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Looking wise beyond their years, two young Cree boys pose for the camera at the new playground the Dreamcatcher Foundation opened up in Ontario`s most northern community, Port Severn. The team from the Dreamcatcher Foundation flew up to Port Severn to open a new park for the community and to distribute school supplies. From June 25th to 27th Dreamcatcher Foundation representatives opened parks in four First Nations communities in northern Ontario – Port Severn, Big Trout Lake, Bearskin Lake, and Lansdowne House. According to Jennifer Rowe, a representative of the Dreamcatcher foundation and one of the organizers of the trip, “we just want to give these kids a chance to be kids.` For more coverage see article on page 8 and a special photo essay at www.tworowtimes.com. PHOTO BY JACK ALEXANDER PM42686517

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Big win for all Onkwehon:we in landmark ruling

By Jim Windle What is being described as one of the most significant ruling on native issues in Canadian history, a Supreme Court ruling made public last week from British Columbia may change the way Canada looks at Onkwehon:we lands, and will certainly affect development on traditional lands of indigenous peoples.

It has taken almost 20 years due to red tape and court delays, but the Tsilhqot’in Nation have stood firm on their land claim concerning a 1,750-sq-kilometer region within the BC interior. The Supreme Court ruled that the Tsilhqot’in Nation controls what development takes place within their traditional territory, not just upon small parcels of land, as the government had argued.

The ruling has wide ranging implications for First Nations across Canada in their fight against unwanted development, without prior knowledge and consent as well as consultation and accommodation.

The unanimous 8-0 decision represents the first time the Supreme Court has recognized an Onkwehon:we title to a

Prime Minister Stephen Harper`s neo-conservative policies may have hit a legal roadblock when Supreme Court in British Columbia recognized the existance of an indigenous claim to the land and required the government and corporations to meaningfully consult and accomodate indigenous peoples. specific piece of land.

The ruling means any agriculture, forestry, mining, and hydroelectric or pipeline development proposed for the area will now require specific consent from the Aboriginal title holder.

Any company wishing to begin operations on the Tsilhqot’in Nation’s land “has to show that it discharged its procedural duty to consult and accommodate; that its actions were backed by a compelling and substantial objective and that the government action is consistent with the

Crown’s fiduciary obligation to the group,” ruled Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin.

The ripples from the landmark ruling will have impact far beyond BC. It sets a new standard applicable to any similar land title claim from coast to coast and establishes new guidelines for the government regarding development and the duty to consult on resource projects, including the Enbridge oil sands, the Keystone pipeline south into the USA, the Northern Gateway pipeline to the west and Line

9 pipelines to the east, where they cross through Native lands.

However, according to the Supreme Court, the provincial and Canadian governments can still intrude on Aboriginal title where the government deems that there is a public interest in doing so.

The Tsilhqot’in Nation took the issue of title to court in 1983 over a logging standoff after the Nation barricaded roads to the logging site to stop the resource extraction from their territory.

They were offered a conditional resolution by

the loggers that looked good on the surface, but came with strings attached, and so the offer was refused and they continued the court action.

“Once aboriginal title is confirmed, the lands are ‘vested’ in the aboriginal group and the lands are no longer Crown lands,” McLachlin wrote in Thursday’s judgment.

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Court said title means a right to possession of land that goes beyond the right to hunt and fish on it. Aboriginal groups argued that aboriginal law was as important as the common-law traditions of Canada.

“We now have the opportunity to settle, once and for all, the so-called ‘Indian land question’ in B.C. and elsewhere in Canada where Aboriginal title exists through goodfaith negotiations,” commented Jody Wilson-Raybould, Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief of BC, about the ruling.

Dwight Newman, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Rights at the University of Saskatchewan, is quoted, “It expands the challenge for Enbridge in terms of the consultation, but I don’t think it says anything definitely one way or the other.”

The Tsilhqot’in Nation has also locked horns with the government over copper and gold extraction from their territories in 2010.

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OMB Davisville ruling a lose-lose proposition

By Jim Windle BRANTFORD – The Mohawk Village of Davisville was once a hub for the emerging Methodist Church as well as a joint Mohawk/Mississaugas of the New Credit village in the late 1820’s.

The Northwest area of what is today Brantford, between Hardy Road and the Grand River, plus extensive hunting area around the village, saw the peaceful coexistence of settler, Mississauga and Mohawk.

After regular flooding of the Grand River due to clear-cutting of lumber upstream in Kitchener, Guelph and Cambridge area, the Village was abandoned for drier environs. The Davisville Mohawks resettled in Sour Springs and the Mississaugas returned to their own people.

Fast forward to June 28th, 2014. Developers Sifton Homes and Grandview Ravines as well as the City have been waiting for the Ontario Municipal Board to rule on an objection filed by the developers alleging that they have been treated badly by the City of Brantford. They argued that the City changed its mind on deciding whether to allow housing developments to go ahead after public outcry from area citizens, environmentalists, Waterfront Master Plan advocates, and Six Nations and the Mississaugas of the New Credit representatives.

After two years of testimony and debate through several public hearings, the decision of the OMB was delivered June 26th, and mailed to participants in the debate.

Sifton Properties Ltd. argued that 277 Hardy, which it had obtained from a previous developer in 2008, was the subject of heel dragging by Brantford in finalizing the permit to build on the historic, ecologically and geologically significant site.

Grand River Ravines has a similar case against the City for 125 Golf Road adjacent to the Sifton property. The City

Neighbours and environmental advocates took a tour of the Davisville area in this file photo taken during the fight to save the historically, geologically, environmentally and hydrological important area in Brantford's northwest.

After years of wrangling with developers Sifton Homes and Grandview Ravines, and an Ontario Municipal Board appeal launched by the developers against the City of Brantford, the ruling came down late last week. Allowing the developers to begin work on the former Mohawk/Mississauga Village of the 1820's but under very strict and curtailing conditions. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE of Brantford has since accepted a comprehensive Waterfront Master Plan, which seriously curtails any thoughts of development in that area.

Speaking on behalf of Six Nations’ concerns regarding an existing land claim to the region, lack of consultation or accommodation, as well having the Davisville areas recognized as culturally significant, were former Elected Chief Bill Montour as well as members of the Men’s Fire with spokespeople Lester Green and Sago Yesahta (Bill Monture).

The ruling did not go entirely in Six Nations or Brantford’s favour. Both were seeking to have the residential designation removed from the entire area. But it also put serious restrictions on what Sifton and Grandview could and could not do due to the unique and sensitive nature of the area.

But it did not give the developers exactly what they wanted either.

Although the OMB ruled that building could take place, it orders the developers to redesign large portions which threatened these sensitive areas, cutting significantly the number of homes it would allow, and therefore the profits Sifton and Grandview envisioned.

“Significant changes to the plans are required including increased buffer widths and eliminating encroachment into the provincially significant wetland,” says the OMB. Many other elements

to the plan also had to be addressed before construction could begin.

While the Board rejected the City’s call to stop development entire-

ly, it laid a gauntlet of revisions before the developers.

“There are a number of fundamental issues that are outstanding and could affect the design of the plans of subdivision, and impact the amount of developable areas,” says the OMB report.

But the report also adds, “With the exception of an area of the Grandview site on which 15 lots are proposed, the Board must conclude that plans of subdivision are premature.”

This means the board felt that there were too many unresolved issues that must be satisfied by the developers to accept the plans as they presently exist. Some of

these amendments will take into account the recommendation from the Waterfront Master Plan (WMP) for protection of and access to the river.

But not all.

The WMP determined that the Official Plan designations on these lands should be changed so that there would be no residential use of the property. That recommendation, along with several others, was rejected by the OMB. The Board requires Sifton and Grandview restrict its plan to ensure natural heritage features and functions to the point where they admit that with the addition of services and access revisions, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

SESSIONAL LECTURER POSITION AVAILABLE The INDIGENOUS STUDIES PROGRAM invites applications for the following teaching position to be offered in the Fall 2014 session.

Course Name/Number: Indigenous Studies 2B03 – History of Indigenous Sovereignty Course Description: Indigenous Studies 2B03: History of Indigenous Peoples’ Sovereignty (day course) This course will examine North American Indigenous people’s political and economic history in the pre-contact, early contact, and colonial eras within a modern colonial context. Topics will include: self-determination, resource management, land claims, and economic development.

Location and Beginning and end of Classes: (Fall - a final examination period normally takes place after end of classes) Three hours (lecture and seminars): one term (13 weeks) Fall (September 4 – December 3, 2014) Tuesdays: 9:30 am – 11:30 am and Thursdays: 9:30 am to 10:30 am T13, Room #107, McMaster University Campus, Hamilton Projected Enrolment: 25 Projected TA Support: none Wages: $6,514 per 3 unit course as per Schedule A of the current Collective Agreement and with 18 units or more of seniority: $6,901 (CUPE 3906, Unit 2).

Qualifications Required: The candidate will preferably have a graduate degree or equivalent, and demonstrate knowledge of and sensitivity to the values of Indigenous peoples’cultural traditions and spirituality.

Applicants must provide the following information: Applicants must provide a complete resume or C.V. and three reference letters.

