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SUPPORT SIX NATIONS: CALL FOR LETTERS
> >> WRITE TO FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL NEGOTIATORS/LEADERS TODAY!
> >>
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> >>
> >> Please read a recent update from the Reclamation Site, Six
Nations.
> >>
> >> Scroll down to find out how to support this urgent request for
letters.
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >> 1. RECENT UPDATE FROM HAZEL HILL
> >>
> >> Kanonhstaton, September 7th, 2006
> >>
> >> Good Morning from Grand River.
> >>
> >> The sun has just peaked over the tree line and the world is
looking
> >> beautiful and serene. Inside my house everyone is busy getting
ready
for
> >> school and work. Bus schedules are getting used to and the need
of
> >> school
> >> fee's for art, drama, science, music etc. is being discussed while
> >> lunches
> >> are being prepared. That little glance outside is a gentle
reminder,
and
> >> helps bring about the balance inside of me, for the sometime chaos
we
> >> feel
> >> in life. But that is the type of chaos we would never do
without.
The
> >> simplist things in life that might at times feel like chaos, but
they
are
> >> exactly what and who makes this life worthwhile. Our children,
and the
> >> time that we get to spend with them. The time that while we may
think
> >> we're teaching them all the valuable lessons in life, they are in
fact
> >> teaching us. As I watch them go off to school and think about the
> >> sacrifices even they are making for the future of our people, I am
filled
> >> with pride but also sorrow. How much of 'our' time has been taken
away
> >> for meetings and interviews and time spent on site. In the end
when we
> >> talk about it, we can all agree that we would have it no other
way.
> >>
> >> Yes, school is back in and all of the concerns about the school
nearest
> >> the reclamation site have been voiced, from parents who feel
threatened
> >> by our presence, to others who claim the terrorism and violence
has put
> >> the fear of life into their children. But when the school bell
rings,
> >> and the silence echoes through the site and school yard, i have to
> >> wonder what exactly is there to fear. I was always told the only
thing
> >> to
> >> fear, is fear itself..........and of course the boogey man. I
never
once
> >> thought that I was going to be the boogey man! The fact of the
matter
> >> is, the boogey man is being created in the minds of a few who,
like
when
> >> we were children, let their imaginations get the better of them,
start
> >> telling their friends the made up stories in their head, they in
turn
> >> tell
> >> their friends, who tell their friends, and so on until pretty soon
the
> >> story is has now become quite a tale and is presented as factual
and
> >> posted on their blog site. What makes it worse, is people also
report
to
> >> newspapers as if it were facts and rather than check it out or try
to
> >> verify it, the papers run it! We had our side table talks
interrupted
on
> >> Tuesday because the minister was 'scrummed' with gossip about the
school
> >> yard fence that was being built having been halted because the
workers
> >> were threatened by the people on the site. But action on the site
spoke
> >> a
> >> different story. The workers were busy cementing in the posts,
police
> >> were on hand watching the work progress,
> >> and our security went over to verify that none of the workers had
been
> >> bothered and to make sure everything was ok. The newspaper who
printed
> >> the story about work being stopped obviously didn't go and gather
the
> >> facts, they printed what was going to sell their papers. And that
has
> >> been what we've been dealing with since the reclamation began. No
matter
> >> how we try to get the truth from our perspective out there, we are
> >> overwhelmed with gossip, rumours and fairy tales about how the
poor
> >> people
> >> of Caledonia have had enough of the noise, lights and visibility
of
those
> >> 'terrorists' or 'occupiers' at the site. Gossip and rumours.
> >>
> >> These are the things that hamper our daily lives. But it is also
what
> >> has plagued the actual Truth about the reclamation from being
printed,
> >> and unfortunately, it is also what that the three panel of judges
will
> >> be looking at when it is determined whether or not the appeal
should be
> >> granted. And that my friends, is exactly what is being counted
on. If
> >> the judges squash the appeal because of whats being printed, then
the
> >> negotiation process has in effect been stopped, and it is only a
matter
> >> of
> >> time before the opp or whatever armed force is ordered to remove
us
> >> from our land.
