It’s about friendship at the Mississauga of the Credit First Nation Pow Wow
Under the canopy of trees Mississaugas of Credit First Nation hold annual pow wow By Lisa Iesse Writer MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT – The 35th annual Three Fires Homecoming Powwow welcomed hundreds of community members, new friends and allies. Out of the lush, serene grove the Powwow erupted in drumming, singing, and dancing. Streams of sound and colour swept the arena. The Powwow began Friday (August 25). A Sunrise Ceremony and the Lighting of the Fires took place early Saturday (August 26) near the Old Council House at Mississaugas’ of the Credit First Nation (MCFN). The Powwow continued Sunday beginning with another sunrise ceremony. Head Veteran Gary Sioux carried the MCFN Eagle Staff. Six Nations Veterans Association, attended led by Sergeant in Arms Jessica Miller and Rick Miller, Doris McKay...
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Six Nations will increase its band councillors but continue to limit their term of office
By Lynda Powless Editor It looks like Six Nations wants to continue to limit the terms of its elected band councillors but increase the number of councillors it elects from nine to 12 members. Six Nations Election Code committee held a vote on potential changes to the community’s election code during the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) Annual General Assembly (AGA) at the community hall Thursday (Aug. 24) night. A total of 89 people out of a possible 24,339 band members who are eligible to vote based on the band membership list provided by Indigenous Services Canada. There was one spoiled ballot. Six Nations Chief Electoral Polling Officer (CEPO) Lori Harris held four Advanced Polls and the single community vote. The results are: Should candidates have to demonstrate previous community...
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Roads are getting fixed in some areas
Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) is taking Community Survey results concerning road repair seriously. SNEC approved public works tenders for seven sections of road resurfacing this year, one which was deferred from last year at its General Finance meeting on August 23. Sections of road include: Second Line Road between Tuscarora Road and Onondaga Road; Second Line between Onondaga Road and Cayuga Road; Third Line Road between Chiefswood Road and Tuscarora Road; Sixth Line Road between Cayuga Road and Oneida Road; Cayuga Road between Second Line and Third Line Roads and Cayuga Road between Fifth Line and Sixth Line Roads. The seventh section will be Chiefswood Road between Fifth Line Road and Maracle Man’s. Micheal Montour, director of Public Works said, “I know roads have been one of the priorities...
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SN Anti-Bullying Tsk Force gets money to take on bullying
Six Nations is putting its money where its mouth is and investing in the creation of a plan to combat bullying and lateral violence on the reserve. Six Nations Elected Council approved a $38,000 budget for the Anti-bullying Task Force at the General Finance meeting on August 23. The task force was created in 2019 and ceased operations during the pandemic, but it was revived in January 2022 and has operated without a budget since then. Elected Chief Mark Hill acknowledged that for the task force to work effectively and efficiently it would need a budget. “It’s important that we look to supporting this budget. I know there’s much work happening,” he said. Hill also suggested trying to use SNEC resources as much as possible. Jenn Mt. Pleasant, the task...
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SNEC annual assembly hypes up the term, but no audit
By Lynda Powless & Lisa Iesse, Writers Six Nations Elected Council’s (SNEC) first Annual General Assembly (AGA), of its four year term, may have delivered a dazzling drone show, but it was missing an audit. Six Nations is now eight months into 2023 and the 2022-2023 audit hasn’t been presented. Elected Chief Mark Hill said it would be another two to three weeks before the 2022 audit is finished. At the same time Six Nations learned the man behind the massive re-organization of SNEC’s administration is leaving this week on a year’s leave of absence Darren Jamieson, who went from SAO to CEO is the key figure behind the overhaul of the entire band administration and council itself. The almost four year project saw band council itself going from a committee...
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Six Nations in the city….possible housing project considered
By Lisa Iesse Writer Six Nations may be seeing its first housing development in Branford. Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) is looking to build 490 affordable housing units on land Six Nations owns in central Brantford. SNGRDC announced last week they are in the midst of conducting studies to determine whether the project is feasible. The project would be located on 431 West Street on land currently vacant aside from an abandoned house. Lands and Resources Director Lonny Bomberry said the land was donated in 2007 by the Fuller Estate. Bomberry said the man was not a band member, just someone who had a strong sense of goodwill for Six Nations. “The remediation of 431 West Street is a critical next step to ulitises the untapped...