Applicants must also include information necessary to determine their seniority as defined in Article 20.01(a) of the CUPE Local 3906 (Unit 2) Collective Agreement.

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO: Indigenous Studies Program, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, HH-103/B, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1 Telephone: 905-525-9140 ext. 27426; Fax: 905-540-8443 or email to indigenous.admin@mcmaster.ca DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: July 14, 2014 POSTING PERIOD: June 30 – July 16, 2014 All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. However, those legally able to work in Canada and at McMaster University will be given priority. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. Accordingly, the University especially encourages applications from women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, members of sexual minorities and persons with disabilities.

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Native woman target of vicious attack

By Jen Mt. Pleasant A 47-year-old First Nations woman living in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was viciously attacked on June 1 in an incident that sent shock waves throughout the First Nations community across the country.

On June 1, police officers found Marlene Bird in the parking lot of a shopping mall in downtown Prince Albert. She had been sexually assaulted and set on fire. Bird was initially taken to a hospital in Saskatoon but due to the severity of her burns, she was flown to a Burn Unit at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton where she remains in critical but stable condition. She also suffered burns to her waist down which were so severe that both legs have now been amputated.

Bird also suffered a severe laceration to her face. “Half of her face was off,” Lorna Thiessen, Bird’s aunt, told CBC News. “It was cut from the centre forehead down the side of her nose, her mouth, and her chin, so they surgically put that back on. She has third-degree burns from her lower bottom back, right down to the bone of her legs.” She is now recovering from the brutal attack which resulted in not only a double leg amputation but skin grafts and facial reconstruction surgery as well. Since her attack Bird was also on life support but has since been taken off and is now breathing on her own.

According to Thiessen, Bird was leaving bible study at the Gospel Outreach Centere the night she was attacked.

The horrific violence against this Ogwehoweh woman has now spurred not only fear among First Nations people both on and off reserve but has also led to marches, vigils and fundraisers all across Canada to be held not only in support of Marlene Bird but calling for the ending of violence against Indigenous women everywhere.

Police in Prince Albert have released few details until now but last Saturday issued a statement stating they had made an arrest.

Marlene Bird, 47 of Montreal Lake Cree Nation was the victim of a vicious attack which left her physically and emotionally scarred for life. SUBMITTED PHOTO Charges have formally been laid against Leslie Ivan Roderick Black, 29 of Prince Albert. He has been charged with aggravated sexual assault and attempted murder and will be held in custody until his first scheduled court appearance on July 2, 2014 in a Prince Albert Provincial Court. Bird told police that she knew her attacker. Police searched Black’s home and found enough evidence to lay the charges.

Bird is a member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan and attended residential school as a child. Because of that, she has struggled with addictions and was homeless at the time of her assault. Friends have described Bird as kind-hearted and quiet. Her family stated that she received monetary compensation for her experience at the residential school but gave it all away to people she felt needed it more then her. In a statement to CBC, “She is very nice, always nice,” stated Wesley Yooya who was close to Bird.

A fundraiser on Six Nations/Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation is being organized for the end of July. For more details or to make a donation, contact Val King at 519-802-7015 or Aileen Joseph at ajoseph@sixtel. ca. All proceeds will go to Marlene Bird for her healing journey. The organizing committee is also seeking venison hamburg, spaghetti, buns and other food donations for a benefit spaghetti dinner for Bird. The tentative date July 29.

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Davisville from opposite page “may reduce the amount of development area … to the extent where it may not be economical for Sifton to develop the lands.”

The Board also required that the developers must expand their buffer zones to the coldwater streams in the area to 30 meters.

Haudenosaunee speakers discussed the lack of consultation in the preparation of the WMP itself. Although there was a representative sent, she was only there as an observer and it was made clear that this should not be construed as consultation.

Under the heading of Cultural Heritage, the OMB report concludes that the Sifton property contains three pre-con-

tact archaeological sites, which have been excavated as part of a Phase 4 archaeological investigation in 2004, “indicating that it is not necessary to impose conditions on development or curtail agricultural use of the property.”

There are also six 18th century sites related to Davisville on the Sifton lands, however Sifton is proposing to protect all of the Davisville sites on the property.

Dr. David Warrick, acting as the City’s archaeologist on the site, recommended the Sifton and Grandview sites be designated as a cultural heritage landscape in order to receive a greater level of protection.

Dr. Timmins acted as

the developer’s archaeologist and says the company’s proposed changes would be appropriate enough to allow development, under certain conditions.

Former Chief Montour in his final testimony told the OMB that consultation goes well beyond notification and informal discussions.

“The type of consultation we expect is where the appropriate representatives of the Haudenosaunee community meet with appropriate people of the other parties and discuss issues until a final decision is reached.” He referred to the Supreme Court Decision in the Haida Nation v. British Columbia and other cases, which established in Canadian law the duty to consult.

However, the Board determined that the municipality does not need to consult with the Haudenosaunee, but that the province and/or feds do.

The Board ruled that there is not enough evidence to stop development in the entire area, and that with adjustments in the plan by Sifton and Grandview, they would be OK to go ahead.

There are also a few question marks that could curtail Sifton and Grandview even further.

Regarding endangers to animal species in the area, the Board determined that, “It may be necessary to exclude a portion of this area from development if it is determined that habitat requires protection,” the report says.

SESSIONAL LECTURER POSITION AVAILABLE The INDIGENOUS STUDIES PROGRAM invites applications for the following teaching position to be offered in the Fall 2014 session.

Course Name/Number: Indigenous Studies 3G03 – Indigenous Creative Arts and Drama: Selected Topics Course Description: The creative processes of Indigenous cultures are studied through the examination of selected forms of artistic expression, which may include art, music, dance and/or drama.

Location and Beginning and end of Classes: (Fall - a final examination period normally takes place after end of classes) Three hours (lecture and seminars): one term (13 weeks) Fall (September 4 – December 3, 2014) Mondays: 2:30 – 5:20 pm MDCL, Room #1009, McMaster University Campus, Hamilton Projected Enrolment: 25 Projected TA Support: none Wages: $6,514 per 3 unit course as per Schedule A of the current Collective Agreement and with 18 units or more of seniority: $6,901 (CUPE 3906, Unit 2).

Qualifications Required: The candidate will preferably have a graduate degree or equivalent, and demonstrate knowledge of and sensitivity to the values of Indigenous peoples’cultural traditions and spirituality.

Applicants must provide the following information: Applicants must provide a complete resume or C.V. and three reference letters.

Applicants must also include information necessary to determine their seniority as defined in Article 20.01(a) of the CUPE Local 3906 (Unit 2) Collective Agreement.

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO: Indigenous Studies Program, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, HH-103/B, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1 Telephone: 905-525-9140 ext. 27426; Fax: 905-540-8443 or email to indigenous.admin@mcmaster.ca DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: July 16, 2014 POSTING PERIOD: June 30 – July 16, 2014 All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. However, those legally able to work in Canada and at McMaster University will be given priority. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. Accordingly, the University especially encourages applications from women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, members of sexual minorities and persons with disabilities.

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EDITORIAL: Tools in the tool box Social media was abuzz last week when the Supreme Court of Canada announced its unanimous ruling to extend “aboriginal title” to all ancestral lands of indigenous peoples that did not make treaties with the state. As soon as the ruling was announced, many rushed to post the news to social media websites. As has been noted by many, this was a monumental ruling.

According to the colonial logic of the settlers, all of the land here on Turtle Island was unoccupied and un-owned

when the European settlers arrived. This racist notion was used to usurp traditional lands belonging to indigenous peoples. The ruling by the Supreme Count has rightfully quashed that sort of thinking and acknowledged that indigenous peoples have the right to control their lands and what they may be used for. In other words, this ruling can be read as a massive blow against the mining and resource extraction industries. Indigenous peoples have been on the front line in the struggle

against the huge corporations that are working to expand their operations at the expense of the environment. These corporations, as well as the provincial and federal governments, must now work and gain approval from the indigenous people who control the lands if they wish to do natural resource exploration or cross the territory with pipelines.

We should be clear however that this ruling is not the end of conflicts between the extraction industries and indigenous peoples. The court

COLUMN: Morning Coffee Thought

Gratitude I think the first time I heard what gratitude was, was when I was sitting in an AA meeting when I was about 19. I heard a bunch of old guys talking about being grateful for sobriety.

My gratitude of sobriety was short lived, and I began drinking again for a few more years until age 22. Although at that time, I sobered up for about 9 months, I wasn’t really all that grateful. I hadn’t “done the work” like they say in AA (meaning my 4th and 5th steps) and eventually I began drinking again and ended up in Manitoba.

There was a life altering event that happened there, I ended up in jail for 10 months, and when I got out, I was angrier than ever, and I began drinking heavier than ever.

During the years of

was clear in stating that the government can still intrude or override aboriginal title in cases where there is substantial “public interest.” In some ways this is a case where everything changes and nothing changes. The ability of indigenous peoples to stop unwanted development on their ancestral lands has always been dependent on the willingness of those communities to resist. This ruling by the Supreme Court will strengthen the ability of indigenous people to assert their sovereignty over their lands but it needs to be understood that is but another tool in the tool chest.

