Crafty business with some of Six Nations best
This past weekend Martin’s Crafts hosted an impressive craft fair at the Six Nations Community Hall. This event featured some of Six Nation best crafters from moccasin makers to jewellery and card makers and many more....
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Iroquois Lodge: Inspection report finds allegation of sexual assault, patient infections failure to follow plans of care
By Lynda Powless Editor An Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care report has surfaced with allegations not only of a staff member sexually abusing a resident at the Iroquois Lodge and Nursing Home (ILNH) but Six Nations Police were never notified. It says the lodge also has failed to provide proper care to at least two other residents resulting in infectious wounds and hospitalization in one case. The 16 page October 2023 inspection report, obtained by Turtle Island News, says a resident of the lodge was sexually abused by a staff member and the care licensee (Six Nations of the Grand River) failed to protect the resident from the attack. The Iroquois Lodge is overseen by the Six Nations band administration’s health department. The inspection report, dated Oct 19th, 2023, says...
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Six Nations Elected Council meets AFN candidates
The six candidates running for Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief want Six Nations support. All six candidates were given time to discuss their platform at Six Nations Elected Council’s (SNEC) Political Liaison Committee meeting on November 23 . Some of the candidates appeared in person including Dean Sayers. Reginald Bellrose and Craig Makinaw, while others appeared via ZOOM, all to help sway Six Nations vote at the AFN election on December 6 during the Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa from December 5 to 7. Dean Sayers served as Chief of Batchewana First Nation in Ontario since 2003, and is Anishinaabe Crane Clan. He said lived in Fort Erie and spent a lot of time on Six Nations and helped repatriate the remains of 350 Haudenosaunee who he said...
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Questions Need Answers
Six Nations Elected Council and its health department need to answer for a scathing Ministry of Health report that outlines an atmosphere of fear and questions the care of residents at the Iroquois Lodge. The report.issued in October outlines among other issues that the sexual assault of a resident by a staff member took place and Six Nations Police were never brought in. At least two other residents suffered severe health issues, one who eventually passed away, and a second, the report says, suffered from incomplete care. The report outlines deficiencies in care, failure to update care orders so other care takers would know of any changes in care and most disturbing discusses a sexual assault that was never reported to police. When asked about the police investigation into the...
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No One Speaks for Us: Not St. Marie or Anyone Else
By Doug George-Kanentiio I am a citizen of the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne, taken from my home in January, 1967 and assigned to the Mohawk Institute, the most notorious of Canada’s residential schools. I was given the number 4-8-2-738. Those digits were in my file for the 18 months I was confined to the Institute, abbreviated to “73” which was marked in all my clothing. I was placed in a platoon of boys in my age group where we marched in strict military format from the dining hall to nearby school and back again upon dismissal. I saw and was subject to the harsh discipline brought to bear on those children who broke the rules which were meant to govern all of our actions whether as girls assigned to kitchen...
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Former Six Nations chief plays vital role with Commonwealth Games declaration
By Sam Laskaris Writer Ava Hill is pleased that an initiative she has been involved with for quite some time has finally reached its fruition. But the former Six Nations chief also realizes there is still plenty of work that needs to be done. Earlier this month Hill had travelled to Singapore to make a presentation to the Commonwealth Games Federation’s annual assembly. Following her presentation, it was unanimously agreed to accept the Commonwealth Games declaration on reconciliation and partnership with Indigenous peoples. A total of 74 Commonwealth countries were eligible to vote on the declaration. All but New Zealand voted in favour. Hill said the New Zealand rep, was interested in obtaining more information and thus did not vote in favour or against the declaration. “We always knew it...
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Sam Laskaris – BEHIND THE ACTION – National Lacrosse League
By Sam Laskaris Writer Another National Lacrosse League (NLL) season kicks off this Friday. And there will once again be plenty of reasons for local fans to pay close attention to the world’s premier box lacrosse circuit. For starters, there’s no shortage of players with Six Nations connections that are spread out on the rosters of the 15-team league. Plus, things are supposed to be way more interesting this season as the NLL has done away with its Eastern and Western conferences. The league has adopted its unified standings format starting with the 2023-24 campaign. That means that all league entrants will now be grouped together in the standings. And the top eight finishers following regular season action will advance to the post-season next spring. This new look also means...
