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2006
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SIX
NATIONS : INFORMATION AND PHOTOS |
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July 27, 2009
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Assembly of First Nations Bulletin -
National Chief Shawn Atleo Sets Forward Looking Agenda for Assembly of First
Nations
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OTTAWA, July 27 , 2009- Assembly of First Nations
National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo is embarking on a strategic and forward
looking agenda for the AFN. The new National Chief was elected on July 23rd at
the recent AFN Annual General Assembly in Calgary, Alberta.
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July 27, 2009
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Immediate Release
Anishinabek concerned over OPP injunctions at Site 41
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CURVE LAKE FN (July 27, 2009) - Grand Council Chief
Patrick Madahbee has real concerns with the OPP injunctions on the
peaceful protest opposing the construction and future operation of
a land fill located directly above the natural spring water of the
Alliston Aquifer in Tiny township commonly known as Site 41.
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June 1, 2009
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Photos of Eastern Ont. border closed over native protest
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Here are some photos taken by Sandra Cuffe who is at the border.
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June 1, 2009
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Eastern Ont. border closed over native protest
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The federal government won't reopen a Canada-U.S. border crossing on a native reserve in eastern Ontario until the local community accepts armed border guards at the Canadian border post on their land, Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan said Monday.
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June 1, 2009
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Akwesasne and CBSA butt heads over arming of border guards
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Border crossings shut down indefinitely
CORNWALL ISLAND, AKWESASNE - Neither side of a dispute over the arming of border guards showed signs of backing down from their position as a native community continued to protest the presence of more guns in their community.
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May 27, 2009
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Still Searching For Much Loved And Missing Teens
Missing Seven Months
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Maisy Jacko and Shannon Alexander
Missing since September
5, 2008
Last seen in the Maniwaki Area
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February 20, 2009
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DOCUMENTS - RE: APTN: INTERVIEW WITH PAUL BARNSLEY AND TODD RUSSELL ON THE LEAKED MEMO TO CABINET
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Please see attached a copy of a letter that all Bands in Canada are now receiving as well, please review the backgrounder portion of the leaked Memo to Cabinet referenced by APTN on February 4, 2009.
It is FNGA through the backdoor - or as the leaked document states, it is OPTION ONE.
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February 20, 2009
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UN CERD Submission Canada Racial Discriminates Against Aboriginal Proprietary Rights
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Bertha Williams and Arthur Manuel
> were given opportunity to address the United Nations Committee on the
> Elimination of Racial Discrimination, (CERD) Working Group on Early
> Warning and Urgent Action, on a written submission they made to CERD.
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February 13, 2009
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Media
Organizations Are Creating A Forum For Online Racism
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Media organizations are creating a forum for online racism by allowing
readers and bloggers to comment on stories on news web sites with what
appears as no concern for what is being said.
I have watched over several months now while this has been happening
and wondering what the heck is going on. There has always been comments
made that are offensive to others but over the last year I noticed that
those comments have gotten much worse. I included many of the comments
to the stories in the email clipping service I offer. So that others also
can be aware of what is being said on these" comment forms".
Some days the comments just make you feel ill and you wonder how in this
day and age is this allowed to go on.
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February 13, 2009
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Six
Nations radio station back on air
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CKRZ is back on the air.
After an emergency meeting of the members who run the Six
Nations radio station, a behind-the-scenes benefactor stepped in.
Walt Juchniewicz, a broadcast engineer who has a long relationship
with CKRZ, said he would help overhaul and upgrade technical equipment.
He also offered to sponsor one paid employee to help get the station back
on the air.
Juchniewicz had the station on air again on Thursday, using
an "autopilot" system and one employee who delivers live news.
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January 15, 2009
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"Cynical duplicity the Lubicon people have come to expect from representatives of TransCanada"
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Included below for your information are copies of the
latest exchange between TransCanada Pipelines and the Lubicon Lake Indian Nation. Note that
TransCanada is proceeding with construction of the controversial pipeline on the
same day that it is advising the Lubicons that it's doing so, and that all TransCanada
is proposing to discuss with the Lubicons is "opportunities with the
NCC (North Central Corridor Pipeline) project activities".
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January 15, 2009
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BC Fraser Institution Released "Canada's Indian Policy"
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This document was released with Press Release Jan.13, 2009
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January 15, 2009
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Solutions to the Economic Downturn Can Come from Aboriginal Women
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Over the next two days
the Prime Minister and Premiers will gather in Ottawa to discuss the
current economic downturn and how best to address it. The first day
of the First Ministers' Meeting will include the participation of the
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) President Beverley Jacobs,
who will present recommendations on short-term investments.
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November 24, 2008
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UN Asks Canada to Report Back on Poverty and Murdered Aboriginal Women
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A key United Nations human
rights monitoring body has issued a report highly critical of Canada's
record on women's human rights.
