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Nearly 30 C heat didn’t slow down this year’s Six Nations Pride Ride last weekend. Almost 200 people showed up for the ride on June 27, including drivers and volunteers.

“Wow, can’t even begin to explain how proud I was of my community today. Not to mention the decent weather,” said Event Co-organizer Mike Hill.

“Was so beautiful seeing so many people come out and support our two-spirit and LGBTQIA+ community. We had approximately 170 participants. Doesn’t even include the ones driving and volunteering.”

Biker riders, walkers, runners, rollerbladers, drivers and supporters met at Veteran’s Park Sunday afternoon to register and listen to opening remarks from Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill and several other event co-organizers. Riders set out around 2:30 p.m. on an 11-kilometre ride to Emily C. General School and back to the park for closing remarks and a thanksgiving. Kool Kids Ice and Water sponsored the event with free water and refreshments at the park and school.

Remi Mari Sigel shared a piece of spoken word titled, “Love Is Love” which was followed by a short

Current Miss Six Nations Aleria McKay getting suited up for the Six Nations Second Annual Pride Ride.

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greeting from Elected Chief Hill.

“I want to take this opportunity to first and foremost say it’s a true honour to be here as part of the second annual Ride for Pride Event,” Elected Chief Hill said. “We need to be able to have that safe space and be able to support one another and motivate each other. As

tough as it is, our community at times isn’t the nicest, and we need to be able to turn that into motivation, we need to be able to turn that into supporting systems. And on behalf of the 58th Elected Council we just really want to make sure that you all enjoy yourself, enjoy the day — it’s a beautiful sunshiny day. We

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really just want you all to know that you have an ally, as leadership, we’re here to support each and every one of you. We’re all in this together. Love is love.”

More people than not came dressed in outfits and costumes containing all the different colours of the rainbow. The event organizers and volunteers had some free swag to hand out if you had forgotten to bring your own. Items such as flags, stickers, water bottles, cooling towels, were all free to participants and supporters.

Many people and volunteers were involved in the ride’s success, but the main organizers were Mike Hill, Felecia White, Jenyka Webster, Jess Hill, Remi Mari Sigel, and Tehakanere HennyJack.

“I know this is making a huge difference in our community, especially for youth. I know it would have made growing up easier if I had this in the community when I was young,” said Mike Hill.

“I’m grateful for the team, volunteers, businesses and organizations that stepped up and went above and beyond to make this possible.”

Last year’s event saw about 30 participants and was a spur-of-the-moment decision to organize. If one year later there was nearly 200 participants, the team

said they are excited to see what the event on Six Nations could look like next year and years to come.

“We celebrate Pride not only as 2SLGBTQIA+ but also as Indigenous peoples because it was the church and state that traumatized both of our communities. Pride started out of protest against state-sanctioned violence against 2SLGBTQIA+,” said Mike Hill. “Still, 2SLGBTQIA+ youth have a lot of trauma growing up in their own

communities and not being able to be themselves because of the homophobia/transphobia instilled in us by this euro-centric society and residential schools. We colonize ourselves by further projecting these foreign ideologies onto our people. We are all unlearning at our own pace. This is how we heal—coming together loving and supporting each other because that’s what anyone wants and needs.”

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Four arrested, child found on site during drug warrant STAFF REPORT

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OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Police say four people were arrested and a child was discovered during a drug warrant investigation on Chiefswood Road.

On June 23 police attended the home on a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant where they found Cocaine, Oxycodone, drug packaging, digital scales, cell phones, ammunition, and a handgun. Police say one individual was found during the search prepar-

ing to inject himself with a needle while a woman and her child were in the home.

Police say Ogwadenideo was called into assist with the child.

Jordan McNaughton, 39, of Ohsweken; Carrie Simon, 43 of Ohsweken and Allison Williams, 39 of Hagersville were all arrested and are facing drug trafficking charges and weapons charges.

The three are also facing charges of abandoning a child.

A fourth individual, Paul Ferguson, 34, of Waterford is charged with possession of a controlled substance.

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Changes to update the Six Nations Pandemic Response Framework, no active cases STAFF REPORT

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OHSWEKEN — The elected council rolled out an updated version of the Six Nations Pandemic Response Framework this week — outlining changes to the former policy issued last November.

Changes to the policy include a clarified process for how the Elected Council determines when an alert level change should occur and outlines updated core monitoring indicators to assess if a change

in levels is necessary.

For example — the new framework says that alert levels in the community can be downgraded if there is a two week pattern of a low risk assessment and a 3% increase in vaccine coverage in the community during that timeframe.

Six Nations moved into Alert Level Yellow on June 25 and is now reporting no active COVID-19 cases in the community. A reported total of 38% of the community have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 33% have received both doses.

Six Nations members aged 12 and older can now receive vaccines on the territory through Ohsweken Public Health Under Alert Level Yellow, the following restrictions are in place. Gatherings with masks and public health measures in place are limited to 25 people indoors and 50 people outdoors. Restaurants are limited to 6 people per table. Patrons of retail businesses must wear masks and physical distance (curbside pickup/delivery is still recommended). Indoor and outdoor recreational

facilities are subject to capacity limits to ensure physical distancing, outdoor sports/recreational classes are limited to 25 people and indoor sports/ recreational classes are limited to 10 people, with 3m physical distancing.

The framework says they’ve put a stronger emphasis on providing services outdoors, added guidance for recreational facilities, team sports, children’s day camps, campgrounds and motorsports.

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BRANTFORD — The murders of Coby “Kareem” Carter, 22 of Hamilton, Dorothy Lynn Vanevery, 62 of Brantford and Larry Reynolds, 64 now have seven new suspects facing charges.

Ontario Provincial Police in a joint investigation with Brantford Police Service, entitled "Project Grantham" under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch have arrested and charged seven additional individuals in connection with two homicides. Both homicides occurred in the City of Brantford in July 2019.

On July 8, 2019, officers responded to a Colborne Street West address in the City of Brantford, and

located a deceased male.

