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By TRT Staff

Last week a group of Six

Nations land protectors

shut down the Line 9 integ-

rity dig near Cambridge,

Ontario. On Thursday, July

17, approximately 30 peo-ple congregated at the site,

one of the 400 integrity

digs Enbridge is carrying

out in order to inspect and

repair the Line 9 reversal

project.

The land protectors

gathered at integrity dig at

Lockie Road and Bethany

Court and were successful

in stopping the work on

that section of the Line 9

pipeline. The land protec-

tors had the backing of the

Mens Fire who were also in

attendance. Workers were

asked to leave after beingtold that the Enbridge proj-

ect is on unceded Haude-

nosaunee territory better

known as the Haldimand

Tract of 1784. The group

stressed that there has

been no prior and informed

consent or consultation

with Enbridge Line 9 proj-

ect, which bisects unceded

Haudenosaunee territory.

Although the police

did show up, they were

there to act as mediators

between the land protec-

tors and Enbridge em-

ployees. According to SixNations woman and long-

time anti-Line 9 advocate,

Missy Elliot, Meaningful

consultation is not just

providing information

and going ahead without

discussion, its giving the

opportunity to say no and

having a willingness to ac-

commodate. Weve tried

pursuing avenues with the

National Energy Board,

the township and the

Grand River Conservation

Authority. Our concerns

were dismissed. What oth-

er choice do we have if we

want to protect our land,

water and children? This is

a continental concern. Its

not just a Six Nations issue

or an indigenous issue. Weshare the responsibility to

protect our land and water

as human beings.

Enbridge was at Six

Nations Elected Council a

few months back but were

politely given the boot and

asked to come back at a

future date for a commu-

nity meeting. It seemed as

though Enbridge represen-

tatives already had their

minds made up and did not

fully understand the con-

cept of meaningful consul-

tation. Although Enbridge

did agree to talk to thecommunity, their biggest

concern was the commu-

nity members themselves

and what kind of questions

and concerns they would

raise. Elected Chief Ava

Hill told the Enbridge rep-

resentatives at that time,

We cant control what our

community members say.

The Haudenosaunee Devel-

opment Institute also met

with Enbridge last week.

At last weeks shut-

down, the construction

crew remoed two latbed

trucks and an excavator

from the site and the site is

currently being monitored

to ensure that heavy equip-

ment does not return. Ac-

cording to Elliot, I haventbeen there since we shut

it down last Thursday but

from what I understand ev-

eryone went home with the

intent to keep watching the

site and if they start work

again then we will shut

them down again.

Haudenosaunee objec-

tion to the entire oil sands

process is not unfounded.

There have been major

keystone legal develop-

ments through Supreme

Court challenges from a

number of Onkwehon:we

(Indigenous) Nations in thewest which hae ramiica-

tions across Canada.

In Alberta, for in-

stance, calls for research

into problems faced by

First Nations downstream

from the oil sands in north-

ern Alberta have fallen on

deaf ears on Parliament

Hill and with those who

are heavily invested in un-

conventional methods of

fossil fuel extraction such

as the tar sands and hy-

dro-fracking.

But a new study has

validated their claims of

excessively high rates of

cancer and respiratory

problems, as well as other

health related issues with-

in Onkwehon:we commu-nities living in the vicinity

of the huge extraction area.

The independent re-

port, commissioned by a

number of B.C. Onkwe-

hon:we nations was con-

ducted by the University of

Manitobas Environmental

Conservation Laborato-

ry indicates that many of

their concerns are indeed

valid.

The study found that

upstream industrial ac-

tivity associated with the

Athabasca oil sands in fact

has a negative health im-pact on residents of the

Mikisew Cree First Nation

(MCFN) and Athabasca

Chipewyan First Nation

(ACFN).

Our analysis showed

that cancer occurrence

was signiicantly higher for

those who had worked in

the oil sands and for those

that frequently consumed

traditional foods and lo-

cally caught ish contami-

nated by heavy metals and

PAHs, the report states.

This outcome is the

irst direct link between

oil sands development

and downstream health

and well-being, in Fort

Chipewyan and, for that

the report notes that ar-senic levels on the two re-

serves were high in musk-

rat and moose muscle;

cadmium levels were ele-

vated in beaver and ducks;

and mercury was promi-

nent in moose kidneys and

duck muscle, MCFN Chief

Steve Courtoreille said in

a recently released state-

ment.

This report conirms

what we have always

suspected about the as-

sociation between envi-

ronmental contaminants

from oil sands productionupstream and cancer and

other serious illness in our

community.

The Joint Oil Sands

Monitoring Program has

released data about the

increases in these contam-

inants, but fails to address

and monitor impacts to

First Nations tradition-

al foods. We are greatly

alarmed and demand fur-

ther research and studies

to be done to expand on the

indings of this report.

In 2006, Dr. John

OConnor, who practices

within First Nations com-

munities in the Fort Chipregion, irst brought to

light his suspicions of a

link between the increas-

ing and disproportionate

cases of cancer among his

patients since the oil sands

project began. He showed

particular concern about

a rare form known as bile

duct cancer in the region.

There is something

not quite right here, says

Dr. OConnor. The clusters

of colon cancer, lung dis-

ease, and forms of leuke-

mia, when you realize what

this community is exposedto, there is a direct cor-

relation to some of these

chemicals and radiation, to

the types of tumors weve

seen.

