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Local councils agree to mediate Burtch land dispute NAHNDA GARLOW

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OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Elected Council released a joint statement with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council on Friday saying they have reached

an agreement on how to move forward with issues surrounding the Burtch lands.

According to the statement, the two councils are agreeing to develop a framework for ongoing regular dialogue and engage in a conflict resolution process in the best interests of the com-

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The agreement states the Elected Council will arrange with the province to install drainage tiling on the Burtch lands at the source of the dispute.

Farmer Kris Hill has also agreed to settle the ongoing dispute over the Burtch lands through mediation.

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OHSWEKEN — Six Nations is continuing work on a road that will see 95 three-bedroom townhouses built, creating a new neighbourhood for the village of Ohsweken.

The little village is located across from Village Cafe just east of the traffic lights

on Fourth Line.

The townhomes are part of a multimillion dollar housing project the community has been trying to finalize for years with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Six Nations Economic Development Trust invested $1.4 million in the housing project, with CMHC bringing a grant for $800,000.

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into the property where the townhomes will be located is underway.

Officials estimate the first five homes will be completed by November.

The property will also be home to a new archives for the Six Nations Public Library.

There are over a thousand band members and families currently on the housing wait list for the band.

Six Nations recording artist and The Launch star Logan Staats spent the day with Oliver M. Smith students on Tuesday. He posted pics and a status on social media: “I sang songs, told stories and spoke about the importance of being creative and chasing your dreams. Nothing beats the smiles on these kids’ faces! Thanks for having me OMSK.” Logan also invited other schools to contact him for appearances, which he will continue to do this month. If you’re interested in having a visit to your PHOTOS COURTESY OF LOGAN STAATS school, email loganstaatsbooking@gmail.com.

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Upcoming Iroquois Caucus citizenship summit to plan for Indian Act membership changes Amending legislation could add up to 35,000 people to Kahnawake’s membership list alone NAHNDA GARLOW

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AKWESASNE — The Iroquois Caucus is holding a Summit on Membership and Citizenship Wednesday and Thursday in Akwesasne.

The Caucus has invited members from all Haudenosaunee reserves with representatives from both elected and traditional councils to attend from

each community.

The Caucus will be looking at how the leadership will address a coming influx of members once federal changes to what makes a Status Indian are made complete in Ottawa.

The changes, coming from Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act in response to the Superior Court of Quebec decision in Descheneaux reintegrates those removed from band

membership, correcting gender discrimination or unknown parentage in the Indian Act. It also opens doors for the descendants of those reintegrated to be issued Indian Status.

That is causing a big stir across Canada. Kahnawake’s Ietsénhaienhs Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer says Canada’s amendment to the Indian Act could add up to 35,000 people to Kahnawake’s membership list alone.

“No doubt some of these people will try to identify themselves as citizens of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation,” said Sky-Deer.

This, says Sky-Deer, is not a matter for Ottawa to decide, but that citizenship among the Haudenosaunee is an internal issue for the Haudenosaunee to settle.

“Our people could provide a powerful voice if we can speak as a united front on this important matter,” says Kahnawake’s

Grand Chief Joe Norton.

“The time is now for discussion between the Traditional Haudenosaunee and the elected leadership. We must find the common ground necessary to prevent us from being overrun by people who, in many cases, have never set foot on our territories.”

The Caucus has opened the meeting to 6 representatives from each of it’s member communities from Akwesásne,

Kahnawà:ke, Kanehsatá:ke, Oneida of the Thames, Six Nations of the Grand River, Tyendinaga and Wahta.

This is the first in a string of Membership Summits expected to be held in the coming months.

The Caucus said in a statement this first meeting will not be open to the general public, but added that may change for future meetings.

Election time, two Haudenosaunee in the race

Ava Hill vying to become next Ontario Regional Chief, while Russ Diabo seeks national leadership NAHNDA GARLOW

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OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill has decided not to run for re-election and has instead set her sights on provincial leadership.

Hill will run for Ontario Regional Chief in the upcoming elections with the Chiefs of Ontario.

Hill has been Elected Chief at Six Nations since 2013. This is her second term as chief after re-election in 2016.

Hill advocated with the province and Ontario Hydro last year to provide

Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill, left, has decided to run for Ontario Regional Chief, while Kanienkehaka of Kahnawake policy analyst FILE PHOTOS Russ Diabo, right, has his sights set on Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

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If Hill is becomes the next Ontario Regional Chief, it would mean another bye-

lection for Six Nations, this time for the role of Elected Chief.

Another Haudenosaunee in politics is also in the running, this time for national leadership.

Kanienkehaka of Kahnawake policy analyst Russ Diabo has shared that he will be running for Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Diabo has been a vocal critic of the AFN

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receive the 15 chiefs necessary to to nominate him officially.

Perry Bellegarde is expected to run for another term. Sheila North, former journalist and Grand Chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, is also expected to run in the election.

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Major study underway on Six Nations water quality McMaster University working with Lubicon Cree and Six Nations, looking at water contamination CHEZNEY MARTIN

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SIX NATIONS — One in nine people on the planet do not have access to clean drinking water close to home — that’s 844 million people worldwide.

This includes 31 per cent of schools worldwide that cannot offer clean drinking water to their staff or students.

It is estimated that there are more than 5 trillion plastic particles weighing 268,940 tons, floating in the Earth’s oceans. As currents and winds push the plastics around the world’s oceans, five massive midocean gyres take the most concentration of plastic.

Based on how plastics break into smaller pieces, scientists expect there are even more micro-plastics beneath the surface than counted. The small pieces of micro-plastic, they suggest, can sink below the oceans surface more easily and be left on shorelines or be eaten by animals. Making micro-plastic pollution much worse than originally feared.

World Water Day is a single day in March dedicated to highlighting the importance of freshwater and to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

But as Earth Day approaches, both days seem to celebrate common goals and give those interested in the preserva-

tion of natural resources strong platforms.

Closer to home, there are many indigenous nations still without clean drinking water. That prompted an ongoing water analysis with national experts right here at Six Nations.

Researchers with McMaster University partnered with Six Nations of the Grand River and Alberta’s Lubicon Cree First Nation to create the Indigenous Water Quality tools project.

The study looks at the drinking water in the two communities to try to find what is contaminating it.

As the community of Kashechewan of Northern Ontario made headlines in 2005 after poor water quality and unsanitary conditions forced the evacuation of 1000 residents; the larger problem of poor on-reserve water treatment infrastructure was brought to light in Canada.

More than 80 indigenous nations are currently under boil water advisories and 21 others are at high-risk for water contamination. This prompted professor Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill of Six Nations to work extensively to bring the project from McMaster to the community.

Martin-Hill draws water at home from a well that collects ground water.

Pat Chow-Fraser, a professor in McMaster’s Department of Biology, lead researcher and an expert in the health of aquatic ecosystems,

Source: First Nations On-Reserve Source Water Protection Plan, OTTAWA

Researchers looking for Six Nations residents willing to have their SUBMITTED PHOTO well water tested.

explained that the project has been up and running for the past six months and focuses on working with the community.

“Because this is a co-creation project we really have to do whatever the community agrees to do. So our original proposal was built around the discussions with community members which are probably more through Dawns connections and that there was some concern about the wells — that the water was contaminated.”

Chow-Fraser has used her career to research the health of water and wildlife in the streams and coastal areas of the Great Lakes basin and continues to work with communities and environmental agencies alike to monitor, rejuvenate and protect the ecosystems they sustain.

One of Chow-Fraser’s self-identified “greatest accomplishments” came in the form of her using her work and testimony to put an injunction

on a trailer park and its expansion which threatened a nearby wetland in the northern coast of Lake Superior.

She and her students collected water samples, identified wildlife and she later presented their findings to the Ontario Municipal Board, ultimately saving the threatened wetland. She now hopes to help test ground water and identify contaminations for Six Nations residents using wells.

“As we became more familiar with the community and practices and the cultural expectations we knew that we had to actually get people who wanted to have their well water tested and agree to do this rather than just doing any random sampling which is more of western approach to science and way to proceed,” she said.

Six Nations Elected Council offered information on where all of the wells in the community are and unfortunately only two individuals have

signed up to be tested out of the 700 mapped wells in the community. This low number of signees is likely due to the project not being well-known, which prompted the project to host events within the community.

This included the event held on World Water Day last month at the Six Nations Community Hall.

Piers Kreps, a student at MacMaster that served as a research assistant to the project, helped in organizing the event.

“It was really good to have a lot of the actual researchers down in the community for World Water Day because they brought a lot of their students that are working on their project as well, so they could interact with the community and actually set foot in the community,” said Kreps.

Kreps explained that the project has four research teams that are working together for the common goal of improving water quality. During the events the groups then offered Six Nations attendants the opportunity to listen in on their individual presentations and later offered four break out seminars.

Dr. P. Ravi Selvaganapathy, who served as the data synthesis investigator to the project, explained that being able to offer the data found on Six Nations by the researchers would benefit more than just those with wells and access to ground water.

“This is very useful information to have,” said Selvaganapathy.