On July 18, 2019, police responded to an address on Park Road South, in the City of Brantford, and located a deceased male and a deceased female.

Throughout the investigation, "Project Grantham" uncovered vital information involving all three homicides.

As a result, the Brantford Police Service and OPP arrested and charged Abdelaziz Faiz Ibrahim, 24 years old, of Hamilton with First Degree Murder in connection to the death of Coby "Kareem" Carter.

Now police say six others are each charged with two counts of First Degree Murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder in connection to the deaths of Lynn Vanevery and Larry Reynolds.

The accused are: Malik Mbuyi, 20 of Toronto; Nathan Howes, 31 of Brantford; Dylan Aldridge, 24 of

North York; Terrell Philbert, 22 of York; Thomy Baez-Eusebio, 23 of Toronto and Salloum Jassem, 32 of Brant County.

All those arrested remain in custody.

Police now say that investigators have determined that Vanevery or Reynolds were the intended targets.

Brantford Police Service and the OPP wish to thank the public and the media for their assistance in this ongoing and active investigation.

Anyone with information regarding this or any incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-3101122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at http:// hc-cs.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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National Indigenous People Day SNGRDC will be supporting our community through a local initiative supplying local artisan gifts to the community.

Six Nations Winter Care Packages Six Nations has various organizations that work to support the Six Nations Community such as the Elders Lodge, Six Nations Youth Centre, and the Family Assault Centre.

Food Bank Donation SNGRDC will be helping to replenish the Six Nations Community’s Food Bank stock after the increase in usage due to Covid-19.

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Six Nations Elected Council unveils Ishk’de Records partners with Universal Music Canada to 'amplify new website Indigenous voices' STAFF REPORT

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OHSWEKEN — Six Nations elected leaders unveiled a new website over the weekend. The new site is part of an overall rebranding initiative undertaken by the 58th Elected Council, including a logo redesign and launch of the community’s COVID-19 website.

The new design is a significant upgrade from the previous site with simplified navigation and a bright, bold new color scheme — drawing

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Out with the old, in with the new as Six Nations of the Grand River SNGR rolls out a fresh new website.

further attention to Key Issues in the community of Education and Culture, Prosperity, Land Claims, Mother Earth and Unity as identified in the Six Nations Community Plan.

Streamlined and updated details on Six Nations

departments, Jobs, News and Events are also a part of the overhaul.

The website can be viewed at www.sixnations.ca.

TORONTO — A new record label owned and operated by two prominent Indigenous women is striving to ``foster and amplify Indigenous voices'' under a partnership with Universal Music Canada.

Ishk?de Records is led by musicians ShoShona Kish and Amanda Rheaume, founders of the International Indigenous Music Summit.

In their launch an-

nouncement, they say the label's name ``Ishk?de'' means fire in Anishinaabemowin.

The guiding principle of the record label is ``Songs for the Eighth Fire,'' a reference to the Anishinaabe's Seven Fires prophecy, which ``heralds an epoch of eternal peace when Indigenous peoples and settler communities together build the eighth and final fire of justice and harmony.''

The label says its first release under a distribution deal with Universal will be a single from

husband-and-wife duo Digging Roots, comprised of Kish and Raven Kanatakta Polson-Lahache, due on Aug. 5.

Then there will be new music from Rheaume and the first tracks from guitarist and saxophonist Aysanabee, the label's first signed artist.

Universal Music Canada head Jeffrey Remedios said in a statement he has been ``deeply inspired'' by the pair's efforts to create ``a vital new platform driven by artist-centred partnerships.''

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Municipal leaders move to cancel Canada Day

By Donna Duric There will be no festivities in many cities across Canada this year on July 1, as the country grapples with the discovery of over 1,300 children’s bodies in the past month at residential schools.

The most recent discovery of 721 bodies buried in unmarked graves at a residential school in Saskatchewan resulted in louder calls for Canada Day to be cancelled across the country, as some say it is an insensitive celebration of genocide against Indigenous people in light of the recent discoveries.

Closer to home, communities surrounding Six Nations have either entirely cancelled or modified Canada Day activities to honour the lives lost and the impacts of residential schools on Indigenous people.

Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council reached out to surrounding communities last week to request they cancel or

By Thohahoken BRANTFORD - A research team independent of political interference is required for the Grand River Truth-telling Commission (GRTC). The GRTC criminal investigation is not simple and requires skilled researchers, investigators, archivists, and forensic experts. The People of Six Nations have this expertise to fully investigate what happened in the Grand River valley.

And the investigation is broad. The investigation should include: the Seneca Mission near Dunnville, likely near the Dochstador

modify their Canada Day plans.

“I won’t be celebrating or commemorating Canada’s birthday, nor will my family,” said Coun.

Nathan Wright. “There’s many allies following suit and cancelling their events, whether it be fireworks or commemoration, all across the country.”

He suggested elected council make Canada Day a “flex day” for council staff, as many Indigenous people have never celebrated Canada Day anyway.

Elected Chief Mark Hill said his family will not be celebrating Canada Day, either.

“We want to turn that (day) into a positive and celebrate our people and our children.”

He said as Six Nations embarks on a journey to investigate potential hidden burials at the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, a celebration would be inappropriate.

“We are embarking on

a really sensitive journey and I don’t think it’s a time to celebrate Canada Day at all.”

Meanwhile, the federal government heeded calls to create a national, statutory holiday on Sept. 30 for Truth and Reconciliation since the discovery of the hidden remains of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia on May 27 sent shockwaves across the country and around the world.

Elected Council will be seeking community input on how to commemorate that day on Six Nations.

“I think we need to have the voice of our community heard on this one,” said Coun. Audrey Powless-Bomberry. “We should do whatever we can on this one. We have to know what our membership want to do (for the 30th). We have all been touched, in one way or another, by the loss experienced at residential schools.”

Coun. Melba Thomas

suggested installing a large orange flag at the council building to commemorate the lives lost. Orange is the colour associated with residential school victims and survivors.

Coun. Sherri-lyn HillPierce also said she’s never celebrated Canada Day and she believes non-Indigenous people should be educated more on the impacts of residential schools on Indigenous people.

