My name is Monica, I am Onkwehonwe and I live in Akwesasne (Kawehno:ke aka Cornwall Island portion). Others often refer to Onkwehonwe around Akwesasne, as ‘Indian’ or ‘Mohawk’ or ‘First Nation, Aboriginal, Indigenous, Iroquois, Haudenosaunee, Native’.  On days that I choose to leave or return to my home, I am forced to make a decision about how I will accomplish that. Will I take a right turn or a left turn? What are my chances of returning home safely, peacefully, and intact?

Either way I turn to leave or return to my home, I must beep my closest friends and family to let them know the exact time that I make the turn and which way I will turn. I never know when or if any border agents, police, troopers, military, union agencies, or corporations (Seaway, Gas, Telus) are going to decide to barricade our roads and bridges. Each time they decided to barricade our roads, bridges, and imprison all Onkwehonwe onto our tiny island this year, they usually laughed as they told me that the ‘Mohawks of Akwesasne’ have no human rights with them. Other days they would frown, bark orders at me, and demand that I submit to all of their commands. Other days, they threatened to take my cameras away from me.

One night, this past summer (2009), a female NY State Trooper, actually crept up to my vehicle with her hand on her gun, as if she was terrified my vehicle would blow up on her. I had to put both my hands up in the air and loudly say hello so that she could at least hear a human being’s voice, coming from inside my vehicle. I have to say that I was alarmed that she might just start shooting me, simply because I was just trying to return to my home after purchasing a few bottles of water.

If I take a left turn, I must prepare myself mentally and remind myself of The Great Law. Based on how the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) union agents have treated myself, my friends, and family for the past 50+ years, I know that I can be the next unfortunate traveler.

At any time, a traveler may be unfortunate to be forced to deal with a miserable CBSA union agent. Not every CBSA union agent is the same, but we seem to have a clique of CBSA agents around Akwesasne, that have a very long history of dealing out abuse, harm, and threats towards innocent travelers.

Why is CBSA is stealing vehicles from Akwesasne?
In October 2009, CBSA union agents started stealing vehicles from anyone they know that lives in Akwesasne. CBSA then demands a $1000.00 or more ransom, to be paid by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, before they will return the stolen vehicle or even show the paperwork about why they stole the vehicles. CBSA union agents have stolen the same vehicle from the same individuals, while laughing in the vehicle owners’ faces on occasion.  CBSA continues to steal vehicles from Akwesasne, even today.

Has your vehicle been stolen by border agents?

How  is CBSA forcing more than $30,000.00 per day from working class people in Akwesasne?
On some days, CBSA collects more than $30,000.00 from the mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, sons, daughters, and good innocent working-class people that live in Akwesasne.  Some of the people, refuse to allow MCA (Mohawk Council of Akwesasne) to pay the ransom for them, because they do not want the MCA to represent them as Onkwehonwe.  Some of the people, empty their life savings to pay the ransom.  Others take out personal loans to pay the ransom to CBSA.  Others in Akwesasne, go to the roads and beg for dollars, hoping that 1000 or more travelers will be able to spare a dollar, so that they can get their vehicle back and get their own children to school safely.

Why does CBSA want Akwesasne and Indians put under Marhall Law?
CBSA union agents laugh at the Mohawks of Akwesasne and try to escalate the bully game.  On a few occasions, this past summer of 2009, they have been overheard laughing and urging their angry victims to go beg for dollars, shut down their own bridges in Akwesasne,, so that all the Indians could be put under Marshall Law.

Have you ever had a border agent make threats about martial law for your own community?

Why is CBSA calling the Mohawks of Akwesasne, Immigrants and Refugees?
Sometimes when CBSA union agents recognize us, as being from Akwesasne, they scowl at us and demand that we go in another building to be interrogated. Other days, the CBSA union agents, will shut their booth window and get on their phone when they recognize our faces as being from Akwesasne. After they talk on the phone, they usually demand that we go to another CBSA trailer to be interrogated. Sometimes they hide their faces and their badge numbers from my cameras, when they say and do things that are abusive towards us and break their own laws, mandates, and policies.

When we are forced to go to another CBSA trailer, their are usually another set of CBSA union agents that interrogate us. The scrutinize our identification cards, passports, status card, drivers licenses or whatever identification we may be carrying. When I ask them why they are interroogating me, they angrily state that they are following the ‘Immigration and Refugee Act’ or the “Immigration and Refugee Protection Act’. When I tell them that Onkwehonwe and Indians are absolutely not ‘Immigrants’, nor are we “Refugees’, they usually scowl, laugh at me, or start behaving even more bizarre towards me.

Have you ever been forced to prove that you are not an immigrant or refugee, after you showed your identification to a border agent?

Why and Where do CBSA agents deport Indians too?
Usually as I deal with each incident with CBSA, I end up hearing about at least 5 more stories about other Onkwehonwe, Indians, Mohawks, Aboriginals, Indiginous, and First Nations individuals that were kidnapped, driven far away from their home, and dropped off at another border agency location. When CBSA union agents drop them off in the middle of nowhere, far away from their homes, they are left to fend for themselves and who knows if all of them ever make it back to safety? I am sad to think about any young travelers that are not able to afford the basics of personal safety. A cell phone along the border towns is an outrageous bill, that many working class people are not able to afford.

Are you an Indian that was deported from your own home? If yes, where did the border agents deport you too?

Lessons Learned about living around corporation borders.

• Do not travel alone around the borders.  Some border agents have a nasty habit of falsely accusing travelers of various crimes.  Some border agents are very nice,  but the few that are nasty, have really created serious safety hazards for all Onkwehonwe and travelers.
• Contact at least one friend or family member before you leave for your destination, during the route to your destination, and when you arrive at your destination.
• Always keep an audio recorder on and recording when you are forced to deal with border agents.
• Keep  your camera / video camera recording when you are forced to deal with border agents.  Be sure to not put yourself or your camera in a position that can be considered ‘hindering an officer of performing his duties.’  Keep a safe distance away, do not point the camera at the officer’s computer keyboard if present.
• If  you must travel alone, listen to happy peaceful music or audio that helps you maintain a peaceful happy mind.  I know it sounds silly, but some of the nastiest border agents around here, seem to pickup on any travelers that are having a moment of weakness (anger, fear, anxiety).  Do not risk your safety, by putting yourself in a situation where angry bully border agents may decide to take their misery out on you.
• When you are in a group setting, keep your cameras and audio recording and pointed at others in your group as they deal with border agents.  Be sure that your fellow travelers also point their cameras at you while you document the event.  Cameras seem to help everyone to remember to act with their best behavior.  Remember to stay calm and focused on remaining peaceful, calm, and safe.  Do all you can to De-escalate any incidents involving angry, frightened, anxious, border agents.
• If you notice CBSA border agents putting on black leather gloves and covering up their own security cameras, make sure you loudly point out that more cameras are still pointing at the officers from outside your small group that the CBSA union agents are focusing on.  When CBSA union agents realize that cameras are still recording their actions, they tend to stop threatening, making up false accusations, and often will stop their attack right their.  **  if you notice CBSA union agent is loudly verbally stating something that totally contradicts what is going on, quickly loudly let that CBSA union agent know that their are still more cameras on the incident.
• Cameras, Video Cameras, and Audio recorders can be setup to automatically upload incidents to the internet and other servers.  You need to learn how to do that for yourself if you are traveling around the borders.  You can contact me around Akwesasne, if you need some help to learn how to document the events in your life around Akwesasne.

I often wonder why some of the border agents consistently try to escalate a simple grocery shopping trip into a national security incident.  I may never understand why any border agent would choose to go into a career field that they so obviously hate so much.  I must say that if it were not for the friendly, honest, and professional border agents, I may never be able to enjoy the benefits of simple basic human rights around Akwesasne.

I am still at the Davis vs CBSA Human Rights Tribunal, waiting for everyone to return. Davis needed a quick break, but Sean Gaudet never returned from the brief break yet.  Then Nicole Bacon (Canadian Human Rights Commission Tribunal) notified everyone in the gallery that they would be out on break for a bit longer.  We’ve all been waiting for longer than an hour for CHRT (Canadian Human Rights Commission Tribunal), Davis team, and Sean Gaudet (CBSA legal team) to return now.

10:53 am:  Lucinda Reading has not attended today.

11:05 am:  No one has returned yet, because Sean Gaudet is still on the phone with his legal team.

11:28 am:  Davis team, Canadian Human Rights Commission, and CBSA legal team, all just went to go meet privately.

