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Diyo’s Online Closet spreads kindness and raises awareness about bullying DONNA DURIC

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A beautiful 12-year-old girl’s life ended due to bullying.

When sweet little Jewel “Gawediyo” Monture died by suicide on Nov. 12, 2010 just a month shy of her 13th birthday, the community of Six Nations, and everyone who knew the smart, caring, funny, witty, budding actress, and dancer, was in shock.

With Ontario recognizing Nov. 21 to Nov. 27 as Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week, it’s timely to remind people of Jewel’s memory and the lessons to be learned from her legacy.

Jewel faced relentless bullying both at school and online and from both kids and adults, says Jamieson.

She changed schools many times to try and escape the bullying. Jamieson even went as far as filing police reports against her daughter’s harassers but they were unable to do anything about it.

“There was nothing they could do. They said it was all mental and emotional (bullying). The Criminal Code didn’t cover that, emotional or mental abuse, and because there was no physical threat, there was nothing they could do.”

Jamieson didn’t want her daughter’s death to be

in vain or her memory to be forgotten.

So in 2012, she launched a charity clothing giveaway organization called Diyo’s Closet (Diyo was Jewel’s nickname from her traditional name), which started with the intent of providing free formal wear to boys and girls who couldn’t afford it for special occasions, such as graduations.

It was a wish Jewel had expressed – for underprivileged youth to be able to wear beautiful formal wear through donations.

“She loved getting dolled up, she loved modelling; that was her thing,” said Jamieson.

Shortly before her passing, Jewel was looking at dresses for her grade 8 graduation the following year.

Jewel was surprised at the expensive cost of formal wear.

“She had mentioned, ‘I don’t know how other kids are going to be able to afford something like this.’ One day, she said she’d like to get a lot of dresses together and donate them. That was toward the end of grade 7. She passed away at the start of grade 8. She never got to her grade 8 grad.

That was on my mind. She was a very, very giving person.”

Even as a youngster, Jewel wanted to use her birthday money to buy things for other people.

“She had a heart of

gold. Her desire to help underprivileged youth didn’t surprise me. That was her.”

Today, Diyo’s Closet is an online success with a Facebook following of almost 700 members.

And it has expanded to include donations of all clothing items for all ages, even housewares and furniture, which is especially helpful for people who have lost everything in a fire, says Jamieson.

“It kind of evolved to people in need, from fires, mothers in need, housewares, you name it, lacrosse equipment, sports equipment, a really wide range of good or new condition donations. Everything is donated. I ask for nobody to exchange any kind of money.”

Diyo’s Online Closet has daily postings featuring gorgeous, gently used and even brand-new items, from high-end jackets, to shoes, to business attire for women getting back into the workforce.

Diyo’s Online Closet focuses on the Six Nations community because of the lack of transportation and also, because it’s part of the community’s tradition to care for each other and help each other.

“Kindness and caring is enshrined in our Great Law,” said Jamieson. “If we keep it on rez, it’s very easy to deliver and easy to pick up. It’s been a hit. A lot of people use it.”

And with the cold

weather pretty much here, there are a lot of donations being offered for children’s winter clothing and boots for parents who otherwise couldn’t afford it.

Considering how hard the past two years has hit people financially, due to the pandemic, Diyo’s Closet is proving even more helpful than ever before, says Jamieson.

“I think it’s been a help for a lot of people. There’s been food donated at times. There’s kitchen supplies, utensils; it’s a really wide range and I’m really pleased with the outpouring from the community.”

The online group is mostly moms helping each other.

“I’m really proud of the fact that it’s evolved into what it has now.”

Seeing the generosity of community members sharing with each other in Diyo’s Online Closet helps Jamieson forget the ugliness of bullying.

“Every time I log on, my spirits get lifted. As we speak, I’m getting dresses mailed in from Mexico.”

And because it’s online, with porch drop offs, it’s a healthy and safe way to get what you need during the pandemic.

Jamieson says bullies need to look inside themselves and try to control their anger before lashing out at fellow community members.

“Just stop. There’s no need for that kind of

unhealthiness. There’s no reason to be acting like you’re still at the play yard in the Mush Hole (the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford).”

Jamieson also encourages by-standers to gather the courage to stop bullies if they witness it happening.

“As the years passed (since Jewel’s death), that kindness has been forgotten by a lot of people.

To see that cruelty and nastiness among adults, it just gets infuriating. It’s back to lateral violence as usual.”

The kindness exhibited at Diyo’s Online Closet helps.

“Pay it forward,” says Jamieson.

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COVID cases continue to rise in young people STAFF REPORT

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BRANTFORD — Local COVID infections are continuing to increase in the under 20 population.

Dr. Rebecca Comley, Acting Medical Officer of Health for the Brant County Health Unit (BCHU) says that out of the 51 cases, 19 were in those under 20 years of age.

The uptick in youth cases is also consistent with an increase in cases connected to school transportation.

On Monday, the BCHU declared an outbreak

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on the bus route that serves Onondaga-Brant Public School and Woodman-Cainsville School in Brantford.

According to the provincial guidelines an outbreak is declared when two or more cases can be proved with an epidemiological link in a 14 day period.

There have been four outbreaks declared on school transportation routes since late October.

“It is important for parents or guardians of students using school transportation to reinforce the guidelines that are meant to keep them safe,” said Dr. Comely. “This means

remaining seated in their designated spot, wearing a face covering and refraining from eating for the entirety of their trip.

COVID-19 spread occurring on transportation routes has the potential to quickly disrupt multiple classes and cohorts.

This means it is extremely important that parents/ guardians reinforce these key principles to their children.”

As of Sunday, 83 per cent of Brant residents 12 years-of-age and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 80 per cent have completed the series.

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Entire council wins seats by acclamation at Mississaugas of the Credit

By Donna Duric There will be four new faces on the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Elected Council when they are sworn in this December, with all seven of them winning by acclamation.

They were the only seven candidates to accept

their nominations, with the other three nominees opting out of the race.

Councillors Evan Sault, Erma Ferrell and Veronica King-Jamieson will return.

The newly-acclaimed Councillors-elect are: Fawn Sault, Andrea King, R. Kelly Laforme, and Ashley Sault.

Voting will still be held

for the two candidates vying for chief: incumbent Chief Stacey Laforme and hopeful Larry Sault. Voting will be held in person at the Mississaugas of the Credit Community Centre on Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The new council will be sworn in on Dec. 16.

Local COVID cases on rise STAFF REPORT

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MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT — The MCFN community is reporting 6 new active COVID-19 cases.

The vaccine campaign in the MCFN community

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has now seen 60% of the population having received the Pfizer vaccine. Booster shots are now available for anyone six months out from their second dose and the first booster clinic will be open on November 19.

On Six Nations, the COVID reporting data for this week was unavailable.

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ber 10, there were 12 active cases with 3 people in hospital. Currently 53% of Six Nations residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Booster shot clinics are also available on Six Nations through Ohsweken Public Health for anyone six months out from their second dose.

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Robbery on 4th Line

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SIX NATIONS — Six Nations Police are investigating after a robbery at a business on Fourth Line.

Officers say the incident occurred Saturday evening at around 5:40 p.m.. Police were called after a male wielding a knife demanded money from the lone employee at the business, taking money from the cash register and the victim’s purse. The male left the business in an unknown direction.

The male suspect was described as: tall, skinny, young, and being of possible Caucasian descent; weighing approximately 150 lbs; dressed in all black, with a black hoodie, and black bandana with white designs on it and was wearing black gloves with hard fingertips.

No vehicle was heard entering the laneway or leaving. Police patrolled the area and began checking video footage that may have been captured.

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Radon testing to be conducted on all on-reserve homes DONNA DURIC

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The Six Nations Environment Task Force hopes to be testing homes in the community for the carcinogenic gas radon beginning in April 2022.

“We’ve heard many health concerns from our community members, many environmental concerns, one being radon,” said Six Nations Coun.

Michelle Bomberry and principal investigator. “We actually did some radon testing at businesses back in (2015/2016). From there, we did detect there was one business who had higher levels of than normal. A mitigation plan was put in place and that was remedied.”

Bomberry said, “What we’re looking to do moving forward is test individual homes because we didn’t do that five years ago.

Radon is linked to lung cancer. What we’re doing is submitting an application in partnership with Six Nations Housing to obtain

Common Radon gas entry points.

funds to train technicians along with students so they can job shadow so they can go in and do this testing in the homes.”