“In the environment you may want to measure parameters like conductivity and the dissolvents in water flowing through just to get a good idea about the health of the ecosystem that is thriving there.”

In other words, the information would also help in identifying problems in the surrounding ecosystems and wildlife.

Selvaganapathy explained that the process of testing the water would be subjective to the community as well, as water can be tested periodically and only with permission — the information itself is paramount.

“Drinking water and the quality of the drinking water is very, very important and there are many parameters that affect it,” he said.

“Things like for example pharmaceuticals in water, organic materials in water, or heavy metals in water are important but they affect the water over a longer duration of time. But something like bacteria is something that would affect the water in an immediate way, so that would lead to infection and then disease immediately.”

The researchers would be able to identify any of these factors in the tested ground water, and bring the data to the community — where local leaders can work toward finding solutions.

There are five main types of water contaminants: physical, microbiological, inorganic, organic and radioactive.

Physical: aka cloudiness. Caused by suspended particles in water that feed bacteria. Cloudy water can sometimes affect how well chlorine can act at eliminating pathogens.

Microbial: Sewage, animal feces and runoff from city streets all draw microorganisms into our drinking water. Bacteria, Campylobacter, E.coli, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium are all present in these microbes. If water is left untreated for microbes and is consumed - humans and animals can get very ill.

Inorganic Contaminants: Metals, Arsenic and Nitrates. These are largely present in water contamination from industrial and agriculturalrun-off.

Organic Contaminants: Pesticides sprayed on lawns, ditches, crops and golf courses eventually end up in our drinking water.

Volatile Organic Compounds are the most frequently detected organic contaminants in groundwater. These chemicals are found in household cleaning products.

Radioactive Contamination: Water exposed to radionuclides from energy production.

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Canadians cannot judge Six Nations EDITORIAL BY JONATHAN GARLOW It looks like HCCC and SNEC have released a joint statement.

Although we are forced to participate with the Indian Act if we want to live on our own land, not everyone feels represented by the Elected Council.

On the other hand, even less may have proper representation at todays Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council.

They say that it's everyones responsibility to know their clan and chief but what about the thousands of Six Nations people who are left out in the cold with no political representation of any kind?

This is not blame, it's just a fact.

All in all, Six Nations is actually doing pretty well considering the horrific tragedies we have collectively sufferred at the hands of colonialism.

Six Nations survived.

Let's celebrate each other, let's celebrate the fact that our families even made it. Condemning each other for not knowing who your clan is, or not being Onkwehon:weh enough will only compound colonial trauma and cause further damage to our already precarious situation.

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Some of us might have been homogenized into one big Six Nations group since our ancestors campaigned into Upper Canada with Captain Joseph Brant over two hundred years ago.

What historians conveniently forget is that millions of us were wiped out by smallpox and other diseases throughout the 16th and 17th centuries - before any of us had even seen the first European.

Who can lay blame upon the survivors of genocide?

If the same level of catastrophe was applied across the entire earth today it would reduce the global population from 7.4 billion down to 375 million homosapiens. At that point, would the United Nations and NATO still meet regularly or would human survival take precedence? Would countries still try to retain their nationalities and languages or would they give up after a few generations?

Canadians should keep their opinions to themselves regarding the state of Six Nations affairs because its their colony and imposed government that caused the damage we are trying to repair.

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Nature Connections

Feed a little bit

These back and forth, up and down temperatures definitely seem to be getting the best out of all of us lately.

It’s almost like it’s left us in a dizzy confusion, on whether to go one way or another, and whether or not it’s the right time or the wrong time. In addition, it would seem humans aren’t the only ones affected by these tug-of-war conditions.

The other day I read an article about birds and how they can, sometimes, desperately struggle during this time of year, and how this year has been one of the hardest seen in many years. Migratory birds rely on the weather as their cue to make a move. Now facing climate change and unexpected and unpredictable weather, it leaves the birds vulnerable and puts their lives at risk. Early or late migration has an impact on availability of food, and dangerous temperatures and conditions are too extreme for the birds to survive.

The article I read was urging the public to put out bird feeders to help any struggling birds. It said even the smallest effort (like one bird feeder) could make the world of a difference when it

comes to the survival of many lives.

Immediately, I was compelled to run out and buy a bird feeder and seed. I thought about how menial it was for me to make such a powerful impact, and it made me wonder why it took me so long to realize something so simple yet impactful.

The more I thought about the simple act of selflessness, I began to realize parallels between feeding the needy birds and the life supporting simple-acts-of-kindness in our most direct and personal relations. I realized how necessary it is to “set out our bird feeders” for the people and the energies surrounding us.

Relations are just like a living thing, and can become delicate during a substantial change of state. Like the innocent and fragile birds, they can quickly fall victim to unexpected conditions. Comparable to the migration every spring, we can rely on relationships and their steadfast consistency, year after year. It is almost as if they completely self-sustain. However, times can get tricky and unpredictable. This living thing can only self-sustain under prime conditions and something must be done to help it survive.

As we are all connected, we cannot be in true harmony unless we are all in individual harmony. If something is blocking your individual flow, remove it. And if you can’t, have faith that someone close has put a bird feeder up to help you through.

As I hung my bird feeder I didn’t feel proud…I felt hope. I’ve been that struggling bird before, and the only thing that kept me alive was a chance to keep going.

Be kind to one another and feed each other’s souls. Don’t be afraid to give chances.

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Weekend ice storm “historic” STAFF REPORT

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SIX NATIONS — Freezing rain and ice pellets caused havoc across Southern Ontario over the weekend.

Six Nations saw power outages and several business close on Highway 54 and portions of Fourth Line.

Six Nations Fire and Emergency services stayed on standby throughout the weekend.

The Grand River Conservation Authority put the entire watershed on a flood watch because of the unseasonal storm, which was expected to bring up to 90mm of rain to the region through until Tuesday.

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Ontario expands disaster relief STAFF REPORT

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BRANTFORD — The province expanded areas that can qualify for disaster recovery assistance

after this winter’s flooding of the Grand River.

Areas on the West Bank of the Grand south of Baldwin Avenue are now eligible for assistance.

Due to the expansion, the province is accepting applications for assistance

until August 10.

Individuals, small businesses and non-profit organizations with losses or property damage can apply for financial help with emergency expenses they incurred from the flood.

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Live theatre, new installations at Woodland this spring CHEZNEY MARTIN

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SIX NATIONS — As several exhibits will be closing in May, the Woodland Cultural Centre (WCC) has released a calendar with a few notable items for next month and the following month of June for indigenous theatre and art junkies.

Salmon Girl, a music-infused theatre, dance and puppetry performance, will be reaching the centre on Sunday, May 13 at 4 p.m.

The work of playwright Quelemia Sparrow from the Musquem First Nation and choreographer Michelle Olson from the Tr’ondek / hwech’in First Nation sew their respective culture and perspectives together to create a story that is both meaningful and delightful all at once.

The piece is open for all ages and follows the journey of a young girl into a magical world to share an indigenous perspective on the importance of Salmon.

The performance lasts close to an hour and admission is pay-what-you-can.

A capture of one of the paintings from featured artist Catherine Dallaire’s work.

The opening reception for the 43rd Annual Indigenous Art Exhibition (IAE) will be taking place in the evening of Saturday, May 26, at 7 p.m. The reception will be fully catered, with live music.

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using her multidisciplinary hand. Her exhibit Gichitwaawizi’igewin: Honouring will open the same evening as the IAE and feature her unique form and balancing elements.

The centre is also thrilled to announce the Onkwehon:we (The Origi-

nal Peoples) Festival set for June 15 to 17. The festival will focus on current Haudenosaunee artistic and cultural practices in both traditional and contemporary forms.

Performances chosen from across Turtle Island for the festival will be of the highest calibre and multidisciplinary featuring visual arts, film, workshops, storytelling, dance, music and theatre.

Lead up activities will be taking place at several partner sites around Six Nations and Brantford, as the intent for the festival is to provide a platform for Haudenosaunee artists and other Indigenous nations from across Turtle Island to showcase their talents and gifts.

The hope is to make the festival grow within a destination for artists, presenters, organizations and audiences.

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Mental health boost for First Nations CANADIAN PRESS

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OTTAWA — The federal and Ontario governments are putting up $5 million each to establish 19 new mental wellness teams for First Nations communities.

The teams will be located across the province to ensure access by all of Ontario's First Nations communities.

Federal Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, Ontario Children and Youth Services Minister Michael Coteau and Assembly of First Nations Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day announced the initiative Wednesday.

A joint statement from all three said the initiative is meant to ``bridge health inequi-

ties that persist between First Nations and other Ontario residents.''

Coteau called it a unique agreement to help provide important mental health and prevention services and supports for First Nations. ``This will help Indigenous children and youth receive mental health services as quickly and as close to home as possible,'' he said.

Day said Ontario Chiefs welcome these new teams, which followed many moths of discussions, but added mental wellness is only a beginning. ``Canada can no longer remain on the sidelines as our young peoples, some of whom are as young as 10 years old, commit suicide on an almost daily basis,'' he said.

