From Kahentinetha Horn: MNN. May 27, 2006. People watching the televised attacks on our people at Six Nations are shocked to see how much self-restraint we have as a people. Don’t mistake the Indigenous self-restraint for submission to Canadian authority. It’s a lot harder to restrain oneself in the face …

This update is from two days ago – May 27th – my apologies for only uploading it now: Hello from Grand River Things are pretty quiet around the site these days. Maybe too quiet. I’ve been reading alot in the surrounding newspapers. Caledonia mayor marie trainer was quoted this week …

Reposting the following from AnnaMaries’s Verbena-19 blog: It seems that this article from MNN that I posted yesterday did not tell the whole story: MNN “Poor sports” in Ontario. 6 Nations “shut out” Today I’ve received an email from someone who is on the Six Nations reserve, and was informed …

Sago from Grand River. It’s been a few days since my last update and the atmosphere at the camp has been a dramatic change since then. When the events unfolded on Monday after our original attempt at keeping the PEACE and opening the first barricade on Plank Road (Argyle St) …

The Toronto Star is reporting that the self-defense barricade put up yesterday has been voluntarily dismantled by the First Nations people at Caledonia: Caledonia blockade dismantled May 23, 2006. 03:49 PM RICHARD BRENNAN STAFF REPORTER CALEDONIA, Ont. — More then two months after native protestors took control of a contentious …

This just in my email box: “Bread and Cheese Fight”Victoria Day at Six Nations – Who Was Being Sucker Punched?Ontario does not want to recognize Six Nations or any Aboriginal Title MNN. May 23, 2006. At 6:00 am May 22nd, “Bread and Cheese Day”, the Six Nations people removed the …

This just in my mailbox: Good Morning from Grand River Well, by now everyone has heard how our show of good faith was met.Yesterday morning by 6:00 a.m. the main barricade on Plank Road (Argyle Street) was removed and the road was completely open ready for use. It wasn’t met …

According the CKRZ FM’ 9am report, all is quiet at the Reclamation Site this morning. Ontario Hydro is claiming that the electricity is out because of sabotage – presumably the power tower which was brought down to reinforce the new First Nations barricade – and that it will remain out …

Just to recap: earlier today as a gesture of good faith the First Nations people took down their blockade in Caledonia. Certain white Caledonians obviously misinterpreted this generosity as a sign of weakness and decided they would mount their own settler blockade and not let any First Nations people through. …

This just in my inbox: OPP condone mob rule “All hell and shit has broken loose” YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED RIGHT NOW! MNN. 1:00 Monday. May 22, 2006. Day 83 of the land reclamation. In a gesture of goodwill, Six Nations people took down the barricade on Argyle Street …