Library and Archives Canada Bib iothè ue et Archives Canada , F S IIA I II ill I I II I ol 1- 3 3286 53464534 2 North America's #1 Native Weekly Newspaper 1 1 4 Library & Archives Canada 1 Newspaper Collection a St. r Amazon rainforest environmental Friday 13t1 395 Wellington A ON4 Tfr * I' fight comes to Carolinian forests I Ottawa, ON Kl Port Do -~ a. of Haudenosaunee seep4,.2 Okarahshona kenh Onkwehonwene, Six Nations of the Grand Wednesday July 18, 2007 Feds stalling talks, won't Brantford I+ ' nts welcome Six Nations Flags explain how came up with $125- million offer By Donna Duric Writer The on -going land rights negotiations between the govern- ment and Six Nations will be on hold for the next month as the feds try to come up with a breakdown on the $125 million settlement offered to Six Nations last month. 4 c Federal negotiators provided Six answer," he said. "It seems to be a Nations with an overview of how ballpark figure they came up they arrived at the figure last with." Wednesday, but lead He said the federal government is b Haudenosaunee negotiator, slowing the talks down by not hav- Mohawk Chief Allen ing the breakdown ready. MacNaughton, said the overview Last month, the federal govern- did not provide Six Nations with a ment offered Six Nations $125 r specific answer on how the feds million in compensation for three -. _ arrived at the figure. land claims, including Moulton -, - .- a ` E "We're not satisfied with that a (Continued on page 3) 71, =. o Ottawa reaches deal to give - elk re-" f] ta`21,,C f P Quebec Cree $1.4 billion 4P9-"e^' --4 11 T -of :.fit. MONTREAL (CP)- The federal government will give Quebec Cree ,j $1.4 billion over several years to settle long- standing claims and r grievances. Six Nations elder Floyd Montour and Wes Elliott with the help of grandchildren put up flags on Six Nations Under the settlement, will the Cree assume federal responsibilities for lands under development on street in Brantford and they were joind by neighbouring residents who are the administration of justice and economic development. objecting to the development (Photo by Donna Duric) The deal has to be put to a referendum in the Cree communities in north- ern Quebec.Lawrence Cannon, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Quebec lieutenant, made the announcement in Montreal last week alongside Cree leaders. Brantford and Six Nations put up _ unity flags protesting development Inside :. ty, . By Donna Duric Wes Elliott in erecting the flags, Balazs said she found out the about ... Writer said he would replace them as soon potential development in mid -May. Local 2 er, BRANTFORD -A group of as he could. She became suspicious when she Editorial 4 Brantford . I . residents have joined Six Whether or not the flags remain, noticed that the usual crop -planting Sports . 8 Nations in objecting to the poten- resident spokesperson Marianne that occurs every spring had not National 18 - tial development of a 100 -home Balazs said she and her neighbours taken place. Careers 19 townhouse unit on claimed land in do not want the development to Through inquiries with the City of 0!AaatNfp mewed .a x Mete troaaat or Ppa Moll the southwest end of the city. proceed and said they will join Six Brantford, she discovered that a # Classified 20 Yesterday (Tuesday) morning, two Nations to prevent it. The land sits developer wanted to build a town- Business Directory .. 23 Try our NEW Six Nations men placed a Unity on the 1,800 -acre Eagle's Nest house unit on the property, which Price $1.25 Southwest Chicken flag and Confederacy flag on the Tract. had been used for planting corn basted Del sandwiches property intended to be developed "We don't want it ever developed," and soybean crops. 01> by Paris company Gord's General said Balazs, whose home backs Balazs, who has lived at her home Contracting, but within an hour of onto the 20 -acre farming property on Baldwin Ave. for 21 years, said 1'1 leaving, neighbours reported that on Baldwin ern lovin' if Ave. "Our biggest con- neighbours do not want to see the the developers arrived and took cern is the environment. There's field in their backyards turned into 282 Argyle St. down the flags. tons of wildlife here. Leave it a housing unit. Floyd Montour, who was joined by alone. 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I after hundreds of bikers kept secret t media, and men centre manager Paul General who tised General said here is no ued to pm ide a press New dropped by the playa on Local a nixed the malo. refused to provide Tuttle Island relia>.In[ooivg people oRbe ..come ofro meetinet Credit Sr Highway .......... ..... -..... - arm.. ...........m-.. s-....,- ........ Haudenosaunee say we are living in the days that prophesy speaks of By Domo Dmic faces. We mu. clean Ne soil and Feds stalling, negotiations on hold for a month, Six Nations Writer reach our children to survive off the i still During a special environmental land All the anemone must unite Ji waiting for answer on how feds came up with $125 million for m the weekend attended by . one to help the earth.""m I offer three nests from the Colombian Smoke delivered the powerful ICwam..Ipewee, rainforest, Sie e a !.. m.1 would, know 'fth would Nations chiefs and non hoer statement Township, the Welland Coal clam* urged both mines and collectively b he ,saying J rs he beneficial or t said flooding, and the Botch. The 1 non-natives to do they can to as .....they have special cela \ MacNaughton. moray wad also offered to compete cle m Me mat theye before noosing th Mother Earth0and Hill mid me. "encouraging" sate Sie Nora for monks expo it's Ina late. have a responsibility to leach and development at the table was the pawl from the sale of Sù Nations With the threat of global warming, demonstrate how to care for ammo., inability to provide l lade t form the bled Gruel S the continued .elopment of Six Mother Ear.. complete records showing Six River Navigation Company Nations sorrendored Nail ass polluted She said the Hand wem eon - ) the Plank Rd. M../ " Six Nations had land Dr a break water the ry *ton eee. calon b the natural world has lands. moot, of half le on down the j expanding Six Nations landfill, "suffered man forms of ocpnes- M side of H 6 from cam f d o am payrng one Caledonia to Oneida Township. chi r and t M whim . W - d m encroach - . (tie claims in the R cordtp8 } . The dole men't Mere Its a Haudenosaunee MOM. 6 new only on our twit but w a f s Nations' research , /F. nicker Ne fare of Mother Earth are cow our minds .d bodies The Great lone or light there" Ip.y, Senior Federal Negotiator Ron I ing We, and all people need. start Law holds the power to rectify the Alta Alec Naughton Heel Nlll Berbera McDougall Me Weal manna, has insirt- B r frIt t .2. CI 1 1 Doenngsndhis team presortedS. 0101 Six Nations surrendered pl mg a role m d6 protestor of abuse tee ament m purple De dour were not claiming to 5 Sie Nations lisaidtwasmatre chiefs clusmodion and supporters mer wDh Amazon hakes with 1000 boxes" of padlock to he researched in the next moth. "1 don't think we'll get into plank the environment.w eut lods environmental Rd, lands, wit00 includ0 the (MOtton Township) back. Those The four side tables M0 sprang our Haldimand County material to explain the offer, but today," said fora Douglas Creek lands Clmoother Kathy Smoke, Cayuga Sub -Chief Leroy Hill said space is a priority to Six Nations monies e n ne tee s it re their lift territorytory because, 'they hase . lands were validly surrendered. of the main negotiations MacDougall. 'lve didn't de it in specific rum- will can just outside Caledonia that Six Cayuga, Bear Clan, told of IS Six NatIons lend reclamation "Weld. forte.- nowhere else te the forests ben. was a failure to pay the mmt- thine while the research is conduct- him Naughton said A lot of material was present- There Trainer has Nations people reclaimed last year about 200 attending the outride Caledoniawas initiated by -Mae do not want to destroy our Mohawk Chief Allen around us are being developed page eel.