Tyendinaga, Tamil groups forge ties STAFF REPORT

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TYENDINAGA — It looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

About 130 members of the Scarborough-based Canadian Tamil Congress paid a visit to to Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville late last month to learn more about each other’s culture and history.

In between sharing food, music, dance and language, the Tamil visitors and their Mohawk hosts discussed the theme of displacement common to their respective stories.

Most Tamils living in the Greater Toronto Area are recent arrivals to Canada, forced from

their homeland of Sri Lanka by war and ethnic strife. Mohawks settled on the Bay of Quinte in 1784 after leaving their ancestral lands in New York State after the American Revolution.

Representatives from Tsi Tyonnheht Onkwawenna, a centre in Tyendinaga, and the Canadian Tamil Congress told media that the novel cultural exchange on March 29 and 30 was a great success.

There are already plans in the works for the two groups to meet again – the Tamils will return to Tyendinaga for a re-enactment in May and a pow wow in August, while the Mohawks have been invited to open Tamil Fest, a Scarborough street festival, in late August.

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Kyleigh Farmer (middle) poses with friends, family, volunteers and Six Nations Agricultural Society members during her fundraising spaghetti dinner last Saturday.

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Supporters brave the storm to help out Miss Six Nations CHEZNEY MARTIN

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SIX NATIONS — Family, friends, Six Nations Agricultural Society members and supportive community members came together during the poor weather conditions to help support current Miss Six Nations, 20-year-old Kyleigh Farmer.

Village Cafe hosted the spaghetti fundraiser on April 14 to help support

Farmer, as she has attended over 60 events during her current reign. She will be using the money from the fundraiser to continue on her journey, with Albuquerque, New Mexico in her sights next.

“It’s been really fun,” said Farmer. “I’ve enjoyed every event I’ve gone to.”

Farmer said that she’s most looking forward to learning about other cultures and other titles, as she will be viewing the crowning of the new Miss Indian World at the end of

the month.

The GON Powwow hosts the largest congregation of indigenous royalty each year, and this will be the second time she has represented as royalty. She explained that she will be using the experience to better prepare herself for when she is ready to compete in the Miss Indian World pageant herself.

“I won’t be competing this year, just representing our community, because I want to compete for the

CNE Ambassador of the Fairs,” she said.

She said that with her sights on the title representing the largest fair in Ontario, she has been studying other districts and learning as much as she can from the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies meetings.

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“I am going to be starting school in May,” she said. “I will be going to Fanshawe out in London and getting into the Artisanal Culinary Arts."

Although she will be going to school, she noted that she hopes organizations and businesses will still reach out to her.

In regards to the fundraiser, Farmer expressed that she has a lot of gratitude for those that have and continue to support her.

“I am grateful for everybody that came out to support me despite the crazy weather,” she said. “It is such an honour to represent this community as Miss Six Nations and I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the Fall Fair.”

Farmer has led a victorious year with her title and the fundraiser seen a lot of friendly faces and rallied a lot of support — Councillor Mark Hill also won the 50/50 ticket draw and donated his winnings back.

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SIX NATIONS— Six Nations Police arrested a 16 year old youth and a 23 year old woman Thursday

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Songhees Chief Ron Sam says every community in the Greater Victoria area has pledged support for the games, which will involve 5,000 youth athletes and hundreds of team officials and cultural delegates from 26 regions around North America.

The cities of Ottawa and Halifax are also competing to host the games and a decision on the winning bid community is due in June.

Knighthawks on verge of playoff spot JIM WINDLE

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A total of six NLL teams, the top three clubs in each division’s standings, will qualify for the playoffs. The two regular season division champions will earn a firstround bye as the top seeds.

The second seeds will host the third seeds in their respective division for the single-elimination division semifinal game in the first round.

The second round of the playoffs has changed for this season and will now be played as a single-elimination contest. The top seed from each division will host the winner of the division semifinal between the second and third seeds for the division championships.

For the third straight year, the finals will be played as a full best-ofthree series with the higher-seeded team hosting Game 1 and Game 3 (if necessary).

This week’s NLL report begins with Friday night’s 14-11 come from behind win over the Toronto Rock at the ACC. The win moved the Knighthawks into a tie for first place with the Georgia Swarm in the East Division.

Led by Joe Resetarits (3G,4A), Cody Jamieson (3G,2A), and Josh Carrier (3G), the Knighthawks held off the Toronto Rock in the early going as the teams traded goals, but late in the quarter Toronto pulled ahead 5-3 and 7-3 by the 7:48 mark of the second quarter.

A power-play goal scored by Cory Vitarelli started the comeback.

Quinn Powless and Josh Carrier scored by the end of the half, Toronto’s lead had been reduced to 8-6.

Scott Campbell to Cody Jamieson, to Josh Currier and into the Toronto net took 46 seconds making it a one goal game. Resetarits scored, shorthanded, to tie the game at 8-8. It didn’t take long for the Rock to react with a three goal outburst, mid-quarter.

Paul Dawson and Brad Gillies closed out the third quarter 10-10.

The constant pressure from the Rochester offence chipped away at the Rock in the final quarter as the Knighthawks turned it up a notch.

Kyle Jackson scored shorthanded, 4:14 into the game, which Dan Taylor answered for Toronto and the game was tied again, this time at 10-10. Resetarits took charge scoring at 7:41 and again at 11:03.

Jamieson put it away into an empty net for the 14-11 final score and Rochester’s ninth win.

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Missionaries' racism evident in historical accounts of Haudenosaunee JIM WINDLE

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First impressions of the inhabitants of what later became known as the Americas are very interesting to read from a historical perspective. It was primarily Jesuits and other religious orders recording what they experienced in the “new world.”

The first tribal inhabitants of Ontario and New York areas as far as is known at this time was the “Attiwandaron,” otherwise known as the Neutrals, who were first mentioned as occupying what is now Brant County, with the area in and around Brantford its cultural centre.

Their hunting grounds ranged from the Genesee Falls to Sarnia, and south of a line drawn from Toronto to Goderich.

In 1535, French navigator and explorer Jaques Cartier established the first French colony, calling the huge newly “found” land mass New France.

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followed in 1615, bringing Franciscan Brotherhood friars with him with the goal of establishing a missionary centre among the “Indians.”

In 1626, Father La Roche Daillon of the Recollet order of the Catholic Church studied the original inhabitants and found them to be “a powerful tribe.”

In his notes, Daillon registers twenty-eight villages in Neutral country, including the principle village of Kandoucho, which later became Brantford, according to several researchers including Dr. Coyne and Adam Hunter.

Hunter, Secretary of the Ontario Historical Society, agrees Brantford to be the centre of the Neutrals.

In 1640, Fathers Breboeuf and Chaumonot also visited the Neutrals in the Brantford area.

In most cases, copious notes were taken about the Neutrals, revealing their customs and culture but also their appearance.

Accounts from 1640 estimate between 20,000 and 30,000 inhabitants.

That would have been of tattooing with fixed at a very low population pigments from head to level given the tribal foot; snakes, worms, wars, famine and sickness animals, monstrosities of which reduced numbers every conceivable nature significantly by the time ornamented, or disfigured the survey was taken. their persons.

“They were great tobac“In winter they clothed co raisers and users,” acthemselves in the skins cording to Jesuit reports. of beasts, but winter or The Neutrals were also summer, they wore no noticeably bigger and covering on their heads. stronger than their EuroThey dressed their hair pean invaders. each according to his own According to another peculiar whim, but they report, “They were physically the finest class of Indians on the American continent, tall, straight and well built, remarkable for their endurance and activity, and as a body so free of any deformity that Daillon states that during his stay among them, he did not notice a single lame, hunchbacked or deformed person.

“They were inveterate gamesters, often gambling for days and nights. In summer the men wore only moccasins, and the loin cloth or brayer; they tattooed their bodies with powdered charcoal.

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never attempted to curl it and held in contempt the man, who even by the accident of nature, had curled hair.”

It was also observed that “parents were held in great respect by their children,” and they were very fond of dancing, for pleasure, for ceremony, for peace and for war.

Around 1650, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) had ab-

sorbed the Neutrals as a power and occupied the greater part of the Brantford, Grand River area, long before the Haldimand Deed.

According to the academic book, “History of Brant Country”, old maps after 1658 show the former Neutral area as the "Beaver Hunting of the Iroquois."

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And later the Mississaugas had acquired occupation of the Brant County region, and by them it was sold to the British Government in connection with the settlement of the Six Nations here.

The Mohawks in 1746 adopted Sir William Johnson as a member of their nation and invested him with the rank of a war chief, with the name "Wa-raghi-ya-gey" (which means "One who unites two peoples together").

In 1748, “Miss Molly” or Mary Brant, Joseph Brant’s sister, became Johnson’s housekeeper,

whom he lived with until he died. By Mohawk standards, they were considered to be married.

A story that circulated at the time tells of a beautiful 16-year-old whom Johnson had his eye on.

He watch as she asked another officer for a ride on his horse and the two rode off with her hanging onto the officer with her dress flapping in the breeze behind them.

This sight cased the smitten and now jealous Johnson to act to protect her for his own and he hired her, later to become as man and wife.

