Updated: Jan 6
By Johnny Hawke
As we rekindle our Clan Council Fires which includes removing ourselves from the jurisdiction of the state we must be cautious of pseudo-law theories that discredit our efforts. In our decolonization process we will meet a variety of self-styled "guru" experts that are termed by the courts as Organized Pseudo-legal Commercial Arguments (OPCA) Litigants.
Pseudo-law is defined as having characteristics that mimic legal language, use jargon, forms, and structures that look like legitimate legal documents but twist their meaning. Pseudo-law is conspiracy-driven rooted in beliefs that those controlling the world have a hidden superior "true law”, which conveniently these legal “guru’s” claim to be "in-the- know" and will tell their followers, that "the law" can only be applied “properly” through them and or through their knowledge. This is a red-flag characteristic of a cult, con, religion or corporate government.
Pseudo-law typically appeals to those who do not have an education in world history and law and those seeking a remedy for their financial or legal problems. Some of the notable pseudo-legal groups out there are the Sovereign Citizens Movement and the Freeman-On-The-Land, De-Taxers.
CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SPIRITUALITY
World history is filled with empires that ruled and fell, mystery school religions, ancient texts, prophecies, schemes of deception by those who’ve held power, fraternal orders; royal bloodlines. covert operations and disinformation plots. Such topics have taken on a life of its own among conspiracy theorists where fact and fiction is often blurred. To include such unfounded claims from history and conspiracy theories can be harmful to the legitimacy of our collective decolonization process.
Through colonization Indigenous spirituality has also been affected where our teachings, ceremonies and understandings have become altered, misinterpreted and exploited by individuals with their own agenda’s. Many view spirituality as, giving belief to things that are not seen, where charlatans can taken advantage of the hearts and minds of our People. Our People need to be reminded that the basis of our spirituality is that creator/creation gave us an intellect in which we must use to navigate and investigate our world.
WHO ARE THE SIGNATORY INDIANS: THE WRITINGS OF MEREDITH QUINN
Meredith Quinn in his manuscripts such as Dakota Time Walker, copyrighted in 1989, shares that he was born on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Reservation on December 19, 1926. In his writings Quinn identifies that the name “Musa” is his “Indian Name” and was given to him by his Grandmother and states it means “Moses” and claims he is the incarnate spirit of the biblical “Moses” that has come to free "Indian" People.
THE MESSIAH AND SAVIOUR OF ALL INDIANS
Musa (or Mousa) is a name with roots in Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew, and Egyptian, primarily meaning "drawn out (from water)" or "saved from the water," linked to the biblical and Quranic prophet Moses. Quinn use of this name connects himself to a Messiah-Saviour figure for all "Indians."
Quinn has written other manuscripts such as Dakota Proclamation: Study in Mythology of White America by a Savage Paperback – January 1, 1972. These writings are the basis for this "Signatory Indian” Movement.
Both Quinn and Lester Howse have stated Quinn held a position as an International Legal Advisor, of the Dakota Empire, registered with the United Nations. The United Nations has no evidence that a Meredith Quinn has ever been a legal advisor registered with them or has ever been a part of faculty.
Above: Two Videos: Lester Howse teaching Roseau River Anishinabek including the Indian Act Chief and Council how to assert themselves under law. Dec 17/18, 2024.
Born in 1944, Lester Howse shares that he was raised by his grandmother living a traditional lifestyle in the bush around Rocky Mountain House, southwest of Edmonton Alberta. Howse says he was directed by Spirit to find someone that would help him free the People. On his travels it was suggested he look up Meredith Quinn in New York. Howse studied Meredith’s teachings and promised to carry on his work after Quinn died.
Howse is known among Indigenous grassroots circles and has been called upon for his knowledge to help individuals in the courts dealing with charges that stem from exercising Indigenous rights. Howse claims he intervened in 16 cases where judges backed down. Howse claims that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has named him the number one threat to Canada. In 2017, Howse was featured on Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)’s show Face to Face and featured as an expert on International Law.
Howse along with a faction of Indigenous individuals across Canada and the US who are disciples of Meredith Quinn’s writings refer to themselves as “signatory Indians.” The term of “signatory Indians” they refer themselves as, is not associated with the treaties signed with the British Crown and the US. The treaty they claim to be signatory to is a treaty called the Camel’s Eye Treaty and claim it was ratified in 408 AD.
Both Meredith and Lester state they only have a Grade 8 education.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
The following is the foundation of this movement and is cited from Meredith Quinn in his writings and Lester’s Presentations. Quinn and Howse claim the Camels Eye Treaty which only can be interpreted by Quinn, is the law that governs the world.