12:27 pm Nicole Bacon (Canadian Human Rights Commission), just came into the tribunal meeting room and announced that the parties are currently discussing matters, so we are adjourning for the rest of the day.  Richard Jacobs needs to return tomorrow to testify.

12:30 pm: People in the gallery are talking about and laughing because Sean Gaudet just came into the tribunal room, he is slamming his books around and left angrily.

12:31 pm: Davis team just came into the tribunal room and they are looking for a specific document on their tables.

Nicole Bacon (Canadian Human Rights Commission) let the gallery (public) know that the parties would not be returning, but they can return tomorrow morning at 9:30 am.

Davis team and her supporters had lunch break until 3 pm.

Teiohontathe Fallan Davis, Kakwerais, Mr. Brian Smith (Canadian Human Rights Commission Lawyer), Mr. Sean Gaudet (CBSA), his assistant, and Lucinda Reading’s assistant continued a private meeting until about 4:45 pm.  Missing from the private meeting, was Rejean Belanger (Canadian Human Rights Commission Chair) and Lucinda Reading (CBSA ?).

The Human Rights Tribunal will meet tomorrow morning at 9:30 am and continue until 5:00 pm.

Helene is saying that when Kim Hathaway left the compound,
she went by the fence and started taking more pictures.

Kakwerais asked Helene did any transmissions mention Kim Hathaway
taking photos. Helene stated that VACIS team individual stated he
did not give Kim Hathaway permission to take photos, on the radio
transmission. Helene was disgusted by the VACIS team and CBSA
individuals that were escalating the issue, making ridiculous comments
on the radio. Helene said that at one point, while she was in office,

when officers caparelli and anderson made the comments on radio to
escalate the issue – they started scaring the newer officers,
they started making more and more ridiculous comments about how the
cbsa building is bomb proof.

Helene said she thought caparelli and anderson saw an opportunity
to help them get their own firearms, so they seemed to be escalating
the issue to help them with their goals to get their own firearms. they
were in the middle of negotiations to get firearms at the time (nov 2005).

officers scott anderson and caparelli were not in compound when Fallan was sent into
cbsa building. they both went outside to speak with VACIS team, while
Kim Hathaway was taking photos of VACIS team in compound.

Helene said that the compound area was not a restricted area. the cbsa
allows public to photograph, record, video as long as not stopping cbsa from doing their duty.
the commercial compound is not a restricted area, because anyone can
walk in their at any time. their were no signs stating that it is restricted.

Oka’s routine is to drive into commercial compound, take a look, then go park
his vehicle. Helene stated that the CBSA port in Akwesasne, was viewed as
the armpit of CBSA. Fear was put into the new CBSA agents, like ‘watch out
for the bad Indians’. Indians are presumed guilty until proven innocent.
You do have a fear when you first go their. Hang on to your Hair, when you
first go their. Its crazy but its their.

11:06 am Kakwerais was just interrupted by Sean. Sean is saying he is
so patient…. Kakwerais is continuing to ask Helene if the CBSA agents
were so fearful of other races of people?

Kakwerais asked Helene if the security cameras at CBSA could be remotely
controlled? Sean: why is that relevant?

Fallan asked Helene if she was ever praised for her professionalism? Helene
said that her relationship with her co-workers deteriorated, because Labor Canada was called in and asked why the port was going to be closed because of claims of being fearful of the ‘Mohawk Warriors’.

Helene is saying that it was difficult to watch some CBSA officers nitpick on Mohawks constantly and watch it be escalated by the CBSA officers.  Helene said she actually cried for a few days.  Helene could not believe how far the CBSA officers escalated the incident with a shivering cold, scared young girl (Fallan Davis).

11:15 am Helene said that she was afraid of the CBSA agents and not of anyone from the Akwesasne community.   She was disgusted how the Davis incident was being used to paint the Mohawks as ‘lawless’ criminals and an excuse for the CBSA agents to get their firearms.  The Indian Lane and commercial compound area was closed off.  The CBSA port was swarming with RCMP.

11:18 am Sean interrupted and does not want Kakwerais to ask Helene about the closure of the Indian Lane and the commercial compound.  Kakwerais wants to know how long the Indian Lane was closed after the incident.  Sean is objecting to the questions.  Mr. Brian Smith is stating that the question and response is actually relevant, finding out what lanes were closed, and could demonstrate to the tribunal the threat and how it ties into the allegations.

Sean is objecting to the question being asked of Helene.  Chair is stopping the question because he does not ‘need more cream on the cake’, so he is accepting the objection.

11:22 am Fallan is asking if Helene ever saw John Boots at the compound.  Helene said that she was asked to remove her Warrior Flag Decal off of her vehicle.  CBSA had a meeting with Erin Oakes, Russ Jock, Brian David, and Francis Boots.  Education offer was made and CBSA threatened to charge Helene with harassment.  John and Harriet Boots then offered support.  Helene stated that the  Warrior Flag Decal symbolizes unity and culture, it does not symbolize violence.

11:27 am Kakwerais is asking Helene what the atmosphere was like around CBSA after Davis incident.  Helene is saying that the snide comments and negative attitudes towards her, was enough.  Helene said she stood up for the core values, and when she saw CBSA agents violating the core values, they persecuted her.

11:29 am The Chair (Réjean Bélanger), Helene, and many others are looking tired now.  Teiohontathe Fallan Davis is asking Helene about a document (email) that she had to use the ‘access to information act’ to find.  Kakwerais just asked Helene if she was ever written up.  Helene is talking about how ‘running the port’ is a very serious thing.  She is talking about how she helped a man in Akwesasne to de -escalate an issue.  Helene received an email stating that CBSA decided to not charge the man.   Helene then received a phone call from the Justice Department stating that they were going to charge the man for ‘running the port’.  Then Helene was charged with violation of section 107 of the Customs Act.  Helene gave another example of how she has been persecuted by CBSA each time she stood up for what she believes is the right thing to do.

11:38 am Kakwerais asked Helene if their was an armed escort of VACIS off of Akwesasne.  Helene said that yes, Akwesasne PD escorted them out of Akwesasne.

11:40 am Kakwerais is bringing a map of Akwesasne out.  We are taking a quick break and will be right back.

11:52 am The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) asked if Helene Oakes interrogation can be finished with Kakwerais by lunch time.  Kakwerais is asking Helene about the map now.  The map was made in January 2006 from the Akwesasne Environmental Department.

The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) asked Sean Gaudet and everyone to take a close look at the map for a few minutes.  Mr. Brian Smith agrees.  Sean Gaudet is questioning if Kakwerais is going to finish the interrogation soon?  Sean Gaudet just stated he wants to terminate the Davis questioning of Helene Oakes, as soon as possible.  Sean does not object to having everyone look closely at the map provided by Davis.

11:59am Davis team, The Human Rights Commision, and CBSA legal team is all gathered around a large map of Akwesasne in the front of the room.  They are discussing what is on the map, Kakwerais is explaining the borders and locations within our community of Akwesasne to everyone.  Teiohontathe Fallan Davis just pointed out her island (Kawehnoke, aka cornwall island ontario).  The Chair, Rejean Belanger, is asking about the borders, how do people go shop, get to the doctors, etc.  Nicole is asking if she can help by providing color highlighters.  The colors of the map are very light and hard to see from where everyone sits at their tables with microphones.

The reason that the Chair (Réjean Bélanger) knows nothing about Akwesasne community and borders, is because they chose a Chair that had no previous bias about Akwesasne and the Indians that live around Akwesasne.

12:02 am Everyone is back to their seats and microphones.  The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) is asking the map to be submitted into evidence and labeled.

Kakwerais asked Helene what is it like to travel from Kawehnoke (cornwall island, ontario) to Snye Quebec.  Helene is using a pointer, showing how she crosses over the USA border, then Rt 137, then Cook Road….

Kakwerais asked Helene what parts are New York State, Quebec, and Ontario. Kakwerais asked Helene if she was ever told why their are no border checkpoints around Akwesasne.  Helene is saying that the borders of USA and Canada mean nothing to the Mohawks because they were not put their by Mohawks.  The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) looks a little confused now.

Kakwerais asked Helene Oakes if she knows how the Mohawks view the borders.  Helene is saying that Akwesasne is all one community.

Kakwerais is asking Helene about the jelly bean training that Helene spoke about yesterday.  She asked Helene if anyone ever explained the Akwesasne community to any of the CBSA agents.

