A SUPPRESSED VERSION OF HISTORY

A SUPPRESSED VERSION OF HISTORY:

The Onkwehonwe Perspective & Idle No More

By Jonathan Garlow

JANUARY 30, 2013

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A non-native friend showed me this group e-mail entitled "Enough is Enough" that is being and misinformation so I decided to respond via The Google with a dissertation. For purposes of discussion I will enclose portions of the original e-mail:
""ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Ladies and Gentlemen, On a very serious note and regarding the "Idle No More" movement, I offer the following: 1) No one in Canada is above the law of the land 2) Your economic well-being is your responsibility. It is not the government's job to pay you to fish and hunt. 3) Employment rules apply to everyone. If you can't get a job where you live: Move." Idle No More" at your expense! 4) If you receive public funds; you are accountable. Penalties apply. 5) Theft is theft; see 1) above. 6) If the funds are badly spent or the recipients do not care for the infrastructure and benefits provided; the funds will not be replaced. 7) Treaties will be respected in the context of the date of the treaty and the standards of the day. 8) Your administrative costs and the pay of your local leadership will be set by the people that fund your operation. 9) As our municipalities are governed by provincial rules; so the reserves will be governed by federal rules.""

forwarded around in the Canadian community and it contains anti-native rhetoric, slander

INTRODUCTION

I will only say that I feel badly for the author of "Enough is Enough". If you think my people are worthless and lazy just say so. In return I would show you a picture of the Manhattan skyline built by Mohawk Ironworkers, the men we call Skywalkers. I dare you to Google that. Native people work harder and for less money, 30% less, than the average Canadian
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according to a recent study . It makes me very sad to think that Canadian people I may
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know and love harbour these kinds of irrational prejudices. I have been invited to speak at Universities and other institutions in my area as an unofficial ambassador of Six Nations of history instead. I dont want to scare anyone or melt faces. For the good of my future this information comes from the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois people in relation to the the after effects of Colonialism. and instead of teaching real information I usually smile and shake hands. I get tempted to generations I have taken the time to compile what I have researched in books and what I

give them the full disclosure but a fear of rejection makes me give them the Disney version

have been taught by the elders of my community into this single document. As a disclaimer government known as Canada but generally applies to all indigenous people dealing with

OUR HOME AND NATIVE LAND

Chapter One

Before I can begin to address the Law of the Land we must ask the question "Who's land is it anyway?" A large part of the problem with social justice in Canada is that it takes a university level understanding of politics, history, law and anthropology to get a full picture of the complicated situation. That reason alone should explain why the predicament isnt easily solved. Additionally, I am also interested in the side topic to land known as Treaty Spanish and Dutch as well. The colloquial use of the word "Indian" is used so that all Law. Treaties are best described as the original relationship agreement between the two from across the atlantic, usually English but also other European nations such as French, parties "Indian" and "Settler". The term Settler in this paper is used to describe the people not meant to be implied (this is not about status Indians as defined by Canada). I should readers will be able to comprehend these concepts but the legal use of the word "Indian" is

mention that the word Indian is generally considered to be racist and intolerant but I am using it for purposes of consistency. My nation prefers the word Onkwehonwe (Oh-gweyho-wey) to identify us which can be translated as "complete person" or "original people". and terminology which they may prefer.

Each of the 630 different nations of indigenous peoples in Canada have their own language Here is a shocking statement. The Indian people possess title for almost every acre of land in "Canada" and have not sold or surrendered it. Read that through a few times

until it doesn't seem alien anymore. This is not a conspiracy theory or an overstatement out of existence and replace them with corporate, legalized versions instead. Before I
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please allow me to qualify my claim. The title to the land abides inherent within the blood

of our Clan Mothers whom also are our Matrilineal Authorities. This is why the 1951 Indian

Act and it's many incarnations were devised; to legislate the original flesh and blood people

develop these points any further I need to identify the basic differences between our two barriers that existed between Settler nations and Indians. Above and beyond common between our two great peoples. I personally believe that neither culture is superior they Dwarfs and the Elves in Lord of the Rings mythology. Neither civilisation is greater, they are different yet equal. Historians are just now beginning to understand that the ancient native civilization was socially, agriculturally and politically advanced , perhaps even
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peoples. The problem with our ancient land agreements was more than just the language

translation problems that occurred were ideological differences and polarized worldviews

are just essentially different. To grasp this concept it can help us to think about the fictional more so than the capitalist, industrial system we are currently in. Charles C. Mann wrote journals about the great safety and tranquility of this land. The early Dutch explorer sophistication of our Great Law (Gayansrakowa in our language) which was able to establish everlasting peace and was the embodiment of unity and diversity.
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that the Indian standard of hygiene was much greater than the early Colonists and Indian