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Fleury wears custom mask for Minnesota Wild’s Native American night
BY STEPHEN WHYNO AP Marc-Andre Fleury wore a custom mask for the Minnesota Wild’s Native American Heritage night Friday (Nov 24, 2023 ) after being told by the NHL it was not allowed. Fleury took the ice for the team’s game against the Colorado Avalanche wearing the specially designed mask. Agent Allan Walsh confirmed earlier in the day the league informed his client he couldn’t wear the mask, even for warmups. The NHL prohibits players from wearing specialty jerseys, masks, stickers, decals or tape for theme nights. The league initially banned players from using rainbow-colored tape on Pride nights before reversing that decision after receiving backlash from around the hockey community. Teams are not allowed to dress players in themed jerseys for warmups this season after a handful of players...
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Hamilton “sewage-gate” may be coming to an end
By Lisa Iesse, Writer HAMILTON – The city of Hamilton announced on Tuesday (Nov. 21) in-water clean-up of Chedoke Creek is completed. This might just be the last chapter of the ‘Sewage-gate’ saga , but with high water utility bills ahead, city residents seem to be left to flip the bill. Last month, the October 31 deadline set by the province for the city to complete in-water work was extended to November 30. At a city council meeting on Tuesday, Nick Winters, the city’s director of water, said the work concluded last Friday November 17. He said the sewage will be deposited to the Stoney Creek GFL landfill. This is the next phase of the clean-up, due for completion by Dec. 31. The extracted waste was left drying in tubes...
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Santa Claus comes to town…countdown to holidays on
Santa Claus came to town with a cast of Disney characters Photos by Jim C. Powless and Lisa Iesse The 37th annual Santa Clause parade hit Six Nations this weekend with 24 floats and a Disney theme stretching down Chiefswood Road. A large crowd lined the route greeting all the parade participants and characters. This years parade float winners are: Parade winners include: Kids 0-12 years Category: 1st Place – Nathan Powless 2nd Place – Granny’s Little Darlings ATV 3rd Place – Oakley Jamieson Youth 13-16 years Category: 1st Place – Dewadenyayaks Dale “Miss Teen Six Nations” Group/Organization/School Category: 1st Place – Off the Track Smoke Shack 2nd Place – Six Nations Child Care Services 3rd Place -Social Services...
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SNEC missed deadline to appeal Drinking Water Settlement rejection… now exploring launching own suit
Six Nations will not see reparations from the drinking water settlement and is now looking to launch its own lawsuit. Laura Edwards, from JFK Law, told Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) Six Nations is not on the list of approved First Nations for the $8 billion drinking water settlement from the Canadian government and there’s nothing they can do to get on the list. “Six Nations, as a band, is not eligible to join the class action or get band level compensation,” she told SNEC at its Nov., 14th council meeting. And she said that extends to band members. Any Six Nations member living on Six Nations land is not eligible,” she said. “Broadly Six Nations won’t be eligible under the class action settlement agreement.” Neither Six Nations members, or...
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Six Nations Elected Council exploring creating bylaws
Six Nations is inching toward introducing bylaws to the community. Nathan Wright, CEO, told Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC), staff want to introduce a “plebiscite” or referendum to the community to see if the community wants to create that mandate for the 59th SNEC. The 58th council had hoped to hold the referendum during the recent election, but it didn’t hap pen. “We wanted to move forward with regulations for community stewardship, but for a number of reasons, a lack of CEPO, the question could not be developed in time for the last general election,” he said. In June Phil Montour, former director of the Six Nations Lands and Resources Department said that without environmental standards the community is risking one its greatest resources, the largest Carolinian forest in Canada....
