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Six Nations soon to provide its own child welfare

By TRT staff OHSWEKEN – In 2016 Ogwadeni:deo (Six Nations Child Welfare) progressed to Stage C of the Child Welfare Designation Process. As part of Stage C, also referred to as the transition and implementation phase, the agency provided the Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) with a presentation on their working service delivery model.

“Our service model will demonstrate inclusiveness, non-intrusive practices and collaboration with families, clans and service providers,” said Crystal Doolittle, Director of Ogwadeni:deo.

“We are supporting the building of our community capacity to respond to situations that can be diverted from protection services and align with a community response approach.”

Earlier this year a Provisional Foster Care License was granted to the agency, enabling Ogwadeni:deo to recruit,

train and assess potential caregivers. The license also allows the agency to place children with Alternative Care Homes, other family/community placements or repatriation.

“In April of this year we began providing training to all of our staff, Community Care Leaders, as well as potential and current caregivers. At this point in time four cohorts of the training have been completed and ongoing training is planned,” added Doolittle.The agency has since applied and is awaiting notice of approval for capital funding to have its services accessible to the community.

Following completion of the full designation process, the agency will promote community capacity, customary care and healing for Six Nations children and families.

For information on upcoming training sessions and/or Six Nations Child Welfare contact Ogwadeni:deo at (226) 227-2168 or visit www.sixnations. ca/CWD.

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Left photo: Douglas Hill had been missing since late June but his body was found last week on a reserve just outside of London, Ontario. Four people have been charged in the disappearance of Hill.

Remains of children moved to Arapaho Nation WIND RIVER RESERVATION — Remains of children that died at an American residential school were exhumed this week.

However authorities say the remains of one child don’t match the DNA of the indigenous child thought to have been buried there.

Two other children’s remains were a match and were returned to a Northern Arapaho delegation on Monday.

They are to be reinterred on Wyoming's Wind River Reservation.

Body of Douglas Hill discovered on Oneida Nation of the Thames

By TRT staff ONEIDA – OPP say police in Oneida have uncovered the remains of 48-yearold Douglas Hill, a Brantford man who had been missing since late June.

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police, OPP Forensic Identification Services (FIS), Ontario Forensic Pathology Services – Forensic Anthro-

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pology, and the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario are continuing the investigation.

So far four people have been charged in the disappearance of Hill. A 17-year-old girl was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the case.

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Six Nations Police Chief Glenn Lickers says, "I would like to personally thank all of the citizens that provided information to investigators to bring this incident to a successful conclusion. We located Douglas Hill and it is my hopes that this will bring some resolution to his family."

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Submitted article Celebration of Nations, an exciting new festival of Indigenous arts, culture and tradition, will be held at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC) in downtown St. Catharines, Ont. from September 8 to 10, 2017.

The weekend gathering features diverse arts programs, including an impressive list of local and national artists such as Buffy Sainte-Marie, Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, and The Ollivanders. A visual arts exhibit featuring previously unseen artworks

by Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Carl Beam, Roy Thomas, Vince Bomberry, Simon Brascoupe, Bruce King, and others will illuminate the blossoming of contemporary Native art.

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The gathering will culminate in a very special grand finale, RUMBLE: Unity All-Star Jam Session featuring Kenny Lee Lewis of the Steve Miller Band, Derek Miller (two time JUNO Award-winner from Six Nations), and several special guests including JUNO Award-winner Harrison Kennedy.

Celebration of Nations was an idea brought to the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre by Michele-Elise Burnett (Métis). She had recently re-established Kakekalanicks Indigenous Arts and Consultancy, intending to continue in the footsteps of her mother Suzanne Rochon Burnett’s

MONTREAL — Montreal’s La Ronde amusement park says it has removed a carousel horse depicting an Indigenous man's severed head in a bag.

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trailblazing work to build stronger First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. Michele-Elise saw the new four-venue arts hub in downtown St. Catharines as the natural home for this dream and the PAC was eager to create a long-term partnership.

Working closely with Artistic Producer Tim Johnson (Mohawk), a group of Advisors and the FirstOntario PAC’s programming staff, the team has put together a rich array of Indigenous artists to illuminate the missing histories and stellar contributions of Indigenous peoples.

Celebration of Nations aims to strengthen and renew a legacy founded upon national equality, peace, and freedom and provide a meaningful opportunity for Canadians and First Nations peoples to build a more empowered, inclusive, and self-determined community as a priority for a shared future.

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By TRT staff BRANTFORD – It’s full steam ahead for the new high school in Brantford where students will receive both an Ontario Secondary School Diploma plus a 2-year Software Engineering Technician Diploma within 5 to 6 years.

The STEAM AcadePMS Black C my (Science, Technology, Engineering, PMS Arts,186 and Math) is a technology rich secondary school that presents a unique model of education by incorporating college courses and work placements while students are still in high school.

“This new model is designed to set students up for success,” says STEAM Academy Principal, Aaron Hobbs. “In our program students start in Grade 9, but the learning is enhanced right from the very start. In terms of content, we present the Ontario Ministry of Education curriculum, with the main difference being the unique ways that it will be delivered. STEAM Academy students will participate in a range of unique activities and engaging

tech workshops delivered by industry leaders. With access to technology like Google Expedition Kits, Oculus Rift Virtual Reality, Xbox Development Units and more the program really makes learning much more hands on, engaging and fun.”

Hobbs brings with him a strong background in and passion for, education; especially in the science and technology sector. Hobbs is a strong proponent of innovation, collaboration, and compassion. “I am now moving into my seventh year as a principal of a private school,” says Hobbs. “Previously, I was the principal of Migizi Miigwanan Secondary School on Long Lake First Nation where I helped to create a culture of compassion and understanding, but also one that encouraged a high standard of academic achievement.”

“When Six Nations Polytechnic was planning to open the STEAM Academy it was determined that Indigenous knowledge and culture would be incorporated into the curriculum in order to

strive to support these efforts in any way that I can.”

The STEAM Academy combines the best of both worlds to create this new opportunity for learners entering Grade 9 in September. With 33 students already registered to begin classes this fall, there are a few spots left. To register or find out more, contact Aaron at Aaron.

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The school is open to students of all backgrounds and abilities. The point of entry for this school year is the ninth grade, and the school will admit a maximum of 50 students in its initial ninth grade class, with plans to grow by a maximum of 75 students per year. The full capacity is 450 students, which is hoped to be achieved by Year 6.

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The People`s Wampum EDITORIAL BY JONATHAN GARLOW

Six Nations is looking pretty stupid right now. Everyone's fighting each other and our factionalism is becoming quite apparent.

In theory we have the best system of governance called the Great Law of Peace. In reality we have a big mess. Colonization and capitalism is probably our true enemy but lately some members have been taking pot shots at neighbours.

If the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) represented the people of Six Nations then it would be a no-brainer — Elected Council would be our administration arm and the people would be involved with their own affairs. Sadly, this current Chiefs Council seems to represent the interests of a few powerful individuals within the community and maybe ten or twenty different families who directly benefit from their policies.

The late Jagwedeth Sandy discovered a forgotten word before he passed away: Kentyokwenhahsta. It’s an old word that translates roughly as "People's Wampum."

Most readers would be more familiar with the term Circle Wampum. Sandy claimed that this wampum has been misinterpreted and that it is supposed to represent the 49 families of the Haudenosaunee and Atotarho (the entire Confederacy is his family), not 50 Chiefs as we have been taught. He was very passionate about his culture and it was apparent in the way he carried himself.

If true, it has huge ramifcations for our society. Colonization is to blame for the misinterpretation, and to a much lesser degree we are to blame as well.

This schism isn't new. Old Ackland Davey used to say that the people are the Confederacy — all the people not just the most traditional ones. These days it seems like you have to earn your seat in the Confederacy by meeting special requirements.

Before religion was codified and brought into our longhouses everyone was allowed to have their own personal beliefs. That is the true purpose of the Words Before Everything Else, the Thanksgiving Address — to remind us of the things we have in common, the natural world, so we can leave our differences at the door.

The intersection of Second Line and Chiefswood Road is called '69 corners by the locals but not many people can tell you

why.

Oral tradition tells a story of a huge international meeting that happened in the year 1869. It was told to me that eighty indigenous nations were invited to Grand River to become a part of the Great Peace and to form a Super League of Nations perhaps in response to the Canadian consolidation of the Provinces.

After days of meeting the nations started drifting away because they did not want to sacrifice their own cultural identity to join the Confederacy - they did not want to assimilate, and we can’t blame them. The Lakota Sioux, the Cree, the Anishnabek nations all went home, discouraged.

In retrospect, how do we know what was said at this ancient meeting? Did our cousin nations hear a true recital of the Great Law of Peace? Or did they hear a fervent preaching of the Code of Handsome Lake? We'll never know.

But we do know that today you are expected to accept the Code of Handsome Lake at Six Nations Longhouses, well, except for the Mohawk Longhouse (which HCCC doesn't recognize). In defense of the Code of Handsome Lake, adherents say it was necessary to keep our language and culture alive.

Who knows? Maybe it was.

Maybe we are forgetting that the few families who are directly benefiting from the HCCC administration could possibly be the families who paid a terrible price to keep our common culture and language alive.

While the rest of us were learning English and cashing in on all the newest luxuries of modern American living, we forgot all about our relatives who took the brunt of oppression for daring to remember the old ways.

In all honesty we should have had a cultural fund for them many, many years ago.

It was illegal even as late as 1950 for Haudenosaunee people to dance Ostowa:kowa (Great Feather Dance) – maybe that's why Jagwedeth Sandy used to dance hard with all of his might.

I wish we were healthy enough to decide as a community to reward our knowledge keepers instead of being taken advantage of by them.

The community is asking questions about the mysterious Monture death Greetings/She:kon, I would like to address the article regarding Dustin Montour, in the August 2nd edition of the Two Row Times.

Immediately upon hearing of the tragic loss of Dustin, the need to understand was consuming. The established facts were inconspicuous. The hospital staff was not aware of the injuries; appearing to have been in a physical altercation, they discovered a mortal gunshot wound. The wound was not bleeding for one of two possible causes: injury occurred post mortem (which we know is not the case here), a wound that has been cauterized from the blowback of a firearm being discharged from less than 30 cm. The young man that brought Dustin into the emergency room could have cleared up a lot of questions. Conspic-

uously departing before learning the fate of the friend who was important enough to transport to medical assistance.

