[IPSM] SOLIDARITY AND ACTION IN SUPPORT OF SIX NATIONS / SOLIDARITÉ ET ACTION D’APPUI AUX SIX NATIONS !
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AN APPEAL FOR TURTLE ISLAND-WIDE SOLIDARITY AND ACTION IN SUPPORT OF SIX
NATIONS!
One year is too long! Recognize the rights of Six Nations!
==>>> FAX/EMAIL/PHONE: February 26th to March 2nd, 2007
Speak out and make your voice heard!
We have been asked to participate in a week-long fax, email and phone
campaign to government "negotiators" and representatives starting on
February 26 and ending on March 2, 2007. The contact information for this
week-long pressure campaign can be found below. A sample letter is
provided as well. Please take the time to make your voice heard, and make
the government accountable for its unlawful actions and illegitimate
claims.
Now, one year later, the Canadian government has yet to recognize the
truth: that this land is not owned by them nor can it be sold by them. It
is Haudonausaunee (Iroquois) territory, stolen and sold by the colonial
authorities illegally.
==>>> TAKE ACTION: February 28th, 2007
Invitation to organize local activities and/or actions!
The people of Kanohnstaton have asked for support demos and rallies for
the one year anniversary. Local actions that can exert political pressure
on our government are needed and encouraged. If you can organize locally,
please let the people at the Six Nations Land Reclamation know. You can
organize a delegation to a governmental body to deliver a letter, hold
rallies and demonstrations, or simply participate in the week-long
pressure campaign.
In Montreal, supporters will rally at the federal government buildings
located downtown at noon. Speakers from various Haudenosaunee territories
will join us in the speak-out
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
MONTREAL SPEAK OUT & RALLY
Wednesday, February 28th - 12PM
Complex Guy-Favreau
200 Réné-Lévèsque O. (métro Place des Arts)
-Bring noisemakers and banners of solidarity!
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Should you wish to get involved in the organizing or mobilization for the
Montreal Rally and Speak-Out, please contact 6nationssolidarite at gmail.com
Background Information:
February 28th, 2007 marks the one-year anniversary of the Six Nations Land
Reclamation. One year ago, a group of people from Six Nations took back a
piece of their land that was under construction by developers and demanded
an end to the destruction of their land and to settler encroachment on
their territory.
The people of Kanohnstaton, formerly "Douglas Creek Estates", have asked
for and encouraged solidarity actions and a pressure campaign in support
of the Reclamation. The Six Nations Land Reclamation needs your support
and solidarity to make the Canadian government understand that Six Nations
is not alone. We must speak out against the injustices of colonial land
theft and genocide and take a stand for dignity, indigenous land rights,
justice and autonomy.
Despite the disinterest of the mainstream media, the Six Nations Land
Reclamation represents a pivotal example in the history of indigenous
decolonization in Turtle Island. We, as people living on stolen land, have
a responsibility to support and demand that Haudenosaunee land rights and
sovereignty be recognized. We must also demand that the government
immediately cease the criminalization of those who have been involved in
the Reclamation, as over 32 people continue to face bogus charges for
defending their rights. It is time to stop spending tax-payer money on
negotiators' and OPP salaries, to stop the lies, and to recognize the
treaties between the Haudenosaunee and the colonial powers.
The federal and provincial governments recently brought a pack of lies on
paper to the negotiation table, claiming that Six Nations sold their land.
Let them know that we will not be swayed by age-old colonial tactics of
forgery and false dialogue. If the government has any issues with the
Iroquois protecting their own territory, we suggest that they file a land
claim with the traditional Haudenosaunee Confederacy, whose credibility
outweighs that of the Canadian government by a very large margin.
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WRITE TO FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES TODAY!
February 26th to March 2nd week-long fax, email and phone campaign to
negotiators and government representatives:
Demand:
1) That the government stop its' stalling tactics and recognize Six
Nations title to the land once and for all.
2) That the government stop criminalizing the people of Kanohnstaton.
3) That the government fully recognize the traditional Haudenosaunee
(Iroquois) Confederacy, the traditional government, and stop undermining
the Confederacy they have been trying to squash since 1924.
*(Sample letter below…)*
To voice your concerns and demand that the government recognize Six
Nations Land Rights, send an email, phone and/or fax:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa K1A 0A2
Fax: 613-941-6900
Email: pm at 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 at parl.gc.ca
Barbara McDougall, Federal Negotiator, Former Cabinet Minister
c/o 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 at parl.gc.ca
Ron Doering- Federal Negotiator
c/o 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 at parl.gc.ca
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 at 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: Stephen Harper/ Barbara MacDougall/ Jim Prentice/ Jane Stewart/ Ron
Doering
Object: Stop the Criminalization of the Six Nations Land Reclamation,
respect the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and immediately recognize Six
Nations land rights.