Since going public with

his concerns, Dr. OConnor

has receied an oficial

complaint by Health Cana-

da accusing him of causing

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By Jen Mt. Pleasant

THUNDER BAY From

2000 to 2011, seven First

Nations teenagers died

under similar circum-

stances while attending

highschool in ThunderBay, a community home

to hundreds of Native

youth who bus and ly

in from various remote

communities in northern

Ontario in order to get a

highschool education.

The Nishnawbe Aski

Nation (NAN) is a polit-

ical territorial organi-

zation, comprising 49

First Nations in James

Bay Treaty 9 and Ontar-

io portions of Treaty 5.

NAN has been pressuring

the government to call a

public inuiry to ind outwhy and how so many of

their youth died under

similar and suspicious

circumstances. NAN Dep-

uty Grand Chief Alv in Fid-

dler who holds the Justice

portfolio, has been sup-

porting the families of the

victims throughout this

long ordeal. He states we

are now working closely

with the families to pre-pare them for the inquest

and to ensure that the

necessary legal, cultural

and other support ser-

vices are in place before

they begin what is sure to

be a very emotional and

painful ordeal.

But last week, Ontar-

ios Chief Coroner, Dr. Dirk

Huyer made a statement

to the media stating he

has made an adminis-

trative decision to delay

the inquest which was

supposed to commence in

2012 but has seen nothingbut delays and prolonged

grief for the families in-

volved.

The deaths paint a

grim picture for Indig-

enous youth who leave

their remote communi-

ties to get an education

in Thunder Bay and who

have very few social sup-

port systems once they

get there. According to

the police investigations,

six of the seven deaths

were drowning related.

All seven youth were from

various northern commu-

nities who all left behind

their families and friends

to get an education only

to return to their homecommunities in caskets

and with no answers for

their grieving families.

The dead youth are:

Jethro Anderson, 15,

from Kasabonika Lake

First Nation drowned in

November 2000.

Curran Strang, 18,

from Pikangikum First

Nation drowned in Set-

pember 2005.

Paul Panacheese, 19,

from Mishkeegogamang

First Nation drowned in

November 2006.

Robyn Harper, 18,from Keewaywin First

Nation drowned in Janu-

ary of 2007.

Reggie Bush, 15, from

Poplar Hill First Nation

drowned in October of

2007.

Kyle Morriseau, 17, of

Keewaywin First Nation

drowned in November of

2009. Morriseau was the

grandson of famous Na-

tive artist Norval Morri-

seau.

Jordan Wabasse, 15,

of Webequie First Nation

drowned in May of 2011.Six of the victims

were found in the McIn-

tyre ier, which lows

through the city of Thun-

der Bay.

A hearing occurred in

June 2013 and the inquest

itself was supposed to be-

gin this fall. Even though

the students allegedly

died by drowning, fami-

lies want to know if some-

thing, or someone, forced

them into the water.

Cheryl Mahyr, Is-

sues Manager at the Of-

ice of the hief oroner

for Ontario, explained to

Two Row Times that the

actual inquest itself has

not occurred yet. Mahyr

stated that this is going tobe a big inquest and that

there are, a lot of details

yet to work out before an

inuest can oficially be-

gin.

The anticipated out-

come of this inquest is to

have the jury make rec-

ommendations aimed at

preventing future deaths

of students from remote

northern communities

who move to Thunder

Bay to seek an education.

According to the Chief

Coroner, one of the big-

gest reasons the inquestis being delayed is due to

the lack of First Nations

representation among the

jury.

Ontarios Chief Cor-

oner Dr. Dirk Huyer said

in a statement, he recog-

nized how distressing the

delay is going to be for

families. It is a decision I

did not make lightly, said

Dr. Huyer who went on to

state that he felt he didnt

have a choice.

Huyer explained the

two key reasons why he

felt the inquest is not go-ing to proceed this fall as

expected. First, there is a

lack of Indigenous repre-

sentation on the jury roll.

Second, due to the scope

of the investigations of

the seven student deaths,

the documentation for

the inquest is not fully

prepared. This means

that all seven families

will have to wait until

next year for the inquest

to begin.

Inquest into deaths of 7 Native youth delayed again

Seven First Nations youth all died under similar circumstances while at-tending school in Thunder Bay. Many of the family members believe theres more to the story then what investigations have revealed so far. Annquest could reveal better insight into this tr agedy but it has been delayed

once again. PHOTO COURTESY OF CBC

undue alarm.

People within

this community are not

alarmed, says Dr. OCon-

nor. They are pissed off

that these issues are not

being looked at.

Resident Cookie

Simpson says, Its not

right. They are killing us,

and the sad thing is they

try to shut Dr. OConnor

up, but in our eyes, he is

a hero and they cant take

that away from us. De-

spite his efforts to bring

his concerns to light,

OConnor was marginal-

ied and his indings were

not taken seriously, even

by the Alberta Health Ser-

vices (AHS).

But with the new U

of M study results now in

hand, it has now become

harder for the govern-

ment agencies and Big Oil

to dismiss concerns about

the tar sands. The report

also recommends that in-

ternational institutions

like the World Health

Organization, aka WHO,

conduct its own study.

Alberta New Dem-

ocratic Party MLAs are

pushing the province to

take the growing evi-

dence seriously and put

even more environmental

controls on the entire oil

sands industry.

This study shows

that the previous AHS

claim that there is no re-

lationship between oil

sands activity and down-

stream human health was

based on political wishful

thinking and not on sci-

ence, said Alberta NDP

Environment critic Ra-

chel Notley.

To date, the Harper

government and propo-

nents of the oil sands have

done little more than is-

sue defensive statements,

inancial prospectie,

promises of jobs and emp-

ty promises. A recent doc-

umentary entitled H2Oil,

investigates the claims of

down river communities

like Fort Chip.

