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Singer and songwriter Geordon Logan Staats won two coveted awards last week with his album Goodbye Goldia. Staats took home the Summer Music Festival Award for Best Folk Artist and he also secured the Native American Music Award for Best Debut Artist. He is with his father Ron and mother Patricia Staats on the red carpet Saturday night who he thanked in his acceptance speech. Logan spoke with the Two Row Times and shared an exclusive story on his journey as an artist from Six Nations and where he sees his career is headed. PHOTO BY LACEY HILL

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FRO suspends lawyer’s drivers licence

By TRT Staff SIX NATIONS – Haudenosaunee Development Institute legal adviser Aaron Detlor has had his driver’s licence suspended as of September 13 when Family Responsibility Ontario (FRO) ordered the action on behalf of Detlor’s son and ex-wife.

“These child support payments have lapsed more than $15,500 and my son and I are in desperate financial need,” said Hayley Hofbauer, Detlor’s ex-spouse.

Once a delinquent support payment is reported past due for more than 30 days, the payer is sent a letter to demand pay-

ment on a client’s behalf.

If payment is still not made for a total of three months, the delinquent party will have his drivers licence revoked until he or she is fully paid up.

If this happens chronically, the payer will have his licence automatically revoked every 36 days if payments are not fully paid and on time.

Hofbauer said this is the situation regarding Detlor.

Records from the FRO show this is not the first time enforcement action has been taken against the lawyer for non-payment.

“Even when he has made a payment, it has

been for much less than what he was ordered to pay by the courts,” Hofbauer said. “This has been a years long battle to get him to uphold and respect the law and the court order.”

According to FRO documents, support payments were delinquent prompting a Writ of Seizure to be issued against Detlor’s assets in 2012 and 2013.

“I’ve had to employ a lawyer on several occasions to draft letters to prod him to cut a cheque,” said Hofbauer.

“That’s just another cost I can ill-afford to pay and for the record - since this support agreement was signed (4 years ago)

- Aaron has never honoured it once,” said Hofbauer. “Only when his drivers licence is threatened. It has been suspended before.”

The single mother has taken steps to contact the FRO, Ontario Ombudsman and provincial MP’s looking for answers and for someone to actively enforce child support payments are made on time.

Meanwhile the Haudenosaunee Development Institute has not publicly disclosed what the lawyer’s income has been for his legal services with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council.

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private law office at Six Nations. Hofbauer said enforcing support payments have been tricky because Detlor’s income is on-reserve.

Attempts were made through FRO to garnish Detlor’s wages in 2013, but since Detlor is self-employed, this did not happen.

“His delinquent payments are certainly not because he can’t afford it,” said Hofbauer — citing that in 2013 Detlor sold his home in Toronto’s upper class Rathnelly neighbourhood for just over $1 million.

TRT sought an interview with Detlor to respond to the allegations

about his licence suspension and delinquent child support payments.

In an email response Detlor said, “I can advise that all payments are current to date and I am unaware of any suspensions. Any delays have been incurred as a result of the assault by members of men's fire in which you and your paper participated. I [sic] forwarding this email to my counsel and I would advise that you exercise caution…”

As of Tuesday evening FRO confirmed Detlor’s driver’s licence is currently suspended with no record of an arrears payment arrangement on file.

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Canal system built Brantford on Six Nations back

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – The story of Brantford’s growth and the importance of the Grand River Navigation Company in establishing it and a number of other communities along the Grand River between Brantford and Duncanville, goes without saying.

The idea of connecting the Grand River in a more direct path to the Lake, cutting off 12 miles, made all the sense in the world in the 1830s when rivers were the main highways of travel and commerce.

The success of the Welland Canal had spawned the idea of connecting another canal to expand the canal network considerably. The industrial revolution was in full swing and foreign trade was in the minds of European and Canadian movers and shakers eager to make their fortune quickly in the New World.

For a time there was prosperity and enormous growth as Brantford began gobbling up more and more land beyond the seven to eight square miles agreed to by John Brant and the Six Nations Confederacy.

The Grand River Navigation Company (GRNC) was incorporated on January 18, 1832 and promoted by several early Canadian industrialists and politicians, including David Thompson who certainly had vested interest in the project. He also had the ear of those in government who lusted over the increasing Six Nations Trust Funds bottom line, acquired through land sales and leases of Haldimand Tract land.

But financial instability slowed the completion of the canal project down, alarming the settler investors of the expensive project. Those with their finances and reputations in the balance could not afford to let this idea fail.

The old Brantford canal system once owned by the Grand River Navigation Company was significantly funded by Six Nations through by unscrupulous politicians. This is a fact of history that the Chiefs of Six Nations said no to proponents trying to used their Funds to build the canal. When the GRNC was abandoned and collapsed in 1859 with Brantford Township paying $1 for all of its assets. Six Nations says that did not include the 360 acres of land taken from the Haldimand or the money falsely invested without their approval.

The Chiefs said “no” to several overtures from government officials and speculators for Six Nations investment in the canal.

Desperate, the board of directors found a way to access Six Nations Trust Funds and purchased on their behalf, 6,121 shares of GRNC stock to keep the company solvent for a time.

For all the money invested and all the labour intense carving of the landscape to straighten the meandering path of the Grand, the entire life of the GRNC lasted only 29 years.

The development of the railway was the last nail in the coffin of the era of the canal. It was cheaper, more direct and it was usually open year round, whereas the canal season only lasted as long as the river was not frozen over.

But during most of those years, with its connection to the Welland Canal completed in 1824, it made Brantford, Caledonia, York, and Dunnville boomtowns.

There is no questioning of the spin-off economic ben-

efits the Grand River Navigation Company has had on settlers and speculators, if not investing in the canal system itself, investing in building the towns and villages along its path.

The entire canal system was not completed and opened until 1848. To accomplish this task, 360 of the 551 acres taken to build locks, erect dams and other support system, belonged to Six Nations.

Settlers who sold their land in favour of the Canal were paid quite nicely while Six Nations received nothing. Timber needed for the project was also cut from Six Nations Territory with no compensation. But the biggest farce of justice is that the promoters of the Canal arbitrarily used Six Nations Trust Funds, without authorization or knowledge, to keep afloat this money-loosing venture.

In its heyday, the Grand River was a busy place with 100 steamers registered operating on the Grand.

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aboard the “Queen”, Red Jacket” and “Messmore” could make a return trip from Brantford to Buffalo in a mere 48 hours. Passenger and freight steamers made regular stops at Newport, Caledonia, Cayuga and Dunnville, along the way. The canal system created jobs along the canal front and the mills set up close by, but the GRNC itself was still leaking money and getting worse with the advent of the rail system.

By 1859 the canal locks were in need of much repair and the town of Brantford foreclosed on the mortgage it had put up for the GRNC. A court decision put full ownership of the company in the City’s hands in 1861.

The Haldimand Navigation Company was formed to purchase a part of the GRNC, except what is known as the Brantford Cut, comprising of three locks, tow-path and the canal path. By 1880, the system lay desolate, neglected, abandoned and becoming a liability and

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Mr. Alfred Watts had a solution. He would build a hydro-electric dynamo repurposing part of the canal as a water-race source to turn the turbines.

“Brantford was more than glad to deed this land to Mr. Watts in 1875, for the cost of one dollar,” writes author Bruce Emerson Hill in his book, The Grand River Navigation Company.

As part of the agreement, Mr. Watts was to maintain the canal property and protect the banks against the encroachments of the Grand River. By 1905, Watts’ dynamo was generating a capacity of 1,200 horsepower and was supplying electric power to many large industries popping up in the area.

A win-win, right? Not for everyone. There is the little matter of the illegal and unauthorized purchases of 6,121 shares of GRNC stock valued at £38,256.5 ($160,000) bought between July 9, 1834 and March 13, 1845. Six Nations has been demanding

some form of restitution ever since.

The town of Indiana was built to offer homes to mill and warehouse workers and a community to live in which was within walking distance to the canal.

The community of Indiana was the brainchild of David Thompson, who, with thinly vested interest, promoted the Grand River Navigation Company using his government connections.

His mansion, “Ruthven” still stands on Highway 54 as a tourist attraction where it was built, it is said with Six Nations Trust Funds, in 1845 located at the edge of what was once Indiana, facing the Grand River. There is little trace of Indiana left except for the “gatehouse” at Ruthven Park.

This unauthorized use of Trust Funds has never been explained or dealt with by Canada or Brantford and remains on file today. In essence, the Township of Brantford had purchased stolen stocks from the GRNC and using those bogus stocks as authority to sell off the real estate, alienating the people of Six Nations from 360-acrea of their land and all future revenues, which could have been derived from this land had it not been stolen.

This claim has been registered several times in Six Nations petitions addressed to the Crown, but as of today, some 180 years later, there is still no settlement.

In closing, to say the Grand River Navigation Company was essential to the growth and establishment of the City of Brantford would be a true statement and even an understatement, but it most certainly is not a proud moment in Brantford/Six Nations relations and remains a stumbling block today.

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“Just say no” has a whole new meaning

By Jim Windle

OTTAWA – It’s not a new slogan, but the catch phrase of the 1980s and 1990s, “Just say no to drugs” has taken on completely new connotations in light of last week’s American hardline position to refuse entry into the U.S. to anyone admitting to have ever used marijuana in their lives.

What’s more, this is a lifetime ban that could cost you lots.

Once turned back one must now apply for advance permission to enter the U.S. as a “non-immigrant” with a travel waiver, which costs $585 US ($750 CAD), and is granted on a discretionary basis. When the waiver expires, you will need to apply again and pay the fee, again, which is going up to $930 US ($1,200 CAD) later this year.

It makes travel even more awkward for those in Canada who have been legally prescribed medi-

cal marijuana.

Many people are saying that, if asked the question about ever smoking pot, with or without a medical license, to just politely say “no”. But even that is risky. If you have ever been arrested on drug related charges, lying to a border guard will only make matters far worse.

One can refuse to answer that question and be detained for several hours, but according to at least one immigration lawyer, even though there is no constitutional reason to be asked that question in the first place, you better have a lawyer close by. They can and will make you pay in another way by detaining you for as long as they feel they can legally get away with it.