Perhaps the actions of an individual who did not need to wait to be told what they already knew.

An effort was made and a man who was in the emergency room that day was located. He recounted the scene, native man five foot nine inches tall, approximately 170 pounds in his mid 20s brought Dustin into the Emergency room. The young man was not capable of removing Dustin from the vehicle and he was dropped hard to the ground. This resulted in some, or all of the injuries that had the hospital staff convinced Dustin had been beaten. Hospital staff are not permitted to provide aid while outside of the hospital, so the young man, with

no assistance from the female driver, was forced to remove Dustin.

It begs the question, a few minutes prior there had been no such difficulty in gathering up Dustin and carrying him to your vehicle, what changed in that time? Furthermore why was the driver unwilling to provide any assistance?

This is circumstantial evidence, law enforcement can only legally pursue these matters so far. The efforts of a community or citizen can be invaluable in exposing further details and facts to allow matters to be pursued more rigorously.

Conversely the rumours and stories can be dispelled with a statement from certain persons of Interest. Silence speaks volumes right now.

It's a sad time in our existence. I mean if you`re On'kwe'hon:we. When I was younger, I was told by my mother: “No On'kwe'hon:we can be accused of trespassing on On'kwe'hon:we land.”

At least that's what I was told by my mother. At a young age, I was able to understand the reasoning behind what she told me. The On'kwe'hon:we could roam freely upon our On'kwe'hon:we land, not bound by fenc-

es. That's when I was young. That is not true today! You now have Ab-On'kwe'hon:we putting up fences. The way many are acting. I don't see the On'kwe'hon:we mentally! More than 25 years ago, I had asked my Tuscarora wife if she wanted to move back to the Rez due to the unhappiness we felt living in a city. I asked her, would you like to move back to where our people live?

The On'kwe'hon:we, our

people? The real people.

She agreed immediately.

Who knew at that time what I was getting us into. I soon realized I was wrong. There was not as many On'kwe'hon:we as we hoped for or expected. Where did we/they go? REALLY... where did we go? I may have found a couple of handfuls of the On'kwe'hon:we. The rest are fences.

Signed, Koròn:ia Otsihstòh

Kevin Martin

On'kwe'hon:we not bound by fences

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Let’s celebrate Six Nations when the eclipse comes here in 2024

By Thohahoken OHSWEKEN – "On August 21, 2017, don’t look at the sun.”

It became a gag line for the media covering the total eclipse. “And whatever you do, don’t look at the sun.” A thousand times.

Like people sit around looking at the sun anyway.

The August 21, 2017 total eclipse path crossed the central United States from Oregon to South Carolina. The event created an industry for protective eye-wear and tourism.

Around here people were taking selfies, borrowed welding helmets, and toss-away shades.

The next total solar eclipse slides over eastern Canada on April 8, 2024.

The path in 2024 will cross the southern tips of Ontario and Quebec, over Oneida of the Thames, Six Nations of the Grand River. The eclipse misses the Township of Tyendinaga, and the Laurentian Mohawks at Akhwesahsne, Kahnawake, and Kanehsatake.

So, expect visits from relatives from the other territories in seven years.

We say “orakwa” but generally the sun is a star known by the name Sol

The August 21st eclipse passed over North America and there will be another one that will cover Haudenosaunee Territory in 2024. PHOTO

BY JOEY DOOLITTLE

— hence solar. Sol is one of 300 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy. Mother Earth is one of 100 billion planets in the galaxy and has a 962-million kilometre orbit around Sol every 365 days at a speed of 110,500 kilometers per hour. The sun is even orbiting at the edge of the galaxy at nearly 800,000 kilometers per hour.

By the time you finish reading this article you’ll travel 200,000 kilometres through space.

In 1924, 250-billion kilometres ago, the RCMP under direction from Canada overthrew the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy that held council in Ohsweken at what has become known as the Old Council House. The reasons why the coup d’etat was successful include: dissatisfaction with the

way the Chiefs were governing Six Nations affairs; nepotism by hiring their relatives; entitlement by living in expensive houses while mostly everyone else lived in log houses and shanties.

Six Nations in-fighting is not new and has a long history back to the 1700s.

In this context Canada’s Duncan Campbell Scott carefully orchestrated the overthrow using the in-fighting. The main target was the Six Nation’s people.

From 1919 to 1923 the Six Nation people began organizing funding to “pursue the New York claim.” Bonds were issued by the Iroquois Confederacy. Levi General, the venerable Teskahi, presented the “Red Man’s Appeal for CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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Points to ponder: Mohawk Chapel is key to land questions in the Haldimand Tract

By Doug Whitlow, BA First Nations Studies The Burtch property is in itself an insignificant plot of ground as one looks at the bigger picture of why the different factions of Iroquois people are engaged in a verbal war with one another. This war of words has very little do with the Burtch land and a lot to do with how the Six Nations of the Grand River came to be the community that it is today.

While it seems that all the powers that be are locked into a war of words with one another as to who is in charge and who should be in charge; there is a small white Anglican Church known as the Mohawk Chapel situated within the confines of the original Mohawk Village on the banks of the Grand River near the city of Brantford — that one could argue — holds the key to these land questions. The Mohawk Chapel was built by the British Government for the Mohawks and others as a place to go and worship God in the way that the people had become accustomed to in their ancestral homeland of New York before the people had to vacate their homes

and move northward after the great American War of the 1770s.

Even though Captain Joseph Brant and his followers may have once been a part of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy; they (Brant and his followers) arrived in Upper Canada as Christian Indians and did not bring the Long House Religion with them. The Long House Religion probably arrived some time well after Brant's arrival in the Grand River Valley. Captain Joseph Brant was a polarizing figure when he was alive and to this day his memory lives on in every building; road; street; county and Bronze Statue throughout Southern Ontario and elsewhere in North America. The Mohawk Chapel standing within the grounds of the Original Mohawk Village is in itself; a testament to the Mohawk People and others of the Six Nation Indians who came here and set up the first Iroquois settlement and government along British lines and apart from the Iroquois Confederacy well over 200 years before the present day.

Of course; that is not to say that the old Iroquois Confederacy and the Iroquois Confederacy

Chiefs Council was not well known then as they undoubtedly were and remain so today. History shows that the Original Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy was the first Participatory Democracy in the world and will always remain so. They (the Confederacy Chiefs Council) were not the first government here and have not governed in the Grand River Community for more than 90 years except for a brief moment in time in the late 1950s when a Charismatic Tuscarora man named “Mad Bear Anderson “ arrived in the community with a plan to overthrow the Six Nations Elected Council.

Once Mad Bear and his warriors had worked out a plan of attack; they engaged their quarry and soon were able to forcibly eject the Elected Council from the Chiefs Council House and Mad Bear and his followers took over the Reservation.

There are many people today who remember the bloodless revolution of 1959 and still talk of what roles they played in the taking and retaking of the reservation and what life was like in those days.

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Near my house, there's a trail beside the river. Here, you can find clearings through the bush down to small rock beaches level to the water; your own private paradise front row and centre, right in the heart of true, genuine nature.

I explored the trails, following my feet and natures direction to the beach waiting just for me. I laid a blanket on the rocks, kicked off my shoes and watched the river roll in front of me, dipping my toes in its cool embrace of rolling force.

Have you ever closed your eyes and paid com-

plete attention to the natural world surrounding you? There's a feeling of serene oneness, one which consumed me in that moment, making me feel as though I were a part of the current itself.

I felt the rocks under my weight and bare palms, surprised at how comfortable I was. I seemed to fit perfectly into each dip and groove so naturally. Each rock unique, yet every one the same.

As I ran my toes along the slippery rocks in the river, my hands began exploring the dry rocks surrounding me. Suddenly, I had the urge to skip them into the river. I threw every ‘skippable’ rock within arms reach in no time (as I really suck at skipping rocks, I basically chuck them as hard as I can at the water in high hopes). I then stood to find more: I had to skip at least one!

Balancing barefoot, a new sensation came over me and invited my inner child out to play. Heels up like a dainty fox, I stepped quickly and lightly, testing each rock before giving it all my weight. I worked with them while playing, with respect, to

their unpredictable side.

If a rock slipped under me, I allowed the change of course and rebalanced myself. There were a million different ways to get to any part of the beach — if you were just careful where and how you stepped.

I was taught many lessons that day. Beyond teachings, I felt a new connection and understanding as the rocks carried me in much more than just physical ways.

Standing on top of them I felt weightless. I felt their power through the soles of my naked feet, but it didn't make me feel like a part of the rocks. Instead, the rocks felt like my brothers and sisters.

I made a connection with another part of nature as two individuals, side-by-side, just the two of us. It was an interaction; a coexistence. One of the most powerful connections I’ve felt through just spending time in plain company; zero motive.

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SNP Helps to Heal with Cultural Gathering

By Chezney Martin SIX NATIONS – Providing traditional knowledge that many Haudenosaunee families have lived without was the focus for a two-day cultural gathering held within the Grand River Room of the Six Nations Polytechnic that began Saturday, August 19.

Jordan Sandy, Elva Jamieson, Dawn Martin-Hill, Cam Hill, Leroy “Jock” Hill, Tehakanere and many more spoke on topics such as Haudenosaunee values, the Creation Story, traditional songs and dance, traditional roles and responsibilities, teachings of a good mind and Healthy Roots foods to those in attendance.

Special Projects Co-ordinator from Social Services Mari Reeve spoke on the focus of the gathering and how successful attendance was as each day saw roughly 30 visitors.

“I'm really grateful that so many people could make it out,” said Reeve.

“It's not always easy to get people together, but I'm really grateful to everyone who came and everyone that helped make this day happen.”

Reeve said that although many don't like to call it cultural revitaliza-

tion because the culture has always been there, she considers the gathering a means of spreading traditional knowledge and making it easier to access.

“The [plan] is to get a lot more of these events together, so that people with no knowledge, a little knowledge or a lot of knowledge can come and learn and share.”

