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Radley, Scott, Brantford Expositor, Spring 1990     "It was a history lesson that wasn't hard to swallow. For thousands of people who attended the annual Bread and Cheese Day on the Six Nations reserve on Monday, a cube of cheddar and a thick slice of

    "A tidal wave of people is moving slowly up the main street of the village of Ohsweken, and pouring into the fairgrounds."

Smith, Christopher, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1992     "Five-weeks-old Shelby Montour is introduced to Six Nations` bread and cheese celebration Monday at Ohsweken."

    "Led by this enthusiastic trombone player, a marching band made up of Six Nations residents leads the Bread and Cheese Day parade through the streets of Ohsweken on Monday. Thousands of people joined

    "Rain and cold weather on Monday didn't stop thousands of people from attending the Six Nations Independence Day celebrations."

The Haldimand Press (Hagersville, Ontario), Spring 1986, p.14     "Approximately 3,00 people attended the traditional Six Nations Independence Day "Bread and Cheese" festivities held at the Ohsweken Fairgrounds on Monday, May 19th."

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."

Turtle Island News, 24 May 1995     Partial article.

Oliver, Julie, Brantford Expositor, Spring 1993     "It's called bread and cheese day but the food is not what it's all about, according to the people who have come year after year."

Duric, Donna, Turtle Island News, 21 May 2014, pp.2-3     Six Nations celebrates historic ties to "Crown" with Victoria Day Bread and Cheese celebration By Donna Duric, Writer This year's Bread and Cheese Day celebrations saw some of the largest crowds ever

Fitzpatrick, Peter, Brantford Expositor, 21 May 1991     "Exact numbers are hard to come by, but thousands took part in Six Nations independence day celebrations on Monday, highlighted by the annual distribution of bread and cheese."

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Spring 1989     "Bread and Cheese Day is fast approaching. For those who don't know; Bread and Cheese Day is an old tradition on the Six Nations Indian Reserve. It started well over a century ago, during the long re

Smith, Christopher, Brantford Expositor, 20 May 1995     "A tradition that dates back to Queen Victoria will unfold this weekend as Six Nation marks "Independence Day" with the annual distribution of bread and cheese."

Duric, Donna, Turtle Island News, 20 May 2015     Six Nations Bread and Cheese event celebrates Nationhood By Donna Duric, Writer In what has become a sort of tourist phenomenon, the 118th annual Bread and Cheese Day event held at the Gaylord Powles

Windle, Jim, Two Row Times (Six Nations of the Grand River, ON: Two Row Times), 14 May 2014, p.24     "Six Nations opens its arms to its neighbours this week during the annual Community Awareness Week of activities and fun. The weeklong celebration coincides with Monday's Bread and Cheese Day, known