THE INDIAN BIBLE
This movement claims:
“In London England, in a British museum of Archaeology-finds, sits the Septuagint scriptures of one of the oldest written works and in this very same museum sits an ancient translation of the scriptures which was taken from the America’s Original Nations Territory. It outdates, The Septuagint scriptures by nearly 2000 years and these four leather parchment of the old original nations scriptures contains Deuteronomy, or the study of the universe “quantum physics”; the divine plant and mineral alchemy-delta-9 and how the original nations through proper frequencies balanced grandmother earth with all of creation.”, “This Bible held knowledge of rituals on how to control the weather to defeat enemies.” - Meredith Quinn in Dakota Time Walker manuscript.
“There are no scholars or scientist that can correctly translate Medieval English, French, German, Spanish, Irish, Latin, Greek, Arabic, or Hebrew languages; which were still used less then 500 years ago.” - Meredith Quinnin Dakota Time Walker manuscript.
“ It's right in the records it’s in the records. I'll tell you what it is right now it was interpreted by Meredith. It was written in not medieval latin, ancient latin in coptic which is the original Greek language.", "Meredith can read the coptic language” - Lester Howse in RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 18, 2024 Youtube Video.
“I have the records.”, “I have the documents, I’ll show you”, “I’ll show you the documents tomorrow”, “I’m going to show to you.", "I don't know if I have it with me. I didn't bring too much, I brought one briefcase. Oh my God, I have 18 of those briefcases full to give you an idea.” - Lester Howse in RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 18, 2024 Youtube Video.
EVIDENCE
No complete “original Septuagint” manuscript exists anywhere in the world. What museums hold are much later copies (Codex Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus — 4th–5th century CE, not BCE). So even the Septuagint manuscripts in London are copies, not the original translation.
The British Museum does not possess: Leather parchment scriptures from the so called Americas. What the British Museum does have from the so called America: Mesoamerican codices (mostly Maya) These date roughly 900–1500 CE, They are made of amatl (bark paper), not leather, They deal with astronomy, calendars, ritual cycles. The oldest known writing systems in the so called Americas appear thousands of years after the Septuagint, not before it.
It is curious that someone with only with a Grade 8 Education can properly translate Medieval English, French, German, Spanish, Irish, Latin, Greek, Arabic and Hebrew languages and claims he is the only one who can properly do so. It is also curious that only Meredith Quinn is the only one to speak of such an “Indian Bible.” that exists and is the only person that can properly translate it and evidently the only one who as ever seen it.
It is curious that Lester Howse claims to have so much documents to confirm the existence of such an "Indian Bible" but never has presented any evidence in his presentations to confirm this document exists. He claims to have documents and will show participants but never physically presents anything other then Meredith’s documents and his own papers.
SPACE CRAFTS AND THE DAKOTA DEFEAT THE ROMAN EMPIRE
This movement claims:
“These craft in the sky with a long orange flame coming out the back they're made out of brass and copper and there's instruments right in the craft and the white tribes were flying those craft and the Romans ran from the battlefield and surrendered.” - RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 18, 2024 Youtube Video.
“That Treaty July the second, 408 AD, we were there, I believe it was representatives of the Dakota Empire”, “ I believe it was five different tribes who were involved with that signing of that treaty.” - RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 18, 2024 Youtube Video.
“When the Romans were going to attack the White tribes they would do the ritual of darkness. They could darken the whole sky. I got records where it lasted two years, where nothing on the Earth would grow so the Romans asked for Peace. So the White tribes gave them I believe 47 years of Peace so they could grow food again and so the forces of nature works." - RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 18, 2024 Youtube Video.
FACTS
Primary sources for this period include: Zosimus (5th century historian), Olympiodorus of Thebes, Jerome, Orosius None mention: Flying crafts, Ritual darkness, Sky battles, Foreign Indigenous or “White tribe” forces, A surrender treaty in 408 AD. If Rome had surrendered to a foreign power in 408 AD, multiple Roman chroniclers would have recorded it. They did not.
In 408 AD: Emperor Honorius ruled the Western Roman Empire; His top general Stilicho was executed. This caused political chaos and military collapse but no surrender treaty was signed in 408 AD with anyone. No empire-wide capitulation occurred. In 410 AD, the Visigoths sacked the city of Rome, it shocked the Roman world—but The Roman Empire continued to exist. The closest thing to an “end”: In 476 AD, the Germanic commander Odoacer: Deposed the last Western emperor, Romulus Augustulus. The Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire continued until 1453.
There are no climate records or ice-core data indicating global darkness for two years in the relevant period; when significant volcanic eruptions occurred in history (e.g., Tambora in 1815), they caused crop failures and cooling periods, not total darkness for years.
There exists no credible evidence or oral traditions from any Tribes of Turtle Island that we crossed the Atlantic Ocean to go help “white tribes” defeat the Roman Empire.
