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Mississaugas of New Credit Chief Bryan LaForme was given a seat of honour for on Saturday morning at the Ontario Legislature when Prince Philip gave the Third Royal Batallion of the Royal Canadian Regiment (red uniforms) new colours. LaForme was seated with Brant MPP and Speaker of the House, Dave Levac and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to acknowledge the role played by the Mississaugas during the War of 1812 and the Battle of York. The City of Toronto hosted a day of events to commemorate the Battle of York, which took place on April 27, 1813, and to honour the Anishnaabe for their contributions to the battle. (Photograph by Stephanie Dearing).

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By Stephanie DearingTORONTO

“I remember, I see, I hear, I remember.

To us, it was a battle, a fight our people lost.

It is a significant part of our history and played a strong role in the history of this nation.

Yet the people who fought this battle have no face and the loved ones left behind have no voice.

And if this is the way of war, it is the wrong way ...”

From the poem, Remember, written by New Credit coun-cillor Stacey LaForme and read during the bicentennial commemoration of the Battle of York in Toronto on Satur-day.

Correcting the historical record

The Anishnaabe have been virtually absent from the ex-isting record of the events of the War of 1812, and had only been given passing mention as to their role defending Fort York when the Americans in-vaded 200 years ago. That all changed on Saturday, April 27, 2013, when they were ac-knowledged during a day of ceremonies commemorating the battle of Fort York.

A sense of pride and achievement was palpable among the Mississaugas of New Credit and the three oth-er Anishnaabe communities acknowledged Saturday for their loyalty to the Crown in 1812. New Credit Chief Bry-an LaForme said the acknowl-edgement paid to New Credit, the Chippewas of Rama, the Chippewas of Georgina Island and Beausoleil First Nation was “long overdue.”

Full day of eventsThe day's events began

with a sunrise ceremony, led by New Credit. By 10 am, Chief Bryan LaForm was seated with Speaker of the House Dave Levac and Premier Kathleen Wynne at Queen's Park, where they watched Prince Philip pres-ent new colours to the Third Battalion of the Royal Cana-dian Regiment.

At 11 am, the largest mil-itary parade in Canadian history marched 5 kilome-tres from Queen's Park to Fort York. The parade con-sisted of between 1,500 and 1,700 soldiers and sailors; 13 marching bands and 12 hors-es. When the parade reached Fort York, a special military honour guard was struck for the ceremonies, representing units that defended Fort York 200 years ago. As the guard approached Fort York, they were greeted by the four An-ishnaabe Nations.

At 1:30 commemorative ceremonies at Fort York got underway, well attended by an estimated 2,000 people. The remembrance ceremony and plaque dedication filled the rest of the afternoon, and the afternoon's ceremonies were led by New Credit.

Attending the afternoon ceremonies were the Ontario Lt.-Governor, David C. On-ley; General Peter Douglas, Commander of the Royal Ca-nadian Army; Chief Warrant Officer Bob Cleroux and Rear Admiral Mark Norman, who is the Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy. They were joined by MP Ted Opitz, MPP Laura Albanese, Parliamentary Assistant for Minister Michael Chan; To-ronto City Councillor Michael Thompson; Jonathan Dart, British Consul General; James Dickmeyer, American Consul Genera; Brigadier General and Chaplain General of the Canadian Armed Forces, K.R.

McLean; Blake C. Goldring, Honourary Colonel of the Ca-nadian Armed Forces and Co-chair of the City of Toronto Bicentennial Steering Com-mittee.

Also on stage were Chief Bryan LaForme; Beausoleil, as represented by councillor Jeff Monague; Chippewas of Georgina Island Chief Donna Big Canoe and Chippewas of Rama Chief Sharon Stinson Henry.

CommemorationNew Credit members start-

ed the afternoon commemo-rations with singing and a prayer, and the children's choir, the Ojibway Singers sang Oh Canada in Anish-naabe.

“You've come far and we've waited long,” said New Credit elder Gary Sault as he greet-ed the crowd. “Come and sit down and enjoy the food that we are about to give you. We're about to give you a song from our First Nations that is a symbol of our Eagle Staffs. It is a song that dates from the past.”

“What a privilege it is to be speaking to you today,” said Lt.-Governor Onley. “We stand today on the very ground where guns and cannons fired and where men died, some far from their homes, some liter-ally defending their homes for it was on this day, 200 years ago, April 27, 1813 that the American military attacked the Town of York and most specifically, right here at Fort York.”

“When the U.S. declared war on Great Britain in 1812, most people thought Upper Canada would be easy prey. But there was an underestima-tion of our better-trained and better-led forces with the sup-

port from First Nations. After losses at Detroit, Fort Macki-nac and Queenston Heights, the Americans decided to tar-get York, hoping to capture war ships and dominate Lake Ontario.”

That day, said Onley, 14 American ships “began land-ing men and heavy guns west of the town. In swift defence, Chiefs and warriors of the Mississaugas and the Ojibway First Nations opened fire from the woods.” Despite valiant

attempts by the Anishnaabe and the British forces to repel the Americans, the fort was destroyed after the magazine (munitions) building caught fire. Before the end of the day, the British had surren-dered. Many lives were lost during that battle.

“Sadly, the gruelling six hour battle left 157 dead,” said Onley. The town was oc-cupied by the Americans for six days. During that time, the parliamentary buildings were

destroyed, along with other buildings in town, such as the library; and the Americans took the parliamentary mace, which was returned years af-ter the war.

“We gathered here at his-toric Fort York to remember a dark day in Toronto's history,” said MP Ted Opitz. “Exact-ly 200 years ago, during the War of 1812, British, Canadi-an and First Nations defenders fought right here at the Battle of York, the ground you stand

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Anishnaabe nations honoured for role in Battle of York


on today. Their sacrifice de-serves to be remembered.”

Despite the devastating de-feat at Fort York, “our soldiers, militia men and warriors per-severed,” said Opitz. “It took the combined efforts of the English and French-speaking militia, First Nations and Me-tis allies and British military forces to defend our borders, but together they were able to repel the invasion and the Canada we know today was the ultimate result.”

He closed by stating it was “an honour to have this op-portunity to commemorate the service and the achieve-ments of all the soldiers who fought to defend Canada. It's also a great honour to have with us representatives from four First Nations whose an-cestors fought in the battle, to recognize the vital role that Aboriginal peoples played in the War of 1812.”

Speaking for the Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Laura Albanese said the roots of the diversity found in Toronto was a result of the Battle of York and the War of 1812. The Battle of York “is where diverse peo-ple, British soldiers, First Na-

tions warriors, United Empire Loyalists, Francophones, Af-rican Canadians and Ameri-can settlers came together, worked together and stood together to defend our fledg-ling colony. This chapter is our story.”

“A legacy of peace and prosperity was begun by the Battle of York,” said Toron-to City Councillor Michael Thompson. While express-ing gratitude to the various participants in the commem-oration, Thompson noted the Anishnaabe. “I'd like to thank the many participants from the four First Nations whose ancestry fought for Canada at the Battle of York 200 years ago. We are, in fact, especial-ly grateful for your sponsor-ship of the commemorative plaque that you will unveil later today.”