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Mississaugas of Credit First Nation elections coming
MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT FIRST NATION – The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) election is just around the corner. The MCFN community is gearing up for their 2023 election, taking place Saturday December 9 from 9 am to 8 pm at the MCFN community centre. December’s poll will see one chief and seven councillors elected. “The vote will be counted at the Community Centre immediately after the close of the Poll. The results will be declared immediately following the county,” said Veronica McLeod, who is the MCFN Electoral Officer, in a polling notice posted to MCFN’s facebook.. Voting packages are available to MCFN band members. “Packages to on and off-reserve have been sent out Monday November 6, 2023,” she assured. As stated on their website, MCFN has about...
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Cannabis company hands out marijuana at Santa Claus Parade
EDITORS NOTE: The Six Nations Christmas Parade had two dalmatian themed floats in the weekend parade. A photo in this week’s Turtle Island News print edition was of the Community living Six Nations participants that are not associated with the local pot shop. Turtle Island News apologizes for the error. By Lynda Powless Editor Six Nations Police are investigating after cannabis joints were handed out during the Six Nations Santa Claus Parade this past weekend. Police Chief Darren Montour said the incident was brought to their attention and “we are investigating.” Six Nations councillor Helen Miller said she became aware of the incident when she was approached by a community member. “This woman came up to me after the parade and said ‘see what I got at the parade’,...
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SEED invests more than $6 million in Six Nations students
Six Nations is interested in seeing the benefits of a $345,000 partnership with Imperial Oil. Since 2022 Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) and Imperial Oil have partnered to help youth develop an interest in the sciences and opportunities from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers. Mike Cecconi, Imperial’s Indigenous and External Relations Manager has sat on the Science Education and Employment Development (SEED) committee that administers the $345,000 fund provided by Imperial along with Six Nations members, which include Rebecca Jamieson, president of Six Nations Polytechnic. He and Jody Grant, Nanticoke Refinery manager, presented the program to the 59th SNEC at its General Council meeting on November 14 for information, councillors were interested to know what the more than 20-year program has yielded for Imperial. “We just implemented, within...
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“Squatters’ village” on Six Nations lands ordered to leave
By Lynda Powless Editor Six Nations continues to work toward evicting squatters from the “Glebe Lands”. Elected Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill gave Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) an update on the initiative at the General Council meeting on November 14. Elected Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill visited the Glebe Lands on November 9 with Councillor Greg Frazer, Erin Hill a social navigator for the Six Nations Police, two uniformed Six Nations Police constables and two Brantford Police Service cruisers standing by to offer assistance. She said while she was there, they found seven people living in campers, tent areas that appeared to be used, but no one was there at the time, a “hole” that people were also living in. Two people identified as First Nations and one identified as a Six Nations band...
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Letters: Six Nations Cannabis Commission addresses cannabis handed out at parade
The Six Nations Cannabis Commission – Santa Claus Parade Incident Ohsweken, November 20, 2023 – The Six Nations Cannabis Commission (SNCC) would like to address the recent unfortunate incident that occurred during the Santa Claus Parade, Saturday November 18, 2023. It has come to our attention that an unlicensed dispensary in the community participated in the Parade – a child focused event. This float had children or youth dressed in Dalmatian outfits and was allegedly handing out cannabis products as the parade proceeded down its route. The optics of having children associated with a Cannabis float in a Santa Claus parade generates a misconception of the relationship between children and Cannabis. Which is completely sending the wrong message! It is disheartening that this float also won first place when there...
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Drinking water loss is on SNEC’s shoulders
They aren’t on the list. They missed the deadline to apply. They made no attempt to answer the Chiefs of Ontario over a year ago when they repeatedly contacted Six Nations to be part of what would become an $8 billion drinking water settlement. Now, Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) needs to explain how it messed up and hiding behind the parameters that now make up the successful lawsuit is not an excuse. Had Six Nations been involved in the initial planning, as they were asked to be more than a year ago, the lawsuit would have included water issues that continue to plaque the community. The $8 billion drinking water settlement was a win for those that signed up and even Six Nation own lawyer has now told them...
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