Ready to Return to a Table by Lynda Powless Editor
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er.7-i_..r<.._-,jiai., CANADA it,/ T.r7IrTefTr//ed.l.7rr tie J//i/ n LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES PI Bibliot ièque el Arch ves Canada f I I I l II I IIIUIiI I I ti 3 32 6 53883 3 4 t;I 4 I: Library & Archives Canada F' I Newspaper Collection s St. North America's #1 Native Weep 395 Wellington Ottawa, ON K 1 A ON4 No. 10963 The Rebels are going to the finals Pub. No. 40016309 Reg. ...See Page 8 Okarahshona kenh Onkwehonwene, Six Nations of the Grand Wednesday August 6, 2008 Land rights talks off until September Confederacy not not? ready to return to a table By Lynda Powless Editor . On the heels offederal negotiator Ron Doering telling a \_n Brantford crowd, the federal government "is doing all it can" to resolve Six Nations land claims, the Six Nations Confed- I eracy Council said Saturday it will not be returning to land rights negotiations until September. Confederacy agreed to put off the Nations lands flooded by the talks for another month after learn- Welland Canal. t M, ing its technical working group The decision came just days after were not prepared with a strategy federal negotiator Ron Doering r or counter offer to the federal gov- spoke to the Rotary Club of Brant - ernment's $26 million offer for Six (Continued on page 2) Six Nations men shut down 4 Brantford development 4 By Jamie Lewis mation fact sheets, a map of Oak lt Special to Turtle Island News Park North Development, as well V.* PARIS -Bright and early last Tues- as an ecological assessment and / day morning the Haudenosaunee history of the Johnson settlement. Ken Hill, from the Haudenosaunee Men's Fire, talks to Brantford Police about shutting down the Hamp- Men's Fire shut down another Spokesman, Ken Hill said "The ton Inn development on Fen Ridge Court if the Developer refuses to meet with Haudenosaunee Development multi- million dollar development Haudenosaunee Mens Fire being Institute. (Photo by Jamie Lewis) - in Brantford. protectors of the land, are here to This time at the super centre site protect our, and our neighbors in- on Powerline Road near Paris and terests, in the preservation of the Big tobacco to pay $1.15 billion over . issued it's last warning to the de- environment and water supply for veloper at the Hampton Inn site. Brantford, Six Nations and other The group came armed with infor- (Continued on page 2) contraband tobacco By Julian Beltrame the rest of the $1.15 billion. 'Together the civil and criminal THE CANADIAN PRESS The companies pleaded guilty to payments effectively ensure that no Inside benefit was realized as a rlogM rit OTTAWA- Two of Canada's "aiding persons to sell and be in monetary Local 2 Ç biggest tobacco companies will possession of tobacco manufac- result of these activities." 6 was not But Garfield Mahood of the Non - Editorial S Argue pay $1.15 billion in criminal and tured in Canada that Sports .8 civil penalties after pleading guilty packed and was not stamped in Smokers Rights Association said Dreamcatcher Golf Tour .10 :urger the Excise Act," while he welcomed the fines, "jus- e ._ to customs charges related to con- conformity with 17 it*: Careers a.- '- - traband cigarettes and smuggling. the RCMP said. tice escapes us" because none of Classified 19 i Under a court settlement released Revenue Minister Gordon O'Con- the executives who presided over Business Directory 18 Thursday, Imperial Tobacco nor hailed the settlement and the the operation went to jail. the fines are the largest "There's no winners in this be- Price $1.25 Canada Limited was fined $200 RCMP said million and Rothmans Benson & ever levied in Canada. cause the industry has addicted a te-s?ti Hedges (TSX:ROC) $100 million "Today's announcement sends a whole bunch of young people who Daily news updates as part of the criminal charges. clear message that governments then became lifetime annuities for right across Canada are united in these companies The companies, 1 1 1 0 1> 'Rt / The companies will pay another 1 t', I .vf *7441 enforce Canada's he added, will profit for years. 