Results

      Newly elected council. Note election tally board in background. November 1991. (l - r) Pettingill, William; McFadden, Jack; Ellery, Rose; Zinck, Al; Brown, Bonnie; Quick, Glen; Ward, Chuck; McIntosh, Perry; Simpson, Barry;

      "Six Nations Chief Coun. William Montour has accepted the position of chief of staff for the Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa."

      "When the tide is high it's a 15-minute trip by freighter canoe and high-powered outboard across the Moose River separating Moose Factory Ont., from Moonsonee. When the tide is low, sand-bars rise in the river like great brown whales. Those sandbars are one of the things people worry about when …

      "Dreams have come true for Jim Simon, a 38-year-old artist from Manitoulin Island."

      "This is also a special moment for native theatre. An all-native play written by a native man and produced by a native theatre company has just finished a six-week run in the posh, sometimes pompous, and generally mainstream Royal Alex."

      "Canada's top native leaders gathered in Ohsweken today for the annual Chiefs of Ontario conference."

 Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 1991     "As we drove through a little town called Turin, population 103, I saw an interesting sign which said, `Site of Pre-historic Skeleton`"

      "Georges Erasmus has a map of Canada marked with little red flags. There are some over logging areas in Northern British Columbia. More over Mohawk communities in Quebec. Another batch is around James Bay."

      "Today, more native grievances are being tackled than at virtually any other time in Canadian history."

 Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 9 Jul 1991     "Last week there was a brief story in the Hamilton Spectator about an unusual happening on the Six Nations reserve. About 20 children at Six Nations School No. 6 came rushing in during the afternoon recess to report that they had seen two figures sitting in a field behind the …

      "The natives of Walpole Island said Monday they want government and industry to form an environmental task force to find a way to stop chemical spills to the St. Clair River."

      "Drum-beating natives from across Canada marched through the town of Oka on Thursday, marking the first anniversary of a crisis that gripped the country and galvanized Indian politics."

      "There are a variety of answers given by Indian traditionalists when asked to explain what happened to their native language."

      "At the end of four days of ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the Oka land claims crisis, Mohawk spiritual leader John Cree said, 'The past is over and now we have to build for the future.'"

 White, Vicki, Brantford Expositor, 16 Jul 1991     "A Six Nations resident who has been a competitive powwow dancer for almost 20 years died on the weekend while performing at the Kettle and Stony Point powwow."

      "The Jane Corkin Gallery in Toronto has an exhibition of work by Six Nations photographer Greg Staats."

 Brantford Expositor, 20 Jul 1991     "Hundreds expected to compete at Six Nations annual powwow."

      "An Ontario Ojibway band pulled out of the Union of Ontario Indians on Tuesday, saying it can assert native sovereignty over issues such as gambling better on its own."

 Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 24 Jul 1991     "Last winter, one of my nieces who lives in Cleveland told me about a travelling dance troupe that was coming to that city. They were a group of champion powwow dancers from native cultures across North America."

      "Elaine and her mother, Rita, launched the business almost a year ago, with only nine clients. Now they help promote about 40 native actors, musicians, writers and other performing artists from across Canada."