“I think people still don’t understand the effects of it, even today, the surviving descendants of it.”

Coun. Wright has asked neighbouring communities to refrain from lighting fireworks this Thursday as a show of respect.

“If I knew that my neighbour had just come back from a funeral or had a loss, I would not be shooting off fireworks that evening, just out of respect,” he said.

The City of Brantford announced on Monday modified Canada Day activities, and the city will not be lighting fireworks. The city

is also donating $100,000 to the Mohawk Institute’s “Save the Evidence Campaign”, which aims to renovate the former residential school and keep it up as an historical building to educate people about the atrocities of the schools, which aimed to assimilate Indigenous people into the burgeoning colonial fabric of Canada beginning in the 1800s.

The City of St. Catharines also decided to cancel Canada Day activities, while any planned activities in Caledonia were cancelled this past April due to the Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on gatherings.

The City of Hamilton has invited residents to celebrate virtually but there will be no in-person festivities on July 1 due to gathering restrictions. The city made no mention of honouring residential school victims on Canada Day. In the meantime, Six Nations is finalizing plans to search of the grounds of the former Mohawk

Institute using ground-penetrating radar, with funding from both the federal and provincial governments and input from Six Nations residential school survivors.

Indigenous people and allies are holding numerous events across the region and country on July 1 to commemorate residential school victims and survivors.

The City of Toronto will light the CN Tower orange on July 1.

In Brantford, a Cancel Canada Day – No Pride in Genocide event is planned at Mohawk Park at 2 p.m.

Another group is meeting at 11 a.m. at the Brantford Civic Centre and marching to the Mohawk Institute. In Caledonia, a round dance is planned for 5 p.m. at Edinburgh Square. And in Guelph, a group is hosting Cancel Canada Day: Solidarity With Indigenous People at 2 p.m. at Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate church.

Tract; the Cayuga Mission between Cayuga and Caledonia; then Onondaga Mission at Middleport; the Oneida Mission near Cainsvile. All in the Grand River valley.

The colonial office of Upper Canada was under the control of Lt. Governors. Such as John Graves Simcoe, who reinvented the Haldimand Country between lakes Erie, Ontario, and Huron, to what we see as the blocked Haldimand Tract on the Grand River. In the 1830s, Lt. Governor Francis Bond Head had a plan to forcibly remove everyone to Manitoulin Island—with

advice from trail-of-tears president Andrew Jackson. Often, the leaders ignored their advisors.

Canada’s policy was more clearly stated after John A. MacDonald came into power. In the 1883, John A. MacDonald committed Canada to kill the Indian in children.

But from 1800 to 1883, our People had settlements from Port Maitland to Elmira. These settlements also included Mission schools, run by clergy who complained to the colonial office about settlers--who blocked streams and flooded our People from their

towns. Forced removal was sweeping with our People relocated to the present Six Nations Indian Reserve No. 40.

Currently, the focus in on the Mohawk Institute grounds in Brantford.

This needs to be widened.

The Tsi Kanatahere basin between the hills from Ox Bow to Wilkes Dam, from Tutelo Heights across to Terrace Hill contains many grave sites. The former Mohawk Mission site. Sites where the original Mohawk Chapel was built. Areas at the current Mohawk Chapel without grave stones. And the entire landscape between

the Chapel, Kanata, and the Mush-hole.

Similar to Six Nations' children, children from James Bay, Quebec and James Bay, Ontario were forcibly transferred to attend the school. Anglican Diocese of Huron records under control of Bishop Todd Townshend catalogue student records from the 1800s. The five Anglican Churches that make up the Six Nations Parish are: St Peter's, Ohsweken; St Paul's Kanyengeh, Sour Springs; St Luke's, Smooth Town; Christ Anglican Church, Beavers Corner; St John's Tuscaroras.

Tsi Kanatahere has grave sites. However, students from other regions would not be transported back to their home communities if they perished.

Local Six Nations children would be transferred back to the parish graveyards on the Reserve.

The vista for the GRTC is wide, includes people from other regions, and requires time and care.

Six Nation’s Moratorium on digging up the Grand River valley now has a purpose. To find out what happened.

Grand River truth-telling investigation needed

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Six Nations COVID-19 Update

For more information about the data visit the FAQ in the report at sixnationscovid19.ca. For any further questions about this data or report please email epidemiologist@sixnations.ca

Added timeline for reviewing and updating the framework Added guidance for outdoor and indoor recreational facilities, team sports, children’s day camps, campgrounds, Motorsports/Speedway Revised guidance for gyms and fitness, schools and childcare, restaurants and food stands, Large community gatherings

(Updated: 2021-06-29)

Status of Cases

As of June 23, 2021, the Six Nations Pandemic Response Framework has been updated. The revised COVID-19 response framework increases access to activities, which promote well-being for Six Nations community members and encourages the community to stay local to try to limit the spread of COVID-19 and keep COVID-19 out of the community.

Clarified approval process for Alert Level changes Updated core monitoring indicators to include Paramedic capacity, and additional indicators for virus spread and containment that were not included in V1 Stronger emphasis that sectors provide services/ events outdoors Added a Frequently Asked Questions section

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Six Nations COVID-19 Response Level: Yellow

How many cases have we had in the last 7 days?

Active Cases

Total in Self-isolation

Currently Hospitalized

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12

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Positive Resolved Deaths Results

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24/Jun/2021

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23/Jun/2021

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Total Resolved

Total Deaths

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516

11

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25/Jun/2021

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0

27/Jun/2021

0

0

28/Jun/2021

1

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Core-Monitoring Indicators Indicators: Low risk This means indicator thresholds are generally in the low risk categories, showing signs of containment

# of Cases Last 7 days

% Positivity (7 day moving average)

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How is level of risk measured? Each week we conduct a risk assessment to track our core monitoring indicators in Six Nations. Indicators are based on virus transmission, community health system capacity (Public Health, EMS, Assessment testing centre), our surrounding area health care system, and community compliance to the public health measures (isolation adherence, reports of gatherings, quarantine adherence). These measures we use as part of determining our alert level. For more information see the COVID-19 response framework.

