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The occupation of Douglas Creek Estates in Caledonia, Ont. put Six Nations' land claims in the international spotlight in May.

In Geneva, Switzerland, the Lubicon Cree Nation gave up a couple of their precious minutes before the United Nations committee on economic, social and cultural rights to Six Nations' delegate Doreen Silversmith, who spoke about the unresolved land issues behind the occupation.

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One lane of Argyle St. in Caledonia was opened on May 16 to provide limited access to emergency and local traffic as a sign of good faith by Six Nations protesters. It will take some of the pressure off the most dangerous focal point for angry confrontation between townsfolk and members of the Native community there.

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October 2005-Confederacy Council "aware" of plans for a "peaceful occupation."

November 2005-Confederacy Council gives support for occupation.

Feb. 28-Occupiers take over 40-hectare (100-acre) development known as Douglas Creek Estates in Caledonia. Land has been cleared and construction by Henco Industries on 10 show homes is nearing completion.

April 16- At joint meeting of band council and Confederacy council, band council votes to let the Confederacy council "take the lead" on the Douglas Creek Estates negotiations.

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One lane of Argyle St. in Caledonia was opened on May 16 to provide limited access to emergency and local traffic as a sign of good faith by Six Nations protesters. It will take some of the pressure off the most dangerous focal point for angry confrontation between townsfolk and members of the Native community there.

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JUST THE FACTS

? The average cost in claims settlements per year is $5.2 million.

? The average cost of negotiations paid by Canada each year is $2.2 million.

? The annual cost of claims settlement is 1.01 to 1.45 per cent of annual GST revenues.

? The average annual cost of claims settlement is 1.05 to 1.5 per cent of projected annual corporate tax revenues.

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The occupation of Douglas Creek Estates in Caledonia, Ont. put Six Nations' land claims in the international spotlight in May.

In Geneva, Switzerland, the Lubicon Cree Nation gave up a couple of their precious minutes before the United Nations committee on economic, social and cultural rights to Six Nations' delegate Doreen Silversmith, who spoke about the unresolved land issues behind the occupation.

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Lost lands

? On Oct. 25, 1784, Sir Frederick Haldimand, the Captain General and Governor-in-Chief for Upper Canada, signed a deed for land in what would later become southern Ontario for the Five Nations. [Later Tuscarora joined to create the Six Nations.] The Haldimand deed assigned land "six miles deep" on both sides of the Grand River from its source in south-central Ontario to its mouth at Lake Erie. The Haldimand Tract originally covered 955,000 acres.

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Dear Editor:

Would Mr. Patrick Brazeau be more specific by providing a list of the real and tangible things the Conservative Party has done for the off-reserve and the non-status population?

-Myrna Bushie

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Dear Editor:

I'm writing you today because I wanted you to know I've visited your Web site page on the actor Jay Silverheels and was very interested to read all that I have. You see, my family has traced back as far as the late 1800s and came across information indicating Jay Silverheels is a cousin. So of course I love to read all I can get on Jay. It's awesome to know where I came from. Thank you for this site.

-Sharon Wait Lavoy

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An open letter to Assembly of First Nation Chief Phil Fontaine

I am writing this letter in regards to myself and perhaps hundreds, maybe thousands of other First Nations individuals and our plight. Our issue is as important and ever so parallel to that of the residential school legacy. We are the former First Nations foster care victims, many of whom are the victims of the 1950s big scoop, a program enacted by the government which was as racist as the department of Indian Affairs residential school program and the Indian Act itself.