Harmen Meyndertsz Van Den Bogaert in 1634 was surprised to observe women travelling of rape, theft or murder . The founding fathers of America have also noted the political

people were disgusted with the idea of storing mucus in a pocket handkerchief. Now thats a perspective you dont hear about in school! Many of the first explorers have written in their

alone for weeks at a time, going from village to village trading dried salmon without threat

"It would be a very strange thing, if six Nations of ignorant savages should be capable of forming a Scheme for such a Union and yet that a like union should be impracticable for ten or a Dozen English Colonies," -Benjamin Franklin

Since the beginning, native people across this continent found the idea of selling land could we conscientiously sell a family member? Why would we trade something that
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hilarious, impossible and unethical. We believed that we are related to the land, so how

theoretically lasts forever for something that can be spent or that expires? We are born as like some skies with that, sir?" (in squeaky teenage drive-thru voice). Even the concept of traditionally thought. We operated by giving, and out-giving each other so our entire worldview on taxation and commerce was more about agp love than usury and selfwas that the settlers would return possession of the land someday or perhaps give us

protectors and stewards of the land, much like the Elves in The Lord of the Rings analogy I accumulated debt was completely hostile and alien to the holistic, non-linear way Indians interest. In the end, most land was leased to the depth of the plow and our understanding is the testimony I have received from Condoled Royanni Chief, Cleveland General of the yet found difficult to adequately explain. Somehow the derogatory concept of "IndianCayuga Wolf Clan. In a legal sense, possession does not always imply ownership and the giver" was established due to a foundational misunderstanding of ownership, lease and

have used earlier. The first Settlers to visit us wanted to buy land and we would reply "How

deep would you like to buy?", or perhaps in the modern vernacular we might ask "Would you

something greater in return for its use, but the true ownership was never in question. That

two terms have different meanings. This is an important reality that we have always known title. Most land considered as "sold" to the Settlers was either fraudulent or unauthorized in some other way. Of course certain exceptions to the rule may apply and there may be you wonder if the land was really purchased from the Indians or not! tracts of land that were properly acquired, ceded or given away and those parcels can be discussed in another forum. For our purposes here see the wording in the Rupert's Land

Act 1869 and note the phrase "granted, or purportedly granted". Language like that makes In addition to all of these points many Settlers operated under the misconception that the had yet to experience democracy. The Hodiyanehso (Chiefs) represent the voice of the creation stories and ceremonial dances. Each Chief would be paired with his own Clan common people within our system of law and they operate under direction of their Clan Mothers. The title to land is vested within the Clan Mother as demonstrated through our

Chiefs of our nations were equivalent to European Monarchs because their consciousness

Mother who is usually related by blood as a mother, grandmother, auntie or elderly cousin.
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She was able to raise up, or depose her Chief at will and if any land was to be sold it would have to be approved by her. The term of office was for life. I have been told that upon did not have a hierarchical class structure. The matters of greatest importance were solutions and hopefully reach consensus. Therefore, if any land WAS to be sold, no signed their names with an X. This surrender was not ratified by any official condolence a Chief would forfeit his personal voice to speak the concerns of the men and women at council where law was passed. He lived closely amongst his people in order to know the thoughts of the children, the elderly, the sick and disabled because our system individual Chief would have authority to do so, it must be passed by all of the Chiefs at council just as one Senator cannot pass law. Canada likes to produce a so-called 1841 Haudenosaunee Council despite the fairy tale many Canadians want to believe in.

decided at Grand Council wherein Hodiyanehso would convene to define problems, suggest "surrender" in which a handful of Indians supposedly gave away all of our land and then about Theresa Spence and Attawapiskat. Canadians across the board are complaining Here is the specific information as it pertains to this discussion:

Everything they think they own is at stake. I like to read the comments sections in articles the facts. I am not just responding to one ignorant email but to an entire colonial mindset. The Dominion of Canada bought 4 million square kilometers from "The Governor and

about natives being paid for by the taxpayers which is a gross fabrication and distortion of

Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson's Bay" on December 1st 1869, two the original Indian landowners to the Hudsons Bay Company. This is only one example, there are many other instances of questionable land deals such as this. Imagine if I was a

years after the provinces were consolidated for an amount totaling 300,000 ($1.5 million). I challenge any scholar to produce records showing me the legitimate transfer of title from for 50 bucks without your knowledge or consent. Then when you went to a court of law to to produce a bill of sale and this piece of paper was honored by the judge because I am the judge and my cousin and I desperately wanted your car. I then "sold" your car to my cousin judge. You are told to file a "car claim" and they would inspect the credibility of your claim
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get your car back, my cousin said the car didnt belong to you anymore because he was able

at leisure and hopefully award damages someday. This is the basis of Canada or is it really are similar to animals, therefore our lands are free for the taking. This Doctrine of Discovery is found within papal bulls Romanus Pontifex, 1455 and Inter Caetara, 1493 United States Supreme court ruled in favour of the doctrine of discovery in the case of our Settler friends.

Rupert's Land? The Colonial rationale and justification for such cases of direct theft is that

Indians are not human and although we lived in this land for ages we do not have souls and

which have not been updated or abrogated by the Vatican to this day. As a matter of fact the Johnson v. MIntosh, 1823. Regardless of what any religious institution has decided it has become apparent that we do in fact have souls and now we are looking to find the soul of

THE GREAT LAW OF PEACE

Chapter Two

So to specifically address point #1 in the "Enough is Enough" e-mail, the Law of the Land is really Indian Law which is specifically called Gayansrakowa in our language which is often translated as The Great Law or The Great Peace. The Gayansrakowa is not a vague estimate its intrinsic value and application for our modern world. To be fair, the
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generalized concept but is a ratified, living constitution that actually exists and can be

studied and researched at length . Nor is our law to be dismissed as vain indian religion or savage myth but should be disseminated by scholars and international academia to the process of being restored and is practiced to a certain extent, especially at the Six because this is not England or Rome. Therefore, the Canadian and the American
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Gayansrakowa is only functional within certain Haudensosaunee lands but our system is in Nations of the Grand River Territory. At one time this law influenced millions of lives from Manhattan to the Mississippi and is able to meet the needs of grand societies. Canadian Law is English Law . The actual law of THIS land is not English Law or Roman Civil Law

governments must operate under Admiralty Law and will continue to do so until they thieves of the highest order, or perhaps still in the process of securing lands, and are
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recognize our authority or until we are defeated. It would seem that the colonies are either unequivocally acting as only a "De Facto" government until we return. Author Charles C. a heap of dead bodies but shouts out Im not quite dead!. Indian people did not have Mann has written about the new scientific evidence indicating that 95% of Indian people died from diseases in the 18th and 19th centuries and are still struggling to survive. This immunity to sickness such as influenza, typhoid fever or smallpox. Simultaneously we see the bloody, violent removal of indigenous people from their homes across North America

makes me think of the skit by Monty Python in which a sickly peasant is being thrown into which is like being kicked when you are already down. Did you know that the largest mass
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shooting in history was not the Dark Knight Theatre shooting or Sandy Hook but the

Wounded Knee massacre when the U.S. Army gunned down 300 unarmed men, women and children? A great majority of us died in this way and that's why we aren't in a position to be ruling or exercising much authority at the moment. We have a political system that has position a duplicate government called Elected Council was established in 1924 to worked for millenia but there is no one home right now due to extended illness. It is like an extended AFK or BRB and the Settler nations have governed in our place. To solidify their replace the authentic Gayansrakowa system. Paternalistic control of the Indian people in this way cannot last much longer. The colonial approach to dealing with Indians is being terrorists, we are your friends. And we are returning, much like the Lord of the Rings is just a natural progression in our collective journey as original peoples.

rejected at a grassroots level, and that is what Idle No More is REALLY about. We are not

character Aragorn son of Arathorn the heir of Isildur and the throne of Middle Earth. There is a rumor amongst the people that the true King is returning! The Idle No More movement Another important issue is the validity of conquest. I personally believe that nation to Onkwehonwe Indians had been conquered by war in 1677 instead of being bound by Treaty then most of these land issues would be a moot point and we would be happy native people are still operating under the seductive illusion of ethno-superiority

nation war is an ugly but legitimate way to change ownership of the land. I argue that if the Canadians in almost every respect. If Indians were regular Canadians and subjects of the Queen then the points made by "Enough is Enough" would be logical and fair. Perhaps non-