How do we compare to our surrounding areas?

Six Nations

Brant County

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Hamilton

Toronto

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BCHU Cases per 100,000

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What variants of concerns are in Six Nations? # of cases that have screened positive for a variant (Lineage unknown)

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Jan 2021 Date

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Indigenous leaders to meet with Pope seeking apology for residential schools CANADIAN PRESS

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OTTAWA — Indigenous leaders will visit the Vatican later this year to press for a papal apology for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said Indigenous leaders will visit the Vatican between Dec. 17 and 20 to meet with Pope Francis and ``foster meaningful encounters of dialogue and healing.''

Manitoba Metis Federation President David Chartrand said he will be leading a delegation of Metis leaders during a private one-hour session with the pope to ask him to come to Canada to express his apologies and his sorrow for what

took place in residential schools and to begin the healing process. ``It will have a greater sense of power and truth to his feelings and his pathway to healing if he comes into the soils of Canada, and stands here on our lands,'' Chartrand said in an interview with The Canadian Press.

Patricia D'Souza, director of communications for the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, said her organization is involved in arranging a visit to the Vatican and discussions are ongoing.

Chartrand said the Vatican respected the nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous Peoples and that's why there will be separate onehour sessions with Pope Francis for each of the First Nations, Metis and Inuit delegations.

He said other delega-

tions will be travelling from Canada to the Vatican to attend a meeting with Pope Francis on Dec. 20.̀ `'He will speak to the public, probably in St. Peter's ? where he'll meet the entire Canadian delegation that will be coming.''

Chartrand said the long-awaited apology is still important despite being too late. ``In our culture, Indigenous culture, it means a lot to us that somebody finally acknowledges that they did wrong and they need to fix that wrong,'' he said. ``I don't care how long it takes, the healing will start there.''

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said Pope Francis extended the invitation and is deeply committed to hearing directly from

Indigenous people.

The bishops said in a statement he wants to express his heartfelt closeness, address the impact of colonization and the role of the church in the residential school system, in the hopes of responding to the suffering of Indigenous Peoples and the ongoing effects of intergenerational trauma.

The bishops did not say whether the Pope will offer an apology.

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller told a virtual news conference Tuesday that any act of healing requires an apology, ``a full recognition of harm done,'' which hasn't been delivered by the Catholic Church. ``People expect to see Pope Francis deliver that in a full, complete and comprehensive manner,'' said Miller.

He said the Liberal government will continue to advocate for a papal apology to Indigenous Peoples.

Miller said the country has ``seen some righteous disgust with the immobilization of the Catholic Church on this matter.''

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Vatican in 2017 and personally asked Pope Francis to apologize for the church's role in residential schools.

On Friday, Trudeau reiterated his call for the pope to come to Canada and apologize on behalf of the Catholic Church.

Trudeau made the comments after Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan announced it had located 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval Residential School, a few weeks after what are believed to be 215 bodies of Indigenous children were found in British Columbia.

Some 150,000 First Nations, Metis and Inuit children were forcibly sent to residential schools, where many suffered abuse and even death.

The findings in Kam-

loops and Cowessess have sparked national outrage and grief, and has led to mounting calls for the federal government and church to investigate more potential school burial sites.

In April 2009, Pope Benedict XVI invited members of a Canadian delegation composed of representatives of Indigenous communities and of Catholic dioceses and religious communities, for a private meeting to discuss their experiences with the residential schools.

Following the meeting, the pope expressed his sorrow at the anguish caused by the deplorable conduct of some members of the church and offered his sympathy and prayerful solidarity, but didn't give an apology.

In July 2015, Pope Francis apologized for the ``grave sins'' of colonialism against Indigenous Peoples of America in a speech in Bolivia.

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CAWSTON, BC — Mounties are investigating after they say two more Catholic churches in British Columbia's southern Interior were destroyed in early-morning fires.

RCMP say the Princeton detachment got a report at 3:52 a.m. that St. Ann's Catholic Church on Upper Similkameen Indian Band land, near Hedley, B.C., was on fire.

Another report came in to the Keremeos detachment at 4:45 a.m. that a Catholic church on Lower Similkameen land at Chopaka, near the U.S. border, was ablaze.

The Mounties say they're treating both fires as suspicious and looking

for possible connection to fires that destroyed two other Catholic churches in the region.

Sgt. Jason Bayda with the Penticton South Okanagan RCMP says in a statement that police investigations into the fires early last week on First Nations lands around Osoyoos and Oliver are ongoing, with no arrests or charges so far.

The fires come less than a month after the discovery of what's believed to be the remains of 215 children in unmarked graves at a former residential school site in Kamloops.

Lower Similkameen Chief Keith Crow says Catholic community members were devastated by the fires and by the discovery of the graves. ``If you're hurting at this time, please reach out to somebody and make

the call. There is a lot of upset people and it's ... heartbreaking,'' he said in a phone interview.

The small church in Chopaka was built more than 100 years ago and hosted a service a couple of weeks ago, Crow added.

The fire at that church had spread to nearby brush before being extinguished by crews with the B.C. Wildfire Services, the RCMP statement said.

Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan announced Thursday that ground-penetrating radar indicated 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School. The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Nation said last month the discovery in Kamloops was made using the same technology.

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MONTREAL — First Nations leaders and Quebec history teachers say the timing is right to reset the way Indigenous history is taught in primary and secondary schools across the province.

The recent discoveries of unmarked graves at former residential schools in British Columbia and Saskatchewan have further revealed the horrors of the colonial system, and teachers say those graves have forced them to re-evaluate the kind of history they are presenting to children.

Sarah Pashagumskum, chairperson of the Cree School Board, which oversees nine communities in the northern Quebec area of Eeyou Istchee, said the discoveries offer ``a

chance to give students a complete understanding of how Quebec became the province it is today.'' ``This is more than acknowledging that there are graves found at residential schools and acknowledging how sad that is,'' Pashagumskum said in a recent interview.

