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Six Nations of the Grand River 59th Elected Council (SNGREC) lost $4 million running the now-defunct Six Nations Cannabis Commission. That’s according to the 2025/2026 SNGR audited financial statements recently posted on their website. SNGREC spent that money forming the corporation and never recouped the costs. During the commission’s roughly seven years of operation, only one business was licensed through the commission the controversial cannabis farm on Fourth Line, run by Legacy Farms. SNGREC announced earlier this summer it had repealed the Six Nations Cannabis Control Law and Cannabis Control Regulations, five years after the contentious law passed in 2021. SNGREC also directed the corporation to dis-
solve. SNGREC said it made the decision due to “ongoing challenges…including resources and enforcement.” Elsewhere in the audit, executive salaries for band council staff have increased to millions of dollars spent annually for 16 senior staff members. The highest-paid position offers a maximum of $339,600 for the most senior position: the chief executive officer. That’s at the maximum end of the role’s salary range. The minimum annual compensation for the role is $226,400. The acting chief executive officer salary range is $195,200 to $292,800. The chief operating officer is compensated at $168,000 to $252,000. Other top salaries are the executive director of nation building and executive director of data, analytics and insights, both offering a salary range of $144,800 to $217,200. The audit does not pinpoint exact salaries for
particular executive staff, just the ranges they could be receiving. A number of other director roles offer $126,400 to $189,600 in compensation. The absolute lowest paid role is the director of lands and resources with a salary range of $98,400 to $147,600. There are sixteen senior roles at SNGR earning six figure salaries. Elected Chief and Council were compensated with $885,604 in salaries, honoraria, travel expenses and benefits. Base honoraria for chief and council totaled $759,000. Chief Sherri-lyn Hill received $101,745 in honoraria, but with other expenses, her total compensation was $128,044. Base honoraria for elected councillors is $54,796. Coun. Greg Fraser took home the highest compensation in 2025/2026 at $76,528 after adding in expenses and benefits. He was also the most traveled councillor, re-
ceiving $19,182 in travel expenses. That’s more than the elected chief, who received $18,316 in travel expenses. Elected Council spent a total of $85,406 on travel in 2025/2026. Councillor Melba Thomas earned the least amount of money, receiving only $56,466 in total compensation in 2025/2026. Expenses for the past year stayed relatively steady, with only a roughly $3 million increase over the previous year. SNGR spent $138,799,320 in community finances last year. The previous year, expenses totalled $135,309,518. SNGR received close to $180 million in revenues last year, an increase from $166 million the year before. Ontario First Nations Limited Partnership (gaming funds) revenues dropped slightly this year, at $13,596,373 compared to $14,352,815 the previous year. Salaries were the top
expense at SNGR this year, at $74,205,040. SNGR ended the year with a roughly $32.5 million surplus this year, an increase from last year’s surplus of $23,298,409. Health Services, the largest department at SNGR, faced a drop in funding from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) this year, receiving $25,951,463 compared to $32,307,299 the previous year. Social Services received the second-largest ISC transfer, at $22,066,639. However, health Services got a roughly $5 million increase in funding from the provincial government, at $25,799,702, compared to $20,712,941 the previous year. SNGR received a total of $134,375,867 in government funding this year, an increase over the previous year, which totalled $121,356,655. SNGREC is holding a public audit presentation at the Six Nations Community Hall next week at 6 p.m.
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New documentary series Echoes of the Ancestors brings Fort Erie’s Indigenous history Three-part series scheduled to premiere September 10, 2026, on Bell Fibe TV1 STAFF REPORT
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FORT ERIE – Echoes of the Ancestors is a new three-part documentary series produced by Michael Summers and Mitch Baird of the McLean Consulting Group, is scheduled to launch September 10 on Bell Fibe TV1. The series explores the cultural and historical significance of Indigenous burial grounds and archaeological sites in the Fort Erie region, including the Orchid and Surma ossuary sites and the area surrounding the Peace Bridge. Through archaeological research, community perspectives and conversations with Indigenous knowledge holders and heritage professionals, the documentary connects the region’s ancient Indigenous presence with questions that remain urgent today. Across three episodes,
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Echoes of the Ancestors examines what archaeological discoveries can teach us about the communities that lived, gathered and traded along the Niagara River and Lake Erie. It also considers the responsibility to treat burial grounds, ancestral remains and
cultural materials with respect while communities navigate development, infrastructure and preservation. “This documentary is about learning from the land, listening to the people who carry this history, and helping viewers under-
stand that Indigenous presence in Fort Erie reaches far beyond the written record,” said Mitch Baird, producer. Host and producer Michael Summers adds “We hope the series becomes a useful starting point for education, respectful discussion and stronger collaboration.” The production brings together interviews and perspectives from Indigenous knowledge holders, archaeologists, historians and community partners Including Ron Williamson of ASI Heritage, Rick Hill, Six Nations knowledge keeper and Order of Canada Recipient, Fort Erie Mayor Wayne Redekop and many others. Filming took place in Fort Erie over two years, and included locations connected to the Niagara River, local archaeological history and the documentary’s central themes of memory, responsibility and cultural continuity.