I am writing to demand that the Canadian government uphold its
responsibilities and return full title of Kanohnstaton (the Douglas Creek
Estates) to the people of Six Nations.
It has now been one year since the people of Six Nations rightfully took
back and reclaimed a piece of land that had been stolen and illegally sold
by the Canadian government. This piece of land, formerly known as "Douglas
Creek Estates", is Kanohnstaton, or The Protected Place, and the
government is well overdue in recognizing the truth of the matter: that
this is Six Nations land, guaranteed by the Haldimand Proclamation, and
the Canadian government has no business claiming, selling, or leasing land
that is not theirs.
Land claims put forward by First Nations communities are highly overdue.
Section 35 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms clearly
states that: "The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal
peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed." In addition to
demanding that the federal and provincial governments follow basic
universal rules of human decency, I demand that the government follow its
own Charter of Rights and Freedoms outlined in the Constitution Act of
1982.
Moreover, I demand that the ongoing criminalization of the people of
Kanohnstaton cease immediately. Indeed, instead of charging, persecuting
and criminalizing unarmed indigenous people who are rightfully and
peacefully reclaiming their own land, you should be bringing to justice
the OPP and RCMP officers who used violence with tasers and batons on
unarmed people, causing injuries and bodily harm, on the vicious raid of
April 20th, 2006.
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 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."
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,
---> For further information on the Six Nations Land Reclamation visit the
following pages:
Info on the Reclamation: www.reclamationinfo.com
Settlers in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty News Archive:
http://sisis.nativeweb.org/actionalert/index.html#newsarchive
Autonomy and Solidarity's Six Nations/Caledonia Resource Page:
http://auto_sol.tao.ca/node/view/2012
Turtle Island Native Network:
http://www.turtleisland.org/news/news-sixnations.htm
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[Français ci-dessous…]
AN APPEAL FOR TURTLE ISLAND WIDE SOLIDARITY AND ACTION IN SUPPORT OF SIX
NATIONS!
One year is too long! Recognize the rights of Six Nations!
February 28^th , 2007 marks the one-year anniversary of the Six Nations
Land Reclamation. One year ago, a group of people from Six Nations took
back a piece of their land that was under construction by developers and
demanded an end to the destruction of their land and to settler
encroachment on their territory.
Now, one year later, the Canadian government has yet to recognize the
truth: that this land is not owned by them nor can it be sold by them.
It is Haudonausaunee (Iroquois) territory, stolen and sold by the
colonial authorities illegally.
The people of Kanohnstaton, formerly "Douglas Creek Estates", have asked
for and encouraged solidarity actions and a pressure campaign in support
of the Reclamation. The Six Nations Land Reclamation needs your support
and solidarity to make the Canadian government understand that Six
Nations is not alone. We must speak out against the injustices of
colonial land theft and genocide and take a stand for dignity,
indigenous land rights, justice and autonomy.
Despite the disinterest of the mainstream media, the Six Nations Land
Reclamation represents a pivotal example in the history of indigenous
decolonization in Turtle Island. We, as people living on stolen land,
have a responsibility to support and demand that Haudenosaunee land
rights and sovereignty be recognized. We must also demand that the
government immediately cease the criminalization of those who have been
involved in the Reclamation, as over 32 people continue to face bogus
charges for defending their rights. It is time to stop spending
tax-payer money on negotiators' and OPP salaries, to stop the lies, and
to recognize the treaties between the Haudenosaunee and the colonial
powers.
The federal and provincial governments recently brought a pack of lies
on paper to the negotiation table, claiming that Six Nations sold their
land. Let them know that we will not be swayed by age-old colonial
tactics of forgery and false dialogue. If the government has any issues
with the Iroquois protecting their own territory, we suggest that they
file a land claim with the traditional Haudenosaunee Confederacy, whose
credibility outweighs that of the Canadian government by a very large
margin.
==>>> FAX/EMAIL/PHONE: February 26th to March 2^nd , 2007
Speak out and make your voice heard!
We have been asked to participate in a week-long fax, email and phone
campaign to government "negotiators" and representatives starting on
February 26 and ending on March 2, 2007. The contact information for
this week-long pressure campaign can be found below. A sample letter is
provided as well. Please take the time to make your voice heard, and
make the government accountable for its unlawful actions and
illegitimate claims.
