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

Unity

Unity of Mind

The people need to understand that we do not have a problem with them, only their immoral government. There is a whole section in the Great Law that describes the rights of all nations. They all have a place within the framework, as it is meant to bring peace to the world. I only assume that most people would embrace peace as it is the only way to bring harmony to this world. The American government was born of war and has continually engaged in them, their foreign policy "manifest destiny" promotes war and conquest. If all of the people did not buy into their plan for global domination then they would have no more power to war on the rest of the world.

Through the media they promote fear and justify their immoral actions. One of the best lessons I have learned is; the only fear you should have is fear itself. Fear is a disease and any fear you hold in your mind will definitely manifest itself, that is how the mind works. The solution is to lose your fear and engage in positive thinking because your mind will attract the positive energies that are abundant in the etherial cover. Then our reality would become much different as people regain their individual power and control their own thoughts.The new world that would come about with this shift of thought would be a beautiful one, our future children would be secure with the rest of the earth family.

Here in Canada we have the opportunity to engage in the building of peace as it starts in each persons mind. We have a diverse population with many of the people of the world living here who could pass the message of peace to their home countries. Canada once had a reputation of promoting and preserving peace, but its actions in Afghanistan have tarnished that reputation. We are human and we make mistakes but we can address and correct those things that have put us to the brink of total war. In America now, the neo-conservatives are prepping the rest of us for nuclear war which would destroy the entire earth family.

We have the power to open our minds to the prospect of true peace, just by putting those thoughts out there. War begets more war as we have seen in our lifetime. The key is to bury our weapons for all time under the tree of peace and truly unite as one earth family. What a good world we could leave our posterity then.

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

Thahoketoteh of Kanekota

Solutions

The Conservative line on the Atlantic Accord, "lets take it to court", should also apply to their breach of the Haldimand contract as well. We wonder why they never had the same public message for our dispute. It is probably because it would have to go into a mutually agreeable court to be tried, and they would definitely lose that battle.

The solution is quite simple, we start getting our lease monies (land tax) that the Ontario government has continued to collect , everyone follows our environmental rules and the clean-up of the most important fresh water source (Great Lakes region) can begin. This is the approach that we should be taking and that would lead us to stability with all the peoples involved, including the unborn yet to come.

If there was a truly green initiative by any of the parties out there, I havent seen it yet. The most important thing is to start cleaning up the mess we have left for our grandchildren to deal with. In the water, on land and in the air. How can any plan be acceptable that does not include the clean-up of past corporate catastrophes.

There is no way anyone can buy our rights with money, it is all about the land and the environment. As soon as this dream fades out of the minds of the Federal negotiators, we can get on the road to healing.

In my upcoming OMB hearing regarding Canadian Windmill Developers and their Kanekota (Melancthon) windmill project, these are the things that they should be thinking about, if they want to honour their end of the Haldimand contract. I see they have illegally started construction of access roads for the new windmills before dealing with their contractual obligations as set out in 1784.

I end with the words of a wise Mohawk Chief after a visit to London in 1710 "They rely on the written word, it is how they will be judged"

Unity, Strength, Peace,
Thahoketoteh of Kanekota

Police Reform

The recent inquiries into the RCMP by the Commons Committee is bringing to the surface problems all of us will face in an authoritarian police state. The indigenous people of Canada have been the first victims of this mistake as the record will clearly show. The tip of the iceberg is now being touched and the whole judiciary will have to be examined and rebuilt based on true principles of democracy.

I think the parliamentarians and the judiciary must read “Returning to the Teachings” and “Dancing with a Ghost” by Rupert Ross. He has studied the aboriginal form of justice while working for the Ontario Crown Attorney’s office in Northwestern Ontario. His work on this topic is paramount to finding solutions that will be everlasting for the different peoples now inhabiting Turtle Island.

The other police forces, such as the SQ in Quebec and the OPP in Ontario are rampant with corruption to their core. We wonder when they will be scrutinized. I give one example of the OPP that I have personal knowledge of. Many people will remember the efforts by them to stop the influx of cheaper American booze coming through Mohawk territory in the 90’s. I spoke with an eyewitness to one of their busts as he was the only person to escape detection. He was able to view and hear the officers splitting the booty between themselves. He heard them laughing and only entering half of the cases of booze into evidence while splitting the rest amongst themselves. When the police become the criminals that they are apparently apprehending, we have a huge problem.

The recent release of Paris Hilton in the States after 3 days in jail shows how the American (and Canadian) forms of justice depend on how much money you have. We also can assume that Conrad Black (Bilderberger) will not be put in jail, as he is above the law that the rest of us are subject to. My own experience with my drivers license is worth mentioning, I was told by a lawyer that if I paid 10Gs all this trouble would go away. I didn’t have the money at the time and so still have no license to drive a car in my own homeland.

The Masonic (white serpent) influence within the police is total according to an officer I know personally. The oaths of secrecy they make to their brethren through this association negates any oaths they make to uphold the law.

We have a lot of work ahead of us to collectively clean this mess that the hierarchy has created.

Unity, Strength, Peace,
Thahoketoteh of the hills of the Haldimand tract (Kanekota)