{"id":13457,"date":"2021-09-27T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T02:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mohawknationnews.com\/blog\/?p=13457"},"modified":"2021-09-27T21:17:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T02:17:00","slug":"mcgill-new-vic-renovation-on-unceded-mohawk-land-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mohawknationnews.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/27\/mcgill-new-vic-renovation-on-unceded-mohawk-land-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"MCGILL ‘NEW VIC’ RENOVATION ON UNCEDED MOHAWK LAND Audio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MNN. 27 Sep. 2021. T<\/strong>his Notice was sent by Registered Mail to McGill University for illegal construction on Mohawk rotinoshonni land. We Mohawk kanienkehaka have inalienable rights to this land and have received no notification. We need to be put on the agenda. We own this land and they do not have our permission. We want an investigation of our property which may be a crime scene.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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LISTEN, THEY THINK THEY’RE GONNA KILL OUR MOUNTAIN. NOT AS LONG AS WE’RE ALIVE.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

NOTICE: Men\u2019s Fire of the Six Nations Grand River Territory<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

542 Mohawk Rd., ON\u00a0\u00a0 N0A 1H0\u00a0<\/strong>226 388 4191<\/strong><\/p>\n

27\/09\/2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Attention: Office de Consultation Publique de Montr\u00e9al<\/strong><\/p>\n

ocpm.qc.ca\/Royal-Victoria\u00a0<\/strong>514 872 8510\u00a0<\/strong>1 833 215 9314<\/strong><\/p>\n

Attention: The Public Consultation (Site of the Former Royal Victoria Hospital):<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am writing to request a formal hearing session to express the following issues prior to any construction associated with the project:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kahnawake, Akwesasne, Six Nations and all kanienkehaka are the original people of the territory and as such are; Haudenosaunee Iroquois Confederacy onkwehonweh meaning we are not citizens of either Canada or the United States or Quebec. As Haudenosaunee Iroquois Confederacy onkwehonweh,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The Commissioner is on Notice to effectively notify the proper Authorities of any development to this property (Former Royal Victoria Hospital)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. As per: The Two Row Wampum, and Silver Covenant Chain Wampum, the onkwehonweh (original peoples) have inherent treaty rights on the territory of tionitiohti\u00e0:kon<\/em> (Montreal), as nor we nor our ancestors have ever relinquished their sovereignty from the beginning of time. The City of Montreal acknowledges that the Haudenosaunee Iroquois Confederacy have never ceded their territory. There has never been any surrender of any of our territories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. McGill University was initially built with money taken from the Indian Trust Fund in 1850, supposed to be given back to the rotinoshonni. The reimbursement process for these loans has not been implemented yet by the City of Montreal nor McGill University.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. The Constitution of 1982 legislation allows us to exercise the following:<\/strong>\n
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    1. Haudenosaunee have inherent outright claim to this property<\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. No Consultation has been conducted to-date<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Onkwehonweh have strong suspicions from our elders in the community of buried bodies of our people at various locations on site.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      kahentinetha, rotiskariwakeh [spitting bear clan], wishes to have a meeting with the Commissioner ASAP.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1701 Great Peace of Montreal when the French sued for peace with the rotinoshonni after 100 years of defeat.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

      Fiduciary Obligation<\/strong><\/p>\n

      There are two ways in which fiduciary obligation may arise between the Crown and Indigenous Peoples. (Haudenosaunee):<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. When the Crown has discretionary control over a specific or cognizable aboriginal interest, (\u201cSUI GENERIS fiduciary obligation\u201d)<\/strong><\/li>\n
      2. Where the Crown has undertaken to exercise its discretionary control over a legal or substantial practical interest in the best interests of a beneficiary (the \u201cAD HOC fiduciary relationship\u201d)<\/strong><\/li>\n
      3. Case Law: Williams Lake Indian Band v Canada, Coldwater Indian Band v Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Affairs)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The Hodiskeagehda (Men\u2019s Fire of the Kahnawake, Akwesasne, and Six Nation Territory) are presenting to you your responsibility to honor and act in accordance to the kaianerenko:wa<\/em> (Iroquois Great Law of Peace), the teiohate <\/em>Two Row Wampum, and the Silver Convonant Chain.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        The Iroquois of\u00a0 turtle island have never relinquished their sovereignty to allow the proposed repurposing of the site of the former Royal Victoria Hospital. Allow me to remind you of your legislation:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

        Bomberry v. Ontario (Minister of Revenue) (Ont. Div. Ct.), 1989 CanLII 4300 (ON SC)<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

        It is clear that neither the province nor the federal government can extend their administrative power beyond their constitutional reach, the charter of rights, particularly in a way that trenches upon the exclusive legislative authority of the other order of government, or the universal human rights of individuals. <\/strong>Please contact us if you have any questions, concerns or complaints.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Respectfully submitted by the Hodiskeagehda (Men\u2019s Fire of the Kahnawake, Akwesasne, and Six Nation Territories)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Signed by:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Wifred Davey, Secretary for the Hodiskeagehda Wilfred Davey (Latudalasluni), Six Nations Grand River Territory. wilfreddavey@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

        ROTISKEHRAKETEH ROBBIE ROBERTSON makes it as simple as it gets:\u00a0 “You’re in Indian country. This is Indian Country.”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n