Last week, Cowessess First Nation, east of Regina, announced that ground-penetrating radar detected 751 unmarked graves at the former Marieval Indian Residential School. The news followed the discovery in May of what are believed to be the remains of 215 children at another former site in Kamloops, B.C. Jonathan St-Pierre, a high school history teacher in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., about 630 kilometres northeast of Montreal, says Quebec tends to be cautious about depicting the province in a negative

way. ``In the (history) program, it's only the federal government that is responsible for the residential schools,'' St-Pierre said in a recent interview. ``We minimize and forget that Quebec was part of this, too. The government, the church, Quebecers also took part in this, but the information is missing.''

Quebec's history curriculum, he adds, lets teachers decide how much importance to place on Indigenous history, which he says results in discrepancies in knowledge about First Nations peoples among Quebec students. ``Some students will hear more about Indigenous culture, residential schools, depending on the teacher's interest in the subject,'' St-Pierre said. ``There is room for a lot of interpretation in the curriculum.''

Michele Audette, senior

adviser on reconciliation and Indigenous education at Universite Laval, says the problems in Quebec's history curriculum are reflected in the way Indigenous history is taught to her high school children. ``It's not the teacher's fault _ she doesn't know the culture,'' Audette, a former commissioner with the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, said in a recent interview. ``But that means that we either live in longhouses or we are nomadic.

We are so much more than that. ``My children go to school and they tell me they have to talk about spirituality and they want to have fun with it, but they have to stay within the restrained syllabus, otherwise they will lose points,'' said Audette, whose mother is Innu.

Quebec spent $1.6

million in 2018 to modify Indigenous content in history textbooks. Stereotypical images depicting Indigenous people were replaced, while biographies of Indigenous historical figures were added.

But the curriculum only mentions residential schools in passing.

One brief passage states ``compulsory attendance at residential schools designed to propagate Judeo-Christian culture and assimilate Indigenous peoples into the rest of the Canadian population helped accelerate the decline of certain Indigenous languages and weaken the social fabric in a number of communities.'' ``There's been many redraft(s) and discussions in the past years in Quebec,'' Pashagumskum said, referring to the primary and high school history curriculums, ``but these have resulted in fairly

cosmetic change.''

Quebec Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafreniere said more reforms to the history courses are underway. ``It is an important time to rebuild it and find what is missing and be reassured, in terms of the curriculum and training at school, it will be improved,'' he said in a recent interview. ``I would be a liar if I were to say everything is done. On the contrary, it's a long-term process.''

But Lafreniere provided no detail about the changes or offered a timeline regarding when they would be implemented. The Education Department, meanwhile, didn't respond to repeated requests for comment.

Jonathan Cloutier, a history and geography high school teacher in Charlevoix, Que., north of Quebec City, says some of his students' initial knowledge about Indigenous history comes from their parents, which he said can be tinted with negative perceptions.

Cloutier says not only does the history program need a reset, but the entire school curriculum should be reviewed in collaboration with Indigenous leaders. ``These are stories worth telling by the actors involved,'' Cloutier said in a recent interview. ``It's colonialism, to tell a story that is not our own. I feel like an impostor telling atrocities.''

Indigenous voices, Pashagumskum said, need to be brought to the forefront of teaching history in the province in order to move past racist stereotypes and misconceptions. ``When we teach our history to our children with our own voices, and our own stories, we show that the colonial project has not succeeded and that we remain strong,'' Pashagumskum said. ``It allows us to move our students toward a forward-looking and more empowered state, where they are fully informed about their past and how their present has been constructed.''

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VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it's providing $12 million to support First Nations with investigative work at former residential school sites.

It says the funding will also go towards programs to help community members experiencing trauma after the recent discoveries of what are believed to be the remains of 215 children at a former school in Kamloops, and 751 unmarked graves in Saskatchewan.

In a news release, the province says the funding will help First Nations identify, investigate, document, maintain, protect or commemorate resi-

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It says the province, the federal government and B.C.'s First Nations Health Authority are working with a number of nations that have requested assistance in determining the next steps for removing structures and searching other sites.

It says those nations include the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, whose leadership announced the finding in Kamloops last month, and the Daylu Dena Council in Lower Post, where a former residential school is slated for demolition.

Indigenous Relations Minister Murray Rankin says in the statement that many sites across B.C. and Canada are the source of unanswered questions.

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Charlene Belleau, chair of the First Nations Health Council, says the money is an important first step in supporting the healing of Indigenous people in B.C. Ottawa has pledged further support for the identification and investigation of burial grounds near former residential schools after allocating $27 million in 2019.

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FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government and six Mi'kmaq First Nations have agreed to attempt to settle out of court issues related to terminated tax agreements.

The chiefs had launched legal action, but in a news release Tuesday, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn says the province and the six First Nations and their chiefs jointly presented the court with

a consent order setting out the commitment to negotiate.

In April, the chiefs said the province's decision not to renew existing tax collection agreements was an insult and a crushing attack on their economic viability.

The agreements date back to 1994 and were intended to provide tax fairness for businesses on and off reserve. Before that, businesses on First Nations land were not collecting taxes from non-Indigenous customers.

Under the agreements,

the province rebates to the communities 95 per cent of the first $8 million collected in provincial sales tax on tobacco, gasoline and other fuels, and 70 per cent on amounts above $8 million.

Those old tax agreements will end on July 12, 2021, but First Nations retailers will continue to collect and remit the tax and the province will make payments to the six communities until Dec. 31, 2023, unless a new tax agreement is reached before that date.

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TLL set to begin in August

By TRT Staff The Tewaaraton Lacrosse League has announced that it plans to begin play with an eight-day tournament this August.

The TLL, which has said it will be a junior league but which will allow 22-year-old players rather than the usual 17-21 age range, has announced four teams and that they plan to play a round robin tournament culminating in its first championship.

After careful consideration and a great deal of planning, the Tewaaraton Lacrosse League plans to launch its inaugural season this summer.

With a number of different scenarios on the table over the last several months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the founding members of the TLL, along with the wisdom bestowed to them by its Leadership Circle of Excellence, plan to begin play on August 12.