“This is just a way for people in the community to connect with each other, and to try to eliminate that 'oh I've never been to Longhouse so I'm too scared to go,' and this was to make people feel more comfortable.”

Reeve worked side by side with Tawnie Johnson, another special projects co-ordinator who explained that the gathering focused on learning.

“A lot of it was just learning,” said Johnson.

“That's very much our theme is learning together and that's really all it was.”

She explained that on Saturday the gathering received five speakers and those in attendance were able to ask questions and enjoy the speakers’ words without being quizzed or questioned afterwards. This made it a very safe space to learn about a lot of the teachings that were lost

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Cam Hill (above) was one of many presenters at a cultural exchange hosted by Six Nations Polytech. It was a very successful series of events that happened August 19 and 20. PHOTO BY CHEZNEY MARTIN through the effects of colonization.

“We have a very wide range of people that are here,” she said. “Some are elders that already know the topics but just love listening to it, but I also know that there is a number of people here — including myself — who weren't fortunate enough to grow up with all of those aunts, grandparents, uncles, and elders in our direct families, that just carried that knowledge everyday at the dinner table, and at gatherings. So, really there are some people here who have never heard these things.”

Johnson said that this is exactly what made the gathering so important, as it's focus was to reach those that want the knowledge offered by the speakers, but never had the opportunity to grow up with it. To also help make attendance as easy as possible, the gathering offered childcare in the SNP building.

If you couldn't attend this gathering but wanted to, more gatherings and events are in the works for the future, so Reeve and Johnson advise to keep an eye out.

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Applicants must be enrolled in a recognized university or community college program designed to further studies in the nursing profession and must demonstrate how the bursary would assist them through the application process, as well as provide a cover letter outlining their professional ambitions and achievements to date. These bursaries are intended to support individuals who are interested in employment within Brant community in the nursing profession following completion of their education. Students who have received their secondary school education in Brant County or are a resident of Brant County are eligible to apply.

For consideration, please send a cover letter outlining your professional ambitions along with the completed application to: Brittany Clarke, Human Resources Brant Community Healthcare System 200 Terrace Hill Street, Brantford, ON N3R 1G9 Fax: (519) 751-5575 or brittany.clarke@bchsys.org Application forms can be found online at:

The Brant Community Healthcare System, in conjunction with Willett Life Members, is offering two bursaries available to local students who are currently registered in an accredited healthcare program. This opportunity is being provided to ensure that Willett Life Members contributions are used to support county students who are pursuing careers in healthcare.

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Mohawk Chapel continued Even though Mad Bear and his followers were successful in their brief battle with the authorities; they were unprepared to actually govern and after a couple of weeks the Canadian Government sent an armed force into the Grand River Valley to subdue the revolution and restore the Elected Council back into the Confederacy Chiefs Council House.

Looking back at Mad Bear's revolution and the recent setting up of a road block in Caledonia and other acts of passive civil disobedience by disregarding court orders at Burtch; one could argue that the Confederacy Chiefs Council and their supporters may be intent on once again wresting the government of the Six Nations of the Grand River from the Elected Council and attempting to restore the Confederacy Chiefs Council to the position they once held as the successors to the original Government of Joseph Brant and his Lieutenants who came into the Haldimand Tract; secured the peace and set about building a future for the Mohawks and others of the Six Nation ``Indians`` here in the Grand River Valley.

However: there is no denying that certain persons and groups of persons are now and have been attempting to set up shadow departments similar to those of Six Nations Elected Council supposedly for the Confederacy Chiefs, even though one could argue that the Great Law of the Iroquois was not designed to operate as a form of Municipal Government like many advocates of the Chiefs Council appear to be engaging in. Looking back into the past decade at the Douglas Creek Estates (DCE) Incident and the Talks to settle the question of who owned the land at DCE it appeared to some people engaged in the talks that the Confederacy Chiefs Council was more concerned about getting the Canadian and Provincial Government to “Admit” or at least, say that the Iroquois Confederacy Chiefs Council was the original government here at the Six Nations of the Grand River.

The DCE talks never really accomplished anything for any one or any group of people other than to set the stage for the current set of civil strife events, which are occurring within the boundaries of the Iroquois Territory of the Grand River as this essay is being written.

There is only one thing, which is constant in these situations; only God knows what the outcome will be, as we mortal men seem to be entirely incapable of finding our own way through the darkness and woes of life.

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For consideration, please submit a completed application form along with a cover letter outlining the reasons for your intention to obtain a degree in medicine, as well as a letter from the medical school stating that the applicant is a medical student in good standing to: Alice Preston, Human Resources Brant Community Healthcare System 200 Terrace Hill Street, Brantford, ON N3R 1G9 Fax: (519) 752-0098 or alice.preston@bchsys.org Application forms can be found online at:

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Challenging right wing extremism in Canada

By Daniel Gallant Special to Two Row Times In light of the recent violent right wing extremist attacks in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the mosque attack in Quebec City, people are now asking why these events are happening, what threats are posed by right wing extremists, and what we can do about it.

Some of the responses to these questions lack the girth of a sufficient analysis. It is my opinion that Canada, if not all of North America, needs to engage in a conversation that includes a bird’s eye view of what is actually happening.

There are three main contributing factors that often get left out of the conversation about right wing extremism. In my view, these elements are essential to consider. Until Canada engages with this sort of conversation, we will be unable to reconcile with the core reasons why right wing extremist violence is on the rise; and as a result there will surely be more fatalities.

MEDIA — The first contributing factor that is often missed, which touches on how and why right wing extremism is growing, is media. Traditional media sources, as well as social media. In recent years the news media has often reported on extremism and terrorism. Often media reports are scathed with inaccurate and unrefined analysis that leaves much to realize. A couple of months back, UNESCO published a paper I wrote that discussed how media had bolstered the recruitment campaign of a particular right wing extremist organization by labelling them as a ‘community group’.

Media outlets across the country essentially offered this organization a recruitment advertisement campaign. Journalists did not have a sufficient skillset to report on matters so complex. It could be said that the media was duped by an extremist group, which was led by an employee of

the Manitoba Government.

This group has now splintered into several other factions. One of the splinter groups, has been engaged in paramilitary training that includes hand-to-hand combat and firearms training; from my observations it appears the majority of the members are legal firearm owners.

Firearm ownership legislation is an identified gap in combatting extremism.

Hopefully, at some point in the future the media airs on the side of caution before offering platforms that bolster recruitment and radicalization into the right wing.

It is noteworthy to mention in recent months UNESCO has offered journalists a handbook of responsible reporting on extremism and terrorism. Thank goodness.

SOCIAL MEDIA — One does not need to look too far online to see the abhorrent and violent messaging of the extreme right. On this point, the web is an essential component of radicalization into the right wing.

As pointed out by Dr. Jesse Daniels, Don Black and David Duke started one of the first public websites online. This website, stormfront, became a centralized hub for violent extremists around the world and is a mainstay for networking into the world of white supremacy. Groups in Canada like Blood & Honour (a.k.a.

Club 28) have become renowned for their violence and paramilitary training.

We can thank David Duke, who was present at the rally in Charlottesville, for the virtual white power immersion program.

We now live in a time and space where people are radicalized in the confines of their own home through the internet, sometimes unbeknownst to themselves and others.

Southern Poverty Law Center has mapped out how Dylan Roof became radicalized through a simple Google search that led him to White Nationalist doctrine, where he was then radicalized; which later

resulted in tragedy. More research and advocacy will be done on holding Google, and others, accountable.

In the last week alone, I have been contacted by two friends concerning their family members who have become radicalized into the alt-right vis-à-vis the Internet. I recently moved into a new town in Northern B.C. where I work at a law firm, and my new next door neighbour disclosed in a casual conversation that he is a supporter of the very group that is engaging in paramilitary training in Western Canada. He states, rather explicitly, that those who are anti-fascist are terrorists, which makes no sense in context to Canadian society. This attitude and perspective is everywhere, and if we do not crackdown immediately, we are headed for tragedy. Since when has opposing fascism and racism become a form of extremism?

For more on social media, I will refer you to Anti-Racist Canada’s blog, which highlights right wing extremist profiles of people, groups and their behaviours; my blog can be found at scholarsfromtheunderground.com.

These websites outline the right wing extremist online activity.

Media’s role in assisting and bolstering the recruitment and radicalization of right wing extremists, is not the only source of normalization. I regret to add that I have started declining media interviews because my analysis on government, law enforcement and media gets edited out, along with my expressions that there is a white privilege that exists for white terrorists; which is only made possible by a society that offers a pass for those that perpetuate white supremacist doctrine and culture.

LAW — Our laws in Canada still harbour inherent racist and white supremacist architecture and functions. The most obvious example, the Indian Act. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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This legal apartheid document is not only racist, paternalistic and patriarchal, but also definitively sexist. Moreover, the Indian Act interacts with most other federal and provincial legislation in Canada and becomes the culprit of much discrimination. This is evidenced by: the McIvor case, both before and after the case where women are discriminated against in regards to their Indian Status; Cindy Blackstock’s Human Rights victory related to discriminative child welfare law, policy and conduct; and the ongoing contentious issue of Jordan’s Principle that is purposefully circumnavigated by our governments; and many more examples.

I should also mention that the federal government repealed section 13 of the Human Rights Act that effectively countered hate speech; essentially the Canadian government gave white supremacists more free speech to hate speech. This was done so through the justification of freedom of expression; this is a faulty unfounded legal analysis as the Supreme Court of Canada has explicitly stated that Section 13 was a Constitutionally sound limitation to freedom of expression in Canada. This is just another example of a government that offers advantages to white supremacists. Needless to say, this was facilitated by a government who was led by a man with direct historic intersections with right wing extremists: Harper. In my work it has become apparent that the turning point that led to heightened right wing extremist activity, was post-repeal of Section 13.

Additionally, as discussed in a UNESCO report

by European Lawyer Daniel Sheffet, regulation of the Internet, hate speech and radicalization need to be considered. In my own research, jurisprudence clearly identifies and articulates that there is a Constitutional limit to free expression, and that both direct and adverse forms of discrimination are of the same effect. Furthermore, I think the governments of Canada is in need of some form of attitude adjustment when it comes to right wing extremists.

