26 Jan ‘We don’t want a second Oka crisis’: Disputed land; Mohawks demand that developer not cut down trees (The Gazette)
The Mohawks of Kanesatake called on the federal government yesterday to return to the negotiating table to settle a long-standing land claim, a section of which is slated for development in the heart of Mohawk territory. With a developer planning to build three luxury houses across the highway from “the Pines” – a tree-covered land adjacent to an aboriginal burial ground – the council wants talks to resume as soon as possible, Kanesatake Grand Chief Sohenrise Paul Nicholas said… go to article