1 Library and Archives Canada et Archives Canada -e- JJ,ORINRbS t II i Bi`blI II I IIIIIII II 3 3286 53441257 8 %. America's #1 T Native Weekly Newspaper - ''L . -- a ., . ' , t ' r .a flO ,._ :' tJ i J 5.tULL Keeping an eye Up in arms GAS a Looking for ©r F ARfE7'1rATM NEw ÿo 2 CAR ótv[AWAY --.. r....., signs t' on the action Turn to page . RY a' ti --- [ MONTHS/ ..:. STRAIGHT, FIREY Turn to page 10 l krGHT A:TERñc t tt Rp. Turn to page 18 )L 1 I - Okarahsonha kenk Onkwehonwene Six Nations of the Grand Wednesday October 18, 2006 a J e 1 - ` t, ,>r ; . + 1 1 - s .- I1 }.!5 , t l'` `I ) - - J `. ' ! y. f . J .. t .t '°" ' Si. ÿ , t Si. ' r T - I i j' t , Men . -' r,a, .. ' s. 1 I , ' r' i 1 jl111 I ' ;.. r ; j, , Z..,,,. 4 '. t e tC s , 1 - - ° _ 71r` - we ` r _' r E --, - . l ..7 . ; Avÿ* dtA `-- µ 'f r " -- 3 '.ss. b°_ ~ . .;= . j' er ' . r, o - a ^` x' V `'-t`' h ,_ c- .` ' ` ti, + - - . -- ^' r ' ° !a-_ G yr ' T Ty/i. ' 0. - ' it r- - r . HUGE,,` 1 POTLUCK PICNIC FOR PEACE PAIGE SUCCESS . _ . } > ` U- .11 s - r Close to 1,000 people packed into the Douglas Creek reclamation site from as far away as South he would march on the site with 20,000 people. Less than 300 actually showed up for McHale's rally Dakota to Montreal to nearby Ancaster, Hamilton, and Toronto to take part in a Potluck for Peace Sunday, while at the reclamation site, a picnic was a huge success, Hazel Hill, spokeswoman said. Picnic as they waited with Six Nations people for the Richmond Hill's Gary McHale who claimed (Photo by Jim C Powless) Potluck for Peace . Picnic draws overwhelming crowd to Reclamation site, as crowd waits for rally that failed to draw By Lynda Powless and Six Nations people not only con- A man -from Ancaster walked up through the day without any trou- Others took boxes of sandwiches Donna Duric verged on the site but support came Argyle Street after parking his car at ble." and goodies to the front line of the from the U.S., and across Ontario Canadian Tire, a grocery bag in A call went out late last week invit- site to security personnel on hand Turtle Island News. and Quebec. hand. At the entrance to the site he ing supporters to a Potluck for and those standing at the front line. While Richmond Hill's Gary It began early in the morning with said, "I came to the picnic. I want to Peace picnic on the site. The huge crowd waited at the front 4 McHale may have failed to cars filled with supporters driving to support you guys." ° Hill said they had no idea who line, peering down Argyle Street inspire thousands to follow him the reclamation site. Students from the University of would be showing up. watching for Richmond Hill's Gary t in a protest rally Sunday through A group of women from Montreal Toronto and McGill showed up in While a line snaked outside the McHale and his much hyped March the streets of Caledonia, at the drove the distance to be at the site vanloads. only house completed during the for Peace, that failed to draw the Six Nations reclamation site Sunday. "I think what has been hap- Site spokeswoman, Hazel Hill was site construction seven months ago, crowds he had called for. more than 1,000 people crowded pening to the people here at this site overwhelmed with the support. more arrived and a small mountain Instead the March for Peace turned racial onto the small acreage in sup- is terrible. I wanted to be here to "This is a huge success for us," she of picnic food was being organized nasty with five arrests, slurs 2) port of Six Nations land rights. support," a woman said. said. "Now if we can just get by volunteers. (Continued on page r Caledonia Reclamation BOLIVIANS SHARE CONFEDERACY POLITICAL DAY a 232 4 -.,k STRUGGLES, WILL CARRY MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT By Donna Duric Writer gY The fight for the land reclamation is about to receive an international e Inside ;a. voice. t Local 2 } Two Indigenous delegates from ï Editorial 4 Bolivia, who were instrumental in Sports . 