The Spirit of All Nations.
CALEDONIA – After tripping over the starting gate in the GOJHL semi-finals by dropping Game #1, 3-2, in Caledonia on Tuesday Mar. 11th, and requiring OT to win Game #2, 2-1, the Pro-Fit Corvairs began looking more like the team they have been all season on Sunday night in Caledonia.
TORONTO – Powered by an 11 point outburst by Cody Jamieson, the Rochester Knighthawks slipped by the Toronto Rock, 17-12, in a come-from-behind thriller at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Saturday night, to keep the third place Rock at bay and the next day, in Philadelphia, moved into a first place tie with the Buffalo Bandits with an 11-7 win over the Wings.
The Barrie Blizzard spoiled the Ohsweken Demons’ perfect season in their last game before the playoffs, at the ILA Saturday night in a surprising 16-14 win over the first place Demons.
Huxah, the name of this mischievous creature, is a 20 year old rescued bird owned by a falconer in the Simcoe area. He has been reported missing for about two weeks and has reportedly been on an adventure of sorts, showing up in photos across the Facebook feeds of people from all across Southern Ontario; once caught stealing fish from ice fisherman at Deer Point Lake and snacking on grey squirrels near Vittoria.
The Six Nations Minor Hockey Association is hosting the 43rd Little Native Hockey League tournament, which opened at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Sunday evening with pomp and pageantry, speeches and a great lineup of musical talent.
Following up on my love of cast iron cookware I feel it is important to touch on some basics in caring for your pots and pans.
SIX NATIONS: As the night went on, Yogi’s Barn saw more and more community members come out in support of the warriors in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, led by Shawn Brant, who blocked a portion of Shannonville Road in response to the federal government’s lack of concern for the growing numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada.
All was quiet around Tyendinaga Sunday morning. Getting off at the Shannonville Road exit, I expected to see warriors on the roads and a heavy presence of police officers on standby, watching their every move. But nothing. So I drove around the reserve, expecting to see a group of warriors somewhere doing something.
This week the entire staff of the Two Row Times was nominated in the “Winter Challenge 2014”. For those of you who don’t know this is basically a rolling dare happening on social media.
I am writing in support of the call for an inquiry into Missing or Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls, and want to know what you and your colleagues plan to do about it as the Minister of Justice and the Canadian government respectively.
AKWESASNE – In May of 2009 massive community opposition to the presence of armed border guards forced the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) to abandon the customs house in the Kanienkehaka territory of Akwesasne. Since then the building has been sitting empty and unused. A group of grassroots activists organized by Stacey Boots of Akwesasne are planning to change that later this month.
BRANTFORD – There seems to be mixed messages coming out of Brantford’s City Hall regarding what should and should not be taxed.
SIX NATIONS – You would have to know the C-Lax rulebook well to follow Saturday’s 14-10 win by the Ohsweken Demons over the visiting Durham Turfdogs.
ONONDAGA NATION – The Iroquois Nationals are proud to post a spring roster of players that will make up its 2014 Iroquois Nationals field lacrosse team. The finalized version of the team roster is to be announced in June, as the Iroquois Nationals prepare for competition at the 2014 Men’s World Field Lacrosse Championships in Denver, Colorado.
BRANTFORD – The lasting snow this year may be a problem for most people, but for the cast and crew of a new Hallmark Christmas movie, “Angel on my Tree”, slated for release next Christmas season, it’s just perfect.