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
(CEDAW) reviewed Canada's compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women, and issued its Concluding Observations in Geneva this week.
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November 23, 2008
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NaiKun Submits 396 MW Proposal Into BC Hydro Clean Power Call
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2008) - NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. ("NaiKun") (TSX VENTURE:NKW) is pleased to announce that today it will submit a proposal into BC Hydro's Clean Power Call to supply up to 396 megawatts of electricity, or enough to power approximately 130,000 homes, from Canada's first offshore wind energy project.
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November 21, 2008
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Algonquin Chief Denied Bail in Canada
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Free Speech Radio News Headlines Friday, November 21, 2008
Algonquin Chief Denied Bail in Canada
Canadian police have removed a series of blockades erected Wednesday by members of the Algonquin Tribe, arresting 6, including 3 community leaders.
Community members set up the blockades to call on the Canadian government to uphold a 1991 resource management agreement.
Today the protesters wait to hear when their chief will be tried. FSRN's Amy Miller reports from Maniwaki, Quebec.
Yesterday sadness filled the courthouse in Maniwaki, a small town two
hours north of Ottawa. Members of the reserve had traveled to hear the
fate of community leaders arrested to blockading a highway for 7 hours.
Acting Algonquin Chief Benjamin Nottaway was denied bail and will remain
in detention until his yet to be determined trial date. Marylynn Poucachiche,
a spokesperson for the Algonquins, was released on bail with conditions.
She spoke with FSRN minutes before her arrest.
"Well we want the governments to appoint a negotiator and an observer
when it comes to our leadership reselection because once again, in 12
years, Indian Affairs has illegally interfered in our internal affairs
by recognizing a minority group as our council and ousting our customary
chief and council."
Despites the arrests, tribe members still want the
Canadian government to resolve their political issues through negotiations.
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November 14, 2008
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National gathering of Indigenous Peoples challenge Harper Government in Winnipeg
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WINNIPEG, - Grassroots activists, elders, and
elected leaders from First Nations fighting for self-determination and
protection of land and resource rights presented a letter to Prime Minister
Stephen Harper at the Conservative Party's national policy conference in
Winnipeg yesterday. The Indigenous spokespeople have come to Winnipeg from
communities across Canada to form a network dedicated to fighting for
recognition of and respect for Indigenous rights and to deliver their message
to Prime Minister Harper.
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November 14, 2008
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AI-CoGroup Ontario's duty to ensure rights are upheld in
police response to Indigenous protests
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Amnesty International Canada is reiterating its call for the Province of Ontario to immediately:
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November 14, 2008
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Ontario Extends Dialogue On Changes To Mining Act
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The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines will give First Nations
more time to discuss, consider and provide input on their positions
regarding changes to Ontario's Mining Act.
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August 12, 2008
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Sisters in Spirit Traveling Quilt Completed
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Dear friends,
The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) is pleased to announce the completion of the inspirational Sisters in Spirit Traveling Quilt.
A warm congratulations and much praise go out to quilter Alice Olsen Williams. She is a true visionary and we thank her for her commitment.
We also thank everyone who submitted a square to the quilt and encouraged Alice along the way.
The quilt has already traveled to the 3rd Annual SIS Family Gathering in Edmonton and the 2nd National Aboriginal Women's Summit in Yellowknife.
Alice asked that we email everyone that she originally contacted with her Call for Quilt Squares document. She wanted you to be aware that the quilt is now completed.
Thank you,
Jennifer
Jennifer B Lord, M.A.
Community Development Coordinator, Sisters in Spirit
Telephone: 613.722.3033 ext 235
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June 26, 2008
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Emergency Action Update:Support Urgently Needed for Algonquins of Barriere Lake
ALGONQUIN YOUTH AND SUPPORTERS REFUSING TO LEAVE CONSERVATIVE MP
LAWRENCE CANNON'S OFFICE
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Today a group of Algonquin youth and supporters entered MP Lawrence
Canon's office to demand a meeting with him. They are refusing to
leave until this happens. Anyone able to come to the Buckingham
constituency office to lend support is invited to attend.
They've been told they will be arrested unless they leave.
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June 26, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: TODAY, 11:30am,
Algonquins occupy Minister Cannon's Office |
Algonquins of Barriere Lake and their supporters peacefully
occupy Cabinet Minister Cannon's office: demand that government stop
blatantly violating customary leadership selection.
Gatineau, QC / – Algonquins of Barriere Lake,
including youth, began a sit-in at Lawrence Cannon's Gatineau office
today at 11:30am, promising to stay until the government reverses its
illegal decision to recognize a minority faction as the community’s
leadership and oversees a new leadership selection.
