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the final, Henhawk made a point of thanking the people who rarely get the spotlight: the sponsors, the management, the volunteers, the video guy, the timekeepers, the music man, the cooks, and especially the fans who packed the buildings night after night. “In life and lacrosse, family is everything and that’s what these boys were,” he

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the list. Henhawk has been open about the personal side of this year as well. In early August, while the finals were still underway, he marked nine months and three weeks alcohol-free. The timing was not lost on him. At the same time the Stealth were grinding through a best-of-five series, their coach was stacking another kind of

quiet win. He has shared parts of the longer journey publicly, including the decision to change course, the hard work that followed, and the decision to keep going. The championship arrived at a moment when that personal work was already showing results. The Meredith Cup is the Ontario junior C championship. For a Six Nations team to claim it for the first time carried real weight in the community. Players talked about the “Stealth or Die” mindset throughout the playoffs, and it showed up in the way they competed when games got chippy and the margins got thin. When the final horn sounded, the floor filled with hugs and the kind of noise that only comes after a long chase. Players who had been together for years finally got to lift the cup. Henhawk, true to form, kept pointing the credit back at the group. The win also earned him Coach of the Year recognition. It capped a season that already felt special before the hardware arrived. For a junior program, nights like this do not come around every year. The Stealth made this one count on the floor, in the stands, and, for their coach, in the quieter work that happened away from the arena. The 2026 Meredith Cup stays in Six Nations.

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Displaced Iroquois Lodge residents moved to Brantford facility By Donna Duric Iroquois Lodge residents, who were forced to evacuate the reserve’s only long-term care home after severe flooding in June 2025. Residents were forced to

flee the lodge after torrential downpours rendered the lodge unsalvageable and temporarily moved to a long-term care facility in Delhi. Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council announced last week the resi-

dents were being moved to a Brantford facility while they work on a new permanent long-term care facility for the reserve. “Six Nations of the Grand River (SNGR) staff have worked tirelessly to bring residents closer

to home,” SNGR said in a press release. “Through these efforts, and with the assistance of the City of Brantford, a lease at the Fox Ridge facility, located at 389 West St., Brantford, was finalized with SNGR.” Residents were moved

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space for the residents while we progress with the new Iroquois Lodge build in Ohsweken.” Fox Ridge is a senior assisted-living facility with 24-hour nursing care. SNGR Elected Chief Sherri-lyn Hill and Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis said the move is an example of the “strong partnership” between the two communities. “This outcome reflects the strong partnership between our communities and our shared commitment to ensuring residents remain as close to home, family, and community as possible while plans for the new Iroquois Lodge continue,” Hill and Davis said in a press release. “This success demonstrates the positive outcomes that can be achieved when neighboring communities work together with intention and a shared purpose. Through collaboration and advocacy, both Councils helped make it possible to bring residents closer to home.” This is the fourth home the roughly 50 residents have been ferried to since last year’s flood. Draft plans for a new long-term care facility near the Jay Silverheels Complex have been presented to elected council but no final plans are in place yet. Estimated costs for a new facility hover around $10 million. The draft plans for a new facility, brought to elected council in January this year, detailed a 64-bed, 60,000 sq. foot facility on over four acres of land just off Sunrise Court. However, some councillors expressed concerns that the proposed site sits on a slope and could also be prone to future flooding. In the meantime, SNGR said it thanked everyone while it works towards building a new permanent facility for elders. “SNGR would like to extend a nia:wen ko:wa to all the residents, powers of attorney, families, and community members for their patience, cooperation, and understanding during this challenging time.

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HCCC responds to SNGR land boundary MOU with Brantford By Donna Duric The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) says Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council has no authority to be signing agreements regarding treaty lands with the City of Brantford and that it will not allow its relationship to the land to be reduced to an “interest.” “It must be stated plainly: the Six Nations of the Grand River as a signatory to this MOU, are just the elected Band Administration and have no authority to represent the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, to speak on behalf of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, or to enter into agreements that purport to bind the Haudenosaunee Confederacy or diminish its jurisdiction, laws, rights, or responsibilities,” the HCCC said in a statement. The statement comes after SNGR signed an MOU with the City of Brantford on Aug. 18 regarding the city’s boundary adjustments so that Six Nations could advocate with the city to put pressure on Ontario “so that both of our communities could prosper."

