‘Land protectors’ undeterred by threat of injunction...
BRANTFORD – The company responsible
for a hotel development near
Highway 403 and Oak Park Road
plans to seek an injunction against Six
Nations people that have prevented
work on the site for severalmonths.
Bawa Hotels Canada was building a
hotel and small plaza on the site, but
the work was stopped by Six Nations
people who say the land was never
surrendered by Six Nations and the
developer must complete a consultation
process with the Haudenosaunee
Development Institute before the $10
million project can proceed.......................
Read more >>
Taking Haudenosaunee culture to the mainstream...
A plan announced in the Ontario
government's recent budget to increase
Aboriginal awareness in
mainstream schools across the
province got a start at Six Nations
last week.
Six Nations Polytechnic was the
site of an Aboriginal Cultural
Awareness and Student Achievement
Symposium on May 1. It
brought about 100 educators from
across southern Ontario from
Windsor to Niagara...................... Read more >>
Welland Canal claim settlement could involve funding for health and water...
There is still no formal counter
offer from Six Nations on
Canada’s offer of $26 million to
compensate for the flooding of
lands near present day Dunnville
to create the firstWelland Canal in
1830. But discussions have moved
forward on how to resolve the matter,
according to lead Ontario negotiator
Murray Coolican.
“We’re looking at some fairly creative,
but important ideas that may
help the Six Nations community in
terms of land, but also in terms of
other issues like health care and
water infrastructure and things like
that,” Coolican said......................
Read more >>
The bizarre and odd...
In what can only be described as bizarre the Six Nations police chief
issued a “School information release” last week instructing the community
on its behaviour.
Now, without a doubt, police chief Glenn Lickers may have had the
best of intentions, but sending a notice to the elementary schools about
rumours spreading throughout the community around the death of
Tashina General and arrest and murder charge laid against her former
boyfriend Kent Owen Hill, is way beyond the chief of police’s authority.
While Lickers may have wanted to sound off to the community about
the rumours spreading, sending a school information release that then
made its way through the band, and we might add even to surrounding
communities, is and was ludicrous................... Read more >>
Letters: Message to Six Nations...
The Six Nations Elected Council
wishes to convey our deepest and
heartfelt sympathy and condolence
to the General family on the tragic
loss of their beautiful daughter,
Tashinna.
Our community is facing a very
difficult time with the loss of one of
our own in under such tragic circumstances.
It is very difficult to
understand how such a tragedy
could happen in our community.
We ask that the community join us
in this time of mourning and give
all our love and support to
Tashinna’s family and ask in our
prayers for the Creator’s blessing
to be with the family...................... Read more >>
.Sports Headlines
Bandits ‘cook’Wings at home...
BUFFALO – A slow start didn’t
hurt the Buffalo Bandits last Friday
night at HSBC Arena.
The visiting PhiladelphiaWings
came out flying and showed the
Bandits that they were going to put
up one heck of a fight. A rather
small crowd of 9, 334 took in the
thrilling contest that the Bandits
won 14-12.......................
Read more >>
Rebels now 5-0... It was a successful weekend
for the Six Nations Jr. “B” Rebels
as they won both of their games to
remain undefeated.
On Friday in Welland, the
Rebels were 7-1 winners over the
Warlords.
“They tried to intimidate us,”
said Rebels first vice-president
and general manager Wray
Maracle on the rather chippy contest.
Welland finished the game
with 62 penalty minutes and the
Rebels finished with 56 penalty
minutes......................
Read more >>
Celebrating
a year of
excellence... Six Nations Minor Hockey celebrated a year of excellence
this past Saturday afternoon at the community centre. Trophies
and awards were given out to players this year in the tyke to
midget divisions.
The Peewee 2 players decided not to give awards, but instead
donated money to the family of Tashina General’s family. The
money was generated through a variety of fundraising efforts.......................
Read more >>
Arrows hope for another big season... It was a season to remember
last year for the Six Nations
Arrows. They were a force to be
reckoned with capturing the OLA
Jr. “A” championship and the
Minto Cup as the top Jr. “A” team
in the country.
With several key players gone
from last year’s team, those who
remain will have
to step up in order
for the team to
repeat the success.