INTERNATIONAL LAW FOUNDED BY CAMEL'S EYE TREATY
The movement claims the foundation of all International Law was initiated by a Treaty known as the Camels Eye, The Eye of Isis and The Eagle Bowl Treaty. It was signed July 2nd 408 A.D, upon the surrender of the Roman Empire. This Treaty encompasses six Aboriginal Treaties which is the foundation of all International law and they are:
Wampum Belts
Canes of Authority
Peace Pipe Treaties [These treaties cover all Indian Tribes of North and South America]
The Seal of Solomon Treaty (Covers all Blacks, Arabs and Israelites)
The Paladium of Troy Treaty (Covers Asia and Minor Asia)
Noah’s Ark Treaty (Covers all Anglia, Saxon, Mercia and Northumbrian Groups or The White Tribes of Europe)
Meredith and Lester claims that this Camels Eye Treaty is also known as the Eye of Isis and Eagle Bowl Treaty and its provisions is printed on an obelisk that sits in Central Park in New York. The obelisk is known as Cleopatra’s Needle.
Lester claims that these other Nations of this Treaty are also not allowed to inform us the knowledge of this treaty.
FACTS
Actual foundations of international law: Roman law (jus gentium) – law governing foreigners; Canon law (Church law); Medieval treaties between sovereigns; Peace of Westphalia (1648) — cornerstone of modern state sovereignty; Later codifications (Grotius, Vattel, etc.)
International law evolved gradually; it was not founded by a single ancient treaty.
International Law is founded on shipping and commerce, the law governing ships engaged in trade with origins as far back as ancient Egypt. International Law is also founded by the Roman Catholic Church’s five papal bulls; Unum Sanctum; Romanus Pontifex, Aterni Regis, Convocation; Inter Catera.
These Papal Bulls claim the Roman Catholic Church reigns over all Lands, People, Property and baptized Souls; These Papal Bulls gave authority to European Monarchies to explore and justify the colonization and division of non-Christian lands.
Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park, New York City is an ancient Egyptian obelisk made of red granite. It was originally carved in about 1475 BCE under Pharaoh Thutmose III and later re-inscribed by Ramesses II around 300 years later (circa 1279–1213 BCE). Despite its name, it has nothing to do with Cleopatra VII herself — the association comes from where the pair of obelisks stood in Alexandria in the Roman period, not from a direct link to her reign.
Translations of these hieroglyphs exist and were made in the 19th century after the Rosetta Stone was deciphered and Egyptology became a field of study. Some early published translations date back to the work of scholars like E. A. Wallis Budge and Elbert E. Farman. Contents of the inscriptions on the obelisk are inscriptions praising pharoahs and gods and does not include anything outside of that.
Of all human history any agreements between two parties have existed where both parties know and renew such agreements in order to reestablsih good standing of the agreement. These claims that this has been kept hidden, and or not known by our peoples totally negate it as an agreement just by common logic and common sense. This would set a precedent for make-belief and chaos for any nation to come up with fiction as fact.
LOS SIN DIOS AND THE RITUAL OF 666
This movement claims the term "INDIAN" is recognized in international law and is to be specifically used to distinguish Sovereign Tribes and Individuals and to identify yourself as such to designate yourself as a member of a Sovereign Tribe and Nation.
The “Te Deum” gave Columbus the right to start a trade route with Indians because of existing treaties with Indians, signed between Indian tribes and CHALID ABDALLAH es-ZAGHAL with the Vatican as the third-party witness. These treaties were prior to Queen Isabella, purchasing her Kingdom from es-Zaghal for $17,000,000 dollar in the year of 1491.
“Upon Christopher Columbus’ ship his crew existed of members of Rich Families in Europe that knew the route and who were cannibals.”, “When Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492 on this continent, he encountered the People and termed them Los Sin Dios which means “the godless.” This gave Columbus and all other conquistadors and explorers who were under the Law of the Sword to kill, rape, kidnap those who were "godless people.”, “These explorers then took millions of these “Los Sin Dios” to be used as meat for the people to eat back in Europe.” RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 17, 2024
The term “Los Sin Dios” became the word Indian. Under international law this is the term that is used and what all Indigenous Peoples of the America’s under the law have to call themselves under international law and to be recognized as a Sovereign and Signatory to the Treaty signed in 408 AD.
"We gave the white trIbes the ritual of 666" - RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 17, 2024
FACTS
A Te Deum is a hymn of thanksgiving in the Catholic tradition. It is not a legal treaty instrument under canon law or international law, and historical sources do not list it as having conferred legal rights or trade privileges. Papal bulls (like Inter Caetera) and formal treaties between European monarchs did play a role in how European powers claimed lands and rights overseas but not via Te Deum as a legal instrument. Extensive historical records do not identify any figure named “Chalif Abdallah es-Zaghal” (or similar) as a treaty-signing sovereign with agreements with Indigenous peoples.