It is a fact that there is legislation in Canada, still,

that is racist and white supremacist. Perhaps a more palatable way to frame this, rather than saying explicitly “white supremacism”, is what Dr. Derald Wing Sue refers to as ethno-centric-mono-culture; I prefer calling it what it is.

We do not need to inquire deeply to realize that systemic racism occurs in governance, law and enforcement. The historic and contemporary conduct of Canadian police has been mired with sexism and racism. Additionally, I have seen first-hand the conduct

of police, national security, Public Safety (Ministry) and government that desires to focus primarily on the threat of the ‘Jihadis’.

Secondary, are those who get in the way of progress, such as those ‘pesky environmental terrorists’ (or should I say Indigenous activists and their allies, whom I stand in solidarity with). The tertiary focus is upon those that are deemed as anti-government, which is prescribed by the authorities as often being left wing.

As I had identified in my

FYI:

UNESCO paper, if Canada continues to ignore the real threats from right wing extremists, we will create an environment that will birth extremist responses to counter-right-wing-violence; and in my view, if the government and law enforcement continue to refuse to articulate appropriate responses then communities will need to resolve the issues themselves.

More on this point, I have repeatedly witnessed and been told directly by police and government

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that right wing extremism is not a real threat in Canada. Moreover, Minister Ralph Goodale wrote to me in a letter dated August 10, 2017: “…the most meaningful and effective preventative responses to radicalization to violence originate from communities.”

This comment was in direct response to my expression of frustration that law enforcement was not offering an appropriate measure of response to right wing extremist para-military training camps

taking place in western Canada. Whereas, had the paramilitary training camps reported have been either ‘Jihadis’ or Indigenous Warrior Societies, we know that the response would be met with the full force of the Crown. Again, there is a white privilege that exists, even in context of extremism and terrorism. Nonetheless, I interpret this letter from Minister Ralph Goodale to essentially say that the police are perfect, and the CONTINUED ON PAGE 36

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House destroyed in suspicious fire

By TRT Staff OHSWEKEN – On Tuesday August 15, the Six Nations Police (SNP) and the Six Nations Fire Department (SNFD) responded to a suspicious residential house fire at address 792, Mohawk Road, just down the street from the

Weller's Church, which was found burned earlier last year.

The responding officer arrived after the fire was extinguished and found the house had been completely destroyed internally by the fire.

The SNFD deemed the fire to be suspicious, and

called the Fire Marshall's Office to begin an on-going investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Six Nations Police at 519-4452811 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www. crimestoppers-brant.ca for a cash reward.

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Thursday August 31, 2017

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Men's Fire protest against Argyle St. barricades

By TRT Staff In response to the blockade on Argyle St. leading into Caledonia, the Men's Fire and supporters put up signs and blocked the entrance to the Burtch Lands for a time in an effort to call for both the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Council and the Six Nations Elected Council to work together.

Supporters offered this press release on Monday, August 21.

The action today is due the frustration of the Six Nations People to the fact that, the two Governments of the territory have been in fighting for 93 years. Not with weapons, but with words.

The Burtch Lands, will be locked down. There will be no access allowed by anyone, to the property, until, the Elected Council and HCCC, come to a solution to the land trans-

It looks like the protest is being protested now with the Men's Fire releasing a statement challenging the Elected Council and the HCCC to come to a solution to the land transference dispute at Burtch.

PHOTO BY TRT STAFF

ference dispute, that will be acceptable and will be for the benefit of All The People of The Six Nations.

The time has come, to look to the future and not to continue to dwell on the past. The very future of our children and their children, depend on this.

It is our generation that must step up and try to find Peace that our children and the ones coming,

truly, deserve.

There are many common issues for these two councils to address together, one of the most pressing being, the drug problem.

The Two Councils must work toward a plan to represent all members of the Six Nation People.

TRT will keep you posted with updates online and in print.

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Celebrate Six Nations in 2024 continued from page 7 Justice” to the international court. These activities raised red flags.

At this time the socalled 99 year “Indian” leases began expiring in New York State. Chaired

by Edward A. Everett, the New York State Indian Commission (NYSIC) operated from 1919-1922 and discovered the treaty relationship between the United States and New York State and Iroquois People — Indigenous legal title to six-million acres of land east of the Great Lakes.

The Iroquois Confederacy was overthrown in 1924 — two years after the Everett Report was completed.

What does all this have to do with the Solar Eclipse of 2024?

Some of our mystics inject paranormal and metaphysical meaning into what is largely a meteorological coincidence.

Of course there’s symbolism in the true meaning of Little Red Riding, a childhood tale about a little girl escaping the big bad wolf.

As is usual, tribal memo-

ry communicates a pragmatic sidereal sense that connects humanity to the stars.

Among our People there have been attempts to identify the actual date the Peacemaker elevated the Tree of Peace. This event is described as the time when the warlords, sorcerers, and cannibals who had driven their People to despair and ruin, flung their weapons of war under the roots of the Tree of Peace. Once buried, the underground rivers would carry war away forever.

“Ihse ratisenna’owannes, tesewahawi kanikonrohnsenshera ne senkhweta sewateriwayonhhatye,” the Old Ones said. ”Onen kati ihsi ehhenwakati eso yonowakthe. Onen kati kaohnke yakahawi tsi yehenwe.”

Our unity was linked to a solar eclipse in the 1100s. Also, after he left our country the Old Ones say Peacemaker was killed across the salt-water. That account includes an eclipse.

Does Sol care that it’s

been a hundred years since the coup d’etat of 1924?

The question remains one of rebuilding unity among the Six Nations people. In the next seven years there could be a truth-and-reconciliation commission. In 2024 we could have a parade in downtown Brantford and invite people from all 17 “Iroquois” territories to participate. In 2024 we could have the biggest pow wow. We could have the biggest family gathering. Feasts. Dancing.

Art exhibits. The biggest sports tournaments.

Whatever the People decide.

We can add a lot of meaning to events like solar eclipses. But one thing is certain is you didn’t look directly at the eclipse, the sun comes out again. And life goes on.

In 2024 we can unite or just have some fun. We have nothing to lose.

Thohahoken Michael Doxtater is an educator from Six Nations.

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31st Three Fires Powwow much different than the first

By Jayson Koblun NEW CREDIT – Carolyn King remembers attending the very first Three Fires Powwow on New Credit held 30 years ago back in August 1987.

“It wasn’t very big. It was held right out on the ball diamond, but I remember the community being so happy that we finally were able to put it

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together and it ended up being a great success.

There was probably 300 individuals that came out, despite the potential for a rainstorm,” said King, pointing to a photo in an album of a tented area with a large dark cloud approaching from behind.

Thirty years later and the Three Fires Powwow is still going strong.

cliffe will accompany Goulais as the arena director.

“There’s a lot planned for this year,” said King.

“We really want people to come and learn, or come and experience a powwow if this is their first one, or just come and joy watching people participate.”

King said that several of the events are open

The tent of the very first pow wow in New Credit from 1987. SUBMITTED PHOTO

[the powwow] on,” said King, former chief of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation and active community helper.

King remembers that it took some time organizing and preparing for that first powwow in 1987 when Fred King was the current chief.

“There was a lot of organizing to be done for the first one, but the community really came

“Three-hundred people for the first powwow — and this year we’re expecting upwards of 3,000. Parking will still be a problem we think, it always has.”

Bob Goulais from Nipissing First Nation will be emceeing this year’s event and introducing all the different events, acts, dances, and learning events being hosted. Mark Barrow-

to anybody interested in joining along. She said guests can dance on the sidelines, or in the bleachers, or for the group events they can even come down to the dancing area.

“We just want everyone to feel included and participate — it’s open to anybody and everybody.”

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Re-examining the Haldimand Proclamation The content and ideas contained in this paper are my own and comes from my understanding gained by research and talking to the old people who were knowledgeable of the history and development of Six Nations – Bill Montour, Smoothtown.

The information used to write this paper was taken from the Internet, Wikipedia and Six Nations Council research that commenced in 1976 by the lands and Resources Department. It is my hope that this paper will help the younger community members to gain a

clearer starting point to begin discussions toward an amicable solution to the current land use and title argument currently disrupting the peace in our community.

The Haldimand Proclamation was a decree that granted land to the Six Nations who had served on the British side during the American Revolution.

The decree was issued by the Governor of the Province of Quebec, Frederick Haldimand, on October 25, 1784, on behalf of King George the Third. It is interesting to note that that the Haldimand Proclamation was issued just three

days after the Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784) was signed between others of the Six Nations and the American government.

The Haldimand Proclamation came about as a result of Joseph Brant and Guy Johnson, the former Superintendent of Indian Affairs, who had travelled to London, England in November 1775, on the eve of the American Revolution, to obtain a promise from the Crown that if the Mohawk Nation fought on the British side, they would be compensated with a land grant should the war effort fail and that they could lose

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the Mohawk River Valley lands, as the spoils of war if the American Patriots defeated the British.

During and after the American Revolution, American Patriots confiscated land and property from those who were Loyalists during the war.

The British government compensated both Indian and non-Indian Loyalists with cash payments for their losses.

By early 1783, Brant had selected the valley of the Grand River as a place of settlement; in 1784 Frederick Haldimand agreed. The land was acquired from the Missis-

saugas in May 1784, with Lieutenant-Colonel John Butler acting as an agent of purchase on behalf of the government.

Later, the Crown adopted the position that it had failed to obtain title to the entire valley at the time of its purchase from the Mississaugas These two historical statements raise an important question of why the British Crown had to buy the land from the Mississaugas, in the first place, when the Five Nations (at that time) and the British agreed to the Nanfan Treaty in 1701.

The Grand River lands being a part of the lands that was covered by the 400 by 800 square mile area should have already been protected by the Treaty, as was the intent of the Nanfan agreement.

Did the British Crown sell or give these lands to the Mississaugas without the Five Nations’ knowledge?

Now we need to see and understand the Haldimand Proclamation.

