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By: Connie Kidd, Hamilton

Note: At the CCA meeting the other night, the words "Bring in the army" were shouted more than once, to some agreement in the room. The following is intended as a look at the practical aspects of that. Yes, we are joking ... and we assume those jokers at the meeting were too, eh? Bringing the army in will not give you your lives back. Instead, it will disrupt the lives of many more people and the entire country for a very long time to come.

Misinformed ranting By *******, Six Nations The Hamilton Spectator (Oct 19, 2006)

Re: 'Army should march into Caledonia -- and stay' (Letter, Oct. 17)

Shame on The Spectator for giving voice to this type of threat against the Haudenosaunee people of Six Nations. This racist suggestion is nothing more than the misinformed and angry ranting of someone who needs a history lesson. ................

We're angry, not racist

By Becki Sewell, Caledonia The Hamilton Spectator (Oct 23, 2006)

Re: 'Misinformed ranting' (Letter, Oct. 19)

Shame on those who are holding my town hostage. Even if they have legitimate land claims, they do not have the right to hold a town hostage. Just because the people of Caledonia are angry as hell doesn't mean we are racist. This is not misinformed ranting, nor do we need a history lesson. We get the history. Bad and unfair things happened. This still does not give the native occupiers the right to ruin our lives. We are law-abiding, taxpaying citizens. Of course we want the army to come in. When a group of people living among us claim to be above the law and not Canadian, there is cause for concern, no matter who they are.We want our lives back. The Haundenosaunee people of Six Nations are more than welcome to live as our neighbours, as soon as they realize their rights are not more important than ours. “Of course we want the army to come in.” “ We want our lives back.”

" Well, Becky, if the army comes in - I assume you mean to remove the Six Nations people from the site? - If that happens you won’t have your lives back … EVER! Because they will defend themselves and their land. That will be the beginning of a war between Canada and Indigenous people all across the land, because there are injustices to many or all of them. That’s a million people, at war with Canada … within the country … and no doubt reinforcements from Indigenous people in other countries as well as the same land and sovereignty injustices have occurred in every colonial country. Interesting … Canada never fought a war against Indigenous people historically. They were our allies. If you read your history, you will learn that the Mohawk warriors of Grand River … yes the same … were the ones who made sure we had a country named Canada, by defeating the Americans in the war of 1812. They were granted the Haldimand Tract as valuable allies of the Crown and Canada. However, along the way, Canada did not uphold its part of the agreement, so now we are faced with an issue of injustice against Six Nations and illegal behaviour by Canada. If we address this issue of injustice against the Six Nations people by defending Canada’s illegal acts … what kind of country are we? Certainly not one that deserves our good international reputation. We will be a country at war in our own land … that’s what that will accomplish. If we address the injustice against Six Nations and defend Canada’s illegal acts by bringing the army in to remove them … Caledonia will become a war zone. All residents will have to be removed before the shooting starts. Houses will have to be razed all around the perimeter of Kanonhstaton. People will be killed on both sides. Bringing the army in will not give you your lives back. Instead, it will disrupt the lives of many more people and the entire country for a very long time to come. All the people who came to Canada to avoid strife in their homelands … may as well go home because this will be geurilla warfare … everywhere … no place in Canada will be safe. Do you understand now why the government negotiators say that patience and negotiations are the only possible solution? Because that is the only solution that Canadians will accept. REMOVING THEM BY FORCE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE MAJORITY OF CANADIANS. Sorry for your inconveniences. Can’t accept the neighbours? Maybe a move is in order. Hysteria is not a solution. That's a health problem, not a military problem. Funding problem? Class action ... Sue the government. And if you have difficulty believing that this will escalate to war across the country ... read this. We are on the brink. Canada's illegal acts are the problem. Manitoba Chief "

And an individual identifying himself as CornPlanter further says:

"Yeah...going to war would suck. Think about it...Natives already have a high suicide rate, so instead of having our people hang themselves in an alcoholic depression, we could convince them to wear these cool vests filled with explosives and put together by all those Natives who have had Army training. we could send these suicidal people into grocery and department stores and kill indiscriminately. Geez...we could even train some of our suicidal people to take over airplanes, or drive cement trucks packed with explosives, and ram them into select targets. It would suck knowing that untold billions of dollars would be lost as the Army is forced to hunt down the innumerable snipers who hide in the bush and shoot at passing vehicles outside our cities...not to mention the harm that could be done putting poison into water sources etc... but heck, our Cauco-Canadian neighbours beat us to that one already. No...war is not the right answer, by a long stretch...but it is the desire of the many who've never actually met a Native. However, my guess is that once "Canada" is done with the indians, then they can start on the Koreans, the Blacks, the Sikhs, the Doukhobors, the Jews........"

And Gregg Powles AKA Tsi Nikayen' Enonhne' said:

She:kon!

Should the army come to our doorstep, they surely would know we would defend ourselves with equal or better planning. And there is no doubt in my mind that Clownedonia, Brantford and all the other little towns and villages along the Grand would become the battleground. Homes and business would be destroyed as the amy would have to destroy the infrastructure. The days of nose to nose combat is over. We are now in the era of militia strike and run warfare. We still have a few tricks up our sleeve too since warriors never give away all their techniques to someone who might consider using them back on us..... If Clownedonians think they have it bad now, just give them the full military scenerio to weigh out in their own minds. I don't believe that becoming Canadian refugees in the middle of winter would be all that popular amongst them - even for the most righteous ideological principles......But you never know. Their insane rationalizations might just amke them think it would be worth it. O:nen