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Six Nation boxer Cher-Obediah Blasdell puts opponent Emma James on the ropes with a flurry of punches in Saturday night’s unanimous decision at the Brantford Curling Club in front of 300 boxing fans, including many from Six Nations who came to support her.

Cher currently holds the National Bronze Belt for her weight class as well as Provincial Gold she recently won over this same opponent. Video for the fight is available on our website. PHOTO BY DAVID LAFORCE

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Trade Collective takes up fight against Bill C-10

By TRT Staff OHSWEKEN – Approximately 35 community members attended a public meeting held by the Trade Haudenosaunee Collective (HTC) last Wednesday evening. The HTC is an organization made up of local business people involved in the tobacco trade. The group represents the majority of tobacco manufacturers at Six Nations and has representation from Six Nations businesses involved at all levels in the industry – from growing, to manufacturing, storage, distribution and retail.

The group was formed in March 2014 after community awareness about the possible impact of the so called “contraband tobacco act” Bill C-10 was sparked by the holding of a public meeting on the issue in February.

HTC Spokesperson Chris Green addressed those at the meeting and explained that the HTC has been trying to get factual information out about the consequences of Bill C-10. According to Green, upon discovering the reality of Bill C-10, Six Nations manufacturers were faced with one of three options. The first was simply to wind down production so as to come into conformity

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with Canadian laws. The second option would be to continue on and ignore whatever legislation was passed by Canada since Canadian law does not apply in the sovereign territory of other nations.

The third option and the one that the group eventually decided to focus on, was opposing Bill C-10 through the expression of Onkwehon:we rights and the developing of Six Nations’ own tobacco laws and regulations.

The HTC decided to chose the third option, and has gone to the hereditary chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy seeking to develop a model of governance for tobacco regulation, because as Green pointed out, “protecting tobacco rights will help protect other rights which are currently on the chop-

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ping block.” The HTC has also made links with the Kahnawake Montreal community and have been paying close attention to the tobacco law that has been proposed by manufacturers in that community.

One of the biggest impacts of Bill C-10 would be the loss of on-reserve employment. Green stated that if the law was passed and enforced, mass unemployment would occur.

According to Green, HTC members alone employ some 2000 full time and part-time employees. As Green stressed, “tobacco has become the cornerstone of our community.” The first priority for the HTC is to protect the trade and to figure out how to stop or slow down Bill C-10. The second priority is to establish Haudenosaunee laws and

regulations regarding tobacco.

Green suggested that part of the problem the government Canadian has with tobacco is that Native people are getting the full benefits of their labor. “We’ve flipped things with tobacco, because now we own the industry and are not just working in the fields.”

Members of the HTC are no strangers to sharing their wealth with the community, as Green pointed out that HTC members together donated at least $2 million last year to community and sporting initiatives.

At the meeting, Bill Montour the former elected chief, stated that tobacco is not the only thing under attack from the feds – so is the bingo hall and taxation on gasoline. According to Montour, “the government wants the 500 million dollars that they’ve “lost” from us because we don’t pay taxes”. Montour referenced the recent supreme court decision on concerning the Tsilhqot’in people in BC, and said that “the courts said that what we do with our lands is none of their business. We should have our own tobacco commission with a levy that goes to the whole community.

It should be a Six Nations

product stamp approved by both councils [elected and hereditary].”

Current elected chief Ava Hill stressed the importance of getting stories about the issue into the mainstream media before Senate resumes in September. She stated that she has raised the issue with both the Chiefs of Ontario and the AFN both of which have passed motions in support of the Haudenosaunee tobacco trade and the rights of indigenous nations to trade and commerce. However, according to Hill, the Chiefs and the AFN are looking for Six Nations to take the lead on the issue.

Bill Monture stated that Onkwehonwe people can’t count on the Senate to stop Bill C-10, because

after the Senate sends it back the House of Commons, it can be sent back again to the Senate and that time it will have to pass. But added Monture, “I would love to see them try to enforce Bill C-10.

We will fight them in the Supreme Court, and we’re going to win. Their law-enforcement agencies don’t want to come down to our territory. We need our own laws, and then we need to make them respect them.”

To stay up to date with the work of the HTC, check out their website at ht tp://w w w.htradecollective.com where there are a variety of videos explaining the Haudenosaunee relationship to tobacco and Onkwehon:we economic rights.

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Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Treaty of Niagara

By Jen Mt. Pleasant August 1st, 2014 marked 250 years since the Treaty of Niagara was signed between the British Crown and over 20 Ogwehoweh nations. Those gathered had the honour of participating in events on both sides of the border where the King’s fire was rekindled at two historic meeting places: Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York and the site of the former Indian Council House near Fort George, Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Approximately twenty-four Ogwehoweh nations gathered near Fort George 250 years ago to begin meetings that would culminate in the Treaty of Niagara. The treaty was signed in August 1764 and established a new peace based on free trade and land rights. These nations were said to come as far east as Nova Scotia, as far west as Mississippi and as far north as Hudson’s Bay. It is also said that the Cree and Sioux were represented at this historic peace council as well. People traveled for weeks and even months to attend this month long meeting.

Some of these nations other than the six nations of the Haudenosaunee, included the Nanticokes, Algonquians, Nipissings, Chippewas, Odawas, Menominees, and Hurons.

Two thousand people in total, mostly Chiefs, met in the summer to talk about peace between the British and the western nations known as the Western Confederacy. According to Rick Hill, Tuscarora, Beaver Clan, it appears that the

treaty council was a series of mini-councils with the various nations, focused on the same discussion, but tailored to their specific circumstance. At least 84 wampum belts were exchanged during the treaty council.

The Treaty of Niagara reopened and guaranteed trade, prisoners were returned and the French were barred from the villages.

According to historian Rick Hill, Niagara on the Lake was once the capital of Upper Canada and also where the Indian Council House once stood. It is where representatives of the British Crown distributed annual gifts and supplies to Indigenous nations that had been promised in treaties. The Council House also hosted meetings between our Haudenosaunee ancestors and representatives of the British Crown to settle land disputes, establish trade relations, and discuss the possibility of renewed conflict between Britain and the United States.

The original Council House was burned down by retreating Americans during the War of 1812. It was rebuilt but eventually abandoned as the capital of Upper Canada had moved to York (Toronto) and Burlington Heights (Hamilton) replaced Niagara on the Lake (Newark) as the meeting place with the British, according to Hill.

As some indigenous representatives traveled as far away as Saskatchewan, other attendees at last weekend’s commemorative event included pro-

Historians, Rick Hill from Six Nations and Allan Corbiere who is Anishinabe, both talked about the importance and significance of the Treaty of Niagara, wampum belts and treaties. PHOTO BY JEN MT. PLEASANT vincial Aboriginal Affairs Minister David Zimmer, Serpent River First Nation Elected Chief Isadore Day and Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill. The event itself was organized in partnership with the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians, Chiefs of Ontario and Six Nations Legacy Consortium.

Sunday’s event at Fort George did not merely celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Treaty of Niagara, the event allowed for discussion of the treaty itself but also the ongoing relationship with the Crown and how treaties are very much still relevant today.

Historians Rick Hill, Tuscarora Nation, Beaver Clan and Allan Corbiere who is Anishinabe, both presented on the history of the Treaty of Niagara as well as treaty making and the role of wampum.

Despite popular belief that wampum belts were only

used by the Haudenosaunee, Corbiere explained that the Anishinabe used wampum as well and explained various replica belts that his people made with the Crown and with other Anishinabe nations.

According to Hill, in 1761 a British general cut off funding for gift-giving for Native leaders and refused to supply the ammunition which caused discontent among the Native people as they depended on these presents as both a sign of respect and the fulfillment of previous treaty obligations. Tensions ran high in the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabe communities and some had called for the British to be completely ousted from their traditional lands.

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made by different European nations were being broken, the Royal Proclamation was established in 1763. Its goal was to help ease the tension between Natives and the rapidly encroaching Europeans.

But since the wording in this proclamation was unclear about the autonomy and jurisdiction of Native people, it was felt that a more detailed agreement needed to be construed, hence the Treaty of Niagara of 1764 was signed one year later. This particular treaty stipulated that no Native nation included in this treaty gave up their sovereignty.