These claims are fiction stemming from Moorish Sovereign Citizen/Moorish Science offshoots that builds loosely on the Moorish Science Temple of America (1910s–1920s) but radicalizes its symbolic teachings. Claims include: Secret Moorish treaties with Indigenous nations, Hidden international trade rights, Immunity from modern law through “true status.” These claims do not appear in Ottoman, Moroccan, Spanish, Vatican, or Indigenous treaty archives. Scholars widely distinguish Moorish Science theology from later pseudo-legal sovereign claims, which are historically unsupported.
Columbus’s 1493 letter—the primary source through which Europe learned of his voyage—consistently refers to the lands as “India” or “the Indies” and the inhabitants as “Indians,” with no mention of a people “in God” or “without God.” Linguistically, the claim is incorrect: in Spanish, “people” is gente (not geste), and “in” is en (the word in does not exist in Spanish). Historically, “India” was a well-established name long before Columbus, derived from the Indus River and used from antiquity through the Middle Ages to describe South and East Asia.
Columbus himself wrote that he sailed “to the Indies” and repeatedly called the inhabitants Indios. His letter, quickly translated into Latin and widely circulated across Europe in 1493, contains no hidden theological phrasing. Both the documentary evidence and the linguistic facts show that the idea Columbus labeled Indigenous peoples as “people in God” or “godless people” has no basis in historical records.
The term Indian is a legal term. Canada incorporated this term through its Indian Act and 1982 Charter. The Indian Act defines an Indian as a person. The legal definition of a person is a non-living entity, a corporation. Using the term Indian does not identify an individual as a sovereign member of a Tribe but quite the opposite; It identifies an individual as being a corporate entity under the jurisdiction of Canada recognized in International Law.
CASUS OMISSUS
This movement claims Casus Omissus means the First Law of the Land, the authority of the Clan Mothers. The following is shared by Meredith and Lester:
“Federal District Court Judge Warren Urbom, in the case, United States –V- Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases, {Supra. 1975], gave the exact construction of a Tribal Government, when he stated to 65 Sioux Indians trying to prove Sovereignty, “this court cannot supply a Casus Omissus in a Treaty any more than in a Law.”
Quinn and Howse claim that the judge is saying, Clanmothers are the Law. This judge was acknowledging the power of the Clanmother over any Nation.”
FACTS
While Indigenous Nations held significant roles for Women and honoured their role as life givers not all Tribes, had Clan Mothers. Claiming all Nations derive their governing authority from clan mothers collapses distinct, diverse Indigenous governance systems into a single, ahistorical, pan-Indigenous legal structure that never existed. Indigenous governance systems were diverse, localized, and sovereign.
Casus Omissus is latin and means “omitted case” and refers to a situation or circumstance that was not specifically addressed or provided for by an existing statute. The meaning of the Quote: “this court cannot supply a casus omissus in a treaty,” Judge Urbom meant that the court could not add provisions to the treaty that were not there to fill a perceived gap in the law. He determined that the federal laws explicitly granted jurisdiction to U.S. courts for specific crimes on reservations, thereby addressing the jurisdictional issue, and the court would not read into the treaty something that was not present to negate that jurisdiction.
PRISONER OF WAR STATUS
“When you first entered the reservation you’re a prisoner of war because looking at international law it states clearly.” 2:37:36 minutes in RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 17, 2024
“I removed the status as Prisoners of Wars by issuing a Writ to the Queen.”, “This can only be signatory Indian of a Tribal Government under Tribal Law with a Clan Mother and Headman.” - RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 17, 2024
FACT
“Indigenous Peoples are Prisoners of War” is more a symbolic or rhetorical claim than a formal legal designation. It is often used to express the idea that Indigenous communities are subjected to external control, occupation, or systemic oppression by colonial or state authorities.
No treaty, convention, statute, or doctrine of international law has ever classified Indigenous peoples on reservations as Prisoners of War. This claim is factually false, legally impossible, and unsupported by any recognized international legal instrument.
POW status is governed by: The Geneva Conventions (especially the Third Geneva Convention, 1949) Customary international humanitarian law. POW status applies ONLY to: Members of armed forces, captured during an international armed conflict. While some Indigenous peoples were forcibly confined or relocated (e.g., reservations, reserves, internment camps) No international legal body ever classified reservations as POW camps.
ISSUED A WRIT/COMMAND TO THE QUEEN
Howse Claims:
“I know what works and I know what doesn’t work. I been doing since 94, since I met Meredith” - 1:23:21 RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 17, 2024
Howse states in 1995 he issued a writ/command to Queen Elizabeth II removing his status as “prisoner of war” and reclaimed and restored title and jurisdiction as “signatory Indians of the Rocky Mountain Tribe” under the casus omissus.
