ralt1M-1 _ r- LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA Bibliot ìeque et Arcl ives Canada I I 3 32 r 44 A stanNorth America's #1 Native Library & Archives Canada Newspaper Collection 395 Wellington St. Happy Easter! Ottawa, ON K I A ON4 Pub. No. 40016309 Reg. No. 10963 Okarahshona kenh Onkwehonwene, Six Nations of the Grand . _ M a.tr 19, 2008 Six Nations shuts down The gang is back in town! Hampton Inn, Ontario refusing consultation process By Mark Ladan t Writer l BRANTFORD- Six Nations people are back in Brantford this time shutting down a multi- million dollar Hampton Inn con- r struction site after the operators failed to provide an archeo- logical assessment to the Haudenosaunee Development Institute. It was the third protest in a week to be at the site until Bawa Hotels ll.r + by Six Nations people concerned Canada follows the Confederacy l! with development on contested Six Council's consultation process . Nations land in Brantford. Vehicles were lined up blocking Earlier demonstrations by Six the entranceway and flags had been Nations residents at Brantford con- posted. They had arrived before 6 struction sites had produced some a.m. Monday causing arriving con- positive results with one developer struction crews to drive away when beginning an application process they realized their entranceway to the work site was blocked. with Haudenosaunee Development A 4 Montour said Bawa Hotels has , Institute (HDI). ^^ But Floyd Montour said Bawa been given more than a month to J r, Hotels Canada provided only a one meet with the Confederacy's HDI r w page archeological assessment. department. He said they are con- On Monday Ruby and Floyd cerned when they are presented Six Nations residents prevented work from starting at the Hampton Inn construction site in Brantford on Montour, along with a few others with a one page archeological Tuesday morning - the second day in a row. Clive Garlow, left, Dave Martin, John Hill and Ruby and from Six Nations blocked the report. "If we find one human Floyd Montour vow to return to the Oak Park Road site every day until the developer fully complies with entrance to the hotel site refusing bone, it could stop construction for the HDI application process to allow representatives for Bawa good," he said. t Ontario imposing not consulting. NDP leader says More Protests could be coming Hotels Canada and Abocott con- In the meantime the City of struction onto the site. Brantford is growing increasingly Ont. native leaders jailed for protesting mining on Montour said they would continue on page 2) (Continued traditional land Inside By Lynda Powless were sent to jail Monday in hand- environomentalists and even the a ; cinnamon Editor cuffs for oppsoing mining on their Kingston based rock group the Local 2 For the second time in less than traditional lands. Tragically Hip. Editorial 3 two months native leaders protest- In wake of the jail terms the Six Nations elected chief Bill ' Sports 8 melts ing development on their tradition- Anishnawbec have shut down all Montour told Turtle Island News "I Easter 14 Careers .... 22 al lands have been sent to jail. - talks with Ontario, and the jailed really think it's crazy." Classified 24 m Native leaders from the remote chiefs are getting support from (Continued on page 18) Business Directory 25 northwestern Ontario community human -rights groups, American Spring Improvement 26 MUNCEY, ON -The Munsee -Delaware provided compensation to Oneida of the Price $1.25 i Muncey Nation wants compensation for getting Thames Nation and Chippewa of the Daily news updates dumped on by Toronto's garbage. Thames Nation, but not to Munsee- www.theturtleislandnews.com wants $ The band sent notification to City of Delaware Nation. 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Podcasting ! but why settle for second We're streaming native news all the time! 1°10; Local MOM 11 ; % ry li ensócwnh0Nk1A.nIenjAm NNW and e Joann,Á,h.,..n Rl Meek, I tr image Pn+Mpt Brantford developments shutdown, more targetted as Ontario refuses to Councils begin the process to build a stable Six Nations government recognizes Confederacy consultation process By Lynda Powless a Editor Montour me will amn- (Continuedfrom Shin° , polo Six Nations two aden until develop governing structures took the first steps on eared. ers in the Y aldrm, Tract recog- a long road Saturday to building a stable, secure Sú The city's director of current plan- kite the consultation process pm In Nations government with an introduction into what each ning Stephen Naylor said lhe site 1.1111 place by the Haudenosauvec had undergone as archeological body does, and is doing. Conederacy. and been cleared by the Elected Chief Bill Mora. told ing mommy people and becoming On Mar. 12, the Six Nations resi- prov ace for development. 4 the meeting the band has 16 depart- training ground for off reserve dents put a halt to work at the I INNS Mayor Mike Hancock roots and 542 employees (full and organizations. We're paying some- Hampton hid hotel construction said he is concerned the protests. part time) that could rise to 700 one $39,000 but off reserve they' serest off Oak Park Rd. It was on 'The continued protests in my view molly getting $68,000. that same morning fiat a worker are of helping the negotiations, He told the meeting with more Wire losing some of our best pee- tram the constructioncon Im comnYcompanyan r ! nor are they helping relations in the Man 40 community members pre- pk ' hand delivered s an envelope to fie -1 community,' he said. sent the band over sear budget of He said the band council had a HDI office. da1.mY Six Nations band council and Confederacy chit mm SaHrday to begin a long process building a "If they go on much longeh this over $65 million but surprised nog 100OlI" recently while f The HDI sent out notices last stable governmem m Six Natrona mirk an inn** of what each council does and is doing. could be very had for our memo. audience members when they lobbying in Ottawa to discuss pre to developers, $1,800 month provincial a 1m, newspaper $325 a an awful load nity and our neighbours .' learned only $v million of that Policy and Ennead of taxes, "but w responsibility of the chiefs and said ministries and municipalities 'idea' on. it's e resomoe, not waste our He said city rearcil's parition is roes from federal coffers, anoth- reviews need to be11held, he mid. amt getting fair share a lame pcople"say Handsome Lake explaining the Confederacy'ssocen. He said new housing has to statt He said band that the hotel Milder and others er $13 million Born Ontario with W need to establish a Six council wants to see confused lit Great law bu all me approved consultation process. sing solar or wind technology on a joint working group established have a right to develop once they Six Nations itself providing over Nations serum. We have a m the longhouse are The HDI's interim director Haul eJ have receives approval for their reserve. He said a new bridge with reprd.tatives from both from o the Great The Ste Nations Ruby Montour tabs Ill Hampton Inn developer represenmtrve Danny Sawa Jr th ear 1100 law. Hill says some developers, like the cross the river is needed. veils and four 0M Park Road site Monday community Handsome Lake Cade Is mol Hampton Inn Hotel have begun to He or bid ` tads pension and benefit plan members to work towards goner- code on Mare live our lives. That recognize Six Nation's process. Confederacy council. application because Ruby and come out and help - "We need help.' has to he Necks* pool is need- more here. is all it is. So it has no disruption to art's the beginning of the .Pine. Additional information that HDI Floyd went out there? Do ley (the Sometimes there're./ four Noun Pr" d, and youth and coda centres and -- - sums. HDI spokesperson could go after includes whet« or developers) mink Ney are only there but we know we have the health needs have to be addressed. á rra' Hazel Hill said. "A foe hasn't been Not Barre Hotels has carried out going to go through the motions support of the community" e^ti Ile said social services needs to i encouraged that paid yet, (but) am full environmental and 151010logi- with no Hill said.