Fort Chipewyan Chief

Allan Adam says, Our an-

cestors have lived here

for thousands of years

and we consider this area

our homeland. When you

look at the community of

Fort Chip, we are on the

receiving end of every bit

of pollution that goes into

that river.

Rob Renner, Minister

of the Environment of Al-

berta recently made this

statement, concerning the

oil sands. Lets be very

clear, he says. Alberta is

not about to close the door

to further investment.

One of the companies

working on the oil sands

project did its own study

on the quality of food In-

digenous people in that

region consumes which

revealed that there could

be as much as 400 times

the limit of arsenic in the

local moose meat alone.

The Suncor study also

states that due to con-

suming the animal, ish

and berries from the re-

gion that they would esti-

mate that there would be

between 312-453 addi-

tional cases of cancer per

100,000 people.

For more on the Fort

hipewyan ight against

the extraction of the Atha-

basca oil sands, see the

documentary H2Oil. For

more Line 9 information,

visit noline9wr.ca or the

Waterloo Region Against

Line 9 Facebook group.

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The highly toxic Giant

Hogweed has been spot-

ted growing in abundance

in Tyendinaga. The Hog-

weed is located at BeachRoad as it turns into Ridge

Road on the Tyendina-

ga Mohawk Territory. In

the monthly Mohawks of

the Bay of Quinte (MBQ)

newsletter community

members have been ad-

vised to stay away from

the area and more impor-

tantly stay away from the

plant.

The MBQ Newsletter

provides step by step di-

rections should anyone

get come into contact with

this noxious weed. First,

if exposed to the clearwatery sap, wrap up the

affected area to block out

sunlight as sunlight trig-

gers the toxins. Next, wash

off the sap with soapy hot

water as soon as possible.

You cannot expose the af-

fected area to sunlight for

at least 48 hours, it must

be kept covered. Should

the affected area be ex-

posed and a rash appears

seek immediate medical

attention.

Hogweed produces

a chemical-like sap that

can result in phytopho-todermatitis in humans.

Ontario Invading Species

Awareness Programs

(OISAP) website informs

us, The clear watery sap

of Giant Hogweed con-

tains toxins that can cause

severe burns if you get the

sap on your skin and the

skin is then exposed to

sunlight. Symptoms ensue

within 48 hours and com-

prise of painful blisters.

They go on to say that,

although, some websites

have reported permanent

blindness when cominginto contact with your

eyes, there is no research

to back that up.

The OISAP website

also states that the giant

hogweed is otherwise

known as Giant Cow

Parsnip and it has um-

brellashaped lowers lik-

en to Queen Anne Lace.

You can identify this plant

by its sharp edge leaves

and irm green stem

which is striped with dark

red. White coarse hair

also grows to the base of

the stem. OISAP goes onto say that as a perennial

it blooms in late spring

and mid-summer and is

a member of the carrot

family. It is indigenous to

southwest Asia, however

it has been acclimatizing

in North America and is

more commonly seen in

Southern and central On-

tario. Like any invasive

weed it spreads and grows

quickly on roadsides, in

ditches and by streams

usually by old ields and

or open woodlands.

MNR website asks, Ifyou see Giant Hogweed

on your property or your

community please call the

Invading Species Hotline

at 1-800-563-7711 or re-

port it at www.invading-

species.comreport.cfm.

You will be asked to send

in photos for identiica-

tion. Do not collect parts

of the plant for identiica-

tion. If you live on a re-

serve call your local band

ofice to hae it sprayed

with pesticide.

Despite its toxicity

to humans the plant does

have some positive uses.In Europe and Asia it is

used as an ornamental in

gardens reports OISAP,

or ground up and used

as a spice for some Ira-

nian dishes. The weed is

not toxic to livestock and

thus has some nutrition-

al value for animals. Rita

Merete Butten Schon and

Charlotte Nielson, in their

article edited in Ecology

and Management of Giant

Hogweed discuss the nu-

tritional value of the Gi-

ant Hogweed stating it is

greater than or equal tohay, grass, maize silage,

sugar beets and turnips.

It is readily digestible as

three quarters of the dry

matter is a water-soluble

carbohydrate, it also con-

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After a long and endless

winter, which in all hon-

esty felt like it was never

going to end, the warm

days inally arried.

Spring quickly transi-

tioned into summer andpow wow weekend has

come once more. This

is the irst year of busi-

ness for the Two Row

Times and we are proud

to present the Six Na-

tions community and all

our surrounding friends

with this, our ery irst

pow wow edition.

Honour is a long-

standing tradit ion on the

pow wow trail. In light

of that we would like to

take this opportunity

to honour all those whohave supported the Two

Row Times throughout

this year, and who con-

tinue to encourage our

growth and education as

a business, as indigenous

people and as a team.

We would like to

honour Andrew Garlow

for his teachings in the

print industry and the

importance of speaking

the truth. Garlow Print &Copy has served the Six

Nations for over 30 years

and without your ex-

pertise our work would

not have been possible.

Nya:weh.

We would like to

honour the Hill Family,

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kindness and both of you

for teaching the entire

team how to be patient

and gracious. Nya:weh.

We would like to

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of Ickys for all of their

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We want to extend

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Jon, Dave, Tom, Kelly,

Josh, Jim, Deborah, Nan,Jennifer, Bob, Tim, Ben,

Lucho, Sterling, Melis-

sa, Marshall, Alex, Jessi-

ca, Jeff and our summer

student Abbie. The com-

bined efforts of all your

work and love for the

Onkwehonweh people

continue to let us bring

good words and a bright

light to the people of all

nations. You and your ef-

forts are all greatly val-

ued. Nya:weh.