Hill went on to explain the purpose of wampum belts, “It is a real tool of living history so that strife that happens between people or nations could be smoothed out. Wampum has its own consciousness.” Speaking on the treaty made by the Haudenosaunee, Hill explained, “Treaty is an agreement that gets codified in wampum belts. We have a big responsibility to help our youth understand our treaty relationships.”

Elected Chief Isadore Day of Serpent River First Nation stated, “Treaties existed long before the Canadian Constitution was created. We were not conquered nations and we were not defeated in war.

We entered into treaties.

Today will be important in deciding where we go and how we will be moving forward because treaties are just important today as they were when they were first made.”

In a message addressed to Ontario Ab-

original Affairs Minister David Zimmer, who was also present at the event, Day explained, “I can no longer be confined by the impediments that keep us bound and suppressed. We need to uphold this Treaty of Niagara so our children can be proud of their heritage. Their life depends on this treaty. As direct descendents of the warriors that protected this land, it is our duty to make sure we carry on this treaty.

This treaty was initially made because of the selfish colonial pursuits that your forefathers treated the people on Turtle Island through such things as stealing land that was not yours through the deceivance of your laws. First Nations jurisdiction belongs to us.”

Minister Zimmer stated that he had been given a ‘hard copy’ of Chief Day’s speech and would be sharing it with his colleagues in the Cabinet and caucus as well as with the Premier.

“I enjoyed my day, attended the Sunrise Ceremony with the Deputy Minister also in attendance. It has been an informative day, a relaxing day and I made several new friends. Thank you,” stated Zimmer.

Rick Hill also stated that sometime between April and August 2015, a Pledge of the Crown commemoration event will take place at the Old Council House at Burlington Heights and a replica of the wampum belt will be given to all of the nations that were there. Hill also wanted to thank Dr. Richard Hamell for lending the wampum replica belts for this event.

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Locals inspired by Peacemakers Journey and Great Law Recital

By Jen Mt. Pleasant Participants of the Peacemakers Journey had the experience of a lifetime as their journey wrapped up last week. Planned to coincide with the Recital of the Great Law in Onondaga territory, three different Haudenosaunee women explained to the Two Row Times, their experience, what they learned and why every Haudenosaunee person needs to participate in the Peacemakers Journey, usually held every other year, and attend the Great Law Recital, usually held every four years, at least once in their lifetime.

This year, Tahnee Skye, Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan participated for the first time in the Peacemaker’s Journey and attended the Great Law Recital for the first time as well. “Attending the Peacemakers Journey was like an inside glimpse of our ancestor’s days of living. Back then we would tell different stories all throughout the year to remind us of our ways, teachings and of those who were here before us.

Each day we uncovered a little more of the Peacemaker’s life. The dedication to shonkwayathishon (Creator) and his duty to the Haudenosaunee and the all people on Turtle Island. We traveled to all six of the Iroquois Confederacy territories and heard all of the languages being spoken.

“You always hear the Onkwehonwe say “we are still here” and it’s 100% certain that we have and never will go anywhere because so many of our people can tell this part of our history; and even in our language. It’s absolutely beautiful. As my first time ever really experiencing anything of the sort, I was so overwhelmed with emotions of gratitude for the struggles my ancestors went through for me to still be walking amongst this earth.

“The speakers were of some of the most knowledgeable and well respected of their community and throughout the Haudenosaunee, so we were all very fortunate. We were able to visit

Participants of the Peacemakers Journey. SUBMITTED PHOTO places that were told for many years by our ancestors that Peacemaker had stopped at, and you could feel the energy that was still there. It was powerful.

“The journey was a way of reconnecting with our mother which had strengthened the connection I already had with her. I camped just about every night so it was so peaceful to sleep amongst her soft grounds and be put to sleep by the lullabies of all the sounds of nature.

“The journey was planned perfectly by leading up to the Great Law recital at the Onondaga nation. The Great Law... There’s ways I wish I could describe this experience in the language but I’m still learning so to describe this I’ll use, uplifting, inspiring, hopeful

and profound. For some it may be life changing, like a renewal, a cleansing.”

“The nation took such great care of us while we were there and to experience community living is something else. Everyone was family; we ate together, gave thanks, sang, danced and laughed together. Everyone helped one another and you could feel the safeness in the environment, no one was judged because we were all there for the same reason to have that skennen (peace), ka’satshensera (power) and ka’nikonri:io (a righteousness mind) in all our minds. That’s the way it should be.

“We should all be kind and compassionate towards one another, help where we can and never judge anyone because that’s not what we’re here for. Respect our Elders,

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EDITORIAL: Ambidextrous Politics

As a human I am ambidextrious, I write with my left and throw a ball with my right. When it comes to politics I am neither right nor left.

Neither are my peoples the Kanienkehaka and the Potawatomi – maybe we are beneath, above or both. Some might call me a walking contradiction but I believe in high speed internet and saving the environment. I believe in the right to bear arms, hunting and also the ethical treatment of animals.

I also believe in the power of good conscience and

common sense which some call the Kaienerekowa.

When speaking about the history of my people the greatest misconception I deal with is the argument that we were defeated ‘in the war’. I often ask “which war?” and I get replies like “you know, the Indian war”.

Maybe they are referring to the black and white war John Wayne won but there was not a climatic battle lost by the Haudenosaunee at any time. We may have lost a Biological War to the smallpox virus or perhaps a Legislative War to the Indian Act but otherwise we have never been defeated.

Therefore it is hard for me to support Palestinian claims to the middle-east because in

the 1948 Palestinian expulsion over 700,000 of them fled their territories which were then annexed to form a Jewish state.

The permanence of the Israeli state was cemented by the 6 Day War in 1967 after a “miraculous” victory by the colonizers. It was also a victory for the United Kingdom and the United States of America because they were the ones who funded Israel, $233.7 billion to date from the USA alone. The Palestinians were clearly defeated but it wasn`t a fair fight.

Admittedly as an indigenous person I cannot help but being pro-Palestinian. Being forcibly removed from your land sounds familiar. There are certain discrepancies which I bring up

when talking to my right wing friends who blindly support Israel because of their religious convictions. To their ears I sound like a Quran carrying pro-Hamas terrorist.

Yes, Jerusalem belongs to the Jews, but which ones? The Turkish-Khazarian ones who converted to Judaism in the middle ages? These Jews may be descendents of the Beowulfian Skjöldr more so than the Biblical Moses if we consider blood quantum here.

Does Jerusalem belong to the Zionists? There are at least 10,000 Jews in NYC who don’t think so according to a video on YouTube (http://youtu. be/nMQ9C6vni0w) in which respected rabbis and elders publicly list their reasons for reject-

ing the “secular” State of Israel. I guess it doesn’t help that the Israeli flag is emblazoned with the Seal of Solomon a magical hexagram of antiquity.

A Jewish friend of mine who is living in Israel tells me that 16% of the Jewish Israeli population does not believe in Israel’s right to exist before the Mashiach comes.

According to the Torah, Israel is supposed to be a Theocracy.

When I look at the resurgence of the Jewish people I feel ambivalent.

Someday I hope that my people the Haudenosaunee will retake our homelands and form our own country which already exists in our hearts and minds. Perhaps we will be funded $233.7 billion by a foreign world

power. By then the people of Canada and the United States will probably feel like the land is theirs and that they are indigenous in some way or other. My prayer is that we will not destroy them or advocate genocide as Times of Israel commentator Yochanan Gordon did on August 1st.

The 10,000+ Jews against Israel declared that the land does not belong to Benjamin Netanyahu but to the Creator of Heaven and Earth.

In our ancient ways the Haudenosaunee say that we do not own the land but we borrow it from the coming faces, our descendents. Maybe we are both saying the same thing.

America is under indigenous sovereignty pending treaty of relinquishment.

The fact that Canada and the United States ostensibly are constitutional democracies signifies that “the rule of law” means indigenous territorial sovereignty continues to bind all courts of those countries unless and until the constitutions have been amended by the people, by constitutional legislation, pursuant to the amendment formulas made express and explicit in each constitution.

The supreme courts of both Canada and the USA ignore the rule of law and the corresponding sovereignty of the people by means of adopting “the rule of judicial discretion” as an alternative to legislated constitutional amendment. Correspondingly the constitutional law of Indigenous territorial sovereignty is ignored by the North American judiciary, as recently

illustrated by the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 44.

