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Derek Miller (top left), Lacey Hill and Gary Farmer performed at the Fall Fair and sounded great on the weekend. The Six Nations Agricultural Society sent out a big thank you over social media this week to thank everyone to helped make a successful fall fair for the Six Nations Community. "On behalf of the Six Nations Agricultural Society Executive, we want to send a huge Nya:weh to everyone who helped make the 2026 Six Nations Fall Fair such a memorable success. This Fair is more than an event — it is a celebration of community, tradition, family and togetherness. And it would not be possible without the people LAFORCE who show up, pitch in and support it year after year."
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Mohawk Village Memorial Park nearing completion DONNA DURIC
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It was a beautiful late summer day on Saturday as dozens gathered at the site of the beautiful Mohawk Village Memorial Park in Brantford, a project meant to honour survivors of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School. The park sits on the property right in front of the notorious residential school and includes gardens, benches, a sculpted strawberry and toadstool climbing installation, meandering paths (appropriately named healing pathways), a pavilion, and soon, a memorial wall. The gorgeous interlocking path was just installed a few weeks ago, allowing guests at Saturday’s
fundraiser to walk or run along the path to honour survivors while raising funds for the rest of the work to be completed. The project has been years in the making, thanks to the tireless work of various volunteers and survivors. The park is a place of remembrance and healing for survivors and their families and is continuing to accept donations to finish the work on the memorial park. Survivors have been holding the annual fundraiser every September encouraging participants to run or walk 17 km, which is roughly the distance from the Mohawk Institute back home to Six Nations. Children were constantly running away from the school to get back home and away from the abuse
and torture they endured at the government-sponsored, church-run boarding school. Survivors Dawn Hill, Roberta Hill, Sherlene Bomberry and Roland Martin gathered and reminisced about their time at the school before it closed down in 1970, noting that as the years pass on, there are fewer and fewer survivors left. Additional features to be installed include more garden areas, a memorial wall, pond, fire pit area, tiered garden and a fruit orchard. Anyone wishing to donate to the cause can send an e-transfer to mvmp@ mohawkvillagepark.com. It is a registered charity and also has a page on the popular donation page Canada Donates where people can donate, as well.
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Celebrate Orange Shirt Day with us by joining our drive-thru giveaway event on SEPTEMBER 25th! Giveaway: Family Togetherness Package* (first come, first serve basis!) Come together with family & friends on September 30th to enjoy the contents of this year's giveaway! Oneida Business Park: (50 Generations Drive) 4-7pm (or until activity packs run out)
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Scare in the Square Halloween event returns October 2 and 3 STAFF REPORT
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BRANTFORD - The City is thrilled to announce the return of Brantford’s Scare in the Square on Friday, October 2 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. A wide variety of family-friendly Halloween-themed activities, inflatables and costume contests will take place at Harmony Square (89 Dalhousie St.). Spookier activities geared to teens 13+ and adults will take place at Mohawk Park (51 Lynwood Dr.). Free accessible shuttles will be available to move attendees between Harmony Square and Mohawk Park on both days. “Brantford is the place to be this October, filling downtown with spooky fun for all ages,” says Jennifer Middleton, Special Events Supervisor. “It’s always exciting to see residents, local businesses and visitors get
into the spirit by dressing up and joining the fun. The City is grateful to our sponsors and volunteers for helping make this free to attend, beloved event possible.” Family-friendly activities Everyone’s favourite annual Halloween activities return to Harmony Square this year, featuring a mix of free and ticketed experiences for all ages. Be inspired by the creativity and craftsmanship of the community scarecrow and pumpkin carving entries and be sure to vote for your favourite. Create a Halloween-themed craft at Casper’s Craft Corner on Friday, October 2 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 3 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Step into style at the Boo-tique Nail Salon, presented by Royal Nails, to have your nails painted in a seasonal orange and black on Friday, October 2 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, October 3, 2026 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Come and visit the Sleeping Princess and Evil Fairy on Friday, October 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Cowboy Sheriff
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and Yodeling Cowgirl on Saturday, October 3 from 1 pm to 3 pm. New this year, get ready to turn up the fun and tune into your own beat at the Silent Disco, in partnership with Contact Brant, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 3. Limited glowing headphones will be available to select from multiple music channels for the ultimate, immersive dance party. In addition, be sure to keep an eye out for the Comedy in Motion: Stilt Walking Duo walking around Harmony Square on Saturday,