The application came before Six Nations Elected Council at a general meeting last Tuesday, where it was approved to send to Indigenous Services Canada.

After the funds are obtained, the application and study has to go through the Six Nations Research Ethics

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The task for is looking at testing about 100 homes on the reserve.

“We need to be doing a lot more with our community with regard to the environmental contaminants that we see,” said Bomberry.

Rod Whitlow, the lead for the First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program, said, “It’s

a long-running program through Indigenous Services Canada. It’s an ongoing national pot of money that deals with First Nations communities south of 60. It deals mostly with environmental contaminants and pollutants.”

Health Canada and the scientific community have determined that radon gas is the number two cause of lung cancer, he said.

Testing would start on

about 100 homes after April 1, 2022.

“That would give us a good snapshot.”

He said the threshold is 200 Bqs (Becquerels) per cubic meter. A Becquerel is a unit of measure that captures the emission of radiation per second. Homes with higher levels than 200 Bq per cubic meter would require mitigation.

The cost of mitigation wasn’t included in the proposal approved by council.

“If we do find homes with higher radon than the Health Canada guideline, then we would submit a subsequent proposal to deal with the mitigation,” said Whitlow.

The task force hopes to hire two local people to help with the testing after taking an online course.

The one-year study will monitor homes that have consented to participate.

Monitoring can take about three days.

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Ungodly Alliance - PART II Concrete evidence of abuse at the “Mush Hole” WARNING: This story has disturbing details about residential and boarding schools including The Mohawk Institute (aka) The Mush Hole.

The immediate source of this story was Mrs. Liona Moses who has since passed. Many thanks as well to former Anglican Church Historian, Dr. Wendy Fletcher who fact-proofed these instalments before being first published a decade ago.

Anglican Church historian and Mohawk Institute researcher, Dr. Wendy Fletcher, was instrumental in gathering together all known documents and records relating to the history and function of the Mohawk Institute from its beginnings, through the Duncan Campbell Scott era, and up to when it closed its doors for the last time as a residential school in the 1970s.

Before accepting the task of gathering this material, Fletcher, like most Canadian citizens, knew very little about the church-run, government-controlled residential schools.

Over the course of the next 18 months of her extensive journey of discovery, Fletcher learned about an ugly and hidden side of Canadian and church history she had not previously been exposed to. The evidence shocked her, but the fact she knew nothing about it, disturbed her almost as much.

“I have a PhD in history.

I have studied Canadian history extensively, but I never heard anything about residential schools, except that they existed,”

says Fletcher. “My investigation into the Mohawk residential school opened me up to this history and the myth of who we are as Canadians.”

Using some of the revelations she discovered, Fletcher is presently working on a new book she is calling, “We’re not Racist, We’re Canadian — the story of an unconscious nation.”

Although the Mohawk Institute will be used as an example of Canada’s mistreatment of First Nations people across the country, the book will also include other dark chapters in Canada’s history, relative to its racist policies waged against Chinese, Japanese, and Jewish people living within its borders over the years.

Some of the material she found sifting through Anglican church records is revealing, but not nearly as damaging as those found within the RG-10 records of the Department of Indian Affairs (DIA, now known as INAC).

“I’ve never understood why the Huron Diocese doesn’t just release what they have,” says Fletcher.

“I think the conspiracy is not so much from the Diocese, but rather the Department of Indian Affairs itself. Fragments within the government material show clearly that the DIA had very clear and regular reporting on the M.I. (Mohawk Institute). There were random reports submitted by inspectors almost every month.”

These records show wide discrepancies in what inspectors reported, and did not report, depending on who filed them.

“One guy would say that everything was fine and things were running great,” says Fletcher.

“Then he’d change jobs or leave and a new inspector would come in and say ‘Oh, my God! It’s a horror show down there.

That place should be shut down’. But suddenly, he’d be gone and the next report would be back to saying things were great again.”

Fletcher and her team gained access to the RG-10 files and gathered copies of a lot of reports and records before the government closed them in response to the class-action suit filed against the government and the church by residential school survivors. She does not know if those files will be fully opened to the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, or only those documents that reveal what DIA is comfortable with.

“This RG-10 material shows us that they knew what was happening at the Mohawk Institute, but the government chose to do nothing about it; it is clear that the government knew what was happening but not so clear that the Church did,” she says.

As a means of purging herself of the ghosts she stirred up in her investigation, Fletcher wrote a paper using sources that were available in the public domain for the Congress of Learned Societies, presented at a joint session of the Canadian Historical Society and the Canadian Society of Church History where she reveals some of what she found. It is entitled, “The Canadian Experiment

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In it she explains the intent of the original Indian Schools of the 1820s and how that intent systematically devolved into what Fletcher calls, “a human rights nightmare.”

“Ultimately, commitment to civilization metamorphosed into a policy of assimilation ... (which) had shifted into a one-sided assumption of British superiority and the silencing of the Aboriginal voice through the legalized dehumanization of First Nations peoples,” Fletcher wrote. “And here, one encounters the paradox — the very attempt as a nation to frame a democracy through increased enfranchisement meant the diminishment of everyone through actualized and systematic dehumanization of its earliest people.”

Her historical research shows that in 1929, Reverend Horace Snell was appointed as the new principal of the Mohawk Institute. He held that position until 1944, managing chronic underfunding throughout the Great Depression and the Second World War during very challenging times.

When Snell retired, under the recommendation of the Six Nations Indian Superintendent, a Six Nations day school teacher, Mr. Joseph Hill, was named as a possible successor at the school.

But the Anglican Huron Diocese bitterly objected, insisting an ordained Anglican priest be selected instead.

Enter, the infamous

Reverend John Zimmerman. A name that many former Mohawk Institute students still cringe over when mentioned. He was the most feared and loathed person within those walls from 1945 to its announced closure in 1970.

“Allegations of mismanagement or misuse of funds (by both Snell and Zimmerman) do surface in the DIA correspondence in several instances,” writes Fletcher.

She goes on to say this mismanagement of already sparse funding directly impacted the children who were deprived of many of their basic needs so the principal and his staff could live more comfortably. Meanwhile, the children went without proper food, clothing, hygiene, and little personal care and supervision.

A Brantford Expositor article published in 1946, after a surprise visit to the Institute by the Brantford League of Christian Women, revealed the condition of the building’s inadequate sleeping and toilet facilities, calling the state of the building, “abysmal and below any standard suitable to human living’”.

Because of the article, Zimmerman was called on the carpet to explain, but in the end, nothing changed.

Two years later, a DIA report sparked another scathing Expositor article in 1948, this time published complete with pictures and drawings of the appalling conditions. But once again little was done

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to rectify the situation and the DIA inspector that filed the report was soon replaced. Even so, the controversy led to a Grand Jury inquest in 1950.

The jury agreed with the earlier report, calling the conditions “deplorable” and recommending that the school be “watched exceedingly closely” for the next five or six years.

But the recommendations were allowed to be monitored by DIA-appointed agents only, and the results kept from view, except to say that the conditions were greatly improved from what it was like under Snell, which may not be true.

It wasn’t until the late 1950’s that a new kitchen and upgraded laundry facilities were added, making life at the Mush Hole a little better — at least as far as sanitation goes. However, the sexual abuse, malnutrition, and neglect continued, and in some cases, even escalated.

For years, even before Zimmerman, it was necessary for the principal to get permission from Indian Affairs before allowing a child with a medical condition too serious to handle in the third-floor infirmary, to be sent to the hospital for treatment since there was a fee attached to such a service.

“My review of the material available suggests that oftentimes the condition of children significantly worsened, sometimes resulting in death, before written per-

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Ungodly Alliance - PART II mission was granted,” according to Fletcher.

She illustrates that point by using one particularly disturbing case she followed through the DIA records of 1934, during the Snell years. The sad story involves a fouryear-old Six Nations girl named Wilhemina Hill, (aka student number 01059), who was suffering from tuberculosis. Because of her contagious condition, it was recommended she not stay at the school, but she couldn’t go home either because her mother had died and there was no one at home to care for her.

The only alternative was to send the girl to the Brant Sanatorium.

But there was a problem. It would have cost the school $1 a day, and therefore, Snell had to get DIA permission to spend that money.

The DIA Secretary in Ottawa, Mr. Mackenzie, did not agree to pay the fee, but he asked the DIA-appointed doctor to assess the situation.

Dr. Davies confirmed the diagnosis and made his recommendation that she be transferred to the sanatorium.

