OATH OF ALLEGIANCE: Reading Canada’s Constitution From Six Miles Deep
When a newcomer becomes a Canadian citizen, they stand in a room, raise their right hand, and swear an oath to the King. When a…
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OATH OF ALLEGIANCE: Reading Canada’s Constitution From Six Miles Deep
When a newcomer becomes a Canadian citizen, they stand in a room, raise their right hand, and swear an oath to the King. When a…
Land title is all usufruct up
It has been argued that the British Crown only gave Joseph Brant’s Mohawks and such others, “usufruct rights” to land named under the Haldimand Deed – meaning that they did not give them the land in “Fee Simple,” which is how the Crown gave land to its own subjects. They say, the right to use the soil was all that Joseph Brant got.
Awenda provincial park reclamation continues
TINY TOWNSHIP: A reclamation of Awenda Provincial Park is now entering its 19th month. Organizers have formed a grassroots connection with neighboring Springwater Provincial Park which has also been occupied by members of Beausoleil First Nation.
“We began as a result of the illegal surrenders of our Inherent Rights and Traditional Territories along with the policies and laws enforced upon our people where the Chippewa Tri Council and Canada are in breach of the 1764 Niagara Covenant Chain Belt” explains Kai Kai Kons, a spokesperson for the camp.
The Honour of the Crown in decline
History is funny sometimes, how things that go around come around. Like many people attending Remembrance Day ceremonies across the country I turned my back on the federal politician to support Canadian soldiers as Canada closes Veterans Affairs centres across the country. It reminded me of how the Crown turned its back on our People.
MNR tries to stop grassroots home building in “unorganized Indian settlement land”
On October 29th, 2013, Darlene Necan, an elected spokesperson of the off-reserve members of the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen no. 258, was issued a stop work order by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources for building a house on land where her family grew up, on Saugeen territory.
Royal Proclamation now on display at Canadian Museum of Civilization
[tweetable] The Royal Proclamation of 1763 is on display this fall [/tweetable] at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec. The showing is in…