Helene is talking about Sandra Day, that sometime around 2001, put everyone in a van and gave the CBSA agents a 3 hour tour of the Akwesasne community.  Their were repercussions though, because CBSA never got permission to visit the Akwesasne community.   Helene is explaining how the people that live in Snye, sometimes have New York State license plates on their vehicles.

Helene is telling the difference between the different area codes that are used within Akwesasne community. The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) was not able to understand the relevance of the Ontario area code being used in the ‘quebec’ portion of Akwesasne.

Helene stated that their are no taxes paid on goods from Akwesasne.

12:15 am Kakwerais asked Helene what a CBSA officer says to traveler in (p4)  Indian lane.  Helene said that CBSA questions depend on who the traveler is.  Helene said that alot of times, CBSA just wave the travelers through because they saw the same community members hundreds of times, many times in each day.

Helene is talking about how the older crew of CBSA agents had worked in Akwesasne for 20 or 30 years.  Often CBSA agents did not even have to ask anything of the Indian Lane travelers.

12:20 pm Sean Gaudet just objected to Kakwerais question to Helene ‘how many times did CBSA close down the port’.  Helene said that the only time it was ever closed down while she worked their, was once – on November 2009  with the Davis incident.

Helene is asking the Chair (Réjean Bélanger) if she can tell the other CBSA officers that worked while Helene did, that were also Mohawk.  Helene said that 2 full time males, 1 term male, 6 summer students worked at CBSA while she did.  Helene is talking about how every Mohawk that ever worked at CBSA were fired or suspended and never retired with CBSA.  The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) and Sean Gaudet is objecting to the question, because the answer indicates that CBSA has a reputation of suspending and firing Mohawks.

We are leaving for lunch now (12:25 pm ) and will return at 2:00 pm today.

Nicole just notified the Chair that her system needs a few minutes to reboot.  At 3:17 pm, Nicole’s system was running and everything is being recorded now.  Sean’s request was ignored and Dana is now interrogating Helene Oakes about her past grievance with CBSA.  Helene stated that she never had work conflicts prior to working with CBSA in Akwesasne.

Helene said that she worked with a lot of respectable CBSA agents that followed the core values.  She said that their was also a small handful of CBSA agents that do not follow the core values.  Sean Gaudet objected to Helene’s statement. The Chair argued that it is important to recognize that Helene views and acknowledges that not every CBSA agent is ‘bad’.

Sean Gaudet is objecting and arguing that it’s not relevant, to try and establish if the witness (former CBSA officer), noticed that the more experienced CBSA officers treated the public differently than the newer inexperienced CBSA officers.  The Chair has agreed to stop the question, because it is asking for an opinion.

Helene is talking about the unique location of Akwesasne.  The Chair is asking if the USA border has the same problems as CBSA.  Helene is telling the Chair that the USA border gets more training and is much more professional.  Teiohontathe Fallan Davis is telling the Chair how the USA border customs building even shows the two row wampum inside their building.  Helene is explaining the Two Row Wampum concept to the Chair.  Salt held up the Two Row Wampum from the gallery, and the Chair noticed him, because Salt has his Kastoweh and ribbon shirt on.

Sean Gaudet objected to Dana drawing a quick map of Akwesasne.  The Chair ignored his objection, so Dana is showing the commission what Akwesasne is like in regards to the borders and how we are able to leave and return from our homes. How we are each expected to ask permission from so many border agents, just to get groceries, go to doctor, school, or work.  Sean Gaudet objected to showing a map of Akwesasne, so Dana said she would bring a map tomorrow for him.

Helene is saying that traditionalists do not recognize the borders that were placed for USA and Canada.  The Chair stopped the question and said that the question is getting too far from the Davis incident.

Helene went on to state that the day of the Davis incident, it was a ‘blitz’ from CBSA. That means that CBSA is targetting a certain problem, such as drugs or counterfeit money.  Blitzes might be pre-arranged, like on November 18 2005, when the VACIS machine was put on Davis.  Helene said that she had never seen a VACIS machine used on a vehicle before, because it was for commercial trucks, as far as she knew.

The Chair asked Helene why would Davis be targetted?  Helene said that black suvs from the reserve were targetted that day and that target was determined a few days earlier.  Sometimes blitzes were done where the only targets were anyone that went to the ‘Indian Lane’.  Helene never heard of a blitz being done on only lanes that were not the ‘Indian Lane’.

4:12 pm, Helene stated that cameras are on the old cbsa building, on the bridges, and the video tape is subpenoed to the courts when incidents happen.  Helene said that she went into the mohawk security office on November 18th 2005 and she saw that ‘Oka , Richard Jacobs’ still had the security cameras on the commercial area, where the VACIS machine was used against Davis earlier.  Helene said they also had problems with cameras because the male officers were zooming the camera onto females inappropriately.  She said that even though their was many cameras, their was only one tape and she does not know what the other CBSA officers did with the video tape recording of the Davis incident.

Blitzes in regards to the Chinese buses that go across to the casino, are to find out if any currency or contraband issues are happening. The chair just asked Helene if it was ever discussed that targeting Chinese buses could be viewed as discriminatory or profiling.

4:23 pm, Helene stated that Kevin Sills (targeting agent) with VACIS from landsdown wanted to blitz ‘Black SUVs’ that go in the Indian Lane, on the day that CBSA abused Davis.  Helene said that the VACIS team rarely ever went to the Akwesasne CBSA port.

4:25 pm, we are taking break until 4:30, then go until 5 pm.   Sean Gaudet claims to have a meeting, so he can’t stay until 5 pm.

4:40 pm, Sean is trying to cross examine Helene now (out of his turn, disrupting her process).  Helene is telling how the procedure and policies work, in regards to the video tapes that CBSA recorded all around the CBSA building. She said that she saw Richard Jacobs was taping / recording the incident with Davis.  She could not beleive what she was hearing on the radio and watching on the cameras, it was disgusting how Davis was being treated.

4:45 pm Sean Gaudet is objecting to a document being used as evidence.  Davis said she had to get the document, from ‘access to information act’ because it was never disclosed.  The document is created by Lucinda Reading and refers to ‘the tape’ that CBSA recorded of the Davis incident in 2005.

The chair is stopping today’s tribunal and stated we will start back up tomorrow morning at 9:30 am.

Sean Gaudet is objecting that Joyce King be allowed to testify as a witness.  His objections sound like another stall tactic.  Sean stated that the ‘essence of the Joyce King affidavit’ is not relevant to the Davis vs CBSA Human Rights Tribunal and that it’s just all heresay evidence from Joyce King.  Sean’s third argument is that Joyce King was listed as witness to testify about other complaints against CBSA

Sean Gaudet is argueing that Larry King’s affidavit is also not relevant to the incident regarding Davis vs. CBSA, because it refers to political elements between CBSA and residents of Akwesasne.  Sean stated that Larry King’s affidavit is also just hearsay.

The Chair asked for comments from Mr. Brian Smith. Mr. Smith said that Joyce King’s affidavit does not describe any detail about past misconduct from CBSA, and it only tells about number of complaints.  He reminded tribunal in Human Rights case, is their any breach of law with interactions of respondent and complainant.  If yes, next stage is to find appropriate remedy.  We’ve already heard from human rights commission that if breach is found, then they request change in policies to help stop similar breaches from occurring in future.

Mr Smith stated that Joyce King’s statements may be helpful for deciding on remedies for past breaches, so her statements may be relevant.  Mr. Smith also stated that Larry King’s statements may also be helpful in regards to talking about another witness, Lance Markel regarding specific incidents in CBSA.  The relevance of witnesses should be equally applicable from both sides respondent and defendant. Someone just whispered from the public seating, ‘that Markel is a lying son of a …’.

Kakwerais reminded the Chair and human rights comission that she can not surmise what Joyce King might say during testimony, but she should be allowed to testify. Larry King should be allowed to testify, because his portfolio was to deal with CBSA as a long-time leader in the community.  Larry is well aware of the CBSA, because he has been sitting at table with CBSA for longer than 2005.  Lance Markel also put non relevant incidents in the affidavit as a witness for CBSA.

Kakwerais went on to say that “Whats good for the goose is good for the gander”.  She reminded everyone that they aren’t lawyers and they are just trying to help make sure the truth will be heard, so something can be decided to protect the human rights of our people.  Teiohontathe Fall Davis, also reminded the Chair and Commision, that Maurice Soicier does not even have an affidavit, Todd Smart does not , Dennis Demeers does not,  Kevin Sills does not, Mike Gallovoles does not and most of the CBSA witnesses, have never provided affidavits.