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October 3 from 12:50 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and comedy juggling show on the Bell Stage from 1:40 p.m. to 2 p.m. Unleash the fun and a chance to win prizes for your furry friends at the HOWL-o-ween Dog Parade, presented by Global Pet Foods. Join us at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, October 2 for the beloved Dog Costume Parade around Harmony Square, followed by dog costume judging and the chance to win incredible prizes for your four-legged friend. View a list of contest categories and prizes to be
won at www.Brantford.ca/ ScareintheSquare. A live DJ will be onsite spinning thrilling tunes for the Halloween roller skating party, sponsored by Mitsui High-tec (Canada) Inc. on Friday, October 2 from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Onsite registration is required for roller skating and rentals will be available for $5. On Saturday, October 3, families are invited to explore Downtown Brantford in costume, visit participating businesses for trick-or-treating, and discover special Halloween-themed activities and surprises throughout the core. A stationary Jeep and Mustang display will add to the festive atmosphere between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., followed by a costume judging contest at 4 p.m. featuring amazing prizes. Be sure to stay for Quinn Morris and QM Dance Company Dancers as they lead participants through the iconic Thriller dance choreography in Harmony Square at 5 p.m. Kiddies Fun Trak amuse-
ment rides are returning this year. A variety of attraction packages and Ride-All-Day wristbands will be available to purchase to enjoy the fun on Friday, October 2 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday, October 3, 2026 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Purchase Ride-All-Day wristbands for $7 per person/day or $10 per person/both days. Single ride tickets can be purchased during the event in the Harmony Square Main Office for $2 each. Purchase tickets to test your problem-solving skills in one of two immersive Escape Rooms, the Clown’s Dressing Room and the Witch’s Hut, hosted by Five Nineteen Productions or a Paranormal Tour at the Bank of Montreal location on Market St and Darling St, presented by the Ontario Paranormal Society. Children ages 7 and under must be with an adult aged 18 or over to enter the escape rooms or take the tour. Visit Brantford.ca/ScareintheSquare for information on attraction prices and
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bundle package deals you won't want to miss. Beat the lines and purchase attraction tickets in advance at Brantford City Hall at 58 Dalhousie St., Monday, September 21 to Friday, September 25 and Monday, September 28 to Thursday, October 1, 2026 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased on-site at the event. Refunds will not be offered for unused tickets. Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food to donate in support of The Brantford Food Bank. Donation bins will be placed throughout Harmony Square during the event on Friday and Saturday. Activities for teenagers and adults Purchase tickets to enter the Haunted House if you dare, hosted by the Fright Club, in the Mohawk Park Pavilion and prepare to have a frightfully fun time with bone-chilling scares. Continue the fright filled night by taking a walk through the free Scare in the Trail winding its way through the Mohawk Park
trails where ghosts and ghouls fear to tread. To participate in the Scare in the Trail or enter the Movie Slashers Haunted House, attendees must be aged 13 or over, or with an adult aged 18 or over to enter. Both teen and adult activities take place on Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are required to enter the Haunted House and can be purchased on site. Detailed schedules, information and pricing details can be found at Brantford.ca/ScareintheSquare. Transportation Brantford Transit is available to attendees looking for transportation to Harmony Square, with the main terminal conveniently located only one block away. Schedules, routes and rates are available online at Brantford.ca/Transit. Free accessible Brantford Transit shuttles are available to take attendees to and from Harmony Square and Mohawk Park on Friday and Saturday between 6 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Shuttle pick-ups are located on Col-
borne Street at Harmony Square and the lower level of Mohawk Park. Involvement opportunities There are several ways for local businesses and organizations to be involved in this year’s Scare in the Square event: Sponsorship Donate prizes for contests Hand out treats to trick-or-treaters Participate in the storefront decorating contest Enter the pumpkin carving contest Decorate a scarecrow and enter the scarecrow decorating contest Find out how to be involved at Brantford.ca/ ScareintheSquare. Volunteer opportunities The City of Brantford is currently seeking volunteers to assist with various Scare in the Square duties. High school community hours will be available. Accepted volunteers will be required to take mandatory virtual training on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Six Nations of the Grand River
LITIGATION SURVEY BACKGROUND INFO: Six Nations of the Grand River is suing Canada and Ontario in a court case that began in 1995. The case is about lands along the Grand River that Six Nations says were promised under the 1784 Haldimand Proclamation, but were not properly protected, sold, or managed. Six Nations is asking the court to recognize these historic wrongs and order compensation. The trial is to begin October 5, 2026 in Toronto.