Howse reads the Response from Buckingham Palace he received in 1996.
“Here's her response short but sweet Buckingham Palace the private secretary: It is commanded by her majesty the queen to acknowledge the letter was that a letter was and say it has been passed to the governor general that was Romeo LeBlanc that old Frenchman white haired he honored it right away, 29th of November” - “1:22:41 RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 17, 2024
It is claimed in this video documented presentation that once individuals are designated as signatory “Indians” and removed from the jurisdiction of the colonial state that all benefits, programs and services that come from the colonial state will not be taken way as the state would be too afraid to do so.
FACT
Claims that the Queen responded personally or legally to private “commands” or “writs” misunderstand constitutional monarchy and royal correspondence procedures. All letters addressed to the monarch are handled administratively by the Royal Household, and any replies are non-legal courtesy responses issued by staff. The Queen was constitutionally prohibited from engaging in private legal correspondence, accepting jurisdiction, or responding to writs not issued by a court. Consequently, any reply from Buckingham Palace does not constitute legal acknowledgment, consent, or authority. Even if the Queen wanted to, she was constitutionally barred from doing so.
Even if another sovereign sends the monarch of the United Kingdom a “command” or “writ” by letter, it has no legal force. There is no process in international law by which one sovereign can command another sovereign through private correspondence.
International law provides no mechanism by which one sovereign may issue a command or writ to another sovereign through private correspondence. Sovereign equality and consent are foundational principles of international law, and obligations arise only through treaties, adjudication, or recognized diplomatic processes. A letter—regardless of the sender’s claimed status—cannot create jurisdiction, impose duties, or bind a foreign monarch or state.
Regarding the statement that such individuals can retain all benefits and access to programs entitled to a status Indian and a Canadian citizen despite being “removed” this is speculative and unfounded. There is no solid evidence that such individuals under such proclaimed process removes them from being a registered, certified legal person, status Indian. When accepting programs and benefits, drivers licences, bank accounts, participation in employment and pension, child tax benefits, social service assistance they are basically contracts where you agree to be a citizen, status Indian under the jurisdiction of the state.
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE 1973 WOUNDED KNEE OCCUPATION?
Lester and Meredith Claim:
“When Meredith went to the UN he was invited to address the general council that was a time of 1973 wounded knee South Dakota, so all the Chiefs who were the former headmen they chose him they had a ceremony and they found out this is the guy that knows something so they went and got him and went to the UN. So he got to the UN he said he went upstairs to get his credential to address the general Council of the United Nations he had his time so he went to get his credential well he got his credential they just asked him four questions, he already knew even in his writings. I'll bring them from home sometime or from my locker home to uh to give you a copy cause you got to know so I'll get that to you now so what it is that he done is that he presented himself first of all he used the term American Indian of the the Dakota Empire.” At 54:48 in on the RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 18, 2024 Youtube Video.
FACT
The delegation of Traditional Leaders from the Wounded Knee Occupation went to New York to build support, raise money, and get media attention — not because the UN or any international court was hearing their case.
Activists associated with the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation traveled to New York City primarily for media engagement, fundraising, and political advocacy. New York functioned as a strategic center for press access, public rallies, and connections with civil rights organizations and supporters. While some activists attempted to frame the occupation as an international human rights issue and sought contact with international bodies, these efforts did not result in formal United Nations proceedings or accredited diplomatic recognition. The travel reflected movement strategy rather than participation in recognized legal or international adjudicatory processes.
Meredith Quinn’s name appears in archival materials (Columbia University's Student Newspaper) linked to the Wounded Knee occupation as an “international advisor” and in a declaration list from March 1973. Most likely Quinn self proclaimed himself as an "international advisor" to student journalist where this self appointed label originates from and later adopted by Howse.
Archival documentation linked to the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation includes a declaration listing Meredith Quinn as an “international advisor” alongside other named participants, suggesting some affiliation with planning or advocacy efforts during the occupation. However, mainstream historical accounts of the occupation do not recognize Quinn among the principal legal counsel for AIM or as an accredited representative to the United Nations, and there is no evidence in United Nations records that Wounded Knee occupiers were formally presented as a delegation in 1973.
COURT CASES DISMISSED
“16 cases now the judge is backed down cuz I cornered them there's not they can't get out of it when I make a presentation.” - 1:09:41 minutes in RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 17, 2024 Youtube Video
It is stated Lester helped Indigenous individuals in court and had matters dismissed using tribal law in the court where such matters included mischief regarding blockades, issues at the borders and the sale of tobacco.
FACT
A judge may permit an Indigenous Elder or supporter to address the court when the accused requests it, is self-represented, and the participation assists fairness without disrupting proceedings. This discretion is often exercised to ensure Indigenous voices are heard, even when the court ultimately rejects the legal argument and retains full authority.