The text of the proclamation reads: "Frederick Haldimand, Captain General and Governor General in Chief of the Province of Quebec and Territories depending thereon, General and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in said Province and the Frontiers thereof -Whereas His Majesty having been pleased to direct that in consideration of the early attachment to his cause manifested by the Mohawk Indians, and of the loss of their settlement which they thereby sustained -- that a convenient tract of land under his protection should be chosen as a safe and comfortable retreat for them and others of the Six Nations, who have either lost their settlements within the Territory of the American States, or wish to retire from them to the British -- I have at the earnest desire of many of these His Majesty's faithful Allies purchased a tract of land from the Indians situated between the Lakes On-

tario, Erie and Huron and I do hereby in His Majesty's name authorize and permit the said Mohawk Nation and such others of the Six Nation Indians as wish to settle in that quarter to take possession of and settle upon the Banks of the River commonly called Ours [Ouse] or Grand River, running into Lake Erie, allotting to them for that purpose six miles deep from each side of the river beginning at Lake Erie and extending in that proportion to the head of the said river, which them and their posterity are to enjoy forever."[1] Given under my hand and seal at arms, at the Castle of St Lewis at Quebec, this twenty-fifth day of October one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four and in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Our Sovereign Lord George The Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith and so forth.

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The important message that I get from the wording of the Haldimand Proclamation is that King George the Third, in His Majesty’s name, authorized and permitted the said Mohawk Nation and such others of the Six Nations to take possession and settle on the banks of the Grand River. Further, I understand, that the land was provided to the people who were of the Mohawk Nation as well as to other people who were a part of the Six Nations, and not to the Confederacy Council of Chiefs.

And following that line of thinking, the Elected Council did not exist at that time.

In moving forward to the situation we find ourselves in today, everyone must know that in 1844 the lands forming the Burtch Tract were designated as being in the Township of Tuscarora (Six Nations is in Tuscarora Township) and in

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Grand entry from the first MNCFN powwow in 1987. SUBMITTED PHOTO real difference between the powwow held on New Credit and the powwow held on Six Nations is that New Credit’s is a non-competition powwow.

“Everything else is basically the exact same,” said King.

“Protocol doesn’t change, the types

of dances, regalia, songs are all the same kinds — the only big difference is that ours is not focused much on competition.”

King said there will be a few prizes or awards given out but that competition is not the focus of the event at all.

The powwow takes

place August 26 and 27th, like dancing, enjoying the but on the 25th is an en- many different food ventertainment night featur- dors and shops, this year ing the talents of Mark the powwow committee Laforme, Sam Laforme, is planning on having the Red Laforme Band, several learning centres Dwayne Laforme’s Boo- throughout the weekend. gie Blues Band and Old “We’re going to have Chicago – Cec Sault. things like wampum Aside from the more talks, and teaching sescommon powwow eventsT:10.25” sions on the sacredness

of water — those kinds of things,” said King.

King also said that the committee wants this powwow to be “as green as it can possible be”.

“We want to show our children and community members that it’s important to recycle, and be earth-friendly,” said King.

“Kool Kidz is going to be helping us a lot around the grounds with water supply and other things.”

King also said that at some point on Sunday, Lieutenant Governor General Elizabeth Dowdeswell will be at the powwow.

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On April 26, 1784, Frederick Haldimand wrote:

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Government officials originally interpreted this grant as prohibiting the Indians from leasing or selling the land to anyone but the government. Joseph Brant countered that Haldimand had promised the Indians freehold land tenure equal to that enjoyed by the colony's Loyalist settlers. As freeholders, the Indians could lease or sell land to the highest bidder. In 1793, Lieu-

tenant Governor Simcoe stated that the Indians could not lease their land since British subjects could only lease land from British subjects.

As the Six Nations were considered allies of the Crown, it would seem that Joseph Brant considered the right to lease or sell land as a litmus test for Six Nations sovereignty.

Considering the situation today with the Burtch Tract land and following Frederick Haldimand’s April 26, 1784 statement above, the lands should never have been a provincial correctional, after the land was used as flight training centre for the Canadian air force during the Second World War. The Crown never acquired these lands by purchase or grant from the Six Nations. This is the pith and substance of the Burtch Tract land claim which was filed with Canada on April 20, 1989.

I maintain, given the above history, that David Peterson’s promise in 2007 to return the Burtch land, as a part of the Burtch Tract, back to Six Nations as Haldimand Proclamation lands would have corrected a long standing mistake by the Crown to transfer lands to Ontario for a correctional center. This transfer to Ontario violated the discontinued Deed of Gifts as the prop-

erty was not acquired by purchase or grant from Six Nations. This position is further supported by a Report the of a Committee of the Executive Council of Canada on August 3, 1843, approved by the Governor General on October 4, 1843, the Committee recommended that certain lands, the Burtch Tract being one, be reserved for Six Nations.

In summary, this political argument is not about one Six Nation member farming the land but the 2 Councils who really have no authority to be dealing with lands that are owned by the people of Six Nations in the first place.

I believe the documented history supports this position and we need to consider creating a Six Nations Land Council that can work with both Councils to protect all the lands that are not in reserve status such as Kanastotho, and other farms that have been purchased over the years that have not been transferred to reserve land status. Political land ownership will only continue to be irritants now and into the future.

The Court Injunction of the Elected Council is just plain wrong and must be done away with immediately as it demeans the sovereign rights of Six Nation peoples.

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One of the biggest issues in our community is substance abuse.

Some may wonder why this issue seems to run rampant within First Nations Communities. I have heard people blame the residential school system, colonization, and the loss of cultural identity. All are correct.

Intergenerational trauma is still alive in our families and some of us, in one way or another have been a victim of this trauma that has surpassed generations of families.

Some people will say, “you weren’t even alive when all this happened” which is like saying, “I’ll litter right now because I won’t be here when it actually effects the planet”. I may not have been here, but who raised me?

And who raised them?

And so on and so forth? I have watched drugs and alcohol abuse ruin people who then ruin relationships, families, friendships, and ultimately break the heart of every single person who loves them.

My name is Tiffany, I was born and raised in Six Nations. I had a good childhood. I used to say my mom was the only parent who helped me become who I am today, (corner ofthink Greens but I don't that's true anymore. My father has struggled with alcoholism ever since I can remember. My PTSD was an after effect of an incident involving my father being heavily intoxicated. He was angry about something, at nine years old all you hear is yelling and swear words. I think I aged about 10 years that night, and every incident beyond that. After that night, I was cleaning up the glass from the window he had smashed in my bedroom and remember thinking to myself "is this normal?" Every night

I felt sick to my stomach, he is one of those broken anxiety maybe. I would souls living in constant shake at night, I could pain. Too many times we never sleep and every judge addicts and label time I heard a vehicle that them as bad people, but sounded like his truck, I do we ever wonder how would to run to the win- much pain these people dow to see if he was there are living in to where again. To see if I had to they have become so far help my mom — as if I gone; that they have lost could. I was traumatized all hope for themselves? and tainted by the fear I Maybe that's what they felt that night. need, more hope and less This trauma my fa- judging. We should never ther had been a victim turn our backs to those in of in his life; had been pain as those are the ones passed down to me. And who need the most love.

I blamed him, for a long My father is an effect of time. I blamed him for a collective action taken the bad things that I had against my people. It's done in my life. That "I'm easy to say "get over it" or this way because of you" "we make our own choicattitude. I was angry. I es" but those people have know we can't change probably never experipeople but when it's your enced the kind of trauparent, it has a way of mas some First Nations twisting your thoughts families have endured and feelings. I had to and continue to endure attend counselling and today, all across the coungroups with other kids try. My father taught me who had been impact- to be strong and to never ed by family violence. It let anyone disrespect me. worked to an extent and He also taught me what I'm glad my mother loved not to be. The things he me enough to treat it. I taught me combined with say extent because even the lessons my Mother at 19 I was still strug- has taught me, is why I gling with accepting the chose to end the cycle of fact that my father was trauma within my family. never going to be the best My son will never come version of himself. The second to alcoholism, or artist, soapstone carver drug abuse. The pain of and comedian. The gifts losing someone every he possesses aren't being day to a sickness that shared with the world, may never be gone is the and that's what breaks worst kind of pain there my heart. He never cared is. It's almost like grievRoad Bypass) to perfect& hisHwy gifts or 6 puring the loss of someone sue his purpose on earth. who is still here, all you At 22, after I had my can do is hope they wake son; I chose to accept up one day and take back my father for who he is. their power. The power is I chose to forgive him our fire, our spirit. That for not being the father fire is what they tried to I wanted him to be and rip away from our anceswith that came under- tors. Stand up against the standing. I am and will 500 year plan they made always be greatly affect- and find those gifts withed by his absence, but at in to fulfill your purpose this point I have forgiv- as an Ogwehoweh here en him and am moving on earth. We all have a forward with my life. purpose, and life will reUnderstanding is to have ward you for positively compassion and sympa- seeking it. thy for others. I started to understand the reaTake back your power. sons as to why he's an alTake back your fire. coholic; and it's because Take back your identity.

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Feds sign education deal with reserves OTTAWA — The federal government says it has reached a self-governance agreement with 23 Ontario First Nations.

The agreement with Anishinabek Nation First Nations grants communities greater control over education on reserve from junior kindergarten to Grade 12.

Federal officials say the deal is part of the government's commitment to advancing self-determination for First Nations.

Navajo discussing on reserve death penalty

NAVAJO NATION, NM — The murder of an 11 year old child on the Navajo Nation reserve in New Mexico has sparked discussions on use of the death penalty in indigenous communities.

American Indian tribes have been able to opt into the death penalty for certain federal crimes on tribal land. However most tribes reject it.

Legal experts say the decision goes back to culture and tradition, past treatment of American Indians and fairness in the justice system.

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Why and How

Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs.

They may mistakenly think that those who use drugs lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop their drug use simply by choosing to. In reality, drug addiction is complex, and quitting usually takes more than good intentions or a strong will.

Drugs change the brain in ways that make quitting hard, even for those who want to. Fortunately, researchers know more than ever about how drugs affect the brain and have found treatments that can help people recover from drug addiction and lead productive lives.

Why do some people become addicted to drugs while others don't?