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The third annual Runway of Rezilience lands Sept. 26 at Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto under a clear theme: the Haudenosaunee Skywalkers. Produced by Seeing Red, the Indigenous-led event has grown into one of the larger Indigenous fashion gatherings in the country. This year’s edition moves into Evergreen Brick Works and pushes past a straight runway format. Fashion remains the focus, but the night also carries an Indigenous marketplace, visual art, beadwork and jewellery, live music, and a culinary
component led by Indigenous chefs and vendors. Doors open at 5 p.m. The main show starts at 7 p.m. Organizers describe more than 20 activations spread across the venue. The Skywalkers theme anchors the production. It honours the Mohawk and Haudenosaunee ironworkers whose skill and nerve helped raise the skylines of Toronto, New York, Chicago and other cities. That history of high-steel work is being carried onto the runway through fashion, storytelling and performance. Music runs through the evening. Natasha Fisher opens with an acoustic set on the OLG-powered Hearing Red Stage during the pre-show window.
LOV takes the intermission slot. Additional sets, including DJ Kookum and Shina Nova, keep the room moving. Hosts include Kali Bomberry of Six Nations, Chelsea Chasingdreams and Eagle Blackbird. Designers on the bill include Marissa Anderson of Six Nations, Lesley Hampton, Tisha Thompson, Bineshi Ikwewag, Leela Thomas and others presenting new collections. Models announced so far include Neebeesh Elliott and Kendall (Tewakerahkhwa), walking with a larger cast from across Turtle Island. The marketplace is set up for direct exchange. Artists and makers will show and sell beadwork, textiles, prints, jewellery
and original work, with space for guests to meet the people behind the pieces. Food is treated as another form of cultural expression rather than background catering. An official after-party is scheduled to start at 10:30 p.m. and run late. Seeing Red frames the shift to Evergreen Brick Works as a deliberate expansion, giving the production more room for the elements that now sit alongside the runway. What began as a fashion showcase has become a broader platform for designers, performers, makers and storytellers to share space in one place. Tickets are available through Eventbrite.
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School is back and the Six Nations Police are advising motorists to be extra vigilant as they conduct a back-to-school traffic safety blitz. Throughout the week, officers will conduct increased patrols in high-traffic areas and school zones to promote safe driving and help ensure students, families and school staff can travel safely. Motorists are reminded to reduce their speed in school zones, obey all posted traffic signs, stop for school buses when required, and remain alert for children and other pedestrians crossing or walking near roadways. Drivers should also allow additional travel time and expect increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up periods.
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Parents, guardians and students are encouraged to use extra caution when walking to and from school, including looking both ways before crossing roadways and using designated crossings whenever possible. “Road safety is a shared responsibility” Six Nations Police said. “SNPS is asking all motorists to slow down, stay alert and help keep our community’s students safe as they begin a new school year. The Six Nations Police Service wishes all students, families, educators and school staff a safe and successful 2026–27 school year.”
Stopping Rules: -Both directions: Traffic approaching from behind and the front must stop, regardless of the number of lanes or speed limit. -Distance behind: Vehicles approaching from behind must stop at least 20 metres away. -Distance in front: Vehicles approaching from the front must stop at a safe distance to let children cross. -Moving again: Do not move until the bus starts moving or the red lights stop flashing and the stop arm retracts. -Warning lights: Flashing amber overhead lights warn that the bus is preparing to stop. -Timing: The law applies at all times of day, not just during school hours. Failure to obey school bus stopping laws can result in fines ranging from $400 to $2,000 for a first-time offense as well as the loss of 6 demerit points upon conviction.