Six Nations community members expressed concerns about the MOU on social media and SNGR sent out a press release explaining why it signed the MOU. “First Nations in Ontario have no legal way to benefit from development on lands that were once home to First Nations people,” SNGR said. “Until nine years ago, municipalities in Ontario were able to charge and collect development fees that could be passed onto First Nations in recognition of their historical land interests and inherent rights.” SNGR says Ontario changed this legislation, disregarding First Nations’ rights to benefit from development on Treaty lands that were never signed away, surrendered or given up by First Nations; permitting everyone else to benefit from development, except First Nations. “In fact, Ontario announced just days ago that they are rewarding municipalities who do not charge development fees—limiting even further, any possible legal way for First Nations to see benefit from development on our lands.” For three years, SNGR

said, Six Nations and Brantford have "asked permission" from Ontario to do something different, “to be creative and innovative” so that both communities can prosper. “Our efforts were ignored,” SNGR said. “We (Brantford and SNGR) will continue to advocate to Ontario to make the necessary legislative changes to right their wrongs.” SNGR said the MOU has received a lot of support from other municipalities across Ontario. The MOU, SNGR said, is the beginning steps toward future collaboration and discussions that aims to see Six Nations benefit through a Community Prosperity Fund. “Nothing in this MOU will or is intended to take away from the Treaty, constitutional, or inherent rights of Six Nations of the Grand River. The MOU does not sell, surrender, or transfer any Six Nations lands, rights, or interests. The MOU is not a final agreement about the boundary lands.” SNGR said the MOU is a "starting point. It puts in writing that Six Nations and

the City of Brantford intend to continue discussions and identify matters that need to be worked through. Before any formal agreement is signed, community consultation will occur. No rights have been surrendered. No final decision has been made.” The HCCC, however, took exception to the announcement. “The Haudenosaunee cannot and will not accept a framework that reduces our relationship to these lands to an “interest,” an economic benefit, or a seat at the table after decisions concerning development have already been established. Our relationship to these lands does not originate with municipal boundaries, planning processes, or agreements between governments. It is grounded in our responsibilities, laws, relationships, and the longstanding connection of the Haudenosaunee to the land.” The boundary adjustment includes 7,563 acres of land transferred for future development and states that Six Nations will share in the economic pros-

perity of such development. “From a Haudenosaunee perspective, prosperity cannot be defined simply by financial participation in development. True prosperity requires that the land, the waters, the people, and those faces yet to come are considered in every decision. Our principles call upon us to act with responsibility, respect, balance, and friendship—not to surrender or diminish our inherent jurisdiction in exchange for economic benefits.” The HCCC also said it was concerned that the MOU has not been publicly released. “The public is being asked to accept the City of Brantford and the elected Band Administration’s characterization of an agreement whose contents have not been disclosed for public review. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council has not been provided the MOU and therefore cannot accept claims about what the agreement establishes, what commitments it contains, or what authority it purports to recognize. An agreement concern-

ing lands and matters of such significance to the Haudenosaunee cannot be shielded from scrutiny while simultaneously being presented publicly as a meaningful framework for cooperation and shared prosperity. Transparency is fundamental to a respectful relationship, and the HCCC expects the complete MOU to be made public.” The land in question is unsurrendered land, says the HCCC and any development on it requires the consent of the HCCC. “Anything short of consent from the HCCC will render development of these lands unlawful and will jeopardize any development where we will empower our people to protect these lands from encroachment and theft. The Haudenosaunee will not allow consultation, collaboration, or economic benefit arrangements to be presented as substitutes for recognition of our laws, responsibilities, and jurisdiction.” The HCCC says Brantford needs to recognize that the HCCC is not just another