Father Andrew White's First Impressions 1634,

wrote of a worrisome night. “That night fires were kindled through the whole region, and since so large a ship had never been seen by before, messengers were sent everywhere to announce, "that a canoe as large as an island had brought as many men as there were trees in the woods."

Not understanding any political system foreign to their own, the early priests and explorers at first assumed a wild and lawless people.

“This I can say, he writes, “that the soil appears particularly fertile, and strawberries, vines, sassafras, hickory nuts,

and walnuts, we tread upon everywhere, in the thickest woods. The soil is dark and soft, a foot in thickness, and rests upon a rich and red clay.

Everywhere there are very high trees, except where the ground is tilled by a scanty population. An abundance of springs afford water. No animals are seen except deer, the beaver, and squirrels, which are as large as the hares of Europe. There is an infinite number of birds of various colors, as eagles, herons, swans, geese, and partridges. From which you may infer that there is not wanting to the region whatever may serve for

commerce or pleasure. . .”

In his book, THE JESUITS IN COLONIAL AMERICA: 1565-1767, author Nicholas P. Cushner he opens his work with this thought, taken from Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe: “...[the white man] does not understand our customs, just as we do not understand his. We say he is foolish because he does not know our ways, and perhaps he says we are foolish because we do not know his. Let him go away.”

Early Jesuit reports about the Native Americans cast the original inhabitants as the incarnate presence of the devil and his human associates, in the form of Indian priests or shamans.

The Jesuits were working under the belief that the ultimate cause of native resistance to “Christian” ideas was the devil.

For the European the devil was the major opponent in the battle for the Indian soul. Academic Georges Baudot has shown how the use of the Nahua terms for devil and demons may have inadvertently led to the affirmation of native beliefs.

The obsession with the devil is tied to the folk Catholicism of the Europeans. Pío Baroja's work on the role of the devil in popular European Catholicism explains how the concept of the Evil One became a central feature in the Old World belief system.

The Jesuit who had been educated to believe that forces of evil waged a continual struggle

against the forces of good easily translated Native American opposition into Satan's handiwork. They were unable to imagine any other reason for the Native American's refusal to accept Christianity along with major features of European culture.

Witches or brujos were the servants of the devil.

Thus, the fiesta in which individual saints were honored as protectors against the devil were important spiritual as well as social activities. European iconography placed Satan in a pivotal position whose manifestations became ubiquitous.

These two belief systems clashed often.

“While the Renaissance Jesuit missionary was in the middle of a movement that asserted man's control over nature, masculine superiority over the household, and a Christian religious fundamentalism that alleged certainty.

These core values clashed head-on with Native America’s,” according to Cushner.

Jaques Thurin adds in conclusion, “Jean de Brebeuf thought that the qualities needed for New France were those that would please the Indians.

Genuine affection for the Indian was ranked first.

Patience, promptness, cheerfulness, silence, and the capacity to endure physical hardships were next. Nowhere in Brebeuf’s hierarchy was philosophy or theology, thus underlining the general Jesuit perception that the missions were for the less intellectually endowed.

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2018 SCHEDULE Six Nations Rebels OLA Junior B Lacrosse HOME GAMES (Iroquois Lacrosse Arena, Six Nations) Fri. April 13, Rebels 11, Hamilton 8 Fri. April 20, 8 p.m. vs. Welland Fri. Apr. 27, 8 p.m. vs. Guelph Fri. May 4, 8 p.m. vs. Niagara Fri. May 11, 8 p.m. vs. Niagara Fri. May 18, 8 p.m. vs. Point Edward Fri. May 25, 8 p.m. vs. Orangeville Fri. June 1, 8 p.m. vs. St. Catharines Fri. June 8, 8 p.m. vs. Hamilton Fri. June 15, 8 p.m. vs. Wallaceburg AWAY GAMES Sun. April 22, 7 p.m. @ Welland Wed. April 25, 8 p.m. @ London Sat. April 28, 7 p.m. @ Windsor Sun. May 6, 7 p.m. @ St. Catharines Thurs. May 10, 8 p.m. @ Hamilton Sat. May 19, 4 p.m. @ Owen Sound Sun. May 27, 7 p.m. @ Elora Tues. May 29, 8 p.m. @ Niagara Sun. June 3, 7 p.m. @ St. Catharines Sun. June 10, 7 p.m. @ Welland

2018 SCHEDULE Six Nations Warriors OLA Junior C Lacrosse HOME GAMES (Iroquois Lacrosse Arena, Six Nations) Sat. April 28, 2 p.m. vs. Brantford Sat. May 5, 2 p.m. vs. Fergus Sat. May 19, 2 p.m. vs. Mimico Sat. May 26, 2 p.m. vs. Caledon Sat. June 9, 2 p.m. vs. Fergus Sat. June 16, 2 p.m. vs. Wilmott Sat. June 23, 2 p.m. vs. Halton Hills Sun. June 24, 2 p.m. vs. Oakville AWAY GAMES Thurs. May 10, 8 p.m. @ Wilmot Sat. May 12, 2 p.m. @ Mimico Tues. May 15, 8 p.m. @ Caledon Tues. May 22, 8 p.m. @ Halton Hills Fri. May 25, 8 p.m. @ Brantford Thurs. May 31, 8 p.m. @ Fergus Fri. June 1, 7:30 p.m. @ Oakville Sun. June 17, 3 p.m @ Brantford

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2018 SCHEDULE Six Nations Chiefs Major Series Lacrosse HOME GAMES (Iroquois Lacrosse Arena, Six Nations) Tues. June 5, 8 p.m. vs. Peterborough Tues. June 12, 8 p.m. vs. Toronto Tues. June 19, 8 p.m. vs. Kitchener-Waterloo Tues. June 26, 8 p.m. vs. Brooklin Tues. July 3, 8 p.m. vs. Brampton Tues. July 10, 8 p.m. vs. Brampton Tues. July 24, 8 p.m. vs. Peterborough Tues. July 26, 8 p.m. vs. Peterborough Tues. July 31, 8 p.m. vs. Toronto AWAY GAMES Sat. June 2, 7 p.m. @ Kitchener-Waterloo Thurs. June 7, 8 p.m. @ Peterborough Thurs. June 14, 8 p.m. @ Brampton Wed. June 20, 8 p.m. @ Brooklin Thurs. June 28, 8 p.m. @ Brampton Mon. July 9, 8 p.m. @ Toronto Thurs. July 26, 8 p.m. @ Peterborough Mon. July 30, 8 p.m. @ Toronto

2018 SCHEDULE Six Nations Rivermen OLA Senior B Lacrosse HOME GAMES (Gaylord Powless Arena, Ohsweken) Sat. April 28, 7 p.m. vs. Ennismore Sat. May 5, 7 p.m. vs. Kitchener-Waterloo Fri. May 18, 8 p.m. vs. Oakville Sat. June 9, 7 p.m. vs. Brookin Fri. June 15, 8:30 p.m. vs. Ennismore Sun. June 24, 4 p.m. vs. Owen Sound Fri. June 29, 8 p.m. vs. Oakville Fri. July 6, 8 p.m. vs. Kitchener-Waterloo AWAY GAMES Sun. May 13, 7 p.m. @ Oakville Sun. May 27, 4 p.m. @ Owen Sound Sat. June 2, 7 p.m. @ Brooklin Sat. June 16, 7 p.m. @ Ennismore Sat. June 23, 7 p.m. @ Kitchener-Waterloo Sun. June 24, 4 p.m. @ Brooklin Sat. July 7, 7 p.m. @ Owen Sound Sat. July 14, 7 p.m. @ Brooklin Sun. July 15 7 p.m. @ Oakville

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APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR INDIVIDUALS DEADLINE: JUNE 8, 2018 5:00 p.m. EST Applications are currently available online at www.nibtrust.ca.

The NIB Trust Fund is accepting applications from First Nation and Métis individuals to support education programs aimed at healing, reconciliation and knowledge building.

All First Nations and Métis citizens over the age of 18 and with a valid social insurance number are eligible for funding through a competitive application process. Preference will be given to former students of residential schools and their family members.

The NIB Trust Fund allocates funds in accordance with the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement of 2007 – the largest settlement agreement in Canadian history which provided compensation to survivors for their experiences at residential school. The NIB Trust Fund offers a new opportunity separate from Indian residential schools compensation packages.

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the Grand River Development Corporation’s (SNGRDC) financial operations, as well as administrative day-to-day operations. The VP F&A’s primary responsibility is to oversee the financial administration of the SNGRDC group and serve as the chief financial spokesperson for the organization.

In addition, the VP F&A will assist the CEO in the day-to-day administration and management of Nation Enterprises.

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School board looks to help parents navigate cannabis legalization STAFF REPORT

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BRANTFORD — Parents of Grand Erie students are invited to an information session on the upcoming marijuana legalization legislation and what it means for area students.

The Grand Erie Parent Involvement Committee is hosting “The Impact of Legalization of Marijuana on Families Information Panel” on Wednesday, April 25, at the Waterford

District High School cafeteria, starting at 6 p.m.