> >>
> >> I want to take a minute to share a bit of what hasn't been printed
and
> >> what is really going on. Last Thursday, Ministers Ramsay and
Prentice
> >> released a joint letter, through the media, to Chief Alan
MacNaughton
> >> and our Confederacy Council demanding that the atv's stop, the
noise
> >> stop, the fireworks stop and the lights stop at the site. It was
a
> >> political tactic to gain votes, but it was also a tactic to give
the
> >> impression to the rest of the world watching that this is actually
what
> >> is happening on the site, continuously! First of all, the men and
> >> women's council at Kanonhstaton have already reduced patrols, have
been
> >> respectful of neighbours, have pretty much respected and addressed
every
> >> concern that is brought to our attention by the OPP or the
provincial
> >> and federal reps at the negotiating table and we do so
immediately. We
> >> have counselled over many issues, and have even had to ask some of
our
> >> own people who have violated that peace to remove themselves from
the
> >> site. We are doing our best to conduct ourselves in accordance of
the
> >> Kaienerekowah.
> >>
> >> But what happens when our concerns are put to the other side. Who
brings
> >> those people to task? Since the release of the ministers letter
which
in
> >> effect threatens the peaceful negotiation process on Thursday, we
have
> >> been on a continual yellow alert. Friday night we received a
telephone
> >> call from the OPP advising us that two busloads of non-supporters
were
> >> headed our way from Hamilton. Caledonia residents were shooting
off
> >> fireworks randomly, and people began gathering at the Canadian
Tire
plaza
> >> and Tim Hortons again. Saturday night it was pretty much the
same
with
> >> a
> >> report of 40 or more carloads of people threatening similar
action. An
> >> Onkwehonweh couple who stopped in at Tim Hortons for an evening
cup of
> >> tea
> >> which they were trying to enjoy in their vehicle, had a woman with
a
> >> video
> >> camera in their face
> >> presumably to get 'evidence' that they were somehow threatening
their
> >> lives by being there, and another Onkwehonweh woman who was trying
to
> >> enjoy a meal in Ancaster overheard a conversation of another
non-native
> >> party who mentioned 'give me 15 good men and there won't be an
Indian
> >> problem and I have my alibi because my wife will verify that I was
home
> >> all evening'.
> >>
> >> Around the same time, the Globe and Mail runs a story in which
Caledonia
> >> resident Steven Tong was quoted as saying that he has his gun out
with
> >> the
> >> safety off, ready to use it on the protestors at the site.
Meantime,
> >> Mayor Trainer is on national televsion stating that two women from
> >> Haldimand Township come into her office making a similar statement
about
> >> the use of weapons if the government isn't going to remove the
people
> >> from
> >> the site, they will. Exactly who is threatening the safety of the
people
> >> not only on the site, but also the children that they claim to be
> >> protecting and the people in their neighbourhood. And again, who
is
> >> taking
> >> these people to task for their threats. The threat of violence is
real,
> >> but it is not coming from the people on the site. The ministers
who
> >> jointly made the demands of our confederacy council had better
take a
> >> look
> >> in their own backyard and get that message out to their own people
> >> including MP's such as Toby Barrett who
> >> I understand was right amongst the people who were gathering on
the
> >> week-end to take matters into their own hands.
> >>
> >> Which brings me to a request from Kanonhstaton. We're asking all
of
you
> >> who are supporting the PEACEful negotiation process, to bombard
all of
> >> your MP's offices, the Ministers' offices, the Prime Minsters
office,
> >> the lead negotiators Jane Stewart and Barbara McDougal, and any
and all
> >> government offices including the Governor General and the Queen,
with
> >> letters demanding that these threats of violence by Caledonia
citizens
> >> and their supporters be addressed, and that Canada uphold their
> >> responsibilities to the Treaties that have been handed them
through the
> >> Crown. The reclamation of our land and all of the fraudulent land
> >> transfers and sales of Onkwehonweh land will only be addressed if
the
> >> people of Canada and all of our world wide support demand that
Canada
> >> take responsibility for its' actions.