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Six Miles From Either Bank BENJAMIN DOOLITTLE UE ben@tworowtimes.com
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A man in Brantford fills a glass at his sink without a thought. Out here a truck comes up a driveway in the dark, a hose goes over, a cistern fills under the yard, and every child in the house knows the hollow note the tank makes when it is nearly empty. When the delivery is late, or the pump quits, or the money is thin that week, a household does arithmetic nobody teaches in school. How many showers are left in the tank. Whether the laundry holds until Thursday. Children here run that math by about eight, and once they can they start making decisions with it. They stop asking to have anyone over. They decide, with nobody prompting them, that they are not really a basketball person after all, because practice ends in a change room and the day ends in a tank. None of it appears in a report on educational outcomes. There is no column for it. Both households are drinking the same river. Nobody reading this needs the measurements read back to them. What is worth saying out loud is the thing sitting inside them. The Crown had no other unit to work with in 1784. Not acres, not townships, not lots. It measured us in river. That makes the Grand something other than a feature
of the territory. It is the medium the arrangement was written in, and every argument we have made since is an argument about water whether we call it that or not. Follow it now. Past Kitchener, past Waterloo and Cambridge, through Brant County and Brantford, then through us, then Caledonia and Cayuga and Dunnville, then Erie. Towns drink it. Farms draw from it. In August the golf courses drink it and the greens stay the colour of money. Every one of those users stands on ground measured outward from that same water, and none has to think about the tap. That is what an entitlement looks like when it works. They have ours. And each of those towns sends something back. The Grand carries treated effluent from a chain of municipal plants, and by the time it reaches us it holds the discharge of the whole upper watershed. We are not the last community on the river. We are the one below every city on it. They did not receive that land. They took it, by lease that never came back, by surrender nobody can produce, by sale written up in our name by people we never authorized to sell anything. Then they took the water, and what reaches us is what is left after they have finished with it. They used our money to do it. Funds taken into the Indian Department's
custody were put into the Grand River Navigation Company, which dredged and locked this river for the towns upstream, and nobody here was asked. The company failed. The money never came back. The works went for nominal sums, a dollar in places, and the locks and landings passed into other hands, some of them municipal. So we financed the improvement of the river for the people who now hold the taps on it, on a venture chosen by the same administration that was selling our land to the towns it served. Here, in the community named for the river, many houses have no line at all. There is a plant. It was built, opened, photographed, and by every measure it makes clean water. The pipe to carry that water to the door was another question, because pipe is buried and boring and cannot be attended. Nothing opens. Nobody cuts a ribbon over a trench in November. So the plant runs, the houses wait, and the trucks keep coming up the driveways. What follows does not announce itself as water, which is why none of it has ever been counted. Start with fire. No line, no hydrant. No hydrant, no pressure. No pressure, and a volunteer crew shuttles tankers while the walls go, and everyone here can name the family and the road and the year. The rest arrives later, in an envelope. A property be-
yond a set distance from a hydrant is rated differently, sometimes not written at all. No insurance, no financing, and the land underneath cannot be mortgaged either. So the family does not rebuild. They double up or they go. Doubling up is overcrowding, and overcrowding brings an agency to the door and puts a child's name on a file. A missing pipe ends, by a route nobody traces, where the wagons used to. Then count what cannot be built. A kitchen needs pressure and a grease trap. So does a bakery, a laundromat, a licensed daycare. Across most of this territory those are impossible for a reason that has nothing to do with will or wit or work, so the money drives to Brantford. Groceries, lunch, laundry, the daycare that lets a mother take a shift. It leaves on the same road every morning and does not come home, and over fifty years it is a fortune. The missing economy is then read back as a finding about our character. Then the loss I care about most, which no longer looks like water by the time it happens. Young families go. Not over politics, not because they stopped being who they are. They go because a house in Brantford has a working tap and a hydrant on the corner and a licensed daycare, and because they are tired, and because the baby needs a bath. What leaves is never