What happened next is almost unbelievable.

The record shows that the government would not authorize the expenditure.

“Correspondence went back and forth,” recounts Fletcher.

“Wilhemina died at the Mohawk Institute before any authorization was given for the transfer.”

Several other students were exposed to Wilhemina during that time, and as a result, others contracted TB as well, some of whom died. All for the want of a dollar a day.

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Six Nations Chiefs and Warriors offer to fight in Boer War JIM WINDLE

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SIX NATIONS — There was a time when Canada refused the help of the Queen’s most trusted allies, the Six Nations.

The late 1800s was a troubled time for the ever-expanding British Empire. They were finding that colonizing a people is much easier than governing over them afterwards.

There was the Crimean War of 1854-56, India began a series of insurrections; Fear of invasion by France caused the formation in 1859 of the Volunteer Rifle Corps, a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineers; 1875, marked the start of the second Anglo-Afghan War which didn’t end until 1880; The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879; the first Boer War in 1880.

In 1887, India revolted again against British tyrannical rule and arbitrary the parcelling off of traditional tribal lands to rich British industrialists and land speculators. Unfair taxation and strange British culture being forced upon them finally exploded into a rebellion in which England was

Canada and Britain refused an offer by the Six Nations to help fight alongside them in Africa.

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forced to commit money and manpower.

Here in Canada, repercussions from the Louis Riel rebellion of 1885 had made the powers in Ottawa nervous about a nationwide Indigenous revolt, challenging Canada’s land-grabbing policies.

England’s failure to quell the unrest in South Africa was cause for great embarrassment to the British Crown and a call to

arms was sent throughout the Commonwealth for military aid.

In the Canadian Archives, Indian Affairs, RG10, Vol 2991, is a letter sent directly to Queen Victoria from the Confederacy Council of Six Nations offering a contingent of Chiefs and Warriors to help in the British cause in Africa.

It reads: “I humbly beg here-

with to transmit to Your Most Gracious Majesty a decision of Chiefs of the Six Nations Council of this date (Nov. 10th, 1899) expressing to Your Majesty the deep sympathy of the Council in Transvaal difficulty and offering Your Majesty a contingent of Chiefs and warriors, officiated by Indians or those in connection with them to serve Your Majesty in the Transvaal (S.Africa)

if required, in conformity with customs and usages of their forefathers and in accordance with existing Treaties with the British Crown.”

Also offering warriors was the Saugeen Indian Nation.

After some consideration, mistrust caused Canada and Britain to decide not to accept the offer.

Memos between parliamentarians reveal that Canada had warned Britain of rumours circulating of Indians organizing to possibly sign up for service to get to Africa, but once there, desert to fight for the Boers, whom they felt an affinity towards.

The annexation of the independent state of Transvaal felt too much like what Canada and Britain were doing to the Indigenous people of Canada and some saw this as a way to fight back, in Africa.

Was there really an organized plan for mass desertion against the British Crown to join the Boers? It is not known but the Canadian government certainly took the threat seriously.

A historic move forward for First Nations families and children JACE KOBLUN

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Quebec recently adopted the Loi de la protection sociale atikamekw d’Opitciwan (LPSAO), an act that allows the community of Opitciwan to be completely autonomous in matters of child protection.

Representatives from the Conseil des Atikamekw d’Opitciwan, Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) and First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC) celebrated the historic move forward on Nov. 10.

“We finally have the means to ensure the wellness of our children, while promoting and guaranteeing accessibility to preven-

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tive services in an environment that is safe, suitable and developmentally appropriate for our families,” said Jean-Claude Mequish, Chief of Opitciwan, in a Nov. 10 press release. “The child’s best interests lie at the heart of our approach and several elements, lacking in provincial and

federal jurisdictions, will be determining factors in the LPSAO, including the child’s cultural, linguistic, religious and spiritual identity, heritage and education.”

Derek Montour, President of the FNQLHSSC Board of Directors, said outstanding work has

been carried out since the Act was passed in 2019.

“Today, we are pleased to see this work come to fruition. I would like to congratulate all the people who have participated, directly or indirectly, in the development of the LPSAO,” said Montour.

“Opitciwan is a true source of inspiration for our peoples, and I am confident that the children and families of this community will benefit from all the help and support they need.”

To date, nine notices of intention for 15 communities have been sent to the federal and provincial governments to exercise legislative jurisdiction over child and family services, as well as four requests for 22 communities to enter into a co-ordination agreement regarding the exercise of this jurisdic-

tion. The release said that other communities will likely follow Opitciwan’s lead in the future.

“I want to commend the determination of the Atikamekw Nation of Opitciwan. By affirming our right to self-determination, we are creating a system that will help eliminate the overrepresentation of our children in the youth protection system,” said Ghislain Picard, Chief of the AFNQL. "We have been collectively investing for over three decades to take back responsibility for the wellness of our children and communities.

Our children are the hope and future of our peoples and they deserve that we join forces to offer them a promising future. Nobody is better positioned to do this than us.”

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Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Canadian tech company with Indigestatement on Dr. Carrie Bourassa nous founders takes on child welfare Co-founders address recent headlines about a back-pedaling government

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The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) added its voice in support of of the peaceful demonstration held at the University of Saskatchewan in early November calling for improved processes regarding Indigenous colleagues.

“CAP is pleased to see the demonstration and that the University of Saskatchewan finally did the right thing by placing Dr. Carrie Bourassa on leave, following her false claims of Indigenous heritage.

For years, she claimed to be an Indigenous person, receiving education grants, career advancements, and was the scientific director of the Indigenous health arm of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)— all while lying about her true ancestry,” said CAP National Vice-Chief Kim Beaudin.

According to a Nov. 8 press release, this is not the first time non-Indigenous individuals have claimed to be from a minority community,

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Dr. Carrie Bourassa.

and used that claim to their advantage, which is wrong.

“We call on the University of Saskatchewan to immediately introduce more rigorous and thorough vetting processes, so that imposters cannot take leadership roles and other positions that would impact Indigenous Peoples,” said National Chief Elmer St. Pierre. “We also call on all other private and public institutions of higher learning, government, and other workplaces to take a hard look at

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their own vetting processes, so that Indigenous peoples are not passed up for positions that are being taken by those who make false claims about their heritage.”

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is the national voice representing the interests of Métis, status and non-status Indians, and Southern Inuit Indigenous People living off-reserve. Today, over 70 per cent of Indigenous people live off-reserve.

Alo Solutions is a Canadian tech company with Indigenous founders that are committed to creating lasting positive change in the Canadian welfare system.

Co-founders Devin Edwards, an Indigenous man, and Sarah Sparks, a Black biracial, Indigenous woman, have worked together in the tech space for more than a decade. In 2018, the two joined forces to create a streamlined, modern tool to create better outcomes for children in the Canadian child welfare system.

Through its cloud-based SaaS technology and customizable CRM, the Alo team has developed an Application Portal for foster, adoption, customary care, kinship and respite, which stakeholders have said would be invaluable. Alo has plans for developing a Case Management Portal and a Parent Portal, which their market research has indicated is in high demand.

“We all read the headlines on Friday afternoon about the Federal gov-

ernment filing an appeal regarding Indigenous compensation. They then back-pedaled on to say they hoped not to have to pursue the appeal, as they were sitting down for further negotiations with key stakeholders,” said a November 4 press release.

Alo Solutions’s website says it is a female-led, Afro-Indigenous-owned Software Development Company. Alo Solutions is focused on improving the lives of those working in and affected by the Canadian Child Welfare system and is designed to take the guesswork out of the application process for both the applicant and the agency.

More than 50 per cent of children in care are Indigenous, although they only represent seven per cent of the national population, Edwards and Sparks believe that headlines of this nature illustrate not only the continual back-pedaling by the government when it comes to Indigenous children in care but also the systemic issues at play.

“I hope the Government of Canada is going to sit down to these talks in good faith and good conscience, but I fear they're using this

appeal to bully Indigenous people and children into accepting less than what they need under the threat of years in court,” said Edwards.

The release said that trust from the Indigenous population towards the government is broken and has been for a very long time. Edwards and Sparks are hoping that their solution from will go a long way towards building trust.

Sparks said the headlines are further “justification of why prevention needs to be a priority. We need to be reactive in our approach to righting the wrongs of the past and compensating victims fairly.

We also need to be proactive in our approach to the future, through the clear lenses of what Canada’s past is and how that has trickled down into the systemic issues that continue to hurt children.”