2:00 pm The Chair said that all the missing affidavits from the CBSA witnesses, are not to be dealt with at this time. Joyce and Larry King is relevant and will be allowed to testify.

Sean is making demands now, he just said that he assumes Joyce King is a liar.  Sean wants to see all the past complaints, including 46 from January 2009.  Fallan asked if its possible to black out the complainants names, so they don’t worry about retaliation from CBSA.

Chair stated he does not want to see all the past complaints.    If Joyce does not bring complaints, or even if she submits them as evidence, they wont have much weight.   Chair still wants to know if their is a problem, starting with Davis. Is it the sole complaint filed by the community?  If their is a problem, the Chair would like to know.  Then if a problem is found, both parties sit down and come up with solutions.  The chair said that he is not ready to study 46 complaints from January.

Sean said he does not know how he can cross examine without seeing complaints.  Chair stated he wants to weigh the evidence, even weak hearsay.  Sean stated his ‘final word’ on Joyce King’s affidavit could not have been done on memory. In terms of disclosure obligations they never provided the 46 past complaints and in all fairness….

It’s 2:05 pm and the chair just called in the next witness, Helene Oakes.  She is being sworn in with wampum and eagle feather.

Kakwerais is interrogating Helene now.  Helene was a CBSA officer from dec 1993 until sept 2008.  The training from CBSA never referred to the beliefs of the Indians along the border, except for some jelly bean training. The teacher put white jelly beans in the jar of red jelly beans and asked the CBSA agents how the red jelly beans felt.  Alot of people got upset with it, so they stopped the training – cultural diversified training.

Helene asked Rod Hart (chief of operations), Lance Markell (chief), Debbie Zion (director), Richard Comafords (regional director), for cultural sensitivity training for CBSA officers many times in the past, but her request was tossed aside with excuses about ‘relevance’, ‘no money’ and ‘no time’ for such training.

Helene stated that cooperation, integrity, respect, professionalism are the 4 core values of a CBSA custom officer. The chair asked Helene to explain her understanding of the core values.  Helene explained that their is no need to be a bully to the public, even if that person had been arrested before.  Helene also explained that every public servant swears allegiance to public service policies and laws.

Helene stated that after the Davis incident, a gentleman from New Brunswick provided aboriginal training that was full of misinformation about the Mohawks.  The trainer did not have any experience with aboriginals.  Helene brought the misinformation to the attention of Rod Hart, so they did not allow her to attend the training.    The chair asked Helene who should provide the training. Helene said that Mohawks from Akwesasne should provide the cultural sensitivity training.

Helene was suspended, under section 107 of customs act, after telling Rod Hart that the cultural sensitivity training was full of misinformation.  Mohawks from Akwesasne offered to provide training and answer any question of the CBSA, and Mr. Rod Hart said  that the Mohawks from Akwesasne are Ir Relevant in regards to providing cultural sensitivity training!

Sean Gaudet objected to any question about the feelings of CBSA agents after they received the misinformed cultural training.  Helene said that the CBSA agents were just happy to get paid overtime for the training and they seemed agitated by the banshee screaming from one of the cultural sensitivity trainers.  When Helene and her husband submitted a corrected training agenda, the CBSA responded by discharging Helene.

We are breaking now at 2:56 pm until 3:10 pm.

Today, I searched the internet for answers about why the CBSA, Canada, USA, and England are trying to remove Freedom, Liberty, and Sovereignty from all Onkwehonwe in the Americus Empire. 

The first internet resource I found is Freedom and Liberty Defined and their website states:

free;
1. (a) not under the control of some other person or some arbitrary power; able to act or think without compulsion or arbitrary restriction; having liberty; independent; (b) characterized by or resulting from liberty.
2. (a) having, or existing under a government that does not impose arbitrary restrictions on the right to speak, assemble, petition, vote, etc.; having political liberty; as a free people; (b) not under control of a foreign government.
3. able to move in any direction; not held, as in chains, etc.; not kept from motion; loose.
4. not held or confined by a court, the police, etc.; acquitted.
5. not held or burdened by obligations, debts, discomforts, etc.; unhindered; unhampered.
6. not confined to the usual rules or patterns; not limited by convention or tradition……
[Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary 2nd Ed. (1983)]

Natural liberty is the right which nature gives to all mankind of disposing of their persons and property after the manner they judge most consistent with their happiness, on condition of their acting within the imits of the law of nature and so as not to inerfere with an equal exercise of the same rights by other men.   Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary 2nd Ed. 1993

Natural liberty of man is to … not be under the .. authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule.  Samuel Adams

Rightful liberty is unobstructed action… law is often the tyrant’s will…. Thomas Jefferson

Personal liberty consists in power of locomotion, … removing one’s person to whatever place one’s inclination may direct, without imprisonment or restraint

Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the Government’s purposes are benificient…. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding…  Justice Brandeis in Olmstead 1927

How do you practice and exercise your freedom, sovereignty, and liberty as Onkwehonwe that are domicile to Akwesasne?  How are the CBSA, USA Border Agents, NY State Troopers, Police, RCMP, OPP, Cornwall Police, Army, Coast Guard, Mohawk Police, Tribal Police, The Seaway Corporation, The British Crown, the USA Corporation, Canada Corporation, and other corporations trying to stop you from exercising and practicing your freedom, sovereignty, and liberty?

My previous posts about the events are also found online at “CBSA stopped tribunal by arresting Davis for roaming freely around Akwesasne” and “Davis vs. CBSA human rights tribunal stopped again by the CBSA“. Another good video to watch, so that you can get a good idea of how the C.B.S.A. is trying to force Katenies, the Davis family, and all Onkwehonwe to become ‘Canadian tax payers’ can be found online and is titled “Court Ignores Mohawk Jurisdiction, by Lia Tara“. It’s interesting to note that the video shows Katenies at the cornwall court house, more than a year ago.

I have to question why the C.B.S.A. and the Crown waited for more than a year, to chain – imprison and try to force Katenies to be held under the British Crown?  Onkwehonwe are not Canadians nor are we British!  Why did the C.B.S.A. and Crown choose to imprison Katenies, stopping her from attending the Davis vs. Human Rights Tribunal?  Why did the CBSA refuse to tell us why they  arrested Katenies on thursday December 3 2009?  When did the CBSA get authority to arrest Katenies and any Onkwehonwe for roaming freely around Akwesasne?

When ‘Show and Tell’ involves C.B.S.A.  and government agents that assume their activities are secret, it tends to look like a scene from a prison camp dictatorship.  The photos, audio and video that were recorded, while the C.B.S.A. harassed us, lied to us, and imprisoned Katenies has been sent to many safe locations and it is available from AkwesasneWomensFire.com.

Not one of us are criminals, our only ‘crime’ according to CBSA and the Canada corporation, is that we choose to roam freely around Akwesasne, our homelands, the Americos Empire.

You can listen to what everyone said for yourself, by clicking the audio links next to each picture ( I will post asap ).  CBSA trailer also has cameras and they record everything inside their trailer and the CBSA barricade on Brookdale avenue at the north edge of the bridge. Historically, the CBSA mysteriously lose or damage their own recordings, each time they abuse anyone though.  That is why everyone is encouraged to record and document everything they encounter at all times.

This first photo is a young man that claimed to be a C.B.S.A. agent.  He was wearing a gun, weapons, vest, black uniform while he ‘processed my ID’ in the CBSA trailer next to Hieberts restaurant, on Brookdale Avenue in Cornwall Ontario.  He told me that he does not have to wear a badge number when I asked him what his badge number was.  He laughed and scoffed at my question, carried my ID card to a desk.  He wrote notes about my ID card, then took it over to a copy machine.

His superior (#16210) also backed up the anonymous CBSA agent’s statements by telling me that hiding badge numbers was an ‘internal matter’ that did not concern me.  I kept questioning both of them and they both laughed at me.  They insisted that they are not required to wear nor show their badge numbers at any time.

I stepped out of the CBSA trailer and requested more cameras to go inside with me, to find out the badge number of the CBSA agent.  The slimy behavior of the CBSA agents (today and in the past), give me cause to be alarmed that they plan to abuse their position at any time.

When I returned with cameras,  the anonymous CBSA agent ran into the back room of the CBSA trailer and tried to quickly put a badge number on his uniform.  He returned to me and my camera, smiling.  He  tried to place a badge number on my camera lens.   The new badge number he produced, was  #20372, but his actions give me reason to never trust him or his superiors.