There are 12
returning players
from last year,
including Pierce
Abrams, Chris
“ Bubba ”
Courtney, Dan
Hill, Tyler Hill,
Cody Jamieson,
Logan Kane,
Jacob
Kicknosway-Loucks, Eryn Jones, Mitch
Nanticoke, Miller Rusbridge,
Corbyn Tao, and Holden Vyse...................... Read more >>
National News
Federal government concerned about results of Kanesatake police audit...
MONTREAL - The federal government says it is looking at the
results of a forensic audit of the Kanesatake Mohawk Police Service
over alleged mismanagement of funding.
Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day says in a statement that the
108-page document released late Wednesday raises some concerns.
Day says he's instructed department officials to further study
the results and see whether any action needs to be taken.
The federal government launched the audit last February, focusing
on financial contributions granted by Ottawa for the Kanesatake
police service between April 1, 2003 and March 31, 2005.....................
Read more >>
MP bracing for 'absolutely devastating' fishing season...
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - It will still be another few weeks before
the North Coast Integrated Fishery Management Plan is finalized, but
already there's a great deal of concern that it could be a
devastating season for all sectors.
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen said Friday that he has
grave concerns about how the season may play out in his constituency
and throughout the waters of British Columbia.
"As we get closer to the fishing season, every signal we're
getting from DFO is for an absolutely devastating fishing season,"
said Cullen.
"Unless their early estimates prove wrong, there could be
potentially complete closures on the South Coast and Fraser River
fishery. .................. Read more >>
Manitoba cabinet ministers to meet with band that blockaded
road...
WINNIPEG - Three NDP cabinet ministers are planning to spend some
time mending fences in Hollow Water, the First Nation that blockaded
roads into a cottage development last fall.
On the agenda is the band's control over its traditional lands
along the east side of Lake Winnipeg, north of Pine Falls.
That could include the fate of future cottage developments,
logging and mining, the construction of an all-weather road and the
highly charged issue of a Manitoba Hydro power line that some want
to see built on the east side of Lake Winnipeg.
The six-week blockade was led by former chief Ian Bushie, but he
was defeated in a recent election by Larry Barker, who says the
community is looking forward to sharing its ideas with the
politicians.,.................
Armed guards open fire on Indian reservation in northern Brazil, wounding 10...
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Armed guards protecting a farmer's rice
fields on Monday shot and wounded 10 Indians who were building their
homes on a reservation in northern Brazil, police and an indigenous
rights group said.
Federal agents were sent to the Raposa Serra do Sol reservation
in the Amazon jungle state of Roraima to prevent further violence, a
federal police spokeswoman said.
Police are investigating two differing accounts of the shooting,
which wounded three tribesmen seriously enough to require
hospitalization in the state capital of Boa Vista, said the
spokeswoman, who declined to be identified in line with departmental
regulations............
United Nations Declaration
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Please speak out!
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Please take this opportunity to support the Declaration.
More than 14,000 individuals and organizations have already signed a global petition hosted by Amnesty International Canada in support of the Declaration.
If you haven't already done so, please add your name and encourage many
others to do so.
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Six Nations man could be facing more charges
in Tashina’s death
By Jamie Lewis
Turtle Island News
Sources in the Brantford crown attorney’s
office told Turtle Island
News more charges against Kent
(Squire) Hill could be coming.
Hill was charged last week with
second degree murder after the 21-
year old missing woman’s body
was found in a field behind Hill’s
father’s house.
A source in the Brantford Crown
Attorney’s office said they are exploring
charges that could stem
from the hiding of the body. Read full article >>
Bypass blockade discussed
at negotiating table
By Mark Ladan
Staff Writer
The late April blockade of the
Highway 6 bypass by Six Nations
made its way to the side table negotiations
between Haudenosaunee-
Six Nations and the
governments of the Ontario and
Canada.
Lead provincial negotiator Murray
Coolican confirmed the issue was
raised at the table on Apr. 30.
“We raised the issue of the blockade
and I’ve said on a number of
occasions that protests and blockades
are not helpful to the progress
of the negotiations,” Coolican said.
“But we do feel it’s important to be
at the table negotiating.”
Read full article >>
Tories use ‘misleading claims’ to reject U
native rights document: lawyers
OTTAWA- An open letter signed
by more than 100 legal experts
says the Harper government has no
legal basis to reject the UN
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples.
Canada was one of only four
countries last September to reject
the historic document billed as a
landmark recognition of native
rights.
The others were the United States,
Australia and New Zealand.
Read full article >>
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