==>>> TAKE ACTION: February 28^th , 2007
Invitation to organize local activities and/or actions!
The people of Kanohnstaton have asked for support demos and rallies for
the one year anniversary. Local actions that can exert political
pressure on our government are needed and encouraged. If you can
organize locally, please let the people at the Six Nations Land
Reclamation know. You can organize a delegation to a governmental body
to deliver a letter, hold rallies and demonstrations, or simply
participate in the week-long pressure campaign.
In Montreal, supporters will rally at the federal government buildings
located downtown at noon. Speakers from various Haudenosaunee
territories will join us in the speak-out
MONTREAL SPEAK OUT & RALLY
Wednesday, February 28^th
12PM
Complex Guy-Favreau
200 Réné-Lévèsque O. (métro Place des Arts)
Bring noisemakers and banners of solidarity!
Should you wish to get involved in the organizing or mobilization for
the Montreal Rally and Speak-Out, please contact
6nationssolidarite at gmail.com <mailto:6nationssolidarite at gmail.com>
==>>> FEBRUARY 26 to
MARCH 2, 2007
WRITE TO FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES TODAY!
February 26th to March 2nd week-long fax, email and phone campaign to
negotiators and government representatives:
Demand:
1) That the government stop its' stalling tactics and recognize Six
Nations title to the land once and for all.
2) That the government stop criminalizing the people of Kanohnstaton.
3) That the government fully recognize the traditional Haudenosaunee
(Iroquois) Confederacy, the traditional government, and stop undermining
the Confederacy they have been trying to squash since 1924.
*(Sample letter below…)*
To voice your concerns and demand that the government recognize Six Nations Land Rights, send an email, phone and/or fax:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa
K1A 0A2
Fax: 613-941-6900
Email:
pm at pm.gc.ca <https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=pm%40pm.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 at parl.gc.ca
<https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=Prentice.J%40parl.gc.ca>
Barbara McDougall, Federal Negotiator
Former Cabinet Minister
c/o 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 at parl.gc.ca <https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=Prentice.J%40parl.gc.ca>
Ron Doering- Federal Negotiator
c/o 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 at parl.gc.ca <https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=Prentice.J%40parl.gc.ca>
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 at premier.gov.on.ca
<https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=Dalton.McGuinty%40premier.gov.on.ca>
Find and contact your own MP:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Language=E&source=sm <http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Language=E&source=sm>
====>>>SAMPLE LETTER
To: Stephen Harper/ Barbara MacDougall/ Jim Prentice/ Jane Stewart/ Ron
Doering
Object: Stop the Criminalization of the Six Nations Land Reclamation,
respect the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and immediately recognize Six
Nations land rights.
I am writing to demand that the Canadian government uphold its
responsibilities and return full title of Kanohnstaton (the Douglas
Creek Estates) to the people of Six Nations.
It has now been one year since the people of Six Nations rightfully took
back and reclaimed a piece of land that had been stolen and illegally
sold by the Canadian government. This piece of land, formerly known as
"Douglas Creek Estates", is Kanohnstaton, or The Protected Place, and
the government is well overdue in recognizing the truth of the matter:
that this is Six Nations land, guaranteed by the Haldimand Proclamation,
and the Canadian government has no business claiming, selling, or
leasing land that is not theirs.
Land claims put forward by First Nations communities are highly overdue.
Section 35 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms clearly
states that: "The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the
aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed." In
addition to demanding that the federal and provincial governments follow
basic universal rules of human decency, I demand that the government
follow its own Charter of Rights and Freedoms outlined in the
Constitution Act of 1982.
Moreover, I demand that the ongoing criminalization of the people of
Kanohnstaton cease immediately. Indeed, instead of charging, persecuting
and criminalizing unarmed indigenous people who are rightfully and
peacefully reclaiming their own land, you should be bringing to justice
the OPP and RCMP officers who used violence with tasers and batons on
unarmed people, causing injuries and bodily harm, on the vicious raid of
April 20th, 2006.
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 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."