CBSA agent # 16210 stated again that the badge numbers are not required, an internal matter, and did not concern us.  I stated that I do not believe anything that liars say to me and their was now no way for me to know if that new badge number even belonged to the anonymous CBSA agent. Here is a photo of the CBSA agent that claimed he is never required to show or tell what his badge number is (while he is carrying a gun too!).

CBSA agent refused to wear or show his badge number, while wearing gun, weapons, taking my ID card away and making copies. (maybe #20372)

CBSA agent refused to wear or show his badge number, while wearing gun, weapons, taking my ID card away and making copies. (maybe #20372) Thursday Morning Dec. 3, 2009 Cornwall Ontario.

CBSA agent refused to wear or show his badge number, while wearing gun, weapons, taking my ID card away and making copies. (maybe #20372) Thursday Morning Dec. 3, 2009 Cornwall Ontario.

Here are photos of the CBSA agent that claimed to be the superior of the above CBSA agent.  The following CBSA agent (# ) is the one that told me that they never have to wear or show their badge numbers to any of us, while they are in uniform, carrying firearms, and imprisoning any of us.  He also refused to say why he chained and imprisoned Katenies.  Then he stated that he did not know why he arrested Katenies.  Then he stated that he can arrest anyone at any time.

CBSA agent #16210, telling me that they can hide badge numbers anytime they choose. Thursday Morning Dec. 3, 2009 Cornwall Ontario.

CBSA agent #16210, telling me that they can hide badge numbers anytime they choose. Thursday Morning Dec. 3, 2009 Cornwall Ontario.

CBSA agent #16210, telling me that they can hide badge numbers anytime they choose. Thursday Morning Dec. 3, 2009 Cornwall Ontario.

Katenies was chained and imprisoned in a room, in the CBSA trailer. The CBSA agents in the trailer, were overheard talking about how Lucinda Reading and Sean Gaudet setup a ‘lookout synopsis’ the day before, as part of their plan to stop Davis from attending the Davis vs. CBSA Human Rights Tribunal. Katenies was denied communication with anyone. CBSA and the Crown tried to force their own Canadian lawyer onto Katenies and her family. The Crown denied Katenies the ability to speak for herself and now they threaten to imprison and hide Katenies until March 2010. Teihontathe Fallan Davis continues to attend the Human Rights Tribunal, even while her mother Katenies is being imprisoned, hidden, and silenced by CBSA, the Crown, and the dictatorship that I know as Canada corporation.

I noticed that the USA border has erected a new metal barracade on the north edge of the bridge to Kawehno:ke, in the past few days. I wonder if the elders fears will come true, when they say the corporations of USA and Canada will imprison all Onkwehonwe?

• C.B.S.A. = Canadian Border Services Agency.  A Canadian Union.  Note that CBSA duties do not state that they decide when Onkwehonwe are ‘allowed’ to leave and return from our homes around Akwesasne!
• Maps of Akwesasne.

Two Row Wampum represents Peaceful Co-Existance. Onkwehonwe reside in Canoe , while English reside in Ship. Both sides agree to not interfere with Laws of the Other. Onkwehonwe follow Natural Law. English follow man-made laws, carved in stone / obelisks. Image from http://www.worldsinmotion.org/contact.asp

I do my best to be patient and considerate when mainstream reporters contact me.  I am frustrated by the most recent actions of the confused mainstream media, because they are making up their own stories about events they never attended in Akwesasne or even discussed with anyone that was at the events.

Some of the reporters and researchers, have even outright lied with hopes of gaining bigger profits, by creating more chaos and pain towards Onkwehonwe.  Some of the most misinformed claim that we are ‘egyptian’ or ‘radical evil warriors’ or ‘cult group’ or ‘religious group’ or ’smugglers’ or ‘criminals’ or any type of negative or bizarre label, one can imagine.

Here are a few helpful tips and faq, for the mainstream media that is trying to make sense of the events that I document around  Akwesasne and why I do this.  This may also help my friends and family that are watching from far away, to see through some of the chaos and lies that mainstream media is publishing on television, in print, and around the wild wild internet.

• My name is Monica Peters and I am Onkwehonwe.
• I am  NOT ‘mohawk’,'member nor citizen of any society, longhouse, religion,faction’.
• You can google my name ‘ Mrs. Monica Peters ‘ previously known as  ‘ Monica Lamb ‘  and you will find more info about me and my past activities in life.
• English speakers and misinformed Onkwehonwe, mistakenly refer to me and my family as ‘Mohawk’, ‘Dual Citizens of USA & Canada’, ‘Members’, ‘Native’, ‘Aboriginal’, ‘Indiginous’, ‘First Nation’.  None of those English language labels are truthful or even helpful for any Sovereign Onkwehonwe.  I used to refer to myself with many of the labels, in my younger naive days.
• English labels are created by English who have been practicing a plan of genocide and teaching ‘Mohawks’ to perform their own ‘Self-Induced Oppression’.  Onkwehonwe are looking at the final acts of assimilation today, and that is why misinformed English speakers are witnessing new surprising behavior and words from Onkwehonwe that refuse to back down and assimilate into English society.
• Purple and White ‘Flags’ that can be seen all over Turtle Island, are NOT Warrior Flags.
• Wampum usually represents a historical event and tells a story about how and why Onkwehonwe are Peaceful.
• I am not a representative of any of the groups that mainstream media is trying to blame everything on.
• I am not against any of the groups that mainstream media and the misinformed discuss.  Like all Onkwehonwe, I have family and friends in every single group that mainstream media can imagine, including (Catholic, Christian, LongHouse, MCA, SRMT, Government, Military, Police, Border, Radical, Hippies, Activists, Nuns, School Teachers, Nurses, ).
• I live by the Kaianerekowa to the best of my abilities and understanding.
• Some of the documents that I research on my path of knowledge include: Meredith Quinn, Egyptology, The Bible, Linguistics, Hieroglyphs, Music, Mayan Technology, Politics, Banking, Geology, Astrology, and much more.
• I am also focusing on learning about,  how Oppressors trick what they refer to as ‘half-breeds’ into self-induced oppression and angry  tools of War.

If I can help you to make sense of the videos, photographs, and events that I witness here in Akwesasne and share on the Internet, please do Comment on any of the content I share and send me an email.  I do not speak for anyone else and I do not represent any group or faction in Akwesasne.  I am Onkwehonwe (free) to speak and think for MySelf.  I am very curious, I question everything, and I’m happy to share what I find out during my adventures.  Kenoronkwa Akwesasne tahnon Onkwehonwe

Warrior Flag has bright red/orange background. Image from PhillipBarreiro.files.wordpress.com

Mike Mitchell, the grand chief was on the local news tonight and he stated that we will invoke our inherent aboriginal right to manage our own land.

Peter Van Loan stated that he will basically label all Mohawks as criminals when we choose to manage our own land.

I’ve heard a wide mix of reactions from Onkwehonwe, to Mike Mitchell’s recent public statements, regarding our bridges and land, here in Akwesasne.

Some of my friends, family, and neighbors in Akwesasne, are opposed to Onkwehonwe being used to work for the Canadian government. Many of them say it is fear mongering to build borders and walls up around our lands.  They hope to stop any form of European assimilation for as long as they can.

Some of my Onkwehonwe neighbors, friends, and family state they will just be glad when they can travel freely over the bridges without fear of surrounding military and police barricading us into our island again.  They don’t care how it happens, just as long as they can travel safely to and from their jobs, medical appointments, school, or any other type of travel at any time.   Many are still being ignored when they spoke out and continue to speak out, about past abuse from cbsa union agents.

I also have Onkwehonwe friends that stated they will be relieved when anyone is back at the current abandoned cbsa building, checking vehicles and travelers.  Some are willing to go into training so they can work at the border checkpoint and earn enough income to care for their families.

We have a diverse mix of beliefs, emotions, and experience, here in Akwesasne.  It’s good to see that everyone is still communicating and working together during times of crisis.

What is your reaction to recent public comments about Akwesasne?

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AGREEMENT WITH THE FIVE NATIONS OF INDIANS, 1792.

April 23, 1792. | American State Papers. Indian Affairs, Vol. 1, p. 232.

