First Nations Territory

Public Forum in Caledonia: Moving Beyond Conflict and Blame: Why Canadians Should Support Six Nations Land Rights - Sept 30th,

ant — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:45:48 -0400

Community Friends for Peace and Understanding with Six Nations Presents:

Moving Beyond Conflict and Blame: Why Canadians Should Support Six
Nations Land Rights.

A PDF file of the poster is available by clicking here.

A panel discussion on the background to the Douglas Creek Estates
reclamation and the possibilities for peace, justice and reconciliation
between Canada and Six Nations.

September 30th 2006, 1pm-4pm

At the McKinnon Park Secondary School (91 Haddington Street) in Caledonia.

Speakers:

Jan Watson, Caledonia resident, member of Community Friends.

Kate Kempton, a lawyer with Olthuis Kleer Townshend in Toronto, with
expertise in indigenous peoples' rights, environmental and social
justice law.

Rolf Gerstenberger, President, United Steelworkers Local 1005.

This event is being put on in the spirit of peace and togetherness and
is designed as a safe environment for discussion and exchange of ideas
about the possible ways that the issue of Six Nations land claims can be
peacefully and justly resolved. All open-minded people interested in
genuine discussion and dialogue are welcome.

Law Suit a Tar Sands Stopper?

scottn — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:40:11 -0400

Law Suit a Tar Sands Stopper?
by Tom Sandborn, The Tyee, July 28, 2008.

Jack Woodward and the Beaver Lake Cree aim to change Canadian law -- and their success likely would throw a huge wrench into Alberta's tar-sands oil production.

The suit pits the Beaver Lake Cree band against the governments of Canada and Alberta, asking the court to rule invalid the government authorization for thousands of petroleum projects on the band's core territory.

Barriere Lake Algonquins Occupy MP Office!

scottn — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:16:52 -0400

Barriere Lake Algonquins Occupy MP Office!
by Lia Tarachansky, Dominion Weblogs, June 26, 2008.

GATINEAU- On Thursday, June 26th, Algonquin representatives from Barriere Lake and allies assembled outside the Indian Affairs government building across the river from Ottawa. Their demonstration was a diversion, intended for a peaceful occupation in Birmingham, QC of Lawrence Cannon's office, the MP for the Barriere Lake region. The Algonquins demand a meeting with the MP to discuss the recent government ousting of the Customary Chief and Council as well as a re-election monitored by outside observers.

The Barriere Lake Solidarity Collective, based in Montreal, as well as Algonquin representatives from Barriere Lake itself have vowed they will not leave the office until their demands are met. They have been threatened with arrest, and are welcoming support from anyone who is willing or able to assemble in Buckingham, QC.

GATHERING OF MOTHER EARTH PROTECTORS

Deadline — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:18:37 -0400

Start: May 26 2008 - 12:00am

End: May 29 2008 - 11:59pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

GATHERING OF MOTHER EARTH PROTECTORS

Sovereignty Sleepover: Toronto, Queen’s Park May 26th – May 29.

Rally: Queen’s Park May 26th, 5 p.m. – dusk.

Respect the right of First Nations to say no to economic exploitation and environmental destruction.
No jail for saying no.
Free Bob Lovelace and the KI Six.

On May 26th Indigenous communities and our supporters will gather at Queen’s Park to uphold our duty to protect the land, forest, water, and air and to promote respect for our Indigenous rights to say no to economic exploitation and environmental destruction. It is time to end the jailing and harassment of our people for protecting mother earth and traditional ways. Please come to our large rally on May 26th at the legislature. We are also inviting supporters to join us in four days of ceremony, speakers, workshops, music, and a three night sovereignty sleep-over directly on the front lawn of the legislature.

Right now Indigenous communities across Ontario are taking a stand to assert our right to protect our traditional territories and the future of our peoples. Our communities are peacefully protesting destructive industrial projects that the government is permitting on our traditional lands without community consent.

Brantford land claims - the true history behind the headlines

ant — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:47:24 -0400

What: An informative lecture and Q&A time with 30 year veteran of Six Nations land claims research Phil Monture and other leaned special guests.

When: Thursday, May 15, 2008, beginning at 7 pm.

Where: At the BCI Auditorium, Brant Ave. Brantford.

Why: Without the truth, it will be impossible to understand why Six Nations are blocking development in Brant/Brant County and elsewhere.

DID YOU KNOW:

Did you know that more than 50% of the present Six Nations land and resources disputes registered with Canada involve Brantford or Brant County?

Did you know there are dozens more yet to be filed?