No one factor can predict if a person will become addicted to drugs. A combination of factors influences risk for addiction. The more risk factors a person has, the greater the chance that taking drugs can lead to addiction. For example Biology. The genes that people are born with account for about half of a person's risk for addiction.

Gender, ethnicity, and the presence of other mental disorders may also influence risk for drug use and addiction.

Environment. A person’s environment includes many different influences, from family and friends to economic status and general quality of life. Factors such as peer pressure, physical and sexual abuse, early exposure to drugs, stress, and parental guidance can greatly affect a person’s likelihood of drug use and addiction.

Development. Genetic and environmental factors interact with critical developmental stages in a person’s life to affect addiction risk. Although taking drugs at any age can lead to addiction, the earlier that drug use begins, the more likely it will progress to addiction.

This is particularly problematic for teens. Because areas in their brains that control decision-making, judgment, and self-control are still developing, teens may be especially prone to risky behaviors, including trying drugs.

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Drug addiction is characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.

Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.

Drug addiction is treatable and can be successfully managed.

Drug use and addiction are preventable. Teachers, parents, and health care providers have crucial roles in educating young people and preventing drug use and addiction. Addiction can not only have a negative effect on the user, but on the family, friends, and community of the user. We are all part of the Six Nations community and we all have a role in lending a helping hand to those in need. We, at New Directions Group have a number of services and programs available to those who are seeking help, and trying to achieving a healthier lifestyle.

We have Addiction Services such as Grief Recovery Group, Relapse Prevention, Wellbriety Group, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Program, Empowerment Groups, and Counselling Services.

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“The First published literature that linked prenatal alcohol use with birth defects was in France, in 1968, by Dr. Paul Lemoine.

In 1973, researchers at the University of Washington published their findings regarding a group of children who shared uncommon physical features and developmental delay. These children all had mothers who had consumed alcohol in pregnancy. The term “Fetal Alcohol Syndrome” (FAS) was created to describe the patterns observed in these children” (CanFASD, n.d.).

It is with these findings that researchers discovered that alcohol was a teratogen capable of affecting the brain development of the fetus and causing other birth defects.

Since then, we have come to learn more about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). FASD is a diagnostic term used to describe the range of disorders that affect a person that was exposed to alcohol prenatally.

FASD is known as an invisible disability because the majority of people who live with FASD do not have the characteristic facial features associated with FASD and do not look like they have a disability. The disability is evident in how the person behaves and feels.

People living with FASD may have difficulty in many areas of life including learning, memory, attention, managing money and time, over or under sensitive to sensory stimuli and language impairments.

They may also have low maturity level for their age, mental health issues, lack remorse and the ability to control impulses, may have sleep disorders, and many other difficulties.

It is important to note that no two people with FASD are the same.

Everyone has their own set of strengths and weaknesses.

If you or someone you know is pregnant or could become pregnant, the safest choice is to abstain from alcohol. The brain of the fetus is developing the entire nine months of pregnancy and can be damaged by the alcohol at any time.

Any type of alcohol can harm the baby including beer, wine, hard liquor, coolers, or any other type of alcohol. Also, there is no safe amount of alcohol to drink during pregnancy. If there is a chance you could become pregnant, the safest choice is to not drink any alcohol or take any drugs.

Many women do not find out that they are pregnant until later in the pregnancy and may unintentionally expose their baby to the harm of alcohol. It is important for women to listen to their body. If you could be pregnant, get a pregnancy test or contact your midwife/ doctor. The damage caused by drinking alcohol during pregnancy is permanent and will affect your child throughout their lifetime.

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Yale to finally remove carving with gun pointed at Native American The Canadian Press NEW HAVEN, CT — Yale University said Tuesday it will remove a ``problematic'' doorway stone carving that depicts a Puritan settler aiming a musket at a Native American, a decision that follows criticism for initially covering up the musket with removable stonework.

Critics, including right-leaning media, have accused the Ivy League school in New Haven, Connecticut, of whitewashing history

and being too politically correct. The university in February decided to rename Calhoun College because its namesake —19th century alumnus and former U.S. Vice-President John C. Calhoun — was an ardent supporter of slavery.

Yale had been under fire for decades for refusing to rename Calhoun College, with advocates insisting the name was racially insensitive.

The stone carving soon will be moved to another location, but it

will be made available for public viewing and study, Yale officials said.

The temporary stonework covering the musket will be removed after the relocation. The carving's new home hasn't been determined. ``We cannot make alterations to works of art on our campus,'' Yale President Peter Salovey said in a statement. ``Such alteration represents an erasure of history, which is entirely inappropriate at a university. We are obligated to allow students and others to view such images, even when they are offensive, and to study

and learn from them.''

School officials said Tuesday that the decision to cover up the musket was made before Yale adopted new principles in December that were developed while deciding policy on renaming buildings.

A school statement said Yale has an obligation ``not to hide from or destroy reminders of unpleasant history.''

The stone carving was created for an entrance to Sterling Memorial Library when the building was constructed in 1929. The entryway had been seldom used for years, but recently was

made the main entrance for the new Center for Teaching and Learning.

When the library was being renovated for the new centre last year, school officials in charge of the project decided to cover up the musket after consulting with Yale's Committee on Art in Public Spaces. Yale also consulted faculty and experts, who concluded the carving depicted a scene of warfare and colonial violence against Native Americans.

Yale officials said the project leaders ``determined that leaving the depiction in place would

have the unintended effect of giving it a place of honour that it does not deserve.'' ``Covering over the problematic aspect of this carving is not consistent with the principles subsequently adopted by the university,'' officials said in a statement. ``Therefore, when the carving is relocated, the covering stonework will be removed.''

Leaders of the student-run group Association of Native Americans at Yale did not return messages seeking comment Tuesday.

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SPORTS

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SN Slash and Rivermen in Presidents Cup at ILA

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – August has been a good month for the Sr. B Six Nations Rivermen as they dismantled the Owen Sound North Stars in three straight games to win the OSBLL title and earn a place in the Presidents Cup Championships.

Meanwhile the Can/ Am Six Nations Slash, who finished second behind the Native Sons, will hosts for the 2017 Presidents Cup tournament, at the GPA, which begins Sunday, August 27 at 9 a.m., with St. Regis Braves (TNSLL) and the Kahnawake Mohawks (QC).

The Rivermen open their Championships run at noon against the Nova Scotia Privateers. The Slash go up against the St. Albert Miners (AB) at 3 p.m., Saskatoon and the Ladner Pioneers (BC) are

on at 6 p.m. and Kahnawake and the Can/Am Champion Native Sons do battle at 9 p.m.

The Rivermen defeated the Owen Sound North Stars 11-9 in Game 1 of the OSBLL finals, Aug. 4.

That was followed by a very close 11-10 win at the Harry Howell Arena the next night. The final stake in the heart for the North Stars came Aug. 11, as the Rivermen ended the Owen Sound season with a 13-11 Game 3 win to sweep the series.

The North Stars didn’t make it easy in Game 3.

Backs against the wall, the Stars put all they had on the floor to force overtime at the GPA. The Rivermen scored three in the 10-minute overtime period after the Stars spent all they had to tie the game and had nothing left for the OT. Gregg Longboat led the

Rivermen offense with three goals and three assists. Kedoh Hill scored one and assisted on four and Cory Bomberry had a big night as well with two goals and three assists.

Danton Miller, Wayne Hill and Jr. B call up, Layne Smith, each added two goals and an assist for the OSBLL league championship. Jacob Crans scored one and assisted on two.

Goaltending was split between Warren Hill and Chase Martin.

All that set up for the Presidents Cup Championships, hosted by the Six Nations Slash of the Can/ Am at the ILA. SERIES SCHEDULE: All games at ILA except for * at Gaylord Powless Arena SUN: Aug 27th St. Regis vs. Kahnawake 9 a.m.

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St. Regis vs. Slash 12 noon St Albert vs. Saskatchewan 3 p.m.

Native Sons vs. Rivermen 6 p.m.

Kahnawake vs. Slash 9 p.m.

TUES: Aug 29th St. Regis vs. Saskatoon 9 a.m.

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Chiefs face Lakers in MSL finals

By Jim Windle SIX NATIONS – In hockey it’s the Leafs and Montreal or Montreal versus Boston, but in lacrosse it’s Six Nations and the Peterborough Lakers that create the most excitement and the biggest lacrosse rivalry in the game, and have since the days before the Gaylord Powless Arena was built and the Six Nations Warriors played out of Hagersville.

The lacrosse gods have chosen to repeat the matchup this year when the Lakers and the Six Nations Chiefs face-off for the Major Series League lacrosse championship best of seven series which started Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the ILA, at 8 p.m.

The defending Mann Cup champion Chiefs limped through a tough seven game series with some key injuries to get to the Lakers who defeated the Brooklin Redmen in six games.

Face-to-face, the Chiefs and the Lakers have a great deal of respect for each other but that doesn’t

Ryan Benesch has been leading the way for the Six Nations Pro-Fit Chiefs so far in the playoffs as the Chiefs set out on the last leg of their journey to the Mann Cup against the Peterborough Lakers. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE mean they like each other and the decades long rivalry includes a lot of extra curricular activities and innumerable fighting penalties. But along with it, some of the best lacrosse games to watch in

playoffs.

The Lakers finished first, five points ahead of the Chiefs. Six Nations will have to stop Shawn Evans who led all Major Leaguers with 103 points.

Six Nations Ryan Benesch

lead the Chiefs with 72 points.

In playoff action so far this year, Evans leads the way with 32 points, but Benesch leads in playoff goals with 10, which he shares with teammate

Vaughn Harris.

Behind Evans for scoring leaders are three Chiefs, Benesch (10G,15A in 7GP), Harris (10G,10A in 7GP), and Dhane Smith (8G,11A in 6 GP), tied with Peterborough’s Kyle

Buchanan.

It will not be an easy series for the Chiefs. Peterborough’s Matt Vinc led the league in goaltending, while the Lakers led the league in powerplay goals percentage with an 41.56 average. That means the Chiefs need to stay out of the penalty box of they are to win.

The Chiefs had the best penalty killing average in the regular season and have a 77.22 penalty killing average, the best in the league, scoring seven short-handed goals along the way.