The Court held that section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and its own recent decisions discussing that section, has vested in the non-native courts the jurisdiction to expropriate indigenous sovereignty in the public interest, as an alternative to a constitutional amendment.

The Court held: [2] Once Aboriginal title is established, s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 permits incursions on it only with the consent of the Aboriginal group or if they are justified by a compelling and substantial public purpose and are not inconsistent with the Crown’s fiduciary duty to the Aboriginal group; [17] The governing ethos is not one of competing interests but of reconciliation.

Governments [18] can infringe Aboriginal rights conferred by Aboriginal title but only where they can justify the infringements on the basis of a compelling and substantial purpose and establish that they are consistent with the Crown’s fiduciary duty to the group.

[23] What is at stake is nothing less than justice for the Aboriginal group and its descendants, and the reconciliation between the group and broader society.

[50] The claimant group bears the onus of establishing Aboriginal title.

[71] What remains, then, of the Crown’s radical or underlying title to lands held under Aboriginal title? The authorities suggest two related elements — a fiduciary duty owed by the Crown to Aboriginal people when dealing with Aboriginal lands, and the right to en-

croach on Aboriginal title if the government can justify this in the broader public interest under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. The Court in Delgamuukw referred to this as a process of reconciling Aboriginal interests with the broader public interests under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 .

[76] The right to control the land conferred

by Aboriginal title means that governments and others seeking to use the land must obtain the consent of the Aboriginal title holders. If the Aboriginal group does not consent to the use, the government’s only recourse is to establish that the proposed incursion on the land is justified under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

[83] What interests are potentially capable of justifying an incursion on Aboriginal title? In Delgamuukw, this Court, per Lamer C.J., offered this: In the wake of Glad-

stone, the range of legislative objectives that can justify the infringement of [A]boriginal title is fairly broad. Most of these objectives can be traced to the reconciliation of the prior occupation of North America by [A]boriginal peoples with the assertion of Crown sovereignty, which entails the recognition that “distinctive [A]boriginal societies exist within, and are a part of, a broader social, political and economic community” (at para. 73). In my opinion, the development of agriculture, forestry, mining, and hydroelectric power, the general economic development of the interior of British Columbia, protection of the environment or endangered species, the building of infrastructure and the settlement of foreign populations to support those aims, are the kinds of objectives that are con-

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By the year 1897 constitutional law was settled in Canada based upon the interpretation in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of section 109 of the Constitution Act, 1867. It was held in the case In re Indian Claims that the constitutionally binding Royal Proclamation of 1763 confirmed the previously established case law, all of which recognized that North America is reserved under the sovereignty of the indigenous race for its occupation, until such time as the particular group claiming control should, by nation to nation treaty, transfer its sovereignty over its land to the British crown or its successor Canada, or by the same token to the United States, from whence most of the case law derives.

The constitutional law, then, is that North

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Letters Wahta Band Council threatens to sue Mohawk residents Dear Editors, On July 30, 2014 the Wahta Band Council issued Wahta Mohawk Residents a 10 day “cease and desist” order with the threat to sue for alleged costs incurred as a consequence of actions to keep elected officials out of administration.

Since May 6th, 2014, now more than 90 days, concerned members of the Wáhta Mohawk Territory have been denying the elected Council’s access to the Wáhta administration building due to the Council undermining and disregarding community developed Governance laws that seek to assure transparency and accountability for its people.

In the three years prior to the current Council being elected in March

sistent with this purpose and, in principle, can justify the infringement of [A]boriginal title. Whether a particular measure or government act can be explained by reference to one of those objectives, however, is ultimately a question of fact that will have to be examined on a case-by-case basis. [Emphasis added; emphasis in original deleted; para 165] [127] Granting rights to third parties to harvest timber on Tsilhqot’in land is a serious infringement that will not lightly be justified. Should the government wish to grant such harvesting rights in the future, it will be required to establish that a compelling and substantial objective is furthered by such harvesting, something that was not present in this case.

Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, does not, as held by the Court, give to the courts the jurisdiction to expropriate indigenous sovereignty in contravention of the previously settled

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Send your letters to tworowtimes@gmail.com. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. The opinions expressed in the letters or submitted opinion pieces are not necessarily those of the Two Row Times. of this year, the Wáhta Mohawk people engaged in a participatory process to develop Administrative and Financial Transparency Codes which set out general principles of good governance. Both Codes were created after a rigorous Organization Review in 2010 that identified many problems related to Council interference with fair and consistent administration as well as a lack of community participation in decision-making.

At a community vote in the winter of 2014, both Codes were officially ratified. Contained within the Administrative Code are also a Code of Ethics and an Oath of Office that are to be signed by Chief and Council before they officially begin their positions.

On becoming elected, the current Council refused to recognize or adhere to these community-based Governing laws and proclaimed that they would not sign the Code of Ethics and Oath constitutional law. The section states, “The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed.” Instead of constitutionally modifying the previously settled constitutional law the section simply confirms it, and neither adds nor takes away from it. Most importantly it does not create, as the Court in the Tsilhqot’in Nation case pretends, a judicial discretion to expropriate the indigenous constitutional interest.

What the Court has done is invent “the rule of judicial discretion” in place and stead of “the rule of law.” How is it, then, that the judges whose burden is to uphold the constitution under the rule of law have instead made a profoundly political, as opposed to judicial, decision?

In the first sentence of the book How Judges Think (Harvard University Press, 2008) by Justice Richard A. Posner of the United States Court of Appeals His Honor says:

of Office developed by the community, stating that the Codes were ‘under review.’ To this day, approximately 5 months since being elected, they have yet to be signed.

Shortly after taking office in March, the Chief and Council announced that they were moving the Council office into the administration building. In direct violation of the Administrative Code, which requires a clear separation between Council and the Administration, the Council appointed an elected Councillor to serve as Acting Senior Administrator, thus taking direct control of administration.

The Wáhta Community Fire has consistently stated that it is unacceptable for a Council to simply decide not to follow community driven and developed Governance laws, and to take direct control over Administration as it perpetuates cronyism and nepotism within everyday decision making such as hiring,

Traditional legal thinkers are likely to say that if legalism (legal formalism, orthodox legal reasoning, a “government of laws not men,” the “rule of law” as celebrated in the loftiest Law Day rhetoric, and so forth) does not exist everything is permitted to judges—so watch out!

Legalism does exist, and so not everything is permitted. But its kingdom has shrunk to the point where today it is largely limited to routine cases, and so a great deal is permitted to the judges. Just how much is permitted and how they use their freedom are the principle concerns of this book.

He concludes (p.

369), “So judging is political.”

Bruce Clark, Ph.D. in jurisprudence, is an Indigenous rights activist and author of Native Liberty, Crown Sovereignty: The Existing Aboriginal Right of Self Government in Canada and Justice in Paradise. This article first appeared on the website http://dissidentvoice.org/.

firing, raises, land use and land allocation, contracts, membership, and beneficiaries of programs and services such as housing and renovations.

Stated by the Wáhta Community Fire, “These laws empower our people in the decisions which affect our lives. Our stand to defend the community Governance laws is grounded in our understanding that our people must be empowered to participate in the decisions which affect them. This is the essence of our Governance laws.

It is a transitional step away from the practices of the Indian Agent and a step towards restoring traditional practices in our community.” This is why the Wáhta Community Fire created a sacred fire on the premises to symbolize a safe place where the Council is invited to come and engage in meaningful dialogue to develop a solution for the current impasse.

Since the beginning of the dispute, there has been much potential for

the creation of a peaceful process of negotiation between those of the Community Fire and the current Elected Council.

From day one, the Wáhta Community Fire issued repeated invitations to sit down with the Council to develop a fair means of resolution. In time, the Council proposed a mediation process which the Community Fire agreed to engage in. In this process a mediator, recognized by both parties to be unbiased, was selected to initiate a ‘Wáhta Interim Peace Agreement.’

Understanding it to be a firm foundation for moving forward, the Community Fire provided the Chief and Council with an agreement developed jointly with the mediator that the Community Fire was willing to sign which enabled a review of the Codes, while also requiring the Council to follow the community laws.