“With the law changing, parents need accurate information and advice on how to talk with their kids about marijuana,” said committee chair Sarah Nichol.

“It’s important for parents to know the risks as well as the supports available to them so they can help their kids make smart and healthy choices.”

The information panel will highlight resources available at the school, board and community level, as well as provide

an overview of how the Grand Erie District School Board will deal with the new legislation.

Panelists include: Lindsay Speirs, family intervention specialist at St. Leonard’s Community Services; Tammy Burrows, clinician at Woodview Autism and Mental Health Services; Wayne Baker, superintendent of education, Grand Erie District School Board; and Christine Bibby, a GEDSB social worker.

Register online until April 18 at granderie.ca.

in a Buffalo federal court last week and demands the state compensate the tribe for losses.

The tribe is also seeking the courts to order the state to stop collecting tolls on the thruway near Cattaraugus.

State officials say they did not do anything illegal and claim they paid the

Seneca nation $75,000 for the right to build the Thruway on Seneca land.

Seneca Nation officials say they were pressured into accepting that payment.

This is the second lawsuit against the State of New York on this matter issued by the Seneca Nation. A suit launched in 1999 was unsuccessful.

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Teaching new hands old tricks through the Artisan Series

was given to her to bring to life.

“One of our development officers, Jenny Anderson had the idea when she first started working here,” said Jonathan. “I recently switched positions here at Polytech in August and she handed me the

Continuing Education Artisan Series Portfolio, which I was really happy about because I personally like to do a lot of different sewing and beadwork.”

Jonathan then put the series into motion.

“It’s really turned into a passion project for me

and I’m really happy with it and that I get to do it,” she said.

From the strawberry medallions to the ribbon skirts, Jonathan explained that the series also extends to wire wrapped stones, ribbon dresses, raised beadwork hum-

mingbird shadow boxes, and beaded women’s sunflower yokes which will each be made throughout the series by the hands of participants.

Each of the series’ workshops also require a fee to be paid by each participant, and Jonathan said that the money goes straight into the workshops.

“Right now we’re just on a cost recovery model,” she said. “We’re just recovering the cost that we needed to develop the workshops, so that would be the products to produce the classes.”

This includes thread, needles, velvet, beads, sewing necessities and many other supplies to fuel the workshop.

But in regards to how well the classes are going, Jonathan explained that the teaching style with the workshops appeals to all types of learners; from visual, hands on, to auditory.

You Canadians did this?'

I said, 'Yeah, believe it or not.' He said, 'How come no one knows about this?'

I said, 'Well, they will soon.'''

Eastwood then signed on as an executive producer to help promote the film. ``He says, 'People need to see this movie,''' recalled Campanelli, who has been working with Eastwood as a camera operator for over 20 years.

Canadians Sladen Peltier and Ajuawak Kapashesit, along with American actor Forrest Goodluck, portray protagonist Saul Indian Horse at three different stages of his life.

The story spans 30 years as it follows the harrowing journey of Saul's family and his experiences in the late 1950s at an Ontario Catholic residential school, where students faced abuse and were forced to abandon their own language and culture.

Saul teaches himself to play hockey and moves up in the ranks of the sport,

but after a string of racist attacks against him, he gives up and has to confront his painful past. ``I think a film like this will actually help a lot of people understand, because it doesn't really pull a lot of punches but it is still very cinematic,'' said Kapashesit, who is of Ojibwe and Cree heritage and was born in Moose Factory, Ont. ``I think this film is going to open up the floodgates of truths in terms of the history of this continent,'' added Goodluck, who is a member of the Dine, Mandan, Hidatsa and Tsimshian tribes and is based in Albuquerque, N.M. Dennis Foon wrote the script for the film, which was shot in chilly winter temperatures and on rough terrain in Sudbury, Ont., and Peterborough, Ont. The characters speak the Ojibwe language, which is translated in subtitles.

Other cast members include newcomer Edna

Manitowabi, who plays Saul's grandmother and is a residential school survivor herself. ``It's not common you get roles like this that are very truthful and aren't exploitive in any way,'' said Kapashesit, noting his grandfather and other family members went through residential schools.

Campanelli said the

goal was to stick to the book's roots and its Indigenous origins and ``not Hollywoodize it.''

At the same time, he wanted to give it ``a big-budget look and not make it look like a small little Canadian movie.'' ``Our biggest goal for this movie is to keep the conversation going,'' said Campanelli, ``to be able to give people an opinion to

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SIX NATIONS — The second instalment of the Continuing Education Artisan Series at Six Nations Polytechnic began on Saturday, April 14, showcasing two classes for eager participants; one for ribbon skirts and the other for raised beadwork strawberry medallions.

The series will be continuing until June and is a collection of non-accredited workshops focused on Haudenosaunee raised beadwork, jewelry arts and textile arts to provide new learners an opportunity to pursue a new skill, or to expand their existing experience.

Academic Development Officer Stevie Jonathan, who also served as the strawberry medallion instructor, explained that the concept for the series

Nearly finished strawberry medallions can be made following the diagrams completely, or putting a twist on the design.

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Participants in the strawberry medallion inspect the final product as they continue working on their own medallions.

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“The [participants] have a lesson plan that has the full diagrams in each step and I will do some hands-on with them, then I will move to the board to draw visuals as some of the students need it.”

Although the high winds of the previous week had some affect on the previous workshop, Jonathan said that she is very happy with how this one turned out despite poor weather conditions again.

“I’m really happy with it,” she said. “It’s very rewarding when the students by the end of the day are like ‘oh I’m so happy that the weather didn’t keep us from coming.’ I’m really happy with it.”

You may find more info or register online at https://www.snpolytechnic.com/artisan, by phone at 519-445-0023 ext. 268, or in-person at the Six Nations Campus Reception Office during office hours.

say, 'Wow, I can't believe this happened. How can I help? Let's have a call to action, let's do something about this, let's get mad, let's call the government or whatever we can do to help this go on.' ``Because it's going to take a while. Reconciliation is not a quick thing.

It's going to take everybody's effort to make it work.''

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TORONTO — When Canadian director Stephen S. Campanelli showed his new film Indian Horse to his mentor, Clint Eastwood, the four-time Oscar winner was in disbelief.

In theatres Friday, the drama is based on late Canadian author Richard Wagamese's acclaimed novel, about an Ojibwe residential school survivor who faces racism and systemic barriers as he becomes a formidable hockey player.

The story gives an unvarnished look at the brutal history of the residential school system in Canada, and Eastwood was floored. ``He didn't believe it,'' Campanelli, who grew up in Montreal and lives in California, recalled in an interview at last September's Toronto International Film Festival. ``He was like, 'What?

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Corvairs find going tougher against Elmira The Caledonia Corvairs are up 3-0 in the OHA best-of-seven semi-final series against the Elmira Sugar Kings. A win Tuesday night could sweep the series.

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CALEDONIA — The Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs were one win away from sweeping the Elmira Sugar Kings Tuesday night in a game that will miss our deadline.

That, after taking Game 3, 4-1 Monday night at the Haldimand Centre Arena.

Jesse Barwell scored twice for the Corvairs with single goals scored

by Sean O'Brien and Andrew Burns.

Brandon McCorrison earned the Caledonia win in goal.

Last week, Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs’ general manager Brian Rizzetto predicted a harder series against the Elmira Sugar Kings than his team has seen to date in their run to restore the Sutherland Cup to what he has come to believe is its rightful home.

But it’s not certain that he knew exactly how much tougher it was going to be.

Ahead 2-0 in the series, Game 3 and Game 4 had to be postponed due to the ice storm Saturday and Sunday, especially in light of the Humboldt tragedy.

Thursday Game 2

of the series produced the Caledonia Corvairs’ second OT win in as many nights, this time 7-6, in double OT. The Kings were at home and had the crowd behind them which helped energize them, but it also served to rev up the Corvairs.

Owen Lane opened and closed the show for Caledonia scoring at 9:15 of the first, and at 7:43 of the second OT period to give the Corvairs a 2-0 series lead.

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period to even the score again, Then, at 13:21, Zach Cameron put the Kings ahead and the Corvairs on their heals.

Griffin Roubos scored the goal that sent the game to OT at 16:58 set up by Eddie Schulz.

The first OT period offered lots of chances at both ends but no scoring.

But on the second try, Lane stopped the show from Adam Craievich and Jesse Barwell for the Corvairs 7-6 win and 2-0 series lead.

Last Wednesday’s Game 1 proved Rizzetto right with overtime required to determine a 5-4 winner after a see-saw

battle at the Haldimand Centre over the Elmira Sugar Kings in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey semi-final series.

The Corvairs threw everything but the skate sharpener at the King's goal in the first period, outshooting Elmira 17-7, but the only goal on the scoreboard belonged to the visitors ... that is, until Owen Lane countered for Caledonia with 29 seconds remaining in the period.

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their lead, but a miscue handed Elmira a shorthanded goal, unassisted goal, and a late period powerplaygoal evened the score at 3-3 after 40 minutes.

Craievich netted his second of the game at 9:42 to break the tie but at 17:34, Brody Waters sent the game into OT, set up by Damian Figueira.