11 $815 million in civil damages to their efforts to n o :e,` the federal and provincial govern- tobacco tax laws ... and fight con- "Over time the companies will fi- the 15 traband tobacco in this nancially benefit. 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Federal negotiator tells Brantford he is "discouraged" (Continued fmm front) Doering said the negotiations tuve Bing told the Rotary Club he -- 4. Six Nations has the largest pop- been complicated by a number of s grating disc raged. "If we unionelauem of any reserve in Canada spoke to the Rotary Club of Bran[- un mil Potters including the bui ein', settle this, I'm getting dis- ¡ddd"' making it very different from iso- fowl, eaynig he did not have an am rìdadas, two years ago, amide coumged about if we can mule any lated sparsely Imputed and --Ly for diem Caledonia. Ile said the talky had claims;' he said. largely impoverished no.em re- lasted Doering said the Sia Na- focus ov removiii those barn- He said other Six Nations claims, Min negotiatioru ore one of the cedes, instead of settling the lard that include in ...... in such (] awnThere are significant divisions "most complicated' he Ras ever "claimé'. thingsasthe(hmdRlverNaviga- and opposing factions within the ham merger* lit. .!!1 Hesaidaprocesshadtobeestab- Min Company are much more "di - t Six Nations community , rr lie raid the federal government is d listed dont brought the federal goy- abolically complicated." b. The claim is very large. doing all it can to resolve the lend monem, Ontario, COnfederecyand Doering said land claim mile 1 '.Negotiators are dealing with ell claim, but M1e mind the federal ov- Elected Band Council all to the mend are based es complex al- a J facts making ..away difficult rs has m rmponalbllity of K ..!-`I table writer. Elation, of the value of money a t what happened over emidletiov ma Mil developmm[ 7 Ile mid the federal government and lad verse time but did not 150 years ego: or law enforcement.' Doering than offered $125 million in May provide details on how the federal .. The negotiation process is diffi- made the mmmmrsafler m of 2007 to settle four outstanding government came m its $26 mil- cult and not conducive to bargain- benhers of the audience complained clams. Ile said m reply has aver. lion offer when Six Nations came lk ing when over 50 people, not month Nations protests shutting been received. E overn SI billion using govern" involved in the talks, constantly down development n.. malting Ron Doeringg Ile said government negotiators men' eSe,bdwe. l leenm addle come and from the negotiation - development. Doering also leased his TS Tea 'Men agreed. look at mingle m federal cut -erns on the mmR talking among themselves. Ike ed .n Am Camp wrapped up its d me...,rrl eon en July 1.5 a Mr S..a.Splmp I ongerv A series of maims. including one mrrcgon &ions with Six Na. solve single smaller and more side of being fair and generous as Government negotiators have Jamieson, of Unchains participate l. lt umake just tun k ago led by Coufed sate taking so long ...abdominal claim, the tads final and fail compmvron' urged that smaller mamba pres- the corn lad deli Om doe s pictured with. Oruro by kLnilan/ racy chiefs d bench warmers, 1. There almost no case lamb flooded by the balding of the Doering also assured the audience ent hot Six Nations representatives have hit a number f d elms.. cowl a f E that deals soon `t,eKt Welland Canal the 1820s. The that no Oval. held lands were. say they want community men within the city, shutting6 down the p day value of land or 4iwr ei/ federal mamma offered S26 jeopardy "My minim is clay. bers to have access as spectators. maim homing d ro 1 mtlets a dash transactions that were ran million. Doering told the audience We will mtpull at risk purple who 9. There are many people on Six and threatening others. ducted in the early to mid -1800s. 4.11g.3 .-r.wls-- that Sia hew responded have dedehadeloedto Nations who do not want a settle- ./ Doering outlined me faded gov- 2.Natives and ran- natives have m 525 million offer.