[IPSM] Katenies at the Superior Court in Cornwall, Ontario (updates; mise-a-jour)

[No One Is Illegal Montreal]

[français ci-dessous]
[Included below are links and the text of some recent articles concerning
Katenies and her refusal to recognize the jurisdiction of Canadian colonial
courts and the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). Katenies again
refused to recognize the jurisdiction of the Superior Court in Cornwall,
Ontario this past July 14, 2008. She is due to appear before a judge in the
Superior Court of Ontario in Alexandria on October 21, 2008. It appears as
if both Katenies and Kahentinetha will be charged criminally in relation to
the CBSA attack on them on June 14, 2008. More updates to come.]

Mohawk Nation News: Stone Wall in Cornwall
Article linked HERE<http://www.mohawknationnews.com/news/singlenews.php?en=en&layout=mnn&newsnr=628&backurl=%2Fnews%2Fnews3.php%3Flang%3Den%26layout%3Dmnn%26sortorder%3D0&srcscript=/news/news3.php>
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Cornwall Standard Freeholder: Protesters pack city courtroom
Article below and linked here:
http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1114035
Ottawa Indymedia/The Dominion: Mohawk Grandmother challenges border
jurisdiction (Video)
Video linked here: http://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/lia_tarachansky/1931

Statement: Solidarity with Katenies! "Canada" has no jurisdiction over
Mohawk land
Statement below and also linked here:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/07/solidarite-with-katenies.html;
to endorse the statement, e-mail indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com

Background Info/Previous Articles & Audio:

http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/06/katenies-cbsa-background.html


INFO: indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com – 514-848-7583
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Protesters pack city courtroom;
Cornwall Standard Freeholder

Protesters from Ottawa, Montreal and Hamilton packed a Cornwall courtroom
Monday in support of Janet Davis, a New York State Iroquois woman who was
arrested on June 14 at the Cornwall border crossing in relation to three
Customs Act charges from 2003.

Davis, 43, who is also known by her Iroquois name of Katenies, is facing two
additional charges of failing to appear in court after she allegedly passed
through the border in 2003 without stopping for a Canada Customs agent.

She claims the Canadian judicial system has no jurisdiction over her as an
indigenous woman, and even filed a motion in January 2007 to dismiss the
charges on those grounds.

The motion was denied, but Davis renewed her objections yesterday by
demanding that the court provide written proof of their authority to arrest
her and charge her based on what she calls "colonial law."

"My people never gave up their rights or their land to anyone, it was taken
from us, these laws were forced on us," said Davis outside the Cornwall
courthouse.

"They have no jurisdiction here. I've asked them a question and they have
refused to answer it. Where do they get this authority?"

Davis added that she signed her official objection to the court with her
fingerprint instead of a written signature as a statement of her
individuality as a native woman.

About 30 people packed the courtroom yesterday morning as Davis, who has
refused representation, addressed Justice of the Peace Linda Leblanc along
with Frank Horn, a Cornwall defence lawyer who says he was only there with
Davis as a friend of the court.

"Katenies stands by the Two Row Wampum Treaty," said Horn, referring to an
agreement signed between the Dutch and the Iroquois Nation of northern New
York in 1613.

"Two cultures may live side by side, but they will never cross. She feels
that these charges are a crossover between our two cultures, and that's not
right."

Horn was also present in court to object to the treatment of his sister,
Kahentinetha Horn, who was with Davis in June.

Horn said both Davis and Kahentinetha, who is 68 years old, were handcuffed
and wrestled to the ground by border guards, treatment he said led his
sister to suffer a heart attack and be rushed by ambulance to Cornwall
Community Hospital.

"She hasn't been the same since this happened," he said. "She won't leave
the house, and she's already been back in the hospital once since June. It's
just terrible what our family has been going through."

Horn said tensions have been mounting over the past few months between
border guards and those from the Akwesasne reserve, adding that many believe
the guards are unfairly targeting aboriginals as an excuse to beef up
security.

"The Harper government has this whole strategy to get tough at the borders,
and they're using our people as the means to stir up Canadians and say:
'Look, we've got this issue at the border, so we've got to increase
security,'" he said. "My people don't appreciate being used in that manner."