Rather than responding to this process, the Council instead issued a ‘Cease and Desist’ letter on July

30th, threatening that they will take legal action against protesters of the Community Fire if they do not remove themselves from the site within 10 days. According to the Community Fire, this threat indicates that the Council was never invested in the negotiation process, especially since the Council reportedly never signed a contract with the mediator.

The Wáhta Community Fire has no intention of vacating the site until the community Governance laws are upheld and Council withdraws from direct control of administration. In the meantime, perhaps it is important to think about what kind of precedent it sets for other First Nations communities.

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Opposition to Kanonhstaton fence opens familiar wounds

By Jim Windle KANONHSTATON – Despite some frantic and exaggerated grossly posts on local blogs, only a couple of families with property abutting the former Douglas Creek lands, now known at Six Nations as Kanonhstaton, have been in any kind of verbal conflict with Six Nations people at the edge of the contested site, near Caledonia.

Aside from the complaints and allegations of Caledonia resident Donna Reid, her friends and relatives, it has been relatively peaceful since the installation of fence posts along the Northern perimeter of the lands began last week.

The latest engagement between one such neighbour and Six Nations residents was over a Native flag installed behind the home of Reid on land that she infringed upon when she built a garden extending onto the contested property.

Caledonia resident Randy Fleming warned those at the site Friday that unless fence posts across what used to be the Northern entrance road to Kanonhstaton, were removed, there would be “action”, Fleming did not specify what that would entail.

Friday night passed, as did Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and to date the fence posts are still up and awaiting the chain link fencing to be installed this week, which will separate the Thistlemore Street backyards from the Kanonhstaton land.

Other neighbours have voiced no complaint about the fence

and have even helped with the cleanup of the “no-go-zone” established between the OPP and Six Nations to keep the peace between them. Some children from the Thistlemore area and Six Nations have also played a few impromptu baseball games together during the clean-up phase.

Both Reid and Fleming are known supporters of anti-Native rights activist Gary McHale, who has been confronting Six Nations people at the site for years with unwelcome publicity stunts designed to provoke reaction.

McHale and his followers believe all who live in what is known as Canada are Canadians and are equal in the eyes of the law. Although that statement seems valid and reasonable to many, the fact is that Onkwehon:we people do not see themselves as Canadian.

Likewise, the Federal Crown in Right of Canada and the Province in Right of Canada, have legislated and proclaimed a very real separation between Canadian and the Onkwehon:we people living on traditional lands they occupied since long before European contact.

In order for McHale and his followers’ world view to be true, existing treaties and agreements with the Mohawks, the Five Nations, and the Six Nations Haudenosaunee Confederacy, as protected under the Royal Proclamation of 1763, the British North American Act of 1867, the Canadian Constitution Act of 1982 and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of 2010, as well as the Indian Act which Canada depends

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upon in its relationship with First Nations, would all have to be ignored and abandoned.

To the displeasure of some, there actually are two sets of laws at work whenever if comes to dealing with Six Nations, especially within the Haldimand Tract of six miles on either side of the Grand River, from source to mouth.

The blog states that the writer’s 71 yearold grandmother has been terrorized by Native protesters for nine years. The reclamation of Kanonhstaton actually did not start until February of 2006, eight years ago, but still a long time on anyone’s calander.

It states she has been targeted for “standing up for herself”. She also accuses those on the site of being in her back yard, or patrolling the area, “sometimes with guns”.

This is an allegation that is bluntly denied by Six Nations land protectors at Kanonhstaton who strictly adhere to a noguns policy at all times.

The blog continues with the usual McHale style rhetoric that the OPP idly stands by and watches the Natives’ “illegal activities” and does nothing about it.

The blog writer calls for help, which is hoped will rally some kind of action against the Haudenosaunee at the site.

The blog says the fence is being built through Mrs. Reid’s garden, but does not say

that the garden and the land the fence is going through are not part of her property at all. Reid says that she has received permission to extend her garden past her property line onto the contested land by local officials and indigenous leaders. But there has been no indigenous leader we have been able to find who has given

such permission to do so.

The province remains silent on the issue.

The Province holds Ontario Land Registry deed to the land after purchasing it from Henco, the original developers. The Haudenosaunee Development Institute, which oversees the site on behalf of the Confederacy Chiefs Council, says

the province was well aware of the plan to build the fence and at one point even suggested a wooden fence be installed.

Someone is clearly not telling the truth here, or perhaps it’s everybody involved. But either way, it is not helping to prevent the situation from flaring up into open conflict again.

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Haudenosaunee couple prepare to build earth ship

By Jen Mt. Pleasant A Six Nations family are building an earth ship on the territory. Married couple Skyler and Williams, Kahsenniyo have recently broke ground in their anticipated eco-friendly and self-sustainable dream home. to According Kahsenniyo, “We are building an earth ship which will be made from recycled materials, mostly tires and dirt. We are building it ourselves with help from friends and family.”

With other global issues such as pollution and diseases caused by humans and their technologies, many of the animal and plant species on this planet are on the verge of extinction and with the overall imbalance in which modern man has created on Mother Earth, many people are starting to realize this is a global problem. Some are taking this one step further and are actually finding solutions and ways to make it possible to go back to that state of balance in living on this earth, the way our ancestors lived.

This movement has come in many forms but one of

Skyler and Kahsenniyo Williams are building an 'earthship', an environmentally friendly house. FACEBOOK PHOTO the most effective so far is building self-sustaining homes.

In a world where over half of the world’s population lives in poverty and the cost of living is continuously rising, the wages of the average person stays that same, earthships can provide an economical alternative to standard housing.

In a 2013 global report, almost half the world, that is, over 3 billion people, live on less than $2.50 a day.

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To learn more about earthships and sustainable living, Skyler and Kahsenniyo Williams will be offering free workshops through the upcoming months.

Kahsenniyo told the Two Row Times, “We will be providing workshops throughout the summer of 2014. You will get free hands on training of how

An example of a finished earth ship. SUBMITTED PHOTO to build an off the grid home self-sustaining with all the comforts of modern living. You will learn about: earth bags, tire construction, solar panels, and grey water systems.” also Kahsenniyo to explain, wanted “These houses are so gentle on the earth yet you can still live with all the comforts of modern living. A lot of people, when they hear off grid living, they think you will struggle and life will be difficult and more work but with these

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Algonquins struggle against logging

By Jim Windle BARRIER LAKE – A group of around 30 Barrier Lake Algonquin men, women and children are trying to stop what they call “illegal logging” within their territory located on Highway 117, three hours north of Ottawa.

Protests against the clear cutting without proper consultation began in early July when Norman Matchewan first noticed logging equipment on the road near Barrier Lake. A small encampment was erected the next day.

“We asked the company (Resolute Forestry Products) foreman to stop the operation and they said they have a permit,” says Matchewan.

“There was no consultation with any of our traditional harvesters. For us, when we say ‘harvester’, we mean someone who collects medicines or people who hunt, trap and fish around that area.”

The company claims it received the consent of the Elected Band Coun-

cil and local Aboriginal leaders but Charles Ratt says that the consent of the Wawatie family, which lives off the land being cut, was never received. Gabriel Wawatie has been participating in the protest and has sent letters to both the Quebec government and Resolute disputing their claims that he signed a consent form (something the company has never provided).

“We never gave consent for this cutting, we have been there [on the logging road] ever since [the cutting began].

We are there to make sure that these workers don’t work,” said Norman Matchewan, an ABL spokesperson who spoke to the crowd via a cell-phone hooked up to speakers. None of the Algonquin protesters made the trip to Montreal since they are still needed at the protest camp.

The permit will allow loggers to clear 95% of the trees across a large swath of forest traditional people depend upon for

Algonquins resist logging on their traditional land north of Ottawa are calling for help as the Resolute Forestry Products, clear-cuts 95% of a large swath of forest without consultation with the people who derive a living from that land from trapping and hunting. PHOTO BY SHANNON CHIEF trap lines, food and way of life.

“At one point there were about 60 S.Q. in riot gear and with paddy wagons and busses of police on standby,” reports Matchewan. “They remained for about three days to make sure the company was able to set up their work camps and start cutting.”

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and with their women, children and elders went out to site walking along the road as a group. Work stopped temporarily and voluntarily, but started up soon thereafter.