just a household off a roll. It is a clan line crossing a boundary, a child who would have sat in immersion sitting somewhere that has none, a grandmother trying to hand a language across a distance that will not carry it. The Institute broke that transmission with a register and a wagon. A missing pipe does it quietly, over thirty years, with no one to name, and it costs Canada nothing. So who is responsible. The obligation is federal, because the Crown made the promise and the file sits in Ottawa. But the system is arranged so that nobody answers as though it were theirs. Indigenous Services holds the capital money. Ontario permits what is drawn upstream and approves what is discharged, while maintaining that what happens on reserve is not its jurisdiction. The municipalities take their water and return their effluent. Each holds a piece of the river and none holds the obligation, and an obligation divided finely enough among agencies stops behaving like one. It becomes weather. Nobody's fault, universally regretted, ongoing. Notice how progress is measured. Canada counts long-term drinking water advisories lifted, reports the number, and the number improves. An advisory attaches to a public system. A house on a cistern is not a public system, so it has no advi-
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sory and cannot appear in that number whatever comes out of the tap. Every house here could be hauling water in 2040 and the national figure would still read as success. The metric was not built to hide us. It was built without us in it, which comes to the same. And still we stand up at every gathering and give thanks to the waters, and mean every word, and then drive to town and buy them in plastic. The remedy is dull, which is why it has never been done. Line and pressure to every door that wants it, hydrants where they belong, and an operating budget that does not die with a program cycle. There is nothing left to study. The river has not moved. The plant is built. The distance between it and a kitchen on Fourth Line is a figure any engineer could hand you before lunch, and the cost of closing it would vanish inside the contingency line of things this country builds without argument. What is missing is not money and it is not knowledge. What is missing is the willingness to call it a debt. Canada has spent two centuries treating the Grand as ours whenever the question is jurisdiction and theirs whenever the question is plumbing. It cannot run both ways. Gifts get cancelled by the next government. Debts do not, and this one has a date on it.
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Brantford long-term care class JACE KOBLUN
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One of Ontario’s first Indigenous living classrooms for patient care has opened at a long-term care centre in Brantford through a partnership between St. Joseph’s Health System and Six Nations Polytechnic. The classroom is designed to give students hands-on experience providing culturally safe, person-centred care. Curriculum is grounded in Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe teachings and emphasizes humility, transparency and understanding of the histories that shape the people being cared for. Dr. Rick Anderson, interim president and CEO of Six Nations Polytechnic, said Indigenous ways of knowing and being inform the institute’s approach to education. He praised St. Joseph’s for creating an environment where learners can experience those values through relationships with residents, health-care pro-
fessionals and the broader care team. Officials say the living classroom model moves training beyond theory. Students work alongside residents and staff while learning how culture, language and community history affect health outcomes and trust in care settings. The goal is to prepare a workforce better equipped to support Indigenous patients and families in both on-reserve and urban settings. The opening comes as long-term care systems across Ontario face pressure to improve cultural safety after years of documented gaps in care for Indigenous elders. Many residents from Six Nations and surrounding First Nations have spent time in facilities far from home, language and family. St. Joseph’s Health System operates multiple long-term care homes in the region. The new classroom is located at one of its Brantford sites and is intended to serve students from Six Nations
Polytechnic’s health-related programs as well as other learners. Community members have long called for training that treats Indigenous knowledge as essential rather than optional. The partnership is being presented as a practical step toward that standard. Local leaders note that culturally informed care can reduce isolation for elders, improve communication with families and help staff recognize the impacts of residential schools, child welfare removals and systemic barriers. The classroom is expected to produce graduates who carry those skills into hospitals, home care and other long-term care settings. Six Nations Polytechnic has expanded its health and community services programming in recent years. Officials say the living classroom strengthens the connection between classroom learning and real-world practice on territory and in neighbouring cities.