manufactured by Hollywood in the 1950's in which the savage natives were defeated by the good guys. If so, it's time for a firmware update because the historical conclusions aren't so cut and dry. A lesser known fact is that the Haudenosaunee, also known as Six Nations Iroquois made Covenant (Treaty) relationships with the early Settlers because we were
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undefeatable in war due to our large numbers. The precontact Indian population of North America is estimated at 120 million . So it was our collective power and unity that put us in position to make treaties with the Settler nations. I have been told another reason why

the settlers avoided conflict with our people was because of our thorough knowledge of the
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heavily forested Appalachian regions and any direct confrontation would be a "Viet Nam" for the early Americans. So we reached mutually beneficial agreements of trust and encroach upon our lands to occupy and squat within our territories. The colonial
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friendship on a nation to nation basis. Two hundred years later, after disease killed our bodies, and alcoholism destroyed our social structures, settlers were encouraged to government developed incentive programs to foster new settlements within our vast eastern Indians such as the Mohawks because it is not a very thrilling story from the "brothers" since the first thanksgiving at Plymouth rock.

stretches of land . Not many Hollywood films were made about Settler relations with the

colonial perspective. It is an important story from OUR perspective because we were very

hospitable, caring and firm in our relationship with the Settlers and defined the relation as

"You say that you are our father and I am your son... ...We will not be like Father and Son, but like Brothers." Covenant Chain council, 1692

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BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING

Chapter Three

The Gayansrakowa was built upon the ancient precepts of the Two Row Guswentha. This is friendship also known in theory as 'harmony through non-interference'. These teachings Two Row was established before any land was supposedly acquired so each and every if Canada bought 4 million square kilometers of land for 10 shillings does that truly river, each guided autonomously under the ideals of Peace, Power & Righteousness. The

the foundational Prime Treaty based upon the fundamentals of mutual respect, honor and were illustrated by an analogy of two nations as vessels travelling together side by side in a transaction should be analyzed by Treaty Law to assess the veracity of claim. For example,

Eastern Door the Kanienkehaka of the Six Nations acted on behalf of all indigenous nations when establishing this Prime Treaty in 1677. Many other Indian nations made similar treaties with the English Crown but one common thread unites them all: treaties exist only between sovereign nations. If we were

demonstrate mutual respect, honor and friendship? One could argue that as Keepers of the

Most Potent Sovereign make treaties with us? Therefore, a sense of duty and honor for this Covenant Treaty led hundreds of my people to bleed and die at Queenston heights in
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combat against the advancing American armies during the War of 1812 . We fought as responsibilities in every possible way. The Haudenosaunee Iroquois would continue to addressed with proper perspective and protocol. In conversation I like to visualize the Chinese Army landing by surprise and in full force on the shores of British Columbia,
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enthusiastic subjects of the King, or considered sub-human creatures, why then would the allies to the Queen. We helped to establish Canada as partners. We lived up to the treaty

fight for the Queen and for all her Canadian people to this very day if we were honored and

Canada. What would be the response of the 500,000 Indian warriors who reside in this commercials shown on T.V. and what your government wants me to believe, I am NOT Canadian.

land? I would like to think that we would hear the call of duty and repel any foreign invader not in service to your Queen or your Canada but to honor the original agreements of the Two Row. This brings up my next point of national identity. Contrary to the popular beer

I have been told that we initially admired the white people and shared much of our land in a "you can live here for now" sense. It was said that the Settlers were our younger brothers behaviour to be reciprocal. So why is it widely assumed today, that my people are now Canadians for the last two thousand years? Did the Onkwehonwe consider themselves Canadian citizens even before Canada was a country, and if not when did this change?

from across the water. We gracefully leased out land to them and did not demand anything Canadian citizens? Are we referred to as the First Nations of Canada because we have been

in return because of this familial love, but quietly watched and perhaps expected our loving

1857 precursor to the Indian Act known as An Act to Encourage the Gradual Civilization of that this particular Act was passed by the Province of Canada ten years before Canada became a generally recognized country. What type of authority does a province have to enact law over people of a completely different nation? Can Saskatchewan pass law that