Griffin Roubos played the hero with his second goal of the playoffs and first of the series, scored at 17:38 of the extra period to eek out the Game 1 win.

Kings goalie Rhett Kimmel faced 56 shots in all.

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Ducks being eaten by Sharks

Montour earning rave reviews for work on blue line JIM WINDLE

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SAN JOSE, CA — The Anaheim Ducks had their collective backs against the wall going into Monday’s Game 3, down two games to none in the first round of the NHL playoffs, best-of-seven series.

The Ducks kept it close for the first 20 minutes, with Brandon Montour setting up a beautiful fake shot from the point and hard pass to Rickard Rakell, who tied the score with a one-timer at 1-1 at 13:40.

A four-goal second period and a three-goal third for the Sharks pretty well told the story, as the Ducks were not much

more than a snack for San Jose, losing Game 3 by a a score of 8-1.

It could all be over Tuesday night in Game 4 in a game that will miss our deadline.

Coach Randy Carlyle saw a much better effort from his Ducks in Game 2’s 3-2 loss than he saw in the first game, which Anaheim lost 3-0 at home Saturday night.

It was a game where Brandon Montour was one of the most dangerous Ducks, especially in the third period. Down by one goal Carlyle turned to Montour, giving him a green light to leave his defensive position and use his speed and his cannon-like shot when the opportunity presented itself.

It was a good decision and Montour responded accordingly. Although he did not score, he had a number of great scoring chances forcing Sharks goalie Martin Jones to make some tremendous saves, adding a lot of wind in the sails of the Ducks.

But it wasn’t enough to make the difference.

“We need to put out on every shift,” said Montour. “We worked hard tonight but it just didn’t go right.”

Coming so close to tying the game several times, Montour is not disheartened.

“They gotta win four, right,” he asked reporters following the game.

Even so, coach Carlyle could see a great deal of improvement from Game

Brandon Montour recorded an assist in Game 3 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Monday night in San Jose. Montour has really come into his own, especially in the playoffs, attracting the praise of most sports commentators. He logged more time in Game 2 than he has to date in the NHL with Cam Fowler out of the lineup and looked good doing it, with several great scoring chances.

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1, but the Sharks are circling and they’re hungry.

One thing that will be adjusted before Game 3 will be the break out of Anaheim's own zone and

the centre ice zone, which they have been having trouble with against San Jose.

“We are just taking too long to get through the

centre zone,” says Carlyle.

The Ducks are getting tremendous goaltending from John Gibson, who stole several sure goals from the Sharks.

New Rebels players look good in debut Younger, faster squad regroups for another Founders Cup run JIM WINDLE

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SIX NATIONS — The 2018 Six Nations Rebels season is now open and if Friday night’s matchup with the visiting Hamilton Bengals is any indication of things to come, this year’s entry will see a young and fast team as they regroup for another run at the Founders Cup. The Rebels put up win number one with an 11-8 decision over the Bengals Friday night at the ILA in front of a large season opening crowd.

Gates Abrams scored three for the Rebels and AP standout Jayden Smith scored two in his junior B debut.

There were a few flashes of brilliance but for the most part it was a methodical game where the lead traded hands a number of times. But the Rebels, new and veterans, worked hard and went through a few one-on-one battles to keep the Bengals at bay.

Hamilton scored first at 3:07 but Wes Whitlow and Abrams answered by the halfway point in the period. Rookie Mason Hill scored from Chayton King

at the 13 minute mark and Abrams scored his second of the period at 14:19 from Kahn General and Daylen Hill to close the first period with the Rebels leading 4-2.

Gaven Skye pushed that score to 5-2 early in the second, unassisted, which was followed shortly thereafter by Chayton King on a power play for a 7-2 lead by the 5:17 minute of the second.

The Bengals roared back with power-play goals scored by Hunter Angus and Ty Argent. Jayden Smith closed the period’s scoring with the Rebels still leading 7-4.

Abrams made his heavyweight debut of 2018 in the third, but couldn’t find anyone to fight back, drawing a quartet of fighting penalties. It was easy to tell that both clubs were nervous and anxious to prove their worth to the respective teams, with many players fighting for roster spots.

While all the extra curricular activities were going on in the third, the Bengals and Rebels traded four goals each throughout the entire period. Rebels third period goals came from the stick of Justin Martin, Abrams, King, and Smith for the 11-8 win.

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Too many Indigenous kids in Ontario child welfare system: report More Indigenous children in foster care now than at height of residential schools, says human rights commission CANADIAN PRESS

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TORONTO — Indigenous and black children appear to be put into care in relatively far greater numbers than other racial groups in Ontario, according to a report released last Thursday that makes an urgent call for action.

The review by the province's human rights commission finds a ``staggering'' number of Indigenous children in care across Canada – more now than there were in residential schools at the height of their use – and Ontario is part of the dismal situation. ``The proportion of Indigenous children admitted into care (in Ontario) was 2.6 times higher than their proportion in the child population,'' the report states. ``The proportion of black children admitted into care was 2.2 times higher than their proportion in the child population.''

By contrast, white children tended to be under-represented in the child-welfare system, the report says.

Renu Mandhane, chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, called the findings deeply concerning. Families and communities have been sounding the alarm about the disproportionate numbers of certain groups in the child-welfare system for years, she said. ``The long term damage caused by separating children from their families is undeniable,'' Mandhane said in a statement. ``The underlying social issues that result in the over-representation of Indigenous and black children in care are multi-faceted and need a multi-pronged approach.''

Mandhane called on the Ontario government to develop a provincial strategy to identify and address the issue. Such a strategy must have measurable and timely commitments,

she said.

According to the report, more than half of children under age 15 in foster care in Canada are Indigenous, even though they only account for 7.7 per cent of the child population. In Ontario, they account for 30 per cent of foster kids but only 4.1 per cent of the population, the report found. ``This over-representation increases as service decisions become more intrusive,'' the study states.

Fewer hard numbers exist for black children but it is clear they are over-represented in the child welfare system, particularly in the decision to investigate, the review states.

In 2013, about eight per cent of black kids in Ontario were the subject of an investigation for maltreatment, compared to five per cent of white children, it said.

The study stops short of pinning blame for the disparities on systemic

racial discrimination in part because collection of race-based data is patchy.

For example, many children's aid societies don't know the racial backgrounds of a significant number of kids in their care, the study states. The data gaps make it difficult to assess if racial disparities exist and therefore whether systemic racial discrimination is happening.

In addition, the report indicates serious concerns with child welfare agencies, especially those who show ``notable disproportionalities.''

Those agencies, the report urges, must acknowledge the problem and the impact they have on the trust and experience of affected families and communities.

Called ``Interrupted Childhoods: Over-representation of Indigenous and black children in Ontario child welfare,'' the report calls on child welfare authorities to examine whether they

are engaging in practices that might violate human rights rules.

The Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies said it was undertaking initiatives to address the issues. ``Historical and current child welfare practices have resulted in over-representation of Indigenous children in child welfare,'' Mary Ballantyne, the association's CEO, said in a release. ``Those practices have also led to cultural genocide for the Indigenous people of Ontario.''

Ballantyne also said the over-representation of African-Canadian children was unacceptable.

Sylvia Maracle, executive director with the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres, said the child welfare system does show bias. Maracle praised the report for acknowledging the need for consistent race-based data collection, greater accountability from children's aid societ-

ies, and more transparency in how cases involving Indigenous children are handled.

Representatives of the black community echoed similar sentiments.

Irwin Elman, Ontario child advocate, said the over-representation issue is real and unacceptable. ``The data that exist match the voices of Indigenous and black young people in and from care, who recognize the systemic racism in their own lives that facilitated their entry into care,'' Elman said.

Michael Coteau, minister of children and youth services, said the findings come as no surprise. The province, he said, has begun taking legislative steps to deal with the problem and wants to reform policy and funding.

Ontario's legislation is unique in Canada in that it acknowledges the existence of racism and the role it plays in various institutions in the province, Coteau said.

unconstitutional piece of legislation,'' he said.

Eby said he can't predict gasoline prices – now at about $1.50 per litre in Metro Vancouver – but ``what I can say is any concern British Columbians have that a bill that preferentially punishes B.C. from the Alberta perspective and tries to drive up gas prices would be unconstitutional and we would take action immediately to address that.''

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said the legislation sends the message that Alberta is prepared to defend its resources.

It would direct pipeline companies, truckers and rail operators on how much oil product they ship and when. Violators would face fines of up to $1 million a day for individuals and $10 million a day for corporations.

The legislation is the latest manoeuvre in the ongoing dispute over the pipeline project that has the federal and Alberta governments supporting the pipeline expansion project, while B.C. opposes it, saying it is defending its coast from a potentially catastrophic spill.

The federal government approved the 1,700-kilometre pipeline expansion project starting near Edmonton and ending in Burnaby, B.C., in November 2016, saying the pipeline is in the national interest.

Alberta said the $7.4-billion pipeline to the West Coast gives the province access to overseas markets.