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stakeholder. “If Brantford is serious about building a respectful relationship, then that relationship must begin with an honest recognition that the Haudenosaunee Confederacy are not simply another stakeholder in the development of our lands. We expect governments and municipalities to engage with the Haudenosaunee on the basis of mutual respect, responsibility, and nation-to-nation relations, and to recognize that development cannot proceed by treating our jurisdiction as an issue to be managed through municipal planning processes. The Haudenosaunee will continue to stand for the land, our laws, our people, and generations yet unborn, and we will assess and evaluate future actions by whether they demonstrate genuine respect for those responsibilities, not merely by the words contained in an agreement.” What’s more, the City of Brantford still has a decades-old, active injunction

against the HCCC related to protests on development projects in the city around 2008. “The City cannot publicly speak of strengthening relationships, respect, and shared prosperity while maintaining an injunction against the legitimate Haudenosaunee government that directly affects the ability of our people to exercise their responsibilities on our own territory,” the HCCC said. “This contradiction cannot be ignored. An injunction against the Haudenosaunee is not simply a legal matter between two parties; it creates a continuing environment of uncertainty and risk for Haudenosaunee people who are exercising their responsibilities to protect and care for these lands. It is unacceptable to seek economic agreements and public recognition with one entity while simultaneously using the authority of the Canadian legal system against the Haudenosaunee and those acting under its direction.” The HCCC also called the

public MOU signing with the use of sacred symbols like wampums “deeply disrespectful” and “insulting.” “The use of Haudenosaunee wampum to present or legitimize an agreement between the City of Brantford and the elected Band Administration is inappropriate and misleading. Wampum is not a decorative symbol to be used to give an appearance of Haudenosaunee legitimacy to an agreement. Wampum carries meaning, law, relationship, responsibility, and the commitments made between parties under Haudenosaunee governance. No foreign entity operating under a Canadian governmental framework has the right to enter the sacred circle of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and take, display, or use our sacred intellectual and cultural property—including our Wampum Belts, treaties, and other sacred items—in a manner that misrepresents their meaning, authority, or relationship to Haudenosaunee governance.”

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Inheritance, Not Membership What was said at Birkett Lane, and what the October trial could settle without asking BENJAMIN DOOLITTLE UE ben@tworowtimes.com

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On the nineteenth of August the Lands and Resources Department held a virtual engagement session on the proposed Birkett Lane development, a hundred acres on the Brantford side of the river. Sessions like it happen often. This one produced four answers worth setting down, because together they describe how a two-hundred-and-fortyyear-old promise is being handled six weeks before a courtroom takes it up. Asked what makes the Council certain it holds an interest under the Haldimand Proclamation, the Director of Lands and Resources answered that the instrument says the Mohawks and others of the Six Nations, and that we are all grouped as one body together. Asked whether the Proclamation is a treaty, he said there is no actual treaty to speak of, and none was made with the chiefs. Asked what process had reached Mohawk posterity, the panel said the engagement is not Mohawk targeted and is geared to all Six Nations. Asked who the developers bought from, a panellist said he did not know. Those answers were candid, given without notice in a public forum by people with no lawyer beside them, and that is worth more than a polished evasion. But candour is not accuracy, and the first three describe a legal position with consequences most people have never been told. Start with the grouping. The Proclamation of 25 Oc-

tober 1784 sets apart the tract for the Mohawks and others of the Six Nations who wished to settle there. The recital gives the reason twice: the early attachment of the Mohawk to the Crown's cause, and the loss of their settlements in New York which they thereby sustained. The consideration is Mohawk. The instrument names no council, creates no corporation, and appoints nobody to hold anything for anyone. It runs to persons and their posterity, which in law means it descends as any inheritance descends, parent to child, individually. Nor is that only how it reads now. In 1803 the Confederacy sought a voice in Grand River affairs and was refused. William Stone, a New York editor writing his life of Brant a generation later, recorded the reason as it was understood: the grant had been notoriously made for the exclusive benefit of the Mohawk nation. Stone was a historian, not a lawyer, and his book is no instrument. But he wrote close enough to the events to know what people believed, and it was not that everyone was grouped as one body together. Grouped as one body together is therefore not a description of the instrument. It describes what happened to the people named in it. In 1924 the Crown dissolved the council that held this relationship and imposed an elected system under a federal statute. Everyone here has lived inside the consequences since, and the body that exists today did not choose them. But an interest descending to individuals does not

