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Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 2 Jan 1991     "When I was a boy growing up on the Six Nations Indian reserve, the old folks referred to New Year's Day as No:Ya, with the accent on the first syllable."

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Fall 1990     "I would like to tell you about a couple of "old Indian tricks" to illustrate the difference between our modern ideas of handling nature and the native way."

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Winter 1990     "Another native group that visited Ohsweken for the New Year's program I told you about in a former column was the Aymara Indians of Bolivia, South America. They are now living in Montreal. Of the 10

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 24 Nov 1990     "A few weeks ago I answered some questions contained in a letter I had received. There were other issues raised which I did not have room to address in my short column."

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Winter 1990     "The invasion began with men in large vehicles and helmets. Then lots of uniformed men and cars with flashing red lights. Next came the cannons, followed by the bombers and helicopters. The environme

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "While following event at the Olympics on television, my wife was surprised to hear that the word toboggan was an Indian word. She has not really thought about it before. The word not only is an Indi

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "As you travel East on Indian Line, along the southern boundary of the Six Nations and New Credit reserves, the highway passes between two small cemeteries. The one on the right is the Hagersville Ce

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "Last year in one of my columns I mentioned the Great Serpent Mound. It is one of the thousands of Indian mounds to be found in Ohio Valley. The Great Serpent Mound is made of earth and is in the for

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "The National Indian Activities Association, with headquarters in Oklahoma City, recently held its annual National Fastpitch Championship in Sacramento, Calif. The tournament is for both men and wome

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 1989     "Most people have a misconception about the number of natives that used to live in Southern Ontario and in the rest of North America which they knew nothing about as wild and empty. Writers usually c

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "Several readers have expressed a desire to hear more about Indian shamans or medicine men. One of the better known of shamans among other natives of his time was the Shawnee Prophet, Tenskwatawa. Hi

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 f

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 w

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "One of the things I used to find hard to endure as a native person was the ethnic joke. This is when someone pokes fun at a person's race or ethnic origin. Jokes that began "once there was a herd of

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "One evening, as I drove down Chiefswood Road, south of the village of Ohsweken, I saw many houses decorated with Christmas lights. Soon there will be piles of presents under many of the Christmas tr

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "I recently saw a news article with the title Hard Times in Temagami. When I first saw the headline I thought to myself "at last, a story about the tough times our Cree Indian brothers are having in

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "Last week I saw a sure sign of spring. No, it wasn't buds or blossoms. They could be wrong. It was a group of boys playing marbles. I figure it must be an instinct. In spring, birds fly north, mothe

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "Before the Ayatollah Khomeini died, there was a great uproar over Salman Rushdie's novel, Satanic Verses. In this western society we live in we have grown used to the freedom to question religion, g

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "Last month I had the privilege of representing the Six Nations Library Board at the second annual Aboriginal Library Gathering at the Akwesasne Reserve near Cornwall. This reserve straddles the St.

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 1989     "If you're one of those people who go to a play to have your ego stroked, this year's Six Nations Native Pageant would not have been for you. Many Canadians are as bad as Americans in this regard. Th