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Ontario chiefs unanimously oppose province’s Greenbelt land swap
By Liam Casey THE CANADIAN PRESS Ontario First Nation chiefs are demanding Doug Ford’s government return land to the protected Greenbelt that the province removed for development. The Chiefs of Ontario, which represents First Nations leaders across the province, voted unanimously Wednesday in an emergency meeting to oppose the land removal. `The Ontario Government’s decision to remove Greenbelt lands did not respect obligations to First Nations, the treaties or its own policy making process,’’ said Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare. “The decisions made in a completely flawed process cannot in any way be allowed to stand.’’ Ontario created the Greenbelt in 2005 to protect agricultural and environmentally sensitive lands in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area from development. Last year, the province took 7,400 acres of land out of the Greenbelt...
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Funding cuts coming…
Spending cuts are coming. And First Nations across the country could find themselves in even deeper fiscal trouble. Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has not said what those cuts could mean for Indigenous people and their communities. And that alone makes it clear… it could be dire for people and communities already struggling with inadequate funding and services. First Nations communities have suffered historically from chronic underfunding not only in funding but in ISC’s service delivery system. They are the last thought at any budgetting table and end up with left overs. Communities suffer without proper housing, water, roads…basics Canadians enjoy every day. AMC Grand Chief Cathy Merrick is warning any cuts to First Nations `would be a grave disservice to the very people that need these services to survive.’’ To...
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Tackling Six Nations Housing Crisis
By Lisa Iesse Writer SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND – Crowds flocked to the ‘Six Nations Tiny Homes’ open house with models available for about $200,000. The Six Nations Grad River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) is launching a pilot project that made its public debut at Oneida Business Park on Wednesday (August 16). Inside 50 Generations Drive, hundreds of community members stepped inside for a tour or a quick peak. There, two model homes captured the hearts of attendees; a 480 square foot, 1-bedroom model is called the “Sparrow,” and a 960 square foot, 3-bedroom model is called the “Heron.” “Dude (Robert) Bomberry is our head construction guy and he’s done a great job assembling a team to build. We’ve had a good team of folks who are talented and we’ve...
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Rivermen drop both Monday contests at Presidents Cup tournament
By Sam Laskaris Writer Day two of the Presidents Cup was nowhere near as successful for the Six Nations Rivermen as the tournament opening day. The Rivermen, one of seven clubs participating in the national Senior B lacrosse championships, registered a 5-4 victory over the host Oakville Rock on Sunday. The Six Nations squad, however, lost both of its matches that it played on Monday. For starters the Rivermen were downed 8-6 by the Kahnawake Mohawks, representatives of the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League, in a morning match. Six Nations was then beat 7-5 by the Edmonton Miners, champions of the Alberta-based Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League. Though the Rivermen only lost by a pair of goals versus Edmonton, the Miners were in control for the majority of the match. Edmonton kept...
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Sam Laskaris – BEHIND THE ACTION – Rivermen Teenagers
By Sam Laskaris Writer Life can indeed be unpredictable. Just ask Winter Rivera and Eric (Hodo) Martin. The two teens, aged 16 and 17, respectively, were hoping to participate in a national lacrosse championship this summer. Rivera and Martin starred with the Six Nations Rebels, the local Junior B squad. They were hoping to compete at the Founders Cup, the national Junior B tournament, held earlier this month in Port Coquitlam, B.C. The pair had led the Rebels to a perfect 20-0-0 record in regular season action this year. Despite missing three games, Rivera still led the Six Nations squad in scoring, racking up 97 points (47 goals and 50 assists) in 17 contests. That’s a whopping average of 5.7 points per outing, indeed an impressive feat considering some of...