24-28 was some desperate times. I took my drinking and drugging to the next level, and I landed on the streets many times.

I am not proud of those years, and I’m not proud of the hurtful things that I have done to myself or to others that had to deal (or not deal with me) during those times.

Ironically though the spirit of Mno Bimaadziwin has always lingered around me and has always beckoned me to join it. I have met some incredible people on my paths of despair and destruction. Some of these people were down in the gutters with me, sharing in the colonial struggle whether on the streets, in jail, the mental wards, or the detox centres.

On one such journey I met a man named David, and I’ve known him for about 9 years now. I have lived with him a few times over the years and he can

attest to having had to put up with my alcoholic behaviour. David is a non-native “Canadian” who carries his own spirituality and connection to God/Creator. He is literally one of the most kindest, gentlest, compassionate people that I have ever met. He seeks no recognition for any of the things he does. I asked him once many years ago, “Why do you do all the good things that you do?” And his reply was “It just feels like it is the right thing to do.”

That was about 9 years ago, and I have never forgotten it.

In many of my writings, I am always praising all the Native folks that have helped me on to the Red Road, and never have I once acknowledged him. And the funny thing is, is not angry about.

He has never once said a single peep about not being acknowledged or recognized for his contri-

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butions. (Very very contrary to what is the norm for a lighter skinned man.) David, is quite literally one of the greatest blessings that I have had in my life. David may not be Anishinabek, and he may not carry any of our teachings, but I recognize the true spirit of his being. He just is, what he is, and that is kind, forgiving and all around compassionate man. He has a lot of Deer attributes to him.

(Those of you who know the clan system should understand what I am talking about).

If you know me personally now, and you think that I’m an alright dude, well imagine the exact opposite, the most hateful, spiteful, angry, abusive, discriminatory, egotistical, maniacal pieces of dirt you could imagine. That was me.

And he chose to put up with me over the years. I pulled some pretty shit-

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As a result of this ruling, the governments of Canada and the extraction industry will likely change their approach but their goal will remain the same, to extract resources from indigenous peoples’ lands. Instead of trying to force through a project, the government and corporations will work to “buy-off” a community and its leadership. They will work to convince the broader public that this or that extraction project is for the good of all and work to pit indigenous people against Canadians.

The potential of this ruling must be actualized. For example,

ty stunts on him, and on several occasions he had to cut the strings from me, and do away with me full stop.

I remember one of the last times that I tried sobered up, I found myself waking up from a black out, at the corner of Queen and Church and I was partying with some street folk and I had spent all my money, and I had a suitcase with me. Somehow I had lost my guitar, and I had no recollection of how I went from being at David’s house to being kicked out on the street.

I vaguely remember the Police escorting me out, and vaguely being told I was no longer welcome in his home.

A year later on the very last time that I had been drinking, I went from being at Davids house, to being taken away by the ambulance.

It is very vague for me, what had happened next, but what I do recall was another trip to the mental ward, not being admitted, wandering around drunk then finally being accepted at CAMH for the last time.

By this time, I had

recently the City of Vancouver affirmed that the entire city sits on unceded lands, will this mean there will be some token acknowledgement at the beginning of every council session? Or will it mean that the municipality will actively work in concert with the indigenous peoples of the region to redress the historic crime of colonization? This depends entirely on how indigenous peoples respond to the present conjuncture.

How will this new tool offered by the Supreme Court be utilized? The answer to the question will have enormous consequences for future generations.

nearly burnt all of my bridges, I had abused and accosted everyone for so long, that even my own family had cut ties with me. For the very first time in my life, I found myself at a rock bottom that I did not know existed. I was family-less, friend-less, penny-less, and love-less.

My heart was broken, I was ashamed, and disgusted with myself.

I cried in my room at CAMH for several days begging to the Creator for forgiveness.

I called a few people, and let them know that I was back in treatment, and a lot of those people remained skeptical of how long my sobriety would last this time.

David came and visited me during my stay there, he even bought me a guitar, but he came with the news that I could no longer stay at his home. I thought that it might be some kind of joke that he was playing, but he told me that I had burnt him for the last time, and that he could face eviction if I screwed up at his house CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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Letters Important Gatherings

Dear editors, This Saturday, June 5th, two women are presenting invitational wampum to our Confederacy Council for two different events.

One is for a gathering at Barrier Lake, Quebec. The other is for a gathering at Ottawa for a Social Forum.

Both are important events that needs Six Nations participation.

The Algonquin of Barrier Lake, hold a unique position for our people here.

Back in 1924, they came and offered help to Deskaheh when Canada refused him entry across the border.

The Social Forum to be held Aug 28 -31 in Ottawa, will see over 10,000 people converge. Activists, students, unions, Indigenous people, youth, environmentalists will unite to oppose the current political and economic direction, and propose alternative paths towards a better world together. Our Native Caucus

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If you can not make it to our Council, both speakers will also be at the Red Barn behind Bill Monture’s home at 724 Chiefswood Rd at 6:00pm Saturday.

Come and hear their message.

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Teacher Questions Dear editors,

After reading your article on the Six Nations education system in the Two Row Times, I felt I too wanted to have my voice heard. I have questions that aren’t answered about all the imbalances that are happening in our schools. It is true that the majority of supply staff are non-native and I have to question why when Six Nations has so many of its own people who are teachers. Why does it seem to be that the non-native teachers, are the ones who are getting indeterminate employment while Ohkwehonwe teachers are still

applying annually for their term contracts? Recently a meeting was held and facilitated by Dan Dunnigan with all the staff that were recently laid off. The purpose of the meeting was to offer support and encouragement to re-apply and highlight key information in the applications that would make them better candidates for upcoming employment in September.

The next day, as people often do, there was talk about this meeting. In a way we all agreed it seemed to be an indirect response to the Two Row Times article.

A ‘pass the buck’ meeting so to speak to say it wasn’t ‘me’ but HR (Human Resources) who makes the hiring decisions. True enough but who makes the recommendations for the indeterminate or term contract hiring?

The principals? The superintendent (Dunnigan)? As talk continued it was said the other non-native teachers in that meeting also had jobs come September!

It was said that half of the people there (who got laid off) were Ohkwehonwe.

Why does it seem that Ohkwehonwe teachers are being passed over? It would be very interesting to review the past five years or so to note how many indeterminate jobs are available and how many of those went to non-native teachers.

In my observation of non-native teachers they either don’t know how or chose not to put our culture and community into their teaching. Maybe it is easier to use the Ministry of Education approved resources and texts. It’s all there for them so they can teach and meet ministry curriculum expectations.

On occasion, some of the non-native teachers do attempt to put culture into their lessons but the information they pass on to our children is incorrect. For example, during a science lesson, students were asked what helps plants grow. One student said singing helped the plants and immediately the non-native teacher said that it doesn’t. It had to be explained to this teacher that the student was right,

that we have seed songs for our plants.

Supply teaching is yet another subject for discussion I’d like to address.

Too often administration is allowed to use ‘family or friends’ for supply positions. Having a contract for a couple of months and giving it to a family member or friend who has ‘retired’ is not fair to upcoming and new Ohkwehonwe teachers. Why do the administrators keep bringing back the retired teachers when they are aware of new teachers in our community from their student teacher placements? Why doesn’t the federal school system advertise to local papers to encourage our new and young teachers to jump into the teacher’s pool?

There are so many Ohkwehonwe teachers who want to get into the schools to learn about our students and teach. They do not get the opportunity because administrators chose to employ their family and friends for these positions.

Giving new teachers opportunities to learn and de-

velop their teaching skills through supply teaching is the first key to gaining successful indeterminate employment.

When we, as Ohkwehonwe teachers, hear of what is happening around us and we are left to feel overwhelmed, frustrated and with no voice then who do we turn to? I can only speak for myself and chose to with this letter but I’m sure my sentiment is shared by others as well. In good faith, I wanted to express my concerns in hopes that others will hear and someone will respond. Our children deserve an exemplary Ohkwehonwe education that bridges their identity, culture, language and community with the Ontario Curriculum expectations. How can that happen when there is an imbalance that seems to be moving away from that?

Sincerely,

to be torn down under police guard.

“The front gate across what Haldimand Council calls Surrey Street will remain barricaded until further notice, to protect those inside from more intimidation,” said Donna Powless, a Six Nations resident and a member of the Two Row Society, a gathering of Onkwehon:we and non-Native supporters of Indigenous Rights and land claims.

The service road off Sixth Line Road will remain open.

The controversial burned out trailer visible from Highway #6 will also remain in place as a memorial and reminder of the fire bombings against Six Nations during the hottest of times in 2006 and the summer of 2007.

“No alcohol or drugs” signs will be posted around the perimeter of the property along with “No-trespassing” signage.

“Peaceful people are welcome to the Kanonhstaton site to camp out,” says Powless. “All donations of food, fire wood,

water tents and sleeping bags are most welcome.”

It was also recommended that they reestablish the communication network to quickly alert Six Nations residents and allies if there should be any further provocations at the site by Gary McHale and others.

