The message below was sent out by MNN at 4:50 pm (April 25). Several updates have been added to the comments:

May 1st A report-back from the solidarity action in Vancouver, and a few videosApril 30th The OPP offensive is over now, and the blockade of Highway 6 has been taken down. Three Mohawks from Tyendinaga remain in custody. (Statements by Hazel Hill and Skyler Williams)
April 28th Update (Opp Moved in this morning, no one was hurt.) and list of (3) solidarity actions
April 28th Open Letter to Police Commissioner Julian Fantino
April 27th Release …

On Tuesday morning, nearly 1000 troops swarmed an encampment set up by the Mohawks to resist an illegal housing development project on Mohawk land. Fortunately, by the time the troops arrived, there were no Mohawks to be found.

The OPP are now looking for people to charge and fine like they did with Shawn Brant, treating him as if he was some sort of ring leader. And the media, of course, is busy making everyone look like, well, a “rag-tag group of loosely assembled dissident Mohawks,” according to the Belleville Intelligencer.

Unfortunately, …

The following urgent message is from Janie Jamieson. Please forward widely…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday October 25, 2007

Incarcerated Six Nations Man Threatened by Institutional Staff
by Janie Jamieson, Six Nations

Skylar Williams, a Mohawk Wolf from Six Nations has been held without bail at the Hamilton Barton St. Jail since the illegal arrests at Stirling Street September 19, 2007. Today we held a rally for him outside the jail where he has been in the “hole” for two days.

We have reason to believe if Skyler is harmed in anyway, we know he is the target of planned and deliberate threats and violence by …

Asserting jurisdiction within the Haldimand Tract, last month Traditional Chiefs at Six Nations announced a plan where they would set up an organization and begin to charge fees and require permits for construction to occur within the Haldimand Tract; a region that is by all legitimate means Six Nations Territory.

Well, this past Wednesday the Province of Ontario’s negotiator, Murray Coolican, told Confederacy Representatives that they do not have the right (therefore jurisdiction) to collect payments or issue permits.

As quoted by the Globe and mail, Mr. …

Two of the convenient loop-holes in U.S. law is threatening a lawsuit filed by the Onondaga Nation, Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

The Onondaga lawsuit is asking the court to declare New York violated federal law when it obtained around 4,000 square miles of land from the Onondaga in the late 1700s and early 1800s. They’re not asking for money, or property damages or even the return of the land. They just want to the state to admit it did wrong. Additionally, they are asking the Court to acknowledge their title to a 40-mile …

Traditional Chiefs at Six Nations have recently announced that anyone planning to build in the Grand River watershed must now secure a permit from the Confederacy.

The Confederacy stated that this is an assertion of their jurisdiction over lands within the Haldimand Tract, as well as an attempt to prevent environmental degradation caused by new developments.

Aaron Detlor, a Mohawk lawyer and spokesperson for the new planning agency says “We are saying specifically that you need to apply and be given a permit…” “If you do not have a permit and …

Courtesy of Mohawk Nation News, here is the full speech delivered earlier today at the rally in front of the Law Society of Upper Canada. This was delivered by Janie Jamieson, Spokesperson of the Six Nations of the Grand River.
Thanks to MNN for sending this out…

August 21, 2007

Throughout the past year and a half the rule of law has been the topic of discussion for many political and personal circles. Many questions are asked, “Why isn’t the rule of law being equally applied to everyone? Are Natives above the law? Why are certain people …

Here’s a message sent out by Janie Jamieson Today, letting people know of an upcoming talk at the Law Society of Upper Canada, which located on 130 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario. The talk will be held on Tuesday August 21, from 10:00am to 12:00pm

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE LAW…
From Janie Jamieson

“ONE RULE OF LAW FOR ALL CANADIAN CITIZENS…”, has been the cry of many CANADIANS, however they are referring to the illegal imposition of their ‘law’ on sovereign nations, us the Six Nations Confederacy. The cry has …

There’s been alot going on lately with regard to Land Claims issues, actions among Six Nations, and matters related to the June 29th National Day of Protest.

I’m short on time at the moment, but want to post an overview of what’s been going on:

Railways and June 29th

It seems AFN’s Phil Fontaine has pretty much had a change of heart, finally realizing that taking beaurocratic routing to address indigenous Issues is a complete waste of time. It’s still unfortunate that he keeps talking about money, and suggests that ‘we just want what Canada already has…’ There are some that think …

I’m happy to say, I uploaded the intro to the Oneidas For Democracy video to Youtube… It’s not the greatest quality, but it gets the job done…

Background: As you may know, the Oneidas are one of Six Nations that make up the Haudenosaunee Confederacy….

Ray Halbritter, the CEO of TurningStone Casino and Indian Country Today — and one of the richest people in New York State, unilaterally assumed power over what’s often called the “Oneida Nation of New York” (but it’s not really a Nation. The Oneida People are the Nation. This is a community) and …