The Spirit of All Nations.
I admittedly don’t really know much about beans. I don’t recall them being a notable part of my diet growing up aside from frozen lima beans. On my journey of rediscovering staple foods I have been trying to learn as much as I can about the many varieties of beans and how to cook them. Beans are pretty amazing, coming in many different shapes, sizes, colours, and all being delicious and nutritious.
SIX NATIONS – Wednesday night, Elected Chief Ava Hill represented her council at an input session organized by Band Council designed to offer opportunity to local cigarette manufacturers and smoke shop owners to voice their concerns and their plans in the face of the federal government’s pending final reading of Bill C-10, which, once passed, would criminalize the Native tobacco industry.
Six Nations – Six Nations Economic Development (SNED) held a community information session last week at the community hall to explain what their Consultation and Accommodation Procedure (CAP) is all about.
SIX NATIONS – Six Nations Polytech was packed full of eager and enthusiastic gardeners and seed-savers last weekend. Deyohaha:ge, with the help of the Six Nations Legacy Consortium, the Indigenous Studies Program of McMaster University and the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres, hosted the annual event which was held last Saturday. This event was for community members and people in the surrounding areas to come and share their seed harvest from last year and also to exchange seeds and knowledge.
Have you ever been to Mexico and seen the beautiful turquoise waters embraced by fine white sand? Taken a long appreciating look at the clear blue of the sky? Walked out into your backyard to breathe in the smells of an earth renewing itself? Stopped to listen to the croaking of the frogs alerting us to the coming change in weather? We have so much natural beauty around us. Why then are we are failing to appreciate and be responsible for what has been placed under our care? We need to take the time to respect the cycles of life and renewal.
I think we can all agree that words carry incredible power and their meanings are often times not held in what is being said verbally, but the connotations that are being applied subliminally.
I cannot get behind the “local news” treatise condemning wind energy in the March 19th news piece entitled: “What you’re not being told about wind energy.”
AKWESASNE – Tensions on Cornwall Island (Kawehnoke) remain high after a hearing in the city of Cornwall resulted in a judge ruling on the fate of several empty buildings on the Kanienkehaka island.
In October 1956, Charles Ombash, aged 12, and his brother, Tom, aged 14, left the Pelican Falls Residential School near Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Having planned to canoe back to Cat Lake or alternately, take the train to Savant Lake, a ride to Pickle Lake and then canoe to Cat Lake, their families have not seen them since.
The Indigenous Education Coalition (IEC) held their 7th annual storytelling event at the Antler River Elementary school on the Chippewa of the Thames territory this past Wednesday. The event had youth from the Standing Stone elementary of the Oneida of the Thames, Antler River elementary of the Chippewa of the Thames, and Kettle and Stony Point Hillside Elementary Schools from grades four to eight competing for the prize of best storyteller.
BRANTFORD – The Brantford Blast led the Dundas Real McCoys’ two games to one heading into Sunday afternoon’s ACH playoff game at the Brantford and District Civic Centre.
CALEDONIA – The battle between the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs and the St. Catharines Falcons may well be the best series of the year, as many predicted it would be. The Falcons and the Corvairs have been fighting for GOJHL supremacy all season and now the number one and number two seed clubs go nose to nose in the Western Conference title in their quest for the Sutherland Cup.
Southwest Cyclops Kimbo Squire sends a rocket towards Jake Henhawk in the Demons goal in Saturday’s 12-10 Demons win at the ILA, in Ohsweken. Henhawk played a great game as the Cyclopes poured everything at the net. The Demons and Niagara Lock Monsters play for the Creators Cup this Saturday night at the ILA for an 8 pm start. Photo by Dave Laforce.
TORONTO – Six Nations’ boxer, Cher Obediah-Blasdell won the Gold Medal for her 57K weight class at the Silver Gloves Tournament held this past weekend at the Dawn Valley Parkway Hotel, in Toronto.
BUFFALO – Not that he really had to prove himself, but Garden River First Nation’s Ted Nolan made a lot of heads turn when he led team Latvia in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Team Latvia made it to the quarterfinals for the first time ever under Nolans leadership.