Indian Tribes in this Province, and to Amend the Laws Relating to Indians. It should be noted would negatively affect the lives of the Japanese? Lets move on. Eleven years later An Act extend the provisions of the Act, 31st Victoria, Chapter 42 was passed and the hundreds of for the gradual enfranchisement of Indians, the better management of Indian affairs, and to process and probably had no idea it was even happening! The plan to legislate the Indian into existence was designed to make life uncomfortable and inconvenient to live. They
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The answers are found within the formation of Canada, the Indian Trust Fund, and the

sovereign and diverse Onkwehonwe nations of this land were all lumped together to begin

their journey as legalized Indians. What is worse is that we didnt have any input into this

were hoping that we would tire of the segregation and apartheid of Indian-hood and eventually sign up to enjoy the capitalist franchise by taking an English name and Canadian failure.

renouncing any Indian title, effectively becoming Canadian. This did not happen and the onreserve Elected System (also known as Band Council) has become the ugly descendent of

I want to get rid of the Indian problem. Our objective is to continue until there is not a single Indian in Canada that has not been absorbed into the body politic. Dr. Duncan Campbell Scott, 1920

By the end of the 19th century the de facto government held all of our lands and monies in "trust" because we did not speak fluent English or use banks and we werent familiar with the concepts of debt and usury anyway. It has been said that we had chests of gold bullion
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but the government took these chests and promised they would manage it for us faithfully a financial account created to keep the treaty relationship and the land transactions morally, and ethically legitimate. It was basically a system of "I will take what I need now and pay you later" and by calculating fair payment for the land and using compound are not for sale. The governments are continually in debt to the Indians except they determine their own price by dishing it out to us incrementally every year.
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they didn't lawfully own title to the land so they created an "Indian Trust Fund" which was interest the amount owed is absolutely astronomical. I have seen estimates of 2 trillion for the Haldimand Tract alone but I surmise the actual figures are much greater for all of Canada. I have heard it said that one cannot put a price on their mother and our relations

. As the American and Canadian governments begun formation their leaders knew that

complete history of Canada, the two are deeply intertwined. This Indian Trust Fund was Tracing the history of Indian Affairs & Northern Development is like tracing the
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combined with the "Consolidated Revenue Fund" in 1867 and lack of official records

conveniently obscures the large amounts of dollars involved. Today, the government uses Indian Affairs funding as "hush" money to keep us complacent with the status-quo. The funneled through governments who are acting as both trustee and beneficiary in an unethical and unlawful way. The cruel reality is that most native people have become right to taxation is tied with the ownership of the land so all taxes should lawfully be paid content with the crumbs dropping from the table, comfortable with the Indian act and

directly to the Clan Mothers of Turtle Island (aka North America) but instead they are being saving 8% PST at Walmart! Receiving a lump sum from the Federal government as a land claim is the very worst thing an indigenous nation can do because it solidifies Canadas position of dominance and irrevocably destroys our ancient connection to the land. My

advice is that the Indians should re-evaluate the 99-year leases and demand resource and

taxation sharing, not because we are greedy or lazy but because it is in accordance with our original agreements of respect, honor and friendship. It is absolutely inconceivable that an Indian Act even exists in this politically correct post-modern age. Can anyone even begin to

fathom a Negro Act or any similarly derogative title attributed to an actual law of Canada? Another major problem in the broken relationship between Indian and Settler is that our Ontario the Haudenosaunee government is in political limbo, sometimes recognized as a to travel internationally until 1951 when Canada officially declared the Six Nations ancient form of government needs to be recognized as a legitimate authority. In Florida the citizen of Six Nations and pass through customs unmolested. We issued our own passports Haudenosaunee as their "Indians" on the international stage. Duncan Campbell Scott must have rolled in his grave when the Iroquois Nationals competed at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship as a sovereign nation using the Hiawatha Belt as a flag in 2011. If I national body and other times not. When crossing the border to the USA I declare myself a

Miccosukee Seminoles have a tribal system that is outside of the jurisdiction of the State. In

had to prove our case of sovereignty to an international court I would underline and affirm

that the Haudenosaunee government conducts council in the Haudenosaunee languages. As

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a parallel example the government of Germany conducts their affairs in the Germanic to convince the world that the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois people are not a nation. The Nations and even Canada.

tongue. What language does Canadian parliament use? I find it ironic that Canada is trying main one is this: We are not after our rights as First Nations Canadians. We are part of something older and more genuine than the corporate Indian Act, the Assemblies of First

Hodiyanehso will not sanction the Idle No More movement for a number of reasons but the

So in summary, the Queen's people helped themselves to our land, and decided to pay us an undeterminable price as a snowballing-out-of-control lease which was put into an account that THEY kept and we were left out of the decision making process. Please note that our original Treaty and Covenant relationship was established with the English Sovereign Crown in 1677 . It has been solidified by the Royal Proclamation, 1763. What has
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complicated matters is the secondary governments which have spawned in place of the Crown here in North America, namely the United States in 1776 and the Dominion of

Canada in 1867. Who the original Treaty relationships were established with THEN and This is the on-going story of how to legislate a brother into a son and how to conquer a nation by stroke of the pen.

who administers the lands and funds NOW have been rearranged, probably with deliberate intent. It's like a 10 lb. tangle of Christmas lights in the drawer that nobody wants to touch.