Ottawa lawyer, Eugene Oscapella, who teaches drug policy at the University of Ottawa, is amazed at the shortsightedness of such a policy.

"They can ask whatev-

er questions they want," Oscapella is on record saying. "If they think playing checkers is bad, they can go ahead and ban us for playing checkers."

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale agrees saying that Canadian travelers would be well advised to understand that the U.S. is entitled to enforce whatever laws it deems fit.

Len Saunders, an American immigration lawyer is quite pleased with the new rule. He has been employed by a number of banned Canadians to process their waiver application and says he expects Canada's plan to legalize pot will create a "boom" in his business.

"I think more people are going to purchase [pot] when it's legal in Canada and then … when they enter the U.S. and admit that they've purchased it legal in Canada they are still going to be denied entry until they

[get] a waiver," he told the CBC. What about Prime Minister Trudeau? Will he be stopped at the border?

Trudeau admitted in 2013 to smoking marijuana in the past, including during his time as an MP. But as Canada’s PM, he uses a diplomatic passport which keeps him immune to the “pot” question.

Unless things change, when he becomes a private citizen again, “Trudeau would not be admissible and would need a waiver for the rest of his life", says Saunders.

Canadian and American officials are busy trying to sort the whole thing out taking into account the legalization of medical pot in this country, and in some U.S. states, which muddies the water even more.

In the meantime, travellers who use medical marijuana, or ever have used marijuana in their lives, are advised to ei-

ther postpone their U.S. travel. Travellers are also reminded that it is still illegal to cross the boarder with any amount of pot, medical license or not.

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Six Nations hunting enthusiast Stan Farmer has shared with the TRT his concerns over garbage and refuse being strewn around left by local tobacco farmers. "There is plastic water bottles all over where I hunt," says Farmer. "Some of us are still natural people and depend on those game food sources. I am a natural ground cover hunter and I hunt the same areas year after year, so I see things changing." He says he has no specific problem with the tobacco growers, but has not noticed this kind of contamination in the fields of corn or produce farmers. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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Wampum to follow Akwesasne Mohawks expelled from op-ed

An Editorial by Jonathan Garlow In centuries and millennium past, our people developed a system of honour and an international agreement of the sacred. It was put into chiseled Quahog shells more commonly known as wampum.

Sadly, pseudo-history has told us that wampum was the indigenous form of currency but nothing could be further from the truth. Wampum was first formed in grief stricken tears by Ayonwatha and the Peacemaker. The title passes along from generation to generation down unto our Ayonwatha, Chief Joseph Sky of the Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan, who passed away just over a year ago. The year of greiving is complete.

Today, our communities will send wampum to each other when there is an emergency and we need help. It reminds us of our commitments.

At Kanonhstaton back in 2006, many other nations and communities sent help to Six Nations in many different forms. There was no need to convince our brothers, sisters, uncles and cousins of our moral obligation to protect the land and honour our children. But even still today when runners arrive with that sacred wampum it becomes official, it can become emotional, and it is always solemn.

Those who have honoured that ancient call know how it awakens the spirit like a burning fire.

In 2006 they poured into Six from Akwesasne, Oneida of the Thames, Kahnawake, Kanehsatake, N.Y. State, British Columbia and abroad – some with wampum, others without, all accepted as family.

Now south, at the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota, history is repeating itself in an even grander way with new experiences and relationships forming as hundreds of nations gather as we once did regularly, centuries ago.

Official delegations are being planned by the Haudenosaunee but our Facebook feeds are currently blowing up because our own friends and family are filtering through the border and arriving there day by day.

It isn’t illegal for us to go and stand with our political cousins at Standing Rock. You can just get into a vehicle and go. Many have, thousands in fact.

Although we all use gas to drive our vehicles, we aren’t hypocrites just because we demand that the colonial powers find a cleaner way to produce fossil fuels. They can go home to Europe or Asia if they destroy these rivers and lands but Gohon:weh/’Nish/Nehiyaw people like us have nowhere else to go. This has always been our home and it always will be.

Many ceremonies and spiritual visioning sessions are taking place and our people are like nourishment for one another, salve for the wounds and ointment for the old bones. Discussing the current state of indigenous politics is also like ceremony – of vital importance.

Buffalo are being skinned and butchered, teepee’s are going up all around and everyone is together again in that old way. Hollywood Indians are no doubt scattered amongst the front line activists and everyone has a story.

An international forum has begun – wampum to follow.

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the Mushhole and other bad memories

By Doug George-Kanentiio Reprinted with permission

I was a student at the Mohawk Institute (a.k.a. the "Mushhole" for its unique brand of watery porridge) in Brantford, Ont. from January, 1967 to June, 1968 when I, along with a large group of Akwesasne Mohawks, were informed we would no longer be welcome to one of Canada's most notorious residential schools.

Our rebellious manner and our habit of claiming unattached physical property in the city of Brantford meant we were also banished from most businesses including the Clarks department store where we were once caught with hundreds of dollars of sports equipment meant for use by kids whose only gear were third hand skates, ragged hockey sweaters and misshapen softballs.

We refused to become silent, passive victims of a system, which used brutal physical force to enforce its rules, regulations designed to break our spirits and instil fear in each one of us. Add to this was the prison diet, strict regimentation of our time and the obliteration of our identities as Natives. The consequences were children hostile to the world and prone to personal and communal acts of extreme violence.

A casual survey of what the "alumnus" of the Institute have done with their lives after leaving Brantford would affirm the sad and terrible legacy of that place at Akwesasne and elsewhere.

Our schoolmates from that time have done many bad things from murdering other Mohawks to destroying their families by replicating what we learned behind the red walls, near the broken swings and in the barns of the Mushhole.

We were warned that many

kids had died there but only one was known to us, a wonderful boy named Joey Commanda from Golden Lake, an Algonquin pal who spoke with a distinct northern Ontario accent, almost Cockney British in its inflections. Joey was the youngest of three brothers to be assigned to the Mushhole, the oldest was Guy and then Rocky, a year ahead.

Joey told funny stories and was smart, wiry and fast.

Together, the Algonquin-Akwesasne Mohawk gang brought a lot of trouble to the Institute's administrators, "housefathers" and teachers. We fought with the other students, mostly Crees from central Quebec. It did not matter if we lost, we needed to strike out and if a Cree was not in fist range we turned on each other. Many of the most intense brawls took place when our group turned inward and used hands, knees, teeth and feet against our own. We took the bruises and cuts then watched as the red welts rose on our hands and arms from the long, three foot heavy leather straps used with wicked force by the housefathers to punish us for, of all things, fighting.

Their logic was that by beating children into submission the use of violence would be exorcised from our behaviour.

The harsh truth was that the beatings led to a lessening of empathy towards those who were victims because the expression of sympathy led to more cruelty, more strappings.

There were a few students from Oshweken-Six Nations there, the last inmates from a community which we later learned actually owned the grounds upon which the school squatted. No one in authority at Six Nations Band Council ever came to visit which made the desperate feelings of being abandoned to the brutal overseers

suffocating and complete.

While it is true we did not break, many of the Mohawk students became seriously warped.

There were no good, nurturing words spoken at the Mushhole. We had no mentors, no adult protectors. We saw kids desperate for affection who willingly allowed themselves to be molested. We learned to position our bodies in places where the older boys could not attack. We learned quickly that the threat of violence and the resulting fear was the most effective way of controlling others.

We also realized that there was some degree of safety in a pack and as such we raised hell.

We escaped a number of times, following railway tracks to the northeast, believing that in time we could walk the 500 kilometers to Akwesasne, bringing Joey and Rocky with us. Arrests by the Ontario Provincial Police and a collective strapping and denial of food was the result but we tried repeatedly, not knowing then that if we reached the reserve we would have been sent to reform schools as incorrigibles. Afterwards, many of our gang were graduated to reformatories, prisons and rehab centres.

But our fighting, arguing, thieving and Mohawk arrogance finally exhausted the school's administrator, a rotund ethnic German named Conrad Zimmerman, the overseer who patrolled the grounds with a massive and mean police dog. He forced us out since for our actions were being copied by the even-tempered Crees while repeatedly embarrassing the school.

Rocky and Joey were, however, sent back in the fall of 1968. They were lost without their Mohawk friends and decided to hike to Golden Lake, reaching the edges

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Iroquois history and the horn of the serpent

By Tad McCallum A unique political institution developed in colonial North America. The Covenant Chain was an alliance or federation between British America, then principally New York, and the native peoples of the Great Lakes. Growing out of diplomatic protocols begun by the Dutch and the Mohicans, it was adopted by the British and Iroquois, later incorporating the western Algonquian peoples. The Iroquois saw it as an extension of their own federation that had been in existence since Pre-Columbian times.

The guiding principles of its constituent members were respect for autonomy, non-interference, and mutual assistance.

The Covenant Chain existed from 1680 to 1750. In 1750 the colonial Government Partner was replaced by the British authorities as the British hoped to cultivate military alliances with the Natives for the struggle with France. Diplomacy and trade were also part of the mandate of their functionaries who were also known as The Indian Department. Later they became known as Butler's Rangers and were loyalist partisans during the American War of Independence.

In the mid-18th century the Iroquois granted the Indian Department access to the salt deposit at the heart of their confederacy - Lake Onondaga. In return for this, the British promised the Iroquois peace with their neighbours, the Ojibwa. Peace with the Ojibwa was achieved by recognizing their sovereignty of Saguinan (Southern Ontario). This agreement was later formalized as the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and the Treaty of Niagara in 1764.

Salt was important as a dietary supplement, food

preservative, and antiseptic. It is vital to life. As blood is saline there is cultural significance; the sharing of salt has familial associations.

Native Sovereignty of the lands west of the thirteen colonies was recognized in the Royal Proclamation of 1763. This was a cause of the American War of Independence as the Americans had expansionary aspirations. Indian Sovereignty of Southern Ontario was also recognized without reservation in a meeting with two thousand natives from 25 nations at Niagara in 1764 with the Treaty of Niagara.

American lust for native land was also a cause of the War of 1812. American War Hawks desired to conquer Canada as the British were arming Native peoples in the Old North West (the area south and west of the western Great Lakes).