Following a remembrance ceremony for those who lost their lives, and a brief break, three plaques were revealed. Two of those had first been unveiled at Fort York in 1934, and were being rein-troduced after they had been refurbished. The third, a new plaque, honours the First Nations contribution to the

Battle of York, and was spon-sored by the four First Na-tions. Before unveiling the plaque, each Chief was given an opportunity to share some thoughts on the moment.

“We've waited a long time for this moment,” said Chief Bryan LaForme. “I'm hoping that by endorsing this plaque and seeing what's enscripted on it that we will no longer be a footnote in Canadian his-tory, that we will deserve our rightful place in the memoirs of the history that represents Canada. Without First Na-tions, I honestly and truly be-lieve that we would be another star on the red, white and blue. Today is a proud day for us.”

“I am honoured that we are giving recognition to the sac-rifices of our ancestors, what they did to preserve what became Canada, and the sacrifices they made,” said Beausoleil councillor Jeff Monague. We have many representatives from those First Nations here today on this ground, just as they did 200 years ago, helping to give recognition. There are many things that were given up by our people to help make that sacrifice. There were many promises that were made to our people 200 years ago ... many of those promises have yet to be realized. We are al-lies to the Crown, we remain allies to the Crown. There are still many First Nations peo-ple that serve in the Armed Forces today, we would still fight for you and that has to be known. So many of those promises that were made 200 years ago still have to be hon-oured. We are still waiting for that place as partners within this country.”

“I'm hopeful today's gath-ering at Fort York will help to educate visitors of the ex-ceptional contribution and sacrifice made by many First Nations people during the

War of 1812,” said Chief Donna Big Canoe (Georgina Island).

“Our ancestors were proud to stand with the British in de-fending our territory and in laying the foundation for the Canada of today,” said Chip-pewas of Rama Chief Sharon Stinson Henry. “This pre-sentation will now form part of the history curriculum for Canada's young students. It

is important to understand that the role our communities played in building, defend-ing and shaping the vision for Canada as it is a part of the story, the true story of our country.”

“Although it was a Brit-ish and American war, First Nation militia outnumbered the British in most skirmish-es,” said Henry to applause. “According to new research

... some 10,200 First Nations militia fought alongside a mere 5,200 British at the start. Although the war actu-ally ended as a stalemate, the military tactics of Tecum-seh, Yellowhead, Snake ... and others aided in ensuring future peace and fellowship among both Canada and the United States.”

The commemoration was closed with a round dance.

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Anishnaabe nations honoured for role in Battle of York

Plaque honouring First Nations

The 2013 plaque honouring the participation of ancestors from four Anishnaabe First Nations during the Battle of York was unveiled in a special ceremony that marked the bicentennial of the battle.

The text of the plaque is as follows:This memorial honours the alliances of the First Nations with the British Crown

in the War of 1812 and those Mississaugas, Chippewas and other Anishnaabe who fought alongside British forces at the Battle of York.

This memorial commemorates the sacrifice of those First Nations warriors whose names are not yet all known who went first to defend York on April 27, 1813.

This memorial dedicated by the Mississaugas of New Credit, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Rama First Nation 2013.


By Stephanie DearingOHSWEKEN

The very first community meeting held by the Haude-nosaunee Development In-stitute (HDI) to demonstrate its openness, transparency and accountability possibly raised more questions than were answered. If that is the case, there is a possibility an-swers might be forthcoming in the future, as HDI plans to host four information meet-ings a year.

Between 60 to 80 people attended the meeting. Inter-im Executive Director and HDI Board Director Hazel

Hill said the purpose of the meeting was to provide trans-parency and accountability.

The organization has been around since 2007 and its pri-mary purpose is to deal with the burgeoning development of Six Nations territory. Hill said the organization, which consists of a board of direc-tors appointed by the Con-federacy Chiefs Council, is fighting to preserve Six Na-tions land rights as well as to remind the federal gov-ernment the Confederacy Council still exists.

HDI works with develop-ers who have paid applica-tion and/or development fees

to the organization. Current-ly the organization has nego-tiated agreements with four different companies. HDI will ensure Six Nations en-vironmental and archeo-logical monitors are on the site(s) being developed, to ensure heritage is protected. While the monitors are ulti-mately paid by the develop-ers, they have the authority to shut down a work site should there be a need.

Hill did not speak about the role HDI's temporary shut-downs of developments have played in obtaining payment of fees and even agreements. HDI last shut down a number

of NextEra and Captial Pow-er turbine construction sites on January 17, 2013. HDI has been in negotiations with NextEra for some time, and the organization advised the Confederacy Chiefs Council in April it was close to reach-ing an agreement with Nex-tEra.

“We've gone through a period of growth,” Hill said. HDI's financial statements, which were not provided at the meeting but are available online, showed that 2012 was the first year in which HDI made money from applica-tion ($31,000) and develop-ment fees ($140,000) paid by developers.

When asked during the in-formation meeting why the financial statements had not been brought to the meeting, Hill said it hadn't occurred to her to bring them.

The organization is not without its critics. “What has the Confederacy Coun-cil done for the communi-

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With $16.5 million in the bank, does it matter if the Six Nations of the Grand River Community Development Trust gets an annual alloca-tion of Ontario lottery and gaming money from Elected Council?

According to the audit-ed financial statements for 2012, the answer is yes. The Trust did not get an alloca-tion of money from Six Na-tions Elected Council last year, and with an increase in spending on community projects, that means expen-ditures exceeded revenue by $155,830.

Two members of the Trust provided the financial infor-mation to Elected Council on April 23. Without an annual allocation of gaming moneys,

the Trust relies on investment income, which has grown as the balance of funds invested has grown. But the $724,776 received from investments wasn't enough to cover all the expenses, including the $821,607 that will fund com-munity projects this year.

Spending on community projects increased by over $65,000, with 19 commu-nity projects given funding support last year.

While Director Tammy Hill was absent from the presentation, Treasurer Tom Darnay and board member Rosemary Smith attended the meeting to present the annual audit to council.

Darnay pointed out project expenditures have increased, as has investment manage-ment fees. “Honoraria [for board members] declined,” he noted, bringing overall

administration costs down by nearly $4,000 from 2011.

The Trust was given over $3 million in gaming funds by council in 2011, repre-senting 25 percent of the 2010 Rama allocation.

The Trust has been allot-ted a total of $22,248,550 of the Rama funds since 2004. Over those years, the Trust has given out over $10 mil-lion to community projects. Of those grants, the major-ity have gone to Six Nations council departments. Last year, the Trust initiated a new way of awarding funds to council departments in an effort to give more money to community projects. As a re-sult, those projects awarded grants for the 2013 financial year are all community-based, and over half a mil-lion dollars was approved for those projects.

Tom Darnay and Rosemary Smith presented the Six Nations Community Development Trust Fund 2012 audit to Elected Council on April 23. (Photograph by Stephanie Dearing).