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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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At the end of this month the country observes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and because Ontario has not made it a statutory holiday, most children here will spend it in a classroom, at an assembly, learning about what was done to children in classrooms. Nobody designed that. It falls four weeks into the school year, every year, and it will fall that way again on the thirtieth. The observance is built around a shirt. Phyllis Webstad was six years old when her grandmother bought her a new orange shirt for her first day at the mission school in Williams Lake. The staff took it from her and she never got it back. That is a true story, it belongs to her, and she has carried it generously for years. But look at what the country did with it. Of everything taken from Onkwehón:we children over a century and a half, Canada selected the one item that can be reproduced at scale and worn. A shirt can be bought at a grocery store on the twenty-ninth. It lets a person who has lost nothing participate fully and visibly, for about twenty dollars, and be photographed doing it. I am not going after anyone who wears one. Teachers wear them sincerely and children wear them because they were told to. The shirt is not the problem. The substitution is. What was taken in that building on Mohawk Street was not clothing. It was Kanien'kéha, the ability of a grandmother to say something to a child in the kitchen and be under-
stood. You cannot wear that. There is no orange version of it available to a person who does not have it, which is precisely why the country settled where it did. Canada chose the one loss that could be made wearable, wears it once a year, and calls the account current. I have spent a great deal of my life on paper. Haldimand, 1784, six miles deep on each side of the Grand, granted to the Mohawk Nation and to their posterity, to be enjoyed forever. I believe that instrument binds the Crown and I intend to keep saying so. But I would be lying if I told you paper alone has ever held. That is the most explicit written promise the Crown ever made on this river, and look at the map now. What binds the Crown is a nation still standing on the other side of the paper, able to read it, insist on it and outlast the delay. That is the whole enforcement mechanism, and it is not manufactured in a courtroom. It is manufactured in a room with twenty children, a tired teacher and a fluent speaker who is seventy-eight years old. Which is why what happened after the Institute closed matters as much as what happened inside it. The building shut and the work changed departments. Children who would have been sent there went into care instead, placed by an agency into homes chosen by strangers, under a system that never had to explain itself to a clan mother. The country files that under the Sixties Scoop, as though it ended when the decade did. And here is the part nobody here wants said out loud. This did not only happen to us. Some of it was authorized here. Council
sanctioned the arrangement and had a hand in processing the cases, and the resolutions exist. I am not writing that to shame anybody, and I have no interest in the version of this story where we spend twenty years arguing about who signed. Think about what the Indian Act actually is. It created the council, set what it could and could not decide, and held the budget. Then it handed our children's files across the table and asked for a signature, and it got one, the way it was always going to. Put a people in a room with no other exit and you can get almost any door opened from the inside. That is not consent. That is architecture. And a system built that way buys itself something it could never have won honestly, which is eighty years of us looking at each other instead of at it. Refusing to blame each other is not the same as refusing to look. A child belongs to her mother's clan. That is not sentiment here. It is law, and it is how a name, a house and a responsibility travel through time. When a Turtle child was raised in a Wolf home, or a Kanien'kehá:ka child in a Gayogo̱ hó:nǫ' home, or a child taken and placed in “foreign” Canadian homes, the transmission was cut in all three cases. We tend to count only the third, because in the first two she stayed with us. She stayed on the territory. She did not stay in her line, and the line is the part that carries. A woman in her sixties who cannot say which longhouse she belongs to knows exactly what was taken, whatever the file called it. And it does not take
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What, to the “Merciless Indian Savages,” Is a Declaration of Independence? By John Kane Two hundred and fifty years on, the US and its citizens are celebrating the Declaration of Independence. Hardly anyone reads it carefully. I'd ask you to. Read the thing. Because when you actually read the charges the colonists filed against the King of England – the facts, as they put it, submitted to a candid world – you find a list of grievances that the United States would go on to commit itself, for two and a half centuries, and on a scale their King never imagined. They accused the King of maintaining standing armies among them, in peacetime, without their consent. The United States maintains them all over the planet. They accused him of cutting off all their trade, of fundamentally altering the forms of their government. The United States builds blockades and installs foreign governments. You can read the Declaration of Independence as a mirror. And there is only one people named in that document. It’s not “the people.” It’s us, Native people. The final, climactic grievance against the King is that he has “endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.” Sit with that phrase. An undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. Then look at what the men
behind that revolution did. Three years later, in 1779, George Washington ordered a general to march on the Haudenosaunee – my people – with instructions that read like a confession. The objectives of the expedition, Washington wrote, were “the total destruction and devastation of their settlements and the capture of as many prisoners of every age and sex as possible.” And he was explicit that no compromise was to be accepted. “You will not by any means listen to any overture of peace before the total ruin of their settlements is effected.” The army carried out those orders. More than forty Haudenosaunee towns were burned, along with at least 160,000 bushels of corn and the expansive orchards that had fed us for generations. An estimated 5,000 Haudenosaunee fled in desperation toward Fort Niagara, many dying of starvation and cold. This was quite literally terrorism by design. Terrorism, by definition, is violence deliberately targeting civilians, instilling fear for a political objective. Washington wrote that “future security” depended on "the terror with which the severity of the chastisement they receive will inspire them.” He wanted, once he broke the Haudenosaunee, “to draw further advantages from their fears." For this, my people gave Washington a special epithet, Rahnatakaias or Town Destroyer. It means
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much more than a simple demolisher of homes. It means a senseless tearer away of flesh, like a rabid dog or even a shark. We Haudenosaunee have used that name for every president since. So when I read “undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions,” I know exactly whose rule of warfare that describes. It was written down as an accusation by the very people who were about to make it their policy. But notice this. The Declaration of Independence is barely a declaration of independence at all. Only a small part of it actually discusses independence. It never says how the independent government will be structured, or how a free people should live alongside others. It is mostly a catalog of grievances and a declaration of war. And in part, the war it declared was against the “merciless Indian Savages.” We Haudenosaunee made a different kind of declaration, long before the United States. It is actually about independence, and accuses no one. We call it the Tiohateh, or Two Row Wampum. In the Tiohateh, two rows of purple wampum run parallel across a field of white wampum. The purple rows represent two paths running side by side. One is ours, our people, our ways. The other is another people’s. It is a covenant of mutual respect, originally made with fellow Native nations and all of creation, really.