> >>
> >> We didn't create the situation, we are only trying to rectify it,
for
our
> >> children and future generations. We have taken action and have
> >> re-claimed
> >> land that is rightfully ours. We are there in Peace, and have
been
since
> >> February 28th. Now that the Crown has finally recognized and
agreed
that
> >> the land at Kanonhstaton is in fact on the table and needs to be
> >> addressed,
> >> they also need to hear from their constituents that so too is the
honour
> >> of the Crown. Will Canada allow the hatred and violent displays
of
> >> racism of its citizens to continue and possibly create another
> >> Ipperwash, or will it use the lessons of the past to ensure that
the
> >> violence stops and admit to their citizens that it is through
their own
> >> actions and abuse of assumed power that we are in this situation
today.
> >>
> >> In Peace, Love and Light,
> >> Hazel
> >>
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> >>
> >> 2. LETTERS NEEDED! PLEASE WRITE TODAY!
> >>
> >> Scroll down for the sample letter.
> >>
> >> To voice your concerns send an email, phone or fax:
> >>
> >> Prime Minister Stephen Harper
> >> Office of the Prime Minister
> >> 80 Wellington Street
> >> Ottawa K1A 0A2
> >> Fax: 613-941-6900
> >> Email: pm@pm.gc.ca
> >>
> >> Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
and
> >> Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians
> >> Parliament Hill: House of Commons
> >> Ottawa, Ontario
> >> K1A 0A6
> >> Telephone: (613) 992-4275
> >> Fax: (613) 947-9475
> >> Email: Prentice.J@parl.gc.ca
> >>
> >> Barbara McDougall, Federal Negotiator
> >> Former Cabinet Minister
> >> c/o Stephen Harper
> >>
> >> Jane Stewart
> >> Provincial Negotiator, Province of Ontario
> >> Former Brantford MP and former Federal Indian Affairs Minister
> >> c/o Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario
> >> Legislative Building, Queen's Park
> >> Toronto, Ontario
> >> M7A 1A1
> >> Phone Number: (416) 325-1941
> >> Fax Number: (416) 325-3745
> >> Email: Dalton.McGuinty@premier.gov.on.ca
> >>
> >> Find and contact your own MP:
> >>
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Language
=E&source=sm
> >>
> >>
> >> SAMPLE LETTER
> >>
> >> To: Prime Minister Stephen Harper
> >> Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
and
> >> Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians
> >>
> >> I am writing to urge you to address the threats of violence being
posed
> >> by
> >> Caledonia citizens and their supporters against the peaceful land
> >> reclamation taken by the people of Six Nations.
> >>
> >> In addition, I am writing to demand that the Canadian government
uphold
> >> its responsibilities and return full title of Kanonhstaton (the
Douglas
> >> Creek Estates) to the people of Six Nations.
> >>
> >> It is more than time that land claims put forward by First Nations
> >> communities be addressed. In order to resolve the outstanding
land
> >> claims
> >> concerning the Onkwehonweh land (Haldimand Tract), full
negotiations
with
> >> the Six Nations people, on a nation to nation basis, must proceed
> >> immediately.
> >>
> >> Hazel Hill, spokesperson for Six Nations, has stated: "We didn't
create
> >> the situation, we are only trying to rectify it, for our children
and
> >> future generations. We have taken action and have re-claimed land
that
> >> is
> >> rightfully ours. We are there in Peace, and have been since
February
> >> 28th... Will Canada allow the hatred and violent displays of
racisim
of
> >> its
> >> citizens to continue and possibly create another Ipperwash, or
will it
> >> use
> >> the lessons of the past to ensure that the violence stops and
admit to
> >> their citizens that it is through their own actions and abuse of
assumed
> >> power that we are in this situation today."
> >>
> >> I strongly urge you to heed these words and take action to ensure
a
just
> >> resolution to this issue in a swift and fair manner.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >>
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