We would like to

honour all of our specialcontributors and colum-

nists who bring us the

incredible stories of in-

digenous triumph and

struggle from across the

globe. Your insight, your

words and your messag-

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EDITORIAL:Thanks to you, we are a newspaper

By Jim Windle

First off, congratulations

highies and respect

are due to the FIL World

Lacrosse Champion-

ship tournament orga-

nizers for recognizing

the Haudenosaunee as a

distinct Nation in 1992,

worthy of recognition on

the world stage as such.

A very brave decision ontheir part, but rather ob-

vious when you consider

the origin of the game it-

self.

Oren Lyons, who

turns 84 this year, is pri-

marily responsible for

this miracle in the irst

place. When he is not

working on the next I-nats

team, Lyons is touring as

a keynote speaker on the

origins and importance

of lacrosse to the Haude-

nosaunee, the Six Nations

people and culture and

other Haudenosaunee

perspectives.

Lyons, Chairman of

the Iroquois Nationals,

is a Faithkeeper of the

Onondaga Nation, Turtle

Clan, and fought to havethe inventors of the game

included in the FIL World

Lacrosse Championship

series.

Lyons is a pioneer

and a powerful force in

educating the non-Native

world about his people

and their many accom-

plishments. He can now

add another arrow to

his quiver with the Iro-

quois Nationals winning

Bronze at the 30 Nations,

world event. He would

be the irst to delect the

glory to the many others

who have help accom-

plish this historic feat,

but without his persistent

lobbying and letter-writ-

ing campaigns Haudenos-aunee players would have

to compete under either

an American or Canadian

lag.

They have come close

to medaling, inishing in

fourth place in the elite

Blue Division in recent

games, but this year,

a team selected from

an estimated 132,000

Haudenosaunee peo-

ple on either side of the

imaginary anadaA

border, broke the barrier

and won a medal. That

would be like the City of

Cambridge, Ontario, for

instance, ielding a team

strictly from w ithin their

own municipality, to

compete against Nation-ally funded teams select-

ed from across the USA

(pop - 318,406,000), Can-

ada (pop - 33, 476,688)

Australia (pop - 23,

560,176), England (pop

- 56, 100,000) and Japan

(pop - 126, 981,371), and

winning a Bronze medal,

narrowly missing a shot

at the silver. Put in those

terms, it really is a mirac-

ulous sporting feat.

Around home, they

are just Cody, or Roger, or

Craig, Sid, Lyle, Miles, Jer-

emy, Jerome, Mike, Randy,

Travis, Tommy, Warren,

Jeff etc., but on the world

stage and amongst those

who really know the

game which the Haude-nosaunee once called

guh-jee-gwah-ai, which

means, they bump hips,

these guys are celebri-

ties. One American sports

writer referred to travel-

ing with the Iroquois Na-

tionals like traveling with

the Beatles, with auto-

graph hunters and selie

requests coming every-

where they went.

The Six Nations com-

munity at large owes a

huge debt of respect to

every Haudenosaunee

player who has ever rep-

resented the Hiawatha

lag on the world stage,

past and present, to

bring about this accom-

plishment. But a specialthanks is in order to Oren

Lyons, who made it all

possible. Now lets build

in that bronze medal for

2018. Way to go I-nats.

COLUMN: FROM THE CHEAP SEATS

Congrats to the Iroquois Nationals


7/44


Mohawks respondto HDI

Dear editors,

We wish to make public

the following letter wewrote in response to Ha-

zel Hill and the HDI con-

cerning their attempt to

try and stop Guswhenta

Holdings Birkett Lane

project as covered in the

July 9th edition of your

paper.

Attention Hazel,

This letter is in response

to the ill-informed letter

you wrote dated June 9,

2014 and distributed to

Investors and Financial

Institutes. It is intended

to properly educate thosesame sources as well as

yourself on the true na-

ture of the labours of the

group known as the Mo-

hawks of the Grand River

who are dedicated to the

recognition of the 1784

Haldimand Proclamation.

On that note, we wish to

educate you on two pri-

mary points with which

you seem to be struggling

to understand. First, the

question of what consti-

tutes the legitimacy and

authority of the labours

of Mohawks of the Grand

River and the associated

body of Trustees; and sec-

ond, who has beneittedfrom the labours of the

Mohawks of the Grand

River and what the spe-

ciic gains hae been.

On the question of le-

gitimacy and authority, I

wish to redirect your at-

tention from speciic in-

diiduals andor groups

of people to the legitima-

cy and authority of the

Haldimand Proclama-

tion. The living and legal

nature of the Haldimand

Proclamation and the

special responsibility of

the Mohawks, as the onlyformally named Nation on

the Proclamation, is the

source of our legitimacy

and authority to take ac-

tion to uphold this Proc-

lamation. These actions

have included increasing

public awareness of our

legal rights under the

Haldimand Proclamation

and the peaceful acquisi-

tion of surrendered lands

as a result of these educa-

tional efforts.

As a community

member, you should be

aware of the longstanding

efforts of the Mohawk

Workers and their re-

spected and generationalrelationship as protec-

tors, preservers of and

advocates for the Haldi-

mand Proclamation. Al-

though we labour under

a new and more inclusive

name, Mohawks of the

Grand River, the historic

roots of our legitimacy

and dedication can be

found in the works of our

respected ancestors who

laboured under the name

of the Mohawk Workers.