But the B.C. government says the expansion and seven-fold increase in oil tanker traffic in coastal waters poses environmen-

tal and economic risks that are too great. The province is preparing to ask the courts to determine who has jurisdiction over the pipeline in the province.

Kinder Morgan announced earlier this month it is pulling back on spending for the project and gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government until May 31 to give a clear signal the project will proceed.

Trudeau, Notley and B.C. Premier John Horgan met Sunday in Ottawa to discuss the pipeline, but emerged from the meeting deadlocked. Trudeau repeated the federal government's commitment to ensuring the project's completion and announced his government was preparing to hold private financial talks with Kinder Morgan.

Indigenous leaders, who were not invited to the meeting in Ottawa, joined together with representatives of the cities of Vancouver and Burnaby on Monday to redouble their opposition to the pipeline.

Stewart Phillip, the grand chief of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, said opposition is broad-based and entrenched. ``It's a stinker of an idea. It's a stinker of a proposal and it will be defeated,'' he said.

Phillip said resistance to Trans Mountain isn't just from Indigenous Peoples, but people of all backgrounds from across Canada.

So far, about 200 people have been arrested at protests near the pipeline terminal site in Burnaby.

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan said he expected

civil disobedience against the pipeline to continue to grow.

He said he's embarrassed Canada's prime minister and the Alberta premier are kowtowing to an American multinational oil company. ``I think if people totally lose faith in our democratic system, if they believe that the federal government has been able to impose its will, that they've ignored the court proceedings, then I think we're looking for chaos,'' said Corrigan. ` `And that's what worries me.''

B.C.'s prosecution service announced Monday it would consider criminal contempt of court charges against protesters alleged to have broken a court injunction while demonstrating near the pipeline construction site.

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Tensions escalated Monday with B.C. Attorney General David Eby threatening to sue Alberta over legislation it introduced to restrict the flow of oil, gasoline and natural gas leaving that province, which could boost fuel prices in B.C. ``The immediate recourse that's available to us is to potentially sue the Alberta government for an

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BAMFIELD, BC — Surrounded by old-growth rainforest against the rocky shoreline on the southwest edge of Vancouver Island lies a centuries-old Indigenous village where traditional longhouses accessible only by foot remain undisturbed.

The Huu-ay-aht First Nation began offering tours of the ancient capital Kiixin — pronounced kee-hin — last year in an effort to share their cultural heritage with the world and revitalize the quiet coastal town of Bamfield.

Trevor Cootes, a member of the Huu-ayaht's executive council, says opening up the rare archeological site to the world has been years in the making. ``For guests coming into our territory ... they're almost witnessing what we're doing in regards to truth and reconciliation.

Truth and reconciliation has to do more with ourselves and how we put our own culture back into our day-to-day lives.''

The Huu-ay-aht is among several Vancouver Island First Nations to sign a treaty in 2011 and is self-governing.

The ancient site near Bamfield is located between the popular tourist destinations of Ucluelet and the West Coast Trail, and is accessible by either logging road, plane or ferry from Port Alberni.

The Canadian government declared the village and fortress, which dates back to the 19th century, a National Historic Site in 1999.

The roughly threehour tour offers more than a history lesson about the site. Guides tell stories reflecting the beliefs and traditions of the Huu-ay-aht people, including a tale of how their warriors reclaimed the land from a neighbouring nation and spiritual beliefs rooted in the land, water and stars. ``In our culture when

you come to our territory and we share something to you, a part of that responsibility is that you now are a witness to who we are as Huu-ay-aht people,'' Cootes says. ``Instead of just paying for a tour, you're being part of something and there is almost this lifelong connection to Huuay-aht.''

Visitors also learn about significant plant life in the area used for cultural and medicinal purposes. ``The idea is that we paint a picture of what is in the land,'' Cootes says.

Visitors can add on a traditional food component to the Kiixin tour and also take trips hiking in the forests, kayaking, or boating from Bamfield.

Accommodations in and around Bamfield range from camping to waterfront lodges, many of which are owned by the First Nation, Cootes says.

While the Kiixin tour is one of a kind, the number of Indigenous cultural activities across B.C. has grown significantly with

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more than 400 new tourism businesses taking off between 2012 and 2017.

Tracy Eyssens, chief executive officer with Indigenous Tourism BC, says they are tapping into Canadian and international interests in their heritage to both boost local economies and set the record straight about their culture. ``No, we don't live in igloos, no we don't live in teepees,'' she says. ``We are changing those cliches, or those myths, or the perceptions that consumers have about Indigenous people in B.C.'' Recent federal funding to Indigenous Tourism BC is intended to help expand the industry by giving more communities like the Huu-ay-aht support to develop and expand attractions in the coming years, Eyssens says.

The Kiixin tour is available May through September. Cootes says bookings will be accepted by phone or email and details can be found on the Huu-ay-aht First Nation website.

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NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK — A Saskatchewan farmer acquitted in the fatal shooting of a young Indigenous man is giving up his guns and has been ordered to pay a $3,000 fine after pleading guilty to unsafe storage of an unrestricted firearm.

Gerald Stanley pleaded guilty Monday in North Battleford provincial court to the charge that involved six rifles and shotguns.

The Crown said none of them had trigger locks.

The Crown dropped a second count of unsafe storage of a restricted handgun.

Stanley was acquitted in the death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie, who was shot and killed on Stanley's farm in August 2016.

With members and supporters of the Boushie family looking on, the judge accepted a joint recommendation for the fine and a 10-year ban on possessing a firearm. Stanley is also forfeiting all of his

guns, which the defence said are pretty common in many rural homes. ``Mr. Stanley doesn't desire to own a gun ever again,'' his lawyer Scott Spencer told court.

Family and supporters of the Boushie family shouted ``murderer'' as Stanley walked into the courthouse to enter a plea.

Boushie's brother, Jace Baptiste, said Monday it hurt to see Stanley walking freely into court. ``If that was me or any other Indigenous person that was standing trial for murder or any kind of gun charges, we'd be on remand,'' Baptiste said outside court. ``We wouldn't be out walking freely in street clothes, smiling around. We'd be sitting in jail clothes, incarcerated.''

On his Facebook page, Baptiste said the sentence shows an ``Indigenous life is only worth $3,000 in the court of law.'' ``I'm lost for words.''

Stanley left the courthouse through the back door with deputy sheriffs guarding the route out of the parking lot.

Godǫhade:nyǫhs Workshop “She is changing her being” This is an interactive workshop for females ages 9-16. We will discuss a variety of topics that all relate to the transition of becoming a woman, and connect those topics with our cultural teachings.

Call for Applications Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation Group is seeking:

Two (2) Members for the Advisory Committee The Advisory Committee provides oversight to the SNGRDC Board of Directors and the Economic Development Trust. This includes each entity is acting in a socially responsible manner which preserves Six Nations’ cultural integrity and operates in line with the values and long-term plan of the community.

Two Sessions

Application Process Interested applicants should submit a sealed application, resume and cover letter stating their qualifications by May 2, 2018 at 4 pm.

Applications can be dropped off at 2498 Chiefswood Rd. (Six Nations Tourism Building) during regular business hours.

Kanata Village

April 13th-15th for ages 9-12 April 20th-22nd for ages 13-16

440 Mohawk St, Brantford,

G’ ędehsra’ Gyogǫ́t Sadatnǫhste:k “Sexuality- cherish yourself/be stingy of yourself”

One (1) Director for the Board of Directors The Board of Directors oversees the business activities of the Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation, which includes the supervision of the President/CEO according to the Guiding Principles and approved policies.

Both sessions will be held at

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All meals, drinks & snacks provided

Applications received after the deadline of May 2, 2018 at 4 pm, will not be considered.

For an application package visit: www.sndevcorp.ca or contact: Tyler Ferguson, Acting Director of Corporate Affairs Email: tferguson@sndevcorp.ca or call: 519-753-1950

GROWING OUR COMMUNITY’S FUTURE

To register, or for any questions, please contact Tawnie Johnson at tawniejohnson@sixnations.ca / 519-445-2071 ext. 4251

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Open Jam! Sunday, April 22, 2018 New Credit Community Centre, 659 New Credit Road 2pm - 6pm Fabulous Door Prizes including a 50/50 Draw Various Vendors will be on site with Great Sales including New Credit's own K.C. Sweets.

If you can sing, play music, or just want to have a relaxing afternoon, please come and enjoy.

For more information, please call or text (905) 807-5028

Open Jam Chiefswood Fellowship Apr 21st 1pm 506 4th Line 6km west of Ohsweken Six Nations Door Prizes..50/50 Draw..

Silent Auction Bring your instrument and a friend And enjoy the best in local talent Pot Luck Lunch Info...Phil 905.768.5442

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Adults 19 years of age and older The Six Nations Achievement Centre is offering a six week “Introduction to the GED” program.

This program focuses on skills strengthening in Math, Science and Writing.

