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Six ations Jr. B Rebels 2nd Annual Golf Tournament ...See Page 10 Okarahshona kenh Onkwehonwene, Six Nations of the Grand Wednesday September 17, 2008 Chiefs of Ontario Rama win means $100 million to communities By Lynda Powless Editor A win in court for the Ontario First ations Ltd. Partnership means a $100 million or more win to First ations commu- nities across Ontario A decades old legal fight that pit- Justice J. Gans dismissed Mn- ted the Chippewas of Mnjikaning jikaning’s claim for 35% of the net against every First Nation in On- gaming revenues from Casino tario over 35% of gaming revenues Rama. from Casino Rama came to an end The moe than $100 million has in a Toronto courtroom Monday. been held in a segregated account And Ontario First Nations came by the Ontario Lotteries and out the winner. (Continued on page 2) Haudenosaunee Men's Fire shut down Erie Ave develop- ment site By Jamie Lewis Special to Turtle Island ews BRANTFORD- A group of about 30 Six Nations men under the umbrella of the “Haudenosaunee Men's Fire” shut down a housing development on Erie Avenue and Birkett Lane here Monday morning. Steven "Boots" Powless talks with detectives after his son Greg was arrested shorly after leaving a protest For most of the morning there was a stand-off with workers on one side camp on Powerline Road in Brantford. (Photo by Jamie Lewis). See story page 6. of Erie Ave. who had come to lay the water mains (Continued page 5) Sales of illegal tobacco account for one in Inside three cigarettes: industry study Local . 2 By Steve Lambert Kemball, president of Imperial To- seven days _ up from 22 per cent Editorial . 4 THE CAADIA PRESS bacco, said Tuesday from the com- in 2007 and 16.5 per cent in 2006. Sports . ..8 Sales of contraband tobacco are pany’s Montreal headquarters. The numbers were highest in On- Fall Car Care . ..13 skyrocketing and now account for “It’s important that you get to both tario, at 48.6 per cent, and lowest Careers . 16 one in three cigarette purchases the illegal manufacturing opera- on the Prairies at under four per Business Directory...........18 Classified . 19 across the country, according to a tions as well as the criminal net- cent. new study by the tobacco industry. works that are taking these Respondents were interviewed in Price $1.25 Police are seizing more and more products off reserves and distribut- their homes, so the survey team Daily news updates contraband smokes each year. But ing them across Canada.’’ asked to see their cigarettes. Illegal industry leaders say the seizures The study, funded by the Canadian smokes were on hand in 19.3 per www.theturtleislandnews.com are merely drops in the bucket and Tobacco Manufacturers’ Council cent of homes nationwide and 29 want governments and police to and conducted by independent per cent of homes in Ontario. target large-scale manufacturing market research firm GfK Re- The GfK Research Dynamics sur- plants on aboriginal reserves. search Dynamics, surveyed 2,046 vey is considered accurate within “The seizure of illegal tobacco adult smokers in May and June. plus or minus 2.2 per cent, 19 times products from the small-time dis- Among respondents, 32.7 per cent out of 20. 282 Argyle St. tributors is really addressing the said they had purchased illicit to- Caledonia tail end of the problem,’’ Benj bacco products within the previous (Continued on page 2 ) AATTVV’’ss && DDiirrtt BBiikkeess OONNTTAARRIIOO’’SS PPRREEMMIIEERREE TTAAXX FFRREEEE HHIIPP HHOOPP CCLLOOTTHHIINNGG SSTTOORREE 49 cc Bike $225 49 cc Crotch Rocket $225 110 Small ATV no rack $600 110 Small ATV with rack $675 110 Big ATV with rack $800 110 Racing ATV $800 250 Bike $1,500 150 ATV $1,300 300 ATV with tow, reverse $3000 250 ATV $2000 2 September 17, 2008 WWW.THETURTLEISLA D EWS.COM Watch our Turtle ewscasts! Podcasting ! We’re streaming native news all the time! RamaLocal win will send millions to communities (Continued from front) and concert hall. new fence would have to be built, Gaming Corporation awaiting At the end of the five years, the and where do we begin.” Monday’s verdict. The monies Chiefs of Ontario did not approve Mnjinkaning has 30 days to ap- have accumulated over the life of extending the agreement. Instead peal the decision. Sault said with the lawsuit. the Chiefs agreed Mnjikaning the history of Mnjikaning in this The money itself will eventually would get the same equal share the case, “the probabilty is quite high be split among First Nations after other 133 First Nations in Ontario that they will appeal.” approval from the Chiefs of On- receive. IF that happens, he said it would tario. The money will be split on Mnjikaning