Names such as Levi Gen-

eral, Sylvia Sandy, Alma

Green, Art Anderson, BobJamieson, Jim Squire and

Ivan Maracle.

To clarify, the rela-

tionship between the

people referred to in this

letter as the Mohawks

of The Grand River and

the Haudenosaunee Con-

federacy Chiefs Council

(HCCC) and the associ-

ated body known as the

Haudenosaunee Develop-

ment Institute (HDI) - the

labours of the Mohawks

of the Grand River are

governed by the contents

of the Haldimand Proc-

lamation and are not in-

tended to, nor have they

ever been intended to,represent the voice of the

HCCC.

Regarding HDI, it

should be pointed out

that we do not fully un-

derstand the relationship

between the Haudenos-

aunee Confederacy Chiefs

Council and HDI; nor do

we understand your per-

sonal authority to repre-

sent the oficial oice of

the HCCC. Further, who

of the Mohawk Nation

supported this decision?

We wish to make it

clear that our labourshave never been intended

to represent HDI. Further,

we wish to make it clear

that the Mohawks of the

Grand River have never

received any formal in-

formation from HDI re-

garding land transactions

involving land held under

the Haldimand Proclama-

tion; or been made privy

to any inancial beneits

potentially known to the

HDI through any such

land deals andor trans-actions. However, we

welcome the opportunity

to gain a better under-

standing of your organi-

zation, its relationship to

HCCC, and those trans-

actions that involve the

Haldimand Proclamation.

To the matter of who

has beneitted from the

labours of the Mohawks

of the Grand River and

what the speciic gains

have been, I say this

plainly, there has been no

personal gain or beneit

to any one individual as-sociated with the labours

of the Mohawks of the

Grand ier, and specii-

cally no personal gain to

any member of the collec-

tive known as the Trustee

board. In fact, it has been

at signiicant personal

expense that the people

of the Mohawks of the

Grand River have been

able to maintain their ef-

forts. It is regrettable that

you used a public forum

to make such unfoundedallegations against the

Board of Trustees. We

hope that any future com-

munications will convey

a peaceful and fact based

message.

We wish to remain

peaceful in our ongoing

labours. As such we offer

an open invitation to all

to come and speak with

the group known as the

Mohawks of the Grand

River, so that concerns

may be respectfully ad-

dressed in the spirit of

peace and friendship.

Ratsirenhawi (Bill Squire),

Spokesperson

Mohawks of

the Grand River

Call Bill at 226-387-0011

for more information.

LettersSend your letters to [email protected]. Let-ters may be edited for length and clarity. e opin-ions expressed in the letters or submitted opinionpieces are not necessarily those of theTwo Row Times.

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very active in sports and

was very good at it. I

played volley ball, basket-

ball and hockey. Just as I

was turning 18 I suffered

an injury when I cracked

my sternum. I was notallowed to play contact

sports for 6 months. The

pain was unbearable, I

was limited in the amount

of activities I could do,

and it was depressing for

someone that was always

active.

I noticed I started

to put on some excess

weight, from 40 to 50 lbs.

in a year. I then started to

get into a serious weight

lifting program in the

gym. By this time I was

about 210lbs. I remained

in excellent shape until Iwas about 27 when I had

to get my salivary gland

removed. The doctor

used staples and stitches

in the incision. A few days

turned into a few weeks,

which then turned into

months with complica-

tions and infection. I had

my incision reopened al-

most once a week for 2

months.

I was basically eat-

ing and sleeping from the

painkillers and couldnt

do any exercise because

of the infection from myincision. By the time I

was healed up and ready

to get back on track I had

ballooned up to 285lbs.

My brother Dan motivat-

ed me when he signed me

up for a mixed martial

arts ight with the ing

of the Cage promotion on

March 14th, 2009.

Since I was unsure

how to prepare for the

ight, started simply by

jogging. I couldnt really

run being so overweight.

I was actually shocked as

of how out of shape I had

become, I couldnt even

run two street lamps. In

the next three months I

got to my goal weight of

lbs to ight at heay-

weight. was terriied

had no cage ighting e-

perience at all. My oppo-

nent was much taller and

he had a high ranking belt

in karate.

I ended up winning

the ight by T in theirst round after the op-

ponents corner threw

in the towel. It was one

of the bloodiest ground

and pound ights in ing

of the Cage history, Ive

been told.

That ight really

showed me what it takes

to be a Mixed Martial

Artist. The hard work,

dedication and the disci-

pline of eating portioned

meals. The discipline and

diet has to be followed

strictly. You also have to

be willing to learn everysingle day. In total, I lost

115 lbs, it was not easy;

there were days where I

wanted to give up, but I

knew this weight loss and

itness journey was go-

ing to happen one day at

a time.

I am currently still

ighting. just had a ight

on May 10th 2014. I won

by TKO ref stoppage in

the irst round. y am-ateur MMA record is 8

wins and 2 losses. All my

wins came in the irst

round within 2 minutes.

Im looking into getting

my pro card and making

a statement for the Na-

tive American people. It

doesnt matter how hard

life is. You can always

change it.

I would like to thank

my older brother Dan

MUX Martin for always

being there through the

hard times and through

the great times. I alsowant to thank my coach

Brent Fryia and his

brother Mitch Fryia for

all their help, support and

guidance. A big thanks to

all my training partners

at Steel City MMA in Sault

Ste Marie ON.

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By Nahnda Garlow

Losing a loved one is aourney that we all face

at some point in life, anddealing with your grieffollowing loss is always

an arduous journey. Whenparents Scott and Tammygot a terminal diagnosisfor their infant daughterKeely and doctors brokethe news that they hadlimited time with her, itstill did not prepare themfor the lifelong journeythey were on.