Prominent among the War Hawks was Peter B. Porter, land speculator, Quartermaster of the New York militia, and War Secretary.

He had a military and commercial centre at Black Rock and controlled the Niagara Portage on the U.S. side. He had a near-monopoly on the flow of goods to the Ohio Valley, especially salt to the forts at Detroit and Michilimackinac.

Porter desired the evacuation of the Natives east of Mississippi. The conquest of Canada was also one of his goals. He coveted the real estate interests and the Forwarding Trade of Robert Hamilton on the Canadian side. According to Robert S. Allen in His Majesty's Indian Allies (pp.

20) "The employment of native allies by the British Crown during the War of 1812 was the single most important factor in the defence of Upper Canada."

There were ten thousand natives engaged in the defence of Canada: 1,590 from Canada and 8,410 from the Western Nations.

According to James Laxer, "They were indispensible".

The following tribes were engaged in the defence of Canada: The Ojibwa and Dakota at Michilimackinac; The Ojibwa, Odawa, Potawatomi, and Shawnee at Detroit; The Iroquois and Delaware at

Queenston Heights; The Iroquois with Ojibwa and Mississaugas at Beaver Dams; and The Algonquin, Mohawk, Huron, and Abenaki at Chateauguay.

Many battles in the Ohio Valley were won with Western Nation assistance.

To the native people the natural landscape was considered a manifestation of spiritual and metaphysical reality. The Native Manitou Missikenebec (the horned serpent) represents the link between the living and the dead. Fearsomely destructive, it is considered the Protector of Waters. As a serpent discards its skin it depicts life out of death.

The Niagara Escarpment and gorge were Missikenebec, a Spirit Path linking life and death. The Breaking of Waters at Niagara represents the Source of Life. Its other Canadian terminus is Manitoulin Island, the place of the spirit or afterlife, considered auspicious for funerals. In Iroquois lore the curve of the Horse Shoe Falls is the coil of the horned serpent. In the environs of Craigleath there is a legendary sacred rock by the escarpment known to the Hurons as Ekarenniodi, the Companion of Souls.

In his intriguing look at native spirituality, Sacred Earth: The Spiritual Landscape of Native America, the scholar-mystic Arthur Versluis makes a number of insightful observations - that this world and the afterlife are profoundly interrelated and nature is the theatre in which the spiritual and human realms intersect.

There was a metaphysical dimension to the defence of Canada in the War of 1812. A number of key battles were fought in the environs of the Niagara Gorge and Escarpment (Spirit Path) close to the graves or recent deaths of significant individuals.

At Queenston Heights the escarpment turns into the Niagara Gorge. The battle of Queenston Heights occurred in mid-October of 1812. A founder of Upper Canada, Robert Hamilton, is buried close to the base of the Heights. Hamilton

was the sutler or quartermaster of the Indian Department and British army and was active in the forwarding trade. His operations lent themselves to the establishment of a fundamental infrastructure for Upper Canada. He was also a magistrate.

In the preliminary attempt to dislodge the Americans from the Heights, Brock and MacDonnell were killed by gunfire. Brock was a guarantor of native nationhood, and the administrator and military commander of Upper Canada. MacDonnell, in his youth, had been a commander of Butler's Rangers and was later a member and speaker of the Legislature. The Battle of Stony Creek was fought under the shadow of the escarpment adjacent to a

graveyard. A score of the earliest grave markers are no longer extant but as so many of the early settlers were Butler's Rangers or members of the Indian Department it is reasonable to assume that they were among them. The victor of the battle, Lt. Colonel J. Harvey, has a memorial here. Perhaps this is a subliminal salute to the role of the dead. Indeed the memorial is often confused for a grave.

In Feng Shui, the Chinese art of the spirituality of the place, earth energy is conceived of as a Dragon or Serpent. A peninsula is considered the head of the serpent. Drummond Hill, the highest point on the Niagara Peninsula, was the site of the battle of Lundy's Lane and is the Horn of the Serpent (Missikenebec),

a place of power. At the battle of Lundy's Lane the allied British, Canadian, and native position was a graveyard.

The earliest recorded internment was that of J. Burch who was the sutler (de facto quartermaster) of Butler's Rangers at Fort Niagara during the War of Independence. He was in charge of Indian Stores at the fort and fed starving Iroquois during American General Sullivan's attempted ethnic cleansing.

He was buried according to Iroquois traditions but was interred elsewhere, in Chippewa. His remains were moved to Drummond Hill 12 years after his death, when the flesh had fallen from his bones.

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Elected Council updates

The Six Nations Fire Department was celebrated last night at the Six Nation's Elected Council general meeting for winning this year's National Aboriginal Firefighters Competition. The win classifies them as the most-efficient aboriginal firefighting team in Canada. Councillor Wray Maracle presented some members of the team, including Fire Chief Matthew Miller, a framed certificate of recognition on behalf of Six Nations Elected Council. PHOTO BY JAYSON KOBLUN

Treasurer of Six Nations Health Foundation Michelle Bomberry (right) presented Councillor Sherri-Lyn Hill Pierce (left) a $5,000 donation at last night's Elected Council general meeting that will be passed on to White Pines Wellness Centre in Ohsweken to be used to purchase equipment. This $5,000 donation puts the total monetary amount of donations from Six Nations Health Foundation to more than $200,000.

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Sharing stories one Canadian at a time

By Jayson Koblun BRANTFORD – The past four years for Cody Groat have been filled with hundreds of hours writing, interviewing and transcribing his many encounters with newsworthy Canadians — it paid off last week at his book’s official launch surrounded by friends, colleagues and family.

Canadian Stories, is a written collection of 21-year-old Groat’s adventures meeting some of Canada’s most influential individuals — from previous Prime Minister Paul Martin, to astronaut Marc Garneau and Peter Mansbridge, Groat showcases a wide-range of different Canadian talents.

“I really tried to get the full gamut of what it means to be from Canada and who we are,” said Groat. “I like to think I

Actress Grindl Kuchirka and author of Canadian Stories Cody Groat became friends from their time together as Groat wrote his book. The book launched last week at the Sanderson centre in Brantford. PHOTO BY JAYSON KOBLUN

did it in my own personal style; light, casual and fun.”

Groat is from Ingersoll, Ont., has family from Six

Nations and is a recent graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University in Brantford. He put his social life on hold while he organized and conducted his interviews and Laurier was happy to host the book launch at the Sanderson Centre on Sept. 15.

“Today is a special day and I’m very honoured to be here celebrating Cody’s book launch,” said Adam Lawrence, Laurier Brantford’s dean of students. “Cody is a very special member of the Laurier family — an incredible individual who had an idea and a dream and through hard work and perseverance, his dream became a reality.”

Groat said that about 80 per cent of the individuals he reached out to gave him an interview, but that deciding who to reach out to and who to spotlight in his book

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wasn’t easy.

“My objective was to sit down with these people and talk about life and get to know them one on one, personally and befriend them,” he said.

Groat met with people from all walks of life and had the opportunity to meet with a childhood celebrity of his, Grindl Kuchirka, an actress well-known for her role as “Granny Garbanzo” on the TV show the Big Comfy Couch. Kuchirka landed a chapter in his book and came to the book launch as a special guest.

“It’s really a great thing that this fellow here has put out this book,” said Kuchirka. “Originally I thought, what’s this kid doing? He was very persistent, but I appreciated that.”

Kuchirka said that she

really respected Groat for his politeness and determination and hopes that other individuals his age follow-suit with similar ideas.

“Kids like these are great,” said Kuchirka. “If there are more of these kids out there that are thinking like Cody, we’ve got a chance on this planet. Y’know this kid is great. He just did it. That’s how things get done – you just do it.”

Groat said that as a young author, “there’s a good chance that you’re going to want to quit and you’ll realize that it’s more stressful than you could ever imagine, but don’t give up. There will be times that you hit a wall, but it’s not a bad thing.”

Every time he lifted himself out of a slump and

started to write again, Groat said that he had a new perspective and could view things in a different light. Groat’s mother Karen Hutton was at the event and was very proud of her son’s accomplishment.

“I’m not surprised he was able to do it — it just surprised me how he managed to balance the book, his work and his academics,” said Hutton.

“I can’t even talk about it without crying — no, I’m not surprised he could do something like this.”

Canadian Stories sells for $23 and 40 per cent of the profits will be given to Canadian charities as a thank-you to his interviewees for their time and patience.

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A nearly forgotten belief in hunting

By TRT Staff Hunting and the livelihood of the Haudenosaunee people has gone hand-in-hand for centuries, if not millennia.

It is commonly believed that the evolutionary move from being strictly herbivorous to omnivorous as a species geared the homo sapien the ability to develop stronger brain structures and functions.

This makes hunting an inter-generational trait and a deep rooted aspect of culture for many walks of life.

As well, the act of hunting is something that spawned diversity in ceremony, as well as superstition. Within African culture; after successfully subduing a full grown elephant, the eyes must be carved and removed so that the elephants spirit cannot “see” it's attacker. Within

Haudenosaunee culture; after an animal is subdued, tobacco is burned to thank the Creator for the animals body and the good fortune. Two diverse practices, but nonetheless a part of culture for both.

Over time, most animals seem to get “smarter,” or seem to learn from whatever is hunting them. They become less keen on appearing in open space, less likely to drink from certain areas of creek or river, and tend to be more jumpy.

This is mainly due to natural selection, whereby the less “smart” animals are hunted first.

But a nice piece of a forgotten belief is that the animal chooses it's hunter. This coincides with the understanding that once the hunter proves himself worthy, the animal will choose to sacrifice it's life to ensure the longevity of the

hunter and those benefiting from it's body. It's as though the animal must test the hunter to see if the hunter is worth dying for.

This belief is one strongly rooted in behaviour as well. In the past, a hunter had to constantly change tactics in hunting to ensure he could outwit the animals he hunted. It was uncommon to hunt in the same tree and take down a buck twice; mainly due

to the sense of smell on a deer is estimated to be 10,000 stronger than a humans.

