Local businesses hit by thieves in smash and grabs
Three local Six Nations business have been hit by robbers in the past week. The latest was a cannabis shop call the “Tribe” that sells cannabis and other items. The Chiefswood Road shop was hit Dec., 3 at 6:45 a.m. Two males broke into the shop through a door and stole an inside ATM machine from the store. They were driving a GMC SUV. The theft comes just six days after a local restaurant, Maracle’ Man’s, was hit. The restaurant was hit last Tuesday Nov., 28th at 4:21 a.m. Video shows two men getting out and used a crowbar to smash through the back door entering the shop and stealing the safe before leaving in a tan coloured pick up truck The driver never left the vehicle. There were two...
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Canada treading on First nations rights….again?
It looks like any love affair between the Liberal party and First Nations is quickly coming under fire. A parliament committee began studying Bill C-53, the Métis self government bill, last week and the new Crown-Indigenous Relations minister found himself getting off to a rocky start. The Liberal minister came out defending a bill that is aimed at formalizing Métis self-governance agreements. Agreements that have come under fire by Indigenous leaders who question the Bill and its affects upon Indigenous rights, in particular in Ontario. But no one is surprised, the newly appointed Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, has continued to defended the government position saying the Liberal government is righting the wrongs of the past. He argues Métis have been fighting for their rights for centuries. And he told...
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Six Nations Police charge man who barricaded self in house
Six Nations Police said no one was injuried after a man barricaded himself inside a Sixth Line Road home and shot at police last Thursday, Dec., 1. Six Nations Police Const. Cody Johnson said the incident began when officers responded to a weapons call on Sixth Line between Chiefswood Road and Tuscarora Road in Ohsweken around 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Ontario Provincial Police were called in as back-up. Constable Johnson said a man had barricaded himself in a home and began shooting at police early Friday morning. He said he shot multiple times during the standoff with police. A hold and secure for the immediate neighbourhood was put in place and residents were urged not to travel to the area. “Throughout the early morning police were under fire from the individual...
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Six Nations granted a second Junior B lacrosse franchise
By Sam Laskaris Writer Six Nations youth will now have yet another opportunity to showcase their lacrosse skills locally in a junior league. That’s because the Six Nations Fire, a new Junior B squad, has been launched and is gearing up for its 2024 campaign. The Fire will be the only Canadian franchise in the First Nations Junior B Lacrosse League. Clubs from across New York also participate in the league. The Fire will play all of its home contests at Six Nations’ Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (ILA). “It kind of fell into our lap,” said Roger Vyse, who will serve as the head coach for the Fire. “Our community members jumped all over it.” Vyse had served as a co-coach for a portion of the 2023 campaign with the Six...
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Arena Lacrosse League kicks off this weekend
By Sam Laskaris Writer Another Arena Lacrosse League (ALL) season commences this Saturday. And all three of the squads that play their home contests at Six Nations’ Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (ILA) will be in action during the opening weekend of the eight-team, Ontario-based East division of the league. The ALL also has a British Columbia-based West division. Teams from the different provinces do not currently play each other. But league officials are hoping to one day have a national championship. For starters, the Paris RiverWolves, who do play home matches at the ILA, will start their campaign on the road on Saturday. They’ll square off against the Peterborough Timbermen, in a match which will be held at the Millbrook Arena, starting at 2 p.m. Then both the Ohsweken Bears and...
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SPORTS BRIEFS: Women’s lacrosse league unveils new jersey designs
By Sam Laskaris Writer Women’s lacrosse league unveils new jersey designs It’s now known what the players competing in the upcoming Women’s Arena Lacrosse League (WALL) will be wearing. The new jersey designs for all five squads that take part in the WALL’s Ontario-based East division were unveiled on social media on Monday. But it won’t be until later this month before it is determined which individuals will be suiting up for all of the clubs. All WALL East teams play all of their games at Six Nations’ Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. The WALL also has a British Columbia-based West division. Teams in that loop play all of their matches out of the Langley Field House. It was announced in October that all of the WALL East squads had been renamed...
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Constitutional challenge in Indigenous lobster fishing case moving ahead this week
By Michael MacDonald THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX- An Indigenous fisherman is expected to appear Thursday in a northern New Brunswick courtroom, where he will launch a constitutional challenge that could prove pivotal for First Nations across the Maritimes. Cody Caplin, a member of the Eel River Bar First Nation, was fishing for lobster in the Bay of Chaleur in September 2018 when he and his brother Kyle were arrested and their boat was seized by federal fisheries officers. A year later, they were charged with 10 fishing offences, including trapping lobster out of season. Caplin says his brother eventually pleaded guilty to the charges, mainly because of the financial burden of going to trial. But Caplin has pressed on, claiming the Mi’kmaq have constitutionally protected Indigenous and treaty rights to...
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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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