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an agency. Transmission breaks in quieter ways, and every organization here knows how. There is one woman who knows how the roll was kept. One man with the binders in his basement and the whole chain of it in his head. One speaker who has never been recorded. Not because we are careless. Because she is doing five people's work on funding written for one. Because he has been carrying it alone since the people who should have been carrying it beside him were sent away. Because there is money in this country for a ceremony on the thirtieth and none for a recording studio in October. We are not a forgetful people. We are an understaffed one, and the staffing level is set in Ottawa by the same department that ran the school. The Crown has one real advantage over us and it is not virtue. It never dies. It is built to need no particular person, so any clerk can pick up the file, and it can
lose a whole generation of its own staff without losing a day of institutional memory. We have never been resourced to build anything like that, and then we are asked why our organizations are fragile. Still, the test is worth putting to every one of ours, mine included. If the person who runs this were gone next month, could someone else open the cabinet and carry on? Where the answer is no, that is not a character flaw. It is an unfunded position, and it is on a timer. So the work this fall is the ordinary kind. Record the speaker now rather than next year. Copy the files and give the copy to somebody younger. Sit a nineteen-year-old beside you and let them do it badly for a year until they do it well. Teach the child the words even if your pronunciation is poor and let them correct you, which they will enjoy far more than you will. None of that is penance. It is what a nation does while it waits for a debt to be paid, and every
hour of it is an hour we spend covering for someone else. So on the thirtieth, wear what you like. But if you want to know whether this country is reconciling, do not count shirts and do not look at the flags at half mast. Count speakers. Ask how many people on this territory could hold a conversation in Kanien'kéha a year ago and how many can now, and ask what was spent to move that number. That is the whole scoreboard, and nobody has been asked to report it. To the Crown I will say what I always say. Posterity is your word. You wrote it in your own hand in 1784 and you have had two hundred and forty-two years to work out what it obliges you to do. We will keep producing children who can read what you wrote, in your language and in ours, for as long as that takes, and we will do it on what you have left us. You may wait as long as you like. So can we, and we have the better reason.
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Brantford Beats & Eats returns to downtown Brantford STAFF REPORT
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BRANTFORD – The second annual Brantford Beats & Eats festival will return to downtown Brantford on Saturday, September 12, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Residents and visitors are invited to enjoy a full day of live music and entertainment, a vendor market, art demonstrations, a live painting competition, food trucks, and more. Legendary NBA entertainer and the host of NBA All Star Weekend, Q-Mack, will host and emcee the event. The festival, originally scheduled for Saturday, July 18, was postponed due to an air quality warning in effect at the time. The day kicks off with live music on the Harmony Square Stage, which will feature an exciting lineup of talented local and touring artists including Jammer's Waffle House from 11:00 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.,
Backburner from 12:25 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Garnetta Cromwell from 1:50 p.m. to 2:55 p.m., Wreckless Harbour from 3:15 p.m. to 4:20 p.m., Hayley Verrall from 4:40 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., and Jace Martin from 6:05 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. Live music will also take place at the Parkette Stage, located beside the Brantford Public Library, at 173 Colborne Street, and will feature Mary Simon from 11 a.m. to 12:05 p.m., The Getaway Blues Band from 12:25 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Gracie Jet from 1:50 p.m. to 2:55 p.m., Quinn Sutherland from 3:15 p.m. to 4:20 p.m., Matt Campbell from 4:40 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., and Piper & Carson from 6:05 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. Attendees can wander along Colborne Street to take in live art demonstrations, enjoy free magic shows from Awesome Mike Magic, watch an aerial hoop performance between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., try axe throwing with Smash ‘N Axes (for a fee), and browse
the artisan and vendor marketplace which will include 12 retail booths. Five food trucks will be on-site with food and beverages for purchase and a licensed patio area sponsored by Shack Bar will be stationed in Harmony Square and open to those 19 years of age and older. Valid government-issued photo identification will be required for entry to the licensed patio. New this year will be the Battle of the Brushes live painting competition. Seven participating artists will have 40 minutes to paint their artwork, and the audience will vote to crown the champion. Round one will take place on Colborne Street from 12 p.m. to 12:40 p.m., and the paintings will be the artists’ choice, with a voting period following. Round two will take place from 1 p.m. to 1:40 p.m., and the paintings will be Brantford-themed, with a voting period to follow before the winners are announced. Free parking available.