Horn said many aboriginals are getting sick of the treatment, and protests
such as yesterday's will continue until the message is received.

Davis' case will go to trial in Alexandria court starting Oct. 21, 2008.

Original article here:
http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1114035
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Solidarity with Katenies!
"Canada" has no jurisdiction over Mohawk land

On July 14, 2008, Mohawk grandmother and activist Katenies appeared before a
judge in the Superior Court of Cornwall, Ontario. And again, Katenies
refused to recognize the authority of the courts, and demanded that Canadian
officials prove they have jurisdiction over her as an Indigenous woman. She
has been ordered to appear in court again on October 21, 2008, in
Alexandria, Ontario.

On June 14, 2008, Katenies -- accompanied by Kahentinetha of the Kahnawake
Mohawk Territory – was targeted for arrest by Canadian Border Services
Agency (CBSA) guards on an outstanding warrant for allegedly "running the
border" in 2003, and offenses resulting from her refusal to appear in court
and validate the colonial justice system.

Katenies has maintained since 2003 that border officials and the Canadian
colonial courts have no jurisdiction over Kanion'ke:haka people or land. In
January 2007, Katenies served court officials with a Motion to Dismiss,
demanding that they establish jurisdiction, if any, over Mohawks and their
ability to travel freely between "Canada" and the "United States".

During the CBSA attack, Katenies and Kahentinetha – who are both writers and
contributors to Mohawk Nation News (MNN) – were treated brutally by border
guards. Both were handcuffed and tackled to the ground. Katenies was jailed
for three days. Kahentinetha suffered a heart attack and had to be
hospitalized for several days.

As mainly non-native groups and collectives based in settler communities on
or near Mohawk lands, we are publicly standing in support of Katenies, and
demand all charges against her by the colonial courts be dropped. We also
condemn the brutal attacks by the CBSA on both Katenies and Kahentinetha on
June 14, 2008 and declare our solidarity with Indigenous struggles for land,
freedom and self-determination.

Endorsed by:
Agitate (Ottawa)
Les Apatrides Anonymes (Montreal)
Block the Empire-Montreal
Coalition Guerre à la guerre (Quebec City)
Collectif opposé à la brutalité policière (Montreal)
Collectif pour l'Autonomie du Peuple Mapuche (Montreal)
Comité Solidarité Nouveau Equateur (Montreal)
Common Cause Ontario
CUPE Local 3906 (Hamilton)
DIRA Bibliothèque Anarchiste (Montreal)
Kingston Indigenous Solidarity Network
La Otra Campaña (Montreal)
NEFAC-Montreal
No One Is Illegal-Kingston
No One Is Illegal-Montreal
No One Is Illegal-Ottawa
No One Is Illegal-Toronto
Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Toronto)
OPIRG-Carleton
OPIRG/GRIPO-Ottawa
Ottawa Raging Grannies
People's Global Action Bloc (Ottawa)
Peterborough Coalition Against Poverty
Peterborough Coalition for Palestine Solidarity
Solidarity Across Borders (Montreal)
and others.

Reports about the CBSA attack, and background information, are linked at the
following
website:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/06/katenies-cbsa-background.html

To endorse this statement, please e-mail
indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com; Katenies' next scheduled court date
is October 21, 2008 in Alexandria, Ontario.


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[Voici quelques articles et liens concernant Katenies, grand-mère et
militante Mohawk, qui refuse de reconnaître l'autorité des tribunals
canadiens et l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC). Katenies a
comparu devant un juge à Cornwall le 14 juillet 2008; sa prochaine
comparution sera le 21 october 2008 à Alexandria, Ontario.]

Mohawk Nation News: Stone Wall in Cornwall
Article ICI<http://www.mohawknationnews.com/news/singlenews.php?en=en&layout=mnn&newsnr=628&backurl=%2Fnews%2Fnews3.php%3Flang%3Den%26layout%3Dmnn%26sortorder%3D0&srcscript=/news/news3.php>.
(en anglais)

Cornwall Standard Freeholder: Protesters pack city courtroom
Article ici:
http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1114035
<http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1114035>(en
anglais)

Ottawa Indymedia/Dominion: Mohawk Grandmother challenges border jurisdiction
(Video)
Video ici: http://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/lia_tarachansky/1931
<http://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/lia_tarachansky/1931>(en
anglais)