8 National 20 leading the country's fight against a Careers 23 colonialist government, visited land t A Classified 25 reclamation headquarters last Business Directory 26 Saturday and said they would take n >r [MOSAiOLYI the message back to the country's Price $1.25 Er 01> want cash' with that? Indigenous president. Through an interpreter, Bolivian r , _ _- postal union President Alberto ^S"Vr CONTEST END NOV. r. 2006 y J Camacho said the Indigenous peo- . 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VenSkdde says "No one bes the right Daims she A woman rips down to occupy is Oing a Six Nations flag s w su Neet oharassment lalawlessness atizadMet Local Mg Hale swmarrc 7 fil: ,. tiAj. ) [L McHale's rally fails to draw expected crowd, but... At Six Nations Reclamation, 1,000 picnic for peace a r . ' n .c d" _ . ,!. l` ,e4 4 -St -:'i ,i4 It, r +y Fj.z.4 . desReRedeememsserreelsaMemsrmen ems Xam. and err.v,e.n.rFn.e.or.N.//wrMrLL. m. na. a aN,vmPPe.w6,roar n.vnm.nnn.aa nr,n a.ee.,aa :, c--. , t Continued rem the from rocks and beer bottles thrown O Sù toward the pro.st., and me non- 1 1,°1 . and threats being trollied Six Nations rx4 ) a people along with racial native man flicked his T Honors Nations people who watched the slus ad arms coffee ame a black MN calling w ra ~ a" ), 'DaernO rl Y mark McfWe announced he wen going. then "lOOing troublemakers." d 1 - About 100 people attended the by and lead 20,000 Ontariens on. They drove through the r.s..I..wwwraeewr..e.wr,w nHeaAmer+^M.awIem.r./.o. arw..tw,.rsnr4.i.all ..wIJ..Ikeru.. parking lot .,r W Y I arch's surging grounds at the the site. and left Non -natives then lashed Inti.ptMr w.h,. leór Jr.a Caledonia Lion's Hall. Scores of OPP officers secures the out at the media for filming the QlÍtn " Weak Defaced native people have scene at Lion's Hall and alone scene, angry tlattyNew faces would p. been receivwg special meaner. by Argyle street. be seen and ordering camera crews Ne police during the course of Before McHale could start the and photographers . mm off their Six Nationsthis lard reclam0 on, now speeches, convoy of Six hero eras and stop taking pi.ires. month. people . i. and nsuppotters drove "They're (natives) going b ern our In the past eight months, more than through the parking lot in thew veh houses down; it's just amatter of . .w.aa. 60 chews have been laid against clog waving Confederacy and Unity said one non -native partici- iiiC 1S 1 Okl Me: w. nr d ore than 30 x Nations people flags while honking their horns, pant. 'Rrn ) o Sa...a k .while rallyon two Caledonia residents prompting l D o n.fivr I 0. a reaction from march MoHele welcomed participants, mAo in , have been charged during the same participants, about half of whom chéered when period of time despite nightly rallies Close to 100 people ran to the vehi- he asked how many were from bedew Caledonia residents that sew Iles to shorn. sloe and express anger Caledonia. ..eir"- federal school feel "impisoncd. How dare any rc l'n. asking you n.,. r..meepreae... ...3 .._ lrr'^ "The ...nerd doesn't .__-. ...all 2 you blatantly disregard Nair right to , Mvhat happens, to remain a v.. told them about Calcdmia. i m /14 be safe at school? I fun for my life peaceful and calm." - "C'aledonia is one seek I make In bemuse he lives in Richmond Hill. and my children. O. town is being The priocession headed across 'Teak your point is that came secret l'm eying N influence the you Id Argyle Sr. toward .11/00 and here ant stirred the pot ace now :.`mK;< °elms that are p. They i `.. },11ee ended Caledonia resider. Braemar wnae they ...ward you're leaving." McHale was then , want us in Canada. wale up every have access to the minutes of land were faced with a wall of OPP off, making pos.