The Spectator looks at the key issues behind the dispute. In the meantime, the land defenders plan to hold their ground and prevent houses from being built. 16 Sunrise Court Suite 600 Ohsweken, ON P.O.

They are dissatisfied with actions taken by the province of Ontario to turn over a contentious piece of land, the former Burtch Correctional Facility land, to the Six Nations band council rather than the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the traditional government, said Six Nations woman Doreen Silversmith.

hold about 5% of that original 950,000 acres, the Haudenosaunee Looking to avoid another confrontation in Caledonia and potential uprisings across the country by Indigenous groups acting in solidarity with the Six Nations land defenders, the OPP began to enforce the injunctions by arresting people away from the site. layers, reading summary text, and following links to historical The street has been home to a contentious protest before. As the only named party to the injunctions, Skyler Williams — who the judge decreed to be the leader of 1492 Land Back Lane, while he calls himself the spokesperson — is on the hook for $20 million in damages, plus $144,000 in legal costs. Haldimand’s police services board took a hard line against the occupation, likening the land defenders to domestic terrorists. Floyd, a Six Nations member who wouldn't give his full name because of the tensions differences of opinion in the community, told CBC he agrees with the group's cause, but not its methodology. She said the ball is now in Ontario's court. Police closed McKenzie, Argyle and Highway 6, and the CN Rail line running through the territory was also vandalized. A group from Six Nations, along with allies from other First Nations and non-Indigenous supporters, is defending the land against what they see as illegal development. He was eventually disqualified from participating in the legal process because he continued to disobey the judge’s order to leave the land. The second part of this project examines a recent (and ongoing) land conflict in Caledonia, Ontario. The group has listed several demands, most aimed at the Ontario government, but one directed at the Six Nations elected band council.

say that most of what Canada claims to have acquired was The land defenders say the Haudenosaunee were defrauded of the McKenzie Road land and most of the original Haldimand Tract — 10 kilometres on either side of the full length of the Grand River, given to Six Nations by the British in 1784 in gratitude for their allegiance during the American Revolution — through unscrupulous sales, leases and surrenders. While they consider that option, the OPP are likely to continue arresting land defenders and their allies one at a time, away from the site.

The land defenders refute this, saying the Haudenosaunee Confederacy chiefs have claimed the land since the 19th century and that no development … Foxgate Developments — a joint venture between Ballantry Homes and Losani Homes — plans to build 218 detached homes and townhouses on the site, which had previously been farmland. The group now on the land has put up a building and other structures while camping out in tents.

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