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Mohican

The Oracle: Chief Ayo Adebanjo: A Member of the Dwindling Mohicans

By Mike Ozekhome

INTRODUCTION

In the last episode of the piece, we posed the question: “Have we always been doomed” “We answered it by highlighting some notable achievements by eminent Nigerians. We then considered the notion of Nigeria as a failed state where insecurity reigns supreme. This is continued in this week’s episode, after which we lament the spectacle of a prostrate government followed by suggested panaceas including practicing true fiscal federalism. Read on.

INSECURITY REIGNS SUPREME (Continues)

Even in Uwheru, Oreba, Ovwor, Onicha-Olona and Abraka in Delta State; to Okpanku, Ozzala, UkpabiNimbo, Ngwoko, Ebor, Umuome, Ugwuijoro and Ugwuachara in Enugu State, the story is the same: gory and hideous blood-letting and festival of blood. The greatest worry of it all is that these killers are not ghosts or apparitions. They are known. They even come out openly, thump their chests, confess and own up to their criminal acts. The Herdsmen umbrella, Miyetti-Allah, claimed the blood-chilling murder of over 200 Plateau citizens was because 300 of its cows were rustled. It boasted that no one could have expected peace without retaliation, under such circumstances. The same group has, over time, infamously given various reasons for its herdsmen’s killings: Nimbo massacre, Enugu State (deadly attack): “we killed because they stole our cows”. Benue State (several progroms): “we killed because of anti-grazing law”. Taraba State (several): “we killed because they blocked our grazing routes”. Adamawa State (many Communities): “we killed because they broke our cow’s leg”. Zamfara State: “we killed because the farmers said we were grazing on their farm lands”. Haba!

A PROSTRATE GOVERNMENT

For over seven years, there were no arrests, no prosecution, no arraignment, no convictions. Rather, some five Christians were arrested in Adamawa, tried and sentenced to death by hanging, for…

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Delaware Tribe

REMEMBER THE LADIES: Varden goes from Adair to Hollywood

Evelyn Varden was a prominent stage, film and television character actress from 1910 through the late-1950s. She is probably best remembered for playing landlady Monica Breedlove in the 1955 cult classic “The Bad Seed” starring Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones and Patty McCormick.

Mae Evelyn Hall was born in June 1893 in Adair, Indian Territory. In 1867, the Delawares, once a powerful tribe, had been given rights within the Cherokee Nation. In March 1903, ten-year-old Delaware tribe member Hall, chose as part of her Cherokee Nation allotment forty acres of land near Bartlesville, soon to be one of the leading oil towns of Indian Territory. At first her tract appeared to be ordinary agricultural land, but subsequent development of the oil industry put it in the heart of a valuable oil field, and worth a large amount of money.

The Cherokee Allotment Act of 1902 provided that contests against selections of land in allotment must be instituted within nine months from the date of an allotment’s original selection of the land. Sometime after the allotment certificate had been issued to Hall, Ida M. Swannock instituted contest proceedings whereby she sought to obtain the land selected by Hall. She claimed that the nine months’ contest period didn’t apply to her.

Dawes Commissioner Tams Bixby ruled in Swannock’s favor and required Hall to return the allotment certificate. In 1907, Hall sued Secretary Garfield of the Interior Department to enjoin him from issuing a patent to the land to Swannock, require Commissioner Bixby to return her allotment certificate, and set aside contest proceedings on the grounds that the Dawes Commission had no jurisdiction whatever on the matter. The results of what was ultimately decided is unclear.

Hall’s acting career began when she was still a baby – in her aunts’ repertoire company, with her father as company…

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Munsee

Natick residential property sales for March 11-22, 2024

Buyer/s Seller/s Property address Date of sale Sale price C-Square Development LLC Chapman, Peter H & Chapman, Kristen Q 60 E Central St Lot 102 03/22/2024 $301,000 Greenleaf Road LLC Davids Estelle K Est & Vesely, Amy J 8 Greenleaf Rd 03/22/2024 $650,000 Delorme, Jeffrey T & Lampinen, Billie E 10 Algonquian Nt & Bless, Stuart R 10 Algonquian Dr 03/22/2024 $1,601,000 Fillman, Joshua H & Brick, Danielle J Johnson, Anne M 11 Morgan Dr Lot 209 03/22/2024 $715,000 Davenport, John & Davenport, Samantha Kilroy, James & Marquez, Lori 7 Ferndale Rd 03/21/2024 $740,000 Makowski, Nicholas & Horan, Bridget Kpro Properties LLC 25 Hemlock Dr 03/21/2024 $990,000 Eonta, Matthew & Weissman, Kate Morse, John & Morse, Grace 9 Marshall Rd 03/21/2024 $1,004,000 Kong, Jonathan & Mao, Cuiping Ng, Howard & Chu, Yoki 3 Buena Vista Rd 03/20/2024 $1,260,000 Domenick, Brian D & Lo, Nina N Nardone Corp 22 Brookdale Rd 03/19/2024 $1,600,000 Hemann, Michael & Hemann, Tevrat A Sharkey Lt & Sharkey, Mary 8 Francis Ave 03/18/2024 $1,001,800 Brockman, Scott & Brockman, Alison Gelernt-Dunkle, Anya F & Dunkle-Polier, Ezra D 2 Jefferson St 03/15/2024 $842,500 Cui, Jin & Li, Li Silver, Nancy R & Levy, Karen G 13 Wentworth Rd 03/15/2024 $850,000 Sun, Ning & Liang, Haodong 21 Condominium LLC 19 Village Rock Ln Lot 3 03/15/2024 $325,000 Kemp, James A Wright, Ronald L & Wright, Polly B 28 Birch Rd 03/15/2024 $408,000 Zhang, Ran & Wu, Tong Eyes Of The World LLC 39 Stillman St Lot 39 03/15/2024 $1,185,000 Veerasamy, Vishnu P & Damodaran, Janani G Kemp, James A 230 Oak St 03/12/2024 $780,000 …