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May 5, 2008
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"PROTECTING
OUR MOTHER" WALK TO TORONTO
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back for Latest Updates |
| Grassy Narrows, Anishinaabe Territory - On April 30, 2008, Crissy Swain
along with fellow members of Grassy Narrows First Nation will begin
the 1,850 km trek on foot from Kenora to Toronto in an attempt to bring
attention to the continued destruction of Mother Earth, and in particular
to draw attention to what is happening within the traditional territory
of the Anishnaabek in Northern Ontario.
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May 15,2008
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GATHERING OF MOTHER EARTH PROTECTORS |
| Respect
the right of First Nations to say no to economic exploitation &
environmental destruction
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May 15,2008
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OPP Weaponry and Escalation:
Update on the Struggle for the Culbertson Trac |
While the quarry site, part of the disputed Culbertson Tract, has
remained under Mohawk reclamation since March 2007, the Mohawks of
Tyendinaga recently successfully halted another non-Native development
effort on the Tract this successful action led to a series of
alarming and serious events.
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May 15,2008
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Shawn Brant's Arrest
Statement by Sue Collis, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
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(May 4th, 2008) Eight days ago, on Friday, April 25th,
2008, my husband, Shawn Brant, was arrested and detained on assault and weapons
charges. Since that time, Commissioner Julian Fantino and the Ontario
Provincial Police have issued public statements that have, it seems,
misstated the events leading to my husband's arrest.
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April 30, 2008
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Six
Nations Defendants in Solidarity |
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its offensive in Tyendinaga and the blockade of Highway 6 at Six Nations
has been taken down and rail traffic is being allowed through. For your
information, some people from Six Nations who are being charged with
criminal offences as a result of land rights stands made the following
stand yesterday in solidarity:
Six Nations Defendants in Solidarity
With Others Being Charged For Land Rights Stands
Statement by Skyler Williams
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April 30, 2008
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Update from Grand River April 29, 2008. |
| Somehow in two days we've gone from a
peaceful demonstration to barricades. And you can thank the OPP for
that.
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April 29, 2008
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Grave yields missing woman's body; It may take weeks to determine cause of 'suspicious' death
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The search for a missing Six Nations woman has come to a heartbreaking end.
Forensic testing and an autopsy have determined the human remains found on Six Nations Friday are those of Tashina General.
General, 21, had been missing since Jan. 22. She was pregnant at the time of her disappearance. According to her death notice, she planned to name her unborn baby Tucker.
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April 29, 2008
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Security tight at courthouse; Two of four native protesters granted bail
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Two of four protesters charged in connection to last week's melee
involving provincial police officers along Deseronto Road walked out
of court and into the arms of family members yesterday.
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April 29, 2008
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'PROTECTING OUR MOTHER' WALK TO TORONTO
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Grassy Narrows, Anishinaabe Territory - On April 30, 2008, Crissy Swain along with fellow members of Grassy Narrows First Nation will begin the 1,850 km trek on foot from
Kenora to Toronto in an attempt to bring attention to the continued destruction of Mother Earth, and in particular to draw attention to what is happening within the traditional
territory of the Anishinaabek in Northern Ontario.
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April 28, 2008
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Buried body is missing Six Nations woman
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The Hamilton Spectator
The Hamilton Spectator
BRANTFORD, Ont. — Six Nations police have confirmed that human remains found Friday on a reserve near Brantford, Ont., are those of a pregnant 21-year-old woman.
Tashina Cheyenne General was last seen leaving her mother’s home in the village of Ohsweken on Jan. 22.
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April 28, 2008
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Kahnawake Saturday April 26, 2008
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Dear Friends:
On the weekend I decided to go to Kahnawake for a little
holiday from Indigenous matters and the United Nations in New York. I mention holiday
because the first thing I ran into was an information roadblock at the
Mercier Bridge.
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April 27, 2008
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APTN vs. Settler News Coverage of Tyendinaga
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I've never actually watched the Aboriginal People's Television Network, but judging from their coverage of the recent arrest of Shawn Brant, I'll likely be tuning in to their online newscasts far more often.
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April 26, 2008
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Now the situation is calm at Tyendinaga
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OTTAWA, April 26, 2008 - Following several discussions between the
National Grand Chief Guillaume Carle of the Confederation of the Aboriginal
People of Canada and the Mohawk War Chief of Tyendinaga, the situation is
improved. It was understood that a mediator/negotiator was not necessary any
more in this file.
Also, the Grand Chief of the Confederation is very worried by the fact
that some Mohawks people were arrested yesterday and have serious body
lesions. The whole remains to be to clear up.
The Confederation of the Aboriginal People of Canada remains in the file
regarding the complaints that will be notified in due course to the United
Nations for the non-respect of the Human Rights and the Declaration of the
Indigenous Rights.
For further information: Alain Prénoveau, Confederation of Aboriginal
People of Canada, (514) 605-8652
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April 26, 2008
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OPP draw weapons in tense standoff with natives
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The Ontario Provincial Police were involved in a tense standoff with Mohawk protesters in Deseronto, about 220 kilometres east of Toronto, on Friday.