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,
For further information on the Six Nations Land Reclamation visit the
following pages:
Info on the Reclamation: www.reclamationinfo.com
<http://www.reclamationinfo.com/>
Settlers in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty News Archive:
http://sisis.nativeweb.org/actionalert/index.html#newsarchive
<http://sisis.nativeweb.org/actionalert/index.html#newsarchive>
Autonomy and Solidarity's Six Nations/Caledonia Resource Page:
http://auto_sol.tao.ca/node/view/2012
Turtle Island Native Network:
http://www.turtleisland.org/news/news-sixnations.htm
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APPEL PAN CANADIEN À LA SOLIDARITÉ ET ACTION D'APPUI AUX SIX NATIONS !
Un an c'est trop long ! Reconnaissez leur droits aux six nations!
Le 28 février 2007 ce sera le premier anniversaire de la réclamation de
terre de Six Nations. Il y a un an un groupe de personne de Six Nations
ont repris un morceau de leur territoire qui était devenu le chantier de
construction d'un entrepreneur immobilier et ont demandé l'arrêt
immédiat de la destruction de leur territoire et l'annexion de la
parcelle en question à leur territoire.
Maintenant, un an plus tard, le gouvernement n'a toujours pas reconnu la
réalité: Cette terre n'est pas la leur et ils ne peuvent donc la vendre;
Elle appartient au territoire Haudonausaunee (Iroquois) volé et vendu
illégalement par les autorités coloniales.
Les gens de Kanohnstaton, anciennement connu comme, "Douglas Creek
Estates" (lieu de réclamation) ont lancé un appel à un large mouvement
de solidarité à la réclamation de terre. La réclamation de terre a
besoin de votre soutient pour faire comprendre au gouvernement canadien
que les Six Nations ne sont pas seules. Nous devons publiquement
dénoncer l'injustice du vol colonial des terres, du génocide et prendre
le parti de la dignité, des droits territoriaux autochtones, de la
justice et de l'autonomie.
Malgré le manque d'intérêt des Médias de masses, la réclamation de
terres des Six Nations est un évènement majeur dans l'histoire de la
décolonisation de l'île de la tortue (Canada). Nous, en tant que
personne vivant sur une terre volée, nous avons la responsabilité de
supporter et revendiquer que les droits territoriaux et la souveraineté
Handenosanee soient reconnus. Nous devons aussi revendiquer que le
gouvernement cesse immédiatement la criminalisation de celles et ceux
qui se sont impliquées dans la réclamation; tandis que au moins 32
personnes font faces à des charges pour avoir défendu leurs droits. Il
est temps d'arrêter de dépenser l'argent public pour des négociateurs,
les salaires de la police d'Ontario, d'arrêter les mensonges, et de
reconnaître les traités entre Les Haudenosanee et les pouvoirs coloniaux.
Les gouvernements provinciaux et fédéraux ont récemment amené un paquet
de mensonges sur papiers à la table de négociation, affirmant que les
Six Nations avaient vendu leurs terres. Laissons leurs savoir que nous
ne nous laisserons pas avoir par de vielle tactique coloniale de
manipulation et de faux dialogue. Si le gouvernement a un problème avec
le fait que les Iroquois protègent leurs terres, il devrait remplir un
formulaire de réclamation de terre à la confédération traditionnelle
Haudenosaunee, dont la réputation et la crédibilité surpasse largement
celle du gouvernement canadien.
==>>> FAX/COURRIEL/TÉLÉPHONE: du 26 Février au 2 Mars, 2007
Faites entendre votre voix !
Nous vous invitons à participer à une semaine de campagne d'envoie de
fax, courriel et téléphone aux "négociateurs" du gouvernement entre le
26 février et le 2 mars 2007. Vous trouverez ci-dessous les contacts et
un modèle de lettre. Prenez le temps de faire entendre votre voix et de
demander des compte à ce gouvernement qui ne respecte ni les lois ni les
revendications légitimes.
==>>> AGISSEZ: 28 Février 2007
Organisez des évènements ou des actions localement !
Des actions locales pour faire pression sur le gouvernement sont
encourages. Si vous pouvez le faire, avertissez-en les gens sur le site
de réclamation de Six Nations. Vous pouvez organiser une délégation à un
représentant du gouvernement pour remettre une lettre ou simplement
participer massivement à la semaine d'envoie de lettre fax et d'appels.
À Montréal un rassemblement aura lieu devant l'édifice du gouvernement
fédéral du centre ville, plusieurs porte parole des territoires
Haudenosaunee y interviendront.
RASSEMBLEMENT À MONTRÉAL
Mercredi 28 février 2007
12h
Complexe Guy-Favreau
200 Réné-Lévèsque O. (métro Place des Arts)
Amenez du bruit et des bannières de solidarité !
