[IPSM] Prevent Police Brutality - Take Action Today! In Solidarity with Six Nations Peoples.

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Prevent Police Brutality. Take Action Today! In Solidarity with Six Nations Peoples. 

The canadian courts have things completely backwards. On March 9th, superior court "justice" David Marshall issued a permanent injunction against several dozen Six Nations Peoples who've been occupying and reclaiming lands stolen from them. On this land, Henco Industries is building the "Douglas Creek Estates", a subdivision. The Six Nations Peoples, including representatives of the Confederacy, have sucessfully halted construction since February 28th. Today, however, the injunction goes back before the court to make plans for its enforcement. It is expected police will attempt to forcibly remove Six Nations Peoples shortly after. This is a political, not a policing matter. It is the developer who is not entitled to build on this land. This land has been subject to a land claim since 1994 and it's the crown's obligation to deal honorably with Indigenous Nations including protecting said lands against further incursions. Phone, fax and email today and demand an immediate moratorium against all development on Six Nations' claimed Territories. Demand the Crown cease threatening the public peace through the failure to uphold international treaties and instead trying to enforce an illegal injunction.

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Inspector Brian Haggith, Cayuga OPP, Detachment Commander  

Phone: (905) 772-3322, Fax: (905) 772-5815, Email: brian.haggith at jus.gov.on.ca

 

Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs

Phone: (819) 997-0002, Fax: (819) 953-4941, Email: prentice.j at parl.gc.ca

 



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Backgrounder

The Douglas Creek Estates development is currently under construction on lands stolen from the Six Nations Peoples. On Feb. 28th, the Peoples re-occupied their land and said they will stay until jurisdiction and title over the land is restored to Six Nations.

The British Crown granted the Six Nations Reserve a 10- kilometre strip on each side of the Grand River from the mouth to the source, a tract of about 950,000 acres. But today, the reserve covers only about 5 per cent of the tract. Protesters say the rest of the lands were stolen, squatted on or illegally transferred after being leased to non-natives. Protesters say the building site, which could eventually accommodate close to 200 homes, is part of the original tract granted to the Six Nations people more than 200 years ago. The proposed development and impending growth continues to infringe on Six Nations treaty rights.
The land was never sold, transferred or surrendered to non-natives and the site is still part of the Six Nations territory, even though at least two of the houses have been sold and were soon to be occupied. The protesters are acting under the direction of the Six Nations Confederacy, the traditional chiefs. They believe the Confederacy -- and not the elected band council -- has the authority to negotiate lands on behalf of Six Nations.

In an affidavit used to obtain the injunction, Henning said he invested about $6 million in the development and would lose credibility as well as a large amount of money if the project isn't completed.

"Henco will suffer irreparable damages if the injunction is not granted, including ... loss of confidence in the market place," he stated. "I have spoken to the OPP in an attempt to persuade them to remove the individuals, vehicles and barricades." He added the police advised him to go to court to obtain an injunction and told him "they will carry out whatever action necessary to enforce the terms of the order."

In the case of Douglas Creek Estates, the developer didn't follow the law by failing to notify the Confederacy or traditional chiefs, who have sole jurisdiction over land claims.


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