Peace

Return to a Peaceful way

It is our ancient practice regarding anything we do with the land, that we take into consideration 7 generations in front. It is their land that we are borrowing. The colonial practice of raping and pillaging every natural resource until there is nothing left except a huge mess for our posterity to inherit, has put us in the difficult position we are in now.

The fish are now dying of pollution related cancer across the great lakes. The earth cannot sustain crops without adding chemical fertilizers, that contribute to the destruction of the fish in all the waterways. The air burns the eyes and damages the lungs. Soon we will have no clean water left. All because of the pursuit of wealth by a few. We wonder what the costs will be to return to a peaceful way with the natural world. The very few who control the vast amount of money, have attained their wealth through the destruction of the environment. We must be understanding as they knew not what they were doing but now they know full well.

Every one of us has to start controlling our own thoughts. This is the cornerstone to an egalitarian existence and the basis of true democracy. The Europeans who came here and tried to mimic our government and constitution, all came from an autocratic existence. They only supplanted their rich people with the autocratic rule of the monarchies they were running from.

The Earth is the mother of millions of species besides man but it is only us that are making her sick. Is this not a form of madness?

We are coming to the end of a long cycle and are about to embark on a new and better one that is based on acknowledgement and respect of ALL living things. This will also be the cure for war and disease.

Our medicine men coined the term “Owista” for the new disease that infected our people when they were confronted with economy. The Great Law teaches us that a healthy mind thinks in priority 1.Nation 2. Clan 3. Family 4. Self When economy was introduced into our system, the self became the number 1 priority, even above the nation. After generations of medicine men tried all the medicines, we found the only cure for Owista is the Kayanerakowa, our constitution.
When we all start using our unique powers of the mind in unison with the natural laws of the universe, the strength will be far greater than anything yet in history.

Peace,
Thahoketoteh of Kanekota

Follow your rule of law

A Matter of Honour

The current situation with Canada and the Mohawk nation, in fact all of the original nations, has come full circle. Just like in a cycle. The question everyone needs to ask is, does Canada honour her obligations in the international sphere? These unresolved land claims all over this vast land are of utmost importance to Canada’s reputation on the world stage. We got a letter back from the Queen stating that Canada is a constitutional democracy (without a ratified constitution I might add), and to take up our issues with her representative the Governor General. As far as I am aware the Governor General has never answered that call. But for her and the rest of the elected and appointed representatives in this so-called democracy, their duty is to honour the Crown. The rule of law they currently mention is based upon this first.

In the Haldimand Proclamation the Crown was to protect for us and our posterity forever, 6 miles from each side of the Grand River starting at Lake Erie and extending to the head. It is spelled out quite clear what they are supposed to be doing to honour the British Crown’s reputation.

Now I have been up here at the headwaters for 7 years paying rent to the tune of $10Gs a year and have been asking the government through its various arms, where is the land you are supposed to be protecting for me and my future generations? The people whom I have met and conversed with here, all assume that we have been conquered somehow. I ask “when did that happen” because if you can tell me, I will bow to you now.

As eyes and ears of the Mohawk Nation here at the headwaters (Kanekota), it is my duty to all Mohawks and their future generations to hold them to their word. As Hendrick said in 1710 when he arrived back from Britain “They rely on the written word, and that is how they will be judged”

There are 8 fires going now for the Mohawk nation in New York, Quebec and Ontario. These corporations seeking to exploit our jurisdiction need to start understanding that. It doesn’t help that the government of Ontario and Canada keep trying to steer them on the illegal path.

The process for these windmill groups is definitely not legal when they are not honouring the crown's obligations. Their lawyers seem to follow the age old strategy of trying to find a scapegoat, like Joseph Brant, and somehow trying to appear legal. When that doesn’t work they bring in the police and when that doesn’t work they bring in the army. Why not try honouring your legal responsibilities? That might work.

In Peace,
Thahoketoteh of Kanekota

The Hills

Kanekota

In my time spent living in Kanekota and interacting with the people living here, I notice they have no concept of international law regarding encroachment of land. The consensus that exists among the majority of the residents about the encroachment just isn’t legal. Most of the people believe that the land was stolen legally and so we should just forget about it. You cant steal land legally, there was no war with us to take it and we never surrendered it. The only way they can truly hold legal title to their land is if they pay their land taxes to us.

Most of the politicians come from a legal background, so they are very aware of this fact of law. It has been a long year since this issue has been in everybody’s face, still no one from the government of Canada has ever mentioned this legal fact. If they were genuine about resolution, this is where they should be concentrating their direction. I am sure the people living on the Haldimand tract would like to have their land taxes directed to the proper sovereign so they can hold legal title to their property.

It is a common belief amongst the people here that they are existing on the oldest “reservation” in Canada. The Haldimand proclamation of 1784 is the first guarantee by the British government against encroachment of our land, so in a way they are right. We are all in this together now, the British subjects (Canadians) and the Iroquois, so let us move toward peaceful consensus on this issue. For the benefit of our posterity.

The strain on the environment is at a critical level now and it is time for us to do our duty as caretakers of the land. The biggest crime is being committed against mother earth. Still some out there wish to stick their heads in the sand on this issue. We just don’t have anymore time to waste arguing these points. The poisoning of the natural world is continuing and it is up to us all to get back to the natural laws governing this planet. Only then will we have harmony with each other and all the other species.

Instead of saying “we might” let us say “we will” and then we can do it.
With unity of mind through the natural law, comes great strength.
Thahoketoteh of Kanekota

Pine Poisoning

Yesterday I visited the Dufferin County museum to do some research on Hornings Mills and the poison in the Pine River there. I spent as much time as I could and found much information on the usurpation of our Haldimand tract land dating to 1830. The creation of the man-made ponds is well documented and therefore it should be no problem to have the culprits who left a huge mess in the river, to clean it up.

We have to wonder why the MOE and the Nottawasaga Conservation authority will not test the water to identify the phosphate looking pollution, that has been leaching into the river for over 60 years. The head biologist at Nottawasaga Conservation authority told me they didn’t have it in their budget but suggested I could pay for the tests. These are the people we are paying to look after our waterways and they don’t have it in their budget to test polluted water?

From the work that I did in cleaning up the mess, I saw this as a hideous poison that is affecting the entire ecosystem. When I first put out the story “Poison Pine River” I got my first response from Mr. Harper (after sending 100 emails) and it made me think he knows about this already. First the MOE, then the other regulatory agencies and then the PM’s office. Still no action on the part of the people we are paying to do this job. What gives?
I demonstrated what one man could do to clean-up the mess that we are leaving for our grandchildren to deal with. If every one in that town got in the river like I did, this problem would be gone in one summer.

The new focus of the major parties has been the ecology. This problem, although in everyone’s face, has been swept under the rug again. We see how un-concerned the government is about pollution in this example. It is time for the people to say “what can I do” instead of saying “what will they do” My posterity will know that I tried my best to clean the mess left in their land and water.
What will your future children think about your inaction?

With unity of mind through the natural law, comes great strength.

Thahoketoteh of Kanekota