"As the TLL prepares for its inaugural season, we are closely monitoring federal and provincial updates regarding the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Rob Francis, who is a member of the TLL’s Leadership Circle of Excellence.

“Our league is committed first and foremost to the health and safety of our players, staff, officials, administrators, and all those involved in our league.

Our excitement surrounding TLL’s inaugural season is somewhat tempered

by the current pandemic situation, however, our passion and commitment to bring Major Junior lacrosse to Ontario remains steadfast.”

The four teams - Burlington Black Hawks, Oshawa Knights, Six Nations Arrows and Tri City Havoc - will play in an eight-day tournament, from August 12-19, to decide its first-ever champion.

With a location yet to be determined, the four TLL teams will play a round robin format, using modified National Lacrosse League rules.

Francis, who is leading the health and safety aspect of the league, said the TLL is doing everything they can to plan for a safe launch to play this summer.

“We are developing a comprehensive health and safety plan that will, first, follow policies and protocols issued by public authorities for the safe running of organized sport leagues; second, we will take all precautions at our disposal to mitigate the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19 as we begin league activities,” Francis said. “We will publish the TLL’s Health and Safety Plan well in advance of our league start.

Additionally, if required, we will postpone or cancel activities if the risk warrants such a decision.”

Lewis Staats, the TLL’s President of the Board of Governors, is cautiously excited to get things going.

“Announcing a launch

date for the TLL is historic from the league’s perspective,” Staats said. “The TLL is grateful to have Rob Francis and the other members of our Leadership Circle of Excellence who provide us with their insight and recommendations as we prepare to take very measured steps towards league play this year. Although we are planning for the best, we will always put the health and safety of our players and league personnel as our highest priority.”

In the coming days and weeks, a number of league and team announcements are going to be made. Each individual team will begin announcing its organizational plans, and staff, as well as information on the first-ever player drafts will also be released.

Lewis Staats has always been a great leader in and outside of lacrosse, and the Tewaaraton Lacrosse League proudly announces that he is the major junior lacrosse league’s first-ever President of the Board of Governors.

The TLL’s governors voted in its first-ever executive via video conference. While Staats is the league’s President, the 2021 executive consists of Vince Hunt, from the Burlington Black Hawks as 1st Vice President, and Jeff Snyder, from the Tri City Havoc as 2nd Vice President. One of Staats’ first orders of business is to lead the search for a commissioner.

Wayne Gretzky among co-owners of new Vegas NLL franchise

By TRT Staff LAS VEGAS — Wayne Gretzky is joining another prominent Canadian athlete, two-time NBA MVP and Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash, as part owners of a National Lacrosse League expansion franchise in Las Vegas.

Gretzky’s trade to the Los Angeles Kings in 1998 gave hockey a massive boost of mainstream appeal in the United States.

Now Gretzky is looking to grow Canada’s oth-er national sport south of the border.

Nash and Gretzky are part of a group led by principal owner Joe Tsai and including golf star Dustin Johnson. The league’s 15th team will start play in the fall of 2022.

Tsai, a noted lacrosse enthusiast who played collegiately at Yale, also owns the NLL’s San Diego Seals and the NBA’s Nets.

Lacrosse is recognized as the national summer sport of Canada, while hockey is the national winter sport. Gretzky played both while growing up in Brantford, Ont. Gretzky said he was drawn to Tsai’s passion for the sport when the billionaire reached out to him.

“You can’t replace that sort of go get ’em passion that he has,” Gretzky said Monday at a launch event

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Gretzky said he piqued Johnson’s interest in a recent trip to Florida to visit his grand-kids. Johnson is engaged to Gretzky’s daughter, Paulina.

The Las Vegas team will play at MGM Resorts International’s Michelob Ultra Arena, which is inside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. It also is home to the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces.

The team is still deciding on a name, and Tsai said it will be looking for input. Fans can suggest names on the team’s website (lasvegaslacrosse. com).

Nash, whose Nets were eliminated from the NBA playoffs Saturday after a Game 7 loss to Milwaukee in their second-round series, was unable to attend the launch event but did send along a video where he talked about growing up in the lacrosse hotbed of Victoria and cheering for the Western Lacrosse Association’s Shamrocks.

“Lacrosse has always been a passion of mine, ever since I started playing in grade school, and I have a special connection to the box game in par-

ticular,” Nash said. “Now I look forward to sharing my love of the sport with you in Las Vegas.”

Ownership in the NLL team is the latest venture for Gretzky, who has had a full plate of late. The hockey legend recently took a job as a television studio analyst for NHL cov-erage for American-based Turner Sports and also accepted a role as brand ambassa-dor for BetMGM, a sports betting and digital gaming company.

“I couldn’t be more excited to have one of the most iconic Canadians ever, Wayne Gretzky, joining an ownership group in our league,” said Jamie Dawick, owner of the Toronto Rock. “The NLL’s newest franchise in Las Vegas has put together a great ownership group and I’m sure they will hit it out of the park.”

Gretzky and Nash both have experience as sports team owners.

Nash is a co-owner of Major League Soccer’s Vancouver Whitecaps, while Gretzky was a co-owner of the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts in the early 1990s.

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By TRT Staff TORONTO — U SPORTS Conversations, a live speaker series celebrating equity, diversity and inclusion within university sports in Canada, is set to host its second panel event celebrating Indigenous History Month on Wednesay, June 30th.

Hosted by John Urban, of the Ojibway First Nation from London, Ontario, a former Sports Director at CHRW, and radio play-byplay voice of the Western Mustangs. The event will feature five panelists, including Jana Headrick, of the UNB REDS women’s hockey team, and other prominent Indigenous student-athletes and alumni of U SPORTS member athletic programs and institutions.

Headrick is a 5’7’’ defensive player and represented Ontario at the Ca-nadian Aboriginal hockey championships, claiming the silver medal from 201416 as part of her national experience.

