Re: 'More than a one-sided version of history needed' (Letter, Feb. 27) and 'The myths of Caledonia' (Opinion, Feb. 24)
It's incredible that Six Nations supporters continue to blare their beliefs ad nauseam and refuse to acknowledge historical data that doesn't fit in with their own views.
The letter writer defines historical writings as "opinions" because they are not to her liking.
She pounces on "promise" and chooses to ignore the word "occupy."
If she cannot understand this word, let me explain: If I bought land on which I built a cabin and allowed someone to occupy it, I have a legal right to chuck them out if I don't want them there anymore.
According to research by lawyer John Hagopian -- who wrote the earlier opinion and who seems far more logical than the continuous rants and drumbeats of natives -- the Six Nations occupy, but don't own, the land they proclaim as native land.
Like the natives, I suspect the lackadaisical feds haven't expended the energy to get to the bottom of this dispute.
Maybe they don't understand the legalities involved in it. If they did, the whole sordid Caledonia mess might have been avoided in the first place.
If they understood it and chose to ignore it, they have done a great disservice to Canada and its taxpayers.
On both sides, it appears we choose to cling to beliefs and to ignore factual data.