A local elder spoke of what was dying right in front of them. “Right now, we are struggling to survive and to keep our identity,” the elder said. “They are not only destroying the forest, they are de-

stroying our way of life. It is so sad to see this happening. We’re not going to see this beauty anymore.”

Tuesday morning loggers were stopped

by Charlie and Tina Ratt along with a couple of dozen others and were asked to show their permit for logging on their traditional land. What was shown them was a twopage document, which the protesters would not accept on two counts. The first was that, according to them, they need a fiveyear plan to be valid and the documents shown did not reflect that.

“This morning they flashed some papers when we asked to sit down and read them over, they said no,” said Ratt.

“They said they have no time and have to go to work.”

Secondly, even if it were a “valid” permit according to the Indian Act, those on the line reject it on the grounds that there was no consultation with the people at large before the permit was signed by the Indian Act Elected

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Since the loggers were backed up by the S.Q., Quebec’s provincial police, the 20 or so protesters had no resort but allowing them through the check-point.

“Our people were in a situation where we will be arrested if we block them today,” Ratt said.

But they are still hoping for support to come once their protest is better publicized and more people find out about it.

“We need help,” said one blog coming from the protest site. “Grandmothers are supporting us from our nation and they are crying.”

Protests have also been happening in Toronto at the Resolute head office and in Montreal in support of the Algonquins and bemoaning the loss of pristine forests and pollution of fresh water streams. Some 200 people marched through the streets of Montreal recently in support of the Algonquin community north of the city.

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FEATURE COLUMN: SCONEDOGS & SEED BEADS

A few cards short of a full deck

By Nahnda Garlow In an attempt to rule the world this weekend I somehow managed to get everything on my to-do list done. I even tackled the laundry and got it hung up on the line outside. In celebration of my mighty victory over life, I took the kids to the splash pad at the park.

I was so organized, which by the way – never happens. We had park chairs and a blanket. I even got myself a cup of coffee on the way. Once I set up our spot I sat my butt down on that lawn chair like it was my throne. That cup of Timmies was my royal sceptre. For a whole hour I sat upon the throne very pleased with myself and did nothing but rule my world in victory because I crushed the to-do list.

After a while it looked like it was going to rain. ‘Shoot! My clothes are out on the line.’ I thought. So we packed up quickly and started off home. On the way we passed a car wash. I thought to myself, ‘Self, you are really kicking butt this weekend! If you could get the car clean - then you would truly be the queen. There’s enough time!’ So my kids and I pulled into the car wash to clean the car.

Now of all the things in my entire queendom to be rolling around on the floor of the car was a random tube of crazy glue. My back was turned for all of 60 seconds, during which my youngest daughter popped open that tube and got crazy glue all over her hands. My stress level went from zero to ten in three seconds flat!

Once I made sure she didn’t have glue anywhere else on her, we made our way to the drug store before they closed. “We’ll get you some nail polish remov-

er to clean your hands” I told my girls. As I rushed through the store and thought about my baby’s hands covered in glue I felt like such a bad parent. I stood in line at the cashier, cursing myself internally. How did I not notice super glue in the car? I thought. As I casually scanned the area, checking out who all was standing around me I looked over my shoulder and happened to catch direct eye contact with a girl I know named Joy, standing in front of the drug store bathroom.

I hadn’t seen Joy in a long time. She is one of those impossibly beautiful Disney Princess type women who always looks effortlessly put together and is kind to everyone.

She has long flowing red hair, a gorgeous body and can sing like an angel. Here I was feeling like a big schmo and I just happened to see “Princess Joy”. ‘No!’ I thought to myself. ‘Why now?’

For a moment I thought about pretend-

ing I didn’t see her. ‘I wonder if I just keep my back turned, pay for my stuff and run out the door she’d notice,’ I thought. But it was too late, I’d already made direct eye contact. So instead I did the “awkward second turn around and smile” move.

“Joy? Hi!” I squealed and smiled - totally faking that I just now noticed her.

“Hi Nan! What are you up to?” The girl is so sweet, we were standing in the middle of a drug store but you could literally feel the butterflies and birds being beckoned in her tone.

Now I don’t know if it was the fumes from the super glue or just the anxiety of having to be social when I was feeling so crummy, but I swear that in that moment I thought I saw a pregnant belly. Not like a little pooch either, like a full on pregnant ‘aboutto-blow’ belly.

“Oh my goodness are you having a bay-b…” I

started.

Before I finished the sentence she stepped backwards and tousled her perfect flowing red locks. I looked in utter horror as the words slipped out of my mouth and I realized that she was not pregnant at all.

Not even a little bit. …baby?” I ended. As soon as my sentence was spoken I looked deep into her eyes as if to say. ‘Oh God I am so sorry.’ The whole checkout area went into quiet and embarrassed shock as everyone in line behind me witnessed the faux pas go down. Somebody behind me actually laughed out loud and I heard someone else whisper a horrified, “Noooo!”

“What? No!” she replied sharply, sounding rather hurt.

“Oh! God…Sorry..I just…it was from the corner of my eye and I…” I

tried to save myself but it was too late. Why did I say anything? The unwritten rules of womanhood specifically say to never ever ask another woman if she is expecting – because all too often it goes down like this.

I know the code! I broke the unwritten rules!

What had I just done?!

That is when my kids ran into the store, barefoot in bathing suits, hands coated in super glue, shouting at each other and looking for the bathroom.

Quickly, I tossed some money at the cashier, grabbed my kids and ran behind Joy and into the bathroom. As I passed behind her I actually said something like, “I’m so sorry I called you pregnant – its just cuz my kids got superglued.” She watched me run away looking really confused. I have never

been so happy to shut a door in my life! Once I regained composure, I realized that I still had to do one more final walk of shame past Joy to get out of the store. With my head hanging low I halfsmiled and muttered out, “M’Bye.” Offering Joy my shame in exchange for her redemption in front of the crowd who witnessed me humiliating her. It was all I had left to give.

As I sat in the out in the parking lot, wiping the superglue off my kids hands it started to rain hard. I was getting wet, the windows in the car were starting to fog and my clothes were at home on the line getting soaked. In that moment all I could do was shake my head and laugh at how quickly I had gone from the Queen to the Joker yet again.

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Suicide is a major problem in First Nations right across the country. As a First Nation person, I have been touched by suicide in the loss of friends from my community in Attawapiskat. Too many wonderful young Native people who are full of potential are taking their lives for no good reason.

In schools, non-Native and Native, we teach young people about history, mathematics, geography, language and science but to a great degree, educators don’t provide a lot of skills related to dealing with suicide, abuse, violence, sexuality, teen pregnancy and addictions.

The difference between a young First Nation person getting through those difficult teen years or not has do with education. If youth are taught the necessary skills in which to identify problem areas that relate to critical issues, such as suicide, then they have more of a chance of rising to their potential. It can mean the difference between life and death.

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you that there are many young people getting the information they need to better deal with big issues like suicide. For years now I have been watching young Wabun First Nation members learn about their Native traditions and culture in all types of workshops and sessions. I have seen them graduate from preteen juniors to teenage seniors and many have developed to become chaperones in leadership roles.

Gatherings like this don’t simply just happen.

They are the result of the initiative of people who realize that something must be done to help our First Nation youth and are willing to do the work to make things happen. The Wabun Chiefs, Wabun Executive Director Shawn Batise, Wabun Health Director Jean Lemieux and Regional

Crisis Team Coordinator Mike Archer deserve a resounding thanks on behalf of their youth for producing the annual Wabun Youth Gathering which has been running for eight years now. For detailed information on the Youth Gathering go to: www.wabunyouthgathering.com This type of gathering, is making a difference, it focuses on skills development, teaching youth how to deal with with issues like suicide, addictions, violence and abuse. When you bring youth together for a week of learning and skills development with an emphasis on traditions and culture and in a safe and quiet place only good things can happen. I have seen shy withdrawn First Nation children change before my eyes over the eight years I have attended the youth gathering.

They now feel good about themselves, they have a better understanding of who they are and they have some very important skills to draw from.