Community Trust spending increases, more on community projects

HDI Interim Executive Director, Hazel Hill (above) led the first of what is intended to be regular quarterly community information meetings about HDI’s activities. The meeting, which spanned two and a half hours, will be supplemented with regular Saturday information broadcasts on CKRZ ra-dio. HDI has been working to enhance its accountability, and has also made information available on its website. (Pho-tograph by Stephanie Dearing).Continued on page 16


By Jim WindleBRANTFORD

If Pastor Ronald Burning really believes what he has been preaching from the pul-pit for many years — while at the same time sexually abus-ing children and adults in his

congregation — the judge-ment handed down to him by the Superior Court in Brant-ford on Monday is nothing in comparison to what is coming to such a man.

According to the words of Jesus which Burning would have known and preached

many times in his career as a paster, “... woe to that person ... It would be better for him to be thrown into the the sea with a milestone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to fall.”

The 60 year-old former Pastor of Johnsfield Baptist Church on Sixth Line Road Six Nations was sentenced to 10 years concurrent for three counts, seven years for one count and three years on the remaining counts. His name and DNA samples will be reg-istered with the sex offenders registry and will remain there for life.

The case involves a series of sexual misconducts of var-ied kinds over a span of 40 years. Specifically, several counts of sexual intercourse and two counts of indecent assault. Nine other counts include sexual harassment, indecent assault and confine-

ment.His victims were both male

and female and involved the very young as well as adult victims.

Most of the young victims are now adults, but still carry the emotional and psychologi-cal scars caused by their inno-cence being betrayed by one they trusted and believed in as God’s vessel of truth, justice and mercy.

Victim impact statements given before Justice Kim Carpenter-Gunn read her sentence by all accounts were both heart wrenching and in-furiating. Many spoke of the lasting nightmares and mis-trust they have brought with them into adulthood which continue to negatively im-pacted their lives.

Burning was tried two years ago and found guilty on 13 counts but has waited sentenc-ing which was delayed while

the court awaited Burning’s Gladue report.

He received credit for his pre- trial custody on a 1 1/ 2 days for every one day served, giving him 612 days of credit.

Burning has maintained his innocence throughout the or-deal and once again declared his innocence through his defense lawyer, Steve Gehl who took over the case from Howard Staats when Burn-ing could no longer pay his fees. By pleading innocent, it forced his victims to relive their experiences in court.

Assistant Crown Attorney Tyler Shuster noted that in most cases an accused’s good character and good works would be mitigating factors when it comes to sentencing. However, in this case it was exactly those factors that cre-ated an environment for him to conduct his deviant way of life for so many years.

“His good character in the community is offset by his criminal offenses that took place over a time span that stretched across his life,” Shuster told the court. “The crimes are interwoven throughout the fabric of his life: his professional life, his life of good works and his family life. He was a person of good character and it was because of that that he was able to look after children and have contact with vulnerable people in the church.”

The Burning case brings to light an all to often situa-tion where young victims are either not believed or even punished if they tell their parents or other adults about what happened to them. Vic-tims can feel shame and em-barrassment throughout their lives feeling that they were somehow at fault, which is rarely the case.

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The PIC will consist of an informal drop-in centre with displays showing the detailed design of the improvements and the proposed construction staging plans. A brief Project Overview will be given by the study team at 4:30 p.m. and again at 7:00 p.m. MTO and Delcan staff will be on hand to answer any questions and receive your input.

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By Jim WindlePARIS

A model home in Paris burned to the ground in the predawn hours last Tuesday morning. The model home was only weeks from com-pletion as builders Henry Stolp and Brad Wilson of Pi-nevest Homes were about to open sales for the small but upscale Willow Street subdi-vision located at 158 Willow Street, Paris.

The call came into the Paris firehall Tuesday at 5:30 a. m. but by the time they arrived the house was fully engaged and they could not save it.

An Ontario Fire Marshal’s investigation proved the fire to be an act of arson. If caught, the arsonist could face up to 14 years in prison.

The location of the pro-posed development has been under controversy from both Paris residents and Six Na-tions land protectors.

From a Six Nations per-spective there has been no consultation or accommoda-tion agreement in place before the development began, de-spite being shut down at least once by Six Nations land pro-tectors and given a cease and desist order from the Men’s

Fire. The Men’s Fire also have concerns about the proximity of the proposed homes to the edge of the Grand River.

Paris residents have also shown their concerns for the potential pollution of the Riv-er from future home owners at that location, as well as con-cern that the buyers them-selves may be buying into a nightmare. Some longtime neighbours report that at times in the past flooding of the riv-er has completely covered the riverside plateau the develop-ment is to be built on.

Stolp even appeared be-fore the Men’s Fire which informed the builder that he must seek Six Nations con-sultation before the building would be allowed. Stolp ig-nored the request.

In a media release issued by Pinevest Homes, Stolp and Wilson promised to immedi-ately rebuild the model home and continue with the sub de-velopment project.

They would not say any-thing more about the situation than was said in the media re-lease.

Ontario Fire Marshal’s in-vestigation proved the fire to be an act of arson. If caught, the arsonist could face up to 14 years in prison.

Paris model home fire burned by arsonists

According to the Ontario Fire Marshal, a model home built to be the flagship of a proposed subdivision by Pinevest Homes on the banks of the Grand River in Paris was the target of an arson attack in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Police are looking to the public for any information regarding the fire. A tipster could cash in on a reward of $2,000 for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the perpetrator or perpetrators. (Photo by Jim Windle)


Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) Friends,

I have big news to share with you on the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA).

The e-mails and letters you sent calling for the ELA to be saved, the petitions you signed, the pressure you helped to mount on social media – it has all paid off.

Today the Ontario government announced that it will step in to help keep the world-renowned Experimental Lakes Area operating.

Public pressure from concerned citizens like you made this happen. Your support enabled the Council of Canadians to join other groups in sustaining a broad and effective campaign over the last several months.

Our efforts culminated last month with our urgent ‘48 Hours to Save the ELA’ action alert, in which nearly 4,000 Council members sent messages to Ontario Premier Wynne and Mani-toba Premier Selinger calling on them to intervene – and today, they did!

You and I must build on the momentum of this victory for the next fight to protect water.

We must challenge the Harper Conservative government’s gutting of environmental regula-tions, the Fisheries Act and the Navigable Waters Protection Act. We must stop the corporate control and ownership of water. And we must work as communities and individuals to change the way we view and treat our shared water.

Thank you for your valuable contribution in helping to save the ELA. You’ve proven once again that our collective action can, and does, effect real change.

Maude BarlowCouncil of Canadians

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Now they will knowWe congratulate Chief Bryan LaForme and the people of New Credit in their hon-

oured presence at the 1812 Fort York gathering on Saturday. It really was a spectacle. But as expected, Prince Phillip’s presence (even with a brand new black eye) and all the military rigamarole attracted a few thousand to the old fort.