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SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER TERRITORY — The Six Nations Chiefs will begin their pursuit of a fourth-consecutive Mann Cup when they host the 2026 Canadian Senior A national championship at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. The best-of-seven series against the Coquitlam Adanacs of the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) begins Friday, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. The Chiefs, nine-time Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) champions and national Senior A champions, earned the right to host the Mann Cup after capturing the MSL championship against the Peterborough Lakers in six games. They will face the Adanacs, who defeated the Victoria Shamrocks in six games to
win the WLA title. The series marks the first-ever Mann Cup meeting between the Chiefs and Adanacs. Both teams feature some of the world's top lacrosse players, including National Lacrosse League players and international athletes representing Canada and the Haudenosaunee on the world stage. Ahead of the championship series, the Chiefs will host a Media Conference and Luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 12 p.m, at Monthill Golf & Country Club, 4925 Highway 6, Caledonia, ON. Players, coaches and team staff will be available for interviews, and lunch will be provided. Media representatives planning to attend are asked to RSVP. For more information or to RSVP, contact: Darryl Smart Media Director, Six Nations Chiefs darrylsmart1@yahoo.ca
AFN report flags growing First Nations school infrastructure gap National Chief calls for immediate federal investments as overcrowding and replacement needs worsen. By Jace Koblun The Assembly of First Nations released an assessment this week showing the infrastructure gap in First Nations schools is getting worse. The report, issued Sept. 3 as students returned to class, examined 395 schools and more than 1,200 teacher residences on reserve. It found more than 225 schools are overcrowded under federal space standards and 77 require immediate replacement. This means the buildings are in such poor condition, based on age and facility inspections, that they need to be fully replaced rather than repaired or expanded. That number is up by 21 since 2021. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak called for immediate federal budget investments to support First Nations children, students and staff. The AFN
estimates closing the gap will require $19 billion in capital spending over 20 years, plus $550 million each year for operations and maintenance. The findings land as another school year begins under conditions many communities have described as inadequate for years. Overcrowding, aging buildings and housing shortages for teachers continue to shape daily learning conditions across the country.
Seneca Nation keeps pressure on Lake Ontario name change Leadership calls for rescinding of U.S. executive order that renames the lake for federal use Two Row Times Staff The Seneca Nation is continuing to push for the reversal of a U.S. executive order that directs federal agencies to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” President J. Conrad Seneca has argued the order shows disrespect for the Indigenous origin of the name and conflicts with the 1794 Treaty of Canan-
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daigua, signed between the United States and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The name Ontario comes from a Wendat term meaning “lake of shining waters” and predates both the United States and Canada. The order, signed in late August, applies only to U.S. federal maps, documents and databases. Canada has rejected the change. Google and Apple maps have already begun displaying “Lake America” for users in the United States while keeping the original name in Canada. Seneca Nation leadership has framed the move as an attempt to erase Indigenous place names through political action. The 30-day window for U.S. agencies to update official records remains open.
Trade tensions put pressure on Indigenous businesses Counter-tariffs and cross-border uncertainty raise concerns for smaller firms tied to U.S. markets Two Row Times Staff Escalating trade measures
between Canada and the United States are creating new pressure for some Indigenous-owned businesses that rely on cross-border supply chains or American customers. Canadian counter-tariffs on selected U.S. products began taking effect this week. The Canadian Council for Indigenous Business has flagged that smaller firms may need faster access to financing and support programs as costs rise and market access shifts. Many Indigenous entrepreneurs operate in sectors sensitive to trade disruptions, including manufacturing, retail and resource-related services. The uncertainty comes on top of existing challenges around capital, logistics and scale. Business leaders have urged federal and provincial governments to monitor the impact closely and ensure support reaches operators who may not have the same buffers as larger companies. The full effect of the new measures is still unfolding.