Courts often treat such participants as McKenzie friends—non-lawyers who assist self-represented litigants by offering quiet advice, organizing materials, and providing support. With judicial permission, limited speaking may be allowed, but McKenzie friends cannot act as counsel, submit filings, or control the case. Canadian courts recognize this role at their discretion, balancing the right to self-representation with the need to prevent unlicensed legal practice (e.g., R. v. Gagnon, 2015).
An Elder may testify as: A fact witness (community history, governance); A cultural expert (customary law, kinship, authority) This is common in: Aboriginal rights litigation; Bail hearings; Child welfare cases; Civil injunctions involving Indigenous land. The Elder speaks under oath, not as counsel.
In multiple cases where Lester Howse attended court claiming to represent Indigenous activists, including the 2007 Grassy Narrows Land Defenders blockades, he acted in an informal or advisory capacity, similar to a McKenzie friend. He advanced arguments challenging the court’s jurisdiction and asserted that the court lacked authority over the defendants. Court records show, however, that these arguments did not result in dismissal of charges. Judges proceeded with standard procedures, providing the Crown and defence with options such as trial, plea, or negotiation, while any withdrawals or diversions were the result of routine prosecutorial discretion, not Howse’s advocacy. His presence allowed him to speak and advise the accused, but he did not have legal authority as counsel, and claims that he “got charges dropped” or “freed defendants” are not supported by official records.
What Does “Staying a Charge” Mean? A stay of proceedings temporarily halts a criminal prosecution. The accused is not found guilty or not guilty; The prosecution is paused
Under s. 579 of the Criminal Code, the Crown has one year to recommence the prosecution.If it does not, the charge is effectively over (though not formally acquitted). The Crown may enter a stay at any time before judgment. Common reasons: Insufficient evidence; No reasonable prospect of conviction; Not worth pursuing; waste of courts time; Charter concerns; Successful diversion or restorative justice; Witness unavailable; Change in circumstances; This is by far the most common way charges are stayed.
BORDER ISSUE
Canadian citizens have a constitutional right to enter Canada (Charter s. 6[1]), and lack of ID does not remove this right. At the border, CBSA may temporarily detain and question travellers without ID to verify identity, contacting other agencies if needed. No criminal charges arise solely for lacking ID; charges only occur if there is false information, obstruction, or threats. If identity cannot be immediately confirmed, CBSA may hold the person briefly, transfer them to secondary inspection, or release them with conditions once verified.
For Indigenous travellers, status cards or elders, community verification may assist, but Indigenous identity does not replace proof of citizenship, and CBSA retains full authority to confirm identity. Jay Treaty claims do not provide automatic border immunity.
Any claims Lester Howse helped individuals cross the international Canadaina/US border on either side by speaking to the CBSA and US Homeland Security using “signatory Indians” rhetoric or claims of issuing a writ/command to such agencies may be an exaggeration. Individuals claim the called him from the border for help and Lester confirmed their identity and where they resided. Confirmation from an Elder and Community is all that was needed if individuals had no ID. Any charges on such individuals may have been laid due to the physical altercations instigated and engaged by CBSA where such charges may have been withdrawn or stayed.
LAND RECLAMATION
“Meredith started to do it in the United States. He took back territory he actually took back territory from the United States government. He took back title for a place called Ganienkeh.” - 3:12:30 mins RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 17, 2024
FACT
The Ganienkeh (Ganienkeh́:ka) land reclamation (1974–1977) was led by Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) people, including well-documented community leaders and families who:
physically reoccupied the land, asserted unextinguished Haudenosaunee title, governed the community under Haudenosaunee law, and engaged directly with New York State officials during negotiations.
Names commonly associated in historical, academic, and Haudenosaunee sources include: Louis Hall (Tekarontaké), Mohawk families from Akwesasne, Kahnawà:ke, and Six Nations, traditional Haudenosaunee people acting outside colonial band-council systems.
These individuals are cited in: academic histories, Indigenous political studies,
Haudenosaunee oral histories, New York State negotiation records. Meredith Quinn does not appear in these records as a leader, negotiator, legal strategist, or participant.
ARREST OF SUPREME COURT JUDGES
Lester claims Meredith Quinn arrested two U.S Supreme Court Judges in Albany New York right from their bench in their own Court. 18:18 minutes in on RRAFN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - TRADITIONAL LAW TEACHINGS BY LESTER HOWSE - DEC 18, 2024 Youtube video
FACT
The U.S. Supreme Court is located in its own dedicated building at 1 First Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C. Supreme Court. Supreme Court Judges only operate at the Supreme Court and not at any lower courts. An international legal advisor with the United Nations cannot make arrests on judges in a national court. UN personnel, including legal advisors, do not have independent law enforcement powers within a member state's territory or judicial system to arrest national officials, especially within an active courtroom.