The Alo platform is easily integrated with many systems, including government agencies at all levels, Indigenous communities, public and private organizations, and individuals like social workers and everyone involved in the Canadian child welfare system.

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Lee Maracle, a leading voice in Indigenous literature, dies at 71 STAFF REPORT

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Writer Lee Maracle, who championed the stories of Indigenous women to change the face of Canadian literature, has died.

Family friend Michaela Washburn said the acclaimed author, poet and teacher died Thursday at a hospital in Vancouver at age 71.

Maracle believed that Indigenous writers, particularly Indigenous women, were left ``last'' in Canada, so she spent her career trying to write them into the centre of their own narratives. ``Although I'm grateful for an opportunity to speak, I am still aware of how irrelevant you have made us in order to believe in your pursuit of religious freedom, raison d'etre, that masks colonialism,'' Maracle said in her 2020 Margaret Laurence lecture, wrestling with how the prestigious speaking series

has silenced voices like hers. ``I'm invited into your space in an honouring way, despite the continued murder of Indigenous women, some of whom are my relations.''

Peers and admirers flooded social media with tributes to Maracle's writing, activism and mentorship, with many hailing her as a foremother of Indigenous feminist literature. ``Today there is a wave of revolutionary Indigenous literature because of the splash Lee Maracle created decades ago,'' Anishinaabe writer Waubgeshig Rice tweeted. ``She always fought hard for Indigenous stories and those who carried them.''

Maracle, a member of the Sto:l Nation in southwestern B.C., was born on July 2, 1950, to a Metis mother and Salish father.

She was raised in North Vancouver and studied at Simon Fraser University.

She became one of the first Indigenous authors to be published in Canada

with 1975's ``Bobbi Lee: Indian Rebel,'' detailing her itinerant journey toward political consciousness.

Maracle went on to produce a prolific body of work that blended fiction, non-fiction, poetry and traditional Indigenous storytelling, including such seminal titles as ``I Am Woman,'' ``Ravensong'' and ``Celia's Song.''

She was unflinching in challenging the colonial and patriarchal underpinnings of the Canadian canon, with many of her books depicting Indigenous women straining against these cultural myths to reclaim their own narratives.

She held posts at a number of Canadian universities and was a co-founder of the En'owkin International School of Writing in Penticton, B.C. Maracle racked up accolades including Ontario's Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Order of Canada.

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In custody deaths cause concern PRINCE ALBERT — Indigenous organizations in Saskatchewan have questions about the Prince Albert Police Service following three in-custody deaths in less than a month.

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the Prince Albert Grand Council are calling for an immediate intervention by Policing Minister Christine Tell. ``These in-custody deaths have raised serious concerns regarding the competence of the Prince Albert Police Service and their ability to serve the broader community in general,'' said federation Vice-Chief Dutch Lerat in a statement. ``Equally concerning is the lack of transparency and public accountability.

The police service is not being open about these incidents and the victims' families and communities deserve answers.''

Other policing agencies within Saskatchewan are investigating the in-custody deaths including the RCMP and the Saskatoon Police Service.

The federation said its statement that it is worried the investigations could take months or even years to complete.

A spokesman for the Saskatoon Police Service said he cannot speculate how long their investigation will take.

Both Indigenous groups say they also want the Saskatchewan Health Authority to ensure oversight is provided to people in police custody who are suffering from drug and alcohol addictions or other underlying conditions.

The first in-custody death happened on Oct. 11.

The Prince Albert Police Service said a 35-year-old man was in their detention centre after being arrested days earlier for outstanding warrants.

He was found unresponsive in his cell one day before he was scheduled to appear in court.

The second in-custody death happened a day later. A 29-year-old died in hospital after they went into medical distress while Prince Albert police were

investigating a disturbance.

The third in-custody death was Sunday when a 33-year-old man was arrested on outstanding warrants and was transported to the Prince Albert detention area to await a court appearance.

Police found him unresponsive in his cell about four hours later.

An independent observer has been assigned by the Ministry of Policing and Corrections in all three cases. The ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In a statement, the Prince Albert Police Service said they support the investigations. ``Each is a tragedy for our community and a devastating loss for families who have lost loved ones,'' the statement reads. ``As a police service, we recognize there are many questions, and we acknowledge concerns from community leaders, residents and advocacy groups about safety, supervision and oversight in police cells.''

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Accounts Payable Clerk

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Human Resources Advisor

Established in 1994, the Independent First Nations are twelve (12) diverse and distinct communities comprised of three original peoples: the Anishinawbek, the Onkwehonwe and the Inninuwug in Ontario. Politically, the Independent First Nations (IFN) communities asserted their independence from existing Political Territorial Organizations (PTO’s) and affirmed their right to be self-determining, self-governing First Nations that represent their community’s interests at the local, regional, national level based on Indigenous and treaty rights. Collectively, the combined population of the IFN communities is over 30,000 members. We are unique politically, economically, socially, culturally, and geographically with territories spanning across Ontario in the East, South, West, and North.

Established in 1994, the Independent First Nations are twelve (12) diverse and distinct communities comprised of three original peoples: the Anishinawbek, the Onkwehonwe and the Inninuwug in Ontario. Politically, the Independent First Nations (IFN) communities asserted their independence from existing Political Territorial Organizations (PTO’s) and affirmed their right to be self-determining, self-governing First Nations that represent their community’s interests at the local, regional, national level based on Indigenous and treaty rights. Collectively, the combined population of the IFN communities is over 30,000 members. We are unique politically, economically, socially, culturally, and geographically with territories spanning across Ontario in the East, South, West, and North.

The IFN is currently seeking a dedicated, discreet, and dependable professional for the newly created position of Accounts Payable Clerk. Under the direction of the IFN Executive Administrative Committee and the combined oversight of the IFN Director of Health and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, the Accounts Payable Clerk’s primary responsible to ensure effective, efficient, and accurate recording, payment and storing of IFN vendor transactions.

The IFN is currently seeking a dedicated, discreet, and dependable professional for the newly created position of Human Resources (HR) Advisor. Under the direction of the IFN Executive Administrative Committee and the combined oversight of the IFN Director of Health and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, the HR Advisor will be responsible for carrying out a wide variety of human resources functions to support the management team and improve the quality of working experience for IFN employees.

QUALIFICATIONS

QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Experience  Grade twelve (12) or equivalent required  Post-Secondary education in accounting, finance or business studies, and a minimum of 2 years work related experience  Knowledge of Quick Books Financial software  Knowledge of Accounts payable protocols and practices  Knowledge in Generally Acceptable Accounting Procedures

Education & Experience  A graduate of a post-diploma program in Human Resource Management, or degree with Business Administration with a focus in HR Management  Working towards or in possession of the designation of Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) or Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL)  At least three years of related experience working as an HR Generalist  Proven knowledge of employment-related legislation and best practices  Previous experience working in a First Nation organization would be considered an asset

Developed Competencies Candidates must have demonstrated success in the following areas:  Highly organized  Proficient in data entry, with strong attention to detail and accuracy  Familiar with all office equipment  Strong Interpersonal skills and ability to maintain vendor relationships  Ability to maintain a professional public image representing the IFN  Ability to maintain confidentiality and uphold financial integrity Office Location IFN Finance Office Akwesasne, ON

Developed Competencies Candidates must have demonstrated success in the following areas:  Must possess superior interpersonal skills for developing and maintaining trusting relationships  A demonstrated ability in problem solving and responsiveness to others’ needs  Be highly organized and detail-oriented  Able to complete multiple tasks concurrently  Able to communicate effectively, both written and verbally, at all levels of the organization  Have demonstrated conflict resolution skills  A high level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results orientation  Proven ability to handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality  Must be computer literate and proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and resume, totaling no more than five (5) pages combined, by 4pm EST on Monday, November 29, 2021 to:

Office Location  To be determined

Mail:

Email:

Independent First Nation AP Clerk Selection Committee c/o TrendLine Consulting Services 154 – 1100 Memorial Ave., Thunder Bay, ON P7B 4A3 trendline@tbaytel.net Fax: (807) 623-3773

The IFN is an inclusive employer and offers accommodation throughout the recruitment process upon request.

While we appreciate all applications for this position, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and resume, totaling no more than five (5) pages combined, by 4pm EST on Monday, November 22, 2021 to: Mail:

Email:

The IFN is an inclusive employer and offers accommodation throughout the recruitment process upon request.

