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New Credit Through The Zyes of ~rik ~Jatt Chapt i::r 4. Education, I a ~ia_ge, 3mplovm,:,nt and Religion. '4 "i'ississe.u __:: a children attend school in Hagersville or Brantford from grade 6 on- wards, play on Hagersville ball and hockey t eams . Int:.,rrnarriage between 1'd.ssis s 2.uga and white is no more uncommon than int ir;:.1arriage with the Six Natio1is tribes •••• ·· There iff no industry on the R8serve, oth:.cT th;:m far;;ung, v,hich mea11s that most of those of working age are employed off the reserve. The old l anguage is practically unko,'<'n on the reserve; everyone s psaks English. And where to this day tribal re- ligion remains strong on many reserves, the Lississauga, almost to a man are United Church. Yet the young llississaugas who leave the resers,e to further th ::ir educat- ion, often retur,i a s graduates,.,. Ai-:id hi6h er education is ve:ry much the t::i.ssis sauga g oal of t oday; §everal young men from the reserve are now in university, studying to be doctors, engineers and l a ,1y •0 rs;~. among their o,m people." "Our population has increased 22 percent s ince 1:·mrl 1,,,iar 11", Chi,ef iLl.ng aays . Voices Of lJew Credit Young People Cinderella Rabbit Cinderella Rabbit lived in a big old castle with 10 ,fick ed sis-cers. One day the King invited everybody in the kingdom to a big ball. All of Cinderella Ra )bit 1 s s isters were g0ing, out she couldn't go because she had nothing to wear. Aft Rr her sisters left, he r fairy god- rabbit came _and said that she could change her clothes to a lu.,~rious dress. •)ne wave of h .:,r wand a..n.d instantly she was given a new dress and changed i nto a lovely princess. · Since she had no way to go, the f::i.ir,J god- rabbit waved her wand and i n stantly th2r:e appeared a magnificent limousine. Before the fairy god rab l:Jit left,- she . told Cinderella rB ·)bit that she · had to be in by 12 midnight or she wmlld change into an ugly pumpkin. But, when Ci nderella ,:a ·.Jbit got to the ball, she completely fo r got a.bout the time. Then, when the clock struclk nd.d- night, she remembered and irmnediately started to l eave, but before she took even two steps, she turned into an u gly pumpkin. So t hDt only proves that "You're H,'.RE to- day and gone tomorrow." (Ken) Joe: l 0e: Joe: Moe: Joe: What's red and ,:o ~s ding dong? A red ding dong. Hhat I s ')lue and goes ding dong? A blue ding don g. No, they only come in red . (? ) Queston: Vihat stat8 is r ound on both ends and hi,'.:;h in the middle? Answer: Ohio ( ;lodg? r La'."orr:!e) Area of Six Nations Res erve Area of New Credit Reserve .STATISTICS (oy 3ix Nations Indian Agency) - 41+,900 acres 6,000 acres Residen t population - :3ix Nat ions Reserve - · 5,300 New Credit aeserve 450 Band Lembershi p - Six Nations Reserve New Credit Reserve Number of Houses - Six Nations Res erve New Credit Reserve Miles of Rocid - Six Nations Reserve New Credit Reserve 8,600 500 1,100 100 110 17 Reserves in Can2.da 2,197 & 77 settlements - acreage 6,000,735 (31 l tarch 1967) Resistered Indi ans i n Canada - 218,096 Indians r esident on Reserves in Canada ( Dec. 31, 1965) 161,578 (Dece.r.;1ber 31, 1965) - . - ··- - --·- ·-- ---~--·--. ---~---...-·------··---- --- --