The belief is attributed to the fact that certain animals do get harder to hunt. Age, diet and genetics play a huge roll in how easy it is to hunt a certain animal, and even affects the quality of the meat that will be brought in. But, the instilled idea of the animal being the one that selects its hunter brings about a feel-

ing of pride and mutual respect. When hunting with this belief held in mind, it makes a hunter aware of his actions to a 'T.' It also brings a sense of honour to have been selected by the animal to help in its sacrifice of life.

The practice of hunting in itself is often utilized as a rite of passage into manhood for young men in many cultures, and taking care of the animals body is usually given to both genders. However, within Haudenosaunee culture the women were given the tools and teachings necessary to hunt in the case of the men being away during war; and were given the duties of dispersing the meat, skinning, tanning of the hide and making or creating clothing from the after-ward product.

However, within the Haudenosaunee people, the main aspect of hunt-

ing was that it was nearly always viewed as a man's duty. Not only did it enable him to utilize all of his senses to feed his family, it also taught him patience, compassion and to respect the animal he hunted. It also took a lot of skill, but many of the traditional practices used while hunting in the past have been lost.

Today, there is much less pressure to hunt since if a hunter returns home without fresh meat, most families can always visit the grocery store. As well, many of the additional hunting perks are far more developed; a good example of this would be an animal caller with over 80 sounds already programmed.

But, nonetheless, hunting is something that is innate within many peoples, not just the Haudenosaunee.

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More than $3.5 million Ontario invested into community First Nation

By TRT staff OHSWEKEN – The newly formed Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development Trust (EDT) will invest more than $3.5 million into the Six Nations community in its inaugural year.

The net-free cash flow from Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation’s (SNGRDC) made the release of the funds possible for all periods prior to March 31, 2016. The announcement was made on September 16, 2016.

The EDT has approved a total of 31 projects for 2016 Community Investment. The investments range from $640 to more than $1 million in the areas outlined in the Comprehensive Community Plan, Community Needs and Priorities, the EDT Distribution Guidelines, and the SNGRDC Guiding Principles. Throughout the past two months the EDT has been working diligently to review, score and priori-

tize the applications; each Trustee has spent in excess of 80 hours completing this process. The EDT received 46 applications with a total ask of over $8.8 million.

“The Economic Development Trust, along with the Advisory Committee, are pleased to have had the opportunity to invest in a variety of community driven projects which will serve to build our strength as Haudenosaunee along the Grand River” said Jill Hill, chair of the EDT. Forty-two per cent of successful applicants fall under Grassroots application with a total of $72, 275.82 invested in programs and initiatives.

The remaining 58 per cent of successful applicants fall under General applications with a total of $3,464,982.13 invested into the community organizations.

For a complete list of successful applicants and project totals, visit www.sndevcorp.ca/trust.

settles 100 year old land claim

By Nahnda Garlow OTTAWA — An Ontario Cree nation is celebrating the settlement of an outstanding land claim that dates back over 100 years.

The Chapleau Cree First Nation was awarded $21.5 million dollars and 4000 hectares of crown land as part of the settlement.

Members of the cree community voted to approve the settlement offer made by the government earlier this year Chief Keith Corston of Chapleau Cree said although he considers the settlement a success, it could never compensate what was lost.

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Six Nations and the international politics of 1942

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – For Iroquois Nations, getting themselves embroiled in wars not of their making didn’t necessarily mean these foreign conflicts were not of their concern.

It was recognized soon after initial contact with explorers, adventurers and settlers that decisions made by the intruders were going to effect their lives as well, like it or not.

In both Canada and the U.S., there was an assumption that the American Indian population was something they could put all in one basket with one-size-fits-all policies and legislations arbitrarily made over them without the approval or even knowledge of the “Indians”.

In the early years of World War II, the Haudenosaunee in particular, stood up to this assumption, and in the U.S., refused to be forced to enlist for an army of a foreign state. The State Department didn’t know what to do about individual Iroquois enlisting on their own. Under whose flag would they fight? If they were not actually

Angus Horn of Kahnawake reads a declaration delivered to Russian President Joseph Stalin in 1942. It was a reminder of a much earlier treaty made between the Confederacy and Russia, commemorated with a wampum, which is on display at the Moscow State Museum of Contemporary Political History. SUBMITTED PHOTO citizens of Canada or the U.S., how could they enlist without giving up their own sovereignty first?

The Confederacy had a simple solution.

On June 13, 1942, the Six Nations Confederacy, declared War on Germany. The next day, a spokesperson for the Confederacy read the following declaration on the steps of the United States Congress: “We represent the oldest, though smallest, democracy in the world

today. It is the unanimous sentiment among Indian people that the atrocities of the Axis nations are violently repulsive to all sense of righteousness of our people, and that this merciless slaughter of mankind can no longer be tolerated. Now we do resolve that it is the sentiment of this council that the Six Nations of Indians declare that a state of war exists between our Confederacy of Six Nations on the one part and Germany, Italy, Japan and

their allies against whom the United States has declared war, on the other part.”

In this way, the Haudenosaunee entered World War II on its own consent and its own terms, but in fact, it was only a continuation of the declaration of War against Germany and the Axis powers that was made, for the same reasons, in 1918 during World War I. The 1919 Peace Treaty that ending the war did not include the cessation of hostilities from the Confederacy. That declaration of war was never revoked and so, in 1942, it was more of a continuation of that earlier declaration that also included Italy and Japan.

Our research shows it wasn’t revoked after WWII either. Does that mean Six Nations is still at war with Germany?

But perhaps even more interesting today is a treaty, still on record, with Russia.

Angus Horn of Kahnawake was a spokesperson on the occasion, in 1942, when Joseph Stalin was reminded through a Russian envoy of their ancient alliance.

The original Russian

Wampum goes back to 1710 when five chiefs met with Queen Anne in London along with 13 family monarchs in what is said to be the first ever, international peace conference on the law of the land of Turtle Island.

The Five Nations initiated this meeting of world leaders with wampum presented to each family. An envoy took the wampum and the message back with him to Russia’s Tsar Peter the Great Russia. That wampum is on display at the Moscow State Museum of Contemporary Political History.

Horn expressed gratitude to Stalin that Russia has never been a party to, what has been called the biggest holocaust in all humanity, when waves of European settler governments caused, endorsed, and encouraged an estimated 100-million Onkwehon:weh to be killed on orders of the Vatican through papal bulls issued in the 1400s.

What is called “the Doctrine of Discovery” as promoted in these bulls have remained in place ever since. They gave any Catholic or Catholic government, not only the

right, but the “God given” duty to murder all “pagans” not willing to kneel-and-kiss-the-ring of the Pope, as it were.

The logic was, no people — no ownership, so once step number one is complete, you now have the “God given” right to “discover” this wilderness as real estate to be claimed and owned.

In 1942, a delegation of 11 Onkwehon:weh leaders visited the Vatican to officially ask the Pope to rescind three Papal Bulls of Discovery: Dum Divers of (1452), Romanus Pontifex (1455) and Inter Caetera (1493). The current Pope says the church is still seriously considering that request, but must be aware and conscious of the geo-political ramifications in the aftermath of such a wide sweeping, and historically entrenched decision. It is argued with cause, that the United States and Canada continue to use the papal bulls to dispossess and disempower Indigenous people today through the court system.

Hamilton cannabis dispensary raided by police

By Jim Windle

HAMILTON - The legalization of medical marijuana in Canada has created a swell of small pot dispensaries popping up like mushrooms all across the country. Several of these unauthorized dispensaries are being systematically shut down by police.

Until the Canadian government can come up with a definitive line between a legal and illegal pot dispensary, there will be a lot of confusion about it.

Canada has endorsed and promoted a few closely regulated growers and distributers but the small mom and pop grower, distributer is caught in between. In Hamilton, for example, several pot shops have been closed but others remain open. This sends mixed messages to

those investigating the medical benefits of cannabis in its various forms.

Tilray based in British Columbia is one of this country’s biggest growers and distributers of medical weed. It is closely monitored and regulated through a license card prescribed through a doctor.

Once you have been approved and you have your card, you are allotted a specific amount of product, which is vacuum packed, clean of all contaminants and measured carefully. Each order is sent directly to the patient’s home using Purolator or UPS and usually within two working days.

It is delivered in a nondescript box, well sealed to prevent the odor of the pot from escaping the packaging.

MMJ Canada has suffered a setback after being raided by the Hamilton Police.

The smaller distributers sell their many different strains and spin off products like pot infused honey, Pot Tea, baked goods like pot brownies and concentrates such as "shatter", and they do it across a counter like at a produce market. But it is not wide open to whoever wants it. To purchase any-

thing pot product requires a license or membership.

At present, only medical marijuana is legal in Canada, but may open up to recreational use in time as it is in Colorado and Washington State.

The Hess Village location of MMJ dispensary was passed over when a number of other dispen-

saries were shut down but on Tuesday, it was raided by police and shut down too.

“The Hamilton Police requested our CEO Clint Younge's presence during the raid,” according to a media release in MMJ’s Facebook page. “Clint naturally obliged. What could have been a terrible expe-

rience was anything but as Hamilton Police were polite, cordial and peaceful. We can't thank the officers involved enough for treating our employees and Clint so well. We look forward to the day we can be on the same side of this.”

Many believe its just a mater of timing and once the regulatory bodies are in place and all the checks and balances are established, the line between what is and is not legal will be clarified and the distribution and marketing of weed will make it easier for the client and safer, legally, for the distributors.

But for now only a handful of government approved growers and distributors can be legally accessed for those with medical need for it.

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Human Rights Tribunal decision Wilson Water Haulage confirms non-compliance

By TRT staff

TORONTO – Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day says last week’s Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision shines a glaring spotlight once again on a government system that neglects First Nation children and destroys families.

“First Nation children have been trapped in a vicious cycle of underfunding, poverty, despair and dysfunction since the days of the residential school system,” said Ontario Regional Chief Day. “There are now more children in care, more children taken from their families, than at the height of the residential schools. It is time to move beyond words to action.”

For the second time this year, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has issued a Second Compliance Order Against the Government of Canada on the First Nations child welfare case. In a decision released on Sept. 15, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found that the Canadian Government (INAC) has not demonstrated compliance with the Tribunal’s January 26, 2016 order finding Canada racially discriminates against over 163,000 First Nations children by providing flawed and inequitable child welfare services and failing to

properly implement Jordan’s Principle.

