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      "In recent days thoughts of Pauline Johnson have been much with us. This came about through the great kindness of our friend Dr. James Goodwin and his daughter Barbara, who presented us with a fine letter written by Miss Johnson years ago."

      "Members of the Cayuga band of the Six Nations Indian will no longer receive an annual treaty payment. The payment will now be made every two years."

 Brantford Expositor     Grand River Sewer Project Put On Hold Protesters have won a battle to stop a sewer line from crossing the Grand River - at least until summer. The Ministry of Natural Resources has told the city that any construction must be stopped and equipment removed from the river by ...

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      "A native band in Northern Ontario will manage 129 hectares of provincial park, allowing members to care for the land that's been in their realm for thousands of years"

      "Some see it as an ideal jolt for a lacklustre economy, but casino gambling does not appeal to all Six Nations leaders."

      "One by one the neat vials of colorful beans are lifted from beneath the checkered dish towel that had hidden them in the three-quart fruit basket. Iowne Anderson is very careful how she protects her precious collection which represents a life-long interest in "the food that is there for all …

      "A Mohawk doctor who became one of Canada's most remarkable citizens was immortalized in a brief ceremony at a downtown park Sunday."

      "In the Indian culture on the East Coast, you could "borrow" a tool, use it and return it in the Golden Rule tradition."

      "Mohawks carrying placecards saying "No to self government" had harsh words on Wednesday for Grand Chief Joe Norton as they protested outside the band council office at the Kahnawake reserve."

      "Native issues are at a turning point in Canada. A royal commission will soon report on the whole range of aboriginal matters, from land claims to urban native government. And Ottawa is again discussing self-government with native groups. In the best of worlds, these studies and talks will produce their …

      "These are the sacred things we carry around in a bundle, "Rev. Alf Dumont patiently explains to the four-year-old boy who curiously approached the mat in the middle of the floor. Kneeling in the centre of a large circle of chairs, the speaker of the All Natives Circle Conference (ANCC) …

      "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."

      "A law-breaker in the tiny native community of Teslin, Yukon can expect an unusual brand of justice."

      "The Winnipeg department is expected to decide today that a native constable will be the first allowed to wear his hair in a braid."

      "During his three years as elected band councillor on the Blood Indian reserve, Everett Soop had to be carried upstairs to meetings because the second-floor council chambers were not wheelchair accessible."

 Brantford Expositor, Winter 1984     "Six Nations Counc. Peter Smith (centre), Rt. Rev. Amand Chandu Lal, bishop of the United Church of India in northern India, and his wife, Anrit, view scripture verses and the Ten Commandments during a visit Friday to the Mohawk Chapel. The Bishop and his wife are on a tour of …

      "In popular culture, native women and sex are as inseparable as cops and robbers, says the director of a native museum in New Mexico."