Cruisin' for a bruisin'

Vincent J. Curtis

28 Apr 21

RE: No consent, no land sales, Haudenosaunee say.  A news article in the Hamilton Spectator of this date.

For the sake of brevity and clarity, I’ll refer to the Haudenosaunee as the Iroquois or Mohawk Indians.

It is a matter of history that the Iroquois never permanently occupied the Hamilton area, and the incantation of abasement that opens city council meetings affirms that fact.  In 1785, in return for their loyalty to the Crown during the American Revolution, the Iroquois were given the Haldimand Tract as a place to live in in peace, unmolested by America.  The original grant was defined as six miles on either side of the Grand River from source to mouth.  Hamilton does not lie within that boundary.

The claim by certain people, who claim the status of hereditary chief or clan mother, that they collectively will exert a veto authority over land use in Hamilton on account of their ancestral association with it is lacking in authenticity.  The Gage and Hamilton families have a stronger claim.

Plainly, a gang of aboriginal thugs is running an extortion racket.  Money may not be sole object; it may also be to establish precedents for future extensions of their pretend authority.

What can the city government do about it?  The police force is going to be policing hate, and will be unavailable to deal with an occupation.  Unless, that is, non-aboriginals decide to deal with the matter privately, in which case the police will rush to the aid of the occupiers – as occurred in Caledonia with the OPP in respect of Foxgate and Douglas Creek..

A word from the Mayor, which included the phrase, “won’t be tolerated,” might be useful in this matter.

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