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THE BLOOD CRIES OUT FROM THE GROUND

Chapter Four

This final chapter is about the spiritual implications of systematic treachery, theft, and

deceit. The common attitude and approach to dealing with these complex issues is usually while eating from our table as we starve in the yard. Things cannot peacefully continue in this direction. Until our brother-to-brother relationship is restored, chaos will ensue. I it ain't broke don't fix it!" but they speak from the opportunist, euro-centric perspective

something like "The past is over, let's just move on" and native authority is often questioned and our voice is unheard. Many Canadians want things to continue as they are and think "if

immediately think of conflicts such as Oka and Douglas Creek Estates, Caledonia as

situations that could have been averted had our relationship been functioning properly. In the extreme political right it seems like the consensus is All is fair in love and war, your people got conquered so kneel and kiss the ring #@$@!, but this flies in the face of the historical views I am trying to present. Perhaps some even wonder why we can't just hiding the body make the problem go away? done with. My response to these types of thoughts is this: If a person is murdered, does pretend that the land belongs to the Settlers and just keep on going because it is over and

used as a weapon against the Indians and genocide was justified by reinterpreting Old

This moral dilemma is best answered through philosophical means. Maybe it is a form of karma or perhaps poetic justice to use illustrations from the Bible that was brought here from across the sea to show the Settlers the gravity of our situation. This same book was

Testament scriptures as Manifest Destiny against the original intent of the author. My

people call the Bible 'the black book' and say it like they are speaking of the black plague. Many from my reserve have never read the Bible and consider it to be the most evil book

ever written, not because of the words it contains (per-se) but because of the actions and
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abuse of its adherents. For my native people I say, please bear with me and continue through this section to see where I am going with it. I promise I will not get weird or properly understand the spiritual truth found in these ancient Hebrew scriptures as applies to our current situation:

religious and nobody will try to convert you. I often wonder why so many Christians

throughout history have acted so Unchristlike. Maybe the European rulers were unable to across the water as a type of pollen that we were allergic to. Anyway, here is the fruit as it

evidenced by their unbiblical behaviour. Perhaps they were like bees carrying this message

"The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground." Genesis 4:10
For the purposes of this chapter let us all assume that there is a spirit in heaven who to learn that the Bible speaks directly about Treaty relationships between two Chapter 21). Here is the condensed version: created the universe and who cares about the events that happen on earth. We will call this entity either the Creator or God which may be used interchangeably. You may be surprised nations of people. All Canadians and other interested parties should research and refer to the Israel & Gibeonite Covenant as found in scripture (See Joshua Chapter 9, and II Samuel

The Gibeonite nation tricked the powerful Israelites into entering a peace treaty with them. After the deceit was found out, the terms of the treaty were still honored by Israel because breaking a treaty was considered worse than lying. It should be noted that The Creator did not command their leader Joshua to make this treaty, in fact he warned him NOT to enter hundred years passed by and Joshuas successor King Saul decided to break the peace Sauls crown was taken away. When King David took the throne he wanted to restore the
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treaties with foreign nations but still expected him to keep his word once it was given. Four treaty by arbitrarily killing the Gibeonite people. God severely punished Israel with famine.

terms of the ancient treaty but instead of issuing a Royal apology or paying settlement Here is the ancient account (circa 900 B.C.):

money, he went to the Gibeonites themselves and honored them with proper protocol.