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SCOREBOARD WATCHIN 2026 WEEK 35 By Jazz Fuller Good day and welcome back to Six Nay Sports Talk! It was definitely an action packed weekend of sports. MLB baseball is in its last month of regular season action with plenty of teams making a final push for a postseason playoff spot. Over the weekend our Toronto Bluejays took 2 out of 3 games on the road in Kansas City over the Royals with a 9-2 win Friday, 4-3 win Saturday and a 6-1 defeat on sunday. Toronto opened its week day series this past monday with a close 6-5 defeat against the Athletics in Sacramento. As of right now, the Jays currently sit one game back of the Cleveland Guardians for the final AL Wild Card spot with their 72-73 record. The jays play the Athletics Tuesday & Today before heading back home to take on the Baltimore Orioles Friday night back in Toronto for an important three game series. Currently, the next and final five series matchups remaining in the regular season are against sub-500 record teams, including the Baltimore Orioles September 11th-13th, Detroit Tigers September
14th-16th, Texas Rangers September 18th-20th, Baltimore Orioles September 21st-23rd & Cincinnati Reds September 25th-27th. The Bluejays have every reason to win most of those games and make it back to the post season for their third season in a row. Let’s just hope they can continue playing well and rack up some wins the rest of September and bring postseason MLB baseball back to the 6ix! In College Football news, Week 1 just got over monday night with some thrilling games. North Carolina Tarheels upset the TCU Horned Frogs in the first college game of the year played in Dublin, Ireland with a final score of 15-10 upset win for the Tar Heels. #1 Ranked Ohio State clapped visiting Ball State 56-3. #3 Georgia destroyed visiting Tennessee State 633. #2 Oregon narrowly defeated visiting Boise State 34-27 in a game where they were favoured to win by 24 points. Archie Manning & The Texans Longhorns took care of visiting Texas State with a massive 59-7 win. The most controversial game of the weekend came Saturday afternoon where
the Michigan Wolverines defeated the visiting Western Michigan Broncos on a last second hail mary play where Michigan starting QB Bryce Underwood launched a 47 yard bomb to Michigan WR JJ Buchanan into the end zone with the clock at 0.0 remaining to win the game 13-12. The controversial call came during the play right before as the clock seemed to expire at 0.0 seconds but the referees huddled around and decided to add 1 second to the game clock where the Wolverines scored a touchdown on the second hail mary effort. Michigan needed every second of the 60 minute game to walk away from the game as winners in what would have definitely been the early upset of the year in a game where Michigan was favoured to win by four touchdowns (-27.5). The biggest surprise beating came in the Clemson vs LSU game. LSU was set as a 10 point favourite in the game but ended up winning 51-10 where they kept the pedal on the metal even after leading the Tigers 31-3 at halftime. Week two of college football kicks off tomorrow night where
the #7 Nationally ranked Miami Hurricanes take on the Florida A&M Rattlers. Miami is a -55.5 point favourite in this game. Big matchups this weekend include #11 ranked Oklahoma Sooners visiting Michigan Wolverines for a noon start on sunday, Arizona Wildcats on the road against #15 ranked BYU Cougars Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm, #18 ranked Tennessee visits Georgia Tech for a 7pm kickoff Saturday as well. The absolute game of the weekend that all eyes will be on takes place Saturday night at 7:30pm where #1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes take on the #4 ranked Texas Longhorns in a battle of heisman trophy candidates. Ohio State QB Julian Sayin who threw for 320 passing yards and 3 touchdowns takes on the nephew of NFL Hall Of Fame QB’s Peyton & Eli Manning; Arch Manning. Archie threw for 305 passing yards and 4 touchdowns in his week one victory. The winner of this game might be the favourite win the National Championship this year. As a football fan it’s very exciting to get such big time game this early on in just
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week two of the college football season. In NFL football news, we are officially back! The first game of the NFL season takes place tonight in a rematch of last year’s Super Bowl where the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX. Since the Super Bowl, New England’s big team addition is WR AJ Brown who they picked up during the offseason from the Philadelphia Eagles. The big loss for the Seahawks was letting go of the superbowl’s MVP Kenneth Walker, who signed a three year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. Currently, the Seahawks are -3.5 point favourites before tonight’s
game kicks off at 8:20pm. Remaining matchups for the rest of NFL Week One are as follows: SF 49ers @ LA Rams (played in Melbourne, Australia) Chicago Bears @ Carolina Panthers Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals New York Jets @ Tennessee Titans New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans Arizona Cardinals @ Los
Angeles Chargers Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings Miami Dolphins @ Las Vegas Raiders Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs Last year I did a weekly “Pick Em” each week of the NFL regular season and we kept track of my win and losses with 5 picks made each week and that was a lot of fun, so why ruin a good thing? Let’s run it back! For week 1, I like the Rams, Lions, Bills, Cowboys & Broncos to all win. Let’s see if I can start the season 5/5!
