NS. DR. iA. to5 North America's #1 Native Weekly Newspaper $1.00 Cana f Cana I n ë . A of rr r r , Library on ..r ' ri olle t rl i National Collection. i Newspaper Wellington ON I 395 ON O arahsonha kenh OnkwehonweneSix Nations of the Grant Ottawa _..ay May 12, 2004 sept 04 . J Former . Indian Affairs :.» Minister looks at Six Nations me water problems r t By Edna Gooder Staff Reporter Former Minister of Indian Affairs, Douglas Firth along with elected band council chief Roberta Jamieson toured local homes and the water treatment plant last Friday in a move to try to find out why Six Nations water is contaminated Firth told Turtle Island News, in a sentative from the Ministry of brief interview at the water treat- Indian Affairs and Northern ment plant, that he came to discuss Affairs Canada (INAC) . the quality of the Six Nations water He toured the Six Nations on with the elected band council. Friday with Roberta Jamieson repre- Douglas Firth is the special (Continued on page 3) r Local woman launches anti - r, ter . .t,a . ` . t,, . .r residency permit petition k dI , .. , y Lynda Powless N ,: 1J ^ U r ,.% 'Of Editor , - ,.i/. ' ,y For Alva Martin, a vote for' the Six Nations Band Council's proposed n , new Residency Permit Bylaw means a change in welcoming signs to Six I \1 i r Nations. 1 C , Instead of the Grand River Territory of Six Nations, she says the signs {` . r, 1- J.1ïi, f.. ' A'f will read, "welcome to the City of Six Nations. Former Minister of Indian Affairs Douglas Firth quietly toured Six Nations water treatment plant last Six Nations Band Council is putting a controversial permit system to a week with elected chief Roberta Jamieson. Firth was in Ohsweken for the unannounced morning tour of vote here later this month that will allow anyone to apply for residency some local homes and the plant to get a handle on the water crisis issue here. Turtle Island News, on learn- here at a cost $250. of ing of the visit, caught up with the unannounced toured at the plant. (Photo by Edna Gooder) That, Martin says, means "we won't be Six Nations anymore. Anyone can live here then." fighting organized crime, (Continued on page 3) Six Nations chairman tells Hamilton audience Inside McDeal $3.99 By Lynda Powless Editor i Local 2 HAMILTON- The chairman of the Six Nations Police Commission says fighting organized crime has become a o° who combatting "cigarette smugglers, outlaw bikers, Editorial 4 r- major issue confronting the Six Nations police force are gunrunners and drugs." Spam ..8 ó ii Trillis Miller, told the annual Association of Police Boards, last have always had an inherent right National 16 :+ r of the Ontario week that "Native Canadians' to police themselves. , Conference In describing the role of police at Cams 17 v , r Quebec court bars three Mohawks Six Nations Miller said, she sees Classified 18 vÿ Different Sandwich from Kanesatake, accused in riot the Six Nations Police department Business Directory 19 as a natural extension of the Great everyday! ST- JEROME, Que. (CP) Three of 14 people accused of rioting in the Law of Peace, which governed This Issue: Includes medium fry Mohawk community of Kanesatake are forbidden to return to the territo- Haudenosaunne people before & drink ry until their trial is over. Europeans came to North America. The others accused can return to the community if they agree to respect Miller was attending the 42nd the peace, avoid demonstrations and agree not to wear masks, a judge annual meeting of the Ontario ' i. Cuts for ruled Saturday. Association of Police Services The Mohawks were charged after a policing dispute in January caused a Boards in Hamilton rn, lain' Its standoff in the community west of Montreal that resulted in Grand Chief Miller, a law clerk, is chairman of Cancer 282 Argyle St, James Gabriel's house being the Six Nations Police Commission torched to the ground. (Continued on page 2) Caledonia Resturant (Continued on page 5) c NNII 1110.112 weiß Nil - Pump and Water Treatment Systems NO .