Notice of Study Commencement and Public Information Centre 1 Veterans Memorial Parkway Municipal Class Environmental Assessment
Project Information The City of Brantford (City) has initiated a comprehensive Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) for improvements along Veterans Memorial Parkway from Mount Pleasant Street to Erie Avenue. This Study is required to address long-term transportation needs identified in the City’s Transportation Master Plans (2014 and updated 2020), including increased capacity at the Grand River and Market Street crossings, widening Veterans Memorial Parkway, and reviewing associated ramps, structures and active transportation facilities. Potential alternatives will consider traffic safety, traffic flow, property access and future development patterns. Veterans Memorial Parkway is a critical east-west transportation corridor serving the southern and western areas of the City. Originally conceived as part of the Brantford Southern Access Road, Veterans Memorial Parkway now functions as a major arterial link between Colborne Street West and Erie Avenue, providing access across the Grand River and connecting residential neighbourhoods, industrial lands and regional routes.
Public Involvement A Public Information Centre (PIC) is scheduled to take place on: Thursday, September 24, 2026, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Lions Park Arena, 20 Edge Street, Brantford
Stay Connected! More information will be available at Brantford.ca/VMPEA as the Study progresses. If you have questions or comments, or wish to be added to the Study mailing list, please contact one of the project team members: Guangli Zhang, P. Eng. Senior Project Manager City of Brantford 324 Grand River Ave, P.O. Box 818 Brantford, Ontario, N3T 5R7 519-759-4150 Ext. 5705 VMPEA@brantford.ca Katherine Jim, M.Eng., P.Eng. Director, Transportation CIMA+ 400–3027 Harvester Road Burlington, Ontario, L7N 3G7 289-288-0287 ext. 6835 Katherine.Jim@cima.ca Information collected for the study will be used in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Except for personal information, including your name, address and property location, all comments received throughout the study will become part of the public record and included in project documentation.
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Six Nations releases 2026 audit JACE KOBLUN
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Six Nations of the Grand River has released its 2026 audit and the 2025 to 2030 strategic plan, documents the elected council says are part of keeping the community informed. Both files are available for download on the Six Nations website. The strategic plan outlines priority areas for the next five years, while the audit provides the latest financial snapshot of band operations. The releases come against a backdrop of heightened community attention to governance and money. Earlier this year the elected council joined a proposed class-action lawsuit seeking accountability for consultation and accommodation funds handled by the Haudenosaunee Development
Institute. That move drew sharp criticism from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council, which accused the elected council of overstepping. At the same time, the Boundary Lands memorandum of understanding signed with the City of Brantford in August continues to generate questions. Elected council issued a clarification stating the MOU does not sell, surrender or transfer any Six Nations lands, rights or interests and is only a starting point for further discussion. Community members have pressed for clearer information on how development-related revenues are tracked and spent. The audit and strategic plan are being presented as tools for that transparency, though some residents say documents alone do not replace open meetings and regular reporting. The strategic plan covers governance, economic development, community
well-being and external relations. Officials say it is meant to guide decision-making and align departmental work with council priorities. The audit covers the most recent fiscal period and is standard practice for First Nations receiving federal transfers. Local observers note that releasing the documents online increases accessibility for members living both on and off territory. Previous years’ financial statements have sometimes been harder to locate or interpret without additional context. Questions remain about the pace of major projects, including the long-term rebuild of Iroquois Lodge after the 2025 flood and ongoing housing pressures. The strategic plan is expected to speak to those files, though detailed timelines and budgets will require further council updates.