Déclaration: Solidarité avec Katenies! Le "Canada" n'a aucune juridiction
sur le territoire Mohawk!
La déclaration est ci-dessous, ou ici:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/07/solidarite-avec-katenies.html
<http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/07/solidarite-avec-katenies.html>(en
français)
Pour endosser la déclaration, contacter:
indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com

Informations/Contexte:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/06/asfc-attaque.html (en
français)


INFO: indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com – 514-848-7583
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Solidarité avec Katenies!
Le "Canada" n'a aucune juridiction sur le territoire Mohawk!

Le 14 juillet 2008, Katenies, grand-mère et militante Mohawk, a comparu
devant un juge de la Cour supérieure de Cornwall en Ontario. Et de nouveau,
Katenies a refusé de reconnaître l'autorité du tribunal et demandera aux
autorités canadiennes de prouver qu'elle est sous leur juridiction, en tant
que femme autochtone. Sa prochaine comparution sera le 21 october 2008 à
Alexandria, Ontario.

Le 14 juin 2008, Katenies (accompagnée de Kahentinetha du territoire Mohawk
de Kahnawake) a été arrêtée par des officiers de l'Agence des services
frontaliers du Canada (ASFC), en vertu d'un mandat émis pour avoir
prétendument franchi la frontière illégalement en 2003 et pour avoir refusé
par la suite de comparaître en cour et reconnaître le système judiciaire
colonial.

Katenies maintient depuis 2003 que les frontières officielles et la cour
coloniale du Canada n'ont aucun droit sur les gens de Kanion'he:haka ou sur
leur terre. En janvier 2007, Katenies a rendu à la Cour une motion de
déboutement, demandant que les autorités prouvent leur juridiction sur les
Mohawks et leur abilité de voyager librement entre le "Canada" et les
"États-Unis".

Lors de l'assaut de l'ASFC le 14 juin dernier, Katenies et Kahentinetha -
qui contribuent toutes deux au bulletin de nouvelles Mohawk Nation News -
ont été traitées très brutalement par les douaniers. Les deux femmes ont été
menottées et jetées au sol. Katenies a été emprisonnée pendant trois jours.
Kahentinetha a subi une crise cardiaque et a du être hospitalisée pendant
plusieurs jours par la suite.

En tant que groupes et collectifs principalement non-autochtones et basés
dans des villes coloniales situées sur ou près des territoires Mohawk, nous
affirmons publiquement notre soutien à la cause de Katenies et exigeons que
toutes les accusations portées contre elles soient retirées. Nous condamnons
également l'attaque brutale subi par Katenies et Kahentinetha aux mains de
l'ASFC le 14 juin 2008 et réitérons notre solidarité avec les luttes
autochtones pour la terre, la liberté et l'autodétermination.

Endossé par :
Agitate (Ottawa)
Les Apatrides Anonymes (Montréal)
Bloquez l'empire-Montréal
Coalition Guerre à la guerre (Québec)
Collectif opposé à la brutalité policière (Montréal)
Collectif pour l'Autonomie du Peuple Mapuche (Montréal)
Comité Solidarité Nouveau Equateur (Montréal)
Common Cause Ontario
CUPE Local 3906 (Hamilton)
DIRA Bibliothèque Anarchiste (Montréal)
Kingston Indigenous Solidarity Network
NEFAC-Montréal
No One Is Illegal-Kingston
No One Is Illegal-Ottawa
No One Is Illegal-Toronto
Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Toronto)
OPIRG-Carleton
OPIRG/GRIPO-Ottawa
Ottawa Raging Grannies
Personne n'est illégal/No One Is Illegal-Montréal
La Otra Campaña (Montréal)
People's Global Action Bloc (Ottawa)
Peterborough Coalition Against Poverty
Peterborough Coalition for Palestine Solidarity
Solidarité sans frontières (Montréal)

Pour plus d'information sur les arrestations du 14 juin dernier et sur le
contexte de cette attaque:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/06/asfc-attaque.html

Pour endosser cette déclaration, svp contacter :
indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com . La prochaine comparution de
Katenies sera le 21 octobre 2008 à Alexandria, Ontario.
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