"David said, What shall I do for you? How shall I make amends so that you will bless the Lords inheritance? The Gibeonites answered him, We have no right to demand silver or gold from Saul or his family, nor do we have the right to put anyone in Israel to death. What do you want me to do for you? David asked.""
It was then decided by the Gibeonites that only blood could pay for blood and justice would be achieved through the death of seven Israelites. The King was willing to sacrifice seven of his own and the blood debt was paid with people of royal lineage and I am sure there were the divine perspective, justice must come before reconciliation. The famine was lifted and the country was reinvigorated by a period of peace, friendship and trust. If these overthrown and even worse, plagues would have destroyed his people (Exodus 23:9, saying All is forgiven. Leviticus 26:14-46). Without going into deeper theology this account also explains why Jesus had to legally suffer and die on a cross instead of waving his hand like a Jedi and redeeming steps had not been taken the Bible says that Davids kingdom would have been many tears as this powerful reconciliation was made between two sovereign nations. From

If we contrast this ancient account with our Covenant made between the Haudenosaunee and the Monarchy a few things are made clear. The first is that if there is a Creator, he is watching national politics as Supreme Judge and secondly, he is willing to intervene on behalf of the offended parties. It is in Canadas best interest to understand these spiritual
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implications because the first line of their Constitution Act says this: Canada is founded think that over a little bit. I also notice in our situation that the Indians didn't even trick a moral famine over the nations of North America when the blood of my people is

upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law! You might want to anyone into entering into the Treaties, the English entered into our Covenant of their own free volition! So I say that these 400 year old treaties between our great peoples are not judgment in cases of murder and theft when the governments they represent are in perfectly when he said Youll never have justice on stolen land. When the Canadian continually crying out from the ground. How can Federal or Provincial jurisdictions pass population finally wakes up and sees what is happening I think their government will be exposed like the husband who has been caught cheating. It is the responsibility of the only legally binding in a political sense, but also in a more powerful spiritual way. It creates contempt of court, awaiting prosecution indefinitely? Rapper Ice-T captured this thought British Crown to approach each specific nation of this land, address them properly and ask them what they can do to make things right again. Everything within their power must be offenses possible. I warn the Queen of England and leaders of all Ecclesiastical authority, the Vatican and Protestant Para-church denominations alike, that your Most Sovereign Covenant responsibilities to the Onkwehonwe of North America. Ignorance is not an excuse. Lord of Heaven is watching and will ask you at the judgment what you did to fulfill your utilized to make it so. The bible speaks of covenant-breaking as one of the worst, most evil

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they who commit them." Romans 1:18,29-32 such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do

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WALKING TOGETHER
Chapter Five

For the past 400 years our nations have been like two people walking side by side on the didnt die and are trying to catch up to you. When you see us beating drums or blocking respected and to continue our journey together. I want to be clear that Onkwehonwe your country music, your molecular science and your iPads. We are integrating certain war against the Settlers is not an option.

beach but for the last half there has only been one track of footprints in the sand. There is

only one track because we got sick and your people threw us into the ocean! Ha ha, but we

roads you become afraid that we want to fight with you but I assure you we just want to be facets of your culture into ours but other social and psychological aspects of your culture

people are the most kind, thoughtful and caring people when properly approached. We like we find barbaric and disgusting so we will wait for you to change or assimilate. We would rather be marginalised or extinguished than violate the terms of the Two Row so going to

One final thought continues to develop within my mind when considering the thousands of years it has taken humanity to reach this crucial point in time. The Great Law that our you is silent on political matters. In my opinion the Great Law and Biblical Law do not contradict each other and are not mutually exclusive! If there is any doubt Psalm 119:165 in spirituality then look to the Lord of the Rings for answers. We must always remember how the Dwarfs and the Elven nations united to defeat the Orcs! It has been prophesied
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Peacemaker gave to us is silent on religious matters. The law that your Peacemaker gave to of thought combine so that we as humans may reach our full potential. If you dont believe that the Settler people will come to us in need during the end times, just as they had come to us in need at the beginning when they were sick and dying at Jamestown . It was not
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KJV speaks directly of the Gayansrakowa and I am excited to see these right & left segments

prophesied what the reaction of the Indian people will be but I like to believe that we will our visitors and assimilation is a very lengthy process, they have only been here for 400 years or so.

take them in and teach them to survive once again, despite the centuries of torment, abuse and genocide. I have stated many times in conversation that we are gradually assimilating My suggestion for all people, Onkwehonwe and Settler alike is to find the truth. The bible defines love in 1 Corinthians 13 and says that "love rejoices in the truth"! From a general, broad perspective the enemy is the one who hates the truth. The truth is available for all of information. This information I am sharing is being actively suppressed by a common until Harper apologized in 2008 that non-native people started believing our stories of until they repeal the Papal Bulls which license the Doctrine of Discovery. If you are a

but finding truth is like mining for precious jewels, you have to dig deep into the mountains enemy. All of these details I have written about are not new, in fact they are very old so one should ask themselves "Why haven't I heard about this before?" Consider this: the evils of residential school were considered a conspiracy theory even into the 1990's and it wasn't sexual abuse, murder and mistreatment that we have been telling again and again for over 100 years. Stop honoring our abusers. If you are Catholic stop paying tithes to the Vatican into Ryerson University because it is named after a war criminal who devised residential I have written about and if anything I am saying is true demand the Canadian School These are things that a true friend would do for another. hard). At the very least, teach your children to have a positive outlook on native people.