Some graduates that come to mind are Jaimee Roy, of Matachewan First Nation and Sam Kloetstra of Mattagami First Nation who have moved on to take leadership roles in education and social work. Tianna McKay-Golinowski from Mattagami First Nation was on hand this year as an adult chaperone as she prepares for a career in health care.

I have seen these young people discover their traditions and culture in Pow Wows, the drum, singing, dance and arts over the years. In addition I have seen them come together in groups under the guidance of renown healing facilitators like Clayton Small and Maria Treviso. Clayton

runs a program to assist Aboriginal youth known as Native Pride which you can read about on his website at: www.nativeprideus.org Through these sessions the Wabun youth learned so much about how to deal with the major issues that teens face.

Strong friendships are forged during these annual gatherings and much of what these young people learn they bring back to their families and friends in their First Nations.

That means that change does indeed happen. This change is slow and gradual but it is apparent and even if it means that just one child has been saved from suicide, early preg-

nancy or some sort of abuse then all the work done to make the Wabun Youth Gathering a reality has been a success.

I encourage First Nation and non-Native communities, educators and organizations to consider developing similar gatherings where our young people can learn the skills they need to really make a difference in their lives. With the right skills in their pockets these youth can all rise to their potential.

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By Paulette Villebrun The Iron Snake, a film

by Clifton Arihwakehte Nicolas, is thought provoking and frightening in its content. The footage of the tar sands and pipeline operation evokes an emotional response to the devastation that has created a scar on mother earth that can be viewed from space with the naked eye. Closer to home, the speakers who appeared in this film conveyed clearly what is already happening to us a result of this mammoth operation.

The time for simply warning of dire consequences has passed. The effects of the tar sands have already arrived. As the oil flows, the lives of our brothers and sisters flow away with it. Contained within our culture was a vast store of knowledge and wisdom learned through countless generations of living,

Director Clifton Arihwakehte Nicolas has created a film about the negative aspects of the tar sands called The Iron Snake. It is free to watch on YouTube. FACEBOOK PHOTO learning and observation of the natural order, all the while stepping quietly on the land. Passed down through the generations was the deep understanding of the connection of the people to the land.

The deliberate attempts at destroying indigenous culture have left it fragmented and in tatters. And yet, while much of the ancient knowledge has been lost, there remains a deliberate de-

termination, resilience and resolve among us.

For nothing has changed in our understanding that what happens to the land also happens to us.

An environment whose water is poisoned cannot support a healthy people anywhere.

Big business in partnership with government continues to operate with an air of arrogance and impunity fueled by unending greed that drains our mother’s resources.

The promise that economic development will bring much needed jobs and money is an empty promise and temporary at best when there is no clean land left to live on.

When government and big business together work with a disregard for the lives of the people they touch, they are acting “without conscience”.

Arihwakehte’s film provides an Indigenous perspective on the impact of the tar sands, and the pipelines or “iron snakes” that crisscross the land. As he stated, “This film was made to be used as a tool to fight against the energy east pipeline project. The goal of this film was to give a platform for the voices who are fighting against dirty tar sands oil and the expansion of an already disastrous resource extraction. I want Indigenous people to watch the film and hopefully work with those who oppose

these pipelines and the tar sands.”

What was clear from this film is that the debate is not if a mega disaster in the form of a rupture will occur, but that it is a matter of when and where it will occur. With the antiquated Line 9 being forced to operate in a way it was never designed for (by accepting corrosive tar sands oil) the probability of an “accident” is greatly increased. also movie The brought home the point that there appears to be no methodology in place when disaster occurs.

Big corporations and the government do have an answer, it is to put aside “slush fund” money to buy up land and homes of people who will be displaced by the spill. This is factored in to the costs of the project. Slush funds do not contain morals or ethics or feelings of any kind. They are a simple legal manoeuvre that

once paid absolves the wrong doer of any further responsibility and allows them to walk away with no further obligation – leaving behind poisoned water, a polluted land, and suffering and sickness in all its forms.

For more years than can be counted our people have fought to have their voices heard, it is shameful that it has taken a crisis of this dimension to make us heard.

The damage done by the tar sands cannot be undone, only stopped.

Watching Arihwakehte’s film the Iron Snake (available free on YouTube at http://youtu.be/01xd6yVaKFg) is a necessary first step for those wanting to learn more about why these projects must be stopped.

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By Jim Windle BRANTFORD – Six Nations boxer Cher Obediah-Hill won another unanimous decision over Emma James in the main-event of a 10-bout boxing card organized and hosted by Jackie Armor and Brantford’s Black-Eye-Boxing Club, Saturday night at the Brantford Curling Club.

Obediah-Blasdell won the unanimous decision over Emma James, a fighter she knows well. The two have faced off four times now and Obediah-Blasdell has come out the winner each time, including at the Ontario Provincials in Mississauga where she won Gold over James.

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tra is “stay motivated, stay focused,” and that is exactly what she did all night, not giving James an inch through all four rounds.

It was the first time she has fought in front of a home crowd and she loved it.

“I just wanna thank my Six Nations and Brantford fans for coming out tonight,” she told the Two Row Times after the fight.

“I love fighting at home and having my supporters out. It was great to fight so close to home and I’m glad I could put on a show for all the people.”

And what a show she put on, taking charge of every round against James.

Boxer Emma James, in blue, applauds the winner, Cher Obediah-Blasdell whose arm is raised by the referee following a unanimous decision at the Brantford Curling Club Saturday night. Six Nations' Obediah-Blasdell is planning on turning pro this fall after the Canadian Nationals. PHOTO BY DAVID LAFORCE

Six Nations boxer Cher Obediah-Blasdell listens to instructions from her coaches, Jackie Armor (left) and Rob Rutherford (right) between rounds during Saturday's boxing card promoted by the Black Eye Boxing Club in Brantford. It was the main Event in a 10-bout amateur card hosted at the Brantford Curling Club. PHOTO BY DAVID LAFORCE

“I felt I was in full control all night,” she said in retrospect. “Maybe I could have been a little busier, I guess, but I was trying to give the crowd a show too.”

Armor thought his boxer was outstanding, and maybe the best he has seem her.

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“We are definitely going to book spring and fall events at the Curling club,” he says. “It’s a great venue.

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By Jim Windle It’s playoff time and Six Nations lacrosse teams are lining up for the hardware. No other community of this size could possibly boast the number of legitimate contenders for a national title than Six Nations, who have four.

But just because a team is from Six Nations doesn’t mean it is unbeatable, and that is the mantra spoken in most opposition dressing rooms.

The following are my observations and predictions for the 2014 Playoff Season here at Six Nations, beginning with the defending Mann Cup champs, Major Series Sr. ‘A’ Six Nations Chiefs.

OLA MAJOR SERIES SN CHIEFS – The 2013 Chiefs were much more ready to go after the Mann Cup at this time last year than they are now. But they have the talent and

the Championship experience to repeat last year’s Mann Cup performance.

They have shown flashes of last year’s team, but consistency is lacking in the 2014 season to date. Yes, their lineup was weakened for a few weeks of the FIL World Lacrosse Tournament while their top players performed with the Iroquois Nationals in Denver, bringing back the Bronze.

But the Chiefs fared pretty well during that time as they called upon the well of talent from the Sr. B Rivermen, as well as the Jr. A Arrows and Jr. B Rebels. But once they got their regulars back, the Chiefs were only able to muster a fourth place finish with a wins average of .500. Good enough to make the playoffs, but they leave a lot of room for improvement.

Seeing Brooklin right off the top will be a deciding factor as to how much is in the Chiefs tank. I would have to consider the Chiefs this year’s dark horse team. Getting past Brook-

lin will be hard enough, but once teams from the West get into the picture, it will take all hands on deck to get any further than that. A Mann Cup win will have to be earned on blood, sweat and tears and not talent alone.

OLA Sr. A SN RIVERMEN – Like the Chiefs, the Sr. B Six Nations Rivermen are festooned with talent and experience, but to date, have not shown the killer instinct of a champion. Finishing in third place in a seven-team league with a very respectable 11-5 record, the Rivermen were, without doubt, the third best team this regular season. Playoff efforts from the entire bench will be needed to take down the James Gang who boasted a 14-2 record and finished in first place.