While we appreciate all applications for this position, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Senior Child Welfare Advisor Established in 1994, the Independent First Nations are twelve (12) diverse and distinct communities comprised of three original peoples: the Anishinawbek, the Onkwehonwe and the Inninuwug in Ontario. Politically, the Independent First Nations (IFN) communities asserted their independence from existing Political Territorial Organizations (PTO’s) and affirmed their right to be self-determining, self-governing First Nations that represent their community’s interests at the local, regional, national level based on Indigenous and treaty rights. Collectively, the combined population of the IFN communities is over 30,000 members. We are unique politically, economically, socially, culturally, and geographically with territories spanning across Ontario in the East, South, West and North.

The IFN is currently seeking an experienced, passionate individual for the newly created position of Senior Child Welfare Advisor. Under the direction of the IFN Executive Administrative Committee and the oversight of the IFN Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, the Senior Child Welfare Advisor will be responsible to ensure First Nations maintain jurisdiction and their inherent responsibility to care for their children and youth. This includes a review of current issues impacting First Nation communities such as Federal and Provincial legislation, policies, and practices.

QUALIFICATIONS Education & Experience  Grade twelve (12) or equivalent  Post-secondary Diploma / Degree in Social Work (BSW) or BA in Health or Social Science  Demonstrated five (5) years working in First Nation child welfare or mandated child protection agency  A minimum of three (3) years working in a First Nation social service agency  Experience reporting to various First Nation, Federal and Provincial governments  Effective communication and computer literacy skills Developed Competencies Candidates must have demonstrated success in the following areas:  Excellent oral and communication skills  Analytical skills to collect, document and evaluate government policies and legislation  Demonstrated ability to assess internal controls of management and make recommendations for capacity development  Demonstrated ability to formulate and present recommendations to improve government programming such as MCCSS Ontario Indigenous Child and Youth Strategy, Federal Child and Family Programs and CHRT Rulings.  Time management and organizational skills to develop priorities and execute workplans with clear timelines and deliverables  Excellent written skills for proposal writing and various reporting to the IFN Leadership, and various governments and agencies  Strong written skills for policy and procedures, briefing notes etc. on key issues affecting IFN First Nations Office Location  Satellite Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and resume, totaling no more than five (5) pages combined, by 4pm EST on Monday, November 29, 2021 to: Mail:

Email:

Independent First Nation Senior Child Welfare Advisor Selection Committee c/o TrendLine Consulting Services 154 – 1100 Memorial Ave., Thunder Bay, ON P7B 4A3 trendline@tbaytel.net Fax: (807) 623-3773

The IFN is an inclusive employer and offers accommodation throughout the recruitment process upon request.

While we appreciate all applications for this position, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

Independent First Nation Human Resources Advisor Selection Committee c/o TrendLine Consulting Services 154 – 1100 Memorial Ave., Thunder Bay, ON P7B 4A3 trendline@tbaytel.net Fax: (807) 623-3773

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Senior Policy Advisor for Women’s Issues Established in 1994, the Independent First Nations are twelve (12) diverse and distinct communities comprised of three original peoples: the Anishinawbek, the Onkwehonwe and the Inninuwug in Ontario. Politically, the Independent First Nations (IFN) communities asserted their independence from existing Political Territorial Organizations (PTO’s) and affirmed their right to be self-determining, self-governing First Nations that represent their community’s interests at the local, regional, national level based on Indigenous and treaty rights. Collectively, the combined population of the IFN communities is over 30,000 members. We are unique politically, economically, socially, culturally, and geographically with territories spanning across Ontario in the East, South, West, and North.

The IFN is currently seeking an experienced, passionate individual for the newly created position of Senior Policy Advisor for Women’s Issues. Under the direction of the IFN Executive Administrative Committee and the oversight of the IFN Director of Health, the Senior Policy Advisor for Women’s Issues will be responsible to consult and engage with respective IFN communities on actions related to Indigenous Women’s Advisory Council’s (IWAC) mandate, bring informed and focused input to IWAC meetings, and provide comprehensive and useful advice.

QUALIFICATIONS Education & Experience  Grade twelve (12) or equivalent required  Post-Secondary diploma/degree in Public Administration or related discipline an asset  Experience working in the area of First Nations community outreach/engagement  Knowledge and understanding the Independent First Nations and their needs/concerns  Experience working in policy development an asset Developed Competencies Candidates must have demonstrated success in the following areas:  Excellent oral and communication skills  Must have a solid understanding of First Nation issues and programs and be politically astute in recognizing the diversity of the First Nations  Ability to organize and plan activities to meet workplan deliverables and reporting requirements  Strong writing and reporting skills; essential computer competencies  Ability to be creative, conceptual thinking, and strong analytical skills  Ability to take direction under restraint timelines to carry out IFN activities  Strong understanding of policy, program, and evaluation processes Office Location  Satellite Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and resume, totaling no more than five (5) pages combined, by 4pm EST on Monday, November 29, 2021 to: Mail:

Email:

Independent First Nation Senior Policy Advisor on Women’s Issues Selection Committee c/o TrendLine Consulting Services 154 – 1100 Memorial Ave., Thunder Bay, ON P7B 4A3 trendline@tbaytel.net Fax: (807) 623-3773

The IFN is an inclusive employer and offers accommodation throughout the recruitment process upon request.

While we appreciate all applications for this position, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

November 17th, 2021

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Gidimt'en evict Coastal GasLink from Wet'suwet'en territory The Canadian Press Members of the Gidimt'en clan ordered all Coastal GasLink employees to leave the Wet'suwet'en territory in the interior of British Columbia on Sunday in a move the company said contradicts a court order.

Starting at 5 a.m. Sunday, the clan told workers they had eight hours to ``peacefully evacuate'' the area before the main road into the Lhudis Bin territory was closed at 1 p.m.

The development comes 50 days after the establishment of Coyote Camp, which halted efforts by Coastal GasLink to build an essential part of the 670-kilometre pipeline that would transport natural gas from Dawson Creek in northeastern B.C. to Kitimat in the province's North Coast region.

Sleydo', whose English name is Molly Wickham, is the spokesperson for the Gidimt'en Checkpoint, which controls access to the part of the Wet'suwet'en territory.

She said in a press release that the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs have ``never ceded, surrendered, or lost title to the territory'' and that Coastal GasLink employees have been breaching both Indigenous law and an eviction notice that was issued nearly two years ago. ``They have been violat-

ing this law for too long,'' she said.

In response to the eviction, Coastal GasLink said in a press release that a B.C. Supreme Court injunction issued Jan. 7, 2020 allows the company to have ``continued safe access'' to the area. ``This is in the same region where the group has illegally blockaded a Coastal GasLink worksite, in defiance of the B.C. Supreme Court injunction, since Sept. 25,'' the release said. ``Our primary concern continues to be for the safety of our workforce and the public. Coastal GasLink has continued to seek dialogue to resolve this situation, however, to date these offers have not resulted in any response.

We are actively monitoring this evolving situation.''

Jennifer Wickham, Gidimt'en Checkpoint media coordinator, said Gidimt'en Chief Dini ze' Woos was in contact with officials from Coastal GasLink and that the clan had initially anticipated ``full compliance.''

She said that around the 1 p.m. deadline, the company asked the chief for a two-hour extension for employees who were already on the sites to travel out of the territory boundary, but after two hours, no movement was made. ``I'm not sure what their intention was by asking

for more time and then not doing what they said they would,'' Wickham said. ``I'm not sure how that benefits them.''

The 20 elected First Nations councils along the pipeline's path approved the project, but Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs from all five clans of the nation claimed the project had no authority without consent through their traditional system of governance.

They issued and enforced an eviction notice against Coastal GasLink, sparking nationwide solidarity protests and paralyzing pipeline work throughout Wet'suwet'en land.

Wickham said Sunday's eviction came with conditions that no RCMP officers travel past the 30 kilometre point on Morice River and that all workers leave peacefully without any violence or harassment. ``If either of those two things are breached, then the road would be closed immediately and they would have to figure out another way to get their employees out,'' she said.

Dawn Roberts, the director in charge of B.C. RCMP communications, said police are aware of the notice and the situation is being monitored and continually assessed.

seek compensation from past projects and revenue sharing that we are equal partners in negotiating from all current projects on our lands.”

The Indigenous Clean Energy Opportunities (ICEO) engagement is jointly designed and led by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, and the First Nations Energy and Mining Council (FNEMC), in partnership with the First Nations Leadership Council.