become collective because a statute reorganised the government. Which brings us to this autumn. On 5 October the liability phase opens in the action the Elected Council commenced against Canada and Ontario in 1995. It is an accounting claim: its premise is that lands within the tract were improperly surrendered and the proceeds mismanaged. Canada's defence is that the surrenders were valid. Read them side by side and something appears that neither party says out loud. Both agree surrenders happened. They differ only on whether they were proper and whether the money was handled correctly. Nobody in that courtroom argues the interest was never released at all. That is not a technicality. An accounting claim asks what a loss was worth, and accepts in its framing that the loss occurred. If it succeeds the outcome is a sum of money, and whether the interest still subsists is answered by implication, without argument, in the negative. A right in land becomes a figure in a judgment. And if the interest descends individually, it is not the Council's to convert. A body constituted under section 74 of the Indian Act, drawing its membership from a register kept under that Act, is not the posterity of the Mohawk of Canajoharie, Tikondarago and Aughquaga. The register excludes people the Proclamation does not, by marriage, by parentage, by enfranchisement, and by rules Canadian courts have found unconstitutional. Every one is somebody's grandchild, and on the face

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of the 1784 instrument every one holds. A principle of Canadian constitutional law speaks to this directly, and it came by way of a case about a lawyer rather than a treaty. In Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia the Supreme Court held that equality does not mean identical treatment, and that treating people who are differently situated as though they were the same can itself be discrimination. The accommodation of differences, the Court said, is the essence of true equality. Grouped as one body together is the reverse. It takes a distinction the Crown made in 1784, for reasons recited on the face of the instrument, and dissolves it in the name of unity. The Universal Declaration supplies the other half. Article 15 provides that everyone has the right to a nationality and that no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of it. A register deciding who is Mohawk by rules written in Ottawa, and a proceeding settling a people's rights without asking them, arrive at the same place by different roads. The notice answer is not a small point. Geared to all Six Nations means a process built to reach a band list. Not a descendant in Rochester, or Ohsweken, or Hamilton, whose grandmother lost status in 1957 and has never appeared on any register kept by anyone. Nor further, and it needs to. Loyalist families scattered after the Revolution to the Maritimes, to England, and in numbers to the Caribbean, where they were resettled in Jamaica and the Bahamas. Two hundred and forty

years of descent respects neither border nor coastline. A person holding under the 1784 instrument could as easily be in Kingston, Jamaica as Kingston, Ontario, or in Johannesburg, or Shanghai. Descent is a fact about parentage, not about where somebody lives. A court order in the same litigation illustrates it. In September 2022 a judge of the Superior Court directed notice of a representation motion to twenty named recipients. Seven are Mohawk: the Longhouse at Rooseveltown, Akwesasne, Kahnawà:ke, Kanesatake, the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, Wahta, and Saint Regis. Mohawk communities across two countries and three provinces, served by order of a court, in a proceeding about the Haldimand Tract. The Mohawk of Grand River were not on the list. The Bay of Quinte Mohawks were, and they hold under a different instrument on a different tract. The one Mohawk community living on the land the Proclamation describes was the one left out. I do not read that as bad faith, but as the natural result of the grouping: once the posterity interest is folded into a collective claim, there is no separate party to notify, because on that view none exists. One further matter may be the hinge of the case. In 1793 Governor Simcoe issued a patent for the tract. It covered less land than the Proclamation, did not reach the source of the river, and turned the others of the Six Nations from people permitted to settle into principals of the grant. Brant refused it, for