Keely Lousie Hill wasborn with Spinal Muscu-

lar Atrophy Type 1 andwhen she was only ie

months old her parentsheard news from doc-tors that the disease wasterminal. Every day forthe next year Scott and

Tammy knew they wouldsoon say goodbye but itstill did not prepare themfor the reality of walkingwith the grief of losing achild. Keelys mom Tam-my Point told the Two RowTimes that this is a kindof grief that doesnt fadeaway with time, You justseclude yourself. At a cer-tain point it just becomes

easier to stay away fromeveryone.

Not long after theysaid goodbye to Keely,hospital social workersconnected them with an-other family who also lost

a child to SMA. They rec-ommended grief counsel-ing support from the Cop-ing Centre in Cambridge,a nonproit organiation

that aids bereaved fami-lies at no cost.

The Hills travelledto the Coping Centre justfour months after Keelyspassing and were pairedup with other parentswho lost young childrenand were going through asimilar process. Instant-ly the families becamebonded in their grief and

together they were ableto talk through the unex-pected journey they allfaced. Point said, Whenmy 82 year old grand-mother passed away Icame to a place of accep-tance with her death. Tothat point I thought thatwas the worst thing thatcould have ever happened.After Keelys death, wewere taught about the 5stages of grief and learnedthat there really is no endto the grieving cycle onceyouve lost a child.

It is this never endingcycle of grief for parentswhove lost children thatinspired Glenn and RoslynCrichton to create a safeplace connecting familieswho found themselves insimilar situations.

The COPING (Caringfor Other People in Grief)

Centre was started by theCrichtons in 1990 follow-ing the sudden loss of theirseven year old daughterRachele. A website for theCoping Centre says As aresult of their own grief

journey the Crichtonsquickly realized that sup-port was needed for thewhole family at such dif-icult times. The oping

Centre has programs forpeople of all ages fromtoddlers to the elderly,customizing the programto where each of the be-reaved are at in their jour-ney.

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The Merriam-Webster

dictionary deines cer-

emony as a formal act

or event that is a part of

a social or religious occa-

sion.For us as First Na-

tions people, ceremony

has many deinitions.

The concepts of ceremo-

ny, honouring, acknowl-

edging and giving thanks

are interchangeable and

play an important part in

all of our traditions. One

of my most sacred cere-

monies was the birth of

my children. Their cer-

emonial journey from

the sky world to earth

was the greatest bless-

ing. Pre-destined, as was

I, and all of my relatives

before me. Each child is

unique and precious. And

now, the grandchildren

are a continuation of this

love.

Ceremony teaches us

to be humble. I remember

fasting for the irst time.

You must prepare men-

tally for the four days and

four nights with no food

and water. There was

never any question in my

mind that I wouldnt suc-

ceed. The messages from

spirit were guiding my

path. The timing at that

point of my life was per-

fect. Humility is some-

thing you connect withat the end of that process.

Intention was set and a

seed to your future plant-

ed.

Your inner voice can

be described as the path-

way from the Universal

energy to your soul. Con-

sider it like your own tour

guide offering sugges-

tions that you can accept

or ignore. Ceremony does

not have to be as intense

as fasting. It can be a sim-

ple morning prayer in

your own special way or

giving thanks for anoth-

er day of learning or giv-

ing thanks for the many

blessings that are placed

before us. Ceremony canbe an individual action

or that of a group. Some

choose to be faithful cer-

emonially to their nation,

some travel and attend

sacred journeys, some

honour sacred sites as a

way to bring the spiritual

energy to those at home.

Every step is sacred on

this earth walk. No mat-

ter where we travel on

this earth, our ancestors

have stepped before us.

We walk in their energy

and their blueprint re-mains for us to access.

Whatever the path, cere-

mony lifts your spirit and

heightens your vibration-

al energy.

There are many

types of ceremony: birth,

marriage, gatherings,

healing, traditional so-

ciety, morning prayer,

protection, spiritual and

religious, to name a few.

To walk the path of cere-

mony is to walk the path

of peace and to honour

our soul by connecting tothe Universal threads in

our own individual man-

ner. Ceremony is looking

towards the light as it

shines through like Cre-

ators hand extending out

to all who wish to join.

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The many definitions of ceremonyBy Rachel Avery

CAYUGA Assault

charges were dropped

Tuesday morning against

land defender Kaw-

aowene, but soon after

the hearing, charges forbreach of condition were

iled by the rown. aw-

aowene had been facing

assault charges following

anti-native rights activist

Gary McHales July 5 in-

trusion at Kanonhstaton,

and had an existing con-

dition to not be within 25

metres of McHale. In the

hearing at the Cayuga

Courthouse, the Crown

lawyer announced that

they were not in a po-

sition to pursue the as-

sault charges, as there

was not a reasonable

chance of conviction. The

Crown stated that, hav-

ing watched video foot-

age of Kawaowene and

McHales encounter, they

could not deny that Kaw-

aowenes actions werein self-defense. But even

though McHale had of

his own volition entered

the site of Kanonhstaton

where Kawaowene lives,

the rown saw it to

ile breach of condition

charges against Kaw-

aowene for being with-

in 25 metres of McHale.

The OPP are still terror-

izing Haudenosaunee on

our own land. I have to

wonder why Onkwehon-

we get charged so quick-

ly, while non-Natives do

not, said Kawaowene.