A virtual workshop will be held on Nov. 17, 2021, to raise awareness of the engagement process and how participating in it can benefit First Nations.

“The Indigenous Clean Energy Opportunities

engagement provides an accessible forum for First Nations Peoples around the province to get involved in the important conversations we need to have about our shared clean-energy future,” said Bruce Ralston, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.

“I want to thank the First Nations Leadership Council and First Nations Energy and Mining Council for working with us to jointly design and co-lead the engagement. It brings us together in the spirit of reconciliation with this tremendous opportunity to shift to a clean-energy future that addresses the challenges of climate change.”

The Province is advanc-

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Ending boil water advisories The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Canada's new minister of Indigenous services says she's considering what the new timeline should be to lift remaining long-term drinking-water advisories on First Nations.

Patty Hajdu enters the role with 43 advisories still in place in 31 different communities mostly in Ontario, but also in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to end all drinking-water advisories by 2021 when the Liberals were swept to power in 2015.

Six years later, his government says it helped end 119 long-term boil-water advisories, but missed their own deadline to end all of them.

A federal government website dedicated to the issue shows even as some advisories were removed, more were added.

Hajdu says she hasn't set a new deadline because she's looking at what barriers exist to end the remaining 43 and what stage each community is at in terms of fixing the problems. ``I'm considering that now, in terms of what a realistic timeline is, and how we do it in a way that is respectful to some of the limitations that communities have and the priorities that communities have,'' she told The Canadian Press in an interview.

While she mulls time-

lines for the work, Hajdu says she doesn't want to commit anyone to ``an artificial deadline that isn't going to actually help accelerate the work in any way.''

She says complicating matters for some First Nations is their remote location, which limits their window to ship in materials and construction teams to do the work.

Critics of Trudeau's reconciliation efforts point to the missed deadline for ending all drinking-water advisories as evidence he has failed to live up to the commitments he's made to Indigenous Peoples.

Reconciliation remains high on the Liberals' agenda, but as they enter their third mandate they do so facing more scrutiny around what progress has been achieved compared to what's been announced.

Adding to that are louder calls for justice coming from Indigenous communities and more non-Indigenous Canadians, after First Nations confirmed the discovery of what are believed to be hundreds of unmarked graves of Indigenous children forced to attend residential schools.

Hajdu says she understands expectations are high as she steps into her new role but plans to manage those expectations by being honest about what she and the government can do and ``what isn't feasible.''

Her department is tasked with providing services to First Nations residents living on reserve, which includes housing and a clean water supply, mental health and child-welfare supports.

She said it's hard to answer a question about whether the government has done its best to manage expectations to date.

In the early days, Hajdu recalls, there was a desire to get the work done quickly, which she adds still exists today. ``You become, I think, increasingly wise over the years to what some of those significant challenges are,'' she said of the realities facing First Nations, particularly remote ones.

Hajdu, who spent the last two years as the health minister, said handling that file when the world was eclipsed by the COVID-19 pandemic has helped prepare her for the new job.

During the Liberals' first term as the minister for the status of women, she also assisted with the rollout of the government's inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Now as the minister overseeing Indigenous Services Canada, Hajdu believes Ottawa has to play the role as facilitator for what First Nations need, and says she expects her department to be laser-focused on promoting their autonomy.

ing plans for reducing emissions based on energy efficiency, electrification and fuel switching to clean sources, including in remote communities, that will open up a wide range of economic opportunities that can benefit First Nations communities. The ICEO engagement will explore what some of these opportunities might look like in order to benefit the broadest possible range of First Nations interests around clean energy.

Working together over the past months, the FNEMC and the ministry have developed draft terms of reference, including preliminary topic areas and a workplan to engage First Nations

communities and organizations in an open-thinking and transparent dialogue to advance First Nations participation in B.C.’s clean-energy sector including, but not limited to, the electricity sub-sector and to seek to align B.C.’s strategic clean-energy policy and legislation with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The Nov. 17 virtual workshop will be hosted

by Bruce Ralston, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation; Kukpi7 Judy Wilson, secretary-treasurer of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs; Regional Chief Terry Tegee of the B.C.

Assembly of First Nations; and Robert Phillips of the First Nations Summit.

Other speakers will include Chad Day, president of the Tahltan Central Government; Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; and Chief Gordon Planes of the T’Souke Nation.

B.C. was the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples through legislation. The act passed unanimously in the B.C. legislature on Nov. 26, 2019.

For more information, visit indigenouscleanenergyopportunities.gov.bc.ca.

B.C. welcomes dialogue on sustainable clean energy

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Indigenous people in British Columbia can join a conversation on the growing clean-energy sector to help ensure First Nations are involved and benefiting from B.C.’s low-carbon economy.

“First Nations in B.C. are eager to participate in environmentally sustainable clean-energy opportunities that uphold inherent Indigenous Title and Rights,” said Kukpi7 Judy Wilson, secretary-treasurer, Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs. “To fairly ensure there are sufficient resources to invest in clean-energy projects we

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TORONTO – November 11th, 2021 – The Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) is proud to announce its first Community Development (Box Sector) Coaching Certification Clinic that is specifically dedicated to certifying women coaches for the upcoming season.

This coaching clinic certification opportunity is scheduled to take place on the evenings (6pm–9pm) of November 24th and 25th at Children’s Arena in Oshawa, ON, and is open to women coaches of all skill and experience levels who are interested in coaching OLA box lacrosse in 2022. Current coaching data indicates that women are under-represented as coaches at the provincial level across all sports.

The Coaching Association of Canada reported that, of the individuals who identified taking a National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) course and recording it within The Locker (the dedicated online certification tracking system) in 2019, only 34% were women, compared to 66% men and 0.1% of another gender.

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these numbers do not include any non-NCCP training entered in The Locker or any training undertaken outside of the Coaching Association of Canada, there is an obvious gap in rates of training for women compared to men. All sports organizations have a responsibility to challenge the status quo, combat biases in the coaching pathway, and foster an inclusive culture in sport to actively advance gender equity in coaching.

While creating programs to help prepare women for coaching and leadership roles within sport, the OLA recognizes the need to be more inclusive so that it appeals to and retains female coaches. The purpose of organizing a coaching clinic specifically for women is to create a space for prospective coaches to becoming involved in the Ontario Lacrosse coaching community, with two specific goals in mind: First, this opportunity will improve recruitment and retention of women lacrosse coaches, and lead to a higher level of satisfaction of those involved.

By increasing opportunities to recruit more women and a broader base of participants from which to draw candidates

to fulfill club activities or roles, the OLA hopes to establish new and innovative approaches to coaching, training, and team operations. Second, increasing the number of women coaches will create a positive and inspiring environment for the participation of women and girls who play box lacrosse, decrease the drop-out rate of women and girls who played previously, and lead to new opportunities for a wider range of potential female participants in all capacities, some of whom may have felt excluded in the past.

This session is the first of what will be a series of women-centered coaching certification clinics specifically dedicated to developing and training women box lacrosse coaches across Ontario.

The dates, times and locations of future clinics will be announced soon, and will work to flexibly accommodate the schedules of as many participants as possible.

The deadline to register to attend is November 19th, 2021 at 11:59pm.

Participants must be fully vaccinated and government-mandated COVID-19 protocols will be followed.

The cost of the clinic has been lowered.

Last Friday, a statement by Selena Lasota of the Katzie First Nation on her decision to leave Team Canada Women's Lacrosse and try out for the Haudenosaunee Women’s Lacrosse team was released on the official Haudenosaunee Confederacy Women’s Lacrosse Program instagram account.

The account explained that Lasota's decision was bigger than lacrosse and that she chose to join the organization after the devastating news of the unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

Her full statement reads: “I asked to be released from the Canadian Lacrosse Association in order to try out for the Haudenosaunee Women’s Lacrosse program on May 27 - the same day that news of the 215 children found buried in unmarked graves on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School quickly spread across Canada and Around the world.

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“My decision was about more than lacrosse. Canada recently held its first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation to shine a brighter light on the injustices the Canadian government has inflicted on our Indigenous people.

On that day, I walked with survivors from the former residential “school” at Tinwis. Now, I want to walk onto the field to play the Creator’s Game alongside other Indigenous athletes, as we honour our shared cultures and compete together against the best players in the world. Our talent and our heretoge

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Since the beginning of the Kamloops Indian Residential School ground radar search, there have been over 7,000 graves found.

