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- "Pauline Johnson 'Her Genius Was All Canadian'"Van Steen, Marcus, Brantford Expositor, Winter 1988 "Close to 75 years ago Canada bade a sad farewell to Pauline Johnson, the poet and entertainer who had touched the hearts and minds of Canadians from coast to coast. Looking through the finles of Canadian newspapers and magazines of March, 1913, gives one the impression that all Canada was …Van Steen, Marcus, Brantford Expositor, Winter 1988 "Close to 75 years ago Canada bade a sad farewell to Pauline Johnson, the poet and entertainer who had touched the hearts and minds of Canadians from coast to coast. …Six Nations Public Library
- "Chiefswood Group Seeks Star Attraction"Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 1988 "At our last Chiefswood Restoration Committee meeting a sub-committee was formed to investigate the possibility of having a concert featuring Buffy St. Marie. she will be in Toronto in August and a concert could be held at Chiefswood to kick off the fund-raising drive."Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 1988 "At our last Chiefswood Restoration Committee meeting a sub-committee was formed to investigate the possibility of having a concert featuring Buffy St. Marie. she will be in Toronto in August …Six Nations Public Library
- "Buffy Will Help With Chiefswood Fundraising"Deck, Cecilia, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1988 "Native songstress Buffy Sainte-Marie will play a benefit concert for the Chiefswood Museum Restoration Fund august 13 on the museum's front lawn."Deck, Cecilia, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1988 "Native songstress Buffy Sainte-Marie will play a benefit concert for the Chiefswood Museum Restoration Fund august 13 on the museum's front lawn."Six Nations Public Library
- "Buffy Sainte-Marie Offers Tribute to Pauline Johnson at Chiefswood"Van Steen, Marcus, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1988 "Between 600 and 700 people gathered on the spacious grounds of Chiefswood on Saturday evening for a concert to raise money for the restoration of Chiefswood. It was the first campaign organized by a committee made up of representatives of the Six Nations council and a number of surrounding communities."Van Steen, Marcus, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1988 "Between 600 and 700 people gathered on the spacious grounds of Chiefswood on Saturday evening for a concert to raise money for the restoration of Chiefswood. It was the first …Six Nations Public Library
- "Tecumseh Subject of 40th Pageant"Smith, Christopher, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1988 "The life of the great Shawnee Indian chief Tecumseh is being presented in the 40th annual Six Nations Indian Pageant this weekend and next."Smith, Christopher, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1988 "The life of the great Shawnee Indian chief Tecumseh is being presented in the 40th annual Six Nations Indian Pageant this weekend and next."Six Nations Public Library
- "Ceremony Recalls Night of Drinking"Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1988 "A few months ago, I wrote about the ancient Indian mounds and pyramids. In connection with that, I would like to tell you about a very old and unusual ceremony which is still carried out today, in what is now called Mexico."Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1988 "A few months ago, I wrote about the ancient Indian mounds and pyramids. In connection with that, I would like to tell you about a very old and unusual ceremony …Six Nations Public Library
- "Mohawks Not at Meeting""Regarding your story of Sept. 7, "Men patrolling reserve warned not to act as police." This is a notice to all residents of Six Nations and any concerned parties. The Mohawk Nation of the Six Nations Confederacy council were not made aware of a council meeting on Aug. 13, nor …"Regarding your story of Sept. 7, "Men patrolling reserve warned not to act as police." This is a notice to all residents of Six Nations and any concerned parties. The …Six Nations Public Library
- "Natives Will No Longer Tolerate Loss of Their Land and Rights""Since the beginning of time, American Indians have lived independent, on their own lands, long before there ever was a white government in America. Any agreements made were made with the British Empire and the Iroquois Confederacy of six united American Indian nations, and no one else. These treaties were …"Since the beginning of time, American Indians have lived independent, on their own lands, long before there ever was a white government in America. Any agreements made were made with …Six Nations Public Library
- "Natives May Have to Fight to Protect Their Treaty Rights""Two American natives, Greg Agawa and James Goulais, were recently convicted of fishing without a fishing licence by My. Justice Duncan Blair in Toronto court, although the judge admitted a treaty made in 1850, the Robinson Huron Treaty, allows native Americans to be able to fish and hunt forever.""Two American natives, Greg Agawa and James Goulais, were recently convicted of fishing without a fishing licence by My. Justice Duncan Blair in Toronto court, although the judge admitted a …Six Nations Public Library
- "Cultural Exchange New Year's Theme"Green, Richard G., Brantford Expositor, Winter 1988 "Central and South American native people now residing in North America will participate in a cultural exchange evening at Ohsweken Community Hall on New Year's Eve."Green, Richard G., Brantford Expositor, Winter 1988 "Central and South American native people now residing in North America will participate in a cultural exchange evening at Ohsweken Community Hall on New Year's Eve."Six Nations Public Library