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George Washington, President of the United States of America, “To all who shall see these presents, greeting:
“Whereas an article has been stipulated with the Five Nations of Indians, by, and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, which article is in the words following, to wit:
“‘The President of the United States, by Henry Knox, Secretary for the Department of War, stipulates, in behalf of the United States, the following article, with the Five Nations of Indians, so called, being the Senecas, Oneidas, and the Stockbridge Indians, incorporated with them the Tuscaroras, Cayugas, and Onondagas, to wit: the United States, in order to promote the happiness of the Five Nations of Indians, will cause to be expended, annually, the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars, in purchasing for them clothing, domestic animals, and implements of husbandry, and for encouraging useful artificers to reside in their villages.

“‘In behalf of the United States:

L. S.] H. Knox,
Secretary for the Department of War.

“‘Done in the presence of Tobias Lear, Nathan Jones.

“Now, know ye, That I, having seen and considered the said article, do accept, ratify, and confirm the same.

“In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed, and signed the same with my hand.
“Given at the City of Philadelphia, the twenty-third day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, and in the sixteenth year of the sovereignty and independence of the United States.

GEO. WASHINGTON.

“By the President:

THOMAS JEFFERSON.”
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TREATY WITH THE SIX NATIONS, 1794.

Nov. 11, 1794. | 7 Stat., 44. | Proclamation, Jan. 21, 1795.

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Margin Notes
Peace and friendship perpetual.
Certain lands secured to Indians.
Boundary of lands belonging to the Seneca nation.
Six nations never to claim other lands in the United States.
Right to make and use a road granted.
Present and annuity.
Retaliation restrained.

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A Treaty between the United States of America, and the Tribes of Indians called the Six Nations.

The President of the United States having determined to hold a conference with the Six Nations of Indians, for the purpose of removing from their minds all causes of complaint, and establishing a firm and permanent friendship with them; and Timothy Pickering being appointed sole agent for that purpose; and the agent having met and conferred with the Sachems, Chiefs and Warriors of the Six Nations, in a general council: Now, in order to accomplish the good design of

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this conference, the parties have agreed on the following articles; which, when ratified by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, shall be binding on them and the Six Nations.
ARTICLE 1.

Peace and friendship are hereby firmly established, and shall be perpetual, between the United States and the Six Nations.
ARTICLE 2.

The United States acknowledge the lands reserved to the Oneida, Onondaga and Cayuga Nations, in their respective treaties with the state of New-York, and called their reservations, to be their property; and the United States will never claim the same, nor disturb them or either of the Six Nations, nor their Indian friends residing thereon and united with them, in the free use and enjoyment thereof: but the said reservations shall remain theirs, until they choose to sell the same to the people of the United States, who have the right to purchase.
ARTICLE 3.

The land of the Seneka nation is bounded as follows: Beginning on Lake Ontario, at the north-west corner of the land they sold to Oliver Phelps, the line runs westerly along the lake, as far as O-yōng-wong-yeh Creek, at Johnson’s Landing-place, about four miles eastward from the fort of Niagara; then southerly up that creek to its main fork, then straight to the main fork of Stedman’s creek, which empties into the river Niagara, above fort Schlosser, and then onward, from that fork, continuing the same straight course, to that river; (this line, from the mouth of O-yōng-wong-yeh Creek to the river Niagara, above fort Schlosser, being the eastern boundary of a strip of land, extending from the same line to Niagara river, which the Seneka nation ceded to the King of Great-Britain, at a treaty held about thirty years ago, with Sir William Johnson;) then the line runs along the river Niagara to Lake Erie; then along Lake Erie to the north-east corner of a triangular piece of land which the United States conveyed to the state of Pennsylvania, as by the President’s patent, dated the third day of March, 1792; then due south to the northern boundary of that state; then due east to the south-west corner of the land sold by the Seneka nation to Oliver Phelps; and then north and northerly, along Phelps’s line, to the place of beginning on Lake Ontario. Now, the United States acknowledge all the land within the aforementioned boundaries, to be the property of the Seneka nation; and the United States will never claim the same, nor disturb the Seneka nation, nor any of the Six Nations, or of their Indian friends residing thereon and united with them, in the free use and enjoyment thereof: but it shall remain theirs, until they choose to sell the same to the people of the United States, who have the right to purchase.
ARTICLE 4.

The United States having thus described and acknowledged what lands belong to the Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas and Senekas, and engaged never to claim the same, nor to disturb them, or any of the Six Nations, or their Indian friends residing thereon and united with them, in the free use and enjoyment thereof: Now, the Six Nations, and each of them, hereby engage that they will never claim any other lands within the boundaries of the United States; nor ever disturb the people of the United States in the free use and enjoyment thereof.

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ARTICLE 5.

The Seneka nation, all others of the Six Nations concurring, cede to the United States the right of making a wagon road from Fort Schlosser to Lake Erie, as far south as Buffaloe Creek; and the people of the United States shall have the free and undisturbed use of this road, for the purposes of travelling and transportation. And the Six Nations, and each of them, will forever allow to the people of the United States, a free passage through their lands, and the free use of the harbors and rivers adjoining and within their respective tracts of land, for the passing and securing of vessels and boats, and liberty to land their cargoes where necessary for their safety.
ARTICLE 6.

In consideration of the peace and friendship hereby established, and of the engagements entered into by the Six Nations; and because the United States desire, with humanity and kindness, to contribute to their comfortable support; and to render the peace and friendship hereby established, strong and perpetual; the United States now deliver to the Six Nations, and the Indians of the other nations residing among and united with them, a quantity of goods of the value of ten thousand dollars. And for the same considerations, and with a view to promote the future welfare of the Six Nations, and of their Indian friends aforesaid, the United States will add the sum of three thousand dollars to the one thousand five hundred dollars, heretofore allowed them by an article ratified by the President, on the twenty-third day of April, 1792;amaking in the whole, four thousand five hundred dollars; which shall be expended yearly forever, in purchasing clothing, domestic animals, implements of husbandry, and other utensils suited to their circumstances, and in compensating useful artificers, who shall reside with or near them, and be employed for their benefit. The immediate application of the whole annual allowance now stipulated, to be made by the superintendent appointed by the President for the affairs of the Six Nations, and their Indian friends aforesaid.
ARTICLE 7.

Lest the firm peace and friendship now established should be interrupted by the misconduct of individuals, the United States and Six Nations agree, that for injuries done by individuals on either side, no private revenge or retaliation shall take place; but, instead thereof, complaint shall be made by the party injured, to the other: By the Six Nations or any of them, to the President of the United States, or the Superintendent by him appointed: and by the Superintendent, or other person appointed by the President, to the principal chiefs of the Six Nations, or of the nation to which the offender belongs: and such prudent measures shall then be pursued as shall be necessary to preserve our peace and friendship unbroken; until the legislature (or great council) of the United States shall make other equitable provision for the purpose.

NOTE. It is clearly understood by the parties to this treaty, that the annuity stipulated in the sixth article, is to be applied to the benefit of such of the Six Nations and of their Indian friends united with them as aforesaid, as do or shall reside within the boundaries of the United States: For the United States do not interfere with nations, tribes or families, of Indians elsewhere resident.
aIt appears that this treaty was never ratified by the Senate. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, vol. 1, p. 232. Also, post 1027.

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In witness whereof, the said Timothy Pickering, and the sachems and war chiefs of the said Six Nations, have hereto set their hands and seals.
Done at Konondaigua, in the State of New York, the eleventh day of November, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four.

Timothy Pickering, [L. S.]

Onoyeahnee, his x mark, [L. S.]

Konneatorteeooh, his x mark, or Handsome Lake, [L. S.]

Tokenhyouhau, his x mark, alias Captain Key, [L. S.]

Oneshauee, his x mark, [L. S.]

Hendrick Aupaumut, [L. S.]

David Neesoonhuk, his x mark, [L. S.]

Kanatsoyh, alias Nicholas Kusik, [L. S.]

Sohhonteoquent, his x mark, [L. S.]

Ooduhtsait, his x mark, [L. S.]

Konoohqung, his x mark, [L. S.]

Tossonggaulolus, his x mark, [L. S.]

John Skenendoa, his x mark, [L. S.]

Oneatorleeooh, his x mark, [L. S.]

Kussauwatau, his x mark, [L. S.]

Eyootenyootauook, his x mark, [L. S.]

Kohnyeaugong, his x mark, alias Jake Stroud, [L. S.]

Shaguiesa, his x mark, [L. S.]

Teeroos, his x mark, alias Captain Prantup, [L. S.]

Sooshaoowau, his x mark, [L. S.]