Since 2007, when the human rights complaint against Canada was first filed, the Chiefs of Ontario participated as an interested party due to the Canada-Ontario 1965 Indian Welfare Agreement, which enables the provision of provincial child welfare programs on-reserve. Ontario is reimbursed by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada at a rate of 93 per cent.

Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, reported that she was profoundly disappointed that the federal government is failing to comply with repeated legal orders to end its racial discrimination against 163,000 First Nations children. She called on Ottawa to move from “empty rhetoric to meaningful action.”

“This is not another federal budget line item that can be shuffled along until the year 2019. This cannot be another broken promise like the lifting of the two per cent funding cap on basic services,” said Ontario Regional Chief Day. “Both the federal and the Ontario governments must take this decision seriously and work with Ontario First Nations to improve conditions on reserves – not only be-

cause we now know that the law and the basic idea of equality require it – but because it is the right thing to do if we are going to achieve a positive Nation to Nation relationship and have healthy future generations.”

The federal and provincial government must act now upon the first five recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, specifically “providing adequate resources to enable Aboriginal communities and child-welfare organizations to keep Aboriginal families together where it is safe to do so, and to keep children in culturally appropriate environments, regardless of where they reside.

“These are meant to be exciting times ahead for all peoples living in Canada – whether Indigenous or non-Indigenous.

The CHRT once again shows us that the new government’s promises are well founded in Canadian law, and the time is now to move forward together beyond words and into action,” said Ontario Regional Chief Day. “All of the socio-economic determinants of health need to be addressed in order to build happy, healthy communities.

Together, we will build a better country for all our children.”

step in a legal action originally begun in 2015 against the Grand Rapids pipeline.

Chief Allan Adam says the provincial NDP government hasn’t lived up to promises to reform how Alberta balances energy development and aboriginal concerns.

Band members say

the extensive pipeline running across their traditional lands was approved without significant input from them.

In their legal filings, the band alleges there was significant political pressure to approve the pipeline quickly.

Alberta First Nation revives oilsands pipeline lawsuit The Canadian Press EDMONTON — An Alberta aboriginal band says it is going ahead with its court challenge of an approval for a major oilsands pipeline already under construction.

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MAKING YOUR HARVEST

A HEALTHY ONE HEALTHY ROOTS — Harvest time seems like it should be an exciting time for all gardeners.

Unless and until the reality of keeping up with a tsunami of vegetables.

Here are some things you can do to keep up with your harvesting schedule and savour the fruits of your labour.

Take a basket out to the garden every day. On the plus side garden experts agree picking veggies as soon as they ripen encourages the plant to produce.

Know when to harvest what. Zucchini for example has the best flavour when they are no more than six inches

long, after that they tend to get tough. If you do find mammoth zucchinis in the garden, grate it up and store batches in freezer bags for added healthy punches to chilli and spaghetti sauce.

Keep up appearances.

While you are doing your daily garden run be sure to check for anything off like yellow leaves or rotten fruit. Removing those will make sure the energy your plants are putting out is going into all the right places.

Understand your tomatoes. The best advice is to only pick tomatoes when they easily release from the vine, and the best tasting tomatoes do

ripen on the vine. If you pick one too soon don’t worry you can always leave it on the counter to ripen a bit more — or make fried green tomatoes!

Melons are tricky. Test ripeness of melons by thumping on the outside rind, listening for a dull, hollow sound. Or follow your nose — you’ll be able to smell cantaloupe that are fresh even before cutting into them. A great tip to keep the fruits fresh is to cut the stem rather than plucking it from the vine, which can crack the surface and encourage rot.

Steps for Superior Vegetable Storage Different garden vegetables require different storage conditions. What’s best? Here are some suggestions to help you get started: Counter Storage. Some vegetables do best just sitting on top of the kitchen counter where they can rest and ripen. These include tomatoes and peppers as well as fruits, such as peaches and plums.

Root Cellar. Everybody’s heard of root cellars, right? So it’s no surprise that a cool, dark cellar or basement can be a great place to store cabbage, carrots, beets, potatoes and other root vegetables. Don’t have a root cellar? Some gardeners prefer to store vegetables in the garden. When the ground begins to freeze, root crops can be covered with straw, hay, wood shavings or leaf mulch for protection (see Recipes from the Root Cellar).

The Refrigerator. Using cold for storing home garden vegetables such as lettuce, peas, corn, broccoli, cauliflower, herbs, or summer squash slows down their metabolism and preserves them. Use ventilated bags and insert a slightly moistened towel to keep herbs and lettuces moist, but not soggy.

Freezing. Locks in flavor and nutrients by quickly freezing fresh vegetables. Most fruits and vegetables do best if you blanch them in boiling water before freezing.

Canning. Canning is an easy way to preserve highly acidic vegetables such as tomatoes. You can also preserve in brine (think pickles) or in syrup (fruit preserves, sweetened relishes or chutneys).

Drying. Drying can be a great and easy way to preserve herbs. With a little more work and the help of a food dehydrator, you can dry many fruits and vegetables.

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Mushroom, Apple, and Walnut Stuffed Acorn Squash Servings: 8 Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 4 small to medium-sized acorn squash 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil 8 oz (227 g) fresh mixed mushrooms (portabella, shiitake, oyster), coarsely chopped 2 celery stalks, thinly diced 2 Ontario apples, peeled and finely diced 3 tbsp (45 mL) butter 1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh sage leaves, finely chopped 1 cup (250 mL) vegetable stock 1/2 cup (125 mL) walnuts, roughly chopped 1 small loaf of day old sourdough or French bread, cut into 1/4 inch cubes Salt and pepper

Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Cut acorn squash in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds and season the inside with salt and pepper. Place cut side

down on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Bake about 30 minutes or until soft.

2. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan heat olive oil. Add mushrooms and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes. Add celery and continue to sauté for 5 minutes.

Lower heat and add apples. Continue to cook until apples become tender, about 5 minutes. Add butter, sage, and vegetable stock. Heat just until butter is melted. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

3. Place chopped walnuts and diced bread in a large bowl. Pour warm vegetable stock mixture over bread. Using your hands, toss the bread until it's well coated and most of the stock is absorbed.

4. Remove squash from oven and turn it cut side up. Divide the stuffing among each squash half and spoon into the cavity of each squash until filled.

Return to 350°F (175°C) oven and bake until stuffing is golden brown, approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Serve hot alongside a festive ham or weeknight roast chicken.

Tip: Use Ontario Ida Red, Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, or Empire apples.

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UN indigenous rights declaration reinforced by Canadian Justice Minister The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Canada must adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in a way that translates into real change for its aboriginal citizens, federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says.

She told an annual gathering of British Columbia cabinet ministers and First Nations leaders on Wednesday that it's important to appreciate why Canada cannot simply incorporate the declaration ``word for word'' into law. ``The hard and sometimes painful truth is that many of our current realities do not align with the standards of the United Nations declaration, and as such they must be systemically and coherently dismantled,'' she said.

The declaration spells

out minimum standards for the rights of aboriginal people, including a key article that enshrines the right to self-determination and the right to lands, territories and natural resources that they traditionally owned or occupied.

Canada officially removed its objector status to the document in May, almost a decade after it was embraced by the United Nations.

The justice minister faced criticism earlier this summer after telling an Assembly of First Nations meeting that her government would not directly adopt the declaration into law, but would instead consult with aboriginal groups on how to implement each of the 46 articles.

Speaking to a receptive crowd on Wednesday,

Wilson-Raybould — a former B.C. Assembly of First Nations regional chief — laid out her case for a made-in-Canada approach.

She said the declaration itself says that it can be implemented in many ways, and further, the federal government does not have jurisdiction to unilaterally address all the minimum standards and principles set out in the document.

Every party needs the time to develop practical approaches to issues such as the concept of free, prior and informed consent, she said, adding that when it comes to resource development, land title issues must be addressed.

She also said the implementation must take into account constitutional and legal contexts in Canada and the government must identify which laws, policies and practices need to

be amended or introduced.

Wilson-Raybould said she was inspired by a conversation with a Maori leader during a recent trip to New Zealand. The woman told her that adopting the UN declaration was meaningless if it did not result in real change. ``She basically told our delegation that in her opinion, rights are essentially nothing if you do not have the will or the power to act on them,'' Wilson-Raybould recalled.

Premier Christy Clark, her cabinet and representatives of about 200 First Nations attended the third annual gathering in Vancouver. The province called it the largest event of its kind in Canada, with more than 300 meetings scheduled over three days.

Clark acknowledged in her speech that ``difficult conversations'' had taken

place, but she said the hard work was crucial on the path to reconciliation.

The premier said she would visit the Cheslatta Carrier Nation in north-central B.C. next week to acknowledge the harm caused by the Kenney Dam. The territory was flooded after the dam was built in 1952, forcing its residents to flee and destroying grave sites. ``I want to take a moment to remember how difficult it is to set aside long-held, legitimately founded grievances and decide instead to work toward resolving them,'' Clark said.

Earlier Wednesday, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs berated the provincial government for proceeding with the Site C dam in northeast B.C. despite the opposition of

local First Nations.

Phillip said that as he listened to Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad's speech, he started to think about relationships. ``If it takes that long to describe and explain why a relationship is working, and how great it is, I would suggest to you that it's not working,'' Phillip said.

Rustad said in an interview that there's no question Site C will have ``unmitigable impacts'' on local First Nations. ``We recognize that, we have spent many decades talking with the nations about that, but we also recognize the needs of all British Columbians,'' he said. ``As government, sometimes you have to make those tough choices.''

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Continued from page 6 of Toronto after evading the cops. Joey was struck by an eastbound train in Oakville on September 3 and killed. He was described in the official report as a "trespasser", not as a brave and hungry Native boy on his way to a distant home.

