.e I I LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA Bibl otheque et Archives Canada A .es 3- I 31j811 5140161111 'IIIII 3 328 54061041 3 _ lib INN 111111111. Library and Archives Canada 1 Newspaper Collection Wellington t ! St. Ottawa,. ON 1 . e Pub. No. 40016309 Reg. No. 10963 r North America's #1 Native Wearily tnlewspaper 494 a See our s o of 2009 section inside! Okarahshona kenh Onkwehonwene, Six Nations of the Grand Wednesday January 27, 2010 No consultation with Confederacy Elected chief signs Nötóiifedle-racy consúlltation M.O.U. .. with Samsung o build solar I- si and wind farms on Six n Nations lands By Jessica Smith Writer Six Nations Elected Chief Bill Montour lias signed an M.O.U. with Samsung to build solar and wind farms on re- serve lands an- i contested lands without consulting the Con- federacy or community. The Samsung Corporation and president CheolWoo Lee, through Elected Chief Bill Montour an- an interpreter at a press conference ti nounced Friday the early stages in Elected Council chambers. plans to build a 10 megawatt solar "During the process of developing farm on Six Nations land. the project, constructing the proj- "Firstly, the project entails a 10 ect, operating and maintaining, we megawatt solar farm the reser- will maximize employment for Six vation of the Six Nations," said Nations members." Samsung senior executive vice- . (Continued on page 2) . Credit o e e d $145 million for Toronto - By Jessica Smith Writer The Mississaugas of the New Credit members have been offer $145 mil- Ontario Energy Minister Brad Duguid and Attorney General and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Chris Bent- lion settle two land claims including the city of Toronto, half the ley were on hand to make sure Six Nations elected chief Bill Montour signed an MOU' with , Korean amount the First Nation had originally sought 21 years ago. con- sortium d by Samsung vice-president Jay YLee. Ontario signed, , similar Thursday, Six Nations Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Chuck Strahl announced MOU on Friday. It means more than 87 billion in green energy development to Ontario (Photo by Jim C Monday that the federal government has offered $145 million to the Mis- 'i sissaugas of the New Credit for the Toronto Purchase and the Brant Tract claims. $2.3 million one time funding (Continued on page 18 ) }_......._:r..... t .á me- Mnjikaning will operate Casino Rama Ronald McDonald* Is TORONTO-Ontario Lottery and tario First Nations divide up the 2008 to give up altogether their Inside coming to celebrate the Gaming has reached a 20 -year net profit from Casino Rama. rights 1 the casino's revenues in Local 2 l; 2010 Vancouver agreement with Rama First Nation The Chippewas of Mnjikaning had exchange for $201 million and a Editorial 6 ! Olympic Winter Games! to keep operating a casino on na- been fighting to keep 35 per cent of 1.7 per cent cut of all provincial ¡ z Sports tive land north of the Rama profit for themselves for gaming revenues starting in 1 i Tuesday, February 16th at 6pm Babies of 2009 1 1 The deal between the Chippewas hosting the casino, but the Ontario Casino Rama has had more than Careers 21 of Mnjikaning and the provincial Court of Appeal rejected their $5.2 billion in gross revenues, and Business Directory 23 agency will take effect 1, claim last Friday. has posted profits in excess of $1.2 Classified 22 2011, the same time that a new $3- The Chippewas claimed the origi- billion on revenues over more than billion revenue sharing deal with nal deal with Ontario to build $5.2 billion since it opened in Price $1.25 Ontario First Nations kicks in.. Casino Rama on their land entitles 1996. It's the only commercial Daily news updates The new agreement also includes them to a 35 per cent share of the casino located on a reserve in the www.theturtleislandnews.com additional financial benefits and gambling profits, a portion of the province. 0 1 > one -time funding of $2.3 million gross revenues from Casino Rama. About 500 of Casino Rama's for a new training and development The other 133 First Nations fought 3,000 employees are aboriginal, centre in Rama, home to about the Chippewas claim and won a making it the largest single -site F 1,500 residents. lower court ruling, which was up- employer of First Nations in the 282 Argyle Sl. 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Council to licence businesses, no tax letters, or support without it solar panels could be located in- The Six Nations M.O.U. is ordis- f Sarni, meeting. including Sabrina Soon- _ - - side the Oneida Business Park will cession purposes ...stage. It is der, said they wondered why the provide about 100 jobs. not a legally binding document for Six Nations Elected Council is fee had lobe so high. At the press conference, Montour Samsung or Six Nations. plan nine tot licence SixNations Saunders said that she has . T signed a memorandum of under- It calls for the two to meet .die- brine., for p fee,e hat provincial mast. bustne licence. 'ItI I 1 I tending with Samsung C A T cuss Six Nations participation in Elected ('owx1l'w could make no II colts Se0 or five years. use '1K.\F 1 YfBI Corporation Friday that promises Samsung's wind power projects in guarantees that the licence would sixth the amount of the proposed ZYs1- that Six Nations will "cooperate Haldimand County as wallas the be recognised by the off reserve Six Nations licence, and can he - '(! with the South Korean company as solar farm plumed for Six Nations ìn helms comm unit, including the processed " il , it builds green energy projects in land at the Oneida Business Park rtial banking system. Councillor Claudine Vanpvery- J the Haldirnmd County area. and on Fifth Line. Eked Council Bald last week's Albert said that the fee was ton The agreement also says the six The M.O.U. specifically states that General Council meeting a the .thee tofemployemploying people person working group will meet the references in it to Six Batons' Community Hall and opened die- "admh r the mice.. tlld regularly throughout the one year potential involvement in Sam - eumion of proposed Business 1., "When you have a registration aaar i lifeofWeMO'andwllesmblrsM1 songs projects are not legally coming Regulations to the process it takes people alb Six Nations Elected ChiefBBl Montour signs on MOB while elected council members, Ontan'o represen mechanism to implement the halos. community. that registry and than y" mares watch. (Photos by Jon CPOwless) " 4 putt.- However, the section that prom- Councillor (Mew Montour T "And soon don't evant to - t1 'g2 91 They will also discuss the posse see Six Nations cooperation with land and receiving royaltty pay prefer. We wanted to develop are that Ontario at the negotiating chaired the ting,lacctJ Chief be paying our people who we hire RS. bR7:,1.df 00 There Me "equity participation by Sit Samsung, in priority of other cent- ments Nimbi. got to know one an- table, had an agreement with the Bill Montour Motion) ask- nrhingspeanugevery- rasa small but weal turnout far the basin. licence regulation messing at.Sir Ostia. , maro.ie, Nations in the wind farm develop- ponies, with respect to its wind In return for Six Nations' cooper- other, before talking any son of Confederacy about those lands, ing for "input from community bionic a decent pay" halt (Phew by Jnrlaa SAWN ant of the project" farm plans for HaldMand County ation, Montour said he wanted to business arrangements.