“We can’t just leave Kawaowene here to fend for himself,” said one veteran of the 2006 standoff.

More meetings will be held to continue to gather ideas and support as summer approaches.

An Onkwehonwe teacher Ohsweken

The people say no to Hewitt’s plan for Kanonhstaton

By Jim Windle KANONHSTATON – Plans are being made to respond to the intimidation of Caledonia provocateurs that have been harassing those at the Kanonhstaton site for the past few weeks. But the plans are to fight hate with friendship, family, and fun.

With only one man, Kawaowene, living at the “protected place” some within Caledonia see it as an open invitation to march onto the land, provoke a response and order the arrest of anyone who opposes their world view enough to attempt to stop them.

A meeting held at the reclamation site just outside of Caledonia attracted some of the same people who were there February 28th 2006, when a small group of Six Nations land protectors took over a partially built Douglas Creek Estates housing development in an action that drew attention throughout

Nobody wants to see the return of violence in the street return to Caledonia or to Kanonhstaton, formerly the Douglas Creek Estates. Land protectors say that, judging by the intimidation coming from this small but vocal group, now is certainly not the time to bring down the protective barrier.

FILE PHOTO FROM 2006

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Amongst themselves they discussed what to do, other than respond to the provocateurs in like fashion.

It was suggested that Friday nights would be Movie Night at the Kanonhstaton House at 7 pm.

Sundays, a potluck dinner at 5 pm, and free peace campouts throughout the summer. The group is plan-

ning a community meeting at 7pm Thursday, July 3rd at All Can Play Park at Mohawk and First Line.

Other protective issues were also recommended, including putting up a fence around the entire site ASAP. Last week Haldimand Mayor Ken Hewitt announced that he and his council have ordered the front barricade to the site

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Giving kids a chance to just be kids

By Jack Alexander I was recently given the opportunity to join the Dreamcatcher Foundation to report on the opening of four children’s playgrounds that the foundation has donated to northern Ontario native communities. The foundation was established by the Six Nations based business Grand River Enterprises in 2004 for the purposes of providing support and addressing situations unique to First Nations communities.

In that time, the Dreamcatcher Foundation has donated more than $12 million dollars to over 7000 different recipients. The foundation also provides grants to community involvement projects, including organized sport and recreation, education, health support and arts and culture.

From June 25th to

27th I joined Dreamcatcher Foundation representatives in travelling to four First Nations in northern Ontario – Port Severn, Big Trout Lake, Bearskin Lake, and Lansdowne House – where the foundation was celebrating the opening of children’s playgrounds in those communities. According to Jennifer Rowe, a representative of the Dreamcatcher foundation and one of the organizers of the trip, “we just want to give these kids a chance to be kids “.

I was moved and humbled by the generosity of the Dreamcatcher Foundation and the response of the children.

I was overwhelmed to see the living conditions faced by people in these communities on a daily basis. In a moment where provincial and federal governments are falling far short of the commitments they have made to

indigenous peoples, it is heartening to see groups like the Dreamcatcher foundation picking up the slack. But despite the efforts made by the foundation, many serious problems remain in these communities. To cite only one, because of a lack of high-schools in the community, if youth in these communities want an education past Grade 8, they have to leave their family and community and go to Thunder Bay. For more information about the Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation and how you can play a role in supporting its efforts to support Aboriginal communities, go to www.dcfund.ca.

My photo essay documenting the visit is available on the Two Row Times website at http:// www.tworowtimes.com/ author/alexander-jack/

Peter Moonias of the Neskantaga First Nation (Lansdowne House) Band Council and Jennifer Rowe, Rosella Muzzi, and Alison Bogoslowski stand together with some of the children for the ribbon cutting of the official park opening. This reserve is a fly-in Oji-Cree community in the northern reaches of Ontario, situated along the shore of Attawapiskat Lake in the District of Kenora. PHOTO BY JACK ALEXANDER

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Multi-Cultural Food for Thought

By Nahnda Garlow In my last year of high school I was blessed with a full scholarship to attend a “multi-cultural” private school for the performing arts in Stratford. On a routine day, the vice-principal called me into her office and asked me the dreaded question, “Nahnda, what do you want to be when you grow-up?”

At sixteen the last thing that was on my mind was the rest of my life. “Uhm, I’m not too sure,” I replied.

She started pressing for information again, “What do you see yourself doing as an adult?”

I thought for a moment, and replied matter-of-factly the only concrete thing I knew to be true. “I want to be a mother,” I said.

“That’s not an appropriate reply,” she sneered back at me. Being a sixteen year old kid from Six Nay I immediately lipped back, “Says who?”

This caught my conservative second generation Iranian-Canadian vice principal off guard and an argument ensued as she tried and failed to direct me to a career in law or medicine in lieu of becoming a parent.

She dismissed me back to class and later in the

week called my mother and arranged a sit down discussion for the three of us.

Again my vice principal tried, and failed, to convince me that I wanted to go to university and “become something” in life. As I sat there and tried to grasp her reasoning I started to see a perspective that I’d never before considered. For this second-generation Iranian-Canadian woman, motherhood as the ultimate goal translated into a failed life.

Coming from Six Nations in the 1990’s I don’t think I’d ever encountered that perspective anywhere. Throughout my reservation upbringing it was locked into my psyche that women are the foundation of the family and our future. I didn’t know for sure if I would ever have a career, but I knew with absolute certainty that I would be a part of that matrilineal Haudenosaune foundation for my own family. Being ready for that responsibility was my ultimate goal, and that requires a training of its own.

This might have been the age I started to navigate the chasm that runs between the culture I was raised in and the culture I was surrounded by off the reserve. My “Canadian Friends” would spend hours studying for exams memorizing ele-

ments from note cards and reviewing the rules of grammar. “Six Nay Me” would fly through exams by the seat of my pants and spend reading week practising Esganye, learning how to make a proper scone and reading scriptures from the religions of the world to fill my spirit with as much as it could tolerate.

On the weekends my “Canadian Friends” would be off in Toronto buying the outfits they saw photographed in YM Magazine.

Meanwhile “Six Nay Me” could be found, magazine in hand at Value Village looking for fabric to Betty Cooper my way into those same outfits.

My “Canadian Friends” from private school had to learn the social standing of their parents in the grand scheme of society. They were taught to value the rich sons of rich fathers and seek them for husbands.

They were ingrained by their culture to “fake it till you make it”. The end goal was to earn as much money as possible in some illustrious career or marry into as much money as they could to secure the chance for a better future aka as high a position in society that was realistically within reach.

Meanwhile “Six Nay Me” was standing side by side with my father and my Haudenosaune ‘cousints’ standing off at the

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Glebe lands or guarding the trees along the Oxbow from being clear-cut to protect the integrity and topography of the Grand River Territory. I was taught to value men who understood Haudenosaune sovereignty in the grand scheme of our colonial history and seek them as allies for the next time we had to come together to make a stand for our indigenous rights.

“Six Nay Me” was ingrained by my society to be loyal, to be true to my word to keep my rez rep clean and to never make direct eye contact with another girl’s boyfriend lest I die.

My “Canadian Friends” were taught to value their Canadian culture and to de-value the things “Six Nay Me” values! On the flip side I was taught to value my “Six Nay Me” culture and to despise my “Canadian Friends” values.

“Multi-Cultural” school my foot! No one ever instructed us on how to practically empathize with one another’s stories or to respect each other’s sufferings. We were never taught how to effectively engage with “the other culture” using tact and real understanding. Sadly, while learning to survive in our society, we became the pillars of our cultures that fortify the chasm between us and keep it gaping wide open.

I walked away from all of those friendships, eventually even unfriending them all on Facebook. My private school “Canadian Friends” went on to master a variety of spheres; they are lawyers, doctors, teachers and fashion designers. And “Six Nay Me” successfully became a mother. But to this day we all suffer from the same steep learning curve that keeps us apart: how can

we sincerely engage with “the other culture” while truly despising everything they have suffered through to become who they are today?

Despite our best intentions, despising “the other culture” is the hush-hush foundation of Canada that nobody’s “Canadian Friends” want to be reminded about on Canada Day. It is the buzzkill that even a bottle of our national beer can’t erase. Sometimes I wish “Six Nay Me” could trade off a piece of our history for the free cake and fireworks but it’s just not realistic. In light of that, how can we come together in spirit and in truth to celebrate one another’s struggled for identities on Canada Day or Aboriginal Solidarity Day if we can’t even tolerate it enough to stay friends on Facebook?

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Rebels up 2-0 in Welland Series

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Rebels are up two games to none over the Welland Generals in the first round of the playoffs after Friday night’s 14-8 win at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena and Sunday’s 18-6 win in Welland.

The Rebels, who finished their second consecutive undefeated regular season, are the favorites to make it to the Founders Cup National Finals again this year. The team already own a historic record of winning three Cups in a row, and will be shooting for their fourth consecutive national title.

Welland finished 7-12-1 for 15 points in fourth place in the South West Division, 25 points behind the Rebels.

