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For Immediate Release

Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory – The Tyendinaga Mohawk Council will continue to take its lead from the leadership of Akwesasne with respect to the contentious issue of arming Canadian Border guards within the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory.

The Tyendinaga Mohawk Council was formally approached by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne asking for a formal letter of support urging Canada to engage in respectful and meaningful dialogue with the leadership of Akwesasne. Chief R. Donald Maracle sent a formal request to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on behalf of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Council urging senior federal officials to meet with Mohawk Council of Akwesasne to seek a peaceful resolution to the issue.

The Tyendinaga Mohawk Council has been in constant contact with the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne who specifically indicated that it is not asking for other communities to conduct sympathy blockades which they fear may result in harming their discussions. Neither the council of Akwesasne or Tyendinaga is supportive of the blocking of Skyway Bridge. “Shawn Brant was made aware on Saturday, June 6, 2009, that the Akwesasne leadership did not want a sympathy blockade as it might cause delays in getting the government to engage in discussions,” says Chief Maracle.

The Council understands the frustrations of those who have been turned back on both sides of the bridge and that people need to get to and from their jobs and appointments. The Tyendinaga Mohawk community is also frustrated with these types of actions by a handful of individuals as their economy, to a large extent, depends on the patronage and support from surrounding communities.

The rights and jurisdiction of Akwesasne and their leadership must be respected. The Tyendinaga Mohawk Council is asking that residents who wish to support Akwesasne make their concerns known in writing to the Government of Canada through their local Member of Parliament, directly to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, or the Minister of Public Safety Peter Van Loan.

— The Tyendinaga Mohawk Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte

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The ancestral homeland of the Mohawk Nation is the Mohawk River Valley of present day New York State. The Mohawks are considered the easternmost tribe within the Iroquois/Six Nations Confederacy consisting of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora Nations. Several Mohawks and others of the Confederacy were respected allies of the British during the American Revolution, and in consequence of their alliance were forced from their homeland by their Rebel counterpart. In compensation for losses suffered, the British Crown promised land to the Mohawks and others of the Confederacy displaced by the war. Captain John Deserontyon, a Mohawk serving in the British army, selected land here on the shores of the Bay of Quinte. On the 22nd of May 1784, Captain John Deserontyon and about 20 families arrived here on the shores of the Bay of Quinte. We, the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, have been here ever since.
Precontact Map ~1600?
Location of the 5 Nations People ~1600?

History of the Iroquois from
www.tolatsga.org/iro.html