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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: -
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
If you have any criminal convictions under a Federal Statute you must obtain a pardon. Special Requirements – for the Six Nations Police Service, in order to address the unique and at times urgent needs of the Six Nations of the Grand River Community and Haudenosaunee culture, additional requirements include: -
Extensive knowledge of the unique social dynamics of the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory A sound understanding of Haudenosaunee culture, customs, traditions and social political issues of the Six Nations of the Grand River Six Nations of the Grand River Band Membership/Citizenship and residency is considered a preferred asset and Membership or extensive working experience with any Indigenous Nation will also be considered an asset
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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JOBPROFILE: PROFILE: Finance and Loans Administration Manager JOB Finance and Loans Administration Manager Are you a detail-oriented financial administrative professional with a heart for Indigenous prosperity? Do you
Are youata bringing detail-oriented financial administrative professional a heart for Indigenous prosperity? Do you excel order to complex loan portfolios, managingwith accounting workflows, and serving clients with empathy and precision? Two Rivers Development Centreworkflows, is seekingand a Finance Loans excel at bringing order to complex loanCommunity portfolios, managing accounting serving and clients with Administration Manager thrives at the intersection of operational structure, financial integrity, empathy and precision? Twowho Rivers Community Development Centre is seeking a Finance and Loans and community impact. If youwho takethrives pride in precise financial records, supporting organizational Administration Manager at maintaining the intersection of operational structure, financial integrity, and decision-making, and helping Indigenous entrepreneurs build sustainable success, this opportunity is the community impact. If you take pride in maintaining precise financial records, supporting organizational perfect fit for you. decision-making, and helping Indigenous entrepreneurs build sustainable success, this opportunity is the perfect fit for you.
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The The Organization Two Rivers Community Development Centre (Two Rivers) is an Aboriginal Financial Institution that supports Indigenous entrepreneurs in South/Central Ontario. Our vision is to build Aboriginal prosperity by
providing financial support and business advisory services to Indigenous owned and controlled businesses The Two Rivers Community Development Centre (Two Rivers) is an Aboriginal Financial Institution that in our service area. supports Indigenous entrepreneurs in South/Central Ontario. Our vision is to build Aboriginal prosperity by providing financial support and business advisory services to Indigenous owned and controlled businesses Primary Contribution in our service area. The Finance and Loans Administration Manager exists to safeguard the financial integrity and
operational efficiency of Two Rivers' loan portfolio and internal accounting processes. By managing Primary Contribution loan lifecycle records, coordinating accounting systems, and supporting board reporting, this role ensures
accurate tracking, regulatory compliance, and high-quality administrative service. In doing so, the Finance The Finance and Loans Administration Manager exists to safeguard the financial integrity and and Loans Administration Manager provides essential foundation support that empowers Indigenous operational of Two Rivers' loan portfolio and internal accounting processes. By managing businessesefficiency and advances community economic development. loan lifecycle records, coordinating accounting systems, and supporting board reporting, this role ensures accurate tracking, regulatory compliance, and high-quality administrative service. In doing so, the Finance Responsibilities and Loans Administration Manager provides essential foundation support that empowers Indigenous businesses andAdministration advances community economic development. ● Loan & Portfolio Management ○
Maintain complete, accurate, and confidential physical and digital loan portfolio records.
○ Track incoming payments, issue client statements, and manage account inquiries or Responsibilities reminders.
Prepare and oversee loanManagement documentation, including promissory notes, credit checks, PPSA ● Loan○Administration & Portfolio registrations, andaccurate, insurance. ○ Maintain complete, and confidential physical and digital loan portfolio records. ● Financial & Accounting Operations ○ Track incoming payments, issue client statements, and manage account inquiries or ○ Prepare monthly financial documentation and trial entries using SAGE accounting software. reminders. ○ Reconcile accounts, track grant Accounts Receivable, and process approved EFT payments ○ Prepare and oversee loan documentation, including promissory notes, credit checks, PPSA and cheques. registrations, and tracking insurance. ○ Maintain Excel files and facilitate annual audit preparations with external auditors Office &&Banking Administration ● ● Financial Accounting Operations Oversee daily banking including billusing payments, maintaining banking ○ ○ Prepare monthly financialactivities, documentation anddeposits, trial entries SAGEand accounting software. supplies accounts, (cheques,track deposit books). ○ Reconcile grant Accounts Receivable, and process approved EFT payments and cheques. ○ Maintain Excel tracking files and facilitate annual audit preparations with external auditors ● Office & Banking Administration ○ Oversee daily banking activities, including deposits, bill payments, and maintaining banking supplies (cheques, deposit books).
○ Maintain digital and physical filing systems for all accounts, invoices, receipts, and formal correspondence. ○ Manage incoming/outgoing mail, document scanning, and general office workflow support. ● Reporting & Governance Support ○ Prepare detailed loan activity and portfolio status reports for Board of Directors meetings. ○ Assist leadership in coordinating Board meetings and accurately recording official meeting minutes. ○ Support internal reporting, business directory maintenance, and program administration.