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that reason. An instrument that is refused does not replace the one it was meant to replace. There was no novation. That matters because of where the Council's standing comes from. When the Ontario Court of Appeal restored the Council's action in the Isaac case, it held the Simcoe patent vested a personal and usufructuary interest rather than a fee simple, which brought the lands back within the Indian Act definition of a reserve, and the Council's statutory footing with them. Remove the patent and, on the trial judge's reasoning, the lands are not a reserve and the Act does not reach them. So a party cannot rely on Simcoe for its capacity to sue while claiming the extent of Haldimand by inference. They are different instruments describing different tracts, and one was refused. The narrowing attempted in 1793 never took effect, because Brant saw it and would not sign. It would be strange to accept it now, in a courtroom, on behalf of people who were never asked. One more thing belongs on the record. Eleven months before the August session, the fifty-ninth Elected Council proclaimed 25 October a Sovereign Holiday in perpetuity, reaffirming by resolution what it called the Haldimand Treaty between the Six Nations of the Grand River and the British Crown. A holiday commemorating a treaty in September, and no treaty to speak of the following August. Both cannot stand, and which is correct matters, because if the Proclamation is a

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SIX NATIONS COUNCIL Registered Dietitian Child & Youth Health, Wellbeing Contract (1 year) $38.68-$48.35/hour Until Filled Indigenous Transitions Facilitator Home and Community Care, Wellbeing Full-Time $70,400 – $88,000/year Until Filled Dietitian Diabetes Wellness Program, Wellbeing Full-Time $70,400 - $88,000/year Until Filled Addictions Counsellor Mental Wellness, Wellbeing Contract $34.73/hour September 2, 2026 Behaviour Therapy Assistant Child and Youth Health, Wellbeing Full-Time $27.20/hour September 2, 2026 Manager of Human Resources Human Resources, Core Services Full Time $88,000/year September 2, 2026 Activity Assistant Iroquois Lodge, Wellbeing Contract $27.20/hour September 2, 2026 Social Worker – Counsellor Child and Youth Health, Wellbeing Full Time $70,400/year September 2, 2026 Social Worker – Family Counsellor Child and Youth Health, Wellbeing Full-Time (Contract) $70,400/year September 2, 2026 Social Worker – Play Therapy Child and Youth Health, Wellbeing Full-Time (Contract) $70,400/year September 2, 2026 Early Learning Facilitator Early Years Child Care, Social Service Contract (1 year) $27.20/hour September 2, 2026 Facilities and Residential Support Home and Community Care, Wellbeing Part-Time $23.08/hour September 2, 2026 SIX NATIONS AND NEW CREDIT Student Counsellor OSTTC Full-Time $55,200 - $77,300/year Until Filled Teachers & Teacher Assistants Everlasting Tree School Full-Time TBD Until Filled Director of Operations Mississaugas of the Credit Full-Time TBD Until Filled Business Corporation (MCBC) Night-Time Customer Service Representative Six Nations Group Part-Time TBD Until Filled Facilities Manager Six Nations Group Full-Time $80,800 - $121,200/year Until Filled Director of Investments Six Nations Group Full-Time (Hybrid) $102,400 - $153,600/year Until Filled Director of Energy Projects and Services Six Nations Group Full-Time (Hybrid) $102,400 - $153,600/year Until Filled Public Relations Officer Six Nations Group Full-Time $59,200 - $88, 800/year Until Filled Child Protection Worker Ogwadeni:deo Full-Time $ 57,600 - $ 87,750/year Until Filled Baker Tim Hortons Full-Time TBD Until Filled Communications & Events Assistant Six Nations Group Contract $50,000 - $75,000/year Until Filled Content Marketing Specialist Six Nations Group Full-Time $54,400.00 - $81,600.00/year Until Filled Archaeology Field Technicians Six Nations Group Contract $28/hour Until Filled IT Point Person Kawenni:io/Gaweni:yo School Full-Time $64,000-$85,000/year August 28, 2026 School Mental Health Worker Kawenni:io/Gaweni:yo School Full-Time $54,153.44 - $71,922.84/year August 28, 2026 Intermediate/Highschool Teacher Kawenni:io/Gaweni:yo School Full-Time $54,000 - $104,429.00/year August 28, 2026 Special Education Resource Teacher Kawenni:io/Gaweni:yo School Full-Time $54,000 - $104,429.00/year August 28, 2026 Client Service Specialist Grand River Employment and Training Inc. Full-Time $40,300 - $52,300/year August 28, 2026 The GREAT Job Board is brought to you by Service Canada. Only local positions are posted in the paper. For more positions in the surrounding area, visit our job board at www.greatsn.com! To apply for funding, book your intake appointment with an ETC by calling 519-445-2222 (Toll-Free long distance at 1-888 218-8230 or email us at info@greatsn.com. Job descriptions are available at GREAT Weekdays... Monday through Friday from 8:30-4:30pm 16 Sunrise Court, Ohsweken