But when all that was done, and after most of the people left, that is when the honouring of the Ojibwa Warriors who fought and died protecting the fort from the Americans, took place in front of only a few hundred who were mainly Mississau-guas of the New Credit anyhow.

But Mississaugas of the New Credit historian Caroline King, who put in countless hours organizing for the big event, took it all in stride by looking at the positives.

She said that even though the mainstream media didn’t touch the Mississaugas part of the day long events, the fact remains that the plaque is now permanently in place where thousands, if not tens of thousands, will get a more well rounded his-tory lesson when they visit the old fort museum.

A little background might be necessary.On April 27th, 1813, American forces began landing approximately three miles

west of York (Toronto). American General Zebulon Pike’s first wave of invasion was led by Major Benjamin Forsyth and a company of the 1st US Rifle Regiment. Coming ashore, his men were met by intense fire from a group of between 60 and 100 Anishinabe Warriors. The Warriors were supposed to be reinforced by about 300 British militia and a few regulars but they got lost in the thick trees and veg-etation that once stood where the mega city is now, and they did not get there to support the Warriors.

The Anishinabe resistance was eventually over powered and after many Native casualties, the remaining Mississaugas fled when it became clear that the reinforce-ments were not going to arrive. But the bravery of the warriors slowed the Ameri-cans advance enough to evacuate the fort and set up what some historians say was a perfect booby trap. Others say it was a fate-timed accident that the fort’s powder magazine blew up just as the Americans drew near, killing Pike and several others and injuring many more.

The Americans eventually took the fort that day and burned the government build-ings and homes in York, but the victory came at a cost. The American force lost 55 killed and 265 wounded, mostly as a result of the magazine explosion. The dead of the American, British and Militia troops have been recorded, but the names of most of the Anishinabe Warriors who died that day have been lost to history. Through ex-tensive research, some names have been found and the search continues to discover the names of all those Native warriors who died in battle.

Recently there was a TV documentary about the 1812 Fort York explosion which was very informative and backed up by archaeological evidence as unearthed by Ron Williamson of Archaeological Services Inc.

It really was very well done, except for the fact that the bravery and sacrifice of the Mississauga warriors and their Anishinabe allies was all but totally ignored.

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The Council of Canadians, represented by Ecojustice, submitted an affidavit to the Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT) for a case involving Nestlé’s water takings in Hillsburgh, Ontario. The Council cited con-cerns about climate change and the lack of groundwater indicators for droughts in the Ontario Low Water Response Plan.

Nestlé and Ontario’s Ministry of the En-vironment have asked the ERT to approve a settlement agreement which would effec-tively remove any drought-based restrictions on pumping at Nestlé’s well in Hillsburgh.

This well takes up to 1.13 million litres of water per day from the best bedrock aquifer in Ontario to serve Nestlé’s bottled water operation in Aberfoyle.

“We find it very troubling that the Ontario government has settled with Nestlé,” says Maude Barlow, National Chairperson for the Council of Canadians. “Ontario must pri-oritize communities’ right to water above a private company’s thirst for profit. Our gov-ernment must think about water availability for our grand children, great grand children and beyond.”

“Ontario is neglecting its duty to protect communities’ water sources by allowing Nestlé to extract massive amounts of ground-water for its water bottling business, even during drought conditions,” says Mark Cal-zavara, Ontario Regional Organizer for the Council of Canadians. “Millions of litres of groundwater near Hillsburgh may be drawn on a daily basis. That’s no way to safeguard our water, especially as droughts become more common due to climate change.”

The joint submissions of the Wellington Water Watchers and the Council of Cana-

dians to the Tribunal, filed yesterday, argue that the settlement is inconsistent with the public trust doctrine and must be rejected. The public trust doctrine holds that impor-tant common resources – such as water or air - are held by government on behalf of the public, and must be managed for the ben-efit of current and future generations. Rea-sonable drought-based restrictions should be required in order to properly protect the aquifer, as well as any streams, rivers, or wetlands normally fed by groundwater from the aquifer.

Council of Canadians raises climate change and drought concerns in Nestlé case

History/Background of Six Nations of the Grand River

Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation is comprised of 13 individual registry groups making us the largest populated Community with a total of over 25,400 citizens; we are the only Iroquoian community that has all Six Nations within our boundary; Mohawk, Onei-da, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora Nations. The Six Nations are presently situ-ated on 46,000 acres (18615 ha) in Southern Ontario. This is less than 5%, the original 950,000 acre land grant from our 1784 Hal-dimand Treaty by King George III.

We settled along the Grand River as a result of the loss of our homelands in what is now Upper New York State. The 1784 Haldimand Treaty with the British Crown was compensa-tion for the loss of lands and in recognition of our role as allies during the American Revolu-tion. We were again called upon to defend Up-per Canada when Americans invaded during the War of 1812. Indeed our war efforts helped to preserve the British colony of Canada.

The Haldimand Treaty is comprised of an area 6 miles wide on each side of the Grand River from mouth to source for a distance of 186 miles (2,232 square miles) and is now referred to as the Haldimand Tract. The unre-solved land rights throughout the Haldimand Tract affect the governance of 38 municipal-ities and 900,000 persons within the Grand River watershed in Southern Ontario.

Six Nations of the Grand River is seeking Justice. We have pre-confederation treaties with the Crown that have not been lived up to. Our Guswentha or Two Row Wampum Treaty made with various European Nations is one of the oldest in North America dating back to the 1600’s. It is a Treaty of non-interference, wherein we agree not to interfere with each other’s governance or societies.

Six Nations existing aboriginal and treaty rights are confirmed and recognized by Can-ada’s Constitution Act (1982).

Federal ViolationsFederal legislation purporting to affect our

citizens and territory is an intrusion into the jurisdiction and authority of the Six Nations of the Grand River, and a violation of our Trea-ties with the Crown. Six Nations of the Grand River has never relinquished its right to govern its people or territory and our right to self-gov-ernance and self-determination as recognized by Canada’s Constitution Act 1982; the United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Article 1) which is biding on Canada; and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indig-enous Peoples (Article 3) which Canada has also endorsed.

The MRP issue is not a gender-based issue; it is an issue of family, land and property. That point seems incomprehensible by this Stand-ing Committee. This issue must be referred to the people that can understand that; namely,

the jurisdiction to handle internal family, land and property matters is a community respon-sibility. Bill S-2 does not propose to readily hand over that jurisdiction. Instead, Bill S-2 makes it so difficult that most First Nations will be unable to get out from under federal jurisdiction.

Our concepts of land ownership and the en-tire concept of "division of assets" as it relates to the matrimonial home is just one of those "difficult to translate" cultural concepts. We oppose your legislation and we oppose your approach, not because of a reluctance to pro-tect the rights of our women, but because this legislation only reflects non-native values and will be impossible to impose on our people. In our community, land ownership by an in-dividual often cannot be separated from the reality that generations of his/her family have lived there. Therefore, the individual will feel more than just a financial tie to the house/land, but also strong emotional ties and a sense of responsibility to maintain the land in his/her family's name. Any process and any decisions made on a matrimonial home must reflect this understanding of land.