No one was held responsible for the death of Joseph William Commanda. I don't know if a ceremony was ever done at the place where he was hit by the train, on the number 3 track in

those railyards, I hope his spirit is not confined at the Mushhole. As one of his many Mohawk friends I feel deep regret that we were not there with him, that he was left vulnerable at a place where we could not protect him. I hope that those who are compiling a list of the Mushhole victims will not forget Joey, known to us and now to them.

It is Joey Commanda, the human being, a 13-year-old Algonquin boy, who needs to be re-

membered.

This is the one death of a Native child that I know of personally which occurred at the Mohawk Institute.

There were whispered to be others.

Doug George-Kanentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk, is a former member of the Board of Trustees for the National Museum of the American Indian and a co-founder of the Native American Journalists Association.

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Federal defence minister backs off on comments over military and First Nations The Canadian Press WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Free Press is reporting that federal Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is backing off on comments his office made suggesting he might consider giving direct power to First Nations to call in the military when they feel their rights or communities are being threatened.

In a report out of Ottawa, the newspaper says it was told by Sajjan on Thursday that he doesn't think the system needs to be changed.

On Wednesday, it appeared Sajjan was considering the request from Ron Swain, vice-chief with the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples.

Swain told Sajjan during consultations with Manitoba indigenous groups that aboriginal communities deserve the same rights as provincial governments.

He said they should have the authority under the National Defence Act to call in the military to fight civil unrest and

during other crises.

Swain, whose group represents First Nations and Metis who do not live on reserve, pointed to the Oka crisis of 1990, when the Quebec government called in the military to try to restore order after repeated clashes between police and Mohawk protesters.

After the meeting Wednesday, Sajjan's office was non-committal but indicated the request was one of a whole host of things Sajjan would consider as part of the policy review.

But Sajjan was more clear in an interview with the Free Press on Thursday. ``We do have a good system in place and they just need to be reassured the system that is there will serve them as a priority,'' Sajjan told the newspaper.

He noted the Canadian military is deployed at home almost entirely to help during natural disasters and most of the assets and infrastructure to help is kept at the mu-

nicipal or provincial level.

Sajjan said the military is there to help First Nations affected as well but he said the process in place is for the province to seek help from Public Safety Canada, which has the lead on emergency preparedness. If the public safety minister feels additional resources are needed, he then turns to the defence minister to send in some troops. ``When it comes to the protection of Canadians, it is a responsibility within the municipal and provincial responsibilities when it comes to public safety,'' he told the Free Press.

He said the request from Swain ``was a question that was raised by one person so we had a discussion about it. The biggest thing is making sure every Canadian, especially indigenous communities, feel they are properly served by all levels of government.''

Swain could not be reached Thursday for comment.

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Friend questions police investigation The Canadian Press A family friend of a Saskatchewan woman found dead in a forested area of British Columbia hopes a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women will look into why police publicize some missing person cases but not others.

Dana Morenstein says Deanna Desjarlais of Saskatoon, who was a sex-trade worker with addiction problems, was twice reported missing earlier this year to police in Vancouver.

Last week, an officer called to tell her family that remains found May 17 in woods near Surrey, B.C., were recently matched to the 27-year-old, said Morenstein.

The body was badly decomposed and had been scavenged by animals.

Morenstein said police informed the family that a cause of death hasn't been determined, but it's considered suspicious.

She's now questioning what police did before the remains were identified _ and why they never released a missing person bulletin with a photo of Desjarlais to the public. ``No one even knew she was missing,'' said Morenstein, a teacher at the Kahkewistahaw First Nation, a reserve east of Regina.

She said when police didn't take public action, she started a Facebook page to get the word out about Desjarlais and sent flyers to

Vancouver agencies to distribute. ``We were getting no help from police,'' said Morenstein, who added the national inquiry needs to look at missing persons being publicly identified. ``I think that there are too many missing women's cases that are dismissed.''

Vancouver police said they seriously investigated Desjarlais as a missing person, even though they didn't issue a media release. She was first reported missing May 1. ``The information we had was that she was alive and well and potentially not wanting to be located,'' said acting Sgt. Brian Montague.

He said the family was notified and the file was closed.

It was reopened when Desjarlais was reported missing again in June. ``I guarantee the investigation was handled properly,'' Montague said.

Officers look at various criteria when determining whether to put out a news release on a missing person, he said, and it has nothing to do with a person's race or lifestyle.

Vancouver police get about 5,000 missing person reports every year, and putting out a dozen releases each day would become ``white noise,'' Montague added.

Surrey RCMP are investigating the death of Desjarlais. On Tuesday, they issued a release asking for the public's help in the case.

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Continued from page 6 the cemetery a year and some days before the battle was Lt. Colonel Cecil Bisshopp. Bisshopp coordinated military activities among the allies. He was fatally wounded on July 11, 1813 while retrieving 123 barrels of salt during a raid on Peter B. Porter's depot at Black Rock - the same salt which was the core of the Covenant between the British and the Natives guaranteeing Native Sovereignty. Porter was among the hapless American Forces invading at Lundy's Lane.

An epic battle resulted in an American retreat and an abandonment of any plans to conquer Canada.

Tecumseh and his warriors were deserted by the British under Procter at the Battle of the Thames, resulting in the brutal death of the great Shawnee Chief. The British also abandoned the natives at the negotiating table at Ghent. The British Banker Baring was instrumental in this with the assistance of his ally and agent Wellington. Baring was a leading investor in the United States and made millions by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France and reselling it to the U.S. As a result the United States increased its territory by 140%. Baring was a major creditor of both the British and U.S. governments and was a supporter of free trade between the countries.

He handled U.S. banking in Europe.

Wellington, who had enormous prestige and influence, prevailed upon Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister, to betray Brock's pledge of a Native Homeland in the Ohio Valley.

The shameful litany of Canada's treatment of its native peoples is a national disgrace. The apartheid system racial segregation formerly instituted in South Africa was based on Canada's reserve system.

The Indian Act was a dictatorial imposition not a treaty. The Indian agent had the power of a magistrate – he could determine residence requirements, lifestyles, and the economics of land use. Government policies included coercion, deportation, and expropriation. Inadequate funding for housing, policing, and education are continuing problems. The mandatory residential school system in which cultural and linguistic genocide was perpetrated and abuse commonplace resulted in inter-generational trauma the effects of which continue to be felt.

Native peoples on reserves have very high rates of water contamination and crowded housing. Natives have a lower level of life expectancy than the general population and much higher rates of diseases such as Tuberculosis and HIV. Suicide rates are many times higher, as are the rates of incarceration. Natives have lower levels of income. Poverty and discrimination are commonplace.

In the nineteenth century some ceremonial dances and the Pot Loch ceremony were banned. Pot Loch, a gift giving ceremony threatened the newcomers' ethos of greed and acquisitiveness.

In 1924 the Federal Government used the RCMP to usurp the traditional government of Iroquois at Ohsweken. Wampum belts, native legal instruments that guaranteed their autonomy and legal status, were seized. Between 1927 and 1951 it was illegal for a lawyer to advance a native land claim.

Paternalistic and assimilationist attitudes continue. The rust must be removed from the Covenant Chain and the chain brightened again following the principle of equality of civilizations leading to partnership and mutual benefit.

WILLIAM TANDY (TAD) McCALLUM Passed away peacefully on September 2, 2015 at his home in Toronto, Ontario. He will be remembered for his strong sense of social justice, his curiosity about Native Canadian history and his compassion for those less fortunate in life.

He was 69 years old.

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Standing Rock Tribe Chairman Addresses UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva

By TRT Staff CANNON BALL, N.D. – Chairman Dave Archambault II of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe addressed members of the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday.

Archambault told members of the UN commission that human rights have been violated by the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the actions of law enforcement.

“Thousands have gathered peacefully in Standing Rock in solidarity against the pipeline,” said Archambault.

“And yet many water protectors have been threatened and even injured by the pipeline’s security officers. One child was bitten and injured by a guard dog. We stand in peace but have been met with violence.”

The UN Human Rights Commission heard testimony from the Tribe’s leader about the 1,168mile pipeline that will transport more than a million gallons of Bakken oil every day through the water source of millions of people. The project, he notes, was approved without appropriate consultation with the Tribe.

“Our lives and our rights are threatened by Energy Transfer Partners,” said Archambault.

“This company has shown total disregard for our rights and our sacred sites.”

On September 9, the Tribe filed a motion in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia for a halt to construction that would destroy the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s sacred sites, including graves. Included in the court filing were

the locations of these sites. On the morning of September 10, before the court had made a ruling, the construction company for Dakota Access Pipeline bulldozed the sites.

While in Geneva, the Tribe will meet with individual UN ambassadors and participate in panel discussions about the rights of indigenous peoples.

“The world needs to know what is happening to the indigenous peoples of the United States,” said Archambault. “This pipeline violates our treaty rights and our human rights, and it violates the UN’s own Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. I hope the UN will use its influence and international platform to protect the rights of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.”

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Moving tale of survival over childhood abuse shines light

By TRT Staff OTTAWA – Deanna Jones suffered consistent sexual abuse throughout her childhood. Throughout years of hardship – even dragging her childhood issues to adulthood – Jones discovered how to become a survivor and not a victim.

In “I Was a Child but Not”, she shares a moving story of how she saw that she is her own champion and she can haul herself out of the pit her parents had put her in.

According to National Statistics on Child Abuse, “Of the children who experienced maltreatment or abuse, nearly 80% suffered neglect; 18%

suffered physical abuse; and 9% suffered sexual abuse. Just under 80% of reported child fatalities as a result of abuse and neglect were caused by one or more of the child victim's parents.”

Author Jones has been one of the few who make up this staggering number to speak up and share her story in the hopes of helping people who may have a hard time dealing with the consequences of physical and sexual abuses in their lives.

As a child, Jones has been abused by the very people she thought she can trust – her parents.

She carried her emotional baggage into her marriage and she still carries some of those

until now. But she also realized that she needs to deal with them in order for her to move on in life. She shares her story as a personal therapy and as a torch of light to those like her who live in the shadow of fear.

“The title of my book pretty much sums it up.

I was a child but not,” Jones says. “A childhood ruined by physical and emotional molestation.

Adulthood haunted by childhood's sting.

Through it all I became a survivor, not a victim.”

Jones shares her story to remind readers that they are all survivors and not victims.