CONCLUSION
The writings of Meredith Quinn in which this movement is based upon is full of unfounded claims, fallacies and the information that is shared by Lester Howse and are full of contradictions. One of their principle contradictions stems from a statement from a judge in regards treaty which collapses the whole foundation of what they claim. The following cited statement is:
“We contend that these treaties are governed by international, rather than municipal law.”
From the records of the Federal - Provincial Arbitrations (Unsettled Accounts Arbitration), Indian Claims, Robinson Treaties, Vol. 5, entered in the Department of Indian Affairs, January 12, 1897: The Hon. J.J. Curran, Q.C., Solicitor General for Canada:
This statement is cited by Lester to show that the Canadian Court acknowledge that treaties are under International Law. Let's dissect and consider the rhetoric of this group; the Camels Eye Treaty that founded international law which they claim was made before the arrival of Columbus to the so called America’s acknowledged our Peoples Sovereignty. This treaty, this group claims, gave Columbus the authority to come trade with our Nations; Yet its also claimed he was under “the law of the sword” which allowed colonists to see us as subhuman and to kill us and make “prisoners of war”, which would be a breach of this claimed Treaty. First its claimed Camels Eye treaty acknowledge's our sovereignty and we are to call ourselves "Indians" under international law which in the same breath permits colonials to kills us and make prisoners. of war, and under that status is what these treaties of the US and the Crown are founded. The principles of this group is full of contradictions.
The above statement is in reference to the treaties made with the Crown. This group is saying because we were “Los Sin Dios” the colonists saw us as a “people without god” and permitted the killing, rape and genocide; yet the made such treaties, where such treaties were made under peace and recognizing sovereignty of our Nations. Such fallacies of this cult also include, Indians who can warp time, and time travel; the Dakota and five other Nations defeated the Romans with "White Tribes" in space crafts and controlled the weather and that Indigenous Peoples taught the “White Tribes”, a ritual involving 666.
Our inherent forms of governance are distinct to each Nation and diverse and yes our laws are the first law of the land and supersedes colonial jurisdiction. The foundation of International law is not this fictitious Camels Eye Treaty, but is founded on commerce, trade, the law of ships on the water. Individuals subscribing to the outrageous claims of this cult is because it appeals to a romanticized pan Indian concept that Women are the rule of law over everything however even with the Kanienkehake, Long House People, they have Clan Mothers but ultimately natural law is community consensus.
This cult of Meredith Quinn is appealing for those who are unread of world history and see these claims as a way to separate themselves from government and the colonial state and ideas of "eurocentric" feminism which ironically is eurocentric male patriarchy. This cult is synonymous with "Pretendian's" and is revisioning actual history and treaties and law, confusing the minds of those who are vulnerable and are disconnected from their own Creations/Creator gifted intellect.
Although there are steps towards removing oneself from status as an “Indian” legal person under the jurisdiction of Canada and the US these steps of this cult is not it. Factual steps include using our actual diverse inherent forms of governance, recognized by the colonial states under common law, using statutes, laws that are not hidden but available to anyone and are actual law that can be used in court in a proper procedure called a constitutional question/challenge to walk yourself and out of civil jurisdiction. I have provided such steps and the laws that show the illegitimacy of Canada as a government, which are steps that need to happen with proper law that can be cited and not by such fallacy and pseudo-law and conspiracy theories.
Because our inherent Anishinaabek governance system exists outside the jurisdiction of colonial states, and where we can use available evidentiary laws exposing the illegitimacy of those states, this Indigenous pseudo-law collective function as agents of disinformation that undermines real efforts to restore sovereignty.
OTHER MENTIONS OF HOWSE
Howse states he was divorced 10 times. Lester is mentioned by other Indigenous Activists in the following:.
> Subject: MNN Piece Maker comes to Akwesasne
> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:51:22 -0400
> THE PIECE MAKER COMES TO AKWESASNE – Lester the Molester of Lost Minds
> MNN. Sept. 24, 2009. Lester the Mind Molester was brought to Akwesasne from Alberta to confab with the Camel Toe cult people who are treasonously undermining the Great Law. It’s been rumoured they are going with Lester Howse to sit in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights. But don’t trust him! He probably has a private stash of food and water tucked away in his camel s—t while everybody else starves. We hear these cultists recently found a statue in Central Park of their guru, who looks like Oren Lyons, sitting backwards on a camel wearing an Uncle Sam hat.