This Standing Committee purports to have a strong desire to give equal rights to Aboriginal women, and to protect our women from do-mestic violence. Without taking into consid-eration our strongly held concepts of land and the emotional ties to the land, you are, in fact, potentially offering nothing more than fuel

to an already raging fire, especially in cases where domestic violence is occurring. We will not, in any way, participate in the process of endangering the safety of our families by im-posing your concepts of women’s rights on our people. We have our own answers that reflect our own cultural values and circumstances at Six Nations.

STATEMENT OF JURISDICTIONWe wish to inform you that the federal MRP

Bill S-2 is a wrong-headed example of federal legislation that fails to respect the Six Nations of the Grand River reality. As such the Six Nations Elected Council hereby informs the Government of Canada that should this Act becomes law in Canada it will be of no force and effect within our territory.

Six Nations of the Grand River Council has enacted its own law on Matrimonial Real Property based on our Inherent Jurisdiction and it is this law that will apply within the Six Nations of the Grand River jurisdiction.

The current Bill S-2 relating to Matrimonial Real Property on Reserves is an example of the violation of our Aboriginal and Treaty rights and it will be resisted.

Finally we state that this area of law – fam-ily law – is a core area of jurisdiction that we claim and are exercising. This was also rec-ognized and stated by the 1996 Final Report from the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP).

SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER ELECTED COUNCIL STATEMENT TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN PERTAINING TO BILL S-2AN ACT RESPECTING FAMILY HOMES AND MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY ON FIRST NATION RESERVES


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The suite of bills pertain-ing to First Nations currently moving through Ottawa are an attempt to control First Nations, said Larry Sault. The federal government wants to facilitate access to the minerals, metals and gas and oil to be found on First Nation traditional lands.

Sault took advantage of his role as emcee at the Indian Defense League at the an-nual banquet held April 20 to share his thoughts about the (general) state of the In-dian Nation, the eighth fire and the IDLA.

Before he travelled to Cal-ifornia to take the position of Senior Vice-President, Native American Division of the US-based investment firm First American Capi-tal Management, Sault had served as elected Chief at New Credit. He had also served as the Grand Chief of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI). Back home for about the past year, Sault said he has become involved with many local organizations, such as the IDLA, the Men's Fire and the Mohawk Workers.

“I believe we're in what our traditional elders called the eighth fire,” said Sault. “That's a new day. That's an awakening, an awakening for us.” According to prophe-cies, the Eighth Fire is a time when people can save the world from environmental and social catastrophe by re-jecting materialism, instead walking a path of respect, wisdom and spirituality.

Sault said he would like to see organizations like the Mohawk Workers, the Men's Fire and the Confed-eracy Council form an alli-ance with the IDLA.

Vice-President Bob Doug-las updated the members. “Things are slow, but things are moving.” he said the IDLA has managed to reduce the amount of time people caught drunk while driving have to wait to come back home. “It was ten years,”

said Douglas. “We worked on it to get it dropped.” Now drivers caught have to wait five years and pay a fine at the end of the five years.

People who want to bring a vehicle to Canada from the United States should call ahead and ask for Form One, said Douglas. Even if the ve-hicle is a junker, it's best to call ahead by two days and provide the vehicle identifi-cation number (VIN). There is no cost for doing this, al-though there used to be in the past.

“We're still having prob-lems with the red card,” Douglas said. Canada does not accept the red card, only a resident card that shows the address of the person cross-ing the border. There is an application on the bridge for a resident card, but complet-ing the application and being approved “doesn't make you a citizen of Canada or the United States,” said Doug-las. “It just verifies where you live.”

“Our voice is our medi-cine,” said Jan Longboat (Kahenti:io). She spoke of the need to focus on three things every day: “learn our language, learn our history

and roots, and protect the en-vironment.”

Frank Miller spoke about the importance of language, encouraging listeners to keep doing what is proper. “Our history is important. We were meant to be together as a family. We need to mend those differences. Let's go forward together all the time. Let's keep the IDLA thing going.”

This year's celebration will be held on the Canadian side of the border. The parade will meet behind at the Su-noco Gas Station on Whirl-pool Street on the American side, Douglas said, and will be in the middle of the Peace Bridge at high noon. Nor-mally the parade crosses the Lower Arch Bridge. The picnic will be held at Oaks Park.

The annual border cross-ing celebration commemo-rates the 1794 Jay Treaty, which gave First Nations free border crossing rights between Canada and the United States. Despite the treaty, those rights are often ignored and eroded by bor-der crossing officials. The IDLA formed in 1925 to re-store the Jay Treaty.

Slow but steady progress being made on First Nations border crossing

The charismatic Larry Sault proved to be somewhat of a firebrand, as he took advantage of his role of emcee at the IDLA annual banquet to talk about the need to work together to regain treaty rights. (Photograph by Stephanie Dearing).

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Morning collision sends one to hospital

One driver was sent to hospital while an-other faces a charge under the Highway Traffic Act following a rush-hour collision on Tues-day morning. Reached by telephone, Deputy Police Chief Rocky Smith said one driver, who was southbound on Chiefswood Road, was at-tempting to turn into K.L. Martin's parking lot when the collision occurred. The drivers were not identified, and Smith said the driver taken to hospital was not injured, but suffered from a pre-existing medical condition.

Six Nations Police Assist Hamilton Police Service

On Friday April 26, the Six Nations Police Service and the Fire Department worked with the Hamilton Police Service on an on-going major investigation. While Six Nations Police did not release much information about the case, it is widely known in the surrounding communities that the Hamilton Police are try-ing to locate Daniel Baffoh, a Hamilton resi-dent who has been missing since January 31, 2013. Police now believe Baffoh is the vic-tim of murder, and they are trying to locate his remains. It is thought Baffoh's body was dumped into the Grand River.

On April 26, an RCMP plane was used to search a portion of the Grand River adjacent to Six Nations Territory, said the Six Nations Police. The search of Grand River was con-ducted between Brantford and Dunville over several days, beginning on April 24. It is not

known if the search turned up any clues to as-sist the police in solving the case.

Reward offered for recovery of stolen vehicle

The theft of a 2004 GMC Sierra has prompt-ed the owner to offer a reward in the hopes of recovering the vehicle. The Sierra (pictured) is charcoal grey in colour and has a tonneau cover. If any one has information, please con-tact the Six Nations Police by calling 519-445-2811.

Woman charged following collision

A two vehicle collision on Chiefswood Road resulted in the arrest of a St. George woman on a charge of Follow Too Close – Section 158(1) of the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario. According to a police statement, the driver of a black Pontiac had stopped for a school bus on Chiefswood Road on April 24 and was hit from behind by a black Volkswagon. Both cars received serious damage as a result of the collision. Police did not name the woman who was charged.

Six Nations Police Briefs

A rush-hour collision on Tuesday morning saw at least one vehicle removed from the scene on Chiefwood Road with the help of a tow truck. (Photograph by Stephanie Dearing).

