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Funding cuts coming…

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Spending cuts are coming. And First Nations across the country could find themselves in even deeper fiscal trouble. Indigenous Services…

Tiny homes could dot the Six Nations landscape.

Tackling Six Nations Housing Crisis

August 30, 2023 784 views

By Lisa Iesse Writer SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND – Crowds flocked to the ‘Six Nations Tiny Homes’ open house…

The Six Nations Rivermen, in dark jerseys, edged the host Oakville Rock in their opening game of the national Presidents Cup tournament on Sunday. Photo credit Sam Laskaris.

Rivermen drop both Monday contests at Presidents Cup tournament

August 30, 2023 800 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer Day two of the Presidents Cup was nowhere near as successful for the Six Nations Rivermen…

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 his teammates and league opponents were up to five years older. Martin finished second in the Rebels’ scoring race with 79 points, including a team-high 53 assists, in 19 games. Rivera and Martin and their Rebels’ teammates, however, did not achieve their goal of advancing to the Founders Cup. The squad was beat by the Akwesasne Thunder 3-1 in the Ontario Lacrosse Association’s best-of-five championship series. The Thunder went on to claim the silver medal at the national tournament. Rivera and Martin, however, are still continuing their 2023 box lacrosse seasons. That’s because both teens have been called up by the Six Nations Rivermen, a men’s Senior B club, to play in this week’s Presidents Cup. The seven-squad Presidents Cup is being staged in Oakville and continues until Saturday. Thus, Rivera and Martin are getting to play in a national tourney this year. Just not the one they had originally envisioned. And it’s not as if the Rivermen called up the youngsters to primarily have them gain some experience by sitting on the bench and observing the action. Early on in the tournament both Rivera and Martin were playing some big minutes. Rivera had netted three goals in his first three Presidents Cup matches. Martin had earned an assist in his first three appearances. And it was a fairly crucial assist. His helper on Sunday was on Dalton Sulver’s game-winning goal, which enabled the Rivermen to pull out a 5-4 victory over the Oakville Rock, the host of this year’s national championship. If you thought it was challenging enough for Rivera and Martin playing with and against individuals several years older in the Junior B ranks, stop for a second and consider what they are accomplishing this week. The two youngsters are playing against men. Some of them twice their age. And many of them are professional lacrosse players who also suit up for squads in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). On Sunday the pair were shooting on Oakville goaltender Nick Rose, a 35-year-old netminder who is also a star with the NLL’s Toronto Rock. Then on Monday, in the first of two games for the Rivermen, Rivera and Martin were doing their best to score on Nick Damude, who toils for the Texas-based Panther City Lacrosse Club in the NLL. No matter how the Rivermen fare this week, or what Rivera and Martin go on to accomplish in their own careers, chances are they’ll be talking about their 2023 Presidents Cup appearances for a very long time.

Sam Laskaris – BEHIND THE ACTION – Rivermen Teenagers

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By Sam Laskaris Writer Life can indeed be unpredictable. Just ask Winter Rivera and Eric (Hodo) Martin. The two teens,…

Stallions to kick off 2023 campaign in Burlington in September

August 30, 2023 831 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer Many of those who will suit up for the Six Nations Stallions this season are still…

The Six Nations Chiefs are one win away from advancing to this year’s Mann Cup series. (Photo Credit Darryl Smart)

Six Nations Chiefs One Win away from Mann Cup

August 23, 2023 845 views

Six Nations Firefighters labour fight in hands of tribunal

August 23, 2023 821 views

By Lisa Esse Writer SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND- After three days of hearings, it could be October before Six…

Six Nations’ heart goes out to children left behind

August 23, 2023 1663 views

SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND – Family and friends are raising their voices and rallying behind the children of a…

Feds blamed AFN for delays, slow progress on First Nations policing bill: document

August 23, 2023 694 views

By Alessia Passafiume and Stephanie Taylor THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA-Federal officials worried long-promised legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential…

Six Nations Elected Council to start lobbying

August 23, 2023 678 views

Six Nations is renewing the call to keep the excise tax being, invest not just in Six Nations but other…

Six Nations to rally against Bill C-53

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Six Nations is hoping to have as much representation as possible to rally against Bill C-53 in Ottawa next month.…

Editorial

Meta is playing with fire!

August 23, 2023 1543 views

Climate change! It couldn’t be more apparent. Wildlife fires spreading across the north and west are a clear sign to…

Ontario chiefs call for housing minister to resign, add to calls for Greenbelt probe

August 23, 2023 721 views

TORONTO-First Nations leaders from across Ontario are calling for Housing Minister Steve Clark’s resignation or his removal from cabinet over…

“Pretendians” posing as elders to receive benefits

August 23, 2023 858 views

“Pretendians” know no age limit. The federal government i searching to find a way to verify an elder’s Indigenous background…

Six Nations Police seeking help in finding local man

August 23, 2023 710 views

Six Nations Police are looking for a 26-year-old local man last seen two weeks ago. The man, identified as Jared,…

The Six Nations Tomahawks now have provincial bragging rights after winning their Senior Series Lacrosse championship on Sunday. (Photo by Sam Laskaris)

Six Nations Tomahawks crowned Senior Series Lacrosse champions

August 23, 2023 940 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer Jay Smith had already proven he was capable of coaching the Six Nations Tomahawks to a…

Chiefs on verge of winning league title and advancing to Mann Cup series

August 23, 2023 832 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer One more W. That’s all the Six Nations Chiefs now need in order to capture the…

Reclaiming surfing as a traditional native women’s sport

August 23, 2023 761 views

By Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tofino, BC – As the sun beamed onto Esowista beach, youth of the…