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Aug 20, 1891 – The Mohawks’ letter to Prince Arthur on the Silver Covenant Chain

The following document is a copy of a letter sent by Tortoise Totem, Joseph J. Brant De-ka-ri ho-ken and 4 others to Prince Andrew on the topic of the silver covenant chain relationship between the Mohawks and the British Crown.

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#WetsuwetenStrong Photo Gallery February 15-16

by Katie Doyle Photos from February 15 2020 meeting with Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller and from February 16 2020 solidarity rally in downtown Toronto.

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Elected Mohawk Chiefs call for Canada to respect traditional leadership and “see beyond the Indian Act”

The Chiefs neither denounced nor intervened in the current disruption of Canada’s rail lines. Instead, they called for the traditional leadership of the Wet’suwet’en to be respected, and saw Canada’s failure to do so as the origin of the crisis.

Canadian Economy Takes Hit from Wet’Suwet’en Solidarity Actions 0

Canadian Economy Takes Hit from Wet’Suwet’en Solidarity Actions

The current blockades across the land known as Canada, done in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people, whose land is currently occupied by the RCMP, are a long-overdue reckoning. The purpose of the blockades is...

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Map of Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Actions

The following is a map of solidarity actions taken to support the Wet’suwet’en people following the RCMP invasion of their lands.

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Letter to the Queen from the Sha’tekarihwate family of the Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan

Your Majesty,

I trust that this message finds you and the Royal Family in good health and good spirits.

We, the Sha’tekarihwate family of the Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan are writing to you out of care and concern for one of our allies, namely, the Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia. As we know you are aware, our people have had an allied relationship for 300 plus years, which is called the Orehkwasa or Silver Covenant Chain and the Tenkeni Tyohate or Two Row Wampum. It was our ancestors that made this agreement and we have been vested with the responsibility to follow through with our obligations as outlined in this treaty. It is this treaty that establishes our allied relationship to each other and has allowed your family some ability to exercise limited sovereignty within our shared territory.

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Indigenous Services Minister Meets Mohawks at the Tracks

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller met with Kanenhariyo and other Mohawks at the Tyendinaga Rail Stoppage on February 15 2020 before being welcomed onto the Territory for longer talks For the first time in...

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Who is Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller?

Marc Miller is a 46-year-old Canadian Liberal politician, elected as an MP in 2015 and re-elected in 2019. He is currently a member of cabinet, appointed Minister of Indigenous Services in November 2019. He...

Mohawk Nation Meeting to Discuss Minister’s Request to Polish the Chain. 0

Mohawk Nation Meeting to Discuss Minister’s Request to Polish the Chain.

MEDIA RELEASE Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory—Today the Mohawk Nation have been holding a “People’s Meeting” for Mohawks from Territories in Ontario, Quebec, and New York State to discuss the ongoing solidarity actions taken by Tyendinaga...

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CN Rail Continues to Profit from Genocide

TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY– The powerful logistics corporation, Canadian National Railway, facilitates the movement of resources stolen from Indigenous lands on behalf of many of the world’s most powerful corporations in pursuit of profit through...