Game #1 was much closer than anyone, including coach Murray Porter, expected, and despite the win, he was not pleased with what he saw.

“We weren’t up for the task tonight,” said Porter.

“In the regular season we beat ‘em badly, but we showed up tonight like they were going to hand it to us and they gave a solid effort and kept it close.

It comes down to mental preparation for Game #2.

The guys that dress that night better be ready to play. Tonight that didn’t happen.”

The game began in a predictable fashion, with the Rebels total domi-

Six Nations Rebels' #16, Dallas John picked up four goals and six assists in the first two Rebels playoff games against the Welland Generals. John delivered 76 points in the regular season for the Rebels. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE nance of the ball from the face of with crisp passing around the horn until Kyle Isaacs finished the play with the 1-0 goal assisted by Dallas John and Zed Williams. That was only 27 seconds into the first period.

The Generals tied it up on a powerplay at 6:27 with Cam Phillips’ first of the night, which triggered a four goal Rebels outburst. Jacob Bomberry scored at 10:03 and 12:48. Dallas John and Tehoka Nanticoke-Hill gave the Rebels a 5-1 lead.

Thinking the night would be a walk over, the Rebels allowed themselves to get distracted, and allowed a powerplay goal and two shorthanders to hand the Gen-

erals a double dose of confidence heading into the third period dawn by only one goal and carrying the play.

Welland brought that confidence into the second period and tied the Rebels 5-5, at 5:25, But Layne Smith caught Welland goalie Graeme McCullough looking the wrong way to take the narrow lead back.

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scored his second of the period for Welland to even it up again at 6-6 at 9:59. Dallas John took the lead back with a powerplay marker at 15:12.

Tyler Longboat was slapped with two holding minors on the same play at 15:51, and sentenced to 4 minutes in the box. But rather than put the Rebels on their heals, Kessler Doolittle and Smith scored short handed goals with Longboat watching from the sin-bin. Generals’ Adam Barron closed the second period with the Rebels leading 9-7.

It wasn’t until the third period that the Founders Cup owners started looking like the Rebels again. Timothy Johnson scored unassisted at 5:43 and Mitch Green delivered a short-handed goal at 7:05 to take the score to 11-7.

Jack Fitzgerald scored what would be Welland’s last goal at 8:12, before Smith, Zed Williams and Longboat put the final touches on the win.

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Unlike in Game #1, Six Nations were not distracted and poured in another 9 goals in the second, allowing one to finish 40 minutes ahead 13-3. They also outscored the Generals 5-3 in the third for the 18-6 final.

Leading the Six Nations Rebels charge was Zed Williams with 6 goals and 3 assists, and Tyler Longboat with 3 goals and 5 assists. Jacob Bomberry scored one and assisted on five. Chase Martin recorded the win for the Rebs in net.

“We’re 21 games into the season so far and we have yet to dress a full

team without any AP’s called up,” says Porter.

He says it’s frustrating for him as a coach to have all these names on paper, and he can’t put them on the floor at the same time.

“On the other hand, the talent pool is so deep, it really doesn’t matter much who’s on the floor,” Porter says. “We went to Elora and St. Catharines last week missing five to seven of our regular players and we hammered them. Tonight (Friday) we come with almost all of our regulars and we barely squeak out a win,” if you can call 14-8 a squeaker.

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Chiefs split games with Lakers

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – Asked to explain the Chiefs’ 9-7 loss to the Peterborough Lakers, Saturday night at the ILA, star attacker Cody Jamieson did not waste any words. “They were just the better team tonight,” he said matter-of-factly. Two nights earlier, Peterborough could have said the same thing after the Chiefs beat them 10-8.

The defending Mann Cup Champions are still in second place in the OLA Major Series standings, although they have played three games more than first place Brooklin and third place Kitchener-Waterloo.

The Chiefs started out the right way, taking a 2-0 lead on goals scored

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Peterborough Lakers' Darryl Gibson pushes past two Chiefs in Saturday's 9-7 Six Nations loss at the ILA. The Lakers are still 4 points behind the Chiefs in the standings but have two games in hand heading into this weeks MSL schedule. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE ly Dee Smith. But sudden- to steam past the Chiefs by a pair by Jeff Shattler ly the Lakers came to life early in the second period at 10:17, assisted by Jawith goals by Aaron Wil- on goals by Brad Self at 13 mieson and Vyse, and at son at 11:03, Scott Evans seconds, and Scott Evans 17:50 assisted by Craig at 14:22, Josh Gillam at at 1:43 to take a 6-2 lead. Point. The Lakers led 6-5 14:48 and Shawn Evans Jamieson got the Chiefs at the end of 40 minutes. at 16:07. rolling at 3:33 with a pass Point tied the score The Lakers continued from Roger Vyse followed at 6-6 from Shattler and

Vyse, 51 seconds into the third period but Brock Sorensen answered with an unassisted goal to retake the lead. Jamieson netted his second of the game from Point and Shattler at 4:25 to even it up at 7-7. The Lakers then tightened up their defense and David DiRuscio kept the ball out of the Peterborough net for the rest of the game.

Josh Gillam took the 8-7 lead, scoring on Evan Kirk at 6:02. The Chiefs did everything but score to come back, but it would be the Lakers’ John Grant pinning the game on the win column for the Lakers at 10:24.

Thursday, in Peterborough, the Chiefs found themselves behind 4-0 before Jeff Shattler and Roger Vyse scored late period goals to end the

first 20 minutes of play with the Lakers leading 4-2.

Randy Staats and Shattler drew even, and Jamieson took the lead 5-4 by the 3:20 mark of the second period. Brock Sorensen tied it at 4:31 and Staats wrestled the lead back at 17:23, from Shattler.

With 20 minutes left, Staats added one at 3:55 before Vyse put another cushion under it at 10:33.

The two teams traded goals from that point on with the Chiefs earning the two points.

Next up for the Chiefs will be a road trip to Brampton for a date with the Excelsiors at 8 pm, Thursday night July 3.

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Brandon Montour drafted to the Mighty Ducks

By Jim Windle Former Brantford Golden Eagle and Caledonia Corvair, Brandon Montour got his ticket to the “bigs” this weekend when he was selected 55th overall in the second round of the NHL Drafts by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.

Last season he played with the USHL’s Waterloo Black Hawks and was voted the United States Hockey League’s Defenseman of the Year, and Player of the Year.

“It’s been an unbelievable year,” said Montour following his selection. “I think going to Waterloo was the best thing I could have done.”

With the Hawks, he was practicing all the

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Digging Roots push towards the light

By Tim Reynolds 2010 Juno award and 4 time Canadian Aboriginal Music Award winners the Digging Roots have released their new album “For the Light.” The Digging Roots are husband and wife duo Raven Kanatakta & Shoshona Kish

with their son Skye Polson, Leonardo Valvassori, Paul Brennan, and up and coming singer Jadea Kelly and Tiffany Moses.

The Two Row Times did an interview with Raven Kanatkta on the day of the album release.

Why is the album titled “For the Light”?

Before Idle No More started we did a song with Pura Fe. It was a bit of a militant song and we wanted to put it out there.

When Idle No More began we started writing more militant songs but then we

thought we need to write some love songs to keep the balance. There’s a lot of misrepresentation in the mainstream conservative media of what Idle No More is. We just really felt that things were being misrepresented and that there was some incidents happening across the

country, women were getting beaten up, men were getting beaten up and things like that.

The Idle No More movement has to do with speaking our truth and coming together as a collective for the betterment of the land; for the betterment of people. It was done in a kind way with a round dance, friendship dance and it was done in all this kindness but the mainstream media misrepresented it.

We felt we should put the militant songs aside for a second and make a

whole album of love, and that’s what it turned into, and so we called it For the Light. We were also touring Norway in the dead of winter and we were way up north at Kaotokeino.

It was complete darkness and we were there for almost a month and in this complete darkness we started going a little bit batty. After the first week there was light starting to come back each day getting longer by 20 minutes.

We were writing the title track “For the Light” at that time.

The album is bringing back the light into us; it’s bringing back the light into the people. It brings back that light that exists but sometimes we forget about it but we have to remind each other that we have to look at the better sides of who we are so we can put that forward to stand together united. It’s good we have differences between different races and cultures but it also good we celebrate who we are and the best way to do that is from your heart and a good mind.

From the time when you performed at the Kanohnstaton concert in Six Nations have you noticed any change?

Every ten years there’s another generation that wants to stoke that fire.

When you stoke that fire it heats up that much more and I think that’s really good. I think this country is way too conservative.

People are too docile. If something happens like an omnibus bill people are too comfortable in their homes, they don’t want to do anything about it.

When I toured Paris and they raised the taxes by 2%, everyone was protesting in the street. I think because this coun-

try is so big that segregation is there and I think that its good first nations people are stoking it up.

In 1990 we went through that whole thing in Kanesatake and people had to speak up there.

Even myself and my family had shotguns and automatics pointed at our heads. I was at a barrier and they surrounded us, put these guns to our heads and my dad was trying to calm them down saying the real issue here is about bulldozing a graveyard for a 9 hole golf course. My family is my

family and we are standing up for that but you are going to have to take the guns away from us. You can’t have guns pointed at a 5-year-old kid. I think that in big movements and when things like that happen its growing pains that we have to go through.