‘I Was a Child but Not’ is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble now.

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Winnipeg MP breaks ranks with Liberal caucus over controversial Site C project The Justice for the Peace Caravan has recently traveled from British Columbia to Ottawa to focus attention on the importance of an appeal currently underway regarding the Site C project.

The proposed B.C. Hydro project seeks to dam the Peace River and flood much indigenous territory that has been, and continues to be, used to support livelihoods through hunting, fishing and trapping practices.

On the Winnipeg stop, the Caravan had a chance to talk with Robert Falcon-Ouellette, an indigenous Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre. “I’m not convinced that, after having spoken with some of the people who were traveling across the country, that they have been consulted and talked to and I’m not even sure that we meet the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.”

On Tuesday, the Treaty 8 Caravan traveled to Montreal to attend an appeal, which ultimately affects all treaty nations, and to pressure the Canadian government to uphold the promises that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made during his election campaign.

The West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations are appealing a federal judge’s decision to approve the construction of Site C despite the projects violation of the constitutionally protected rights to hunt, fish and trap. They will also head to Ottawa to deliver more than 20,000 petition signatures.

The group traveled by bus to Ottawa, stopping along the way to let people know about their opposition to the project that would create an 83 kilometre-long reservoir and flood land that has been traditionally used by indigenous peoples since time immemorial.

The Fisheries Department maintains that a permit granted in July followed “extensive First Nations consultations.”

“I recognize that there are those opposed to the B.C. Hydro clean energy project at Site C, but I also know that the regulatory process leading to the recent authorization to proceed was thorough and included comprehensive consultations with indigenous groups and other stakeholders,” said Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc.

However, West Moberly First Nation Chief Roland Wilson said on Tuesday that he strongly disagrees with the suggestion that his community was appropriately consulted prior to the approval. “It was well within their power to push the pause button on this until the court cases were done — they chose to ignore that,” Wilson said. “The one-hour meeting that we had — how does that constitute consultation?”

The federal government has also failed to explain it’s reasoning for approving the permit or respond to additional questions, he said. “We offered an olive branch and they took it and stabbed us in the face,” Wilson said.

The Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde has spoken out on the issue, as well. “There’s Indigenous people buried throughout the valley so you’re disrespecting inherent rights, you’re disrespecting treaty rights.”

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould was previously outspoken in her opposition to Site C in her role as the B.C. Regional Chief for the AFN. Since her new role as Justice Minister for the federal Liberal government, she has declined to comment. “She paddled with us on the Peace River,” Chief Wilson said. “I don’t believe she’s choosing not to speak. I believe she’s been told, ‘you gave to tow the Liberal line.’”

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Chief charged with sexual assault refuses to step down A group calling themselves the Alexander Women Warriors have held a rally to voice their outrage that Kurt Burnstick, current chief of Alexander First Nation, is still in a position of leadership within their community following charges of violence against Indigenous women.

“This is the second occurrence in which Burnstick has been charged with sexual assault of two Alexander women over the past six months,” the group said in a statement.

Alexander Women Warriors have said that Burnstick has publicly spoken at the National Forum for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and that they are deeply offended that he continues to represent their community at public forums.

“It was tough sitting back and watching him represent our community when we knew what was happening in our own community when he was victimizing our own women,” said Janet Campbell, organizer of the Alexander Women Warriors.

“We can no longer tolerate this hypocrisy,” the group said. “He makes a mockery of the issues that continue to harm Indigenous women.”

In March, Alexander First Nation issued a “complete and total media blackout” less than a week after media started reporting Burnstick’s sexual assault charge. On September 6, the Band Council voted to approve a motion repealing the “media blackout”.

In March, Morinville RCMP announced that Burnstick had been charged with one count of sexual assault as a result of an investigation that began in December 2015.

They said that the victim was known to Burnstick.

On Tuesday, it was confirmed that he is also charged with a second

count of sexual assault, as well as one count of break and enter with intent in connection with that investigation.

Burnstick refuses to step down, even temporarily. The Alexander Women Warriors marched on the Band Office chanting, ‘Hey Hey Ho Ho Chief Burnstick has to go!’ and “No means No!’ with more than 50 people.

The Chief refused to meet with the Women Warriors but three Council members came out and told the group that they were seeking legal advice on how to remove the Chief and hold a re-election.

A memo was sent out

by Burnstick supporters in which they said, “We do not condone you attending the Woman Warrior march tomorrow.”

It goes on to say, “There will be repercussions in regards to being disciplined, up to and including termination for just cause.” However, community members encouraged bravery in standing up to Kurt Burnstick and his supporters.

Campbell told the band council members that they want a report in a week or they will march again. Burnstick continues to deny the charges.

His first trial starts in January 2017.

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munity impacted by colonialism and the resulting disconnections between parent and child.

“If we create one speaker who wasn’t born into the language, we will have done the impossible because that’s never happened before,” said Nicholas. “Oneida relies heavily on the language in so many instances. Our ceremony, our Thanksgiving, are all done in the language. Medicine ceremony, rituals, name giving, burials and ten day feasts — these are all done in the language.”

“It’s our history. It’s where we come from.”

The $85,000 grant will be used to hire an instructor and several sub-instructors and will be offering honorariums to community members who speak the language.

Now organizers want support from the Oneida Band Council to ensure students get there. “Basically, it’s a hard sell to get students to participate (full time) because some

students are the head of a single-parent unit,” Nicholas said. “We are looking for people who have an advanced learning in the Oneida language so they can spend the next six months talking everyday.”

Nicholas asked the Oneida Band Council to match the Heritage Canada grant and is waiting to hear back.

Twatati is modeled after immersion programs in Six Nations. Plans are in the works to start the program in September and to have it run until March. “We know you’re not going to get an absolute fluent speaker at the end of eight months. Our expectation is that after the first year, they’ll have a level of competency to give them a really strong foundation,” said Nicholas. “They’ll be able to create sentences, to read and write but the emphasis will be on speaking.

They’ll be talking baby talk.”

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Oneida Nation of the Thames, southeast of London, Ontario, is a place where language revitalization has become a reality. As part of its aboriginal languages program, Heritage Canada will fund the first Oneida language program which aims to create fluent speakers from scratch.

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Manager charged with defrauding federal program of $1.2M The Canadian Press THUNDER BAY, Ont. — RCMP say a Thunder Bay, Ont., man is facing charges after more than $1.2 million was fraudulently obtained for a remote northern Ontario First Nation from a federal program that promotes child nutrition.

It's alleged between 2007 and 2012 money from the National Child Benefit Reinvestment Program that was to provide breakfasts for approximately 400 elemen-

tary school children on Kashechewan First Nation wasn't used for that purpose.

Investigators allege the accused then misappropriated about $694,000 of this money from Kashechewan First Nation for his personal use in 2008, 2009 and 2012.

An RCMP spokeswoman was unable to say Tuesday if the remaining funds were used to provide breakfasts for the children.

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Logan Staats takes home a NAMA

By Chezney Martin Commonly compared to James Bay, Six Nations’ own soulful Singer and Artist Geordon Logan Staats has triumphantly secured two coveted awards with his album Goodbye Goldia; first the Summer Music Festival Award for Best Folk Artist and finally, the Native American Music Award for Best Debut Artist.

The award ceremony took place this past weekend and Staats said that achieving this feat as a solo artist was something “special.”

“It was really special to me,” said Staats. “I was competing against records with tons of resources behind them, and tons of layers, tons of production, auto-tune and stuff like that. And my record was just straight up Logan Staats, in a room with a microphone, no editing.”

Staats didn't fail to mention that his success was carried by dedicated voters, and assured him that he is “at least 80 per cent sure” he's on the right path.

“As a musician you struggle on the path that

you're on a lot,” he said.

“It's a very discouraging industry, and for me — to do that as a solo musician — it proved to me that I'm on the right path.”

To win two awards within weeks of each other, Staats said that he's sure this is what he needs to be doing, as music has always been where he seeks “refuge.”

“Music for me — I know it sounds so cliché — it was just to make me feel better, it's a therapeutic thing for me,” he said. Staats explained that Goodbye Goldia was a manifestation of his emotions.

“I was going through a very tough break up, and I mean a very, very tough break up with a relationship that my family didn't support. It hurt me a lot as a person, you know, it did.

But the only thing that I could find refuge in was my guitar,” he said.

Just as many artists fuel their music with passion and emotion, the music scene also offers an array of self-abusing substances that Staats has turned away from. This changed his experience at the “after party” for the NAMA's, which had a great ending.

“I've made the choice to

stop drinking and to stop using drugs,” he said. “It was really kind of different to be at an event like this and to be celebrating and to be thinking differently. So, because of that I ended up a lot more social, a lot more coherent and I was just able to socialize at a different level. I made friends with Keith Secola and Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas, and I got the whole night to bond with those two guys,” he said.

As well, out of the emotion comes even more opportunity as Staats explained that his music has connected with many people on an emotional level. “[I was in a dark time] and it translated over into these songs that were just really soft and gentle, that people really, really related to,” he said. “I got some messages on Facebook and on Twitter and stuff of people just telling me that they've gotten through dark times just listening to the songs. And that's why I wrote them,” he said.

It truly is an art to express oneself through music and help others feel at the same time; and it is a talent Staats definitely has.

Singer, performer and artist Geordon Logan Staats poses with his Aboriginal Peoples Choice Best Rock CD Award, Summer Music Festival Award for Best Folk Artist in hand, as well as the Native American Music Award for Best Debut Artist in his home. PHOTO BY LACEY HILL

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Mush Hole Project brings in a crowd

By Chezney Martin

BRANTFORD – The much anticipated launch of the three-day exhibition of the Mush Hole Project took place over the past weekend from September 16 to 18, bringing in more than 500 people to view the masterpiece of displays by 35 artists that encompassed the grounds of the

former Mohawk Institute.

Much like the title, the project did its best to shed light upon the impacts of residential schools as well as formulate a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission using non-Native and Native artist performances and site-specific artwork.

Dubbed “the back bone duo” of the project; Proj-

ect Co-ordinators Sorouja Moll and Andrew Houston agreed that this project is one of the most immersive.