Captain Cory Bomberry knows what it takes to win, and what kind of leadership will be needed in the post-season climax series. Delby Powless and Wayne VanEvery will need

more help up front and Warren Hill and Brennor Jacobs will have to remain focused to take down the Gang. The biggest challenge on this team is going to be discipline, or lack thereof. The James Gang has given the Rivermen fits this regular season and they represent the one team that could knock off a Six Nations Cup contender. However, the Rivermen have been perfect through the playoffs to date. Dates for the Rivermen/James Gang series have yet to be announced, but I believe the Rivermen have to tools to take the franchise’s first Presidents Cup. OLA JR. A SN ARROWS EXPRESS – The Arrows are beatable, but usually it isn’t the opposition who beats them. It is themselves when they get unfocused, as seen in the Peterborough series which went six games.

Nothing short of a miracle Tuesday night will stop the Arrows Express from rolling over

the Whitby Warriors in four straight. They have had Whitby’s number so far and lead the Warriors three games to none with what could be the League Championship title Tuesday night in Whitby. Results will miss deadline, but if Whitby can pull off a win, Game #5 will be at the ILA Thursday Aug. 7, at 8 pm. This Arrows team has a legitimate shot at the Minto since they have shown their ability to bounce back and seem to improve as a team every game out, and they have not even peaked yet. If the Arrows can stay out of the box, they will win Game 4 and be a real contender for the Minto Cup they last held in 2007. This is a very talented team with a solid tandem of Don Alton and Doug Jamieson to back it up.

OLA JR. B SIX NATIONS REBELS – If there is a Six Nations team that is expected to take the National Title, it would have to be the Six Nations Reb-

els. They have outclassed and outplayed virtually all opponents again this season, winning their second perfect 20-0 season and breezing past the Generals 3-0 in Round #1, Niagara 3-0 in the Quarter Finals, and 3-1 against Orangeville to get to the final series against cross Conference champs, the Halton Hills Bulldogs who ended the regular season tied for first with a 16-4-0 record, but have an identical 9-1 record as the Rebels in the post season. Rather than feeling pressure, the Rebels seem to be having fun so far this post season, and a solid opponent like the Bulldogs could bring even more out of the Rebels who, with a series win, will shoot for their record fourth Founders Cup in a row. My money is on the Rebels to go all the way.

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Chiefs and Redmen making for a good series Rivermen meet James Gang for final showdown

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Chiefs took Game #1 by a narrow 9-8 win in their best-of-seven Major Series Lacrosse semi-finals against the first place finishers, the Brooklin Redmen.

Cody Jamieson and Colin Doyle were the onetwo punch to open the series while Brandon Miller kept the door closed on the Redmen throughout the first period.

Shane Jackson made good on a Brooklin powerplay at 4:59 of the second period. But the Chiefs reeled off three more, two from Jamieson for an early game hat-trick, and one from Dan Coats. Mike Triolo scored Brooklin’s second goal at 12:27, which Kasey Beirnes answered at 16:53. Curtis Knight closed the second period for the Redmen to make it 6-3 in favour of the Chiefs with 20 minutes remaining in the game.

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The Six Nations Chiefs are gaining confidence as they work through the playoffs. The winners will meet in the finals for the Mann Cup Championship. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

a strong third period effort. Jeff Shattler made it 7-3 at 5:17 but the Redmen laced together the next three from Steve Priolo, Kyle Aquin, and Shayne Jackson to draw within one of the Chiefs at 13:28.

Doyle turned the tide for Six Nations at

13:56 and Stephen Keogh added a short-hander at 14:54.

With 5 minutes left and three goals in the bag, the Chiefs seemed to relax a bit too early as the Redmen poured it on scoring at 15:38,

by Aquin, and again at 18:53, with Gavin Prout’s goal to come within one of the leaders again. Miller and the Chiefs defense withstood the pressure for the last minute to preserve the win and take the momentum into Tuesday night’s Game #2.

Game #3 will be in Brooklin, Thursday night, Aug. 7th and Game #4 is back at the ILA Saturday, Aug 9th at 7 pm.

Game #5 is in Brooklin Monday, Aug. 11th. Game #6 is next Tuesday at the ILA at 8 pm, with Game #7 if necessary, in Brooklin Aug. 14th.

In the other series, the Peterborough leads Kitchener/Waterloo one game to none after the Lakers defeated Kitchener, 14-4 in Game #1, last Sunday.

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By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Rivermen squashed the St. Catharines Saints in a three game series to advance to the OLA Sr. B final round against the Ennismore James Gang.

Last Friday, the Rivermen followed their 10-6 Game #1 win over the Saints with Monday, July 28th’s 15-8 win at the Gaylord Powless Arena in downtown Ohsweken to sweep the series.

They now face the Ennismore James Gang beginning Friday, August 8th at the Robert E. Young Rec Centre.

The series returns to the Gaylord Powless Arena, Monday, Aug. 11, at 8 pm for Game #2 in the best-of-five battle. Game

#3 is set for Saturday Aug. 16th at Innismore, with Game #4 booked back at the GPA, Monday, August 18th. Game #5, if necessary, will be played at the Robert E Young Rec Centre, Aug. 19th.

The Rivermen have been gaining momentum and look to be ready to take on the Gang, a team that has given them fits through the regular season, beating them 10-5 in the season opener, and again 12-6 back on May 24th. But this is a much-improved Rivermen team since then, so those early losses may not mean much.

As the first place team at the end of the regular season, the Gang got a bye through the first round of playoffs before returning to ac-

tion to face the Oakville Titans.

They took down the Titans in straight games just as the Rivermen did to the St. Catharines Saints, which brought these two teams together for all the marbles.

The Rivermen boast four of the top five scoring leaders in the playoffs in Dean Hill (12G-18A), Delby Powless (4G-14A), Wayne VanEvery (9G9A), and Zed Williams (9G-8A). Chad Evans leads Ennismore with five goals and 11 assists.

The trio of Warren Hill, Jeff Powless and Brennor Jacobs have the best goals against record of all remaining players, with Cole Murray backstopping the Gang, with a very respectable 8.0 goals against average.

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Rebels down Warriors, face Halton Hills in finals

By Jim Windle The Six Nations Rebels won the Conference Championship Monday night at the ILA by eliminating the Orangeville Northmen 3 games to 1 with a 15-4 win at the Tony Rose Arena in Orangeville. They will now face the Eastern Conference Champion Halton Hills Bulldogs for the OLA Jr. B Championship and another trip to the Founders Cup where they will be vying for their fourth National Championship in a row. The Rebels made history last year by winning it for the third time in a row. That best-of-five series begins Wednesday, Aug. 6th at 8 pm, at the ILA at Six Nations. Game #2 is at the Gordon Alcott Arena Friday Aug. 8 before returning to the ILA Sunday, Aug 10th at 7 pm for Game #3.

Mitch Green, Zed Williams and the Six Nations Rebels took out a little sweet revenge on the Orangeville Northmen, Sunday evening, 15-4 in the Big Orange after dropping Game #2 of the Semi-final series 10-9, Friday night at the ILA. Green led the Rebel charge with three goals and five assists while Williams scored three and assisted with four.

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By Jim Windle

Six Nations Rebels Josh Miller breaks out of his own zone in OLA Jr. B Playoff action at the ILA. The Rebels eliminated the Northmen 3-1 in the best-of-five series Sunday night. They begin the final series against Eastern Conference Champs, the Halton Hills Bulldogs at the ILA this Wednesday, August 6th at the ILA at 8 pm. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE Zed Williams combined to give the Rebels a 3-0 lead, five minutes into the game.

Riley Thompson scored the first Orangeville goal at 6:57, which the rebels erased at 8:28.

The Northmen closed the period with two goals, both on powerplays, to end the first period with the Rebels leading 4-3.

The Rebels then put the machine in gear and reeled off a series of nine unanswered goals, six in the second period and three more to open the third. Orangeville’s Tyler Symonds broke the string at 4:27, but Green notched the last two goals of the night at 11:38 and 16:32.

The normally potent Rebels’ offense was stifled by the Northmen in Game 3 at the ILA Friday night as the Rebels were given a

10-9 wake-up call.

A third period let down cost the Rebels the game as the Northmen, got up off the canvas to win Game #3 and stay alive for another day.

The Rebels looked like the game was in the bag after a 5-1 first period including two shorthanded goals and a powerplay marker.