The decision

to drop the charges

was welcomed by Kaw-

aowene and the group of

supporters present, who

remain optimistic about

defeating the breachcharge as well.

Charges laid by McHale dropped


11/44


GRAND ENTRY PROTOCOL

THE HISTORY OF THE

GRAND RIVER POW WOW

JUDGING & STYLES

HISTORY OF THESMOKE DANCE

AND MORE!


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TWO ROW TIMES - POW WOW SPECIAL ISSUE JULY 23RD, 201412

WHAT EXACTLY IS A POW

WOW ANYWAYS?A pow wow is a social gathering of Indig-

enous People from North America. Typ-

ically there are two kinds of pow wow

- Traditional and Competition style. The

Grand River Champion of Champions

Pow- Wow is a competition pow wow,

one of the oldest and largest in Ontario.

That means the dancers and drummers

competing are skilled athletes and pro-

fessionals who practice year round.

WHAT HAPPENS AT A

POW WOW?At the Grand River Champion of Champi-

ons Pow Wow, dancers and drum groups

from across the United States & Canada

compete to place for a cash prize of ei-

ther 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th in the style cat-

egory they choose to compete in. This is

done by collecting points throughout the

weekend. At the end of the weekend the

dancer with the most points is named

the Champion of Champions. That win-

ner holds the title the entire year and re-

ceives a huge trophy.

WHAT DO THE

COSTUMES MEAN?Indigenous people never refer to their

dancing attire as a costume. This is a

common slip of the tongue - so dont wor-

ry if you accidentally called it that. A cos-

tume is something a person wears when

they are dressing up as something they

are not - for example at Halloween you

might see someone wearing a zombie

costume. A better term to use is outit

or regalia.

WHY DO DIFFERENT

DANCERS WEAR DIFFER-ENT LOOKING OUTFITS?There are 6 main styles of dance done at

Grand River; Traditional Dances - sim-

ply cal led Mens or Womens Traditional,

Medicine Dances - Mens Grass and Wom-

ens Jingle, and Fancy Dances - Mens Fan-

cy Feather and Womens Fancy Shawl.

Within those styles the dancers are again

divided according to age to make for eas-

ier judging; Golden Age, Adult, Teen, Kids,

and Tiny Tot categories.

WHERE DO YOU GET THE

OUTFITS?A dancers outit is ery personal and

usually holds special meaning to them.

Dancers at the competitive level invest

thousands of dollars and years of work

into all the components that make up

their regalia. Some dancers make their

own regalia from scratch. But there arealso highly skilled Indigenous Artists

throughout North America who bead,

craft and sew all the pieces that make up

a persons regalia for a living. The com-

pilation of a dancers outit is often an

ex-pression of who they are. Sometimes

they will put a symbol on their outit that

represents what nation they come from

or wear feathers they earned in honour

of a special accomplishment they have

achieed. ach persons outit is a piece

of wearable art and means something

special to the owner.

CAN I TAKE PICTURES OF

THE DANCERS?There are certain times during the pow

wow that you cant take pictures. Listen

to the emcees and they will let you know

when it is not okay to take pictures. In

general, it is okay to take pictures of the

dancers during competitions. However if

you are want to take a dancers picture

when they are walking about the rest

of the pow wow grounds its always ap-

preciated if you ask for their permission

irst. ont be nerous, most of the time

they will be glad to pose for you.

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This year marks the 35thanniversary of the GrandRiver Champion of Cham-

pions Pow Wow. Since itsbeginning in 1980, thepow wow committee hasbuilt up a festival that isknown throughout theprovince as one of thebest events of the entiresummer.

It was late in the1970s when a group offour families who hadbeen travelling to powwows across the country,oined together and start-

ed fundraising to host apow wow on Six Nations.Committee member

Charlene Bomberry wasinvolved from the begin-ning, We used to travelall over. We went to Chi-cago a lot, that was a goodone. Then one time wewere talking and we said,We should just host oneat home. We keep goingto them all over the place,we may as well, saidBomberry.

Four families all putin loans of $500 each tostart fundraising togeth-er. The collective wouldhold turkey shoots, ca-

tering and yard salesthroughout the year andby the summer of 1980enough money was raisedto hold the ery first

Champion of ChampionsPow Wow at ChiefswoodPark.

Now 35 years later,the pow wow has beenrecognized as one of thebiggest and best outdoorfestivals in Ontario. Fi-nancial support comesin from various organi-zations each year. Bandcouncil pays for the park

and secures the arenafor us every year as arain site said Bomberry.The Six Nations Commu-nity Development TrustFund is sponsoring allthe first place pries and

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Although the com-mittee has been invit-ed by organizations tomove the pow wow else-where along the Grand,

it remains at Six Nations.Weve got dancers thatcame here in 1980 thatstill come 35 years later,said Bomberry.

The Grand RiverChampion of Championstruly is a labor of loverun by dedicated volun-teers and has been from

the beginning. Bomberrysaid, Everybody alwaysenjoys it. Even the peo-ple picking up garbage.Committee member Nik-ki Skye also added, Ithink for a lot of them it isdoing something positivefor the community. Whenpeople talk about whatgoes on in your commu-nity they can go wellthere is the pow wowAnd then for them to beable to say I am a part ofthat and that they have aparticipation in that. Its

a bonus to a lot of youngpeople too. It can go intotheir portfolio, their re-sume, any kind of volun-teer experience like that.

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open invitation for peo-ple to join lend a helpinghand working security,the gates and to help withtear-down and cleanupafter the pow wow con-cludes. The committeecan sign off hours neededfor community service orhigh school completion aswell. If you are interestedin volunteering this yearyou can reach them at519-751-3908.

