bill.

Grow trees in your garden – Through photosynthesis, trees and other plants absorb CO2 and convert the carbon to biomass, taking it out of the atmosphere, which helps to directly combat climate change. A shade tree can also moderate the temperature by reducing heating and cooling costs for your home.

For a list of native trees, shrubs and plants, check the landowner resources on www.grandriver.ca/ruralwater.

Update: Sixth line investigation

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Phone: 519.445.2222 • Fax: 519-445-4777 Toll Free: 1.888.218.8230 www.greatsn.com

Brant OPP and Six Nations Police are still being tight-lipped about an investigation on Sixth Line last week that involved several police along with detectives and the forensics van. A number of bags of evidence - were collected and brought to the forensic van. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

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Fundraiser Breakfast

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KEYE: David Arnold It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of our beloved brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, David Arnold Keye aka “Bro Dave” on Monday, March 27, 2017.

Survived by brothers, Alfred, Jesse April 5, 1979 & Lily Porter - June 29, 1986 and Amos Jr., and Mom & Father Porter sisters Lottie, To our loving Mom & Dad Porter and Margaret There is a bridge of memories (Bill). Predeceased by brother Austin, and parents, From here to Heaven above.

Amos Sr. and Reta Keye. Cherished uncle of Diane It keeps you very close to us, (Paul) Desmond, Lance, Travis (Diana), Collin, It is called a Bridge of Love.

Jason, Missy, and Mike (Avis). Special great uncle We know the terrible heartache to Selina, Lexie, Dezlin, Gawidrageho, and Hudson.

Of what your parting caused Also survived by many cousins, friends, and the But God in all his glory “4th Line Mafia”. Bro Dave was an avid Buffalo Bill’s Gained what we have lost. fan and a loyal dedicated friend to all. David will be You gave us many things in life resting at his sister Lottie’s home on Tuesday, March Gifts both great and small.

28th after 6pm. at 17 Moccasin Trail in Ohsweken.

But most of all you gave us love Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, March The greatest gift of all.

30, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Seneca Longhouse located at 2938 5th Line, Six Nations. www.rhbanderson.com Love always, The Porter family

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The Monture family wish to thank the following friends, family, and groups for helping/ contributing to the turkey shoot fundraiser for Roxanne MontureFarmer. Your hard work and prizes are greatly appreciated.

Thanks goes out to: Gunn Loft for the use of his place to hold the turkey shoot.

And the following; Sonya, Marylou Brant, Sr. Braves Baseball, Ed Green, Bear Paw Convenience, Josh Hill, Richard Skye, Peter Hill, Bryan P, Ryan Burnham, Les Schultz, Charlie Bartlett, John and Vera Monture, All Shooters, helpers, Bob Frank Sr., Mark Frank, Johnny and Lori M., Bill and Iris M., Gunn L, Tia M, Melissa M, Crystal M, Blair Hill, JoBear C, John Boy M. If we missed anyone please accept our apologies.

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ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST Sunday, April 9th 2017 From 7:30am - 11:30am

ONONDAGA LONGHOUSE Eat in or Take out Available

ADULTS - $10.00 SENIORS AND KIDS (5-12 YRS) - $8.00 4 YRS AND UNDER FREE

50/50 DRAW Scratch Board Draw Easter Basket Draw

Proceeds to up keep of Longhouse

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Mohawk Chapel Palm Sunday Service April 9th @ 2:00 pm

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Mohawk Village Memorial Park Fundraiser, Friday, April 7.

Take out only Spaghetti Supper $10.00

4:00 - 6:30 or until sold out - Community Hall in Ohsweken.

Kids $8.00 Family (4) $30.00

All Welcome – 301 Mohawk St. Brantford 519-758-5444

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Saturday, April 22/2017 @The Six Nations Community Hall 9am - 4pm Come on out and support our community!!!! please contact Raven for a table; home (905)765.2952 text (289)922.9212

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CLUES ACROSS 1. “Be back later” 4. Hoover’s office 7. Brew 8. Philo and Reglis are two (“Star Wars”) 10. Actress Remini 12. Moghul emperor 13. Alaskan glacier 14. Constrictor 16. Prohibit 17. Ancient Brittonic tribe 19. Chinese pastry 20. Razorbill is of this genus 21. Beloved holiday decoration 25. Dutch football club 26. Aggressive dog 27. Small piece of glass 29. “South Park” creator __ Parker 30. Leisure activity 31. Someone’s story 32. Record-setting swimmer 39. Hillside 41. Unit of measurement 42. Famous for its potatoes 43. Insect secretion 44. Gate in Marrakesh 45. Cain and __ 46. A set of moral principles 48. Repair 49. Two-terminal semiconductor device 50. Strongly alkaline solution 51. Former CIA 52. Satellite laser ranging CLUES DOWN 1. Sea 2. Cleans things 3. More skinny 4. Supervises flying

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, take your time on a particular project that requires more than just a cursory glance. Enlist the help of a partner or coworker if you need assistance.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, if your patience is in short supply, hunker down and try to ride out the week. You can make it through if you keep your eyes on the prize.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, romantic gestures may need to be put on hold until you can devote enough time to treating that special someone in the right fashion. This will give you more time for planning.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, pretty soon your schedule could be upended and you will have to find new coping mechanisms. It might be a struggle in the beginning, but soon you will bounce back.

5. Talk rapidly and excitedly 6. Intestinal 8. Don’t know when yet 9. Soluble ribonucleic acid 11. Chinese and Vietnamese ethnic group 14. Wild cattle genus 15. Rock formation 18. Makes up 19. Resembles a pouch 20. Having an aerial quality 22. Windpipe 23. Million barrels per day (abbr.)

24. Bitterly regret 27. Soft creamy white cheese 28. Renamed when EU was

Answers for Apr. 5, 2017 Crossword Puzzle

incorporated 29. ‘__ death do us part 31. Sound unit 32. Men proud of their masculinity 33. Clergy member’s vestment 34. Hello 35. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls 36. Marks 37. Derived from benzene 38. Low-melting alloy 39. Lost blood 40. Quantitative relation 44. Academic degree 47. Many subconsciousses

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LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Take a few moments to unwind when you can, Leo. It has been a busy time for you and you need to seek respite whenever you can -- even if it’s only for a few minutes.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Think ahead to later in the week, Virgo. Do you have important plans? Try not to burn the candle at both ends now so you can have more energy down the road.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may be called upon to take a leadership role or start making more of the tough decisions in a relationship. You have to contribute as much as possible.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, even if you cannot see the finish line just yet, realize it is just over the horizon. Your hard work will be well worth the effort.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, when someone calls upon you for assistance, jump as quickly as you can. Others know they can count on you to be supportive and quick to support.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 A situation at home that has been on your mind finally resolves itself, Capricorn. You can breathe a little easier knowing there is one less challenge you have to face.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, with others continually counting on you for answers, you may be hesitant to ask some questions of your own. But speak up, especially if you feel overwhelmed in any way.

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PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Creativity takes center stage for you this week, Pisces.

You may put a clever spin on decorating or finally dabble in a new hobby.

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