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By TRT Staff, with notes from NLL.com The start of November held various transactions for the NLL, including movement for Six Nations players. The following are the updates from November 3 - November 16.

November 3, 2021: The Rochester Knighthawks have placed Shawn Evans on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List. The Rochester Knighthawks have placed Thomas Hoggarth on the Active Roster from the Physically Unable to Perform List. The Rochester Knighthawks have placed Chris Willman on the Active Roster from the Hold Out List. The Toronto Rock have signed Koichi Nakamura to a one year agreement.

November 5, 2021: The

Calgary Roughnecks have signed Curtis Manning and Tyler Pace to one year agreements.The Calgary Roughnecks have placed Ryan Martel on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List.

November 8, 2021: The Albany FireWolves have released Kyle McClancy and Jake Gilmour from the Active Roster.The Buffalo Bandits have released Carter Stefaniak, Carson Rees, Taylor Kauffeldt, Vaughn Harris, Hunter Aggus from the Active Roster. The Buffalo Bandits have placed Thomas Vaesen, Colin Munro and Nicholas Miller on the Draft List. The Buffalo Bandits have placed Dhane Smith on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List. The Buffalo Bandits have placed Ethan O’Connor on the Active Roster from the Physically

Unable to Perform List.

The Buffalo Bandits have placed Joel Mathews on the Physically Unable to Perform List from the Active Roster. The Halifax Thunderbirds have placed Luke Van Schepen and James Barclay on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List. The Halifax Thunderbirds have signed Rhys Duch to a one year agreement. The New York Riptide have placed Nick Finlay on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List.

November 9, 2021: The Georgia Swarm have released Lukas Coote from the Active Roster.

The Georgia Swarm have signed Seth Oakes and Russ Oakes to two year agreements.

The Halifax Thunderbirds have placed Austin Shanks on the Active

Roster from the Injured Reserve List. The New York Riptide have released Braiden Davis and Dawson Tait from the Active Roster. The Rochester Knighthawks have signed Carson Rees to a two year agreement.

The Vancouver Warriors have released Aidan Danby from the Active Roster.

November 11, 2021: The Albany FireWolves have released Jake Foster from the Active Roster.

The Halifax Thunderbirds have released Ian McShane from the Active Roster.The Panther City Lacrosse Club have traded Charlie Kitchen to the Albany FireWolves in exchange for a conditional second round selection in the 2024 Entry Draft and a conditional third round selection in the 2022

Entry Draft. The Philadelphia Wings have signed Lukas Coote to a one year agreement.

November 12, 2021: The Buffalo Bandits have placed Doug Buchan on the Hold Out List from the Active Roster. The Calgary Roughnecks have released Brody McLean, Rhys Blake and Daire Newbrough from the Active Roster.

The Georgia Swarm have signed Vaughn Harris and Oakley Thomas to two year agreements. The Halifax Thunderbirds have released Brooker Muir, Tyler Brown, Daris Anderson, Luke Van Schepen from the Active Roster.

November 16, 2021: The Halifax Thunderbirds have signed Evan Tyler to a one year agreement.

The New York Riptide have released Mathieu Boissonneault, Dereck

Downs and Carter Badour from the Active Roster.

The Panther City Lacrosse Club have placed Sam Clare on the Hold Out List.

The Panther City Lacrosse Club have released Jack Jasinski from the Active Roster.

The Rochester Knighthawks have released Cam Milligan, Boedy Shields, Joshua Toguri and John Vezina from the Active Roster. The Toronto Rock have released Curtis Hall, Daniel Balawejder, Logan Holmes, Devon Dunkerley, Scott Del Zotto, Wyatt Barfoot, Koichi Nakamura from the Active Roster.

The Vancouver Warriors have released Jonah Boehm, William Clayton, Cody Arsenault, Dennon Armstrong from the Active Roster.

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as this is a very difficult program,” wrote Velvette Magee. Power skating is a technical skate focusing on developing power and speed. This is specific programming to teach young

hockey players or ringette players to learn how to skate more efficiently, explosively, powerfully, and be stable on their blades.

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Cody Doolittle completes highest level of power skating SIX NATIONS – Cody Doolittle, 15, of Six Nations, who plays for the Hagersville U18 team, successfully passed Level 6 Gold Power this Fall season in the Hagersville Power Program with Grace McKeen. McKeen Grace has been coaching for over 50 years, most of those with the Hagersville Skating Club. She runs the CanSkate and Power Skating programs, along with being a freelance Figure Skating Coach for the Hag-

Frogpond Maulers win in Nashville

NASHVILLE, TN — Between November 5 and 7, the Nashville Invitational took place at the Veterans Memorial Park with the Frogpond Maulers of Six Nations bringing home the championship final.

With a win over the Grand River Ironmen of Six Nations as well, 10-5, the Maulers have been featured as the 2021 champions.

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Thank You – Late Phyllis Sandy

Ronald C. Hill made the journey to join his late wife, Belva Mae Hill (Isaacs) on November 13, 2021. Ron was in his 90th year and is survived by his daughters and sons, Sandra, Ron Jr (Ginger), Lu Ann (Tim), Stanley (Paula) Michael, Linda (Don), his sisters Margaret (Buggs & Iris) and Marion (Snooker & Chuck), the grandchildren and great grand children.

Ron is predeceased by his parents Seymour and Ida Hill, sister Alva, sister Donna (John) and brother George (Carol).

In Loving Memory of Robin General November 23, 2017 In life we loved you deeply In death we love you still The moment that you died Our hearts were torn in two Remembering you is easy We do it every day, but Missing you is heartache That never goes away We hold you tightly, deep within our hearts, And there you will remain Until the joyous day arrives When we will meet again.

Ron was an iron worker, avid horseman, and successful Loved and dearly missed businessman. He loved to play pool and enjoyed by Rick, Courtney and dancing with mom. We wish him well on his journey. Rocky The family extends sincere gratitude to doctors, nurses, PSW’s, paramedics, medical drivers and friends who helped with his care.

Cremation and private ceremony to follow. Arrangements entrusted to the Keith Ovington Funeral Home, Burford.

As expressions of sympathy, donations in Ron’s memory may be made to the Iroquois Lodge. Keith Ovington www.keithovington.ca 519-449-1112

As some are aware, Phyllis was my wife for 52 years. And she will be forever in my heart this day and every day.

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Thank you to everyone for the beautiful flowers and monetary donations. There were a lot of support and comforting words by the Hill & Sandy families and friends though Phyllis’ journey. I would like to take this time to say a special thank you to the following that may this especially easier for me.

My brothers and sisters, Mark (Janice), Pete, Vinny, Jenica, Rosie, Flo, Sharron (Rick), LuLu (Michael), & Leenie (Mike) each and everyone of you a big hug and thank you from the bottom of my heart.

To my extended family the Sandy’s; Lyle (Ang), Duane (Peg), Jim (Cindy), Derek (Bekki), Sharon (Phil), Ali hugs and thank you.

My nephew and nieces which is way to many to even try and mention names…….. as they were all their at the time of my loss. To each and everyone; your kind words will be remembered today, tomorrow and years to come.

Phyllis’ journey was made easier by Dr. Amy Monture & Dr. Sarah Takach, and the First Nations Nurses, Six Nations Paramedics, Six Nations Public Health, Six Nations Home Support and RT Respiratory team from Simcoe, with the professional help and services of these people Phyllis’ journey was 100% easier.

I do want to mention, a heartfelt thanks to the Pall Bearers who had carried Phyllis to her final resting place. Pete Hill, Mark Hill, Tony Styres, Ryan Burnham, Michael “Snowy” Isaacs, Michael “Mighty” Hill and Bryan Porter.

Also, I cannot say it enough….Thank you, Styres Funeral Home for your guidance, Pastor Kenneth Hess for the prayers at Phyllis’ gravesite. Acknowledgment of the cooks from Hill’s Snack Bar; Brenda Duxbury, Simone Roy & the entire staff. Steve Salverta, Tim Hortons for the constant supply of donuts and coffee. The Sault family, Wake Singers for their songs and hymns, and all the cooks for the 10 days of seeing Phyllis’ onto her journey. A special thank you to Bev Jacobs, Reva Bomberry for keeping the household and other affairs in check for me.

For fear of me forgetting someone, I apologize now if I may have missed anyone for their kind words and memories shared during my lost. Believe me over time I hope to thank you personally. Bear with me family & friends.

FOREVER IN MY HEART….. AND ALWAYS REMEMBERED….

