_ ------ - . r f 1 ARCHIVES CANADA '71- LIBRARY AND '1S (Th P ,1QR, Bibliotheque et Arch ves Canada I I II III III I II I 3 3286 54285173 4 . r - "kilt 1 \ , ;JJ r I Jf n7 , Library and Archives 6 Canada f 1 Newspaper Collection 2 395 ~ Pit elan Wellington St. Ottawa, North America's #1 Native We ON K I A ON4 Pub. No. 40016309 Reg. No. Check out our website for daily Aboriginal news 10963 wr %r%'.theturtleislaridnews.com Okarahshona kenh Onkwehonwene, Six Nations of the Grand Wednesday . June 9, 2010 . .,. a : 7, Six Nations Band Ontario's Garden toi Disc tent , \ I Council agrees to -r,M J t n, ' w o. Green Energy Hub i w By Gareth Vieira and Lynda Powless r. } : Writers .. * r it it Six Nations Band Council is supporting a Green Energy ,- `,h ¿. ° . l'pp+ c* ° Hub agreement with surrounding communities that could t t see Six Nations lands under claim developed. ,!' But neither Band Council or the That had councillors Dave Hill and t`--.1+"-'4-1. : ._ Brantford Chamber of Commerce Carl Hill concerned. r p a o has consulted with the Confederacy "How do our land claims fit in to Í r °_ - " i Council or its all this? Because I'm not going et, 'V development depart- of r j:3 - ment the Haudenosaunee Develop- to sit here and sign something so ment Institute (H.D.I.). they can go ahead and build what- +'r# . :< The development and marketing ever they want," councillor David 6 v ° , J' " 7 2 'J , ó es O initiative will be undertaken by the Hill told the meeting. '+ti y., x - ' #rT ' ..a J' i, . Brantford Chamber of Commerce Elected Chief Bill Montour de- .Ai . ¡ i.t r a on behalf of all surrounding com- fended the move saying "This is Y i r , Ic -a munities, Band Council was told only a partnership. It's a forum to , 7.-: - r. last Tuesday. (Continued on page 3) ' r *+ .. N/ ì s 15214a '.:. AP. - rr New Credit $145 million . , -1=. * . r rO+kJ - - land settlement approved \a%r1 1 - w 0 ..: y . 4*:" By Lynda Powless ti e }- Editor . á. - C..._ +,lit The Mississaugas of the New Credit will be the way ' celebrating all to the ' bank when the Minister of Indian Affairs signs off on a $145 million cheque E to the community for relinquishing their rights to the City of Toronto. --a. `3+ . Tuesday was the last day for any band member to challenge the huge set- L tlement and now with no legal hurdles in sight it paves the way for the set- A garden planted on Kanohstaton has been vandalised with trees broken and flowers strewn about the tlement to flow hopefully by fall. grounds. The garden was planted without Confederacy approval or knowledge. See story page 5. (Photos New Credit Chief Bryan LaForme met Tuesday with Mayor David by Jamie Lewis and Jim C Powless) i Miller. "We have built a good relationship over the years." He said the meeting Tuesday was the first time Troubled First Nations University gets $4 the city council not only had met with the Mis- (Continued on page 8) . million lifeline from Ottawa By Jennifer Graham Cadmus Delorme with the school's March that it would use $3 million I Inside Lets start fresh! THE CANADIAN PRESS students association. from the same program to to help Local 2 REGINA -Ottawa has thrown the "It's what the students have been First Nations University students Editorial 6 struggling First Nations University fighting for the past six months. It's finish this school year. But students Sports 8 of Canada a lifeline that students not long -term, it's not the core and staff were concerned there was National 14 hope will keep the doors to their funding that we were asking for, no guarantee that the doors of the Careers 17 beloved school open. but we're definitely happy that the Regina -based school would stay : Business Directory 18 Indian Affairs Minister Chuck federal government is coming open beyond the end of August. Classified 19 Strahl said Wednesday that the fed- through and they're showing that Delorme said the new funding eral government will invest up to they know the importance of the gives him hope. "It does give me Price $1.25 $4 million in programming for First Nations University of confidence that this university will I Daily news updates .L r ` r First Nations University students Canada." stay open.We're taking the right I - www.theturt e slandnews.com Ntl from September 2010 through The money is coming from the In- steps," said Delorme. 1> -- . rv'win'rt March 2011. The money will not dian Studies Support Program, a In February, the federal and First Small Coffee go directly to Nations Univer- proposal -driven program which Saskatchewan governments cut $139 sity but will flow through the Uni- must be applied for. It is not in- more than $12 million in funding ;.