Orangeville clawed back a goal early in the second period but the Rebels netted another powerplay goal and a third short handed goal that earned them a 7-2 lead by the six-minute mark.

But a rash of stick violations called by referees Ryan Wilson and Neil MacDonald allowed the Northmen back into the game.

They scored three powerplay markers before the end of the period, and found themselves within striking

range of the Rebels at 8-6 by the end of the second period.

Empowered by their successful second period, the Northmen kept the pressure on the Rebels, out-scoring them 4-1 in the third period to take victory from the mouth of defeat with Riley Thompson’s tying goal at 16:02 and Shane Hillis’ game winner scored at 18:25.

The Northmen completely hijacked the Rebels by distracting them at the 15 second mark when Kessler Doolittle and Randy Black got entangled after a kneeing call against Doolittle. While the event took the Rebels mind off of winning the game, it seemed to give the Northmen a second life and they took full advantage of the situation to wrestle back the win.

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SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Jr. A Arrows Express were one win away from sweeping the Whitby Warriors four straight going into Tuesday night’s Game #4 in Whitby after taking Game #1, 10-2, Game #2, 8-6, and Game #3, 13-3, Sunday night at the ILA. Unfortunately, the results of that game were unavailable by press time.

On Sunday, the Arrows took a 7-1 first period lead with scoring coming from the sticks of Brendan Bomberry, Ky Tarbell, Johnny Powless, Anthony Patterson, Leo Stourus and two by Ian Martin.

It was 10-2 after the second with Six Nations goals collected by Shane Simpson, and two by Haodais Maracle.

The Arrows Express continued to roll along with three more goals in the third, scored by Brandon Montour, Brenden Bomberry and Maracle’s third of the game.

Six Nations’ penalty killers accounted for three short-handed goals.

Doug Jamieson and Don Alton shared the goaltending duties for

Six Nations while Jason Weber took the loss for Orangeville.

Johnny Powless, property of the Rochester Knighthawks of the NLL, led the playoff scoring race with 57 points, 12 goals and 36 assists, in 12 playoff games heading into Tuesday night’s game #4 at the ILA. Doug Jamieson and Don Alton led the goaltenders race.

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Peacemakers story from page 4 with friends from other territories giving powerful discussions on what the day’s reading meant to us was common practice.”

“The languages were being spoken there daily, not just in the speeches but in daily interactions.

They went in-depth into the story of the Peacemaker and his journey bringing the Great Law to our people. It was first given in the language, and then translated.

“Every speaker had a different style to their storytelling and the mixture of speakers made it even more descriptive and accessible. It felt good to retrace our history and get to the essence of who we are as a people and the values and responsibilities we were meant to collectively keep. I left feeling grounded and very thankful to be Haudenosaunee. Everyone who can experience it really should – it’s healing for our people individually and as a whole.”

Peacemaker’s Journey organizer, Bonnie

Whitlow, Mohawk Nation, shared her reflection of the trip this year, “I loved the addition of Letchworth State Park this year. It was incredible and houses the old Seneca nation longhouse.

The territory was amazing. I also loved that as we moved through our territories, our speakers each spoke the language of the land. And every one of our languages was included. We had an amazing line up of people to do the recital in each of the places. It was the best trip ever! We were really fortunate.”

Whitlow explained that she would like to do the Peacemakers Journey every year but due to the cost of the trip and the length of time it takes to fundraise, every other year seems more plausible. However, she stated, “If I had more help with fundraising, I would be inclined to do the trip yearly.” To volunteer for the Peacemaker’s Journey you can contact Bonnie Whitlow at 519-717-3411.

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Project Skate Park one step closer

By Jen Mt. Pleasant A group of Six Nations youth have been continuously and tirelessly collecting funds and hosting fundraising events since last October to try and reach their goal of building a skate park in the village of Ohsweken.

Project Skate Park Committee advisor, Rachel Martin explains to the Two Row Times how she became involved, “My son Corey is a skateboarder. Him and his friends were complaining that there was nowhere on Six Nations to ride their skateboards.

I told them that if they wanted something better, they had to work for it.” The youth then wrote a letter and presented it to Six Nations Parks and Recreation Director, Cheryl Henhawk of their plans to raise money for a skate park. After that, explained Martin, the youth were invited to do a presentation of their plans to Six Nations Elected Council. “Steve Williams

from Grand River Enterprises just happened to be in the audience. He approached them after their presentation and promised $25,000,” stated Martin.

That large donation got the ball rolling for Project Skate Park (PSP) and gave them the confidence they needed in reaching for their goals.

PSP now has a board, which is made up of nine youth. “Seven boys and 2 girls,” stated Martin.

According to Martin, the youth started to fundraise in October 2013 and to date have received several large amounts from various corporations. “We have $55,000.00 from Ontario Trillium Foundation, $25,000.00 from GRE, $25,000.00 from BYOGI, $15,000.00 from Hydro One, $15,000.00 from Union Gas, $10,500.00 from the Gaming Commission, and the Farmer’s Association donated $500.00.”

PSP youth were on hand two weeks ago at

the plaza in the village to accept a $2,500.00 donation from Royal Bank of Canada. Elected Chief Ava Hill was in attendance and offered words of encouragement, support and congratulated the group of youth in their determination in reaching their goals.

Asked on how much more funds they need to raise, Martin explained, “Our goal is $250,000.00.

We need another $12,000.00 in corporate There’s sponsorships. also another $4,050.00 that we need to raise ourselves. The kids have been selling tickets and working at various gold tournaments. Union Gas not only donated money, but they also donated a

barbecue as well so we have also been selling raffle tickets for that.”

Martin stated that the anticipated start date to begin construction is this coming October. “It will take approximately 6-8 weeks to finish.

We want to cut the ribbon next June.” According to Martin, once the park is complete, it will be owned by Six Nations Elected Council and signage will be posted to use at your own risk.

To learn more, donate or buy raffle tickets, contact Committee advisors Rachel Martin or Ginger Smith. You can also visit their Facebook page, Project Skate Park.

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

Our first crop planted and harvested Hard work and patience have finally come to fruition with the harvest of our first crop; garlic. I am currently feeling a sense of accomplishment after a nine-month wait.

When I committed myself to moving in full time at the Edge of the Woods Farm our fields were rented out by the previous owner and covered in a cash crop monoculture of roundup ready soybeans. With the arrival of October, I anxiously awaited the moment when we could get into the fields and start healing the earth and planting.

Given the time of year, it made sense to plant garlic as our first crop. I already had an interest and passion for locally grown garlic. The distance that Chinese garlic has to travel and it’s ecological footprint on Mother Earth is quite worrisome.

As late-October rolled around anxiety about getting garlic in the

ground set in. Instead of waiting for the fields to be cleared of the soy, we built up a few beds using a variety of organic matter we had on the farm.

We grabbed old newspapers, leaves, compost, twigs, anything we could find and turned them into our first garden beds. A friend and cattle farmer, Stan Martin provided us with nourishing manure.

With help and guidance from friends like Stan, we successfully built a garden bed full of the nutrients that our garlic would need. The beds quickly

filled up with local, naturally grown garlic and we then moved on to the recently cleared fields.

Before we knew it we had planted nearly 30 pounds of garlic.

To prepare for the winter we gathered even more leaves and straw from around the property to mulch the garlic that we had planted. We did this so that the garlic could establish itself, be protected from temperature fluctuations, and get comfortable over the cold winter that was coming.

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We are currently letting them cure for a couple weeks so they can keep well over the fall and winter months.

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Special thanks to Deana, Betsy, Bubba, Doch, Shelley, Cristian, Lori, Cissy, Jackie, Branz, Eva, Eydie & other committee members.

Thanks also to Adam, Kife, Anita, Ascension (Aton:wa), Thos, Amy (at the plaza), Seneca and Rebels lacrosse team executives. Your support was greatly appreciated.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you may have to make a few minor changes to your original plan, but other than those minor adjustments there is nothing standing in your way this week.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Home improvement projects continue to pile up, Taurus. Use this week as an opportunity to get everything in motion and on the path to completion.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 A few more tweaks and your master plan will be complete, Gemini. Now you just need a few ablebodied volunteers to work with you through some of the hard labor.

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