Protestant then write a letter to tell them it is wrong and un-Christian-like. Stop enrolment Boards Association revise their curriculum. Learn to pronounce Onkwehonwe (its not that It is time to start listening to what "Indian" people have to say. It is time to start believing them. We may not have gone to Cambridge or Harvard University, but every one of my people each have a doctorate equivalency in being Onkwehonwe and we still have something to offer our Covenant brothers of Canada and the United States. I cannot specifically state the solution to all of our problems but I know that it would help if you
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schools as the final solution to the Indian problem. Take the time to research these things

learned more about Onkwehonwe culture and began to integrate parts of it into your lives as Treaty partners. In this land we are ALL Treaty People. We are waiting for you to come to us to begin your education. It is time for you to be Idle No More!

Canada is a test case for a grand notion the notion that dissimilar peoples can share lands, resources, power and dreams while respecting and sustaining their differences. The story of Canada is the story of many such peoples, trying and failing and trying again, to live together in peace and harmony. But there cannot be peace or harmony unless there is justice.
Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, page ix, A Word From Commissioners The Royal

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1. Daniel Wilson and David Macdonald, THE INCOME GAP BETWEEN ABORIGINAL PEOPLES AND THE REST OF CANADA, April 2010 2. Charles T. Gehring and William A. Starna, A Journey Into Mohawk and Oneida Country, 16341635: The Journal of Harmen Meyndertsz Van Den Bogaert, pgs. 6 & 36 3. Donald Grinde & Bruce Johansen, Exemplar of Liberty: Native America and the Evolution of Democracy, Chapter 2 - Perceptions of America's Native Democracies, The societies colonial Americans observed 4. Carnegie Museam of Natural History, North-South-East-West: American Indians and the Natural World, The Iroquois of the Northeast, http://www.carnegiemnh.org/online/indians/iroquois/index.html 5. Her Majesty the Queen, Federal Court Act, (R.S.C., 1985, c. F-7), Section 2 which refers to Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890 53 & 54 VIC., Cap. 27, An Act to amend the Law respecting the Exercise of Admiralty Jurisdiction in Her Majestys Dominions and elsewhere out of the United Kingdom, section 2. (1) Every court of law in a British possession which is for the time being declared in pursuance of this Act to be a court of Admiralty 6. Henry F. Dobyns, 1966, Estimating Aboriginal American Population: An Appraisal of Techniques with a New Hemispheric Estimate. 7. Charles C. Mann, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 8. Gerald M. Craig, Upper Canada, the Formative Years 1784-1841, page 24 9. Testimony of Condoled Royanni Chief, Cleveland General of the Cayuga Wolf Clan 10. Land Rights: A Global Solution for the Six Nations of the Grand River, 2010, pg. 9 11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Row_Wampum_Treaty 12. Charles C. Mann, Native Intelligence, Smithsonian magazine, December 2005 13. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1491:_New_Revelations_of_the_Americas_Before_Columbus 14. A 2003 ruling from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that the 1701 Act of Settlement which is English Law is "part of the laws of Canada" 15. Carl Benn, The Iroquois in the War of 1812, University of Toronto Press

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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I am not a graduate from any institutionalized system of education but would like to honor Stanley Farmer Jr., Wolf Thomas, Nahnda Garlow, Ken Strawhat Hill, Pastor Earl Sault Roberts, Christophe Ulysse,

and acknowledge the following people who contributed to my well-being in many different (deceased), Shawn Brant, Andrew Garlow, Kelly Curley, Leroy "Jock" Hill, Fred Hill, Kelley Saito, Jesse Ireland, Terri Brown, Kyle Martin, Sadie Buck, Alan Emarthle, Gerrard & Peta And especially to the late Eleanor Garlow, my mother and survivor of Shingwauk Residential School who taught me the true meaning of grace. Your spirit lives.

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