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Ontario Cree chief says Ottawa blocking return of child welfare control By Jace Koblun A northern Ontario Cree chief is accusing the federal government of blocking his community’s effort to reclaim jurisdiction over child and family services by tying any transfer of authority to funding conditions the Nation has not accepted. Taykwa Tagamou Nation Chief Bruce Archibald said an Aug. 6 letter from Indigenous Services Canada informed the community that funding for on-reserve services “will align” with Canada’s broader child welfare program reforms. Those reforms, Archibald said, the Nation has not endorsed. The letter stated the new approach “will guide fiscal discussions” during negotiations for a co-ordination agreement
under federal law C-92. “They’re not giving us self-determination,” Archibald told CBC Indigenous. “They’re basically forcing the colonial way of how things were done in the past, which didn’t work for our people.” The chief said the situation leaves him concerned, ignored and disheartened. He warned the approach could set a precedent that affects other First Nations attempting to exercise jurisdiction under C-92, the 2019 law that recognizes Indigenous peoples’ inherent right to make their own child and family services laws. C-92 was upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada two years ago and described as “legislative reconciliation by means of an
innovative statute.” Sixteen co-ordination agreements have been signed since the law passed, according to Indigenous Services Canada. Taykwa Tagamou Nation, located about 270 kilometres north of Sudbury, has spent years developing its own child well-being law. The community has been in talks with Canada for roughly two years. Archibald has personal history with the child welfare system: he was removed from his family as a toddler and placed in a non-Indigenous home. The Nation is one of two Ontario First Nations that sought and received an exemption from the broader Ontario Final Agreement on long-term reform of First Nations child and family services. The Canadian
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Human Rights Tribunal approved that agreement for most Ontario First Nations while ordering Canada to consult on custom interim remedies for Taykwa Tagamou and Chippewas of Georgina Island. Canada has filed for judicial review of parts of the tribunal’s decision. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty has said funding for the two communities will continue while engagement proceeds.
Constable - Contract Position Applications for a contract position for Constable with the Six Nations Police are now being called for. All applicants must fill out a standard application form available at the Six Nations Police Station. CRITERIA for applicants are as follows: Minimum Requirements to be considered for a career in First Nations Policing with the Six Nations Police Service, you must: -
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ed to language, family and Nation. The federal letter’s insistence on aligning with national program reforms is being read by some as a retreat from the self-determination language of C-92. Archibald said the Nation will continue pushing for a funding arrangement that respects its own law and priorities rather than requiring acceptance of a framework designed without its full consent.
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Archibald’s comments come as First Nations across the country continue to press for full control over the systems that have long removed their children at disproportionate rates. Indigenous children account for more than half of all children in foster care in Canada despite representing a small share of the child population. Community leaders have long argued that culturally grounded systems keep children safer and connect-
Be 19 years of age or over and able to provide an official birth certificate or proof of age; Be physically and mentally able to perform the duties of the position having regard to your own safety and the safety of members of the public Have successfully completed at least 4 years of Secondary School education or its equivalent (official transcripts and diplomas will be required) Be of good moral character and habits, meaning that you are an individual other people would consider being trustworthy and having integrity, with no criminal record; Certified by a physician to be fit for duty as a front line Six Nations Police Constable and able to pass physical tests which are required in the recruiting process Possess a valid driver’s license with no more than 6 accumulated demerit points, permitting you to drive an automobile in Ontario with full driving privileges Be able to pass a security clearance as well as background investigation, credit card and reference checks
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Application Deadline for Fall or Fall/Winter semester(s). Winter Marks/Progress Reports due for all funded students. Levels 3 & 4 (Master or PhD students) provide Letter of Good Academic Standing. Summer course registration/timetable and detailed tuition fees due.
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Desirable Qualifications: • Six Nations Band member preferred Assets: • Previous policing related experience • Law and security courses, etc. Closing Date: Applications must be received by 3:00 p.m. September 25, 2026 Applications in complete form are to be mailed or hand delivered to: Six Nations Police P.O. Box 758 2112 4th Line Road Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1M0 Attention: Policing Administrator For further information, please contact the Policing Administrator at 519-445-4191.