> The following are excerpts from my book, Autobiography of Dacajeweiah, Splitting the Sky, on my adventures with Lester the Mind Molester Howse. I warn anyone: don’t even dare try to threaten me in defense of that phony knucklehead. Wanna know more, buy my book ‘cause I’m sick of discussing this subject. [splitting_the_sky@yahoo.com, www.splittingthe sky.com]
> Lester Howse doesn’t have a camp at the Foothills of the Rockies in Alberta. He and his wife and family live at her Cree/Mohawk community of Grande Cache. I was eastern coordinator for AIM in Maryland. We were invited for a conference on native sovereignty in Edmonton Alberta from Feb. 15-19, 1993. P. 61.
> Howse and his wife, Merlin, picked me up at Edmonton airport and drove me to Anne Bronson Notnes’ home. She financed the trip.
> P. 62. Lester Howse tries to come off as a resister for Indian rights. He gained my confidence in the beginning. He turned out to be a self-serving hustler.
> Regarding my wife, Sandra, “You mean she used to be your women?” Howse replied, “Yeah, used to be”. Sandra had a relationship with Howse and had a son, Dylan, whom I adopted.
> Howse puts on a humanitarian front. Sandra said he was a chronic woman abuser, something I have zero tolerance for.
> P. 65. Howse asked us to help draft a statement to the town council to resist the relocation of the Indigenous people from Grande Cache.
> Howse professed to be the War Chief of the Rocky Mountain A.I.M. stragglers. He said he could call on two or three hundred Mohawk Warriors at any time. My brother, Matt, and I later corrected him. We spoke for ourselves, not as representatives of the Mohawk Nation. Howse saw the two of us as 500 Mohawk warriors.
> P. 66. Sandra said he was physically and psychologically abusive to her. He even attacked her while she was six months pregnant with their son Dylan.
> Howse had put together a spiritual gathering with a young medicine man, Dennis Lightning, a Cree from Alberta. Howse invited people to attend a ceremony in a completely dark room. Dennis was tied up in leather straps. The spirits were supposed to enter the lodge, make their presence known by rattles flying through the air, feathers touching you on the shoulder, or some other part of your body, or by visualizing spirit lights. No one was supposed to open their eyes, or reach out to feel the spirits touching you with the objects. The spirits would be offended. Then the spirits untied the medicine man to prove they had been there, followed by a question period.
> I challenged Howse on aspects of that ceremony. I told others they were being duped. This angered Howse. He decided to confront me but backed down for fear of getting his ass whooped. I later found out from a friend of ours, Harvey Whitehawk, a Saultaux from Saskatchewan, that a woman caught Howse untying Dennis at a road show in their territory, exposing their snake oil sales fraud.
> P. 68. Merlin ended up at Suniva’s place in Pinatan. She told Suniva that Howse had been physically abusing. The last beating almost killed her. Merlin was on the phone with Suniva when Howse jumped on top of her. He punched her in the face, grabbed the telephone cord, wrapped it around her neck and started choking her. Suniva immediately went to the bus depot and paid for tickets for Merlin and her children to come to Pinatan. She told us that one time when he was beating her up, he grabbed a rifle, pointed it at her and asked her high spirited little girl [from another marriage], if she would like to see her mother’s brains splattered all over the walls. Her daughter became a subdued, passive, frightened child. One of the babies, a little boy, cried and kept asking him why he was hurting mommy.
> Sandra did not want the children to see Howse’s Sundance in which he was the lone chief and dancer in front of some non-native people.
> P. 69. While he was doing his fast in the shed, he was threatening his hosts’ lives. Anne, Rocky and Suniva were begging for help to get him and his family off the ranch. Howse had a new 30-30 Winchester and a 12-guage shotgun in the house. The Six Nations brothers decided they would catch my back. Howse’s 30-30 was his ‘piece maker’!
> He denied violating the human decency of his wife and family. Then he started yelling at Sandra. He had no guts to yell at me. I pulled out a 45 magnum, which was tucked in my back, and placed it next to the tobacco on the table. I told him that he had a choice, to either go the way of the tobacco and healing, or go the other way. He started to beg for compassion while he waited for his Rocky Mountain crew to save him. He never fights with men. He just beats up women.
> He later lied that I pointed the gun at him and his wife while he held his sleeping baby.
> Howse dragged Bob [a non-native friend of Tom and Liz] into the bush at gunpoint over some marijuana plants he claimed was his. Bob came back to his screaming hysterical wife, all bloody after being butted in the head with his 30-30 piece maker.
> P. 71. I built a sweat lodge on the land. Sandra did the log splitting after I pulled the trees out of the bush. I thought Howse might make a surprise move against me, the way of revenge in New York City. Sandra said he was too much of a punk to engage me physically. He would only tell vicious lies about me. She was dead right.
> Hey, Borin’ Oren, “You’re might be unseated by the ‘Piece’ Maker, Lester the Mind Molester.
> Everybody else, do background checks on everyone. And never forget the power of the Great Law!
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