- "Breaking Bread"Livick, Howard, Brantford Expositor, Spring 1988 "Debbie Johnson, Miss Six Nations, has a ready supply of bread and cheese for two-year-old Danielle Jonathan at the arena on the Six Nations Reserve on Monday."Livick, Howard, Brantford Expositor, Spring 1988 "Debbie Johnson, Miss Six Nations, has a ready supply of bread and cheese for two-year-old Danielle Jonathan at the arena on the Six Nations Reserve on Monday."Six Nations Public Library
- "Ancient Mask A 'Stunning' Discovery"Thompson, Brian, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1988 "The "last flicker" of a great people's 10,000-year0old culture has been found in Bob and Leona Moses' basement. And the stunning find was just a "fluke," an amateur anthropologist says."Thompson, Brian, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1988 "The "last flicker" of a great people's 10,000-year0old culture has been found in Bob and Leona Moses' basement. And the stunning find was just a "fluke," an amateur anthropologist says."Six Nations Public Library
- "Powwow Helps Young Regain Native Identity""Mississaugas of the New Credit have been stripped of their identity and culture for the past century. Leaders on the reserve have recently become frustrated with the situation and now "the push is on" to educate people about their heritage.""Mississaugas of the New Credit have been stripped of their identity and culture for the past century. Leaders on the reserve have recently become frustrated with the situation and now …Six Nations Public Library
- "Tecumseh Top of This Year's Pageant"Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 1988 "A few weeks ago I was invited to a meeting of the Six Nations Pageant committee. They wanted to use the Shawnee war chief Tecumseh as the subject of the 1988 pageant. As they did not have a script, they asked me if I would write one. It didn't take …Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 1988 "A few weeks ago I was invited to a meeting of the Six Nations Pageant committee. They wanted to use the Shawnee war chief Tecumseh as the subject of the …Six Nations Public Library
- "Six Nations Fair Featured New Events"Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Fall 1988 "This year's Six Nations Indian Fair was different in two ways than previous years. First, there was an Indian powwow on Saturday and Sunday. This was popular with those who come to this particular fair to see Indian dancing. The other difference was a motocross, which features motorcyles."Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Fall 1988 "This year's Six Nations Indian Fair was different in two ways than previous years. First, there was an Indian powwow on Saturday and Sunday. This was popular with those who …Six Nations Public Library
- "A Different Kind of New Year's Eve"Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Winter 1988 "A decidedly different New Year's Eve event will take place tonight at the Community Hall in Ohswkeen. The local Iroquoian Institute is hosting a cultural exchange with Indians from Central and South America."Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Winter 1988 "A decidedly different New Year's Eve event will take place tonight at the Community Hall in Ohswkeen. The local Iroquoian Institute is hosting a cultural exchange with Indians from Central …Six Nations Public Library
- "Guatemalan Singers Have Story To Tell"Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Winter 1988 "On New Year's Eve, the Children of the Land of Corn came to Ohsweken. The Land of Corn is what the Indian people of Guatemala call their country. It is land of eight million people just south of Mexico. There are several other countries in this region which we call …Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Winter 1988 "On New Year's Eve, the Children of the Land of Corn came to Ohsweken. The Land of Corn is what the Indian people of Guatemala call their country. It is …Six Nations Public Library
- "Canada's Natives are Uniting in Fight to Reclaim Their Land""Every day you read the newspaper, there is some trouble that the native people are having with one of the Canadian governments over land ownership and treaties being broken, restrictions being placed on native people in their own land. No wonder they're getting angry when they know they are being …"Every day you read the newspaper, there is some trouble that the native people are having with one of the Canadian governments over land ownership and treaties being broken, restrictions …Six Nations Public Library
- "New Police Station on Reserve Opened"Livick, Howard, Brantford Expositor, Spring 1988 "The new police station on the Six Nations Indian Reserve opened on Friday. The 4,100-square-foot $360,000 building behind the band office was designed by a band member Mike Hill, an architect in Hamilton, and built by the band's public works department."Livick, Howard, Brantford Expositor, Spring 1988 "The new police station on the Six Nations Indian Reserve opened on Friday. The 4,100-square-foot $360,000 building behind the band office was designed by a band member Mike Hill, an …Six Nations Public Library
- "Indian Women Were First Western Canada Farmers""on the sloping banks of Manitoba's Red River, a team of archeologists is piecing together a portrait of Western Canada's first farmers.""on the sloping banks of Manitoba's Red River, a team of archeologists is piecing together a portrait of Western Canada's first farmers."Six Nations Public Library