Next class begins Monday, May 7, 2018

For more information, please call: (519)4450023; e-mail: angel@ snpolytechnic.com or text: 226-240-2554

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Jacobs: Gladys Alena (Nee Bomberry)

SMITH: Sidney Gary

Surrounded by family, Gladys passed away into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the age of 82 years. Beloved wife of the late Norman Jacobs. Dear mother of Gary (the late Winnie) Jacobs, Adrian Jacobs, Pam (Randell) Hill, Deb (Greg) Lickers, and Morgan Jacobs. Cherished grandmother to Jonathan, Amanda, David, Chris, Anna, Erica, Jesse, Meghan, Wrig, Kyle, Brittany and greatgrandmother to Caitlin, Joshua, Mercy, Kaiyah, Norman, Dante & Dimitri. Predeceased by parents William & Lena Bomberry, brothers Walter (Rose), Stanley (Florence), Oscar, Robert (Nelda), Thomas (Belva), Wallace (Lavonne) Bomberry and sisters Kathleen (Bob) Crawford, and Laurene (Donald - survived) Anderson. Survived by sister Florence (the late Victor) Embry. Also, survived by many wonderful nieces and nephews. She will be deeply missed and cherished in the memories of those who knew and loved her.

Sunday Service at her home 3604 3rd Line Rd., Six Nations at 10:30 -12:00 with visitation following. On Monday, April 16, 2018 visitation at Styres Funeral Home, 1798 4th Line, Ohsweken 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm with an Evening Service at 7:00 pm. Funeral Service and Internment will be held at Faith Victory Church, 2147 Chiefswood Rd., on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 11 a.m. Reception to follow. www.rhbanderson.com

Peacefully at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the age of 83 years. Husband of the late Shirley (Hill) Smith. Lovingly remembered by brother and best friend Roger (the late Sara).

Loving father of Deborah (Bob), Janet (Don), Dean (Ginger), Gerry (Cindy), and Brian. Dear grandfather of Lisa (Stu), Vanessa (Shane), Heather (Felix), Colleen (Ryan), Dobbs (Brandi), Raycine, Dani, Kayla, Tyler, Kaitlin, Dustin, Gerrad, Shelton (Paige), Dustin (Jade), and Jordynne. Dear great grandfather of Tone, Jesse, Dylan (Trista), Timmy (Kyah), Maise, Joe, Nico, Cole (Maggie), Kaylee (Ryan), Davin, Rycol, Ryleen, Toon, Logan, Trey, Taleah, Talon, and Abrielle. Brother-in-law of Myrna, Tom, Alice, Marion, and Hilda. Also survived by many nieces & nephews. Predeceased by parents Sidney & Kate Smith; siblings, Betty (Phil), Elaine (Mick), Neil, Irma, Rolly, Wendy, Paul (Carol), and Jewel. Resting at Styres Funeral Home, 1798 4th Line Rd., Ohsweken after 2 pm. Thursday where Funeral Service will be held on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 1 pm. Interment St. Paul’s Anglican Cemetery. www.rhbanderson.com

FUNDRAISER BREAKFAST For Maynard General Maynard Lost his home of 41 years and all his belongings to a fire recently.

DATE: SUNDAY APRIL 22, 2018 PLACE: LIL’ MIKEY'S 1530 Second Line Rd. PHONE: (519) 445- 0007 to order for pick up.

TIME: 7am until 1 pm or while supplies last 2 EGGS, 1 CHOICE of MEAT, HOME FRIES TOAST AND DRINK for $10.

50/50 TICKETS Will also be available $5 ea. or 3 for $10.

To be drawn at Maynard's 84TH BIRTHDAY GATHERING on the 28th * Donations for Chinese raffle for that day* can also be dropped at this time.

(7am-1 on 22nd at Lil Mikey's) Once prizes are confirmed ticket sales will begin.

THANK-YOU COMMUNITY FOR YOUR SUPPORT! NIA:WEN

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THANK-YOU I wish to thank my family and friends at Cedar Tree Restaurant and my community for your support. I am very, very grateful for all of your help. I'd also like to Thank G & M Sportswear for donating me a Toughduck coat to keep warm. This has all been so hard.

I never thought I'd be starting over at my age.

Bless you all and Nia:wen kowa Maynard General

Yard Sale INDOOR YARD SALE - Sat. April 21, 2018 from 9 am - 2 pm at Six Nations Veteran's Hall 1632 Chiefswood Rd. Adult/kids clothing, winter clothing / gear, housewares, dvds, electronics, wooden desk and chairs, good quality toys, food & refreshments

Fundraiser For Women Conference Everyone Welcome Breakfast All You Can Eat Cost $10.00 Date: Saturday April 21, 2018 Time: 8am until noon Location 2319 3rd Line Rd. Ohsweken N0A 1M0 contact Ross Johnson@905-570-3228

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Rummage & Bake Sale St. Luke’s Church Smoothtown (1246 Onondaga Rd. near 3rd Line) Saturday, April 14, 2018 9:00am-2:00pm Lunch, Corn Soup, Ham and Scone, Hot Dogs, Drinks

Onondaga Longhouse Breakfast Sunday April 22, 2018 7:30-11:30 Adults $10.00 Senior & kids 6-12 $8.00 Preschoolers Free Proceeds towards New Dining Hall Everyone Welcome 50/50 Raffle Draw

FREE FUN Night Everyone Welcome April 20, 2018 5pm-8pm 2319 3rd Line Rd. Ohsweken N0A 1M0 for more information: contact Ross Johnson@905-570-3228

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Maintained possession of 5. Dropsy 10. Type of music 12. One who is deliberately cruel 14. 411 16. Rhode Island 18. Follows sigma 19. Baked dessert 20. Craftsman 22. Austrian river 23. Distributed 25. Close 26. Midway between east and southeast 27. Thunderstorm code 28. Where wrestlers work 30. Away from (prefix) 31. Canadian law enforcers 33. Shade 35. Sir Samuel __, Brit. statesman 37. Della __, singer 38. Existing in fact 40. Tennis matches have at least two 41. Reunifying Chinese dynasty 42. Not just “play” 44. Angry 45. Photomultiplier tube 48. Slovenly person 50. __ and Diu 52. Cologne 53. What actors deliver 55. Campaigned 56. Cash machine 57. Spanish be 58. Animal that eats insects 63. Colonists who supported the British 65. Loved 66. A pair of people who live together 67. Work tools CLUES DOWN 1. Kilogram force (abbr.)

2. Your consciousness of your own identity 3. Score 4. A way to modify 5. Respect

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you may have to admit that the master plan you have set up has a few flaws. You don’t have to abandon it, just modify. These modifications may be relatively simple.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Pisces, you may think that you have missed an important opportunity, but don’t get too worried just yet. With a few new strategies, you can regain your momentum.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you may be easily swayed this week by someone who is smooth-talking. Figure out if this person can be believed or not, but give them a chance.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 You may find yourself in a position where you can take on a leadership role, Cancer. Do not hesitate to jump onboard because this can be just what’s needed for your career.

6. Midwife 7. Region near the Dead Sea 8. __ Gerais: gold-rich state of Brazil 9. Equally 10. Monetary units 11. The mentioning of things one by one 13. Traveling entertainers 15. Small island 17. A way to sing 18. __-bo: form of exercise 21. “The Bard” 23. The best player 24. Male parent 27. Harm the reputation of 29. Allow for the tare of 32. Grand __: wine classification 34. Soak

Answers for April 18, 2018 Crossword Puzzle

35. Bother 36. Ophthalmologist 39. Preceded 40. __ Francisco, California 43. Touch gently 44. Lithuanian given name 46. Matched 47. Stomach 49. Mother of all gods in Scots’ Celtic mythology 51. Partner to cheese 54. Fit of irritation 59. Visit 60. Suffragist Wells 61. Swearing to the truth of a statement 62. Old Red Sandstone 64. Sacred Hindu syllable

SUDOKU

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Responsibilities will soon be easier to handle, Leo. Not because the tasks are less difficult, but because you have more people on your side helping you out.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Planning a vacation can be almost as fun as traveling, Virgo. When someone asks for your help drawing up a travel itinerary, put all of your effort into the task.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Some sort of breakthrough in your life is soon to become a reality, Libra. It may be a financial windfall or a new job opportunity. Keep your eyes open to any and all possibilities.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 You can achieve great things this week, Scorpio.

Ultimately, your accomplishments depend on how much you can focus on the tasks at hand. The ball is in your court.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you are on the move this week, but it is best to have a plan and not leave things to chance.

Look ahead to all the possible scenarios that have the potential to trip you up.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, it is easy to get carried away with an idea. Just do not mistake obsession for focus. You need to pace yourself if you are going to be effective.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 You may need to postpone something you had hoped to finish this week, Aquarius. As long as it does not get pushed too far onto the back burner you should be fine.

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1979 4th Line Road, Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1M0 P.O. Box 187, Six Nations of the Grand River Tel: (519) 445-4133 • E-Mail: innkeeper@thebearsinn.com www.thebearsinn.com

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, a setback of some kind may occur this week.

Don’t get too worried just yet. Adversity can be a learning experience.

3304 Sixth Line Rd. Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1M0 Phone: (905) 765-7884 Fax: (905) 765-3154 RIMS & BATTERIES • UNBELIEVABLE PRICES

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APRIL 18TH, 2018