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SCOREBOARD WATCHIN' 36 By Jazz Fuller Welcome back to another column of sports talk! A big “Get the job finished” goes out to our Sr A Six Nations Chiefs as they took a commanding 3-0 series lead in the Mann Cup over the visiting Coquitlam Adanacs this weekend. The Chiefs took down game #1 with an 8-2 victory, game #2 with a 10-6 victory, and won game #3 with a 13-9 victory. Game 4 is set for Tuesday September 15th just a few hours away, set for an 8pm game time start as the Chiefs look to get the series sweep and be crowned 2026 Mann Cup Champions for the fourth consecutive season. Good luck tonight fellas! In NFL news, The Buffalo Bills finally got a win over the Houston Texans who have seemed to have their number over the past 6 games. Leading up to Sunday’s tilt between the Bills vs Texans, Josh Allen was 0-3 against the Texans in Houston. But the future goat led the Bills to a thrilling 36-31 road victory where Josh Allen went 20/29 on passes with 334 passing yards as well as 4 combined touchdowns, 2 on the ground and 2 through the air! New #1 Bills Wide Receiver DJ Moore also had an amazing first game as a Buffalo Bill where he caught 5 passes for
100 receiving yards and a touchdown. This week the Bills head back to Buffalo to host the Detroit Lions in their first ever game in their new $2.1 billion dollar Highmark Stadium. The Bills are currently a -4.5 favourite as of today. Let’s Go Bills! In last week’s pick em series, I made 5 picks. I said the Rams, Lions, Bills, Cowboys & Broncos would all win, and boy am I glad we are on to week # two of NFL Football because I did terrible and went just 2/5 on picks which is an abysmal 40% success rate. This week’s matchups are as follows: Detroit Lions @ Buffalo Bills (-4.5 point favourite) Philadelphia Eagles (-7 point favourite) @ Tennessee Titans Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots (-5.5 point favourite) Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears (-5.5 point favourite) Carolina Panthers (-2.5 point favourite) @ Atlanta Falcons Green Bay Packers (-3.5 point favourite) @ New York Jets New Orleans Saints @ Baltimore Ravens (-8 point favourite) Cincinnati Bengals @ Houston Texans (-3 point favourite) Cleveland Browns @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-8 point favourite) Jacksonville Jaguars @
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Denver Broncos (-3 point favourite) Las Vegas Raiders @ Los Angeles Chargers (-7 point favourite) Seattle Seahawks (-4 point favourite) @ Arizona Cardinals Miami Dolphins @ San Francisco 49ers (-13 point favourite) Washington Commanders @ Dallas Cowboys (-4 point favourite) Indianapolis Colts @ Kansas City Chiefs (-6.5 point favourite) New York Giants @ Los Angeles Rams (-7.5 point favourite) This week in our pick em’s slate, I like the Chicago Bears to win, Baltimore Ravens to win, Buffalo Bills to win, San Francisco 49ers to win and cover -13, and the Kansas City Chiefs to win. My upset pick of the week will be the Jacksonville Jaguars to defeat the Denver Broncos. Let’s see how those 6 picks turn out! In NBA news, the Kawhi Leonard trade to the Toronto Raptors has officially gone through! Basketball season is about a month away so that is great news to have the 2019 NBA Champion back in the 6ix! That is it for this week’s sports news. Once again, good luck to the Six Nations Chiefs in game #4 of the Mann Cup tonight. Thanks for tuning in to read, we will see you back next week!