Her varsity experience had her dress for all 24 regular season and 10 playoff games: she scored one goal and added four assists during the regular season and added five assists in the post season in the 201819 season. In the 2017-18 season she dressed for 15 regular season and two playoff games: scored one goal and added one assist during the regular season and scored her first career goal at Waterloo on Jan. 28, 2019. In her 2016-2017

season she dressed for 23 regular season and five playoff games and notched one assist during the regular season.

Along with Headrick, of the Garden River First Nation, speakers will in-clude University of Northern British Columbia women’s basketball player Cevanna Carlson, of the Deninu K’ue First Nation, University of Regina women’s hockey player Rachel O’Toole, of the Couchiching First Nation, Algoma University women’s soccer player Shayla Pine, also of the Gar-den River First Nation, and McGill University hockey alum Francis Verreault-Paul, of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation.

The live conversation will represent an opportunity for U SPORTS to hear from those in the sport ecosystem, by celebrating the success stories of the Indigenous community, using the national platform to examine the is-sues and barriers faced by First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples and high-light the advocacy work being accomplished by U SPORTS members on the unceded territories they occupy.

U SPORTS Indigenous Conversations, which follows the inaugural live event held in February, in celebration of Black History Month, will be broadcast on Wednesday, June 30th, at 2:00pm ADT/1:00pm EDT on U SPORTS Twitter channel, @USPORTSca

The Ontario Jr A Lacrosse League has announced that it plans to return to the floor this summer, although exactly what that will look like is still up in the air.

In a release sent out, new commissioner Mark Grimes lauded the work done by a com-mittee headed by Bill Greer and including Cody Jamieson and Bruce Codd in preparing the plan.

The release mentions events that will include camps, a combine and a pro showcase, but does not give any details about what league play will look like if it is able to happen.

The registration page, however, does refer to a "modified season", which is encouraging.

As Grimes notes, "There is no playbook for these uncertain times," so the league will have to be flexible to adapt to what is possible.

“There is no playbook for these uncertain times, but over the past number of weeks, our league has worked tirelessly on a plan that we believe is in the best interest of our players,” said OJALL Commissioner Mark Grimes.

“We have some of the best minds in lacrosse working together to get our players

Could it be true? Ontario Jr A Lacrosse is planning to return to gamplay this summer.

back on the floor safely, and I want to thank everyone who has stepped up to help our teams navigate this pandemic, and most importantly move the league forward.”

The OJALL Return to Play plan is spearheaded

by Bill Greer (Burlington Chiefs), who is working alongside Cody Jamieson (Six Nations Arrows) and Bruce Codd (Orangeville Northmen) to ensure the league delivers the best possible product in 2021.

“The 2021 season will debut a suite of premiere events aimed at boosting the profile of junior players and National Lacrosse League (NLL) prospects. Registration for

the league’s return to play is live at this link, and is open to returning players born from 2003 to 1999, and OJALL hopefuls born as early as 2004 and 2005.

Players registered with the league will have access to these events, and more.

Details about the 2021 entry draft, player training camps, junior combine, pro show-case, and other league information will be coming in the next few weeks.”

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COLORADO SPRINGS – Yet another major step forward in its continued growth and development arrived , as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board approved a recommendation from the IOC Sports Department to grant Full Recognition to the international federation for men’s and women’s lacrosse to World Lacrosse.

One final step remains in the process in order for World Lacrosse to gain Full Recognition, which is a vote by the IOC Membership accepting the recommendation of the IOC Executive Board. That vote could take place as early as July 2021 at the IOC Session immediately prior to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The grant of Full Recognition by the IOC would ensure World Lacrosse maintains its status as a member of the Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF). Additionally,

World Lacrosse would continue to be eligible to receive financial support through the IOC Development Program and would benefit from access to IOC meetings, educational seminars, publications and other resources.

In November 2018, World Lacrosse was granted Provisional Recognition by the IOC, a significant first step toward gaining Full Recognition. Two years later, in November 2020, the IOC Sports Department initiated a comprehensive review and evaluation process of World Lacrosse, which included a submission of more than 500 pages of material and several virtual meetings with leaders in the IOC Sports Department.

“This is a tremendous vote of confidence by the International Olympic Committee Executive Board in the direction of our sport and our international federation, and we are deeply grateful for the consideration,” said World Lacrosse President Sue

Redfern. “As an international federation, we have ambitious goals for the continued growth of our game around the world.

Equally, we are committed to being a trusted and valued partner to the IOC and other international federations across sport. Today’s vote by the IOC Executive Board is an indication we are on the right path.”

“In addition to expressing our appreciation to the IOC Executive Board, we congratulate our partners in international sport who also received favourable reviews today,” added Redfern.

“At every juncture – first for Provisional Recognition and now for Full Recognition – the IOC evaluation processes have made us a better, more effective international federation,” added World Lacrosse Chief Executive Officer Jim Scherr. “The evaluations are rigorous, but they show us what we can achieve as an organization by placing sport at the service of humanity.

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Casual Custodian Senior Account Specialist (2 Positions Available) General Labourer Managers, Cooks, Waitress & Hostess Comprehensive Community Plan Coordinator Community Educator & Mentoring Worker Unit Coordinator – Skil ed Trades Building Attendant

Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Rogers

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$15.01/hr $60,000 per annum Full-time $150/day Full Time & Part Time TBD Contract $16.899$23.49/hr Full Time negotiable to $55,000.00 Full Time TBD Full Time TBD

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Unit Coordinator – University Full Time TBD July 6, 2021 Community Consultation/Lands Full Time $43,969.60July 1, 2021 and Membership Officer 62,329.50 per annum Lands, Membership and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Casual $16.899-23.49/hr July 1, 2021 Research (LMR) Intern Principal – STEAM Academy Six Nations Polytechnic Full Time TBD July 2, 2021 Family Support Worker Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Contract $24.43 - $34.79/hr July 1, 2021 Casual Custodian Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Casual $15.01/hr July 1, 2021 Youth Lodge Relief Counsellor Ganohkwasra On-call $24.52/hr July 8, 2021 Youth Lodge Counsellor Ganohkwasra Full-time $50,000 per annum July 7, 2021 Call for Proposals – Grand River Post Secondary Education Office Freelance TBD July 2, 2021 Research Consultant DZ Truck Driver ASAP Water Haulage Full Time, Part Time TBD June 30, 2021 Baker Tim Hortons Part Time TBD June 30, 2021 Human Resources Generalist Original Traders Energy Full-time $50,000 - $65,000 July 9, 2021 Dispatcher Original Traders Energy Full-time $45,000 - $55,000 July 7, 2021 GREAT SUMMER STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES Please be advised, interested candidates must be registered with the GREAT student office. Please contact Carly Martin at (519) 445-2222 ext. 3133 to get started!