“Our work in a way is responding to what we found in terms of the building, but also what the norms are in interacting with this space,” said Houston. “So, we've created what we call a cycle that's four simultaneous tours that engage

with four areas: the outside, the basement, the first floor and the second floor.

And so, four tours happen at one time and begin in four different locations,” he said.

Houston explained that tour guests would take about 30 minutes in each location, so the overall tour would last for an estimated two hours. He further men-

tioned that the tour size had to be expanded since the project has been “quite popular.”

But it isn't just about being popular, as Moll explained that many or the survivors of residential schools are showing “true courage.”

“Particularly we have many people who are from inter-generational survivors or they are inter-generational survivors, and that is very immersive for them,” said Moll. “So, they're going on their own individual journeys, which are risky and dangerous, but at the same time they are working towards something. And this is the process of healing,” she said.

“I think too, just the idea of being immersive, it's not only for the audience to experience this space that we generated, but also for the artists it is really immersive. Not only do they have to delve into the space and the historical context, but also their own context, their own connection,” she said.

Their efforts brought forth more than 30 artists, one of which is the Artistic Director of the Woodland Cultural Centre, Naomi Johnson, who “paved the way” for visitors with spray chalk.

“Normally I don't get to

be an artist,” said Johnson with a laugh. “So, for me this is really great to be able to create again.”

Her piece will cover the driveway into the grounds and will iterate the Thanksgiving Address in Mohawk with purple and white chalk to resemble the two row wampum belt.

“The reason I chose Mohawk is because I am Mohawk and this is the Mohawk Institute,” she said.

“Even though there are many different languages that were lost in this place, I am choosing Mohawk because that's the one that I don't have.”

“I think a lot of people in our communities struggle with that, you know, they don't have their language. It hurts not to have your language, so for me, I wanted to do this in chalk — which is a material that would have been at this school. Also, it's something that isn't going to be permanent, so it's gonna erode over time kind of like how our languages have eroded over time,” she explained, and mentioned that upon completion, she has been promised that her work will have an overhead photo taken with a drone.

The event was well received by many that attended, and hopes for future tours like this one have been requested.

Project Co-ordinators Sorouja Moll and Andrew Houston pose together just outside of the former Mohawk Institute as tours of the Mush Hole Project were about to begin. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN

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By Jim Windle

SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Chiefs of the OLA Major Series Sr. A have won their third Mann Cup in four years, the sixth in franchise history, going back to 1993.

After the Peterborough Lakers spoiled the Chiefs’ chance for a second threepeat string of Mann Cup wins last season, the 2016 Chiefs were not about to let that happen again as they turned the Western Champion Maple Ridge Burrards back to B.C., empty handed, defeating the Burrards four games to one in the best of seven.

Last Wednesday night at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena, the Chiefs had the dangerous Burrards with their backs pressed firmly against the wall and expected a tougher game Wednesday night from

the visitors who billed themselves the “Burrard Street Bullies”.

“We knew they were going to come out hard,” said Sid Smith after the win. “This was a tough series too [comparing it to the Peterborough series]. Those last two games could have gone either way. We were really invested in this one and there were some ups and downs for sure.”

It was a 3-2 game in favour of the Chiefs after the first period Wednesday with Randy Staats accounting for all three Six Nations goals. An epic second period collapse of the Burrards under the relentless pressure of the Chiefs all-star lineup proved to be difference as Ryan Benesch scored three times, Cody Jamieson, Dan Dawson and Austin Staats helped pro-

duce a 9-4 second period lead heading into the final 20 minutes of regulation time.

You could almost hear the Maple Ridge bench collapse when Craig Point scored Six Nations’ 10th goal only 56 seconds into the third period. Smelling victory, Jamieson, Benesch, Dawson, and Brier Jonathan all piled on for a 14-4 lead. Maple Ridge scored two late goals but the game was already over by then.

There has been much ink spilled over the offensive power of this year’s Chiefs, and rightfully so, but in this Mann Cup run it has been the Chiefs defence deserving of the accolades.

The lunch-bucket crew on the back end of the Chiefs success made up of Sid Smith, Billy D Smith, Ethan O’Conner,

Paul Dawson, Brodie Merrill, Jeremy Thompson, David Brock and Jon Sullivan, along with the outstanding goaltending of Dillon Ward throughout the playoffs, made goals against the Chiefs not easy to come by — especially in the last three games of the Maple Ridge series.

Coach and team president Duane Jacobs was all smiles in seeing the Mann Cup return to Six Nations. For Jacobs it was the sixth time he has lifted the Sr. A Mann Cup, all with the Chiefs. He was an important member of the 1994, ‘95 and ‘96 Mann Cup Champion Chiefs as a player and three times now behind the bench, in 2013, 2014 and 2016.

Head coach Rich Kilgour has also held the Cup high six times as a player and a coach. Chiefs offen-

sive coach John Tavares, holds the all-time leader in Mann Cup scoring, having produced 203 points in his 10 series. He also leads in Mann Cup rings, with eight.

“You know everybody did a great job,” said Jacobs. He was full of praise for everyone in the Chiefs organization as he watched his team set up for its latest Championship photo.

Dan Dawson had a great series including two goals and five assists Wednesday night, giving him a series-leading 30 points (8-22), and he was awarded the Mike Kelley Memorial Trophy as MVP afterwards.

"We knew Maple Ridge was going to be a good team," Dawson said. "You don't get to the Mann Cup on a whim or because you get lucky, you get here for

a reason. They've got a young and talented team that works hard and they gave us a heck of a series."

But Dawson’s remarks about teammate Cody Jamieson tells the story of this year’s win.

“And then there’s Cody,” Dawson told the The Grand River Sachem.

“What he’s done with the injury he has is nothing short of incredible. If this were baseball or hockey, someone would make a movie about him and what he’s done to lead this team.”

Leading the Chiefs offence through the Mann Cup series were Dawson: Dawson (8G,22A), Randy Staats (8G,13A), Ryan Benesch (12G,8A), Dhane Smith (3G,17A), Cody Jamieson (6G,8A, in three games) and Jr. A Arrows call up, Austin Staats (8G,5A).

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New faces, same results for Corvairs New faces, same results for Corvairs

By Jim Windle CALEDONIA The Caledonia Corvairs have returned to the ice for the 2016-17 Jr. B hockey season to begin their quest for an unprecedented fourth-straight Sutherland Cup, but coach Mike Bullard will have to do it with virtually a brand new team.

There have been wholesale changes on this year’s team after almost all players from last year’s champions have gone overage in the off-season. Joining the Corvairs this year will be brothers Guy and Christian Polillo who bolted from last year’s Brantford ‘99ers to join the Corvairs.

Also coming over from Brantford is Evan Bidenti.

“I knew we were getting not only quality players, but quality young men in the Polillos,” says General Manager Brian Rizzetto.

Guy and Chris are the sons of former Colonial Hockey League, Brantford Smoke star Paul Polillo who was once called by a Toronto sports writer as “the greatest player never to play in the NHL.” Adam Craievich comes from the OHA Jr. A where he played last year for Guelph and Ottawa.

Also joining this year’s Pro-Fit Corvairs from the OHL are Brandon Lindberg, Anton Trublin, Joshua DeFarias, Zachary Core, and Christian Clark, a 7th round draft of the London Knights of the OHL. Young players like

Christian Montachino, Mike Finger, Andrew Lance, Jacob Harrison, Holden Hrysko, Austin Ulett, Erik Nelson, Marino Moro, Christian Papineau, Daniel Chenard, Steve Harvey, and Alexander Gonyou have also been in the lineup for the exhibition pre-season.

“There’s a lot of new heads in the helmets,” says Rizzetto. “We are pleased with what we have so far but there are still a few fish out there we will be going after.”

One thing that has remained constant is the Corvairs ability to ice four solid lines, although Rizzetto admits this year may see their third and forth lines will be checkers to neutralize the opponent’s strengths.

They have a very young defence but so far they have been impressive, although it is an area of concern.

Even with all the new faces, the Corvairs are 3-1 in the early season including Saturday night’s 8-3 win over Niagara Falls at the Haldimand Arena.

The Brantford connection recorded the first goal of the game as Guy Polillo scored from Christian Polillo and Evan Bidenti only seven seconds into the game. That goal stood as the only one of the first period but the new Corvairs were bent on making an impression on the Caledonia brass and added five more goals in the second scored by Andrew Lance, Jacob Harrison, Ryan

Punkari, Christian Polillo and Brandon Lindberg to bury the Flyers 6-0 with 20 minutes left to play.

Bailey Fletcher scored shorthanded at 3:56 and it was 7-0 for the Corvairs.

Niagara went on a threegoal binge in the middle of the period but Quentin Maksimovich closed the game at 8-3 with a powerplay marker. Steve Harvey recorded the win in the Caledonia net facing 28 shots. Niagara Falls’ goalie Adam Dentico had a much busier night facing 41 Caledonia shots.

Friday night, Sept 16th, the Pro-Fit Corvairs took down the visiting Fort Erie Meteors 7-3. Wednesday night they suffered their first loss of the new season, with a 3-2 loss at the hands of the Stratford Warriors at the Western Fair Community Centre, in a game where they were outshot 41-18. Despite the loss, Harvey put in a fine effort in goal. Adam Craievich scored both Caledonia goals.

Saturday Sept 10, the Corvairs faced in Leamington and came out with a 4-1 win with goals scored by Zach Core, Mike Finger, Craievich and Bailey Fletcher.

After four games played in the 2016-17 season, the Corvairs are in second place heading into this week’s games. St Catharines is in first with 7 points.

“We really have no stars this year so we will have to be counting on a evenly balanced team,”

The 2016-17 Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs have announced their selection as this year's team captain. Quinten Maksimovich came to Caledonia by way of the Erie Otters of the OHL. In four games so far this season he has scored three goals and assisted on four to lead the Caledonia offence. He played 40 games as a Corvair last season scoring 16 and assisting on 27. PHOTO BY DARREL SMART say Rizzetto.

He is very hot on his goaltenders with Daniel Chenard and Stephen Harvey and advises this year’s fans to watch Chenard especially. “He’s a young goalie making his

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