Photograph supplied by Six Nations Police through their Facebook page.


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By Jim WindleOHSWEKEN

The Six Nations Rivermen put their Sr. B record back on an even keel with Saturday evening’s 15-10 victory over the Brooklin Merchants at the Gaylord Powless Arena.

“It’s good to get our first win of the new team and it’s good it was here at the GPA,’ said Rivermen captain Cory Bomberry. “Last week we dug ourselves a bit of a hole, doubling up on them in penal-ties, so other than that, we had to battle back tonight and get a win for the fans and hope-

fully we can carry on from here.”

In the Rivermen inaugural game last weekend, they lost a close 8-7 game to the Sarnia Beavers.

In that game, the Sarnia goaltender had to leave the game after taking a Cory Bomberry cannon shot to the throat area. Late in the game this week Brooklin goalten-der Rick McCulloch was beaned in the face mask by a Cody Jacobs shot which knocked him out.

The Merchants now had a problem. With eight min-utes remaining and their only

dressed goaltender on his back in the Merchants crease, they had no one to replace him. This is a rules violation which may have gone unde-

tected by the referees had Mc-Culloch not been injured.

But trouper that he is, Mc-Culloch tried his best to shake off the dizziness and cobwebs

in his head and stayed in net for the remaining 8 minutes, at times staggering to keep his balance when the ball was in the Rivermen zone.

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Sr. B Rivermen record first win

Six Nations Rivermen’s Mike Miller has a Brooklin Merchant in his cross hairs behind the Six Nations net in Saturday night’s 15-10 Rivermen win at the Gaylord Powless Arena. (Photo by Jim Windle)

Brooklin goalie Rick McCulloch has left the building after taking a Cody Jacobs shot to the face mask Saturday night at the GPA. Last week it was the Sarnia Beavers goalie who was left seeing stars after Cory Bomberry nailed him in the throat area. The record is now two games, one win-one loss and two goalies. (Photo by Jim Windle) Continued on page 13


By Jim Windle

The Iroquois Nationals are appealing a ruling by the FIL Board of Directors made last week that would relegate the perennial World Champion-ship contenders to the B pool at the 2014 World Lacrosse Championships to be held in Denver, Colorado.

The questionable deci-sion was made in response to the fact that the I-Nats were forced to bypass the 2010 World Championships in 2010 in Manchester, Eng-land after England denied access to the country by re-fusing to accept the Haude-nosaunee tribal passports the they were traveling on.

Initially the USA refused to accept the Haudenosaunee passports and England was willing, but later at the last moment changed its mind. Hilary Clinton, American Foreign Secretary, tried to intercede on behalf of the I-Nats but was too late.

The Nationals were giv-en the option of traveling under either a Canadian or American passport but chose to stand for their right to be recognized as an indepen-dent nation. This has been acceptable in previous years.

Although the team did not participate in the World Championships that year, they became heroes and champions in the Indigenous world for their selfless, sac-rificial stand for the rights of all indigenous people throughout the world.

The Board of Directors announced the Germany would be taking the I-Nat’s place in the top Blue Divi-sion for 2014.

Oren Lyons, Chairman of the Iroquois Nationals, and Denise Waterman, its Execu-tive Director, signed the for-mal request for appeal which was sent not only to the FIL but to all member organiza-tions, hoping for support for the appeal and the return of the I-Nats to their rightful place in the A or Blue Di-vision.

Lyons is seeking a general vote among member nations.

The event this year will host 40 nations in the World Lacrosse Championships.

“The FIL Board’s unilat-eral ruling that Germany will play in the Blue Division in 2014 and the Iroquois Na-tionals will be seeded 30th is not consistent with any poli-cies or regulations in the FIL

Constitution or By-Laws, and bares no resemblance to the “past precedence” of Sweden’s withdrawal in 2006,” says Lyons.

“It is also important to note the Iroquois Nationals paid a financial penalty of $30,000 to the Federation of International Lacrosse as stated in the FIL World Events Withdrawal Poli-

cy for unused housing in 2010, after receiving a bill of $24,640 from the Eng-lish Lacrosse Association, although the housing was previously cancelled by the Iroquois Nationals.

“To further penalize the Iroquois Nationals compet-itively by relegations will result in extenuating and un-intended consequences, not

only for the Iroquois Nation-als but for numerous inter-national lacrosse programs throughout the entire field of competition,” concluded Lyons.

“Please be advised that the Iroquois Nationals, as a member nation will initiate the steps required under the FIL Constitution for resolu-tion.”

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Sr. B Rivermen record first winconcerned about the condition of Mc-Culloch and after he got back to his feet spoke to him to reassure McCulloch that he had not intended to hit him in the mask.

“We gotta shoot balls to get ‘em in the net and sometimes stuff like that hap-pens,” said Bomberry after the game.

The Rivermen opened up a 4-0 lead in the first 20 minute period with goals by Tony Doxtator, Mike Miller, Cory Bomberry and Norm Cooke before Myl-es Richards of Brooklin scored on Jeff Powless in the Rivermen net.

In a wide open second period where 11 goals where scored in total, Brooklin’s Scott Gillingham made it 4-2 at 1:01. Clay Hill, Cody Jacobs, Cory Bomber-ry (his second) and Stu Hill opened up an 8-2 lead for Six Nations by the eight minute mark.

The Merchants scored four of their own in the period while Holden Vyse

and Jeremy Johns added goals for the Rivermen to end the second period with Six Nations leading 10-6.

Brooklin whittled that down to 10-8 giving them a little hope for a come-back, but the floor fell out from under them when Vyse scored his second of the game followed by Tony Doxtator’s second, Vyse with his third of the game, Jacobs with his second, and Vyse with his fourth.

Two late goals brought the final score a little closer, but the game went into the record books as a 15-10 Six Nations win.

This coming week, the Rivermen take it to the road to face the St.Catharines Saints Friday night before returning to the Gaylord Powless Arena Saturday, May 4th, at 8 P.M. when the Oakville Titans are the guests.

The only team yet to play a game so far this year is the Norwood James Gang. Their debut is set for 4 P.M., Sat-urday in Sarnia.

In a gesture of sportsmanship, Cody Jacobs assures Brooklin goalie Rick McCulloch, whom he knocked out with a shot to the face mask, that it was not intentional and that he was sorry. McCulloch accepted the gesture and the game proceeded. (Photo by Jim Windle)

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Five time and current Back-to-Back Founders Cup Champions, Six Nations Reb-els completed their 2013 pre-season schedule with a 9-0 record following three wins Saturday at the Oakville Buzz Pre-season Tournament played at the Toronto Rock Practice Facility on Saturday.

The Rebels played three games in each of the three one-day tournaments they played in to start the 2013

season. The Rebels started the day

with a 7-3 win over Missis-sauga Tomahawks followed by a 5-4 win over Halton Hills Bulldogs and an 8-1 romp over host, Oakville Buzz.