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Nanticoke

Softball Recap: Northwest Area extends home winning streak to five

Northwest Area put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans 9-8. For Northwest Area, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss Greater Nanticoke Area walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2018.

Jenna Robaczewski made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off 11 hits. Robaczewski was also stellar in the batter’s box, firing off two home runs, four RBI, and a double while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Jordin Bowman was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Abygail Miller was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.

Northwest Area pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, they haven’t won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.

Northwest Area will be playing in front of their home fans against Sugar Valley Rural at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwest Area’s pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Sugar Valley Rural’s hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, they will head out on the road to challenge Holy Redeemer at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

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Softball Game Recap: Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans vs. Northwest Area Rangers

Sadly, Greater Nanticoke Area is still looking for their first win of the season after four games. They fell just short of the Northwest Area Rangers by a score of 9-8 on Monday. One positive for Greater Nanticoke Area, at least, is that this was the most points they’ve scored all season.

For Northwest Area’s part, Jenna Robaczewski made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off 11 hits. Robaczewski was also stellar in the batter’s box, firing off two home runs, four RBI, and a double while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Jordin Bowman was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Abygail Miller, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.

Greater Nanticoke Area’s defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Northwest Area, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.

Greater Nanticoke Area will head out on the road to take on Holy Redeemer at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Northwest Area, they will be playing at home against Sugar Valley Rural at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Northwest Area’s favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Sugar Valley Rural has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

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H.S. Baseball/Softball: Nanticoke Area baseball win in 10 innings

Brandon Wozniak pitched all 10 innings and Nanticoke Area scored three times to break a deadlock as the Trojans defeated Lake-Lehman 6-3 Monday in Wyoming Valley Conference baseball.

Wozniak finished with 10 strikeouts. Ethan Ball had two RBI for Nanticoke Area while Derek Shemanski and Mike Stachowiak had one apiece.

Stachowiak, Derek Miller and Joey Stout all had two hits for Nanticoke Area.

Sam Finarelli had a double and two singles for Lehman. Von Voelker had three hits. Finarelli and Jason Jones each had an RBI.

MMI Prep 12, Wyoming Seminary 7

MMI Prep scored five times in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Wyoming Seminary.

MMI led 7-0 going into the bottom of the second. Seminary scored two times in the second and third innings and then caught the Preppers by scoring five times in the fifth.

John Drobnock played a big part for MMI as he was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Nick Pantages also had three RBI while Mike Kranyak had two. Drobnock pitched the final 2.2 innings, striking out five, to pick up the win.

Mike Vodzak homered and drove in three runs for Seminary. Shaun Behrens was 3-for-4 with three RBI.

Holy Redeemer 15, Wyoming Area 0

Holy Redeemer’s Cody Quaglia limited Wyoming Area to one hit as the Royals won in four innings.

Drew Cisney led the offense with two doubles and three RBI. Quaglia had a triple and two RBI. Luke Kopec doubled and scored three runs. Kayden Stevenson had two RBI.

Pittston Area 16, Tunkhannock 0

Silvio Giardina homered and had five RBI as Pittston Area won in five innings.

Dominic Innamorati was 4-for-4 with two doubles and four runs scored. Jacoby Harnen was 2-for-2 with a double and three RBI. Beau Widdick…

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Lenni Lenape

Canada’s UNPFII Delegation Pushes for More Indigenous Inclusion

New York, NY – Unceded territory of the Lenape – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

The strong voices of Indigenous youth are changing communities, challenging the status quo, and taking the lead in building a better, fairer, and more sustainable future for all people in Canada. Today, Indigenous leaders, youth, and community representatives, alongside Canadian federal officials and those from member states from around the world, came together for the opening of the 23rd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).

Over the span of 10 days, participants will gather as part of an ongoing international dialogue on Indigenous rights and issues across the globe. The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, led Canada’s delegation to UNPFII, which includes First Nations, Inuit and Métis Elders and youth. This year’s theme, focused on emphasizing the voices of Indigenous youth, provides the opportunity for an inter-generational dialogue on a variety of topics, including the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Advocacy at the United Nations (UN) by Indigenous youth is essential given their diverse and valuable perspectives in areas such as enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples at the UN. Canada continues to support the goal of creating a new category for Indigenous participation at the UN since the issue was last negotiated in 2017.

To highlight the importance of dialogue, Minister Anandasangaree, the Tŝilhqot’in Nation, and the Indigenous Coordinating Body on Enhanced Participation co-hosted an event between Indigenous leaders and youth from across the globe. This event highlighted current efforts being made to promote the inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in global policy and decision-making and to ensure that the unique perspectives, knowledge, and wisdom of Indigenous Peoples, including Indigenous youth, are brought to the forefront of…

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