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By Nahnda Garlow

I was sitting at the park a

few nights ago watching

my kids play, when out of

nowhere a little girl came

racing toward the jungle

gym squealing with ex-

citement and shouting,

My play! My play! Im so

HAPPYYY! Her enthusi-

asm was contagious and I

thought to myself - that is

exactly how I feel at pow

wow time.

I love to dance but af-

ter a breast cancer diag-

nosis in 2012, dancing got

put on the back burner.

Two years later I am now

cancer-free but left with

lots of bills and work to

catch up on. So when I get

the chance to dance at an

actual pow wow I want

to run screaming toward

the dance arena just like

that kid, with my feath-

ers lying through the air

screaming, My play! My

play! Im so HAPPYYY!

Still, I wish I were

cooler about things and

not bubbling over with so

much enthusiasm. I wish

I was one of those awe-

some pow wow moms.

You know her? Shes the

laid back dancer with that

beautiful stoic look on her

face. Shes the one whose

kids all have fully bead-

ed outits and stay clean

the entire weekend. She

gracefully glides through

two songs without break-

ing a sweat, takes irst and

then loats back to her per-

fect campsite where her

children wait for her un-der a pretty gazebo. There

they sit peacefully colour-

ing and eating the organic

homemade snacks she pre-

packed for them the night

before. Then they have a

full on polite conversation

in luent jibwe.

I have no idea how

awesome pow wow mom

does that. I have tried to

hack her life but it is im-

possible and her secrets

are well guarded. Usually

the Saturday morning-of

a pow wow, I end up tear-

ing around the house be-cause I slept in. Geeze! I

shouldnt have stayed up

so late doing that last min-

ute beading! We pack the

car in record time and if

m lucky ll hae ie min-utes to stop at Lone Wolf

for a much needed coffee.

By the time we get to the

pow wow and get parked

Im already sweating!

Far too many of my

most embarrassing mo-

ments happened to me

while I was dancing but

the following story takes

the prize. I was waiting

for my category to be

called out when suddenly

I felt a sting on my lower

back. Ouch! I said. Then

I felt another. Agiiii I

screamed out. Then athird, fourth and ifth bite.

I stood up right quick and

with a desperate look on

my face, started lailing

my arms behind my back

trying to swipe away

whatever was stinging me.

What I didnt know,

was that a venom-less

baby black widow spider

had made its way up my

regalia and down the back

of my top. Panic set in as

the spider continued to

bite me in a vertical line

running down my back,

over my bum and intomy underpants. I was so

freaked out that a spider

was traveling into my un-

derpants that I didnt re-

alize Id stepped out from

our tent and partially into

the dance arena. Fringe,

sequins and beads were

lying eerywhere as hy-

perventilated, screaming

and stripping out of my

regalia as fast as I could

- twirling in a circle and

slapping my butt to try

and kill this spider.

Finally with one hard

SMACK right on the tush,I got it. What a relief!

Thats when it dawned on

me that I was standing just

inside the dance arena,

half dressed, still holding

my underpants in the i-

nal death grip that killed

the spider. Everyone was

witness to my frantic strip

and was laughing out loud.

Utter horror set in. Oh my

God! I cringed. I was so hu-

miliated! However, at that

point my butt hurt more

than my pride so off I ran

to the closest port-a-potty,

totally embarrassed, to tryand retrieve the bug from

my underpants in privacy.

Some people might

read about my humiliation

and think, how could you

go back out there again?Shame can be a powerful

weapon. It has notorious-

ly tried to cement a great

wall separating indig-

enous people from our

dances for generations. I

did quit dancing once - but

that drum always calls me

back.

There is tangible pow-

er when the thunder of a

live drum echoes against

your own heartbeat. If

you let the drumbeat sink

down into your soul, hu-

miliation fades away and

the drum calls your spiritup higher. Suddenly you

are connected to the earth,

all of creation, your people,

your ancestors, your de-

scendants, the drum and

the Creator all at the same

time. When you allowyourself to become pres-

ent in that moment; some-

how the drum purges you

of shame and in its place

comes a supernatural level

of dignity and self-respect

that most people never

reach on their own.

To all my beautiful On-

gwehowe cousints, dont

worry about what people

might be thinking when

they see you dancing. Heck

with them! They shouldnt

be looking at you that hard

anyways. It doesnt matter

if you step off beat, do aweird move that trips you

up or wind up in the dance

arena slapping your butt

trying to kill a spider. Let

that drum beat sink down

into your soul and lift you

up higher. Dance on, dance

hard, and take pride in

who He created us to be.

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By Nahnda Garlow

Todays competitive pow

wow dance styles are a

blend of many nations,

traditions and styles. Here

is some background infor-

mation on the styles youwill see competing this

weekend at the Grand Riv-

er Champion of Champi-

ons Pow Wow. In general

each style gets two songs

to show-case their danc-

ing ability irst a basic

straight song, and a special

second song. This is done

to highlight the dancing

ability of each dancer and

is an important part of the

drumming contest.

Mens Traditional

First and foremost danc-

ers in this category are

aiming to tell you a story.

Typically it is one of a hunt,

a battle, or a certain victo-

ry. Dancers utilize differ-

ent movements to demon-

strate the story they are

telling you; crouching,

tracking, aiming, dash-

ing about and so on. Many

dancers are taught to

dance toward the centre

of the circle and tap once

on the pole or shout out

during this style. This is

done to represent victory

over an enemy or victory

in the hunt they are telling

you about.

One ste

two row times

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