Rebels started Isaac Sollaz-zo in goal vs. the Tomahawks as Dallas John scored the lone goal midway through the first period for a 1-0 heading to the 2nd period. Austin Sta-ats and Tyson Bomberry put Rebels up 3-2 after two com-

pleted periods. Layne Smith, Ty-ler Longboat, Alex Henry and Austin Staats (2nd of the game) all scored the Rebels 3rd pe-riod markers.

Rebels started Chase Martin vs. Halton Hills Bull-dogs. Austin Sta-ats got the only Rebels goal in the opening frame against Halton Hills as they finished tied 1-1 head-

ing to the 2nd period. Halton Hills went up 3-1 only to have the Rebels Ja-cob Bomberry, Daniel Bo Hen-hawk and Mar-cus Elvin score three times in less than four minutes for a 4-3 lead head-

ing into the 2nd intermission. Rebels Tyler Longboat netted the eventual Game-Winning-

Goal 1:09 into the 3rd period as the Bulldogs got a marker late in the 3rd but that would be all Halton Hills could mus-ter against the Rebels.

In the final contest of the day, the Rebels started Doug Jamieson in goal vs. hosts’ Oakville Buzz as Dallas John and Jesse Johnson scored the only goals in the 1st period for a 2-0 Rebels lead. Broth-ers, Brodie Tansley and Rhys Tansley put the Rebels up 4-0 after two complete sessions. In the 3rd period, Dallas

John netted a pair of power play goals less than a minute apart to complete his hat-trick while Daniel Bo Henhawk and Tyson Bomberry com-pleted the Rebels scoring in the 3rd period, while the Buzz got their lone goal with 5:22 remaining in the contest to break the possible shutout bid by Rebels goalie, Jamieson. Rebels will open their 2013 Regular season Sunday, May 5th vs. Windsor Clippers for a 7:00 PM opening faceoff at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena.

The Six Nations Rebels are pleased to announce Ian Mar-tin has been selected as the Rebels Captain for the 2013 season. Martin is entering his 4th season with the Reb-els having played a game in the 2009 playoffs and was a key member of the 2011 and 2012 Founders Cup champion teams.

Martin has played a com-bined 68 games, amassing 224 career points on 75 goals and 149 assists and just 22 minutes in penalties.

Martin has played 32 regu-lar season games scoring ac-cumulating 120 (40G, 80A) points with 10 minutes in pen-alties. Martin has played 36 playoff games while scoring

104 points on 35 goals and 69 assists with 12 penalty min-utes.

He owns a Rebels franchise record for most career goals (22) scored at the Found-ers Cup tournament. Martin scored 14 goals during the 2011 Founders Cup at Sas-katoon, Saskatchewan and added 8 more goals in 2012

at the Iroquois Lacrosse Are-na when the Rebels defended their National Champions.

Joining Martin will be as-sistant Captains, Jesse John-son and Marcus Elvin.

Johnson is returning to the Rebels for his 5th year in their lineup after a year with the Six Nations Jr A Arrows Express. Jesse Johnson now gets to play his final year of Junior eligibility with his two

brothers, Gary Dylan Johnson and Timothy Johnson,

Jesse Johnson played on the 2008 & 2011 Rebels Founders Cup Championship teams.

Johnson has played a combined 117 games, scoring 214 points on 66 goals and 148 as-sists with 108 penalty minutes.

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Rebels name Ian Martin 2013 Captain

By Jim Windle

OLA Major Series lacrosse fans will see a few changes when the 2013 season opens, May 23rd. One of those changes is the relocation of the former Ajax-Pickering Rock which will move to Oakville for the 2013 season.

The move had to be accept-ed by OLA member teams as well as the Oakviille Titans Sr. B franchise, the Burling-ton Chiefs of the Jr. A, the Oakville Jr. B Buzz, and the Oakville Hawks Minor La-crosse Association. All gave their blessing.

Veteran coach and GM Terry Sanderson has also been added to the new Oakville Rock front office as general manager of the club.

OLA commissioner Jim Bradey couldn’t be happier about the move and the new team’s commitment to excel-lance.

“I am quite enthused that the Major Series Lacrosse League has a location in Oakville, as there hasn’t been a location in this area since St Catharines had a club. The residents and la-crosse fans in Oakville are definitely receiving a great lacrosse team to cheer on for years to come” said Brady.

“With the move to Oakville this club will certainly be a more solid club than in the past, as they had added Terry Sanderson as their new Gen-eral Manager. Terry’s been an effective GM and coach in this league for years and will be able to bring in the players needed for this team to win.”

Rob Roche, owner of the Oakville Rock, pointed to three main reasons for the location change.

“Three factors that make Oakville the right place to relocate is the new Toronto Rock Athletic Centre that the team would play out of, which is one of the nicest rinks in Ontario with turf, air conditioning and great seat-ing,” said Roche. “Secondly the possibility of affiliations with a Senior Club, a Junior Club and a Minor Associa-tion will help with putting the best possible team on the floor. Thirdly Oakville is becoming a real hotbed for lacrosse in Ontario with fans that will come out to support a Major Series La-crosse Club.”

The Six Nations Chiefs will host the Kitchener-Wa-terloo Kodiaks in their home opener at the ILA, Saturday, May 25th, at 8 pm.

The Chiefs have an-nounced the return of Colin-Doyle to their line-up for 2013.

No one is happier about that than Chiefs'Head Coach Rich Kilgour.

"I'm absolutely ecstatic that he's back," Kilgour said, noting that he's much happier being on the same team with Doyle rather than opposing him.

“When we played against each other, we weren't the best of friends. But now that he plays for the team that I've coached for the last three years, I have nothing but the utmost respect for the guy. He is a true leader on and off the floor. I'm hoping this year we can get the job done."

Last year, the Chiefs got the closest to getting the job done they have in a while, reaching the Major Series Lacrosse finals against the Peterborough Lakers but falling short in the series.

"We've gotten a little step closer every year and last year we made the finals. Hopefully this year we can get back and get a trip out west," Kilgour said. "It's much better trying to win one with Colin than having to fight against him all the time."

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By Jim WindleROCHESTER

Powered by a six point game from former Philadel-phia Wings’ Dan Dawson, the defending champion Rochester K n i g h t -hawks ad-vanced to the divi-sional fi-nal with a 10-8 win over the Phi ladel-phia Wings at the Blue Cross Are-na in Roch-ester Saturday evening.

The win was costly how-ever, as star scorer and set up man Cody Jamieson stepped on the side of his foot wrong and twisted his ankle. He hobbled off the floor straight to the dressing room and was not seen again for the rest of the game. By the time of the injury he had accumulated one goal and two assists. Ja-mieson led the Knighthawks in every offensive category this season, goals, assists, to-tal points and shots on goal. It is not known if he will be in the lineup Saturday.

The game began with Rochester having its way with Wings goalie Brandon Miller, scoring three times on 12 Knighthawk shots in the first Quarter.