- SALES AND SERVICE NEW OR RECONDITIONED WATER : ' Don't be left high and dry Drilled Wells Never Go Dry ... it NO PAY i a ick For a Free Estimate Call 519 443 -4440 Waterford J ` =..t free -1866- 144 -1436 effitiS@msibaCem 2 May 12 2004 local May 12, 2004 3 Firth says INAC will fund two Six Nations water contamination studies 54 local As Firth and lames. I Corannted from from; toured Ne territory they stopped at the home Petition launched to stop proposed permit system pickled band mail chief. bylaw of Ruby and Floyd Montour for a (Continued *manna tion de Nt year Nd recently Firth toured different spats in Ihe 10 mkm .iú1. M.aiw Martin, 70 ftn't letting being a posed R molwi amummhy including hne ad .d "ffiacd Car. to view 2,Ste71 senior ciken get her in pommel new cork the filtration say. ...Et. w. "a'er "'""W"' " installed in their home. Along with a other Chiefswood Dark. °"' group of a.' Montour said seven days after seniors they, launched a petition hWin "", the pals is. "this Ile oas so briefed m Ose met LiVing Water agai. the residency permit new that want us to vote on mi., of ho pawl ..ing alma. bylaw de "rPr',7 .gtern in their hOW. well and N going door-to-doot isiffi °ffis IU muralb- a discussion peNd tun Ihe Mir and aand "'a moan is now &Wm.,. 11,o11 ho to op g, She said "I feel the election ale is Nations Mad Cuncil. boast M Roby Montour said she Nations aapglla,ll belong fI the Firth mid he ,,...hied to fitnd- had been N. men., to sign il l"he to the rybut thIs commix ein ing tho separate studi a hydro- shad Mama.. hem plataal Noyes bylaw le Oic Ma running the wan r it would allow om.a to nuns to Six alo..f. gook m its. q Re^MRa'9 eeamk10ea of 911 arc+ Instead it stank " like a se wer' She said Natty, as Iona os pa, a pa, they passed and made or for ihe source of the contamination t. they ,ter was ady Pnod c.nges the, b. aNa. Norte pm cost .Mai. awudorm nkn fa'nlM.f. -4, A will provide clean water Y r- the communiry. Sie Aratiornpublis wort. direr., Mirk Bombe, and ilea, chief Roberta husk* took inAt special Firth empha- investigator Doug fink on a tour of the trornonmay, water treatment plant haar Friday where Steve sized he .,Ned dickers water Mani operator esplained the workings of Me plant (note ',Edna Goode.) with die council with the clean, filter. water they Rosa emphastred she system w. plea from Me mp everyday and that they should are looking hates. designed for "potable wale," and them for lamb, the usability be moving "for- Montour standing by the kitchen which means untainted and drink- .Ihe well water. er ward quickly" sink Peed. glass of water from able water. Therefore, he said, if it Montour said ne results from a , 1 on finding the the filtered tap and drank it n filter and dean the foul previous mmple taken on April. 2g cause and solo- Smiling, he said. the water came smelling water from the Montoir, staled his well water was unsafe the turnout for a S. Yr.. Rerldenty Pero) Bylaw waft. at Me Fort Erie Friendship Centre last tions to week saw only three the {O from his own well and he wart well ...drinkable Mama - then it because it had significant evidence people tam out Later an another dune showed up.(Photo by Jim C Powlevv) water problem. afraid "the water would kill me can wo. for my welL of bacterial eontaminants. members Nil from office if calls for a bylaw enforcement ofli- the band members are on reserve or rile said Ile was The system works by filtering Subsequent samples taken after the they are charged with an indiehble ces to be hired to enforce tbe bylaw. off reserve members. committed to John Rosa of Caledonia is the last incoming water through a micron filtration sy.m was installed, he offense and cannot clear the charge Banti Coon. does sure the M currently Anyone who is refits. by Ne res- making 11 distributor Rosa mid he put the cartridge, fthich contains an mid, showed Eroli zero per cent within 90 days. receive funding for a bylaw idency committee can appeal to the need for cle. water filtridion system in the absorption media trapping lead. and Caftans 59 per cent and as of . could have a council full of water i` wasn't Monk., homes a leal at no cost chlorine and smaller harmful pus0 April, ffith the Coliforms were murderers or rapists nr thieves buried beneath to die Montoya me units could .leas down to per cent and the E-coli nove," she said. bureaucratic cost as much.S3,400 for the large The water then moves horn the RI- was still at zero per cent. "There's no control over Nese peo- . struggle and is unit . Mr chamber to the light hinh said he Mimi. waa going to see that ple. 'This council is out of control." - committed to a Ruby said small ikay where it is it's, mice char. treated wiN the Six Nations concerns about the . klanin mid she gave council "37 quick soluuon to have clean and water." thinkable ozone.