This is why it’s so important that we must do things with respect and love and have that kindness at all times as much as possible.

What is Shoshona saying in the song “For the light” and what language?

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Anishnaabemowin language (Ojibway) What she is essentially saying is push, push for the light to bring back that light and bring back that kindness to ourselves. It’s pushing past those dark times within our selves to get back that light. Sometimes we go through ceremonies like that to centre ourselves opening up that curtain to let it back in.

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By Kim Lamothe I believe that one way for us to regain our health is to be more mindful and knowledgeable regarding the foods that we are putting into this amazing vessel which Creator has gifted each and every one of us to take care of while on this Earth. How is your food grown, processed and prepared?

In my capacity as one of the six Diabetes Prevention Coordinators at SOADI, I share the teachings that I have been given through the use of the medicine wheel. All of life’s teachings are found within the medicine wheel of life. It is important to keep in mind these four specific items: physical activity (East), healthy eating (South), stress

management (West) and medicine which includes both traditional and western (North) when talking about wellness as it relates to diabetes education.

These areas could be discussed individually but what better way than to incorporate them all into one activity: gardening. Anyone who has ever had or helped with a garden knows how physically demanding it is to prepare, plant, weed and harvest yet it is such a stress reliever. Gardening is a great reminder of how playing in the dirt can bring about so much happiness and joy.

Over the last 3 years, Central Region has planted a garden in Peterborough which has yielded an abundance of vegeta-

bles and herbs which are shared with those who have helped prepare, plant and take care of the garden. This year, the community garden plot has been planted with organic and non-GMO seeds along with three different Haudenosaunee bean seeds which I was gifted. In fact the entire garden area, which is shared amongst many, is classified as organic and no pesticides or chemical growth enhancers are permitted.

The SOADI garden has been planted with: kale, spinach, swiss chard, eggplant, pumpkin, cucumber (bush, sweet and slicing), squash (butternut, winter, sweet potato, red, summer, buttercup), tomato (early girl, cherry), collards,

carrots, leeks, watermelon, turnip, beets, peppers, sugar snap peas, red onions, sweet onions, rhubarb and Haudenosaunee beans (Seneca, Akwesasne, Desoronto as described by the gifter). Herbs growing in the garden include: chives, garlic chives, cilantro and parsley. I also planted one variety of gourds (Crown of Thorns) which can be used for making shakers.

The garden has also been planted with the natural deterrents for those hungry critters that may want to visit the garden. Rabbits love to come and check out what’s for dinner.

I have been a gardener for many years and my love for it has never diminished. It is so exciting to watch those tiny

seeds grow into plants which in turn produce this wonderful medicine needed for growth and survival. Foods gathered straight from the garden have a certain flavor that is nearly indescribable and once you taste a fresh picked cucumber or tomato your taste buds come alive. This is the way food should be experienced.

If you are not able to grow your own food there are other options to access fresh food. Check out the possibility of volunteering at a community garden, visit your local farmer’s market, order a good food box or inquire about the end of season gleaning program from

your community or local public health unit.

It’s important to be aware that we should never overharvest our plants. We need to leave some growth in order to collect the seeds needed for next year’s planting or perhaps for trading as our ancestors did, for seeds you do not have in your collection.

I will be posting pics of the garden throughout the season on the SOADI facebook site to show the growth progress of what has been planted.

Happy Gardening!

Kim Lamothe is the SOADI, Diabetes Prevention Coordinator, Central Region.

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FEATURE COLUMN: DOCTOR CHRIS

By Dr. Chris Keefer

Lets take care of our miracles

Dr. Oz is in big trouble.

Last week he was grilled by a United States Senate hearing that was called to examine the marketing of dietary supplements.

They took him to task for the colourful language he uses to promote questionable weight loss supplements. On his TV show he routinely uses words like “magic”, “miraculous” and “lightning in a bottle” to describe these dubious products.

There is one family of drugs that Dr. Oz could have used those words for: Antibiotics. Everyday in the Emergency Department I see these drugs work miracles and save lives.

When you step back and think about it, antibiotics are truly miraculous. There was a time not so very long ago when

a simple pneumonia, or infected wound, could and did kill people.

Of course antibiotics aren’t the only factor that has caused this remarkable change in our health.

Advances in housing, nutrition and public sanitation have probably played a greater role in the fight against infectious disease. Unfortunately due to Canada’s ongoing mistreatment of indigenous people, inadequate housing and malnutrition remain important factors contributing to illness and death from infectious disease for Onkwehon:we people.

However if you get really sick with a bacterial infection antibiotics are the lifeline back to shore.

But like with any great gift, there is a need to use them wisely. Antibiotics have no role in the treatment of viral infections.

In addition, many minor bacterial infections such as bronchitis, sinusitis and inner ear infections can be overcome naturally by a healthy person.

There are two major problems with the overuse of antibiotics. First they do not discriminate between the “good” bacteria that keep us healthy and the “bad” bacteria that make us sick. Secondly, inappropriate use of these medications for viral infections or minor bacterial infections results in breeding bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.

Our understanding of the role of bacteria in our body has grown by leaps and bounds. Did you know for instance that we have ten times more bacteria in and on our body then we have human cells? The vast majority of these bacteria

anymore, and that was a gamble he was not going to take.

I was shocked, and was a bit resentful, and I thought to myself, “How the hell am I going to sober up, if I’m homeless?”

I was in detox for 2 weeks, and was accepted once again into the Aboriginal program at CAMH (now closed) for a 3 week tenure. During my few weeks there, I applied to every housing place in Toronto, Na Me Res, Timivut, all these other half way houses, etc. And at every turn, I was turned down.

I turned to Uncle Vern and complained of my woe, and said “How the hell am I supposed to sober up, if I can’t even get off the street?” He sort of told me, “Well how desperate are you? If you want it bad enough, you’ll do what ever it takes to make it.”

I had met a good buddy of mine in detox whom for anonymity’s sake I’ll call Jeff. Jeff opened up

his place to me, and told me I was welcome to stay with him. I ended up staying with him for almost 3 years. (Mind you Oshkimaadziig was born, and I had had only periodically stayed with him for 2 years).

The point that I am trying to make is my original point of gratitude.

Looking back now almost 3 years later, I am grateful for the humiliation teaching that I had endured to discover how lonely and desperate that that path was and is. I am grateful for the people that I have encountered how have shown me both the light and the dark. And I am grateful for having known and seen both.

On multiple occasions I have questioned why David is the way that he is, and how he answered me that time I first asked him, “Because it feels like the right thing to do.”

If I had not known David in my life, I would never have known, kind-

ness, forgiveness or humility the way that I have experienced it. I would not have had a living example of it, and therefore would not ever really have known first hand that it existed.

I am grateful to David, and all the other people White, Red, Black, Brown, Yellow, or any other variation of colours that have helped me along the way, and not just me, but collectively the Medicine wheel as a whole.

My experience on the path of the the Red Road of the Anishinabek is my own experience, and my reflection of how I live my life, through the prophecies or the anything else that strengthens the Medicine Wheel has been because of a teaching David has given me for the last 9 years, “Because it feels like the right thing to do.”

It is a good day to live and to be thankful.

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help us ward off aggressive infections or digest our food.

If you imagine all of the different kinds of bacteria as a beautiful diverse old growth forest, which then gets infected by a dangerous weed, an antibiotic clear-cuts that forest in order to kill off the weed. When your doctor determines that you have a life threatening infection this is the right step to take. However too often, as doctors, when our patients come with viral infections we feel a lot of pressure from our patients who want an antibiotic prescription and we give antibiotics unnecessarily.

This results in many side effects. Most commonly things like belly pain, diarrhea, yeast infections and rashes, but rarely severe complications like C dificil colitis

and life threatening allergic reactions. While there our some studies suggesting a benefit of commercial probiotics to prevent the diarrhea that comes along with many antibiotic prescriptions these can be costly and the key ingredient, the healthy bacteria, can easily and inexpensively be obtained by eating yogurt.

Because bacteria breed very quickly when they are exposed to antibiotics they can adapt remarkably fast. As a result they are rapidly finding ways to defend themselves from these miraculous drugs. Our infectious disease experts warn us that due to overzealous antibiotic use we are heading towards a “post-antibiotic era” in which simple infections like pneumonia will once again become

untreatable.

So what can you the patient do? Try to have an open mind and remember that antibiotics can have side effects. Ask your doctor if the benefits of an antibiotic outweigh the harms for the kind of infection that you have. If your doctor thinks that you have a viral infection make sure to ask her if there is anything else you can take to help you feel better. For example regular dosing of Tylenol can really help you get through the misery of a cold.

In the meantime lets all play our part in taking care of these “magic” drugs so that the miracles can continue and the sick can become well again.

Maybe Dr. Oz could do a show about that!

Former Eagles and Corvairs’ General Manager Brian Rizzetto was very excited to hear the news.

“He was a big part of us for three years,” he said. “He’s just a great kid and he deserves his shot.”