Did you know that since 2002, the Supreme Court of Canada has ordered the federal and provincial governments of Canada as well as municipalities and developers to engage in meaningful consultation and accommodation with First Nations where contested land land claims or treaty rights are concerned?

Did you know that the Canadian Constitution Act of 1982 recognized and affirms Aboriginal Rights and Treaties?

Did you know that only 807 acres of Brantford is accounted for, and most of that has yet to be paid to the people of Six Nations?

Don’t believe it? Come and hear the real truth behind the settlement of Brant County and the expansionism policies of today’s City Hall.

Six Nations Defendants in Solidarity With Others Being Charged For Land Rights Stands

ant — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:58:20 -0400

Statement by Skyler Williams At The Cayuga Court House
Six Nations of Grand River Territory

April 28, 2008

My name is Skyler Williams. I am a Mohawk, Wolf, from Six Nations of The Grand River Territory. I am speaking on behalf of myself and several others that have been charged with criminal offences in connection with defending our land rights at Six Nations.

We have instructed our lawyer today not to proceed with our legal defence, so long as police have guns turned on our brothers and sisters in Tyendinaga.

Over the past months, Canada’s efforts to criminalize those of us who are standing up for our land rights has reached epic proportions. The message is clear: participate in negotiations that go nowhere as our lands are developed and destroyed - or go to jail.

Today, Six Nations is standing in steadfast solidarity with those in Tyendinaga whose lives and freedoms are in jeopardy because they are standing up for their rights. We also stand with those in Akwesasne, Kanawake and all peoples who have joined in this stand.

Also, we stand with those leaders of Ardoch Algonquin and Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug that are in jail because they refuse to betray their people and allow for mining exploration in their traditional territories.

Six Nations spokesperson speaks on April 27th blockade of Highway 6 in Solidarity with the Mohawks of Tyendenaga.

ant — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:05:29 -0400

Six Nations spokesperson speaks on April 27th blockade of Highway 6 in Solidarity with the Mohawks of Tyendenaga. Video was filmed in the early evening of Sunday April 27th by members of the CUPE 3903 First Nations Solidarity Working Group.

Gord Hill: Indigenous Anti-Colonialism

ander — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:41:49 -0400

Gord Hill is an activist from the Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation in British Columbia. A long time organizer for indigenous sovereignty, he organizes with the Native Youth Movement (NYM) based in Vancouver and runs Warrior Publications. He is currently involved in the campaign against the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. In this interview with Tom Keefer, Hill explains why the NYM boycotted the Assembly of First Nations’ Day of Action on June 29, 2007. He discusses how the AFN and band council system were formed as a means of government control and assimilation of indigenous communities and the cooptation of grassroots movements. Hill also talks about the role of non-native supporters in struggles for sovereignty and the importance of forming broader radical anti-colonial and
anti-capitalist movements within First Nations communities. This interview took place in July of 2007.

Could you please introduce yourself?

No Olympics on Stolen Land! Native Youth Movement Tour in Toronto

ant — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:11:35 -0500

UPDATE: Due to an emergency, the speakers for the No Olympics on Stolen Land
speaking tour have had to postpone their visit to Toronto.

The event, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan 22, will now be held on
February 13. More details about the rescheduled event will follow in the
coming weeks.

Please keep checking the No One Is Illegal-Toronto website for updates.
Website: http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org

Tuesday, Jan 22, 6pm
40 St. George Street (North of College)
Bahen Centre Rm 1210, Toronto

FEATURING

Kanahus Pellkey (Native Youth Movement)
Dustin Johnson (Ts'mkiyen Nation and Anti-2010 Olympics Campaign)

With the 2010 Winter Olympics scheduled to occur on unceded Coast Salish,
St'at'imc and Squamish territory in two years, the spectacle surrounding
them continues to wreak havoc on Indigenous people, poor people, and the
Earth. In the spirit of resistance to colonialism, with the 2010 Olympics

Firebomb destroys Six Nations “embassy” at protest site

ant — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:26:22 -0500

http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/277772

Paul Legall

CALEDONIA - Six Nations residents will be holding an old-fashioned building bee to replace a makeshift shelter at Douglas Creek Estates that was destroyed by an arsonist Monday night.

A piece of art commemorating native war veterans also vanished in the blaze shortly before midnight.

With the community pulling together, native leaders expect to have a new structure standing at the Argyle Street entrance by the weekend.

It’s believed someone either entered the unlocked building and ignited the blaze with gasoline or threw a firebomb inside before disappearing into the night. There was no one near the building at the time and the arsonist appears to have snuck in while the security guards were changing shifts.