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June28TH, 30th,2018 2021 NOVEMBER

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Obituary

Mt. Pleasant: Frank Carlton

ANDERSON: Kenneth Lyal

Frank Carlton Mt. Pleasant passed away peacefully on Sunday June 27th in his 96th year. He was predeceased by his wife Ruth Beaver (2010) and his son Jeff (2017). He is survived by his children Roger, Carol, Janice, Donna, Larry, David, Brena and Scott, along with many, many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, too numerous to count. He leaves behind his baby sister Anne Freeman. As well as many nieces and nephews. Frank was a very knowledgeable person, he could fix anything and he collected many useful things over his lifespan. He wore many coats, he was a fisherman, a scholar, a gardener, a friend to many old folks, and young, the church maintenance, fire starter, grave digger, cut bush lots, played in a brass marching band, a church quartet, molder at Masseys, caretaker/maintenance for INAC, you name it he has done it in his lifetime except heights. He was also known to enjoy a brew. He was best known in the village for driving his tractor through the village to do the post office. the pharmacy and to pick up his lotto tickets. He faithfully used his hand signals. Frank will be resting at his home at 1938 4th Line after 6pm on Monday June 28th until 10:30 am Tuesday. A service will be held at the Baptist Church. Note COVID restrictions apply. Arrangements by Styres Funeral Home, Ohsweken. www.rhbanderson.com

Peacefully at Brantford General Hospital on Thursday June 24, 2021 Ken Anderson sailed into the spirit world. Husband of 46 years to Linda. Father of Lyal and Ric (Jerr). Proud Papa to Daris, Rissa, Grayce, Wathaheh and Thorpe. Son of Burt & Wilma (Doxtator) deceased. Brother to Albert (Betty), Darlene (Joe), Janet (deceased), Angie (David), Jacque (James), Carol, and Robert (deceased). Also leaving behind several nieces, nephews, and cousins. And too many friends to list but you know who you are. As per his wishes cremation has taken place. Celebration of life will be July 4, at 4 p.m. at his home. We are hoping to hear lots of “Kenny Buck” stories.

Special thanks go to his Dr. Amy Montour and Jeanette Armstrong. Arrangements

by Styres Funeral Home, Ohsweken. www.rhbanderson.com

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June 30th,19TH, 2021 2018 DECEMBER

CLUES ACROSS 1. Absence of difficulty 5. Preserve a dead body 11. Gratitude 14. The act of coming together again 15. More cushy 18. Visionaries 19. Fish-eating bird 21. Indicates near 23. NY Mets legend Tommie 24. Icelandic poems 28. Pop 29. Hammer is one 30. Senses of self-esteem 32. Trigraph 33. Not around 35. Electronic data processing 36. Driver’s licenses and passports 39. Snakelike fishes 41. Military flyers 42. Raincoats 44. Type of community 46. Feature of worm’s anatomy 47. In the center 49. Laid back 52. Jewelled headdress 56. In slow tempo 58. __ Falls 60. Saying things again 62. Periods in history 63. Hyphen CLUES DOWN 1. Body part

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, this week your mind may be pulling you in one direction while your heart may be dragging you in another. It can be challenging to choose which one to listen to.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, seek the truth and you will find it easily.

You have many questions and the answers are just waiting around the corner. You just need to know where to find them.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, your modus operandi is working, even if it’s somewhat unconventional. Keep on doing what makes you happy, especially if it’s producing your desired results.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, give your body a good workout this week, especially if you’ve been letting things slide lately.

Expending some energy will give you more energy.

2. Mimics 3. Expel or eject 4. Sea eagle 5. Subdivision of cenospecies 6. Dialect of Chinese 7. Mr. T’s character on “The A-Team” 8. Consumed 9. Chinese dynasty 10. NFL great Randy 12. Ireland 13. Palm trees 16. Fungal disease 17. Willis and Jerry are two 20. Affirmative!

22. Potato state 25. “The First State” 26. A way to develop 27. Associations 29. Woman (French)

Answers for June 30th, 2021 Crossword Puzzle

31. Sunscreen rating 34. Brew 36. Mosque prayer leader 37. Indigo bush 38. Burn with a hot liquid 40. Jr.’s father 43. Scad genus 45. Morning 48. Length of a straight line (abbr.)

50. Double curve 51. Small thin bunch 53. Worn by exposure to the weather 54. Mars crater 55. Humanities 57. Of the ears 58. “To the __ degree” 59. Residue 61. It keeps you cool

SUDOKU

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Familiar thoughts are flowing through your mind, Leo, and they seem like a broken record. Do your best to gain a new perspective and clear your mind.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, do you feel like you’re working hard on something but not making much progress?

Change your approach and even seek advice from others.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Every day presents a new start and a chance to try new things, Libra. Learn from past opportunities, but don’t get discouraged about mistakes you once made.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Situations this week are very fluid, Scorpio. One moment you feel quite at ease and the next you may seem uncomfortable and alone. Just keep moving on.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you’re skilled at zeroing in on the details and nuances in conversations. Your receptiveness and intuition are skills to be proud of.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 A relationship gets all fired up this week, Capricorn. A discussion sparks some heated debate, but things will not get out of control. Each of you is respectful of the other.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, team work is the name of the game this week. Embrace opportunities to work with others and welcome any help that comes your way.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Have fun this week, Pisces. But make sure that you are professional and polite if the activities involve coworkers or colleagues.

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