Former coach Mike Bullard was also proud of Montour’s fortune.

“I think its great news for Six Nations and a Six Nations boy who played for us for three years and went to the USHL this year,” said Bullard. “We really missed him this year but he needed to move on.

He has been just a great kid for us and all I can say about him is positive.

I think Anaheim made an absolutely fantastic pick.

He’s going to surprise a lot of people and be a top player. He sees the game well and is such a great skater. I don’t think he expected to go so high in the draft but I told the guys last year he’d go

in the second round. He was ranked 110 and he went 55th, so someone saw some potential in him.”

The 6’ 170 lb, defenseman joined the Golden Eagles organization in the 2010-2011 season as a 16 year-old AAA Midget with the Cambridge Hawks, scoring a goal and 13 assists in 35 games played.

In 2011-2012, Montour returned to Brantford for a second season and finished first in the GOJHL’s Mid-Western Conference and won the playoff title. Montour scored 14 goals and 22 assists with 65 penalty minutes in 51 regular season games. He scored 6 goals with 12 assists and 30 penalty minutes in 19 playoff games.

In his last year as a Jr. Montour went from Brantford to the Caledonia Corvairs in his third GOJHL season. In 49 regular season games he scored 18 goals with 49

assists and 94 penalty minutes. In 12 playoff games he scored 4 goals with 11 assists and 22 penalty minutes.

But it was with Waterloo that he really came of age, impressing a lot of important people along the way.

Being drafted is like being given a lottery ticket. One still has a lot of impressing to do until the day he gets the call from the Ducks top brass, but without a ticket, you will never win.

Montour knows he has only begun his journey, but is determined to continue to improve every day along the way.

He will be playing for the University of Massachusetts in the upcoming 2014-2015 season where he hopes to continue to learn from great coaches until he gets “the call.”

“It’s going to be a fun ride, that’s for sure,” he said.

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Native NHL tough guy in for fight of his life

By Jim Windle VANCOUVER – Throughout his long NHL career, ‘The Algonquin Assassin,’ Gino Odjick did battle with a lot of opponents on the ice. Now he is battling for his life in a Vancouver Hospital after being diagnosed with a rare and terminal heart disease known as AL amyloidosis.

In an open letter to his fans and former teammates, the 43-year-old ex-Vancouver Canuck, New York Islander, and Montreal Canadien enforcer, describes himself as “just a little old Indian boy from the Rez.” He was born 43 years ago at Kitigan Zibi just outside the town of Maniwaki, Quebec. He was drafted by the Canucks in the fifth round (86th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. While in Vancouver, he played on a line with the great Russian hockey star Pavel Bure, acting as his body guard, similar to Dave Samenko’s or Marty McSorley’s job watching Gretzky’s back in Edmonton.

Odjick once explained his close friendship with the Russian Rocket.

Gino Odjick was born in an Algonquin Reserve named Kitigan Zibi just outside the town of Maniwaki, Quebec “He came over from Russia, and was a Red Russian, very proud of his heritage, and when he came I knew the feeling he had,” Odjick said. “We were two people who came from completely different cultures than what we were put into.”

Odjick, grew up idolizing Six Nations’ NHL warrior Stan Jonathan of the Boston Bruins and patterned his game after him.

“That was the goal,” he once said in an interview. “I never wanted

to fight, just to see if I was tougher than one guy. I never wanted to be known as the toughest guy in the NHL. I just wanted to be known as a guy that took care of his teammates.”

Jonathan was moved to hear that.

“I guess you don’t realize until you are out of hockey what influence you have on Native kids when you were playing,” he told the Two Row Times.

Jonathan was saddened by the news but

has hopes that Gino will win this fight too.

“I talked to his sister a couple of years ago at the lil’ NHL and she said his post concussion syndrome had come back on him, but that is all I knew,” Jonathan said. “I know he always respected me, and it’s sad to hear about this.”

Gino continued his desire to bring along Onkwehon:we kids after his days as an NHL were over, and spent some time at Six Nations’ Gaylord Powless Arena as an in-

structor for the Stan Jonathan Hockey Camp.

“I had him down here and he was very helpful for the kids, being a Native,” he says “Gino was really great with the kids. We will be praying for him and burn some tobacco for him and ask the Creator to take care of him.”

Odjick released an open letter to talk about his career and his love for his fans, teammates, his Nation and his family.

In it he acknowledges the role model he has been to all young Onkwehon:we kids.

“It means the world to me that my hockey career gave me a chance to open doors for kids in Aboriginal community,” he writes. “I was just a little old Indian boy from the Rez. If I could do it, so could they. My hope is that my hockey story helps show kids from home what’s possible. I always tell them that education is freedom.”

The news brought both shock and support from former coaches, teammates, fans and even opponents.

“He was tough, but

off the ice, you couldn’t meet a more humble, big-hearted person,” said former Vancouver coach Pat Quinn when he heard the news. “He’s quite a man, and he’s fought for everybody else for long enough. Now he’s got to fight for himself, and I believe he’ll do it.”

Cliff Ronning who played with Odjick in the early 1990’s calls him “a true warrior” who is “definitely in for the fight of his life.”

“Having a guy like Gino around really makes all of us play bigger and tougher. We aren’t afraid of initiating battles, because we known Gino is with us. There is a noticeable difference in team mentality since Gino’s arrival,” Ronning once said in an interview with the Vancouver Province.

Gino Odjick wasn’t only a fighter. He scored 29 points, including 16 goals, 5 of them game winners. In 605 NHL games, including stops in Long Island, Montreal and Philadelphia, Odjick scored 64 goals and 73 assists while racking up 2,567 career penalty minutes.

also played a year for his friend Peter Ham and the Brantford Blast before hanging ‘em up for good.

“We donate to other Native charities who apply to us as well,” says Tournament coordinator Brian Rizzetto, who is also general manager for the Jr. B Caledonia Corvairs. “It’s a good day for family and friends to come out. It’s a long day, but a good one.

This is very important to Kenny and Jerry. I’ve been running it for the past 6 years, and I am honoured that they let me do it.”

Everything that comes in to the Montour-Hill Tournament of Friends goes to charity.

“It’s our 20th year, and it keeps getting bigger and better every year,” says Ken Hill before teeing off. “It’s hard to improve from one year to another but we topped it

again this year with 320 golfers and quite a prize table.”

Rizzetto talks about how and why the tournament started.

“Kenny lost a brother 20 years ago, Earl Hill, and he wanted to do something to keep his name and his memory alive, so that’s how this tournament got started,” says Rizzetto. “This year we just lost a good person who we all loved in Dennis Henhawk and he will be added to the list of people we all think about and we are blessed to be able to come out today and do this.”

If fun, great food, fabulous prizes and helping charities, is what you’re all about, the Montour-Hill Tournament is the place to be next year, but you better sign up early.

Tournament of Friends supports Parkinson's rehab centre

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – The sun was out and so were friends, family and business associates of GRE owners Ken Hill and Jerry Montour for the 20th Montour-Hill Tournament of Friends hosted at Sundrim Golf Course at 4925 Highway #6.

This year topped all previous tournaments with a sell out field of 320 golfers and a huge table of great silent auction prizes. All proceeds went to support Six Nations/New Credit and other Native Charities.

This year’s special benefactor is the Steve Ludzic Parkinson’s Foundation. Ludzik, a former NHL journeyman for 12 years as a player and a few more as a coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, was diagnosed with Parkin-

Teeing up for First Nations charities. From left to right is Carter Yellowbird of the Samson Cree First Nation Alberta, Steve Cooshkenig from Walpole Island First Nation, Mike Rizzetto, and Ken Hill. $20,000 from this year's tournament is earmarked for the Steve Ludzik Parkinson's Rehab Centre in St. Catharines. But thousands more went to other local Native Charities as well. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE son’s disease in 2000, at 39 years of age. Outside of his immediate family and a few close friends he kept it secret until one day he decided to use his celeb-

rity to raise awareness and money for Parkinson’s research. He began fund raising amongst his hockey friends and fans to help find a cure. He has

since opened the Steve Ludzik Centre for Parkinson’s Rehab, at Hotel Dieu Shaver in St. Catharines, the only Parkinson Rehab Centre in Ontario. Ludzik

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FOOD & RESTAURANTS FROM THE CITY TO THE LAND: A COOK'S JOURNEY

Family, Friendship & Powwows

By Joe Farrell Some of my fondest childhood memories are of going to pow-wows with my family in Manitoulin.

Attending the Wikwemikong Annual Cultural Festival pow-wow and dancing with my mother and sisters are youth summer memories that I hold dear. At a young age the beat of the drums struck right to my core, pulsing straight to my heart. In going into this years pow-wow season, I recognize that the beat of the drums still resonates strong within. For me the drums that resound at pow-wows help me to feel related to the deep universal heartbeat of Mother Earth, reminding me to stay passionately connected and grateful for the abundance she bestows upon us.

