{"id":15220,"date":"2023-09-19T15:30:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mohawknationnews.com\/blog\/?p=15220"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:30:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:30:48","slug":"mohawk-mothers-no-safeguard-order-at-this-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mohawknationnews.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/19\/mohawk-mothers-no-safeguard-order-at-this-time\/","title":{"rendered":"MOHAWK MOTHERS: NO SAFEGUARD ORDER AT THIS TIME"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PRESS RELEASE – COURT UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please post & distribute immediately. Thank you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

RE: QUEBEC SUPERIOR COURT FOR DECLARATORY RELIEF AND TO OBTAIN A SAFEGUARD ORDER, CASE #500-17-120468-221: Kaheninetha et al v. SQI, McGill University, et all.; and Intervenors Independant Spedical Interlocateur for Missing Children & Unmarked Graves\u2026.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sh\u00e9:kon <\/strong><\/p>\n

We have learned that at this stage that Justice Gregory Moore is not able to issue a safeguard order to halt excavation work in zone #11 of the former Royal Victoria Hospital. The Judge relied on the Expert Panel\u2019s mapping report which authorized excavation work in zone #11 if there is careful monitoring of the work and if it is limited to this area.\u00a0<\/strong>We consider that the Expert Panel must be involved in overseeing the investigation to adapt it to the findings on the ground. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The emergency hearing on September 14th only treated zone #11, whereas the substantial breaches to the agreement will only be dealt with by the court on October 27th, 2023. These include the following: <\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Disbanding the Expert Panel <\/strong><\/p>\n

2) <\/strong>Failure to share GPR data with the Kahnistensera, the Expert Panel and the Canadian Association of Archeology <\/strong><\/p>\n

3) Failure to establish the origin of the scent of human remains that were detected by search dogs, with less than 0,06% chances of false positives <\/strong><\/p>\n

4) Failure to give access to the buildings to find the origin of the scent of human remains <\/strong><\/p>\n

5) Threats to the security of Indigenous Cultural Monitors after a racially-charged attack of Elders and Cultural Monitors by security guards which were seen to be still present on the site last week, despite assurances that they would be removed <\/strong><\/p>\n

6) Failure to abide by several recommendations of the Expert Panel, including adding a forensic expert to preserve the chain of custody<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’re happy to wake up every morning and face whatever lies ahead without fear.\u00a0 As Patty Page so eloquently put it:<\/strong><\/p>\n