After Tuesday’s Game 1, at the ILA, the series switches to the Peterborough Memorial Centre for Games 2 and 3, Thursday, Aug. 24, at 8 p.m., and Sunday Aug. 27 in a mutually agreeable switch of locations to save on travel costs.

Game 4 will be at the ILA, Tuesday, August 29 at 8 p.m., and Game 5 is set for Peterborough Thursday, August 31.

Games 6 and 7 have not been scheduled at this time.

Arrows in the thick of it at Minto Cup

By Jim Windle with notes

BRAMPTON — The Six Nations Arrows won three games to two in the best-of-five OJALL playoff finals taking the first three games 9-3, 15-3, and Wednesdays 9-3 win to sweep the series against the Mimico Mountaineers.

That means the Arrows will have another shot at bringing the Minto Cup back to Six Nations.

Versus Minico, the Arrows took a 3-0 first period lead Wednesday with goals by Jamie Dilks, Cody Ward and Austin Staats, all in the second half of the period. The Mountaineers and the Arrows traded goals back and forth throughout the second period with Mimico taking the extra one scored at 16:20, ending

Tyson Bomberry finds a lane to the net against the Okotoks Raiders at the 2017 Minto Cup Championships being played in Brampton this week. The Arrows are favoured to win the series but anything can happen in playoffs. SUBMITTED PHOTO 40 minutes of play with the Arrows ahead 5-3.

Staats scored three of his five goals in the third period with Tehoka Nanticoke chipping one in

as well to end the series with a 9-3 Arrows win.

Doug Jamieson got the win while Riley Hutchcraft suffered the loss in the Mimico net.

This years Minto Cup series is being hosted in Brampton. The Arrows won the Minto Cup in 2014, and 2015.

Last year’s Minto win-

ners, the Orangeville Jr. A Northmen, were eliminated by Mimico in the first round of playoffs.

It looked like an easy night for Six Nations when they scored 1:27 into the game, on the powerplay, but then both defences and goaltenders stepped up until the midway mark of the first. For the second straight night, the Arrows completed a four-goal run to lead 4-1 after one.

The pace began to pick up in the second with both sides trading chances but, again, Doug Jamieson and Devlin Shanahan, who started in net for Mimico, stood tall. Tehoka Nanticoke netted the only goal of the frame diving through the crease to pull the lead to four after two.

In the third, it was more Arrows as they ran

three straight goals together. Mimico continued to try and push the pace, but were stopped by Jamieson and the defence nearly every trip down the floor. Andrew Kew finally broke through with six minutes left in regulation slipping a shot past Jamieson’s left glove, and James Guest would add another. But that would be all the scoring for either side. The game ended with a spirited scrap between Jackson Suboch and Kessler Doolittle. It also ended with an 8-3 decision for Six Nations.

Tanner Thompson was named Mimico’s player of the game with nine shots on goal.

Tehoka Nanticoke earned the same honour for Six Nations with two goals and two assists.

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Fight night is just around the corner

By Jim Windle BRANTFORD – The Black-Eye Boxing Club is hosting its next fight card Saturday, August 26, at the Brantford Curling Club located at 34 Morrell Street, doors open at 5 p.m., first bell rings at 6 p.m.

There will be 12 bouts at all weight and experience levels which will include two Six Nations fighters, one fighting in his last amateur fight in Brantford before turning pro, and another with his debut ring appearance.

Cousins Karl “The Razor” Hess and Jackie Armor’s newest Six Nations fighter, Paul Longboat will be part of the 12-bout fight card Saturday night.

As reported recently, Hess is turning pro in the new year and has a couple of more amateur fights to go to ready himself for the pro-ranks. His initial rematch against Jeffery Roland, had to be changed when Roland suffered a concussion in

Six Nations cousins, Karl "The Razor" Hess (above) and Paul Longboat (bottom) will be featured in this Saturday night's 12-bout fight card at the Brantford Curling Club at 34 Morrell Street in Brantford. Gate opens at 5 p.m. and first bout begins at 6 p.m. Tickets at the door are $20, advance tickets are available for $15 from club members or their families. the ring last week.

Marlon Pacheco, a London fighter whom Hess has not seen before, has replaced him on the card.

Razor’s cousin, Paul Longboat, was supposed to be part of the last show put on by Black-Eye Boxing earlier this year, but

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had his opponent drop out at the last minute.

This time, Longboat is even more ready to debut.

Longboat is a heavyweight who has been training hard but this will be his acid test for Armor to gauge how he is coming.

“I’m not predicting a win, it’s too early, but the experience in the ring is going to be very important,” says Armor. He is confident in his new fighter and believes he is more than ready for his first ring appearance. Longboat will be up against Cameron Maurer Like Razor, Longboat came to boxing late in life after focusing on football most of his life.

“I came out to the gym just for working out, but fell in love with boxing,” says the 26-year-old rookie boxer.

He is more excited than nervous about his first showing and believes in himself and his coaches at the club.

Longboat considers himself an “edge boxer” who stays outside and moving, waiting for his chances before moving in.

Armor is expecting another great turnout Saturday with a lot of Six Nations fight fans in the audience. Last card almost a third of the crowd came to watch Hess win in the third round with a KO handing his opponent his first loss in 15 fights.

“I think what I bring to the ring is my drive,” says Longboat. “I have a lot of heart and drive even if don’t have a lot of experience.”

Longboat believes that will be enough to get him through.

As for Hess, his has a lot to prove to himself and to his coaches and will calibrate his trajectory to the pros using Saturday night’s fight to gage his progress to date.

Austin Staats leads the Arrows offence with 11 points, three goals and eight assists, in the preliminary round of the 2017 Minto Cup finals being played in Brampton this week. SUBMITTED PHOTO The final round robin game of the 2017 Minto Cup featured the last two teams to win a Canadian Championship. Both the Six Nations Arrows and Coquitlam Adanacs entered Saturday night’s finale unbeaten and the winner would book their ticket straight to the final series, which begins on Tuesday.

It was setting up to be a great matchup of two National powerhouse junior clubs, and arguably the two top goaltenders of the tournament so far – the Arrows’ Doug Jamieson vs. the Adanacs’ Christian Del Bianco. It was apparent early on the Six Nations defence was focused on the finals as they blocked three shots on the opening two Coquitlam possessions, causing shot clock violations on both. Russ Oakes would open the scoring with a perfectly placed shot into the top corner before Tehoka Nanticoke took over the game.

Nanticoke was quiet coming in scoring just one goal, but he’d get two before the period was over including a highlight reel showstopper scored while lying on the ground with two defenders on him. The Arrows would blank the BC Champs 3-0 in the opening period. The Nanticoke show continued in the second as he netted two more before the halfway mark, including one where he stickhandled through a double team and faked out two other defenders, before shooting the ball over Del Bianco’s shoulder.

Coquitlam would not score until the 14:36

mark of the second period when Tommy Scanlon started a beautiful pick and roll play to end up on the crease alone before scoring. The Arrows would add two more before the end of the period to lead 7-1 heading into the final frame but Nanticoke was not done.

He’d add two more to his total which made it 9-1, much to the delight of the many Six Nations fans in attendance. Both goaltenders countered each other with saves, and the Arrows defence continued their stingy play, until Will Clayton scored just the second Adanacs goal with three minutes remaining. The night belonged to the Arrows defence and Tehoka Nanticoke, as Six Nations booked their spot in the final series on Tuesday.

Nanticoke was named the player of the game for game two, so despite his six goal performance, Doug Jamieson took honours for this game, thanks to his 30 saves in backstopping a phenomenal defensive effort to victory.

Tommy Scanlon received the same nod after scoring the opening BC goal, and assisting on the second.

Monday was a day off for the Arrows and Adanacs prepared for Tuesday’s medal round at 8 p.m. They will play a best-of-five final round for the Minto Cup. Wednesday the 23, Thursday the 24 and if necessary, Saturday, 26 and Sunday 27, all at 8 p.m., at the Brampton Arena. The games are being streamed live at the JVI Sports Network website.

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Superior Court could be a game changer for Jr. athletes Article by Canadian Class Actions Monitor, Paul Davis and Oksana Migitko McCarthy Tétrault LLP The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently certified a case that, as reported by some media, could change Canadian hockey forever. Two representative plaintiffs, Sam Berg, a former Niagara IceDogs forward, and Danial Pachis, a former member of the Oshawa Generals, will be allowed to pursue a lawsuit against the OHL and its clubs alleging that junior hockey players do not get what they are entitled to under the law, namely, minimum wages for their services on the basis that they are employees. The case demonstrates the difficulties of pursuing a cross-border class action where some members of the class reside in Canada and others reside in the United States.

Berg and Pachis' case revolves around the "single profound question" of whether junior players are

employees of their clubs and, if so, at what moment amateur athletes become professionals. 3 The plaintiffs allege that major junior players are employees because their relationships with their respective teams are identical to those between an employer operating a commercial organization and its staff.

The OHL and its teams claim, in contrast, that a player is not an employee but a participant in a multi-faceted development program that focuses on athletes' sports training, education, and character growth. The clubs' aim is to provide young players with educational opportunities to choose a right career path both inside and outside of hockey.

The proposed class alleges that an average "allowance" or "expense reimbursement" for a junior hockey player is in the range of $50 to $600 for 45 to 65 (or more) hours of "work" per week. Although players receive benefits like access to trainers or equipment, they are not

compensated for overtime, holidays, or vacations.

Those who chose to reside with billet families get accommodation, as well as a compensation for groceries and living expenses. In addition, young players are provided with educational packages and some can get full scholarships covering all costs to attend colleges and universities.

The plaintiffs brought a motion to certify the action as a class proceeding on behalf of all players who played in those leagues commencing October 17, 2012 who were under the age of 18.

Justice Perell explained: The Defendants excessively responded to the certification motion with an emotive public relations pitch of their own. The Defendants portrayed themselves as magnanimous patrons and benefactors of their hockey players.

Berg and Pachis as bitter, self-centered, and ungrateful also-rans, whose proposed class action would irreparably damage the enterprise that had been

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built for the players to advance their careers and their prospects to play in the professional hockey leagues.

