A developer in Caledonia, Ont., says he hopes to resume home construction this week with no protesters and no violence.
John Kragten also said he hopes a deal he has struck with a new development agency created by the Six Nations Confederacy will pave the way for future agreements for other builders.
Kragten said both sides negotiated in good faith and came to an agreement on how to restart construction.
Kragten wouldn't give any details of the deal but insisted no money changed hands. He said he has agreed to help build bridges between natives and other developers and to lend his expertise on development issues.
For its part, the native group said developers hoping to build along a 10-kilometre stretch on each side of the Grand River must meet with Six Nations representatives.
The newly formed Haudenosaunee Development Institute, which will act as a de facto planning department for the Six Nations, has assured Kragten his site will be safe.
Last Thursday, a contractor was injured after a confrontation involving Six Nations protesters.
Aaron Detlor, spokesman for the new agency, condemns the violence but said potential homebuyers should know there's a financial risk to purchasing property on disputed land.
"The problem is that the province isn't telling people that their title is in jeopardy and what we're trying to do is come up with a process to solve that problem, to make buyers beware," said Detlor.
Other developers, including Mike Quattrociocchi of Brantford, have been asked to pay fees to the new development agency but have declined.
"I have bills to pay. I have four young kids I'm responsible for. Come hell or high water, this project's gonna get done," he said.
Quattrociocchi plans to resume construction, without Six Nations permission, on Tuesday morning.
The land dispute in the small community southwest of Hamilton heated up again last Thursday after a violent confrontation between a group of native youths and a home builder.
Sam Gualtieri, 52, was found unconscious on the floor of a home he is building. He ended up in hospital with facial and head injuries.
Native protesters have been occupying disputed land at another housing development in Caledonia for more than a year and a half.
Last year, there were a number of confrontations involving natives and townspeople all tied to a dispute over ownership of a tract of land that is being developed for housing.
The Six Nations claim the land as theirs, but Ottawa says most of it was surrendered or sold more than 150 years ago.