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April 26, 2008
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Six Nations group forces closure of Highway6
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More than 100 Six Nations residents forced the closure of the Highway 6 bypass at Caledonia late yesterday to protest OPP action against Mohawks occupying a quarry near Deseronto, Ont., earlier in the day.
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April 26, 2008
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Brant arrested, all hell breaks loose
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Several Mohawk protesters were arrested here Friday following a wild skirmish that ended in a tense, armed standoff.
Dozens of heavily-armed Ontario Provincial Police officers clashed with Mohawk protesters just north of the Thurlow Aggregates quarry, which Mohawks have been occupying for more than one year. The standoff began peacefully with officers and Mohawks talking quietly after the arrest earlier in the afternoon of Mohawk protest leader Shawn Brant on charges unrelated to Friday's melee.
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April 26, 2008
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Two police officers assaulted in tense native standoff
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A tense standoff between Mohawk protesters and provincial police lasted late into the evening Friday after two officers were assaulted near Deseronto, Ont.
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April 22, 2008
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The Longhouse women issued a statement
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The Longhouse women issued a statement which was lost in all of the activity yesterday.
It is attached for your information.
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April 22, 2008
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Native protesters won't budge
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Native protesters who seized a major portion of this small Hastings County
town pledged Monday to maintain the disruption for a week to send a message
to any would-be developers of disputed native lands.
"Not another shovel in the ground," said protest spokesman Dan
Doreen, standing outside a roadway blockade of Old Highway 2 on the eastern
fringe of town.
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April 8,2008
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Elder Harry Wawatie's Response to Strahl's Letter to Editor |
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Elder Harry Wawatie's Response to Strahl's Letter to Editor - "Not Backing One" Ottawa Citizen April 7, 2008
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April 7,2008
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TASHINA CHEYENNE VAUGHN GENERAL IS STILL MISSING |
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Despite rumors that Tashina's body was found on Sunday April 6, 2008.
Tashina General is still missing and has not been heard from since January 22, 2008
More Information on what you can do to help and Tashina's picture click on this link.
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April 7,2008
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Algonquins of Barriere Lake Newsletter |
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Information and Pictures of what is happening
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March 28, 2008
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Missing Six Nations Woman |
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Please assist us in locating
TASHINA CHEYENNE VAUGHN GENERAL.
There still hasn’t been anything heard from
her and if you have seen her or know where she is , please call police.
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March 28, 2008
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Link to Help Algonquins of Barriere Lake Videos |
FYI
This is the lastest information
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March 25, 2008
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ABL Elders Council File Court Action Against DIA Interference with ABL Leadership |
FYI
This is the lastest information :Wawatie JR Application Leadership Mar 25 08
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March 20, 2008
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Algonquins of Barriere Lake - SQ Update |
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This is the lastest information with pictures about what is happening.
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March 18, 2008
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ABL Elders vs. DIA Minister - Factum Filed in Court Today |
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Attached is a memo of fact and law filed in court today by legal counsel representing the Elders Council of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake. For those of you supporting the community, or those who want to know what is going on there, this legal document explains the situation.
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March 13, 2008
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URGENT CALL FOR SUPPORT - ALGONQUINS OF BARRIERE LAKE |
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Please forward to your lists. The Algonquins of Barriere Lake have asked to forward the attached "Call For Support". The situation is grim, the federal government has once again recognized a minority dissident faction as the Chief & Council and are using the Surete du Quebec as an occupying force to try and install the dissident group as the local government, which is in violation of the community's Customary Governance Code.
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March 12, 2008
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Acting Chief Nottaway to Quebec Ministers |
Re: Call For Urgent Action on July 13, 2006, Joint Recommendations
Dear Ministers:
This is to advise you that there has been no change to our community leadership. I am still the Acting Chief.
INAC Regional Director General, Andre Cote, has made a big mistake in his March 10, 2008, letter, indicating that he plans to register several individuals, who are supporters and employees of DIA’s Third Party Manager as our Chief and Council.
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March 12, 2008
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Some Back ground:
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Re: Call For Urgent Action on July 13,2006, Joint Recommendations
Dear Sirs:
We enclose a Resolution passed by our Customary Council on August 22.2007,
which speaks for
itself.
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March 10, 2008
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Acting Chief Nottaway to Mnister Strahl
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Dear Minister Strahl:
This is to acknowledge receipt of the above noted letter from your Quebec Regional Director General, Mr. Andre Cote.
As our Elder, Harry Wawatie informed you on February 4, 2008, there has been no leadership change in our community. Our Elder and former Chief, Harry Wawatie, also confirmed to you that under our customs, Mitchikanibikok Anishinabe Onakinagewin, our current Customary Council remains as follows:
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