Justice Perell resolved the jurisdiction questions against the defendant teams. In two sentences, he decided that he had jurisdiction over the claims given that the OHL contracts were governed by Canadian law and that Ontario was forum conveniens.

However, Perell J. was not satisfied that a class proceeding in Ontario was the preferable procedure to resolve the claims based on statutory employment law of Michigan and Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs argued that the employment law regimes of the three jurisdictions (Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ontario) were essentially the same respecting the question of whether an individual should be classified as an employee. Justice Perell rejected this position as "it begs the bigger question of whether the well-established common law tests

for an employment relationship should be applied at all to classify the relationship between a sport's team owner and the amateur athletes that are team members." He observed that the players in Michigan and Pennsylvania had courts and administrative agencies available to them to decide the application of U.S. law, as opposed to an Ontario court. Justice Perell concluded: Given the importance of spectator sports to American and Canadian culture and society ... I think it befits courts on either side of the border to at least pause to question whether they should decide an issue that their sovereign neighbor would prefer to decide for itself. This is a different question than asking whether, as an aspect of the conflicts of law, an American court would enforce an Ontario class action judgment and rather asks whether a Canadian court should respect the American court's jurisdiction to enforce its own law when it is ready to make it

available.

Justice Perell therefore certified the proceeding on behalf of only the Ontario players against the Ontario teams.

B Berg demonstrates the difficulties of combining multi-jurisdictional classes in one class action, particularly international classes. The court's approach to the question highlights that defendants may resist certification both on traditional jurisdictional arguments and through showing the potential for complications in applying foreign law on novel legal questions. Although Justice Perell expressly refused to apply principles of comity, order, and fairness traditionally associated with the law of jurisdiction, those principles seem to guide the substance of his reasoning.

Judges on certification motions will have to continue to grapple with the dividing line between jurisdiction and preferability in international class actions.

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rest of the burden lays with communities to take matters into their own hands; of course this is problematic. How can communities combat violent racist thugs effectively, especially when police forces are not doing enough. This is non-sensical.

It is clear to me, that Canada is mishandling right wing extremists.

Right wing extremists are terrorist. There are Constitutionally sound limitations to free expression.

Full Stop!

Someone needs to teach Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson that right wing extremists do not necessarily have a right to free expression where they are already proving to be discriminative in their groups purpose and messaging.

Minister Goodale and the police need to learn how to responsibly and effectively deal with right wing extremists; rather than sweeping this under the carpet. If the rally in Vancouver was held by ISIS supporters, would it be allowed to continue?

NORMALIZATION — Unfortunately, this sort of response is not an isolated event. In the last several months, I have written letters to two Provincial

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Ministers on right wing extremist activity. One in relation to child protection issues, which went un-responded; the other was in relation to a government employee who was the leader of a right wing extremist organization and tied to organized crime, which is supported by documentation. In my view and experience, there is a structural apathy that exists when it comes to right wing extremism and white supremacist activity.

It is indisputable that the normalization of white supremacist doctrine and culture was at the root of the colonial projects that employed programs such as the Indian Residential School system that continued into 1990s. There are countless ways that white supremacy has devastated Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Unfortunately, that does not look like it is about to change anytime soon.

All while, Canada is apathetic to the realities of the threats posed by violent right wing extremists.

SOLUTIONS — The good news is there are solutions.

The bad news is you have to include the people who know what to do, in the solutions.

My work includes a tan-

gible solution focussed approach. Here is a list of the work that I am engaged, all of which remains unfunded: – Development of a 12-point law reform package to counter right wing extremism.

– Prevention, intervention and counselling services for those exiting extremism and gangs.

– Supporting family, friends and communities affected by extremist activity.

– Advocacy for people who report hate crimes with non-responsiveness from law enforcement.

– Consultations for media, law enforcement and government.

– Public education on right wing extremism.

– Assisting students and community members assert their Human Rights in cases of discrimination e.g. racism, disabilities, etc.

– Free legal information related discrimination, hate speech and abuse.

– Drafting manuscripts for public education on white supremacy in Canada.

– Public education presentations and public speaking events in schools, professionals, institutions and communities.

Grand River Post-Secondary Education office wishes to thank all of our generous sponsors, organizations, and individuals who contributed to Norm’s Golf for GRADS Golf Tournament on Friday July 14th, 2017!

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McMaster University The Argyle Street Grill Tim Horton’s – Six Nations Brock University Hagersville Godfathers Kayanase Sun Life Financial J.H. Young Jewellers Monthill Golf and Country Club Ken and Kenisha Jacobs Patricia’s Ladies Wear Six Nations Community Living Sanchem Sanitation Supplies Giant Tiger, Hagersville Village Pizza and Wings Chief Ava Hill McDonald’s, Brantford Grand River Spa Affordable Flowers McDonald’s, Caledonia Lana Martin Rosewater Crafts Big Six Sue Hill CKRZ Mother’s Restaurant Justine Henhawk-Bomberry Martin’s Handmade Native Crafts Paramount Printers Diane Johnson Iroqrafts Ohsweken Post Office Sandusk Dennis Searles Hess Performance Six Nations Polytechnic Sit n’ Bull Gas and Variety Popeye’s Supplements Larry Hill Sr. Six Nations Park and Recreation Riverbend Restaurant Loyalist College Home Hardware, Hagersville Wardell’s Pita Pit, Caledonia

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Pot luck & bring water/ drinks. There will be tents, some picnic tables, bouncy castles including a wet one. You may want to bring folding chairs, old photo albums, swim suits & towels for the kids.

Bring something white if you want to try tie dying.

Hill’s Snack Bar Come and enjoy the excellent food that Hill’s Snack Bar is famous for!

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Yard Sale Saturday, August 26, 2017 1912, 4th Line, Ohsweken 8:30AM - 2:00PM Clothing, Furniture, Books, Movies, etc Soups, Ham & Scone, Baked Goods Proceeds to Mohawk Longhouse Everyone Welcome!

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Thank you to all the guys that came to help C.W. set up and take down the tents: Jimmer, Roger, Waynie, Darcy, Connor, Carl, Kennedy, Riley and Ken you guys are so appreciated. Thank you as well to Jordy Skye for the use of the trailer.

Donations for the Chinese Auction came through with great prizes that were donated by family, friends and businesses in and around our community. Thanks to Cheryl, Ilene, Lois and Barb for looking after that.

Tammy, Lois, Stephanie, Snitz and C.W. were kept busy at the food booth. Lots of donations were made to our food booth as well – Homestyle Kitchen, Foodland Hagersville, Giles Meat, Village Café – Sharon and Rick, Dawn, Darryl, Brian. Thanks Dayle and Brent for getting us up and running.

Volunteers are the most important part of any event: Joshua, Chaley, Eli, Jeremy, Tammy, Shani and Casey, Marvin, Karen and Blair thank you for your help.

Special thanks to K.L. Martin, Chief Ava Hill, Six Nations Council and GRE for your support.

Our apologies if we have forgotten anyone. Thank you all so much.

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Nocturnal rodents 6. “Sin City” actress Jessica 10. Strong dark beer 14. Nebraska city 15. Inclined to avoid conflict 17. Mistaken belief 19. Expresses disgust 20. Greek goddess of the dawn 21. Cranky 22. Boy who wouldn’t grow up 23. Scots for “home” 24. Turfs 26. Countries 29. The duration of something 31. Pastries 32. Golf score 34. Reasonable 35. Female parents 37. Art __, around 1920 38. Beloved sandwich 39. Damaged 40. Long time 41. One who rears 43. Without 45. Occupational safety and health act 46. Political action committee 47. Geological period 49. Swiss river 50. Type of mathematical graph 53. Doctors are sworn to it 57. One’s concerns 58. Type of wrap 59. Foray 60. Born of 61. A temporary police force CLUES DOWN 1. __ and circumstance 2. Bowfin fish 3. Ready money 4. Expression of satisfaction 5. A person who lacks good judgment 6. Cooks where one 7. Majors and Oswald 8. __ humbug 9. Salts 10. Type of hound

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, even though you need to concentrate, do not turn up the intensity so much that it becomes stressful. Take a break every now and then to unwind and get away.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you are eager to listen and learn, but you also want to create your own experiences and share them with others. Find a balance between being a teacher and a student.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you excel at thinking through decisions before making them. This careful approach tends to work in your favor, but some decisions can be made more quickly than others.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, an important decision must be made in the very near future. Your judgement may be clouded by extraneous information, so try to block unnecessary noise.

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23. First Chinese dynasty 24. A favorite of children 25. Being a single unit or thing 27. Fencing swords 28. New England river 29. Sino-Soviet block (abbr.)

30. Insect feeler 31. Payment (abbr.)

33. Director Howard 35. Large deep-bodied fish 36. Architectural term describing pillars

Answers for August 23, 2017 Crossword Puzzle

37. Chargers legend Fouts 39. Awaken 42. Covered 43. Frock 44. Cools a home 46. Congratulatory gestures 47. __ fide 48. Ancient Incan sun god 49. Card players’ move: __ up 50. Gentlemen 51. Educational organizations 52. Actress Daly 53. Southern sky constellation (abbr.)

54. Midway between east and southeast 55. Small European viper 56. Language close to Thai

SUDOKU

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 You are at a turning point in your life and now may be a good time to make a few key changes, Leo. They may involve making new friends or exploring a new career.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, even if you have a lot to get done, you will be able to make decisions on your feet and adapt as the situation calls for it this week.

Changes can come about quickly.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Actively explore any impulses you may have over the next few days, Libra. You may not have the freedom for such exploration beyond this week, so act soon.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, some time relaxing seems like the ideal scenario right now. But you’re not prone to sitting still too long. Look for activities that keep you engaged.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 You are in your element this week, Sagittarius.

Expect to be soaring on good vibes for several days. There is nothing pressing to pull you in another direction, so keep sailing along.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, now may seem like a good time to allow your imagination to run wild, especially if the going gets tough. However, you need to be fully present this week.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Optimism is always good, Aquarius. But you may need to look at all sides of the situation right now if you are to make an informed choice about something important.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, if you are having difficulty asking for something you desire, practice what you want to say and test out your delivery on a friend.

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