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SCOREBOARD WATCHIN’ 2026 WEEK 33 By Jazz Fuller Good day everyone, welcome back to Rez sports talk! The Buffalo Bills are off to a hot start in their NFL Preseason matches with another 31-7 win over the Cleveland Browns. QB’s Kyle Allen & Shane Buechele led the air attack combing for 239 passing yards and 2 TD’s. RB’s Ian Wheeler & Frank Gore Jr led the ground attack with a combined 110 rushing yards. WR JaMori Maclin led all wide receivers with 108 reception yards to go along with a touchdown. The Bills will play their final preseason game tomorrow night in Buffalo in new Highmark stadium at 7pm vs Pittsburgh Steelers. The Bills will then have two weeks off as they prepare for their first regular season game in Houston against the Texans on Sunday, September 13th at 1pm.

In MLB news, the hometown Toronto Bluejays took a step in the wrong direction over the weekend, losing 2 out of 3 games in NYC to the Yankees. The jays lost Friday night 3-1, won on Saturday 4-3, then lost sunday 8-3. The Jays currently hold a record of 64-68 and are in a tight 6 team race for the final wildcard playoff spot. This week the Jays are back home in Toronto for a 3 game series against the Kansas City Royals. Pitching matches for each game: Tuesday night, KC pitcher Seth Lugo vs Max Scherzer, Wednesday & Thursday pitching matchups are TBD. The Bluejays are currently sitting 4th out of 5 teams behind the Tampa Rays 78-53, NY Yankees 74-56 & Boston Red Sox 72-59. In College football news, week one is finally here! A new season of exciting college football kicks off this Saturday across

United States. Big games to look out for this Saturday include Memphis vs UNLV -4, Hawaii vs Stanford, and North Carolina State vs Virginia. The AP TOP 25 team rankings before the start of this season are as follows: #1 Ohio State Buckeyes #2 Oregon Ducks #3 Georgia Bulldogs #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish #5 Texas Longhorns #6 Indiana Hoosiers (Defending National Champions) #7 Miami Hurricanes #8 Texas A&M Aggies #9 Ole Miss Runnin’ Rebels #10 Oklahoma Sooners #11 LSU Tigers #12 Texas Tech Red Raiders #13 Alabama Crimson Tide #14 BYU Cougars #15 USC Trojans #16 Michigan Wolverines #17 Washington Huskies #18 Penn State Cougars #19 SMU Mustangs #20 Tennessee Volunteers

#21 Utah Utes #22 Iowa Hawkeyes #23 Houston Cougars #24 Louisville Cardinals #25 Missouri Tigers The top 5 ranked players in the country and their current Heisman Trophy Odds #5 Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State +1500 odds to win #4 Dante Moore, QB, Oregon Ducks +1100 odds to win #3 Trinidad Chambliss, QB, Ole Miss Runnin’ Rebels +1300 odds to win #2 Archie Manning, QB, Texas Longhorns +800 odds to win #1 CJ Carr, QB, Notre Dame Fighting Irish +750 odds to win That is it for the week’s sports edition, short and sweet! As always, thanks for tuning in every week to read our newspaper and sports column. We appreciate you!

