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Six Nations kids want supplies not lies!

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On Monday October 1st, a group of Six Nations parents and their allies rallied at the Brantford offices of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada to protest the fact that children at Six Nations schools have still not received their school supplies, despite having ordered them in May.

Six Nations parents and teachers have been paying out of their own pockets costs which should be covered by the government. Whether this is a result of government cutbacks or bureaucratic incompetence, it is an injustice that Six Nations children should not have to suffer.

At Monday’s protest, Six Nations parents told Bob Maguire, the AANDC-AADNC Director of Funding Services that if the schools supplies for their children were not delivered by Thursday, October 4th, another protest would be held outside the AANDC-AADNC offices (58, Dalhousie St., Brantford, Six Nations Territory) at 8am on Friday October 5th.

Education is a right! Honour the Treaties! Supplies not Lies!

Urgent Call for Support from the Haudenosaunee Development Institute!

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Tuseday May 29, starting at 7:00 AM SHARP!

697 Sutor Road, South Cayuga

For more info: http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/six-nations-confronts-samsungs-energy-project/11089

Video call out: http://vimeo.com/43001152

The Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI), an arm of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council, (the traditional leadership body of the Six Nations people) is urgently requesting the support of the April 28th Coalition and supporters in regards to a very important issue at Six Nations today, tomorrow and possibly later in the week.

The giant multinational corporation Samsung is planning a multi-billion dollar “renewable energy” project on Six Nations lands within the 1701 treaty area and has refused to consult or accommodate with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council.

Several months ago, the HDI sent out a letter to the main archaeological association in Ontario demanding that they “cease and desist” in their work for Samsung on these renewable energy sites until Samsung respects the will of the Confederacy. Until recently, the archaeologists have respected that cease-and-desist order, an act which stopped Samsung from moving forwards on this matter.

However, this morning, Samsung has resumed work at the development site just south of Cayuga and the Six Nations Reservation. The building site is located near the corner of Haldimand County Road 20 and Sutor Rd – at 697 Sutor Rd:

https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=679+Sutor+Road,+Haldimand,+ON&hl=en&sll=42.892394,-79.789946&sspn=0.01506,0.025213&t=h&hnear=679+Sutor+Rd,+Haldimand,+Haldimand+Regional+Municipality,+Ontario+N0A+1E0&z=17

Members of the Six Nations community are currently at the site trying to block further development until Samsung deals appropriately with the Confederacy. At least one Confederacy chief – Cayuga chief Blake Bomberry – is at the site now along with about two dozen other Six Nations community members and a few non-native allies. According to Hazel Hill, interim director of HDI, Samsung representatives have stated that “they don’t care about treaties, but only Canadian law” and so thedevelopment is going ahead irregardless of the wishes of Six Nations. There are currently about 50 Samsung employees on the site.

According to Hill, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council is calling for all Haudenosaunee people and their allies to come together and to make Samsung and the archaeologists working for them respect the “cease and desist” order passed by the Confederacy Council on November 2, 2011 regarding this issue.

Allies and supporters are needed to gather at the site with Six Nations tomorrow – Tuesday, May 29 at 7 AM sharp. Further support may be needed later in the day and during the rest of the week. Bring food and water!

 

Urgent Call for Support from the Haudenosaunee Development Council!

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Hazel Hill, the Interim Director of the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI), an arm of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council, (the traditional leadership body of the Six Nations people) is urgently requesting the support from the April 28th Coalition and supporters as Samsung refuses to obey a cease and desist order.

Tuseday May 29, starting at 7:00 AM SHARP!

697 Sutor Road, South Cayuga

To coordinate rides:

St. Catherines: Dylan 289-969-5730

Toronto: Laura 416-888-9704

Hamilton: Jessica 905-802-9716

For more info: http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/six-nations-confronts-samsungs-energy-project/11089

 

Don’t miss the April 28th Follow-up events in Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo!

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Toronto
We Are All Treaty People:  Panel and Discussion on Support for Six Nations Land Defenders and April 28th Follow-up
Join us for an important follow-up discussion on the April 28th Walk for Peace, Respect and Friendship – an inspiring event that demanded respect for Six Nations land rights and asserted that “we are all treaty people”. Organizers will share critical lessons learned and discuss exciting next steps.

Guest speakers will focus on the pressing need to resist the criminalizing of Six Nations land defense and ways to support Six Nations political prisoners.

May 28th 7:00-9:00pm, at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), 252 Bloor St West RM 5250

Kitchener-Waterloo
Connecting Struggles: An Indigenous Solidarity Town Hall for the KW Community
Join Grand River Indigenous Solidarity as we invite you to participate in a community discussion, from a settler perspective, about what it means for us to live and work on the Haldimand Tract after the April 28th walk for Peace, Respect and Friendship. Come out and learn from local organizers about current Indigenous sovereignty struggles and solidarity work, as well as how you can get involved!
May 28th 6:00pm-8:00pm Faculty of Social Work, 1st floor auditorium
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