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Stallions to kick off 2023 campaign in Burlington in September
By Sam Laskaris Writer Many of those who will suit up for the Six Nations Stallions this season are still finishing off their box lacrosse seasons. Thus, they won’t have much of a break before commencing their season with the Stallions, who compete in the Ontario Senior Men’s Field Lacrosse League (OSMFLL). The Stallions are one of nine squads that will participate in the OSMFLL this year. Regular season action begins on Sept. 9 in Burlington. The Six Nations club will play twice that day. For starters they will meet the United Lacrosse Club, based in Kitchener-Waterloo, in an 11 a.m. match. The Stallions will then battle the Orangeville Generals in a contest scheduled for 2 p.m. Danton Miller has taken over Stallions’ manager duties this season but will continue...
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Mohawks defend title again at provincial fastball championships
By Sam Laskaris Writer The Ohsweken Mohawks were able to register some rather dominating performances. And in the end, the Mohawks were able to win their third consecutive provincial title. The Mohawks, a women’s masters squad, consisting of players aged 35 and over, captured top honours in their category at the All Ontario Native Fastball Tournament. The three-day tournament, which wrapped up on Sunday, was held at ball diamonds in Ohsweken and Caledonia. A total of 33 squads competed in the provincial tournament. They took part in five categories. The Mohawks were the only squad from Six Nations to win their division. The Mohawks ended up winning all four of their contests at the All Ontario tourney. They defeated another Six Nations-based squad called Sour Springs 12-2 in their championship...
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Frustration mounting over unauthorized lobster fishing in southwestern Nova Scotia
By Keith Doucette THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX- Frustration is mounting as some fishermen and politicians in Nova Scotia speak out about the scale of unauthorized lobster fishing in the southwestern part of the province. In an interview Tuesday, Colin Sproul, of the Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance, called the current situation in St. Marys Bay, near Digby, N.S., “outrageous” and dismissed reports of enforcement by federal fishery officials as “patently untrue.” “There is an industrial level commercial fishery taking place in St. Marys Bay,” said Sproul, although he wouldn’t say for certain by whom. Sproul didn’t mince words, however, about what he said was a lack of enforcement by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans. “The real question here is, does the Canadian government have the intent to enforce existing...
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Maui County sues power company, saying utility did not turn off electricity during deadly wildfires
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher And Gene Johnson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HONOLULU (AP)- Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Company on Thursday over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions. Witness accounts and video indicated that sparks from power lines ignited fires as utility poles snapped in the winds, which were driven by a passing hurricane. The Aug. 8 fires killed at least 115 people and left an unknown number of others missing, making them the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. Hawaii Electric said in a statement it is “very disappointed that Maui County chose this litigious path while the investigation is still unfolding.” The lawsuit said the destruction could have been avoided and...
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Woman’s passion turns into a message of healing
By Emily Plihal Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SOUTH PEACE NEWS Honouring the children who never returned home, and survivors of residential schools, is a way to help people heal, in the eyes of Peace River artist Judy Ducharme. Her breathtaking artistry has graced the crosswalk near the Treaty 8 Memorial at Riverfront Park. She has graciously painted a crosswalk the last two years to help family, friends, and people in the community in their healing process. Emily Plihal/ Local Journalism Initiative Reporter/SOUTH PEACE NEWS/LJI is a federally funded program For more go to: WWW.theturtleislandnews.com...
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Missing Six Nations man located safe
SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER -Six Nations Police said a 26-year-old man reported missing earlier has been located. Police said Wednesday, Aug., 23, that the missing man Jared was found and is safe Six Nations Police wish to thank community members and media who helped in the search. Police sought information on the man after reports were received he was last ween two weeks ago. ...
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Six Nations Chiefs One Win away from Mann Cup
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Six Nations Firefighters labour fight in hands of tribunal
By Lisa Esse Writer SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND- After three days of hearings, it could be October before Six Nations firefighters and captains find out if Canada’s Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) supports their right to unionize. The CIRB is an independent federal tribunal tasked with deciding if Six Nations Elected Council’s (SNEC) claim to sovereignty trumps Six Nations Firefighters and Captains right to unionize. Six Nations Firefighters and Captain applied and were approved to join the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) union. Now they have a second battle on their hands. SNEC is challenging their right to unionize on reserve, If successful the firefighters and captains could become the first band employees to unionize on reserve joining the ranks of other community members who may work as teachers,...
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