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Terrance Daniel “Bear” Hill January 10, 1975 - August 19, 2026

Smith: Kari August 6, 1960 - August 23, 2026

Beloved husband of Becky. Loving father of Hannah (Hawenaedas), Lily (Darius), Daniel “Buzz” (deceased), Kaylee, Sam (Danielle), and Blair (Rae). Dear Papa to Violet, Cassius, Kaius, Gosdaedas, Willow, Sonny, Tehonatase, Wahsa, Tahonwakatha, Isla, Bobo, and Waehsa. Beloved son of Terry “Big Bear” & Lorraine. Son-in-law of Lynne (deceased), and Frank (Ruth). Brother-in-law of Leslie, Pamela (Derrick), and Emilee. Uncle to many nieces & nephews. Resting at his home, 1833 First Line, Six Nations after 5pm Friday where Funeral Service and Burial will be held on Saturday August 22, 2026 at 10am. Arrangements by Styres Funeral Home, Ohsweken. www.rhbanderson.com Yard Sale Yard Sale 72 New Credit Road/off Townline Saturday August 29th (8-1 PM). Some nice things for sale. Garage and Yard Sale

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Passed peacefully, surrounded with love, at Stedman’s Community Hospice in Brantford, ON on August 23, 2026 at 12:05 a.m. Kari is survived by her children Boshk (Annette), Dawniss (Karl), Martina, Corrina, Bettina (Marc & Lori), and Georgina (Bill) by her siblings Wanda, Cindy (Tony), Brock (Cathy), Sandy, Jerry, Ramona, Barbara (George), and Norman by grandchildren and great-grandchildren Destiny, Wyatt, Corey, Alyssa (Tyler) - Nowaatin, Laken, Kodyn, Kessler, Hope (Corey) - Caiden, Hazelynn, Nicole, Joshua, Jaylen - Grace, Nicholas, Brandon, Brianna - Maeya, RJ, Marceline, Sarah, Autumn - Rowan, and Raelynn and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Kari is predeceased by her son Jason-baa, husband John-baa, brother Scott, niece Jessica, in-laws Ed, Georgina, Bea, Francis, Ronny, & Pauline, her parents Chub & Darlene (Deopping) Smith, many cousins, friends & co-workers, and ceremony family. Sacred fire started Sunday, August 23. Visitation will take place Monday, August 24 at 1074 Sour Springs Road, ceremony and burial to be held Tuesday, August 25, at 10:00 a.m., at 1074 Sour Springs Road. www.rhbanderson.com Community White Corn

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Good vibes are heading your way, Aries. Cosmic energy continues through your sign, showing visions of future ambitions. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Appreciate the world around you, Taurus. It’s easy to get fixated on what isn’t working, but be grateful for all of the things that are going right. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, light banter is the name of the game for conversation this week. Avoid any topics that can lead to confrontation or confusion. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 You may have a sudden urge to get organized at home or the office, Cancer. Spend time sorting and clearing out the clutter to be more productive.

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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Celebrate yourself this week, Leo. You deserve some recognition just for being you. What better person than you to initiate that? VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Your responsibilities are at an all-time high right now, Libra. That means you are in high demand. Pick and choose projects to fit your schedule. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Give yourself a break, Libra. You have been putting your nose to the grindstone for a long time. You deserve an opportunity to enjoy the lighter side of life for a bit. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, advocate and negotiate for yourself as much as you can in the days to come. Some skillful self-promotion can open new and exciting doors. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Right now your demeanor is sensitive and compassionate, Sagittarius. Unfortunately, this can make you vulnerable, so keep your friends close. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 There may be surprises around the workplace this week, Capricorn. A supervisor may be sending mix signals. Ride out this unsettled time. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, patience is an asset this week. A careful approach to problem-solving will yield the results you’re seeking. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Try not to question the mysteries of the universe right now, Pisces. Unconventional vibes are coming your way, which may lead you on some bizarre, yet enjoyable journeys.

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