& a Muffin versity of Regina, which has a tended to repay the aboriginal to the country's only aboriginal partnership with the aboriginal school's debt or to cover opera- university over allegations of fi- school. tional costs. nancial mismanagement and years I I0 `74470 04551 9 $2 Argyle' St. ''8:Cafedöiìiä ' "I'm emotionally happy," said The federal government said in of sys- (Continued page7) 6D TOYOTA e HURRY-ENDS JUNE 30! HYBRIti EVENT Take a tour through our virtual showroom at realtoyota.ca 6-0 w TOYOTA t H O G E W O N I N G Ontario's Oldest Toyoti Ir TOYOTA make things better 5 W00DYATT DR LYNDEh RO BRANTFORD 519 752-1039 Rear people selling great r* t AMC 9, 2010 Juno 9. 2010 - .Ch.._ LOCAL V. New gets The Credit Misslseaugas of the New Credit First Nan'nn is moving S2000 from alebrare their culture and hoop.- tard Mr.M dppav. the S2000 grant for federal government to help celebrate National Aboriginal Day on rely 200 people will participate in activities that ulux dllmlm. lune 21, Aram MP, Phil M<Coleman, 2010 made the announcement on storytelling, dancing and family games Federal funding 1ór National behalf of the Honourable lames Moore, Minister of Canadian National Aboriginal Heritage Aboriginal Day celebrations is provided through the C... Canada and Official languages. component of the Cele and Commemorar ns Noma of the Day Festivities aional Aboriginall Day a wonderful npporm y or Not Narions P moot of Canadian Heritage Band council joins neighbours in promoting development of Six Nations lands r 1Conlinued front) Sudbury, Ottawa Carleton. and telling developers bail with the V' it discuss, It's not a forum to make Bran! County and Confided Hand.. but Ontario not _ N. -: k decisions on Claivu,a the "Unfortunately IM government of developed any kind of consultation pert of this. Nul. as I my these region changes ik mind abnutowabout yew. t s lands rojgf a. The region said Menton, She nad {mlcad n Ms only way it, to ajq is with our Montour added rho nano of the howmded coos des i a Mp But BiawJdsndcommunity, tointy,in Mr.N fashion to devek901. e. 4 Q But spokesperson lariat no B.f. and !Rani Haydn Hill yanks 1160 latestNat mows by sin differently. ea pees, were vary well taking Council and Me 5ó Nations Hid Bea!Ties Sammie ne because hei¡lo,, ya- Council "refuel firewhat do l deal or Moll. This is another On- was in lad. The laim redoes people. Our people se what is u project moving unto Ham I.1 andl et oh harrying The tee seder,trying d count lands and rising oh- end and when it all came b w o bypass Ile o by (p-e band council to bypass the Can - end we were left dep0ud. mine the band councilco ncil m allow IShencd (Baas were families n Nis more and more development n The anon? rd Chamber of Commerce appeared at bola rexeneu!a. She and green merry n- went.N«Ied he mid MV. out W0.. her people ani week pushing their Green pnergr flee concern than will include der vesting green merry "everyone w green angconomic oiogm push anon the prat crown and Norman of Sir Nations lands under 1u., is lookingpioproject, fns, noes. to build do is recreate w economic spoor. Ontario only see progress when Hill said even the elected bxnJ laude pineau but what about the rally for plat families."mien lands are dCvelopeda ÒLÉB AÄlÌc council has to live up to environ- land owner. the Some r What's benefitdot to councillors wen not as read- She said Confederacy Council's a mental standards. he elected kind ' any of x101. dc.c.pOm policies demand en council has brazenly, almost flip- opmcmmoorsat-coe,ntory there is sell min standards be upheld when - T 66-2.-. only said we don't have m get an the issue 1.t- withN On and they - dealing with Hau4n lands environmental assessment done on have m deal with the foredo that Include environmental. energy I . A the incinerating pram they have y . and archeological concerns. coming here. Why haven[ they T rand°. Chamber of Coas "You can tins[ dig up our ans¢ gotten one done. Why have they Barry jlas a eyes English said the .F tors to t road through. Any im- ,,. - voided that? The environmental Chamber of Commerce has taken pact on our lands, null sol die floraloral I Dave Hill policies of Ontario are minimal the lead in asking all levels of gov- and fauna, but all impacts ' yew .wet to osuunxnpoli- ernment o fairly solve all out- be by the p9 approved Hau- "ThisisjustwWmerpushfromthe ho why would you not make standing Endland claims by 2020 denosaunee.