Love Bryan “B” Hill

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Shirley Mae Carpenter (Bomberry) Three years have past when you left us on November 20, 2018.

Cherished memories never Forgotten, Forever remembered by your sisters Ann General, Sandra Powless and brother Russell (Yvonne) Bomberry, your daughters Sharon (Kelvin) Skye, Cindy (Rich), Suzanne Carpenter and many grandchildren, great grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

We offer a free Virtual Drop-In series for adults wishing to explore their learning journey. Building confidence in essential skills will help pursue your employment, education, or independent goals.

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LONGBOAT: Steven Benjamin “Beef”

It is with profound sadness and broken hearts that we announce the passing of “Loretta Betty (Porter) Martin”, who started her journey on the day of Saturday November 13, 2021 in her 91st year.

Loving and devoted wife of the late Carson Martin.

Cherished mother of the late Alvie (Susan), the late Jean, the late Joe, Annie (late Ken), Kathy (late Maurice), Tony, the late Lori, Mary and Kim (Steve).

Predeceased by Parents Jesse and Lily Porter. Loving sister of Maynard (Sandra), Art (Deb), and Elda (late Paul). Predeceased by sisters Eleanor, Blanche (Fred), Marge (Hood). Predeceased by brothers Paul, Jim and Roy. Survived by numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren.

Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Resting peacefully at her home on 1778 4th Line, private viewing for family members will begin Monday 3-7pm. Funeral viewing for the public Tuesday evening 6-8pm. Funeral service Wednesday at 1pm with a private family burial to follow located at Six Nations Pentecostal Cemetery. Please follow COVID Protocol. Social distance, sanitize, wear masks and we ask that you please send your condolences if you are not feeling well. Arrangements by Styres Funeral Home, Ohsweken www.rhbanderson.com

Passed peacefully on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at the age of 58 years. He is survived by and will be sadly missed by his beloved partner, Cheryl; his kids Shannon, and Kiley May; grandkids, Shauntay, Sareena, and Brayson; mother, Janet; siblings, Chris, Joe, Lisa (Blake), Trisha (Dan), Lance, Addy (Alisha), and K.B. He will be greatly missed by his very good buddy Steve Montour, and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Predeceased by his dad Lee Longboat. Resting at his daughter’s home 21D Pine Cres., Ohsweken after 5 p.m. Saturday until 11 a.m. Monday. Masks are required. Cremation to follow. Arrangements by Styres Funeral Home, Ohsweken. www.rhbanderson.com

Logan, Wilfred “Willie” (March 15, 1935-November 11, 2021)

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Wilfred “Willie” Logan.

Father of Teense (late Ted Bomberry), Deenie (Coop Martin), Aub (Care) Logan, Dan (Debbie) Logan, Bedge (Ben) Vyse and Tiger (Natasha) Logan. Brother of Robert Logan (Shirley) and sister Ivadell Logan. Predeceased by wife Anne “Toots” Logan (nee Greene) and parents Joseph and Vernie Logan, brother Irvin (Verna) Logan, Roger and Eva Logan, Garnett (Ivan) Thomas. Son-in-law of the late Annie and Isaac Greene, brother-in-law of deceased Elwood Greene, Gene Greene, Marion Davis, Jesse Greene, Patricia Clause and Ben Greene. Willie leaves behind 16 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. As per his wishes there will be no service or visitation.

Cremation to follow. Arrangements by Styres Funeral Home. www.rhbanderson. com

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CLUES ACROSS 1. German philosopher 6. A type of stock trading (abbr.)

9. Cincinnati ballplayers 13. Deerlike water buffaloes 14. Island 15. Jewish calendar month 16. Round Dutch cheese 17. Unstressed syllable of a metrical foot 18. A restaurant needs one 19. Decent behaviors 21. Groans 22. Works hard 23. Upset 24. A sound made in speech 25. One point east of due south 28. Boxing’s GOAT 29. Whittles 31. Tailless amphibian 33. Surrounded 36. Doesn’t stay still 38. Copycat 39. Four-door car 41. Morally correct behavior 44. Something that is owed 45. Pasta needs it 46. Ant-Man’s last name 48. Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

49. Small period of time (abbr.)

51. Woman (French) 52. On or around 54. Fencing swords 56. Fonts 60. A command in the name of the court 61. Sprays with an irritant 62. Georgetown athlete 63. Dry or withered 64. Sign of injury 65. Tracts of land (abbr.)

66. 365 days 67. Physique 68. Icelandic poems

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you may not jump out of bed excited to work, but things may change in the next few days. Pleasant interactions at the workplace play a factor into your good mood.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Stop and smell the roses as much as possible, Taurus. Cherish the good things you encounter, whether they are big or small. Take advantage of an opportunity to indulge.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, don’t let trivial things distract you from the bigger picture. Even if a small opportunity does not initially seem like a big deal, it could grow in the days to come.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, people are interested in what you have to say, even if you’re normally inclined to keep things under wraps. Start practicing what you are going to talk about.

CLUES DOWN 1. Bodily substance 2. Internal 3. Provoke or annoy 4. Type of lounge chair 5. Losses 6. Makes less severe 7. Identifies a thing close at hand 8. Group of blood disorders (abbr.)

9. Rebuilt 10. Ancient Greek City 11. American investigative journalist 12. Partially melted snow 14. Take shape 17. Mexican beverage 20. Patti Hearst’s captors 21. Jacobs and Summers are two 23. Disfigure 25. Scientists’ tool (abbr.)

26. Ill-mannered person

Answers for November 17th, 2021 Crossword Puzzle

27. Overhang 29. Famed rat catcher 30. Passover feast and ceremony 32. Equal to 10 meters 34. Central processing unit 35. Chinese native religion 37. Unfermented juices 40. “To the __ degree” 42. Frozen water 43. Medieval circuit courts 47. 1,000 cubic feet (abbr.)

49. Gossipy 50. Shopping is one type 52. Palmlike plant 53. Partner to “oohed” 55. Welsh name meaning “snow” 56. Popular Mexican dish 57. It helps power devices 58. Reddish-brown wildcat 59. Impertinence 61. Legal financial term (abbr.)

65. Atomic #52

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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you may experience a burst of productivity in the days to come. Harness this energy and get as much done as possible. Expect a helping hand from others.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 This week will be a lesson in putting yourself first, Virgo. Even if you don’t crave the limelight, people will be shining a spotlight on you for the time being. Prove your worth.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, progress you make in the next several days could be beneficial to you in the long run, even if doesn’t seem like it right now. Keep plodding on.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 A surprising energy may compel you to eschew responsibilities and seek out some new horizons, Scorpio. Don’t shy away from exploring wherever you see fit.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Don’t be surprised if things get a little stressful at work this week, Sagittarius. Instead of feeling overwhelmed, think of it as an opportunity to find success.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Figure out how to strike a balance in your life, Capricorn. This may mean sharing work with other people to free up more opportunities to spend time with family.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you will be presented with various opportunities in the days to come. Some may be more worthy of your attention than others. Vet the options that come your way.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, uncertainty may hang over your love life.

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Help us kick off National Addictions Awareness Week with some bison burgers!

Time: 11am - 1pm (or until sold out) Location: 1546 Chiefswood Road Join us again in the evening for a presentation on concurrent disorders and how to support your loved one from Mental Health and Addictions staff!

Time: 6pm - 7pm Location: Zoom (call or email to register)

Slice Away the Stigma Event Help us slice away the stigma associated with Mental Health and Addictions!

Time: 11am - 2pm (or until sold out) Location: Village Pizza 1766 4th Line

Stories of Healing and Recovery Join us for a night of stories on healing, recovery, and how to support your loved ones who are going through substance use. Door prizes for people who register!

Time: 6pm - 7:30pm Location: Zoom (call or email to register)

Health Bus Tour and Naloxone Outreach Keep an eye out for the Health Bus as it goes around the community providing overdose education and response training!

10am - 11am: Family Gatherings on First Line 11am - 2pm: Iroquois Plaza 2:30 - 3:30pm: Jukasa Radio

Drive in Movie Night Come to the ILA where we will be screening Jessie Anthony's movie on substance use called "Brother I Cry" Time: 6pm - 8pm Location: ILA Sports 3201 Second Line (call or email to register) Due to the nature of the film this event will be 18+

For detailed information and to register for the zoom and movie event: Call 226-446-9909 OR email sndrugstrategy@sixnations.ca