Reporting Structure, Work Setting, And Compensation Reports to: Chief Executive Officer Direct Reports: 0-1 Environment: Primarily office-based with flexibility for remote work as approved. Occasional travel within the service area for workshops, training, outreach, and professional development. Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday Compensation: $60,000 – $80,000 per annum (commensurate with experience), plus a modest benefits package and travel reimbursement.
Qualifications ● Experience: 2–5 years of experience in financial administration, lending administration, bookkeeping, or credit union/banking operations. Experience within an Indigenous Financial Institution (IFI) or non-profit setting is highly valued. ● Software & Technical Skills: Proficiency with accounting software (SAGE), specialized lending platforms (TEA / CommonGoals or FERN / Faasbank), and advanced Microsoft Excel skills. ● Education: Diploma or degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field. Equivalent practical experience will also be considered. ● Financial Controls: Demonstrated understanding of loan portfolio management, security documentation (PPSA, credit checks), financial controls, and audit preparation. ● Cultural Competency & Indigenous Context: Familiarity with Indigenous business development and cultural contexts. Preference will be given to Indigenous candidates and individuals with lived experience in Indigenous communities. ● Key Attributes: Excellent organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, strong written/verbal communication, and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality while managing competing priorities.
To Apply Please submit your resume and a cover letter: JordanSmith@TwoRivers.ca
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LOGAN: Helena Lucille (née Styres) April 16, 1925 - August 29, 2026 Tuscarora Nation. As the eldest of seven children born to Lucinda and Herman Styres, she learned early the value of hard work, dedication, and family devotion. She was the last surviving sibling of her generation of the Styres family.
Peacefully at her home, surrounded by the love of her family, Helena Lu-
cille Logan of Six Nations passed away in her 102nd year.
Born and raised in Ohsweken, Helena was a proud member of the
In the 1940s, she wed her beloved husband, Harold Elwood “Joe” Logan. Together, they relocated their young family to California to build a new future and protect their children, where Helena proudly established her own boutique bikini shop in San Diego as an accomplished, professional seamstress. She returned to her native land in the late 1980s to care for her ailing mother, while simultaneously establishing her forever home on Six Nations. Helena will be warmly remembered for her incredible strength, unconditional love, sharp sense of hu-
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 It may feel like you’re coming out of the dark and into the light this week, Aries. A weight has been lifted, but there is still some emotional components to work out. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, have a look at the world around you this week instead of just moving forward with your nose to the grindstone. Enjoy a night out with friends and take an active role in the evening. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, question what you hear this week, and do not take all of the information you receive at face value. You might need to read between the lines. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 This is a great week to go out and get things done, Cancer. Even if you feel a little indecisive, don’t sweat the small details. You don’t have to make any great commitments.
1. Boxing’s GOAT 2. Zero 3. Midway between north and northeast 4. Concurred 5. Added flavor 6. Amount of time 7. Eggs of parasitic insects 8. S-shaped moldings 9. Atomic #45 10. __ d’art: small artistic item 11. A godparent’s “kids” 13. Nocturnal burrowing lizard 15. Hit lightly 17. Aircrafts 18. Witness 21. Alluding to something 23. Take to the limit 24. Baglike structure in a plant or animal 27. Start over
Answers for September 9th, 2026 Crossword Puzzle
29. Administered 32. Romanian monetary unit 34. Unit of liquid capacity 35. Equips with weapons again 36. Disney town 39. Female deer 40. Title of respect 43. A place to go rafting 44. A way to conclude 46. Type of television 47. Georgia rockers 49. Leonhard __, Swiss mathematician 51. Slang for gun 54. River in Bosnia and Herzegovina 59. Bar bill 60. Small, gray-headed crow 61. Frozen water 62. Norwegian krone 64. Commercial
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, action is the name of the game for you right now. You might notice a sudden burst of physical energy at some point, and that can be channeled into a walk or bike ride. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Take some of the knowledge you have picked up and processed over the past few weeks and spread it around, Virgo. It is time to put your communication skills to work. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Physical stamina is strong for you this week, Libra. Consider working out to release some of that pent-up energy. A sport or hobby can channel it as well. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Take a break from the seriousness that has taken root lately, Scorpio. You’ll find that some upbeat conversations are the way to navigate the waters this week. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 The things you say to others will have a profound effect, Sagittarius. Be mindful of the words you choose. Enjoy a physical group activity. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, your solid footing may become a bit unstable this week. Don’t fret. In fact, infuse a bit of laughter and playfulness into things. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 There is no excuse for laziness this week, Aquarius. Make sure you get out of bed each day and engage in something that gets your body and mind working. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 It is time to take action, Pisces. See how far you can take all of the tasks that are on your to-do list. You may be surprised to find that you accomplish so much.
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