Philly came alive in the second quarter scoring two within the first minute and a half of the second frame to cut the Rochester lead to 3-2. Cody Jamieson got the K-hawks going again at

3:33 assisted by Brad Self to double up on the Wings 4-2.

Wings Drew We s t e r v e l t scored two for Philly to tie the game at 4-4, but Dawson answered that with two of his own by the end of the first half

to take a 6-4 lead into the second half.

The Wings kept pace in the third scoring twice with Rochester’s Stephen Keogh notching one between to finish the third quarter still ahead, but only by one goal heading into the fourth quar-ter in the one-game elimina-tion final.

It took only 21 seconds be-fore Philly evened the score at 7-7. Matt Vinc who played well all game turned it up a notch in the fourth making some game saving stops.

Craig Point gave the lead back to the Knighthawks at 9:20 assisted by Dawson and Joe Walters. That goal seemed to demoralize the Wings and charge up the Knighthawks. Paul Dawson,

Dan’s brother who also came to Rochester from Philly, netted a beautiful flying goal at 13:37 from Sid Smith and one minute later Mike Ac-cursi connected from Keogh and Dawson for the K-hawks last goal.

Philadelphia scored the last goal of the game at 14:53 to make the final tally 10-8 for Rochester. This was worth a ticket to the Division Final to be played at the Blue Cross Arena at 4 P.M. this coming Saturday afternoon, against the Minnesota Swarm (who eliminated the Toronto Rock) and is available to watch on

CBS Sports Network.In the West, the Cal-

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Knighthawks advance to Divisional Final

Six Nations young lacrosse phenom Johnny Powless celebrates his goal in the Rochester Knighthawks’ quarterfinal win over the Philadelphia Wings. (Photo furnished by the Knighthawks)


ty,” asked Ralph Sowden, President of the Six Nations Farmer's Association. He said farmers group had de-cided to stop paying rent for the Burtch lands to the Con-federacy, instead giving the money directly to community organizations “so we know where it's gone.”

Lester Green, who is a member of the Men's Fire, questioned HDI on the Con-federacy's absence during appeal hearings launched by Six Nations member Bill Monture for Samsung and NextEra's wind farm projects in Haldimand County.

Hill told Green, “I know you're doing good work out there,” but the elephant in the room was the fact that HDI had signed an agreement with Samsung in 2012, and was on the verge of signing one with NextEra.

Melba Thomas (District Six Elected Councillor)

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After recounting a brief history of the Great Law of Peace, Bomberry made his position clear, telling Thom-as Elected Council is “not a council, it's a federal board ... How does a federal board have treaty rights with the federal government? How is that possible?”

While some matters might need further clarification, there were others that were crystal clear. Hill had started the meeting by touching on the communication protocol established between HDI and Ontario stressing there are no land claim negotiations un-derway with the province.

HDI lawyer and Board Director Aaron Detlor said

the protocol “was initiated by Kathleen Wynne because she wanted to find out if there was a process to exchange in-formation” to facilitate great-er understanding between the parties.

The Confederacy land reg-istry now has six properties registered. Three properties were from individuals and the other three are Kanonhstaton, Burtch and Plank Road. The registry is intended “to pro-tect what little [land] we have left and are trying to regain,” Hill said. The registry sys-tem is “not about the right to hold title, but about our responsibility to protect the land for future generations. We hold it collectively,” she said, citing the Dish with One Spoon wampum.

Detlor said HDI had re-ceived a letter from Ontario promising that the Burtch lands would be returned “to the manner they were held in 1784.”

When negotiating with companies, HDI follows three principals, said Det-lor. “Our relationship with the land can't be undermined and won't be surrendered; agreements signed include an agreement that some land will be returned ... We are trying to, step by step, re-build the land base.” The third principal is money. “We're not foreign to mon-ey. We try to come up with a compensation [amount] from a treaty-rights approach,” he said.

But before HDI accepts

an agreement, “we ensure developers understand that we have the right to consent. They need the free, prior and informed consent of the Haudenosaunee people.” The Chiefs Council accepts or rejects agreements on be-half of the people, and Det-lor said four agreements have been signed. Additionally, HDI requires developers to sign a lease for the land for a 20 year period. “We're say-ing this land was never sur-rendered,” said Detlor. “The Haudenosaunee have never surrendered anything and never will.” The lease, said the lawyer, “compels them to recognize our jurisdiction.”

Green said he'd never been asked for his consent. “When will it come back to

the people again,” he asked. He accused the organization of “trying to make a name for yourselves,” and said the Oneida (Thames) were ask-ing what was going on with HDI.

Hill responded, telling Green HDI has two Oneida Chiefs sitting on its Board of Directors. She also told Green, “It's your responsibil-ity to know what's going on as Haudenosaunee. What-ever decisions are made, it's your responsibility to make sure your voice is heard.”

The complete meeting was video recorded and is avail-able though HDI's website, haudenosauneeconfederacy.com. The next information meeting will be held on June 26, 2013.

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Future scientists and re-

searchers displayed their sci-ence projects at I.L. Thomas school last week for the Six Nations District Science Fair.

In total there were 63 proj-ects on display being judged on a number of elements.

All were well done and it was hard for the judges but in the end this year’s awards were presented as follows. Kelsey Burning for Most Original Project. Kelsey de-signed an educational look at historic Iroquoian village complete with model long-houses and homes.

For Overall Presentation, the team of Hanna Thom-as and Kaylee Bomberry’s “What’s in Your Ice Cream” won top honours.

The Future Scientist rec-ognition went to Aleria McKay and Mikenzie San-dy for their project “Worms

and Dirt”.Andie Bomberry and Hay-

lee Hill got the Mother Earth award for their study of “The Three Sisters”.

In the Grade 6 categories, first prize went to Angelina Bomberry for her “Alter-native Treatment for Knee Pain” project.

Second prize for the Grade 6’s was won by Sandy Por-ter for “What is the Best Flex”, and third prize went to Mia Garlow for “The Na-ked Egg”.

In the Grade 7 catego-ry first prize was taken by Raquel Johnson for “How To Make Syrup”.

“Effects of Gasoline on First Nations” presented by Jessica McNaughton earned second prize and Alexis Thomas’ display on “Dia-betes” took third place hon-ours.

For the Grade 8’s Brent Beauchamp’s “Dry Ice and Bubble” project topped the rest with Aleria McKay and

Mikenzie’s “Worms and Dirt” coming in second and Bo Bow Hunter and Dylan Hess teaming up to take third prize for their “Quick Sand 411” project.

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Young scientists compete at district Science Fair

Judge Cam Staats (back to camera) questions Aleria McKay and Mikenzie Sandy about their project “Worms and Dirt”. The pair won the Future Scientist award for their project as well as second place honours for Grade 8 participants. (Photo by Jim Windle)

Haylee Anderson, left Angela Burning, Ashley Skye pose for the Teka camera at the Six Na-tions Science Fair hosted at I.L. Thomas school last week. (Photo by Jim Windle)


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lEO - JUl 23/AUG 23Leo, enjoy activities and challenges that

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