objected and launched continue to tie up the millions the existing formulata of 50% as the litigation that would continue being held in trust until all appeals base, 40% based on population for a decade. are exhausted. The litigation has cost First Na- “It is very sad really. If you look and 10% for remote comunities. million a year in land and building hold it up or help their sister First The lawsuit began a decade ago by tions alone over $3 million. at the decision you will see the Randy Sault general manager of Judge himself said First Nations leases, and have corralled all busi- Nations? If they did not appeal it Mnjikaning. nesses and spinoffs in the casino would certainly help the healing The 35% was originally allocated the First Nations Ltd., Partnership need that money to enhance their that dispurses Casino Rama funds, communities and their first nations that has amounted to millions between Mnjikaning and the other to Mnjikaning for five years to de- more. First Nations,” he said velop the casino as an entertain- said they will seeking legal costs. and this decision will not heal any- Asked if the Chiefs and Mnjikan- thing.” Now, for many First Nations in Justice J. Gans said he is “not ment complex. need of water treatment plants, naive enough to thnk this decision That amounted to about $170 mil- ing have been able to come to- Mnjikaning has made millions of gether now that the case is over, he the casino. The tiny community of sewers, basic utilities, Sault says will end the dispute.” lion to construct the entertainment it’s a waiting game. “Now, it’s up There has been no word from Mn- centre than now includes a hotel said “there has been no mending of just 1,700 people receive their the fences unfortunately. A whole share of the agreement, plus $3 to Mnjikaning. What they will do, jikaning. MP Lloyd St Amand has hopes of successful Six ations negotiations By Susannah Schmidt he could not comment on the Lib- said. negotiating at the pace, and at a Writer eral party’s position about the St. Amand said it’s fine to have low intensity, has not, in my view, BRANTFORD-Brant MP Lloyd statement. delegated negotiators but the fed- yielded much by way of concrete St. Amand says that the latest re- But asked if he could comment eral government is responsible for results. So as an absolute mini- lease from the Confederacy Coun- personally as someone familiar keeping the public abreast of what mum, before throwing in the towel cil about land claim negotiations with the local isuses, he said, “The is happening at the table. and saying negotiating doesn’t leads him to believe that the two fair conclusion to be drawn is the “To have Ron Doering be the work, let’s just fight in court, I sides remain far apart but he still two sides, the two parties remain spokesman for the fed government think a much more concerted effort has hope that more concentrated very far apart in terms of the over- is in my mind is an abdication of has to be made to resolve these is- negotiations with better accounta- all resolution.” responsibility,” he said, because sues by way of negotiations,” he bility could yield good results. On the federal government’s side, Doering is not accountable to the said. At a Sept. 12 riding event, St. he said, the “absolute minimum” to public but to his employer, the fed- Conservative candidate Phil Mc- Amand said he hadn’t “ yet had an prove that negotiations are pro- eral government. Coleman said he didn't want to opportunity” to review the Con- ceeding in good faith requires “for St. Amand said it’s too early to say make any comments on the counter federacy’s Sept. 7 counter-proposal a Prime Minister or a Minister of whether or not the issue is too proposal that could jepordize ne- with the party’s Aboriginal Affairs Indian and Northern Affairs to at complicated for the negotiators at gotiations. critic, nor with Stephane Dion, so least comment on the issues,” he the table to solve. Lloyd St Amand "I'm very aware that these are very “I think until such time as a much delicate matters," he said. "I re- more concerted, determined effort spect the counter proposal that has is made to negotiate a resolution,” been tabled by the Haudenosaunee it would be premature to believe Six Nations and also that any out- that a solution is unreachable, he side commentary that is expressed said. is. .totally detrimental to finding “I’m saying two and a half years of a resolution," he said. First Nations “illegal” cig industry growing (Continued from front) ``Unfortunately, those operations The RCMP say the study, obtained take 14 to 18 months to complete,’’ this week by The Canadian Press, is Harvey said.

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