Henry Young Brant, his x mark, [L. S.]

Sonhyoowauna, his x mark, or Big Sky, [L. S.]

Onaahhah, his x mark, [L. S.]

Hotoshahenh, his x mark, [L. S.]

Kaukondanaiya, his x mark, [L. S.]

Nondiyauka, his x mark, [L. S.]

Kossishtowau, his x mark, [L. S.]

Oojaugenta, his x mark, or Fish Carrier, [L. S.]

Toheonggo, his x mark, [L. S.]

Ootaguasso, his x mark, [L. S.]

Joonondauwaonch, his x mark, [L. S.]

Kiyauhaonh, his x mark, [L. S.]

Ootaujeaugenh, his x mark, or Broken Axe, [L. S.]

Tauhoondos, his x mark, or Open the Way, [L. S.]

Twaukewasha, his x mark, [L. S.]

Sequidongquee, his x mark, alias Little Beard, [L. S.]

Kodjeote, his x mark, or Half Town, [L. S.]

Kenjauaugus, his x mark, or Stinking Fish, [L. S.]

Soonohquaukau, his x mark, [L. S.]

Twenniyana, his x mark, [L. S.]

Jishkaaga, his x mark, or Green Grasshopper, alias Little Billy, [L. S.]

Tuggehshotta, his x mark, [L. S.]

Tehongyagauna, his x mark, [L. S.]

Tehongyoowush, his x mark, [L. S.]

Konneyoowesot, his x mark, [L. S.]

Tioohquottakauna, his x mark, or Woods on Fire, [L. S.]

Taoundaudeesh, his x mark, [L. S.]

Honayawus, his x mark, alias Farmer’s Brother, [L. S.]

Soggooyawauthau, his x mark, alias Red Jacket, [L. S.]

Konyootiayoo, his x mark, [L. S.]

Sauhtakaongyees, his x mark, or Two Skies of a length, [L. S.]

Ounnashattakau, his x mark, [L. S.]

Kaungyanehquee, his x mark, [L. S.]

Sooayoowau, his x mark, [L. S.]

Kaujeagaonh, his x mark, or Heap of Dogs, [L. S.]

Soonoohshoowau, his x mark, [L. S.]

Thaoowaunias, his x mark, [L. S.]

Soonongjoowau, his x mark, [L. S.]

Kiantwhauka, his x mark, alias Cornplanter, [L. S.]

Kaunehshonggoo, his x mark, [L. S.]

Witnesses:

Israel Chapin.

William Shepard, jr.

James Smedley.

John Wickham.

Augustus Porter.

James K. Garnsey.

William Ewing.

Israel Chapin, jr.

Horatio Jones,

Joseph Smith,

Jasper Parish,

Interpreters.

Henry Abeele.
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TREATY WITH THE SIX NATIONS, 1789.

Jan. 9. 1789. | 7 Stat., 33.

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Margin Notes
Reference to the treaty of Fort Stanwix.
Renewal of engagements.
The Mohawks excepted.
Old boundary confirmed.
Lands west of said line ceded forever to United States.
Certain lands confirmed to the Six Nations, etc.
Lands of Oneidas and Tuscaroras confirmed to them anew.
Peace and friendship renewed.
Mohawks allowed six months to assent.
Robberies and murders to be punished according to the law, etc.
Stolen horses to be restored.
Offenders to be delivered up.

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Articles of a treaty made at Fort Harmar, the ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, between Arthur St. Clair, esquire, governor of the territory of the United States of America, north-west of the river Ohio, and commissioner plenipotentiary of the said United States, for removing all causes of controversy, regulating trade, and settling boundaries, between the Indian nations in the northern department and the said United States, of the one part, and the sachems and warriors of the Six Nations, of the other part:
ARTICLE 1.

WHEREAS the United States, in congress assembled, did, by their commissioners, Oliver Wolcott, Richard Butler, and Arthur Lee, esquires, duly appointed for that purpose, at a treaty held with the said Six Nations, viz: with the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Tuscaroras, Cayugas, and Senekas, at fort Stanwix, on the twenty-second day of October, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, give peace to the said nations, and receive them into their friendship and protection: And whereas the said nations have now agreed to and with the said Arthur St. Clair, to renew and confirm all the engagements and stipulations entered into at the beforementioned treaty at fort Stanwix: and whereas it was then and there agreed, between the United States of America and the said Six Nations, that a boundary line should be fixed between the lands of the said Six Nations and the territory of the said United States, which boundary line is as follows, viz: Beginning at the mouth of a creek, about four miles east of Niagara, called Ononwayea, or Johnston’s Landing Place, upon the lake named by the Indians Oswego, and by us Ontario; from thence southerly, in a direction always four miles east of the carrying place, between lake Erie and lake Ontario, to the mouth of Tehoseroton, or Buffalo creek, upon lake Erie; thence south, to the northern boundary of the state of Pennsylvania; thence west, to the end of the said north boundary; thence south, along the west boundary of the said state to the river Ohio. The said line, from the mouth of Ononwayea to the Ohio, shall be the western boundary of the lands of the Six Nations, so that the Six Nations shall and do yield to the United States, all claim to the country west of the said boundary; and then they shall be secured in

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the possession of the lands they inhabit east, north, and south of the same, reserving only six miles square, round the fort of Oswego, for the support of the same. The said Six Nations, except the Mohawks, none of whom have attended at this time, for and in consideration of the peace then granted to them, the presents they then received, as well as in consideration of a quantity of goods, to the value of three thousand dollars, now delivered to them by the said Arthur St. Clair, the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge, do hereby renew and confirm the said boundary line in the words beforementioned, to the end that it may be and remain as a division line between the lands of the said Six Nations and the territory of the United States, forever. And the undersigned Indians, as well in their own names as in the name of their respective tribes and nations, their heirs and descendants, for the considerations beforementioned, do release, quit claim, relinquish, and cede, to the United States of America, all the lands west of the said boundary or division line, and between the said line and the strait, from the mouth of Ononwayea and Buffalo Creek, for them, the said United States of America, to have and to hold the same, in true and absolute propriety, forever.
ARTICLE 2.

The United States of America confirm to the Six Nations, all the lands which they inhabit, lying east and north of the beforementioned boundary line, and relinquish and quit claim to the same and every part thereof, excepting only six miles square round the fort of Oswego, which six miles square round said fort is again reserved to the United States by these presents.
ARTICLE 3.

The Oneida and Tuscarora nations, are also again secured and confirmed in the possession of their respective lands.
ARTICLE 4.

The United States of America renew and confirm the peace and friendship entered into with the Six Nations, (except the Mohawks), at the treaty beforementioned, held at fort Stanwix, declaring the same to be perpetual. And if the Mohawks shall, within six months, declare their assent to the same, they shall be considered as included.

Done at Fort Harmar, on the Muskingum, the day and year first above written.
In witness whereof, the parties have hereunto, interchangeably, set their hands and seals.

Ar. St. Clair, [L. S.]

Cageaga, or Dogs Round the Fire, [L. S.]

Sawedowa, or The Blast, [L. S.]

Kiondushowa, or Swimming Fish, [L. S.]

Oncahye, or Dancing Feather, [L. S.]

Sohaeas, or Falling Mountain, [L. S.]

Otachsaka, or Broken Tomahawk, his x mark, [L. S.]

Tekahias, or Long Tree, his x mark, [L. S.]

Onecnsetee, or Loaded Man, his x mark, [L. S.]

Kiahtulaho, or Snake, [L. S.]

Aqueia, or Bandy Legs, [L. S.]

Kiandogewa, or Big Tree, his x mark, [L. S.]

Owenewa, or Thrown in the Water, his x mark, [L. S.]

Gyantwaia, or Cornplanter, his x mark, [L. S.]

Gyasota, or Big Cross, his x mark, [L. S.]

Kannassee, or New Arrow, [L. S.]

Achiout, or Half Town, [L. S.]

Anachout, or The Wasp, his x mark, [L. S.]

Chishekoa, or Wood Bug, his x mark, [L. S.]

Sessewa, or Big Bale of a Kettle, [L. S.]

Sciahowa, or Council Keeper, [L. S.]

Tewanias, or Broken Twig, [L. S.]

Sonachshowa, or Full Moon, [L. S.]

Cachunwasse, or Twenty Canoes, [L. S.]

Hickonquash, or Tearing Asunder, [L. S.]