Si vous voulez aider à organiser écrivez nous
solidarite6nations at gmail.com <mailto:solidarite6nations at gmail.com>
==>>> DU 26 FÉVRIER AU 2 MARS CAMPAGNE D'APPEL, DE FAX ET DE COURRIEL.
Ecrivez les gouvernements provinciaux et fédéraux aujourd'hui !
Revendiquant :
* Que le gouvernement reconnaisse le titre des communautés de Six
Nations sur la terre une fois pour toute.
* Que le gouvernement mette fin à la criminalisation des personnes
de Kanohnstaton.
* Que le gouvernement reconnaisse le gouvernement traditionnel de la
confédération Haudenosaunee.
LES CONTACTES ET MODÈLE DE LETTRE (Vous pouvez faire votre proper lettre
en français ou utilisez le modèle de lettre disponible en anglais
ci-dessous).
Premier Ministre Stephen Harper
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa K1A 0A2
Fax: 613-941-6900
Email:
pm at pm.gc.ca <https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=pm%40pm.gc.ca>
Jim Prentice, Ministere des Affaires Indiennes
Colline Parlementaire : Chambre des communes
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Telephone:
(613) 992-4275
Fax: (613) 947-9475
Email:
Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca
<https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=Prentice.J%40parl.gc.ca>
Barbara McDougall, Négociateur Fédéral
Cabinet Ministériel
Colline Parlementaire : Chambre des communes
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Telephone: (613) 992-4275
Fax: (613)
947-9475
Email:
Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca
<https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=Prentice.J%40parl.gc.ca>
Ron Doering, Négociateur Fédéral
Cabinet Ministériel
Colline Parlementaire : Chambre des communes
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Telephone:
(613) 992-4275
Fax: (613) 947-9475
Email:
Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca
<https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=Prentice.J%40parl.gc.ca>
Jane Stewart
Négociateur provincial, Province d' Ontario
Brantford MP
c/o Dalton McGuinty, Premier Ministre d'Ontario
Édifice Legislatif , Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 1A1
Téléphone: (416)
325-1941
Fax :
(416) 325-3745
Email:
Dalton.McGuinty at premier.gov.on.ca <https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=Dalton.McGuinty%40premier.gov.on.ca>
Trouvez et contacter votre propre député:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Language=E&source=sm <http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Language=E&source=sm>
MODELE DE LETTRE
To: Prime Minister Stephen Harper/ Barbara MacDougall/ Jim Prentice/
Jane Stewart/ Ron Doering
Object: Stop the Criminalization of the Six Nations Land Reclamation,
respect the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and immediately recognize Six
Nations land rights.
I am writing to demand that the Canadian government uphold its
responsibilities and return full title of Kanohnstaton (the Douglas
Creek Estates) to the people of Six Nations.
It has now been one year since the people of Six Nations rightfully took
back and reclaimed a piece of land that had been stolen and illegally
sold by the Canadian government. This piece of land, formerly known as
"Douglas Creek Estates", is Kanohnstaton, or The Protected Place, and
the government is well overdue in recognizing the truth of the matter:
that this is Six Nations land, guaranteed by the Haldimand Proclamation,
and the Canadian government has no business claiming, selling, or
leasing land that is not theirs.
Land claims put forward by First Nations communities are highly overdue.
Section 35 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms clearly
states that: "The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the
aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed." In
addition to demanding that the federal and provincial governments follow
basic universal rules of human decency, I demand that the government
follow its own Charter of Rights and Freedoms outlined in the
Constitution Act of 1982.
Moreover, I demand that the ongoing criminalization of the people of
Kanohnstaton cease immediately. Indeed, instead of charging, persecuting
and criminalizing unarmed indigenous people who are rightfully and
peacefully reclaiming their own land, you should be bringing to justice
the OPP and RCMP officers who used violence with tasers and batons on
unarmed people, causing injuries and bodily harm, on the vicious raid of
April 20th, 2006.
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 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."
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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Pour plus d'information sur la réclamation de terre de Six Nations
veuillez visiter:
www.reclamationinfo.com <http://www.reclamationinfo.com/>
Settlers in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty News Archive:
http://sisis.nativeweb.org/actionalert/index.html#newsarchive
<http://sisis.nativeweb.org/actionalert/index.html#newsarchive>
Autonomy and Solidarity's Six Nations/Caledonia Resource Page:
http://auto_sol.tao.ca/node/view/2012
Turtle Island Native Network:
http://www.turtleisland.org/news/news-sixnations.htm
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