Cleveland General tells history of Plank Road

Cayuga Royanni (Chief) Deyotowehgoh (Cleveland General) of the Wolf Clan tells the history of Plank Road now known as Highway #6 of Ontario. This land was at the center of the Caledonia (Douglas Creek Estates) conflict in 2006.

The six minute history lesson tells the story of land leases, RCMP involvement in Six Nations politics and Joseph Brant’s role in the loss of land.

The Idle No More movement declared January 28th as a day of action. Teach-In’s were scheduled across the globe. Two Row Times posted this video as a virtual teach-in on our YouTube Channel using the hashtag – #J28.

The video is in the Cayuga language and translated into English subtitles by Leeroy “Jock” Hill.

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