In presence of—

Jos. Harmar, lieutenant-colonel commanding First U. S. Regiment and brigadier-general by brevet,

Richard Butler,

Jno. Gibson,

Will. M’Curdy, captain,

Ed. Denny, ensign First U. S. Regiment,

A. Hartshorn, ensign,

Robt. Thompson, ensign, First U. S. Regiment,

Fran. Leile, ensign,

Joseph Nicholas.

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SEPARATE ARTICLE.

Should a robbery or murder be committed by an Indian or Indians of the Six Nations, upon the citizens or subjects of the United States, or by the citizens or subjects of the United States, or any of them, upon any of the Indians of the said nations, the parties accused of the same shall be tried, and if found guilty, be punished according to the laws of the state, or of the territory of the United States, as the case may be, where the same was committed. And should any horses be stolen, either by the Indians of the said nations, from the citizens or subjects of the United States, or any of them, or by any of the said citizens or subjects from any of the said Indians, they may be reclaimed into whose possession soever they may have come; and, upon due proof, shall be restored, any sale in open market notwithstanding; and the persons convicted shall be punished with the utmost severity the laws will admit. And the said nations engage to deliver the persons that may be accused, of their nations, of either of the beforementioned crimes, at the nearest post of the United States, if the crime was com-mitted within the territory of the United States; or to the civil authority of the state, if it shall have happened within any of the United States.

Ar. St. Clair.
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TREATY WITH THE SIX NATIONS, 1784.

Oct. 22, 1784. | 7 Stat., 15.
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Margin Notes
Hostages to be given till prisoners are delivered up.
Possession of lands secured.
Boundaries.
Goods given to the Indians.

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Articles concluded at Fort Stanwix, on the twenty-second day of October, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, between Oliver Wolcott, Richard Butler, and Arthur Lee, Commissioners Plenipotentiary from the United States, in Congress assembled, on the one Part, and the Sachems and Warriors of the Six Nations, on the other.

The United States of America give peace to the Senecas, Mohawks, Onondagas and Cayugas, and receive them into their protection upon the following conditions:
ARTICLE 1.

Six hostages shall be immediately delivered to the commissioners by the said nations, to remain in possession of the United States, till all the prisoners, white and black, which were taken by the said Senecas, Mohawks, Onondagas and Cayugas, or by any of them, in the late war, from among the people of the United States, shall be delivered up.
ARTICLE 2.

The Oneida and Tuscarora nations shall be secured in the possession of the lands on which they are settled.

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ARTICLE 3.

A line shall be drawn, beginning at the mouth of a creek about four miles east of Niagara, called Oyonwayea, or Johnston’s Landing-Place, upon the lake named by the Indians Oswego, and by us Ontario; from thence southerly in a direction always four miles east of the carrying-path, between Lake Erie and Ontario, to the mouth of Tehoseroron or Buffaloe Creek on Lake Erie; thence south to the north boundary of the state of Pennsylvania; thence west to the end of the said north boundary; thence south along the west boundary of the said state, to the river Ohio; the said line from the mouth of the Oyonwayea to the Ohio, shall be the western boundary of the lands of the Six Nations, so that the Six Nations shall and do yield to the United States, all claims to the country west of the said boundary, and then they shall be secured in the peaceful possession of the lands they inhabit east and north of the same, reserving only six miles square round the fort of Oswego, to the United States, for the support of the same.
ARTICLE 4.

The Commissioners of the United States, in consideration of the present circumstances of the Six Nations, and in execution of the humane and liberal views of the United States upon the signing of the above articles, will order goods to be delivered to the said Six Nations for their use and comfort.

Oliver Wolcott, [L. S.]

Richard Butler, [L. S.]

Arthur Lee, [L. S.]

Mohawks:

Onogwendahonji, his x mark, [L. S.]

Touighnatogon, his x mark, [L. S.]

Onondagas:

Oheadarighton, his x mark, [L. S.]

Kendarindgon, his x mark, [L. S.]

Senekas:

Tayagonendagighti, his x mark, [L. S.]

Tehonwaeaghrigagi, his x mark, [L. S.]

Oneidas:

Otyadonenghti, his x mark, [L. S.]

Dagaheari, his x mark, [L. S.]

Cayuga:

Oraghgoanendagen, his x mark, [L. S.]

Tuscaroras:

Ononghsawenghti, his x mark, [L. S.]

Tharondawagon, his x mark, [L. S.]

Seneka Abeal:

Kayenthoghke, his x mark, [L. S.]

Witnesses:

Sam. Jo. Atlee,

Wm. Maclay,

Fras. Johnston,

Pennsylvania Commissioners.

Aaron Hill,

Alexander Campbell,

Saml. Kirkland, missionary,

James Dean,

Saml. Montgomery,

Derick Lane, captain,

John Mercer, lieutenant,

William Pennington, lieutenant,

Mahlon Hord, ensign,

Hugh Peebles.
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TREATY WITH THE MOHAWK, 1797.

Mar. 29, 1797. | 7 Stat., 61. | Proclamation, Apr. 27, 1798.

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Agents of New York pay to the Mohawk deputies $1,000 and their expenses.
The Mohawks cede all right, etc., forever.

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Relinquishment to New York, by the Mohawk nation of Indians, under the sanction of the United States of America, of all claim to lands in that state.

AT a treaty held under the authority of the United States, with the Mohawk nation of Indians, residing in the province of Upper Canada, within the dominions of the king of Great Britain, present, the honorable Isaac Smith, commissioner appointed by the United States to

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hold this treaty; Abraham Ten Broeck, Egbert Benson, and Ezra L’Hommedieu, agents for the state of New York; captain Joseph Brandt, and captain John Deserontyon, two of the said Indians and deputies, to represent the said nation at this treaty.
The said agents having, in the presence, and with the approbation of the said commissioner, proposed to and adjusted with the said deputies, the compensation as hereinafter mentioned to be made to the said nation, for their claim, to be extinguished by this treaty, to all lands within the said state: it is thereupon finally agreed and done, between the said agents, and the said deputies, as follows, that is to say: the said agents do agree to pay to the said deputies, the sum of one thousand dollars, for the use of the said nation, to be by the said deputies paid over to, and distributed among, the persons and families of the said nation, according to their usages. The sum of five hundred dollars, for the expenses of the said deputies, during the time they have attended this treaty: and the sum of one hundred dollars, for their expenses in returning, and for conveying the said sum of one thousand dollars, to where the said nation resides. And the said agents do accordingly, for and in the name of the people of the state of New York, pay the said three several sums to the said deputies, in the presence of the said commissioner. And the said deputies do agree to cede and release, and these presents witness, that they accordingly do, for and in the name of the said nation, in consideration of the said compensation, cede and release to the people of the state of New York, forever, all the right or title of the said nation to lands within the said state: and the claim of the said nation to lands within the said state, is hereby wholly and finally extinguished.

In testimony whereof, the said commissioner, the said agents, and the said deputies, have hereunto, and to two other acts of the same tenor and date, one to remain with the United States, one to remain with the said State, and one delivered to the said deputies, to remain with the said nation, set their hands and seals, at the city of Albany, in the said State, the twenty-ninth day of March, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven.

Isaac Smith, [L. S.]

Abm. Ten Broeck, [L. S.]

Egbt. Benson, [L. S.]

Ezra L’Hommedieu, [L. S.]

Jos. Brandt, [L. S.]

John Deserontyon, [L. S.]

Witnesses:

Robert Yates,

John Tayler,

Chas. Williamson,

Thomas Morris,

The mark of x John Abeel, alias the Cornplanter, a chief of the Senekas.
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Kanietakeron attended a meeting on Sunday September 19th, in the early afternoon with CBSA, James Ransom, Mr. Mitchell, and 4 other Onkwehonwe men from Akwesasne. They met to negotiate how they could get the cornwall police to stop barracading the Seaway International Bridge leading to Kawehno:ke. While they were in their meeting, Onkwehonwe gathered at the bridge blockade to find out why the cornwall police were barracading the bridge. The cornwall police refused to allow Onkwehonwe to return to their homes on Kawehno:ke and stated that the Akwesasne Police hired them to blockade the bridge. video: cornwall police statement

CBSA stated that they will continue stealing vehicles from Onkwehonwe and demanding ransom of $1000.00 for each vehicle they steal from Onkwehonwe.

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Kanietakeron discusses CBSA meeting pt. 3 of 3

Kanietakeron discusses CBSA meeting pt. 2 of 3

Kanietakeron discusses CBSA meeting pt. 3 of 3