NOON 12:00 – TUESDAY OCT. 15, 2024
301 WELLINGTON ST. OTTAWA 613-995-5351
Municipal parking across from court. Greetings at front of courthouse sidewalk on Wellington @ 11.00 am.
Agenda:
The kanienkehaka kahnistensera Mohawk Mothers have travelled to present documents to the Supreme Court of Canada [Ottawa] to continue the forensic archaelologcal investigation into unmarked graves and clandestine mass burials of murdered and missing indigenous women and girls on McGill University campus, at the former Royal Victoria Hospital and Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal Quebec Canada. Please join us for an historic moment as the kaniekehaka kahnistensera Mohawk Mothers stand on the steps of the Supreme Court of Canada to enter the SCC submit documents in accordance with kanienkehaka protocols.
MARCH BEHIND DRUMMERS
ON THE SCC STEPS OHENTON KARIWATEKWEN “THE WORDS THAT COME BEFORE ALL” OPENING BY TWO KANIENKEHAKA
TEKARONTAKE ‘Straightening the tree of peace’
KAHENTINETHA:’ Why we have come to your your court…’
KIMBERLY MURRAY:Independent Special Interlocateur for Missing Children & Unmarkd Graves will speak on the “Burial Sites of Indian Residential Schools”.
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS BY SUPPORTERS.
PRESS. CONFERENCE AND MEDIA AVAILABILITY.
Contact: Raj Basdeo 514.249.1661 rkbasdeo@proton.me
The SCC is policed by the RCMP. They will be on the premises to ensure safety and security.
Ozzie Osbourne sings about how in their time of need they were taken in and sheltered but forgot about the kindness. Now hey want to find their way back to their mother.
MEDIA ADVISORY
For immediate release
Press conference and media availability:
To protect their ancestors’ graves, the Mohawk Mothers will be taking their case to the Supreme Court for recognition of their right to an independent inquiry into the unmarked graves of Indigenous and non-Indigenous children buried clandestinely on tekanontak (“mount royal”, kanien’kehà:ka/rotiononhsión:ni land occupied by McGill University), the site of the former Royal Victoria Hospital and Allan Memorial Psychiatric Institute. Following the Court of Appeal of Québec overturning the Superior Court of Québec decision’s to this effect at the request of McGill University and the Quebec government (via the Société québécoise des infrastructures, SQI), the Kanien’kehà:ka kahnistensera and the Independent Special Interlocutor Kimberly Murray will be holding a press conference with their supporters on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at noon in front of the Supreme Court of Canada (301 Wellington Street, Ottawa to report on this major moment in which they are turning to the Supreme Court of Canada.
What: Rally, ceremonies and press conference in front of the Supreme Court of Canada in the presence of Kanien’kehà:ka kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) and Independent Special Advocate Kimberly Murray.
The Kanien’kehà:ka kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) will share information with the media on the filing of a motion before the Supreme Court of Canada to ensure that the search for anonymous graves of victims of medical experiments at Montreal’s former Royal Victoria Hospital be overseen by the panel of experts selected in collaboration with McGill and the SQI in April 2023. McGill and the SQI unilaterally disbanded the panel in the summer of 2023, leading the Superior Court of Québec to order its reinstatement in a decision that was subsequently overturned by the Court of Appeal of Quebec. In the company of Independent Special Interlocutor Kimberly Murray, and in accordance with traditional kanien’kehá:ka and rotiononhsión:ni protocols, the Mohawk Mothers will explain why they are turning to the Supreme Court in their battle to enforce their traditional responsibility to care for the land and protect the children of past, present and future generations.
After their speeches, the speakers will take questions from journalists on site.
Speakers :
- Kanasaraken, Kanien’kehà:ka knowledge keeper
- Kahentinetha et Kwetiio, Kanien’kehà:ka kahnistensera (Mères mohawks)
- Kimberley Murray, Independant Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools
When:
- Tuesday October 15th starting at 12 noon.
Where:
- Supreme Court of Canada, 302 Wellington, Ottawa.
For more information, please consult www.mohawkmothers.ca or contact:
Email: ds.mohawkmothers@gmail.com or kahnistensera@riseup.net
Phone:
Rajendra Kapila Basdeo: 514-249-1661
Marjolaine Arpin: 514-231-4252
Philippe Blouin: 514-463-8835
Participation:
Please confirm your attendance by writing to ds.mohawkmothers@gmail.com or calling Marjolaine Arpin at 514-231-4252.
This is a sensitive matter; your respect and cultural sensitivity are appreciated.
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