As I write this article, sitting co-pilot to a fellow cooking buddy and with my romantic partner in the back passenger seat – both of whom I met working at a restaurant in Toronto’s Distillery District – I’m reminded of how cooking brings great folks together. There is so much joy working alongside supportive and creative folks and I have a deep appreciation for the many mentors, peers,

and aspiring cooks I have met throughout my career. Being on the road with two pals I’ve met in my last big city restaurant, heading to cook at the Niagara Spirit of Youth Powwow fills me with such appreciation in looking back and moving forward on the path from city to the land.

The three of us are winding down the QEW, absorbing all the greenery and feeling so hon-

ored to be cooking for and serving the many talented dancers that will be performing today. The connection of procuring locally sourced healthy ingredients, cooking with positive intentions and a good mind, will I hope with most sincerity will be transmitted into the food that will nourish the incredibly spirited dancers as they share their gifts with the community.

The other week I was privileged to cook for the generous volunteers at the Soaring Spirit Festival held in Hamilton’s Gage Park. It was such a fulfilling experience meeting folks at this venue while Barbecuing in the park.

With summer upon us - berries ripening,

the corn starting to stretch up, children running around the farm as school’s out – I’m so happy and grateful to kick this pow-wow season off with everyone in attendance at the Spirit of Youth pow-wow.

This week I’m sharing a dessert recipe from the pow-wow menu I created for those dancing in Fort Erie this July 1.

Brown Butter Polenta Cake D Recipe will fill a 9” diameter pan about 2” thick D 350F Oven D Parchment Paper D Ingredients D ¾ cup unsalted butter D 2 cups almond flour or meal D 1 cup cornmeal D 1½ teaspoons baking powder D 1 teaspoon kosher salt D ¾ cup Sugar D 3 large eggs D Maple Syrup D Strawberries or any seasonal berries D Whip Cream

Method D Brown butter: heat unsalted butter in a pan or pot until foams, turn to low and continue heating until the butter changes colour to a golden brown. Let cool.

D Whisk almond flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt in a bowl.

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The Angels are singing in Heaven tonight They are happy because Len is there.

June 28, 1929 - June 27, 2014 Lickers: Leonard George

With his family at his side Len went to sing his bluegrass music in heaven on the 27th of June, 2014.

He waits on the other side for his best friend and much loved wife Norma (General-Lickers). His cherished and loved children Karen (Late Les Porter-Hill), and Tammy (Clayton). Special Dad to Tracey, Torrey (Renee), Dianna (Eric), David (Crystal). His grandchildren Jason (Riki), Les, Clayton Jr., Karalyn, Autumn, Melissa, Stefanie, Samantha, Mark Jr., Arlie, Ira, Jace, Dakota, Chavonne, Desirae, Delaney, Jasmine, Dallas, Allissa, Miranda, Bronson and several great grand children. He leaves behind brother Vincent (Lue) Lickers and sister Deanna (Jack) McNaughton. Sisters and brothers-in-laws Doris Lickers, Twila Lickers, Jean and Les Carpenter, Maynard General, and Pat Monture. Leonard will be missed by several nieces and nephews, cousins, friends and many bluegrass friends, especially Wally, Jim, Orie, Terry and coffee friends at Two Arrows Restaurant. Predeceased by his parents Elmer and Lily (Jonathan) Lickers, his children Mark, Kevin, Kimberly, Cindy, brothers and sisters Florence, Norma, Elmer (Sonny), Lillian, Muriel (Dolly), Clifford, Morley, and Joyce. Len loved his bluegrass music and he and his brother Clifford sang together for many years and were part of the Grand River Bluegrass Band along with his nephews John McNaughton and Pete Atkins. He sang at many churches, nursing homes and bluegrass festivals. Len served in the United States Air Force as a Dental Assistant and was in Base Operations in Korea. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Six Nations Veterans Association. He is lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was employed for 37 years with AT&T (Verizon) in the U.S. He was a lifetime member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. He was a member of the Grand River United Church and was chairman of the Building Committee for the new Grand River United Church. Resting at the Styres Funeral Home, 1798 4th Line, Ohsweken after 6 p.m. Monday. Evening Service 7 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral Service and burial will be held at Grand River United Church, 1585 Mohawk Rd., Ohsweken on Wednesday July 2, 2014 at 1 p.m.

Go rest high on that mountain Your work on earth is done Another Veteran Goes Home.

HENHAWK: DENNIS BRADLEY “DENVER” Passed away suddenly on Thursday June 26, 2014 at the age of 38 years. He is gone to be with his Papa.

Beloved son of Marcella Longboat (Beano), and Jeff Hill. Dearly missed by his sisters, Trisha (John), Lacey, Ronnie, Shelsea and brothers, Gibb, Kyle (Burg), and Zak; his babies, Nicholas, Tessa, and Bennett; his other moms, Kim and Raida and especially his #1 gram and mom Dorothy; Godparents, Stan and Cathy Jonathan.

Greatly missed by uncles Vern, Tom, Sue and Ger and not to mention several other uncles and his auntie Joan (Jim) and all his other aunties, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was a very special friend to Kenny and Lulu Hill’s family. Resting at the home of Brandi Jonathan’s, 1469 Onondaga Road, Six Nations after 2 p.m. Saturday.

Evening Service 7 p.m. Sunday. Funeral Service on Monday June 30, 2014 at 11 a.m. Interment Stumphall Cemetery. www.rhbanderson.com

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Sanford, FL school 4. Indicates outer 8. Container counterbalance 10. Domestic cat genus 11. Cools down 12. Intolerant people 13. Take hold of 15. Corner bar 16. By way of 17. Microwave amplifier 18. Take up again 20. “Hawaii Five-O” star 23. A sphere 24. 007’s creator 25. Downton Abbey network 26. Rapper __ Lo 27. Taxi 28. Romaine 29. Mum of China 36. From Haiti 37. Fatuous 38. Make fun of 39. A doctrine 40. African plant species 41. Dry red wine 43. Korean monetary unit 44. US airbase in Krygyzstan 45. Do work 46. Czech capital (alt. sp.)

47. Crafty CLUES DOWN 1. Mark of infamy 2. Of the lower back 3. Crimp 4. Brain wave test

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Your impulsive nature is apparent this week, Aries. While this nature has often served you well, it’s still a smart move to carefully consider all angles before making any big decisions.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, the goal this week is to find a happy medium where you can help others but remain true to yourself. It may take a little juggling, but you can handle it.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, although you are initially willing to go along with the group’s plans, in the long run you want to set off in your own direction. A few stragglers may join you.

5. Pulled apart 6. Leatherwoods 7. Thessaly mountain 9. R. Devereux, 1st Earl of 10. Leg bones 12. Most branchy 14. Favorable argument 15. Wooden plug 18. Stroke 19. Fukien dialect 21. Special interest influencer 22. Many not ands 25. Political organizations

Answers for July 2, 2014 Crossword Puzzle

26. Bunco game 27. 22nd Greek letter 28. Metal container 29. Beach shelter 30. Detective Spade 31. Strike 32. Establish by law 33. Massive compact halo objects 34. Unwind 35. In a base manner 36. ___ mass: abnormal growth 38. Canadian law enforcers 42. Scrap of cloth

SUDOKU

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, professional obligations may prevent you from spending time with loved ones, but only if you let them. Let higher-ups know where your priorities lie.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, share your emotions with a friend, especially if the friendship does not seem to be going in the direction you had hoped. Keep the lines of communication open at all times.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may think your intentions are obvious to others, but sometimes you send mixed signals.

You may have to be more concise to achieve your desired results.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Take the high road, Libra. Leading by example has always been your forte, and taking the high road now is a great example to set for those around you.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 It can be quite difficult to keep your cool when you are feeling emotional, Scorpio. Channel any nervous energy you have into a productive project this week.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you are on a quest for a deep connection. You will not be content with mere friendship, but desire something that is more intimate and meaningful.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 You are in high demand this week, Capricorn. You have the ability to get things done when others struggle with similar tasks. Keep up the good work.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you just may find yourself on shaky ground while juggling multiple responsibilities this week. Don’t let the stress of this juggling act get the better of you.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, you find yourself face-to-face with your biggest fears this week. Draw on your inner strength and you will conquer any obstacle.

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TWO ROW TIMES

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BIG BERTHA Red tail to red peony.

Green tail to green peony.

Purple tail to purple peony.

Yellow tail to yellow peony.

Red tail to multicolor peony (angled)

JULY 2ND, 2014

VIXEN 2 tiers of high flying mines & stars & a

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MAGIC SHOW 42 shot angled device that shoots purple

star mines, gold tails to white palm trees, gold crackling star mines, green tails to shrieking whistles, glittering white comets and a barrage of silver tailed gold willows to 25 meters.

AIR COLOUR BOMB

Money Maker shoots to 25 meters, 25 shots of red, green ,blue, yellow and silver palms.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Shoots 30 huge shots of golden crackling peo-

GARGOYLE Shoots to 35 meters gold glittering com-

RIGHT CHOICE Firework Assortment

Happy Hour Firework

nies with blue, silver crown with blue with silky delicate willows.

ets, loud crackling comets, loud crackling star mines and a barrage of silver tourbillions

Assortment

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Armageddon Firework Assortment

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BODY SLAM Firework Assortment

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