Six Nations Chiefs won the Mann Cup Tuesday night taking the championship in four straight games. This marks the teams 10th Mann Cup Championship victories overall. Top photo by Josh Kilgour. GARY GROOB
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Whitlow: Douglas Arthur (Mohawk Turtle Clan) February 25th 1948 - September 9th 2026
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It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Douglas Arthur Whitlow with his beloved son Josh by his side and his extended family at the Brantford General Hospital. Doug walked peacefully into the spirit world at 1:00 am, Wednesday September 9th 2026. Born at Lady Willingdon Indian hospital in Ohsweken to Eddy and Hazel Whitlow Loving father of Josh. Special friend of Shelly. Adopted father of Lisa (Travis) Grandfather of Sage and Alyssa. Brother of Bruce (Arlene) (deceased), Clifford (Wendy) (deceased), Muriel (Lewis) Staats, Harry (Linda), Anne Scott, Sherwin (Justine), Tye (Floyd, deceased) Hill, Nancy (David, deceased) Goodbrand, and Don (Janet). Uncle to many nieces and nephews. Doug Joined the US army at age 20 in 1968 and served for 3 years until being discharged in 1971, Graduated from University of British Columbia in 2005, he was also a union carpenter for many years and worked across North America in locations such as Rochester and Calgary where he resided for many years of his life, he also dedicated the last decade of his working life to being a wildlife officer in Six Nations but his most cherished role was as a father. He shared many teachings with family and friends and was the rock of stability. Resting at Styres Funeral Home, 1798 4th. Line after 2 p.m. Friday. Evening Service 6 p.m. Friday. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday September 12, 2026 at 1 p.m. Interment Stumphall Cemetery. www.rhbanderson.com Milling & Forestry Services
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Passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Stedman Community Hospice, Brantford. Survived by his loving children Justin (Andrea), & Janelle (Darrell). His loving grandchildren Maiya, Savanna (Hunter), Dominique, Mitchell, Lukas, Kadence & great grandchildren Tobias & Tahlia (baby girl). Special friend Wendy mother of his children. Predeceased by his parents Mitchell & Geraldine Sandy. His siblings Jagwadeth, Cleveland, Morley & Gary. Survived by his siblings Gail, Rhonda, Johnson (Brenda), Jerry, Brenda, Beverly, Linda (Kevin), Bobbi, and Sherry. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins, special friends Kelly, Elva, George, Vaughn & his hunting crew. Mike was well known for his work ethic & was well respected in his trade. He was a member of local 736, 721 & 771. His brilliance at work was second to none. Mike loved his family immensely. The family would like to thank Dr. Renn & the palliative care outreach team, Ontario health at home & the staff and volunteers at the Stedman Community Hospice. “Union men don’t work in the rain” Resting at his home 3420 Six Line, Six Nations after 5 pm. Saturday. Funeral service and burial will be held at Mohawk Longhouse, Six Nations on Monday September 14, 2026 at 11 am. Arrangements by Styres Funeral home, Ohsweken. www.rhbanderson.com Casino Bus
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, this week calls for a break from your usual fast pace. If you’ve been burning the candle at both ends, your energy reserves will be depleted. Focus on fortifying yourself and your space. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Miscommunication is likely if you rush your words, Taurus. Take an extra breath before responding when someone asks you a question or when addressing emails. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 It’s time to audit where your money is going, Gemini. If you’ve been overspending as a balm to stress, hit the brakes. Look for areas where you can plug any financial leaks. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 The spotlight is firmly on you right now, Cancer. You might feel a sudden urge to change your style, update your resume or shed an old identity that no longer fits. Trust this instinct.
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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 The universe is asking you to clear out some psychic debris this week. It is a great time for journaling and heavy solo time. If secrets or old resentments bubble up, just let them go. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Your social life is getting a bit of a reality check, Virgo. You might realize that certain friendships have felt a bit one-sided. Seek people who inspire you. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 The spotlight shines brightly on your professional zone this week, Libra. Instead of waiting for recognition, create your own. Update your portfolio or pitch an idea you have been sitting on. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you may be craving a breakdown of boredom. If you can’t physically travel right now, satisfy this urge by stretching your mind another way. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 This week drags you into deeper psychological waters than you might care to swim in, Sagittarius. It’s a powerful time for intimacy or understanding behaviors. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Relationships take center stage, Capricorn. If there is an imbalance of power, it will need to be corrected. Approach conversations this week with diplomacy. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, your daily habits are catching up to you. If you’ve been eating poorly or skipping sleep, your body will demand a reset. Focus on micro-habits to get back on track. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Your playful side is begging for attention, Pisces. Make time for hobbies, art or romance that serve no purpose but to bring you joy.
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