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The sentencing hearing of Haudenosaunee activist Skyler Williams was back in court Thursday morning, after Justice Gethin Edward said he was "trying to find the truth" when it comes to the land Williams says he has been defending.
Haudenosaunee Confederacy Council Chiefs (HCCC) and clan mothers stood on the steps of the Onondaga longhouse Wednesday morning to rebuff a statement made by…
The Haldimand Tract was granted to Six Nations of the Grand River in 1784 for allying with the British during the American Revolution. It covers roughly 384,451 hectares along Ontario's Grand River and includes municipalities such as Waterloo, Brantford and Caledonia. The HCCC said developers must stop any ongoing or planned projects and work with the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI), which it set up to deal with land issues. Hill noted Six Nations has a "major land claims case" coming before the courts in 2022, adding "the government of Canada owes Six Nations potentially in...
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) announced Tuesday it wants a moratorium on development within the Haldimand Tract.
Author of the article: Brian Thompson Publishing date: Apr 20, 2021 • 47 minutes ago • 3 minute read • Chief Roger Silversmith of the Cayuga Nation reads a statement on behalf of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council on Tuesday April 20, 2021 outside the Onondaga Longhouse on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory near Brantford, Ontario. The chiefs council has declared a moratorium on development on the Haldimand Tract, six miles on either side of the Grand River from mouth to source, a distance of 186 miles. Photo by Brian Thompson /The Expositor Article co...